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Port of Port Sheldon - Dock Report |
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| Dock
Reporter: Bud Lawson & Don Zysk |
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| Aug -23rd -2010 - - Bud's Report - I got my boat out for the first time in awhile about a month and half ,went out of Port Sheldon around noon and talked to a few people who were coming in. They had not caught anything so I thought it would just be a boat ride. I started in 140 'and put lines down and took a coho and king in 155' and lost 2 more, one came on a gray J_plug and one one a spin doctor and green fly, lots of current pushing south, I may try it again soon. | |
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-19th -2010 - Don's
Report - Fishing has slowed
way down out of Port Sheldon. went out for a quick troll yesterday
mid morning. Talked to some guys coming off the water and they had
nothing. We went out to 100 feet and went 1 for 1 in about 2 hours.
Ran spoons and plugs from 40 feet down to 70 down. Lake was rough
they said calm to 1 foot waves but it was more like 3 to 5. Good luck
if you go out. The fish are there just scattered around. |
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-4th -2010 - Don's
Report - Was out Sunday night
and went 5 for 6 in 90 feet of water and about 60 feet down. Blue
and green spoons were working well also got one on a plug. Out smarted
ourselfs last night and started to deep. We did pick up 1 in 160 feet
but came into 90 feet before dark and got a couple more. Blue Dolphins
seemed to be the hot lure. Talked to a guy at the dock who went 9
for 11 in 80 to 90 feet fishing between 50 and 60 feet down. Seems
the fish here are in close for some reason. Good luck if you go and
remember to take a kid fishing. They are the future of our sport.
Also had 2 does and 2 fawns right next to the ramp for about 5 minutes.
Way cool. |
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| June -29 -2010 - Don's Report - We went 5 for 8 this the morning. Caught most between 140 and 150 feet and 60 to 70 feet down.Took one laker on the led core. The others were kings on down riggers. Yellow, Blue and Green spoons were working best. | |
| June -23 -2010 - Don's Report - Went yesterday for a quick lunch trip and took two steelhead in 90 feet of water on lead core. We didn't have the time to go deep but we got 2 fish in 2 hours. Both were on an orange spoons. | Click Image
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| May-28-10 Bud's Report - The fish are still there, we were out in 160' to 185' this morning went 8 for 15 a couple on green spin doctor and green fly the rest came on orange crush and blue dolphin anything with orange was good 60' and up. | |
| May-20-10 Bud's Report - We went 7 for 11 this evening from 4 till 7:45. We found 180 feet of water to be the best depth. Fishied fro the surface down to 70 feet. Not bad for my first trip, fishing has been good with most boats a getting fish. | |
| Apr- 23- 10 - Bud's Report - The perch fishermen have been doing real good south of Grand Haven in 60 to 70 feet of water, Port Sheldon is not that far to run north to Grand Haven,you can't miss the the 60 to 100 boats | |
| Apr- 20- 10 -
Bud's
Report - Water temps are in the mid-upper
40's all over. Perch are piled up in 40 feet of water off the bubbler.
There was nothing in tight so we moved out to 50-60 feet of water
a little south. Ended up 4 for 6 mixed bag. Nice king rip on a blue
whale near the bottom. Took out a quick 200 feet of line, charged
the boat and got off. Nice Laker on a blue bubble diver 120 feet back.
This set up took another nice rip as well. Coho on a flat lined blue
J11. 2.8 mph and faster took hits. South troll worked best.
After dark we poked around and caught my first Port Sheldon walleye and a pike. Walleye hit a silver shad #7 60 back. Pike hit a HJ12 black silver 80' back. 1.5 mph |
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| Sept-24-09 - Bud's Report - We went 4 for 4 in 150 feet of water this morning, from 7:00 to 10:30am. Two steelhead and two kings, all came on spoons with orange being the best color. One steelhead on 5 color lead and the other steelhead on a high line with a 1/2oz. keel sinker the kings came off the downriggers set down 50 and 70 feet, the lake was beautiful today. | Click Image for Larger View
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| Sept-09-09
- Bud's Report - The
fishing is OK not real hot for me but good enough to keep me going
back, Last Monday 8/31 we were 5 for 8 in 150 to 170. Friday evening
3 for 5. I have been getting about half the fish on flat lines 3 color
core and mono with keel sinkers Thin Finn in red and Rapalas gold
and black was good. |
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| Aug-15-09 - Bud's Report - Fishing has been fair. We went 5 for 7 this morning, getting on the water very early today, fished in 60 to 100 feet of water setting our lines in the bottom 30 feet using J-Plugs and Spin Docotrs. | |
| Aug-5-09
- Bud's Report - Fished
this morning and went 9 for 10 in 90 to 110 feet of water. Spin doctors,
J -plugs, lead core, dipsys and down riggers were all working, 70'
to 90' down on the riggers and we had the dipsy 275 feet back, had
a great time. |
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| Jul-5-09
- Bud's Report - The
latest report, puts the salmon and trout action in about 100 feet
of water, from 40 feet down to the bottom. |
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| Jun 13 09 - Bud's Report - Fished Friday morning from 8 till noon and the bite was very slow, fished from 150 out to 230 fow and only had 2 hits between 180 to 200 fow and lost a laker behind the boat, pulled lines and drove in to 130 fow and trolled toward shore and picked up a laker in 90' of water it was a beautiful day to be on the water but the fishing was very slow, I have been hearing reports that Pentwater and north are doing very good so I guess I will head up there to catch some fish. | |
| May 8 09 - Bud's Report - Had a good time out of Port Sheldon this morning, it was very foggy. Most of ther fish came in 120 feet of water, 40 down and full core. The magnum Dreamweaver Blue Dolphin spoon was the hot lure. | Click Image for Larger View
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| Apr 15th 16th 17th 09 - Bud's Report - Been going to St Joe and the fish have hungry, it ins't taking long to get our fish. The hot lure has been Storm Thinfin andy color with red. | Click Image for Larger View
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| Apr 10 09 - Bud's Report - We have only been out of Port Sheldon twice and could only manage one Steelhead. Yesterday 4-9-09 went down to St Joe and took 7 Coho and 1 brown, the fishing is always better in the south end of the Lake Michigan this time of year. | Click Image
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St Joe 4-9-09 |
| Sept 2 08 -
Bud's Report - Port
Sheldon Sept. 2 we were 6 for 8 in 140 mostly on J's lime green, lead
core and dipzy's down riggers around 100 down it was a good evening
with 4 kings and 2 steel head, lead core is a pain but it works. |
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| Aug 16 08 - Bud's Report - Fishing has been steady the last few days with, most fish coming in 60' to 120' feet of water fishing down to 70'. If you can use the parking lot as an indicator of how good the fishing is, right now it is most of the time full. I was out 3 times this week taking 5 fish the first day and 6 the second and 4 this morning. Our best set-ups has been lead, down riggers and divers, most everything has been working. | Click Image
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| Aug 4 2008 - Bud's Report - The fishing is getting a little more consistent here. I was out 3 times last week and caught 5 fish each trip, most were 3 and 4 year old fish. Fished in 60 to 120 feet of water 40 down to 100 feet down. Half came on spinning flashers and flies and the rest on spoons. | |
| Jul 18 2008 -
Bud's Report - I was out yesterday
and fished from 6:30am till 10am. Went 5 for 5, taking 3 kings and
2 lake trout, they were all big fish. Fished in 115 feet of water
and down 60 to 80, 3 came on a
Spin Doctor / fly set up and 2 on spoons, most boats were into
fish, from the chatter on the radio. |
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| Jul 5 2008 - Bud's Report - The fish are getting bigger 19 lbs was the biggest one last evening. Went 4 for 7 in about 85 feet of water, running 40 to 60 down, blue and green were the best color | .jpg) Click Image for Larger View |
| Jun 24 2008 - Bud's Report - Fishing is a little slow went 3 for 4 in close 30 to 50 feet of water, 2 kings 5 to 6 lbs 1 10 lb.steel head, marked lots of bait fish it should get good in there soon. | .jpg) Click Image for Larger View |
| Jun 12 2008 - Bud's Report - Fished this morning until 10:30 AM. Went 6 for 9 in 135 feet of water from 10 to 100' down, some other boats were getting fish out around 200'. My best lure was a Dreamweaver in a pearl color 100' down. Note that the water is warming up a little and the fishing should just keep getting better. The docks here, at the DNR ramp are under water most of the time. | |
| Jun 09 2008 - Bud's Report - Went out on June 1st in ther evening and the fishing was good, we started to set up in 100' and worked out to 150' of water, set the downriggers down 80 to 100. Dreamweaver Blue Dolphin was our best spoon and all our hits came off the downriggers. We ended 6 for 10, all salmon. it was a great evening to be on the water |  Click Image for Larger View |
| Jun 01 2008 -
Bud's Report - Stated fishing at about
5pm this evening, fished 55 to 65 foot of water and picked up 5 salmon
with the best bait being a Dreamweaver
orange and black spoon. All fish came near the bottom,and what a beautiful
sunset. |
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| May 25 2008 - Bud's Report - Fishing is getting hot, the salmon are hitting in 90' to 250'. Fished this morning from 6:30 till 10:30 went 6 for 7 all different colored lures from top to the bottom. It was great to be out. From all the radio chatter I think it was good all up and down the West Coast. | .jpg) Click Image for Larger View |
| May 20 2008 - Bud's Report - Fishing has been tough for me and a lot of other people os far this year. The fish have not moved in like they did last year, it may be the cold weather we are getting. I fished Port Sheldon the 15th. 3 hours and nothing tried South Haven on the 16th. Caught 2 lake trout did not hear about a lot of other fish taken. I think things will soon get better. I have heard about some fish out in 200 to 300’ it is a little far out for me, people are getting walleye off the piers at night | |
| May 06 2008 - Bud's Report - Fished out of Saugatuck this morning, from 15 to 60 feet of water. Boated 3 lake trout and one very small salmon 2 came on 3 colors lead, 1 on down rigger 45 down orange and green spoons | |
| Apr 18 2008 - Bud's Report - Fishing was slow today, the water is not very clear but we did manage one 13 lb. king, trolling body baits. | .jpg) Click Image for Larger View |
| Apr 04 2008
- Bud's Report - First day out
one brown trout, the ice is gone, fishing not so hot but had a good
time anyway |
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