Superior Report July 1

[Surface Tension]

Two Harbors.  Surface temps 45-50 warmer water was toward Duluth and off shore with most boats working between TH and the Knife.

8 for 9 with 1 Chinook, 3 Coho, and 4 Lake trout all on top except for 1 lake trout off bottom in 100 fow.

Pink was good in husky jerk & x rap.     Lets hear your reports.

[LoonASea]

Got back out today ,,,Pink wasnt working but clown was hot going 3 for 3 ,,, 2 coho and 1 laker ,,dang those cohos are chunky!!!

[monstermoose78]

A friend of mine said purple and for cohos    He got 6 with his son

[Freundchris]

Not trying to steal spots or anything but I have gone out on superior 4 times and only caught one laker where is everyone catching fish? Out of mcquade or out of the Duluth harbor?

[Surface Tension]

 As the report states, Two Harbors on July 1st.  Next time out it could be Silver Bay. It all depends on water temps and where that next temp break might be.  Go to coastwatch.msu.edu  There you can see surface temps and get on productive water.

[Jonny 2 shot]

Going up to Grand Marais for Fishermans Picnic this weekend.  We are going to do some light trolling on the big lake if the weather cooperates.  Typically we use lead core line with a spoon or a dipsy with a spoon but the question came up with my group on the need for a flasher/dodger if trolling a spoon behind a dipsy?

Would a flasher/dodger be a good idea for me to use in this scenario?  I was under the impression this was used for flies?

Thanks for the feedback!

Jon

[Surface Tension]

Yes you can run spoons behind an attracter but in general you don't want the all the action put to the spoon so run a longer lead between the spoon and dodger/flasher, usually 3-4'.   I tend to use a lighter spoon as well like a Finn or Sutton. Lets mention that a dodger swings and a flasher rotates/spins so at faster speeds choose a rotator. 

Couple of basic examples. If I was using a Fly w/meat while targeting Lake Trout tight to bottom I'd have on a dodger.  My speed would be slow.If I was targeting Chinooks I have a rotator and fly and my speed would be 2.5+. In general leader is 1.5 -2 times then length of the attactor.