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Saturday afternoon, I trolled around the Portage inlet looking for perch schools and hoping for a Steelhead. I came across what looked like a large source of bubbles biking up to the surface about a half mile from the breakwater. I got a video of it and have yet to find anyone who has seen such a thing. Has anyone seen this before? It went on for quite a while after I noticed it.

Trying to get a link to the video to appear...

I have seen something similar in the past a few times, always wondered what it was.

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I believe Arcelor Mittal has a intake pipe that's about 3000 feet out from the Port, which is give or take about half a mile. So that is a probable source, especially if the bubbling was confined to a relatively small area. Maybe backflushing, treating for mussel buildup, or doing something with it that would cause bubbles to come out.

yea I believe thats the intake pipe. I've seeng that there a few time in what looks to be the same area judging by the background.

Looks like it might be a discharge pipe to me. The intake piping I would not think would leave a visible current at that depth. I actually seen it working my last trip up. I wished I would have marked it as a waypoint on my fishfinder. Might be a fish magnet in early spring fishing or winter fishing.

I saw it too! I'm with MC-Angler - back flushing the intake pipe. Just a guess.

Could be Russian submarines. Or Canadians - those Canadians aren't real happy with us right now. Could be the Maple Syrup tarriff.

LOL

Good one Mike!

Thanks, guys! I kept waiting for the Nautilis to surface, but no luck. It was certainly something interesting to see and a little freaky just because you don't see it often.

I'm wishing I had gotten the coordinates as well, but I'll definitely keep the location in mind.

J-