Net Report updated as of 7/18/11    Report

Dec. 2011

Deer season is over and it is time to start getting ready for the upcoming season. Why wait until spring when you could be fishing and with Christmas coming up, put your order in with your family.

This year was an inconsistent year at best in the entire north half of the lake.  The south half struggled until the middle of July and then had fantastic fishing.  What happened--it wasn't due to the quantity or quality of fish!!  April thru June had predominately east winds causing the typical lake currents to be changed. (Trying to get more info on this situation.) The north half had cold water and the south half had a lot of warm water and this is where the bait was and most importantly where the bait for the bait fish was.  Our warm water most of the year was out deep which is where our bait went and our fish.  The best fishing was typically 15-20 miles out until the mature fish showed up on the bank and wow did we have some monsters.  The fall fishing out of Ludington was nothing short of phenomenal!!  If we get the right winds out of the SW, fishing should be very good next year--the fish are there!!

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DREAMWEAVER--Full line of spoons from Walleye spoons through mag spoons for Salmon.  Spin Doctors, rotators that not only fish flies but my first choice for meatrigs.  As a charter I have to watch my costs and why not use something that I already have in my arsenal, in 3 different sizes and a wide range of colors--they just plain work.  Also produce flashers called the Paddle for the times when fish want a different action than rotators.  Flies--from little coho flies to full size flies, I like the STRONG Flies and Meatless Teasers because of the 50# line and the super sharp Vanadium hooks.  Plugs, 2 body styles like the dished face and cut plug that have 2 unique actions that make a difference from day to day.  From super sharp hooks, strong ball bearing swivels snaps in 3 sizes and swivels for easy to change flies and a whole line of other tackle products DreamWeaver has become your almost one stop shop.      

 MOONSHINE--Really opened up the old saying "If it don't glow, it don't go" with the longest lasting super glow line of spoons and 2yrs ago expanded to include plugs.  Also has a full line of spoons from Walleye spoons through mag spoons.  Flies, not only glow flies but a glow spinner in front of the fly that produces that extra thump that attracts fish and has really produced for me in the early morning and late evening.  My other captain and friends have very good luck throughout the day on them also.

 BLOODRUN TACKLE--Very happy with their Copper Line in the 32# and 45# test.  I had very few negative issues fishing their copper, in fact I had fewer issues than fishing lead core.  Less tangles in my opinion from having less line out using copper to achieve the same depth.  Two products that I did not report on that they produce and am completely sold on is Blood run Fluorocarbon and Stainless Braided Wire Line.  The fluorocarbon 30# as a leader from my copper and the heavier tests for fly leaders were very effective.  The wire worked flawlessly, I never had one wire line failure this year.    

Great Lakes Rod Holders--Everyone looks for the perfect rod holders, well these are as close to perfect as I have found.  Strength, versatility, practicality and few moving parts and no pins!!  Whether you are after salmon, walleye, muskie or stripers you can rig your boat to fit all these applications just as I have done on my boat raven.  Big planer boards, in-line planers, dipsey divers, drop weights you can run it all.

 OKUMA--Their reels have been very effective for me.  I am a big fan of lever drags for my down rigger rods.  The big down fall of lever drags is that they are susceptible to water in the drags and causing them to get sticky.  Okuma solved this problem with their line of Solterras, I am impressed, fantastic drags, super fast and smooth!! 

Captain Glen Buehner Ludington Charter Service 
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