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Wow!! What a Blessing today!! I decided to scout n fish Traverse Bay today for the first time of the season to see if I could find some Cisco. And man did I find them. It was on 🔥. ![]()
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First I had the whole parking lot to myself, then no waiting at the launch leaving or coming in and other than 1 barge that was putting lifts n docks in I think I had the whole bay to myself!! ![]()
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What a gorgeous day to be on the water. ![]()
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The fish were deep anywheres from 120-155ft. ![]()
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Water temp was 34.9 degrees in the morning. I was over the fish but they wouldn’t bite??![]()
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After bout 3 hrs I was gonna give up. ![]()
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I took a break, ate my lunch n just soaked up some sun. ![]()
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I was gonna leave but I said let me try just 1 more time and I motored around until I found the schools again n noticed they were way higher up in the water column which is a good sign as before they were hanging in bottom 20 feet, now they were up 40-60 ft off bottom. ![]()
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It was now around 1:00 pm and the water temp was 36.1 degrees. So not sure if just that slight warm up turned them on or what but what a game changer?? ![]()
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Once I dropped my jig in the schools it was game on!! I limited out in next 90 minutes. ![]()
(Cisco is limit of 10).![]()
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Half my fish were master Anglers (20 inch or better) so I will be sending in for my patch as biggest one was around 23 inches. ![]()
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So if you are tired of fighting the crowds and people on the Detroit River and want some peace and tasty Cisco n Lake trout, come on up to Traverse Bay.![]()
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Time to book a trip is now and should be good to around mid June. ![]()
Tight Lines! 🎣![]()
Capt. Brian
Forget about coming to Tippy Dam for some steelies. They just closed it 4-16.
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Fishing report for Thursday n Friday April 9,10. ![]()
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Steelhead action is hot at Tippy Dam!![]()
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I decided to try bobber fishing for first time above the coffer n I ended up going 3/3! Pretty cool when u see that bobber go down! I’ve bottom bounced for 30 yrs for steelhead so I’m still working the bugs out of this bobber thing. ![]()
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Fish were loaded above the coffer. They were jumping everywhere!![]()
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Couple guys next to me were pros at the bobber. Each one probably caught at least 15 fish each that I seen plus lost more. ![]()
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They gave me a few tips. A nice Guy that I met last night who was slayin em gave me a dark hair jig when I was leaving n that’s what I caught 2 fish on today. ![]()
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So if you’re into steelhead, tippy dam is place to be right now as they are in!! 🎣💪
