Ludington Area Fishing Reports

We set up in 100 feet of water. The surface temp was 62.5. It was 52.5 at 55 ft. down on our Fish Hawk. We got off to a slow start going 2 for 3 in the first hour but the action picked up after that.  Our top rods were an out down set at 75 with a pair of standard Dreamweaver Soda spoons. There is a picture of one below. They went 4 times, twice on the free slider and twice on the main bait. A high wire diver out 210 went twice with an 8″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly. Our chute rigger down 85 with an 11″ White Slick Dreamweaver Paddle/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly went 4 times. A mag Fuzzy Bear Arlo on a 300 copper took 2 Kings. An 8″ Double Chrome Spin Doctor with a red and black meat rig out 165 went twice. Our highest bite came on a 10 color core with a Yeck Fireball. A low wire Deeper Diver out 135 with a 10″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Dreamweaver Meat Rig took our biggest King, 26.06 lbs. It ran out 753 feet of wire before it stopped on its first run. We had an experienced crew that did a great job on those Kings. We use Dreamweaver Premium Strips in all our meat rigs and Morgan’s Tackle copper and wire.

Mother Nature tried to shorten our trip this morning, but our crew wouldn’t have it. Two rainstorms and waves building all morning didn’t stop them from having fun and catching fish.  We set up in 105 feet of water. Surface temp was 68 and down temp at 80 ft. 52.5 on our Fish Hawk. First rod to go was a high wire diver out 210 with an 8″ White Slick Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly. It went one more time and took another King. Low wire Deeper Diver out 150 took a King on the same set up. Port out down with a pair of standard Dreamweaver Soda spoons 75 down went twice. A King on the main bait and a Steelhead on the stack 10 feet above the main. Port high wire out 200 took a nice King on a 10″ UV Life is Good Spin Doctor/Yellow Gasoline Meat Rig. Port low wire Deeper Diver out 160 went with a 8″ Kevin’s Girlfriend Spin Doctor/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly. We took 2 fish on the chute rigger 90 down with an 11″ White Slick DW Paddle/Pickled Sunshine Action Fly. A 350 copper went once with a standard DW A-Bomb. A standard Hulk on a 300 went once. A 375 copper with a discontinued Spin Doctor/Yellow Gasoline DW Meat rig went twice. About the closest thing in a current Spin Doctor is the White Atomic Killer. A 400 copper with a 10″ Chrome Two Face Spin Doctor/Green Gasoline DW Meat Rig took our biggest King. We boated a Laker 65 down on an out down with a standard DW Green Dolphin. We use Dreamweaver Premium Strips in all our meat rigs and Morgan’s Tackle copper and wire.