Ludington Area Fishing Reports

We set up in 110 feet of water and trolled west. All rods were set and we were waiting for our first bite when our starboard out down set at 65 fired. It had mag Dreamweaver Hulk as the main bait with a standard DW Hulk free sliding above it. The King took the free slider. It went again a little later and that fish took the slider too. We had bites on a low wire Deeper Diver out 125 with a 10″ White Crush Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Meat Rig. A mag DW UV Beefeater on a 350 copper went twice. Our 250 copper with a Coyote Stingray took a King. The chute rigger down 110 with an 11″ Paddle/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly didn’t go, but we took a Coho on a DW Rasta Goose stacked 20 feet above it. We took a Steelhead and lost a fish on a 7.5 color core on a Yeck Double Orange Crush. A 10″ White Crush Green Fish Scale Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine DW meat rig out 140 on a low wire Deeper Diver took a big King. We lost a fish on a 10″ Black Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly out 240 on a high wire diver. Our starboard high wire diver out 210 that has been one of top producers didn’t go all trip. We left it out and was the last rod in the water.  Just as we were going to pull it a fish did hit it but didn’t hook up. We use Dreamweaver Premium Strips in all our meat rigs and Morgan’s Tackle copper and wire.

We weren’t sure what we be up against after the north blow yesterday. We set up in 100 feet of water. The surface temp was 72. It was 51 down 60 feet on our Fish Hawk. All our rods were set when our out down set at 65 with a mag Dreamweaver Half Hulk and a standard DW Hulf free sliding above it went. The King took the free slider. Our high wire diver out 210 with an 8″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly went next. The was our hot rig for the trip. It went 4 times and took our biggest fish, a 26.48 lb. King. Our chute rigger down 70 with an 11″ White Slick Dreamweaver Paddle/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly went 3 times. We took 2 fish on a low wire Deeper Diver out 125 with a 10″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine DW Meat Rig. Our other low wire Deeper Diver out 140 took a King on an 8″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine DW Meat Rig. Our port high wire diver out 230 took a King on a 10″ Two Face Spin Doctor/Green Gasoline Dreamweaver Meat Rig. First Mate Abe has a tendency to think outside the box. Last week he put a Gold Yeck Fireball on a 400 copper and took a King on it. He did it again today and it took our second biggest King. We took a Steelhead and a Coho on a Yeck Double Orange Crush on a 7.5 color core. Our crew did a great job on the rods and didn’t lose a fish. We use Dreamweaver Premium Strips in all our meat rigs and Morgan’s copper and wire.