EASY Trolling on Lake Michigan | Sturgeon Bay Salmon Fishing

[@scottgarbs7761]

Very nice! A few things if you don't mind. I've been on many charters and they nearly all use 20-pound mono on down rigger rods. I use 30-pound Blood Run Sea Flea line, but the 20 the charters use seems ok. Dipsey rods.... everybody I've seen use braid as the main line. Braid picks up sea fleas though. Weighted line rods....everybody I've seen uses braid as main line. I use 40-pound braid but others use 30-50 pound. I use a short mono leader 20-25 pounds to attach to the lure. We bleed our fish and it seems to help. We use a short rope to keep the fish out of the engines and an 8-inch carabiner from Harbor Freight. We secure the carabiner to the rope, which is attached to the boat, insert the open carabiner into the fish's mouth and out the gills. Hang the live fish over the side, cut the gills with a filet knife or meat shears then let the fish bleed out in the lake as it's towed along. We leave them in the water at least 15 minutes to bleed out. At the fish cleaning station we've compared bled out fish to unbled out fish and the bled out fish seem to have less blood in them. Best of Luck!

[@AnglerX]

Thank you for the tips! I will be spooling up with a heavier line next time. The method you use to bleed the fish is also innovative!

[@SquatchMan123]

Awesome video I enjoy watching you fish the big water. I have taken several chartered trip and had a blast on every one of them. Thanks for a great video.

[@AnglerX]

The only other time I was on Lake Michigan was on a charter out of Kenosha. We did well on coho on that trip.

[@jayrobertson232]

Refreshing! Thanks 😊

[@BeTrenedy]

Oh yeah!!! Big lake is always fun.

[@AnglerX]

It sure is!

[@chucklutter7399]

Another fantastic video, I enjoy watching you 2 fish together. I was incredibly fortunate to fish out of Two Rivers for several years in the 80's. There is a special thrill catching big fish. Too bad the weight didn't release on Niki's first steelhead as they are excellent fighters. TIGHT LINES ALL

[@markszablewski6619]

Nice videos, glad you guy's got into some..😊

[@AnglerX]

Thank you! We had a lot of fun.

[@StevenEddy-l7i]

Salmon have very sharp teeth.....you will learn as we all do ..

[@StevenEddy-l7i]

You got to bleed your fish in a 5 gallon pail of water then put them on ice. Nice catch...

[@paulbriney8130]

What were the wind speeds like when you were out? Have a Lund about the same size I’m wanting to take out on the lake to troll.

[@AnglerX]

@@paulbriney8130 5-10 NW

[@rogercarlson2330]

i love chasing steelhead in the winter. on the rivers/ love that chrome!!!!!

[@AnglerX]

They are crazy fighting fish!

[@StevenEddy-l7i]

OMG you got to use 20 lb or 30 lb line from Flasher to Fly... Got to check line after every fish..

[@joneilbes6421]

15# is too light of line for salmon flies. 30 minimum

[@AnglerX]

@@joneilbes6421 thanks! I’ll upgrade!

[@AnglerX]

What lb test do you fill the reel with?

[@Skank_Hunt42]

​@@AnglerXnormally 30lb power pro braid