Post by greybeard on Jul 4, 2019 8:49:41 GMT -5
Fishing around Milwaukee remains slow so decided to try Kenosha where reports have been somewhat better. A seasoned crew of veterans who each have their own salmon fishing rigs enjoyed telling stories on calms seas with limited fog as compared to north of us.
Set lines early in 120 feet of water south of town and headed east. Went one for three in the first half an hour and continued heading east out to 180 with narry a bite going out nor back. When we reached 140 feet of water again about 1 1/2 miles north of the state line we had a two color with 9 inch clown action flasher and fly take it nice coho. Decided best to turn in that mark and glad we did because that was the only area we had decent marks and a few bites.
Angelo brought along one of his homemade green peanut flies on a 6 inch red Dodger down 18 and 20 feet back took a nice fish. Jack brought along a homemade fly taking a Coho on a five color. The remaining three fish game on either red or clown 9 inch action flashers and coho flies tied with a small spin n glow on front and two and three color set ups.
Water temperature was 66.7 on the surface and 59 down 20 and 43 down 40. Trolled 2.6 to 2.9 at the ball on DRX-10. Ended with five coho for nine bites. Other boats with similar catches. I know of one charter about 5 miles north of us and 160 feet of water that took 17. Seems like if you find your pocket of fish it’s like old times if not it’s a drought compared to what we are used to. Sounds like most boats out of Waukegan doing pretty good yet on very nice Coho up to 8 & 9 pounds. I hope they come north before they go east!!!
Grey Beard
Set lines early in 120 feet of water south of town and headed east. Went one for three in the first half an hour and continued heading east out to 180 with narry a bite going out nor back. When we reached 140 feet of water again about 1 1/2 miles north of the state line we had a two color with 9 inch clown action flasher and fly take it nice coho. Decided best to turn in that mark and glad we did because that was the only area we had decent marks and a few bites.
Angelo brought along one of his homemade green peanut flies on a 6 inch red Dodger down 18 and 20 feet back took a nice fish. Jack brought along a homemade fly taking a Coho on a five color. The remaining three fish game on either red or clown 9 inch action flashers and coho flies tied with a small spin n glow on front and two and three color set ups.
Water temperature was 66.7 on the surface and 59 down 20 and 43 down 40. Trolled 2.6 to 2.9 at the ball on DRX-10. Ended with five coho for nine bites. Other boats with similar catches. I know of one charter about 5 miles north of us and 160 feet of water that took 17. Seems like if you find your pocket of fish it’s like old times if not it’s a drought compared to what we are used to. Sounds like most boats out of Waukegan doing pretty good yet on very nice Coho up to 8 & 9 pounds. I hope they come north before they go east!!!
Grey Beard