9/9/2007
Instead of cooling off, the water continues to warm up. There are a few salmon in the warm water in front the piers, however the best fishing is in 80 to 110 foot of water producing 9 to 17 fish per trip. The creel is mixed with some coho, lake trout and steelhead mixed in with the chinook salmon. As of this weekend we are fishing 80 to 100 foot down, however the water is starting to cool down and by Monday the temperature might change drastically.
Fishing this deep, the best method are wire dipsy divers with the big rings and downriggers. The best setups are the silver/chrome, green/glow, white/mountain dew Hot Chip and Pro Chip flashers all with the Rapture Wild Fern Fly. We are pulling some larger 11 in flashers on the downriggers, however the best setup still continues to be the 8 in. In addition 300 and 400 foot of copper are producing a few fish with the Stingray Wonderbread and NBK. In low light conditions there are some fish being caught on the copper with glow plugs.
As I said the water temperature as of Sunday is starting to cool and with north winds predicted the next few day, we may find that the salmon will move in front the piers in large numbers. For more information or to make a charter reservation, email me at captron@chartermichigan.com or call toll free 888-253-8372.