Sunday, May 17, 2015
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing News from Big Bird Charters: 05/17/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - LAKE MIC...
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing News from Big Bird Charters: 05/17/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - LAKE MIC...: WWW.BIGBIRDCHARTERS.COM VERY SUCCESSFUL 2 BOAT FISHING TRIP. ALWAYS FUN WITH THIS CREW! - BIG BIRD CHARTERS Welco...
05/17/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - LAKE MICHIGAN SALMON FISHING REPORT & NEWS.
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| VERY SUCCESSFUL 2 BOAT FISHING TRIP. ALWAYS FUN WITH THIS CREW! - BIG BIRD CHARTERS |
Welcome to BIG BIRD CHARTERSBLOG & DISCUSSION. Fishing this week has been great and we have had a
lot of fun with our group's on the water. Right now we are finding our
fish in deeper water and all throughout the water column from the surface to
the bottom as there is not much change in water temperature from top to bottom.
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| AWESOME CATCH KIDDO! |
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| FISHIN' & GRINNIN'! |
We love having kids out on
the water to experience Salmon Fishing on Lake Michigan.
This fishing is much different to other styles and types of fishing and we take
pride in teaching and educating people of all ages about this fishery. To
the left, this King Salmon fought hard and Carson never gave up and refused the help of
other's to land this beauty in the boat. To the right, is Connor and his
Lake Trout. Lake Trout are indeginous to Lake Michigan and right now they are very active
and prevalant in our daily catch. Many prefer to "smoke" their
trout, but is also delicious baked in a marinade or even just lemon and butter.
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| TIM & HIS KING SALMON |
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| KERNIGHAN FAMILY FISHING |
Our fishing gear is designed
to cover the entire water column range. Right now, most of our smaller
fish are caught from the surface to 30 feet down even though we may be in
200 foot of water. We use a variety of rod/reel combos consisting of leadcore
line, trolling spoons, and body baits. Our deeper running rigs include
downriggers, dipsy diver rod/reel combos, and rods/reels that are equipped with
different lengths of copper line to achieve varying depths. Although our
300' copper rigs are not a high producer yet, they will be soon!
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Spring fishing is really
shaping up nicely and we are always eager to see what each day of fishing will
reveal. If any of you have questions or
comments about Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing, please feel free to drop us a line
for discussion. For inquiries on setting
up a fishing excursion with us at Big Bird Charters, please contact us at the
info below. Thanks for viewing our blog
and good fishing to all!
Captain Eric
Sunday, May 10, 2015
05/10/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - LAKE MICHIGAN SALMON FISHING REPORT AND NEWS
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| Gary and his 18 lb. mammoth Lake Trout - BIG BIRD CHARTERS |
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| Before........ |
Welcome once again to BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING salmon fishing & news. For those that follow weekly, we regret not posting a report for last week. With various tasks and fishing at hand, we have been busy none the less....not too busy to hit the water and drop some lines! The last two weeks of fishing have produced a lot of meat in the box. Just this week alone we have had trips everyday with over 114 fish caught and taken home! Though, fishing is fishing and some days are better than others, the month of May salmon and trout fishing is shaping up greatly. More and more numbers of fish are caught every day and the spring King Salmon are making their presence known.
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| and after....- BIG BIRD CHARTERS |
Bob and Kevin are great to have on board "Big Bird" and we always love finding the fish for them. Today we caught 4 King Salmon, 4 Coho Salmon, 4 Steelhead, and 1 Lake Trout.
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| Slammin' the King Salmon! - BIG BIRD CHARTERS |
Our own Danville, IL. native Dr. Conn showing off his beautiful King Salmon. Big fish are biting!
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| Hungry? - BIG BIRD CHARTERS |
Great times with Gary Martin and crew. A mixture of King Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, and Steelhead bit the line and hit the ice. A great crew and awesome fishing had by the whole crew!
Stay tuned for more fishing news and updates,
Captain Eric - BIG BIRD CHARTERS
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Monday, April 27, 2015
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing News from Big Bird Charters: 04/27/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - FISHING ...
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing News from Big Bird Charters: 04/27/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - FISHING ...: www.bigbirdcharters.com Just A Little View From The Marina - Big Bird Charters Welcome to Big Bird Charters Fishing ...
04/27/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - FISHING REPORT AND NEWS
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| Just A Little View From The Marina - Big Bird Charters |
Welcome to Big Bird Charters Fishing Blog and Discussion. This week will be short and sweet as we are preparing to kick off our heavy month of May fishing. Lake Michigan fishing is picking up and our gear is more than ready for the tasty Coho Salmon, Spring Kings, and Trout.
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| BIG BIRD READY TO GO! |
The fishing report for this week is not a strong one, but it does show promise for how things will shape up. The main factor of the "hot & cold" fishing is all of our April storms and heavy winds. There have been many fish caught already, but as soon as the good fishing starts to set up...the heavy weather scatters the fish which resets the tracking of the fish. This is common for this time of the year, just increases the challenge of fishing. Baits commonly used for this time of the season are crank baits, dodgers and fly's, and smaller trolling spoons consisting of blue, green, red, and orange color schemes. We are highly anticipating May fishing and are ready to rock n' roll!
New for "BIG BIRD" in the 2015 season is the use of a Go Pro action camera. We will catch plenty of reel time action so we can deliver the real feel of what salmon fishing is like on Lake Michigan. Stay tuned for all the "live action" and see what the Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing buzz is all about!!
Until next week...If the fishing ain't easy, fish harder!
Captain Eric – Big Bird Charters
Sunday, April 19, 2015
04/19/15 BIG BIRD CHARTERS FISHING BLOG - SALMON FISHING REPORT
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| Heading back in from the "SHAKE DOWN". St. Joseph River - St. Joseph, MI. |
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| DNR inspection, All IS GOOD. |
Well the winter ice is gone
and the fishing is picking up. "BIGBIRD" is in the water and we are very close to having all of our
pre-season projects completed so that we can focus 100% on FISHING! Fishing gear is ready, boat is purring like a
champ, just a few loose ends to tie up and we will be getting after it!
We had to go through our DNR
inspection this year as we do every two years, passed with flying colors. They ensure all operations of boat are safe
and sound and that all restrictions are met for passenger safety. One of the Conservation Officers even joined
us for a picture!
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| One of our many projects. |
One project among many that
are taken care of in pre-season preparations is the complete refinishing of our
Teak wood trim on the exterior of the boat.
Although not done every year, this is a lengthy process that I am eager
to see FINISHED!
Yesterday, “Big Bird” and I
ran the boat for the first time of the season on Lake Michigan, she’s running clean and
strong. We always do a “shake down”
before our first trip just to make sure everything’s running like they
should. All is good, even caught a few
Coho just messing around. One more week
and we will kick off yet another fishing season…and we are almost ready for it! A few little tweaks and we’ll be good to go!
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| Just a normal day, you know. |
So for the random picture of
the week, here we have Mike and his 21 year old parrot named Beegee hanging out
in Tackle Haven just passing time. Two
peas in a pod and both characters all in their own.
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| Steelhead action on Jawbreaker! |
If the fishin’ ain’t easy, fish
hard!
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
04/05/15 Big Bird Charters Fishing Blog - Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor, MI. Places To Stay & Bait/Tackle.
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| "Big Bird" Saint Joseph, MI. |
Welcome to this weeks blog
article/discussion brought to you by Captain Eric of Big Bird Charters. Well we are one week closer to kicking off our
2015 fishing season .We uncovered
“Big Bird” from her winter hibernation and are making all the preparations for
operation. There is still ice floating
around on Lake Michigan, but with warming temps and rain…. the Lake will be wide open for fishing soon.
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| Stop in and see us! |
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| Tackle Haven Welcoming Crew, Just Don't Be On The Wrong Side Of Their Bark! |
can always find out the newest up to date fishing reports and different ways to fish. Tackle Haven caters to all species of fishing, but has heavy focus on Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout fishing and trolling. If you are not local, Tackle Haven offers an extensive inventory list in their on-line services. Whether you need a fishing license, tackle, hunting gear, or are rigging a boat from scratch...Tackle Haven may just have what you’re looking for! I work here part time around our charter fishing schedule and have had much pleasure in meeting all the fisherman in the area, sharing stories of fish caught, and the ones that got away!
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| Dune Lake Campgrounds & RV |
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| Benton Harbor, MI. |
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| A few of our favorite baits! |
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| Tackle Haven - Moonshine Lures |
Til next week be safe and fish hard - Capt. Eric
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