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Started around 730 and put out lines just past the last bridge in the ditch. Had a drive-by just before the bigger discharge but kept going out to the lake. Stuck around the ditch area for a couple of passes and took a laker in 10fow and a coho in front of the mouth, nothing else.
Took off at 1040 to the Port of Indiana and I wished I would have started there. In an hour I lost 5-6 fish (most likely cohos) caught 2 more coho along with a shaker. Lots of big marks near the bottom but nothing hit my rigger. Wrapped up at noon.
Best baits were a storm thin fin smaller than a standard brads thin fish flatlined and a jointed Rapala on a 2 color. The laker came on a teeny Michigan stinger scorpion spoon. Temps on the main lake was 33, ditch and the port 39-40.
Sorry no pictures, I'm starting to think my bloody cooler pictures are triggering brother nature:lol:

Nice job Alvin.

Nice work!

Well done indeed. Size on the coho??

Way to go Alvin.
Pretty cool that this end is open for fishing at this time of year.

reel wrote:

Well done indeed. Size on the coho??

I'd say about the size we're used to catching in March, 15"-16".

Nice work bud - wish I could have made it out!

Nice Alvin. Did you use the RT’s you got from me? I know Ed and Bro Nature are fans of them in the early season.

Sure did Don, I never got to use them last year but they'll get a workout this year!

For all the shore bound guys.....Tried Michigan City last couple of weeks by the pier, casted everything and not a hit. Soaked a night crawler (bobber) also and nothing. Tried the Port Thursday for about 45 minutes same presentation and nothing. Was throwing a Flicker shad for maybe a stray walleye or early season pike at the port. Also casted a deep diving Thunderstick (an old Lake Erie walleye bait used when my Lund was on the water). Sampo swivel came undone and it is floating in the Port somewhere(black & gold color). KK