Milwaukee Fishing Lake Michigan Salmon Reports 6/17/2008
By Capt. Jim Hirt
We are catching Chinook, Coho and Lake Trout. The Rainbows have disappeared for now. We had our best action in 55 to 110 feet of water.
The fish are in a little closer to shore than they have been. We started 1 mile south of Prince Wilhelm wreck that lies 3 miles due east of the main gap Milwaukee.
In the deep water Church Walleye planer boards with 5,8 and 10 color Cortland Kerplunk leadcore with Reaper Magnum Peacock, Fish n Chip, and Big Joe Silver spoons in silver/blue, silver/green or silver/chartreuse caught Chinooks Coho and Lake Trout. For you anglers that have not tried the Reaper and Vulcan I recommend you give them a try.
They have been steady producers for fishermen worldwide. They are offering a buy 4 and get 1 free at this time. The Lake Trout have moved deeper from 45 to 100 down. The fish ranged in size from 3 to 18 pounds. The 4-year-old Chinook have been more active the last several days.
We split our tackle with a mix of presentations to provide our customers with an opportunity to enjoy all Lake Michigan species. The surface temperature is 56.5. The smaller Vulcan regular size Dolphin Green Silver spoons are taking Rainbows. Downriggers from 35 to 100 feet down picked up Chinooks to 18 pounds and Laker's. The 8-inch flashers in green, white or plaid with green flies caught both Chin's and Laker's.
I am tying my flies 20 inches and trolling at 2.1 miles per hour on the Depth Raider speed and temp gauge. We ran Slide Divers with the big ring they took their share of fish with 70 to 90 feet of line out set to number one and a half. I used 50-pound Power Pro on all my divers this year and it allowed for better hook sets and deeper running with less problems.
The only place you will find Reaper and Vulcan spoons is on the Badger Tackle web site at
http://www.badgertackle.com Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI.
With Blue Max Charters He can be reached at 414-828-1094 or visit his web site at
http://www.bluemaxcharters.com If you are going out on the lake please call me for an update.
