Fishing is very good right now. We have been catching mixed bags of kings, trout, coho and steelhead. We captured 9 pink salmon during the month of July as well. Fish are being caught from 150ft right on out to the 270s. If you find a good troll and speed just let it ride on out. Traxtech riggers down 140-200 have been taking a complete mix of fish with Big Weenie meat rigs, paddles and flys and spin doctors/flys. Divers back 200-300 on highs and 140-200 on lows have been productive with the same rigs as riggers. Blood Run coppers in 250-450 lengths with a mix of spoons and Big Weenie meat rigs, and spin doctor/fly combos have been taking fish as well.
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Monday, August 1, 2022
Monday, July 11, 2022
Black Pearl Report July 11
Fishing remains good out of Holland. We have been catching 7-15 fish per trip with mainly lake trout mixed with steelhead and a few kings. We've been fishing 120-170 ft of water. Riggers near bottom for trout. Divers back 330-450ft have also been taking trout. We've taken the majority of our silver fish on Bloos Run coppers in 100-275 ft lengths with small orange spoons and a few fish on meat rigs. Have a great week!
If you have a Salmon Fishing Report for Lake Michigan please click on the "Comments" link below. Fish On!Friday, July 8, 2022
7/7 - 7/8/2022
7/7/22 We fished from 120-145 fow holland to Saugatuck with the best water being south. Finished 8-15 for the trip.
Corner riggers were the best for trout with spin and glows. 1 low diver bite for trout is the only additional trout bite we were able to get. With silver bites coming off the 175 and 225 coppers with standard spoons.
7/8/2022 We fished the same waters as 7/7/22 but the fishing was better north by holland. Had a hard time getting the fish in the boat. At one point we were 2-10 but finished strong at 6-17.
Corners again were good for trout. Also a high diver towards bottom with a pro troll and green fly worked up a trout.
Silver bites came off the 100, 125, 175 coppers. Standard size spoons. No silver fly bites today.
Hope you enjoy your weekend. Hope this information helps.
Mike Flinsky
Rod Boss Sportfishing
616-218-6264
Slip E-1
Monday, July 4, 2022
Happy Independence Day!
Fishing has been on the slower side for silver fish. We have been catching 8-14 fish per trip with the majority being lake trout mixed with steelhead and a few kings. We have been fishing 110-160, shallower in lower light and deeper as the sun is higher. We have been targeting lake trout with riggers on bottom and high divers back 300-400 ft. Our low diver back 140-200 have taken a handful of silver fish with big weenie meat rigs. Blood Run coppers in 150-450 have been taking a few steelhead and kings pulling spoons on the higher stuff and meat rigs on the deeper. Have a great Fourth!
If you have a Salmon Fishing Report for Lake Michigan please click on the "Comments" link below. Fish On!Friday, June 24, 2022
6/23-6/24
Fishing is improving. We are no longer fighting the full moon. We are averaging around 15 bites a trip. Trout are biting corner rods with spin n glows and some divers with paddle flies just off bottom.
Silver fish have been biting coppers ranging from 50 copper all the way to 450 coppers. The best copper rods have been the 50,175,250 and 450 coppers. With standard size spoons and 8 inch paddles with green flies.
Enjoy you weekend on the water.
Mike Flinsky
Rod Boss Sportfishing
Slip E-1
If you have a Salmon Fishing Report for Lake Michigan please click on the "Comments" link below. Fish On!Sunday, June 19, 2022
Happy Father’s Day 6/17-6/19
Picking up decent numbers of trout with a few silver fish mixed in. Averaged around 10-15 bites per trip. The full moon played some havoc with the bite this weekend. The early bite was good with a little lull in the middle with a strong late bite. Most of the trout bites came early in the trip and the silver bites came later in the trip.
The king bites came in spinny flies and 8 inch paddle and flies on a 225 copper, high divers just off bottom. Meat bites came on 400, 450 coppers and low divers back 220. The spoon bites all came 100,125,200,350 and 450 coppers. Hot Jordo, natural born killer, starburst, Mongolian beef and helmet.
Most of the trips was spent in the 110-150 fow with 120-130 fow providing most of the bites.
Mike Flinsky
Rod Boss Sportfishing
616-218-6264
Slip E-1
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Rod Boss Sportfishing 6/1 - 6/9
Fishing remains strong. Picking up good fish in good numbers. Fishing from 160-180 fow seems to be the best water currently. Strong spoon bite. Using standard size spoons on coppers ranging from 100 to 450 feet have all taken multiple bites per trip. Spinny flies on diver rods have been work with high divers set back 350 and low divers set back 220. Green flies behind Trout candy 10” spin doctors and all chrome spin doctors have been working the best. Downrigger rods set between 45-85 with spoons on main and the sliders have taken multiple bites over the last few weeks.
Mike Flinsky
Rob Boss Sportfishing E-1
616-218-6264
Monday, June 13, 2022
Black Pearl 6/13
Fishing remains good out of Holland. We have been fishing north in 130-200ft. The majority of the catches have been chinook salmon with a few coho, steelhead and trout. Blood Run 75-250 ft coppers with regular stinger spoons have been our top catchers. The same spoons on outdowns 45-65 down have been good. Our divers have been slower but producing our bigger fish with Big Weenie meat rigs. Highs back 200-300 and Lows 120-200. Green/chrome and UV/yellow have been best.
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Friday, May 27, 2022
Black Pearl Report 5/27
Fishing is very good out of Holland. Salmon are being caught from Saugatuck to Port Sheldon in 120-180 FOW. 100-300 Lengths of Blood Run copper with a mix of regular size spoons have been rocking fish. Blood Run wire divers back 200-230 on highs and 90-120 on lows have been taking bigger fish. Downriggers down 40-70 with spoons have also been good. Have a great Memorial Day.
If you have a Salmon Fishing Report for Lake Michigan please click on the "Comments" link below. Fish On!Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Black Pearl 5/9/22 Report
Salmon are showing up off Holland from the beach out to 70ft of water depending on the day and species targeted. The coho have been between the sand bars along the beach out to 30ft. We have been targeting them with body baits on flat lines and short cores. We have taken kings from 25-70ft depending on where the warmer water ends up that day. 3-7 colors of leadcore, 100-200 coppers and riggers down 15-25 ft have been best. Stingray, Mag Silver Streaks and Fuzzy Bear spoons have been most productive.
Tight Lines,
Mark Rapson
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