Lake Michigan, Milwaukee County (all postings)

Went 2 for 3 this morning rite after sun up then nothing fished till 9am talked to a few others and same results one or two here and there. In 40 fow between green can and south gap of harbor. Will be at it again soon.

Went out Friday PM and went 8 for 16ish in the waves, all coho. Here is a video I made of the trip with my new camera.Let me know what you think! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoEnXrc-Z8s

Went 10 for 12 yesterday. 7 on boards, 2 on dipsie, 1 on rigger. 7 coho, 3 kings, all on 00 orange dodger & peanut flies. Green & purple were the hot colors. 3 set on dipsies with 20 to 25loc. Riggers were 20 to 25 down. All fish in 40 to 60 fow from North gap to South gap. Marked huge schools of bait in front of main in 40fow. Will try again today, Tight Lines, Bella Luna

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Finaly got the skunk out of the boat this yr. 4th trip out we wont count the 3rd trip only made it a half hour before motor problems. Anyways was out by myself this evening went 2 for 3 both fish came on orange dogger one with a 7-up fly and one with a N/L fly. Marked alot of fish and a ton of bait. Kept it in 35 to 40 fow both fish hit when i had to speed up amd make a quick right to get out of the way of the Lake Express. As i was bringing in the 2nd fish i looked at the gps it said 2.7 mph... Hmmmm never caught fish running that fast before.. cant wait till the morning...

YEP! Cohos are here in a big way. Fished 30 to 40 Fow. Coho spread in full effect. Nothing but 00 orange dodgers and flies. Best fly colors were Blue black purple silver, and blue green gold. Dipseys set at 12,14,35,35. Ran 1 rigger with a black killer spoon that was good for a few, but coho rigs were it! Ran 3 boards per side. Board rods were very good today, well all the rods were pretty good today. The fish would seem to bite in spurts. Did not have a lot of doubles, just had steady action the whole time. Now is the time to fish! Went 25 for ? in the morning and 30 for 36ish in the mid morning. So pumped to FINALLY have good fishing here and looks like it's here to stay. Good luck and see you on the water!

Heard some coho were out in the area , yep 6 less in the water. They are running large this year too. First fish waited until the back of the boat to spit out the fly which buzzed my sons head. Only fish of the day to get a 2nd chance. Starting at 1130am making it a little tougher but did ok . 6 for 7 , all fish in the top 20 feet. Dipsys 3 set 22 LOC could see the fish hit! . Nice day to be out . Can't wait to get back out tomorrow.

it always amazes me as you have the info right below your post......we cant fish for you or wait we can and did and reported it as well...hmmm

I am a very long way from Milwaukee but considering a trip over to try fishing for Coho's. Have spent numerous time on the lake in the past chasing Kings. Can someone give me info as to if this is the right time to come, (based on the weather), and how big is the average Coho coming into the net. Thanking all who respond.

A great day on the water today, we (3 of us) had our first line in the water at 6:00 am in 38 FOW, we ended up landing 13 and lost another 8. Quit fishing at 9:45. Launched out of McKinley and went south about 2 miles. Marked tons of fish and baitfish. All fish came on Orange Dodgers and Green Peanut flies. The hot rods were the 3 color Leadcore on boards and the Dipsy's set at only 14 feet of line. We could see the dodger. At the launch we were given a courtesy safety check by the coast guard auxiliary, they were checking almost every boat. Tomorrow should be even better. The worst thing about today is when the breeze stops, the bugs are horrendous.

fished Friday morning 6-8am going 2 for 5 on coho's in 32-36fow. tried in shallower to 19fow to no biters although NE waves made for a pain in the arse trolling into em. tuned up the gear and ready for another go at er! 3 - 4 color lead and dipsys at 24loc all HO setups

Thursday night report:

Feels good to say I found coho. Had fish hit from 20FOW to 75FOW. Started right outside main gap, and worked southeast. Night fishing - lake calmed, beautiful night.

All coho rigs, all coho - very aggressive fish. Not setting more than 30LOC for dipsies. Boards kept tight to boat.

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Launched the boat at 5am this morning and headed for 60 fow. As I was heading out the north gap I noticed a TON of bait all over the place. Headed to 60. Got to 60 and set the coho rigs out to no avail. Water temps were around the 44 degree mark. trolled to 80 then back to 50. Tried depths on the rigger from 10 -30 down. dipseys were from 30-75 on counter setting 3. waves actually built up a little before it calmed down. fishing alone I headed shallow for calmer water. Tried the north gap and just south of it for a while to find no bait. Went north of the gap and there they were. STACKED from bottom to surface in 22 FOW for a few hundred yards. Looked at the clock when i found the bait and it was 6:15. Had 5 fish by 6:38. Relaesed all but 3 with 12 being caught by 7am. Never went further north of the north gap by more than a half mile. Not even to Bradford before i was turning around. Fished 18-22 fow the rest of the morning. Fished the basic coho rigs set at 13 feet on the rigger. dipsey set at 20 feet on counter and slide diver set 40 feet back and down 30 on counter. All on highest number settings on them. All fish that were released had only one of the three hooks from the treble in its upper jaw and was brought to the back of the boat with NO netting of the fish. released with a quick flip of the needlenose. The three that were kept had all three hooks in their mouth so quick releasing was not possible. Had at least 10 fish get off after short battles and at least 15 drive bys. Off the water and fish cleaned by 8:05. The fish were PACKED with bait in their bellies. The three I caught gave up 58 critters in the bellies. Of which 29 were gobies. I had no idea that the salmon were feasting on those nasty critters like the trout do. Alwifes (sp?) were really big for this time of year. Looked from about 3" to 7" minnows. All fish caught were between 3 and 7 lbs. All cohos, no trout or kings. Back tomarrow if the weather plays nice. Anyone catching any kings yet? Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

First two outings this year nothing. Today was my third best weather conditions yet , make it out the gap and what do u know motor trouble... didnt take any chances turned around and headed back in, took the boat home started tearing into it hope fully have it back up and running by 2moro..... frustrating.......

Coho bite was over by 615 this morning. Small Cleos, casting from shore. They are big this year, the little one had eggs already but the big one didnt