Today's Update and, ...or Fishing Repor

5/23/24  Have a great and safe Memorial Day Weekend.  Lest not we forget our armed forces who gave all.  Click Memorial Day info
                Using the past as a track record to predict what used to happen is null and void.  April, early May Manistee, MI had good fishing for Kings.  Now in what used to be prime time, not so much.  Warm winters is reshaping our fishery.

5/23/24  Yesterday's stout blow from the S with 7 footers will reshuffle the deck of all central Lk. MI ports.  Probably the the better too.  S is a good wind for May.
                Re-coated my 1986 10' Wolverine/Charters Choice diver rods to eliminate picky fiberglass.  Discovered a broken Aftco roller guide and ordered a replacement from eBay.  It's a easy fix and will use spectra line to wrap-on the new guide.  I have a long history with all 3 sticks in today's featured photo I'll cover in a future chat.  Click for these rods

5/22/24  Upcoming Memorial Day weekend is not a stunner that  looks a little bit soggy with rain, mostly showers.  Not all day events.
              May King fishing has always been inconsistent at all central Lk, Mi ports.  That's why I port gypsy-ed to S Lk. MI at Saugatuck and S Haven.  By the end of May, as S Lk, MI slowed, central Lk. MI was hot.  Last week of May and 1st part of June should be the best, according to my past knowledge.
             Do know some of the reports I've read, looked like the camber of commerce wrote them where everything was gang busters.
             Based on reality there are Kings being caught out of Manistee with no big numbers yet.  This will improve and I hope soon.

5/21/24  Report from Ludington, MI's Capt. Kirk says his focus has been in the harbor that's loaded with bait.  5:30-6:30am is a short bite window then the Kings disappear.  Those fishing further away from port are having mixed results.
                 Tight Lines event out of Manistee, MI showed bunch more Lakers than Kings that were few and far between.  Know there's some bait around the harbor, or the gulls wouldn't be sitting on Manistee's 5th Avenue Beach, feeding at sunset.
                My intent was to fish this morning out of Manistee.   Worked too hard yesterday doing orders fixing the mower and clearing out my schedule.  Fatigued and did not feel safe taking out the boat this morning.  So, testing will have to wait when I feel, I can put my best foot forward and do it safely. There's no such thing as being overly cautious.

5/20/24  Hottest weekend since last summer and calm water for the Lk. MI fleet was great news.  Tight Line for Troops had an excellent turnout with bonus weather.  Today digging for fish reports to post tomorrow.  Home chores kept me too busy to leave the yard.  Fixing riding lawnmower today, so I can fish tomorrow morning.

5/17/24  If the wind god play nice today round 2 Lk. MI trip out of Manistee, MI.  Round 1 was complete fail with a strong magnet too close to the compass part of my TR1 Garmin autopliot.  Hopefully, today wil go better when I can run some speeds on P24.
                 Looks like a sneak peek of summer will arrive this weekend with temps that might push the mid 80° mark.  We haven't seen this kind of warmth for 7 months.  Weather for weekend is supposed to gorgeous, so go outside and enjoy yourself.

5/16/24  About month ago, WI's Baileys Harbor had their Brown Trout tournament.  Baileys Harbor is due west of Frankfort, MI on the WI side of Lk. MI.  Several 15 to 20 pound Brown were caught. 
              Their Brown Trout fishery is what we used to have back 20 years ago off Manistee, MI.  Limits were the rule, not the exception in the late 1990s early i2ks.  Nowadays it's a Brown once in a while.  Don't know why the MDNR has not fixed our ailing Brown fishery.  This fish is needed at all central Lk. MI ports are needed in April before Kings/Lakers show up. Click WI Brown event results