Portage/Port of Indiana 1/14

kingme · Post by **kingme** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:22 am

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: :silly:

Post by **bob** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:38 am

Nice job Alvin.

Pikesmith · Post by **Pikesmith** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:44 am

Nice work!

reel fun · Post by **reel fun** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:40 am

Well done indeed. Size on the coho??

Lickety-Split · Post by **Lickety-Split** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:52 am

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

kingme · Post by **kingme** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:48 am

[quote="reel fun" post=29612]Well done indeed. Size on the coho??[/quote]
I'd say about the size we're used to catching in March, 15"-16".

Post by **Dirty** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:05 pm

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

Steelie Don · Post by **Steelie Don** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:36 pm

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.

kingme · Post by **kingme** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:43 am

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

KJK · Post by **KJK** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:53 pm

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

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