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Having a smaller boat back in the day we consistently took larger kings is far too warm of water for the typical comfort zone but it was better than not fishing. So I do believe plenty stay in warmer water all year.

You caught your limit back then as well just the fish were much bigger. Giant kings and steelhead. You didn’t have to know what you were doing either, I was able to catch them:-) you had quality and quantity.

Bit of 40lb nostalgia, going through older photos from our Lake O trips. It is a different experience. I am personally a quality vs quantity person. I do understand the draw of numbers though. I netted a bunch of big kings but personally only caught a 28lb for my best. We will see, maybe I can get a 30 someday.

Hi, I have some I could let go. Any colors you are looking for? None have been run but I have too many. I would be shipping as I am in Colorado. Thanks.

Obviously not scientific but looking at old photos of larger kings we caught , many were pretty far into to color change in mid July. I also noticed this on larger kings from Lake Michigan we got back in the day as well.

Does anyone on lake O fish early or overnight?

There is something a large king brings that prompted a guy I know to proclaim it is better than fun loving. Mid teen fish don’t do that. Fishing is fun, catching a mature king is different. I think it is probably cyclical and good days are ahead. For the next few years I am taking the shorter drive to WI. We have teenage fish pretty close in Lake Oahe to Colorado. I have the greatest memories of Lake O when a rod released you had no idea how big the fish might be. Now you probably know how big it is at the end of a 400 copper.

We didn’t work hard back in the day. We drove out to fish 5 days every July from Chicago in the 90’s. 4 downriggers with 12lb mono for spoons, 17lb for dodger /fly and limits of big kings and steelhead. today there is wire, copper, fleas…..different game.

It was great in the 90’s. Trying to find the pic of a 42lb we got. Did find this one I think smallest is 28 if I recall.

Could be 5 or 6 years as well.

Quite a few over 30lb showing up in WI side very early in the season. Should be interesting to see later this summer.

update: 2024 Sheboygan Salmon Cup KMDA INC 1K a Day Winners Friday: Hell ON Reels 26.10 Saturday: Liquor Box 23.74 Sunday: Secret Asian Man 33.50 Big 3: Black Jaw 62.88 Pictured below is Secret Asian Man 33.50# King from today caught on a Salmon Candy Blue Stud Uv flasher and illumination fly! Congrats! 5 fish limit, largest king I believe just under 27. This is Wisconsin side 2024 Sheboygan Salmon Cup Day 1 Pro Division Results 1. Vendetta 2.0 94.46# 2. Mvp 93.22# 3. Rocks and Reels 90.92# 4. Karma III 73.66 5. Liquor Box 70.28 6. Fish Stik 68.94 7. Poseidon 62.50 8. Great Oz 59.62 9. Piss on money 51.92 10. Pure Chaos 51.78 11. Hell on Reels 51.24 12. Pennisula Pursuit 45.88 13. Grandpa VI 37.08 14. Outta Line 28.46 15. For Real? 18.74

I am sure it was on a 5” Goldie.

I don’t fish the MI side, not saying who has better fishing, pointing out that over the past few seasons they appear to be getting bigger while I read here how you all feel yours are getting smaller. It seems you can reverse the trends. The WI plan seems to be working with Browns and salmon so far.

The size of fish and quantities seem to be trending back to the haydays. The K/D tournament gives a good history of sizes. Obviously Lake Ontario is an amazing fishery, was just referencing the discussion of salmon size.

It might return, Lake Michigan is staring to get back to the glory day sizes and set the Great Lakes record for Chinook a couple years ago.