Peter Dahl Lake Superior fishing for Lake Trout and Salmon August 2011. We fished with Scott Clementson and his crew. Cruising out at dawn under the Aerial Lift bridge and enjoying the sights of Duluth and the North Shore. It was a very productive morning of fishing for the Old Guys and the young as well. Of … Read more
Spring salmon fishing on Lake Superior started yesterday for Happy Hooker Charters. This is the earliest season start for us in 25 years of charter fishing. The water was still very cold, (upper 30’s) but we found a few biting coho’s that were congregated near the Superior entry, where the warmer water from the St … Read more
Smelting run may come early this year Unseasonably warm weather has melted our snow and ice and the lake and the rivers are warming. Last year the smelt started running in the Duluth Mn area on or about the 23rd of April. This year the ice out time for lakes seems to be about 3 … Read more
The unseasonable weather and good fishing reports from small boat anglers has prompted me to move my launch date up to Mid April or possibly even Early April. The picture, taken from the fly-bridge of “Hooker Too” on 3/15 shows open water in the main river channel. Ice in the slip is turning dark and … Read more
it appears as though at least one fishing boat may be using sail power for trolling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6xfx_rfwA0&list=UUEZmjdHs2S_ndtp4zcgIOvg&index=1&feature=plcp
Just discovered the Fish Hawk TD. It is a small unit you can attach to your downrigger, dipsey, leadcore line or what have you. It reads the depth and temperatures at 5 foot intervals. I have used the regular Fish Hawk for several years and it has worked without fail. I can’t wait for spring … Read more
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