We are beginning to get a temperature break set up in 100 foot of water and we took 8 to 15 fish each trip during the week. At 40 to 45 foot, the temperature drops about 5 to 7 degrees and the salmon and steelhead are beginning to set up in this depth. There are still lake trout on the bottom along with an occasional salmon, however most of the silver fish are found suspended at this depth. The other good news is that the rocks are producing some limit catches of perch in 65 foot of water.
The salmon and steelhead are hitting the Stingray size spoons in the Orange Corey, Big Dutchman, Craigs Christmas color patterns pulled behind 200 and 300 foot of copper. On the bottom we are pulling metal flashers and 11 in. white glow Pro Troll flashers with Rapture Green Dude, Wild Fern and Speed Weed behind. Drop the downriggers and the divers to the bottom and then raise them a couple of feet.
To catch the perch we drifted form 72 foot of water in to 62 foot of water out side the refuse area off the ball. You have to take the good with the bad since you will catch golbies along with the perch, however some of the perch were over 14 in in length.
For more information about the fishing or to make charter information, email me at captron@chartermichigan.com.