Sandy 6/9

[Persistence]

7:00am Started the day West of Sandy, in front of Eagle Harbor, on the 25 line looking for Steelies. Found 49 degrees on surface and 40 degrees down 50 ft. Work the area for a while but really did not like what I was seeing. No marks no hits no bait. Did not like the water there so we trolled into 180 to get a better span of water to fish. Nice colored water. Just settled in and core line went 350 out with a 8LB. coho. Steady pick all morning working a line of waypoints in 172 to 185 fow until 11am. Then settle into a one here one there pick. Finished the day at 1pm. Most fish came 30 to 50 down on blk/sil and blk/purple.Cohos- 4 to 8lbs, Kings- jacks to 8lbs, Steelies- 4 to 9lbs. Went 14 for 16 running 3 riggers and 1 core. Busy morning with just two of us on board. COG was key to maintain speed and lure action.

Got a report that the action East of port was also good.

Did not fish 6/10.

[reel drag]

Saturday fished with Coyote Ugly worked 60'-150' managed all small kings. Started west of port and with the strong wnw winds we trolled all the way to braddocks point. Lots of marks and bait, but nothing big would hit. Sunday I fished on Reel Drag and headed north to 250-325, took 1 teenager and a bunch of skipper kings, headed in to 150 and took a nice rainbow and more small kings. Where are the big boys!!

[ray koziatek]

bout 12 mi west of the oak.100ft water 70ish down east troll gr "e" tourny hammer i might even go 15 miles for the coho load but ...........