June versus July

[mrktbcwh]

Hi All, saved up some brownie points and was wondering what people thought about fishing either the 3rd week of June or the 3rd week of July. I'm guessing June, might have a better variety of Salmon and Trout. Not sure if it matters, but I only run spoons. Only been at this type of fishing for 3 years and haven't figured out how to run flies (maybe we troll too fast or have the wrong flashers?). So, I pretty much only troll spoons out of Algoma.

So, which would you pick? June or July?

Thanks, Jason (Fremont, WI).

[scrapper]

Hey Jason, personally I think you would increase you catch by at least running 1 flasher-fly on a rigger and surrounding it with spoons. You would be surprised how many fish are attracted to a flasher. IMHO

[SteveO]

I'd pick June

Maybe your towing the wrong thing behind the flasher? Just an idea

[greybeard]

For Algoma I would pick Jul as sometimes the kings don't show until 4th of Jul but every yr is a bit different.

I agree re at least one flasher. Try a White/glow 8" with Little Boy Blue fly with 26" lead 15' off the ball and speed over ground 2.4-2.8mph on you deepest rigger. Should suck something into your spoon spread. Even if it doesn't fire I think it helps.

Good luck,

Grey Beard

[fatcat]

Go for June, cooler water, the fish started last week already, so get them while they are in prime shape and plentiful, and less boat traffic. With 30 charters at each port taking many fish a day, beat them to the fish.

[flooboy]

Go in June. If you have a bad trip start sucking up and go in July again.

[hitnrun]

Watch this board! But if you want to POUND on some fish....swing down to POrt!

[pioneer]

Off the Bank Reef July by far. I will say that late June has been good and the last 2 years the first week of August has been great fishing. Depends where you go.

[tewwbulltom]

Late June for bows out deep. Watch temp charts on various sites and slicks. Bows will move in to shallow water in July.

Gotta luv dem bows

[iffy]

I feel I have more consistant catches in July, but my biggest catches come in June.

Local here in Green Bay, I fish late June more than late July. But then again, I've been waiting 9 months to get on the water.

Oh, what the ...., Like thay say in Chicago, Fish Early, Fish Often!

[titletowntim]

As a Green Bay resident that fishes out of Algoma and Kewaunee I would say if you have 1 shot, July might be the better choice. Weather is usually more stable resulting in better thermoclines and more consistent fishing. But, as previously posted, in July there is more fishing pressure.

[titletowntim]

Jason,
You're missing fish if you only run spoons. Run at least one flasher/fly on a rigger, adjust boat speed to get the "wag, wag, flip" action on the flasher and drop it down. The action draws fish in to your spread from a distance beyond what spoons will.

[mojorisin]

If I was picking, it would be July. The thing that happens every June, anywhere from mid month to the end of the month is that the lake sets-up and develops its thermocline. That transition period can often bring fishing to a slow crawl for a week or sometimes more.

The weather stabilizes in July and the catches become predominately Kings (unless one specifically targets other species like Bows out deep). I typically do better towards the end of July than towards the beginning, but then again, that is just my experience for the little it is worth.

[mrktbcwh]

Wow, love the tips and ideas. Ok, going to buy a few more flashers (not going hog wild - yet). For spoons, we typically troll at 2.4 mph (GPS) - is that too fast for a Flasher/Fly setup?

I think we will be picking 3rd or 4th week of June, fishing is fishing.

No confidence in Flasher/Fly setup. Suggestions on a "Go To" setup? Green flasher? White flasher? What name brand flasher? Spin Doctor? (Ok, maybe too many questions). Keeps me reading.

[mojorisin]

Keeping it simple -

Flies - green crinkle, aqua, double aqua, little boy blue.
Blades - anything white or green (Spinnies, Inticers, Coyotes, etc)

Run your fly leader from 22"-24" from top of loop to bottom of fly.