Ludington Michigan fishing report
Jun 29, 2014 6:34:00 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Jun 29, 2014 6:34:00 GMT -5
On Thursday and Friday of last week I along with a cousin and my 2 brothers fished aboard the "POLECAT"
out of Ludington Michigan.
Thursday greeted us with a North wind,dense fog, 1'waves and cold water which caused us to have tough fishing conditions because the fish were scattered however we were able to take 3 Steelhead the largest being about 7 pounds.
Friday was a total 180 compared to Thursday and because of this we all agreed we had the most spectacular day of fishing anyone could ever ask for.
There was a big water temp break at 12 miles out and 10 miles to the North so we motored there on glass smooth waters under cloudless skies and except for the distant sighting of an occasional shipping barge we were the only boat on the water for as far as the eye could see. The Steelhead were feeding right on the surface and at times you could see their tails sticking out of the water as they cruised along looking for bugs.
The air temps were in the 70's one min then as we entered the colder water we could see our breath as the water temps would change from 54 degrees to 40 degrees, we fished in and out along this water temp break line.
Our take for the morning was 14 Steelhead ranging from 4-6 pounds up to a beautiful 13 pounder, plus we also caught one Lake Trout for good measure and all of this was done within about 5 hours.
The most amazing thing about the fishing on Friday was besides the spectacular weather and the privacy of owning the whole lake or so it seemed, the calm 530 foot deep water was so crystal clear you could see the fish 12'down which is something you won't see along the Indiana shoreline waters.
If you ever decide to go Lake Michigan Salmon fishing out of Ludington, Michigan I would highly recommend
www.ludingtonpolecat.com
out of Ludington Michigan.
Thursday greeted us with a North wind,dense fog, 1'waves and cold water which caused us to have tough fishing conditions because the fish were scattered however we were able to take 3 Steelhead the largest being about 7 pounds.
Friday was a total 180 compared to Thursday and because of this we all agreed we had the most spectacular day of fishing anyone could ever ask for.
There was a big water temp break at 12 miles out and 10 miles to the North so we motored there on glass smooth waters under cloudless skies and except for the distant sighting of an occasional shipping barge we were the only boat on the water for as far as the eye could see. The Steelhead were feeding right on the surface and at times you could see their tails sticking out of the water as they cruised along looking for bugs.
The air temps were in the 70's one min then as we entered the colder water we could see our breath as the water temps would change from 54 degrees to 40 degrees, we fished in and out along this water temp break line.
Our take for the morning was 14 Steelhead ranging from 4-6 pounds up to a beautiful 13 pounder, plus we also caught one Lake Trout for good measure and all of this was done within about 5 hours.
The most amazing thing about the fishing on Friday was besides the spectacular weather and the privacy of owning the whole lake or so it seemed, the calm 530 foot deep water was so crystal clear you could see the fish 12'down which is something you won't see along the Indiana shoreline waters.
If you ever decide to go Lake Michigan Salmon fishing out of Ludington, Michigan I would highly recommend
www.ludingtonpolecat.com
