I went down to the fish ladder (6th street dam) in Grand Rapids today and asked around how the fishing was. Apparently the salmon are completely done but the steelhead bite has been good and getting better every day. According to the guys I talked with down there A.M. fishing (dawn till around 9am) has been very good. Both the west and east sides of the river have been good with most of the bite coming just west of the main bowl near the ice break. Most are fishing a 4-5 foot leader with artifical egg/micro yarn under a bobber. I was told by 2 of the guys the bobber is a must. They had claims of landing 19 fish by the two of them in a span of 2 hours this morning. These guys are regulars down there..... i believe them.
That being said...... anyone want to take a guess at where I'll be tomorrow morning from 7-9am ?
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I literally can't wait to hear your report !!!
Man I wish I could come up with a believable fisherman fib to take the day off [blush]!
You think that work would cut you some slack just because the fish were biting [cool] !
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Sorry... no report to make because I wasn't able to go. The boss decided that I was working this morning after all. Being on salary is nice and it does give me the freedom to hit rivers from time to time but it's also a pain in the butt being on call 24/7.
I'm going to give it another shot tomorrow morning.
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Man , today would have been perfect ! Just cold enough for our first couple inches of snow yet warm enough not to freeze your buns off [cool] .
Sorry you had to work , heck , sorry I had to work too [mad] .
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today was a nice day for sure, down here we got dandruff snow, big fluffy flakes "pea size" no acumilation of any kind, not even enough to get the roads wet, but steady for half the day... kinda of looked like a turkey day card...
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Ya meen like these little ladys ?
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YA, that will work....
miles standish would be prowd to have that flock over for dinner...[
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Normally, I wouldn't mind them comming around but they do pick the darndest time to roost and to come down from the trees , prime time deer hunting !
The rut is kicking in , maybe a buck will come in despite all the comotion going on .
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