First Salmon and Trout fishing trip of the year on Lake Michigan out of Hammond, IN 2/11/2024

Lake Michigan is wide open from this mild winter we are having. Max, Logan and I hit up Lake Michigan out of Hammond, IN in search for salmon or trout. We found a few brown trout and the day was a success. We didn’t pick up any Coho yet but it is still early. #fishing #lakemichigan #lakemichiganfishing #salmon #salmonfishing #browntrout #browntroutfishing #cohofishing #southend #salmontrolling #northeasttroller #hondaoutboards #honda #hondamarine #lakemichigansalmonsetup #lakemichiganangler #adventurechasing
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[@johnlarocco2661]

Great job. You have me wanting to get out but at my age, I'll wait a little for that 50 deg. day. Keep them coming I enjoy watching others doing good. Same thing on my boat. Love watching my grandkids 22 yrs old, do the work. I like the eating and perching. Any trout or salmon is the bonus.

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

We’re still waiting for the majority of the coho to come in, John. Soon tho!

[@stanleegora469]

Great job brian ! Nice eater browns, im so jealous , my boat in storage till march.also nice to see you on mike and robs podcast. Be safe and tight lines

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks so much for the support, Stan. The boat will get come out soon enough.

[@richardreilly6051]

Your always on them!! Hopefully I’ll be out there also doing the same. 👊🏻💪🏻🎣

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks, Rick!

[@Ddude2611]

Let's Go!!!!!!! Nice job, hoping the coho come in soon. Went out of EC earlier in the week and went 2/2 with an eater brown and a decent sized laker around 15 lbs (released). Both took Thin Fish.

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Me too!!! Can’t wait. Thought we did pretty good considering not many coho around.

[@Moondog9322]

Man, I love to hear the water lapping against the boat! I could feel that cold air, too! lol Great to see you guys back on the water! Did you make any mods to your Lund? I missed seeing it for the past few months. Fish on!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Great to hear from you, Moondog!! I did make some mods. In the next vid I’ll put some clips in of it. Its starting!!!!

[@Moondog9322]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat Buddy and I went to Lake Erie last week and had a blast....had to go through a bit of skim ice to get out there in his Crestliner Fish Hawk. I added a few toys to my boat....new iPilot, some LED lighting, and a fuse panel to clean up the wiring a bit. Can't wait to go out and play!!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

@@Moondog9322 sweet upgrades. First time with the i pilot? You’ll love it if it is.

[@Moondog9322]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat I had a Trollmaster Pro 3 system for the past 2 years, but it didn't work consistently, so when the new G3 came out this year, I pulled the trigger. Can't wait!

[@tomstarcevich1147]

Awesome video 📹 nice brown trout 🐟👍 hopefully the coho will be in soon

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks, Tommm!!!!

[@jimeikelberg7934]

Great to see super dad and the boys doing it in 2024. I am currently tweaking my boat and spending lots of money lol. Want to be out in mid March

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

It’s still early Jim! Let me know when you get out.

[@ChiCityYaker]

That’s spoon you told me about strikes. Well done boys

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

I’m impressed you remember that! Thanks, Michael!

[@thehobohandliner]

AWESOME, the thumbnail really caught my eye!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks Bro!

[@jayrobertson232]

Be doing that around the first week of April…thanks Capt Bryan!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

The coho are in, J!

[@ricksusor931]

Awesome nice work fellas!!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks, Rick!!!

[@northeasttroller]

Heck yeah boys! Way to get after it early!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks, Christian! Northeast troller for the win!!

[@alexmitera5939]

Nice work February how about that!

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

That’s what we thought, Alex. Not bad for mid Feb.

[@Sean_Zilla]

Great work boys! Good eater size fish too, and awesome for Feb! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Thanks Sean! IT was great to get back out.

[@Sean_Zilla]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat can't wait til April 15th, our boats in the water then. If this year is even half as good as last year was, it's gonna be 🔥

[@Craigmisko]

Nice work! Like the small Coho net.

[@scottgarbs7761]

Hi, When you say your boards are set at 100, 80, and 40/50. Do you mean how long the line is from the lure and the board or how long the line is from the rod to the board? Thank you and best of luck this season.

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Yes. The feet behind the board to the bait. I misspoke in the vid and said depth. My bad.

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

When we scatter the boards away from the boat, we just kind of make sure that they are apart from each other and then we’ll run the outside ones really far over depending on boat traffic and how much water we want to cover

[@scottgarbs7761]

Hi@@BigLakeLittleBoat, I generally scatter mine out as much as is practical as well. I'd be curious to know how far out you'd have to run your inside board to be sure you have room for a bite on your high diver, however you set the diver, should the fish come up right away. I've got that spoon too! Great show. Thanks

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

@@scottgarbs7761 we normally dont bring out the dipseys until they are deeper in the water column but if we do, its because we have 4 people on the boat and we can run more rods. Probably only run the dipseys back 20-30 feet and the inside board is already 45 so it typically clears. Unless a king hits…. Ha

[@steverada1133]

Can you tell me where you got those rod trees from? Thanks

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Hey Steve, these were actually homemade. We do run the berts tracks system. I’m almost positive you can find some trees that would also work.

[@steverada1133]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat OK. Thanks

[@NATTHANJMARTIN]

i heard that the pier in portage was closed for 2024 can you catch them ashore is hammond marina

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

I have not heard that. Interesting. You can catch them at East Chicago and Michigan City as well.

[@Highway-uk7md]

I want to get my boat out now. lol

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

Hahahahah. Still waiting for more coho yet.

[@jamesberna6099]

What was the wind direction?

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

@@jamesberna6099 Northeast. I expected it to calm down a little earlier than what it did. We had some 4’s in there.

[@nathankrueger3586]

Those look like steel head not brown

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

No spots whatsoever on tails. 💯 browns

[@nathankrueger3586]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat thanks just from far away view look like steel head and in Sheboygan usually see them more brown

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

@@nathankrueger3586 steelhead would also have their adipose fins clipped. The difference between small steelhead and small browns comes down to spots on the tail because steelhead only have spots on their tail.

[@nathankrueger3586]

@@BigLakeLittleBoat so steel head are stocked fish

[@BigLakeLittleBoat]

@@nathankrueger3586 they are down this way