Captain Ron Westrate of CoHooker Charters reports from Saugatuck:
We had another good week of fishing with catches ranging for 8-15 fish
a trip. There is a definite early bite with most of the catch coming in
the first 3 hours. Chinook salmon and lake trout made up the greatest
part of the catch, with a few steelhead and coho mixed in. The best
water was 90-110 FOW, but fish were taken from 80-180 FOW. During the
beginning of the week the water was a little warmer and fish were caught
50-100 feet down. The water cooled off on Thursday and fish were taken
30-80 feet down.
Pro Chip flashers and Rapture flies were at most productive
presentation. The best combinations were: blue wiggle flasher w/ a
blue bubble fly, green wiggle flasher w/ a wild fern fly, green slick
glow flasher w/ a hypnotist fly, and a chrome green flasher w/ a last
supper fly. Fish were caught on Sting Ray spoon on the copper lines
throughout the week. Silver orange tip, coyote, glow wonderbread, and
the blue cory spoons were all productive. The dolphin and pearl black
dot Ace Hi plugs on copper also produced some action over the weekend.
Perch fishing was slow out of Saugatuck and Holland, however it was red
hot in South Haven with limit catches being reported.
With a warm weather forecast in sight we expect the fish to continue to
congregate in the 90-150 FOW during the upcoming week. For information
or charter reservations, email me at captron@chartermichigan.com
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