Sept. 11, 2006
No change in the fishing!! The water is still warm in front the piers and the salmon are still staged out in 100 foot of water. We fished for a couple of hours in front the piers Sunday and managed to catch a couple of fish and then moved back off shore and caught 11 more salmon. This past week we caught salmon in 100 to 160 foot of water and steelhead in 180 to 200 foot of water.
We ran Pro Chip and Hot Chip flashers (green/silver, green/glow, and all silver) and Smart Fish flashers (mountain dew, white blue bubble, and chrome blue bubble) Spin Doctor flashers (silver blue and silver green) with Rapture Trolling flies (sour apple, hypnotist, green bubble, oceana and blue bubble and the last supper). These combination produced 90 % of the catch on wire divers and downriggers as well as occasionally behind copper wire. We are running 100 and 200 and 300 foot of copper wire with glow wonderbread Stingray, orange crush Raider magnum, batman, the silver/black crippled alewife and the blue icicle dream weaver. The downriggers are run a little deeper than last week (55, 65 and 85 foot) with the same flashers and flies listed above.
Last week I said the run should start in a week, however the water did not cool off and although you can catch a salmon or two in front the piers the main school is still staged off shore. We are getting strong east winds and the forecast is for continued easterly winds. This should blow the warm water out and be replaced by colder water which should bring in the salmon. Check back and keep track of the fishing in Saugatuck. You can also feel free to contact me at any time by email at: captron@chartermichigan.com or call toll free at 888-253-8372.
Sept. 3, 2006
The salmon are here. Salmon are being taken from 20 foot of water in front of the piers out to 140 foot of water. All week we have been fishing from 60 to 110 foot of water and have been taking 12 to 23 fish per trip. Most of the fish are Chinook salmon (6 to 20 pounds) with a few Coho (up to 12 pounds) and some lake trout and steelhead. Because the water is 48 degrees in front the piers there are some fish there and I am sure that some of the salmon have already gone up the river. Most of the fish we are catching out in 70+ foot of water are silver and the eggs are still relatively small so the main run may still be a week or so away.
We ran Pro Chip and Hot Chip flashers (green/silver, green/glow, and all silver) and Smart Fish flashers (mountain dew, white blue bubble, and chrome blue bubble) Spin Doctor flashers (silver blue and silver green) with Rapture Trolling flies (sour apple, hypnotist, green bubble, oceana and blue bubble and the last supper). These combination produced 90 % of the catch on wire divers and downriggers as well as occasionally behind copper wire. Because the water is relatively cool, we are running 100 and 200 foot of copper wire with glow wonderbread Stingray, orange crush Raider magnum, batman, the silver/black crippled alewife and the blue icicle dream weaver. The downriggers are run at 35, 45 and 65 foot with the same flashers and flies listed above.
I think that the main run should peak in about a week and we should be fishing in front the piers by that time. Check back and keep track of the fishing in Saugatuck. You can also feel free to contact me at any time by email at: captron@chartermichigan.com or call toll free at 888-253-8372.