Fishing Report Lake Huron Coho Smackdown

vmuravin

vmuravin

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14/24 if I got my numbers right - 11 cohos, 1 rainbow, and a bonus of 2 pickerel of about 3lb each.

All fish caught in approximately 55-65 fow, 30-35 ft down area by trolling parallel to the shoreline between Grand Bend and Port Franks back and forth.

That is, the hottest rods were 7-color leadcore, 150 and 200 WS, with exception of rainbow hitting 100 WS.

Water temp was 60-66 on the surface and 50-56 down where the bites were. Speed was kept within the range 2.0-2.8 at the ball on and off.

This time I skipped SWR and instead mixed in more of a Lake O stuff by having small Luhr Jensen dodgers and NASCAR spoons behind them, had 2/4 on these.

In total, 4 fish off GLS Pink Panties, 5 fish from Luhr Jensen Shoehorn (Dodgeman and Bloody nose; Ticker!) size 3, and 2 more from NASCAR. The rainbow off Moonshine orange with stripes. That rainbow is a VOW !!! The meat is so red, it's more red than the Soviet Union flag. I can't wait to taste it cold-smoked!

Now I just have to figure out why there are so many fish losses on Lake Huron......

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vmuravin said:
14/24 if I got my numbers right - 11 cohos, 1 rainbow, and a bonus of 2 pickerel of about 3lb each.

All fish caught in approximately 55-65 fow, 30-35 ft down area by trolling parallel to the shoreline between Grand Bend and Port Franks back and forth.

That is, the hottest rods were 7-color leadcore, 150 and 200 WS, with exception of rainbow hitting 100 WS.

Water temp was 60-66 on the surface and 50-56 down where the bits were. Speed was kept within the range 2.0-2.8 at the ball on and off.

This time I skipped SWR and instead mixed in more of a Lake O stuff by having small Luhr Jensen dodgers and NASCAR spoons behind them, had 2/4 on these.

In total, 4 fish off GLS Pink Panties, 5 fish from Luhr Jensen Shoehorn (Dodgeman and Bloody nose; Ticker!) size 3, and 2 more from NASCAR. The rainbow off Moonshine orange with stripes. That rainbow is a VOW !!! The meat is so red, it's more red than the Soviet Union flag. I can't wait to taste it cold-smoked!

Now I just have to figure out why there are so many fish losses on Lake Huron......

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Wow that’s fantastic fishing for Huron. Love the early morning pictures as well. Good job
 
vmuravin said:
14/24 if I got my numbers right - 11 cohos, 1 rainbow, and a bonus of 2 pickerel of about 3lb each.

All fish caught in approximately 55-65 fow, 30-35 ft down area by trolling parallel to the shoreline between Grand Bend and Port Franks back and forth.

That is, the hottest rods were 7-color leadcore, 150 and 200 WS, with exception of rainbow hitting 100 WS.

Water temp was 60-66 on the surface and 50-56 down where the bits were. Speed was kept within the range 2.0-2.8 at the ball on and off.

This time I skipped SWR and instead mixed in more of a Lake O stuff by having small Luhr Jensen dodgers and NASCAR spoons behind them, had 2/4 on these.

In total, 4 fish off GLS Pink Panties, 5 fish from Luhr Jensen Shoehorn (Dodgeman and Bloody nose; Ticker!) size 3, and 2 more from NASCAR. The rainbow off Moonshine orange with stripes. That rainbow is a VOW !!! The meat is so red, it's more red than the Soviet Union flag. I can't wait to taste it cold-smoked!

Now I just have to figure out why there are so many fish losses on Lake Huron......

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Love reading great reports like this. Well done.
 
Well done sir!
I need to get out on Lake Huron!
 
Wave Runner said:
That's spectacular fishing for Lake Huron.... ah well actually anywhere for that matter. (y) You didn't use Katyusha rockets did you? :LOL: Well done, great report @vmuravin and photos! :love:
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Hmmmm... now that you mentioned this, I am thinking of using Katyushas on Lake O and E on some boaters that do not give as shit about cutting my lines in the back. Man, that's the start-up idea! ;)
 
We were there today trolling between Port Franks and Kettle Point and went ZERO for ZERO over 10 hours today. Used riggers with a variety as well as dipsey with spin doctors and action flies. Guess you hammered all the fish on us??
 
Some good eats forsure... Can't beat coho on the Q...

SWR... 2 color off rigger... ;) but 3 works too...
 
Where do you launch from? Will Grand Bend be a better option if wife comes alone so she can enjoy the beach while we are fishing? :cool:


Cheers,
Ice Fisherman
 
I think so @icefisherman . Good strategy to leave your wife at the beach while you go fishing! I launched from Grand Bend marina 3 times, an excellent floating dock with 4 ramps and I really like it. Best of all, the pay machine is not functional, so you save $25 every boat launch ☝️ :)
 
vmuravin said:
14/24 if I got my numbers right - 11 cohos, 1 rainbow, and a bonus of 2 pickerel of about 3lb each.

All fish caught in approximately 55-65 fow, 30-35 ft down area by trolling parallel to the shoreline between Grand Bend and Port Franks back and forth.

That is, the hottest rods were 7-color leadcore, 150 and 200 WS, with exception of rainbow hitting 100 WS.

Water temp was 60-66 on the surface and 50-56 down where the bites were. Speed was kept within the range 2.0-2.8 at the ball on and off.

This time I skipped SWR and instead mixed in more of a Lake O stuff by having small Luhr Jensen dodgers and NASCAR spoons behind them, had 2/4 on these.

In total, 4 fish off GLS Pink Panties, 5 fish from Luhr Jensen Shoehorn (Dodgeman and Bloody nose; Ticker!) size 3, and 2 more from NASCAR. The rainbow off Moonshine orange with stripes. That rainbow is a VOW !!! The meat is so red, it's more red than the Soviet Union flag. I can't wait to taste it cold-smoked!

Now I just have to figure out why there are so many fish losses on Lake Huron......

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Well done, great pics too!!
 
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