Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Report 5/16/08

Jim and Lynn went out Friday 5/20--left here at 6, so probably in the channel at 6:30. After checking the log, we had decided to fish(rig) for Salmon---but when we got to the pierheads, the lake was 1-3 and we decided to fish in close rather than fighting our way to the shelf and beyond.

We stayed mostly in 25 to 35 feet, and took an 11# Laker on 5 colors (spoon) and on our way in trolled toward the BALL then turned South to the piers, and took a 5# Brown---again on the bottom---our largest of a very sparse year.

Most boats had stayed in and around the piers--but of course we "knew better"---but as we talked to two other boats at the dock, no one else had 2 fish!!