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St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:27 pm
by Briand
Thanks to Tmik I had a little success today. This was my wife’s first time out with me on the big lake. We are from Indiana and she never makes the drive with me. We started out in 65’ due West of the river heading northwest. I had one 300 copper set and was getting my riggers ready when we got our first hit. She immediately reeled in her first king and thought the action would be that good all day. With in 30 minutes of having lines set we had one king and two coho in the box. Those fish were caught between 65-80. Two were on 300 copper with a coyote spoon, and one was on a rigger 40’ down with a bloody nose spoon. We motored out to 125 feet and immediately got a hit on copper with some green spotted spoon. We ended the day about noon by checking out the houses on the beach. The water was smooth as silk but the flies were terrible. Over all it was a great day, to bad the cleaning station was closed at the city ramp.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:26 pm
by Jums
Always good feeling when your with someone on their first king.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:40 am
by Tmik34
Hell yeah good job! Happy to help you guys out. Nice looking fish there.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:40 pm
by MC_angler
Nice job! Got a chunky little steelhead in there too.
Was there any indication why the cleaning station was closed? Hope it's open by the weekend
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:05 pm
by Briand
It’s funny you say that. I thought I had one too but when I filleted it the meat was just as pink as the salmon. Isn’t the rainbow meat white? The closing station was closed because if septic issues.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:45 pm
by MC_angler
Steelhead meat can vary just as much as salmon sometimes. It can be white, particularly in adult fish that are gearing up for the spawn. That colored up skin in spawning stage fish has been drawing the pigments from the flesh, hence the flesh turns whiter
This time of year, most of the chrome steelhead you catch will have pink to orange flesh. Especially the smaller steelhead that have been eating a lot of bugs
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:00 pm
by BigEdV
Good job and thanks for the report. I hope to head out of St Joe in the AM and will be looking around where you got your fish. due to the looming weather report I don't want to venture too deep and end up in a lighting storm.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:11 am
by Tmik34
I'll be out sunday morning staying in that range probably also.
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:50 pm
by Dirty
Sounds like a perfect first trip
St. Joe 6-7
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:29 pm
by Bull
Congratulations!