I quote pro fisherman Al Lindner: “The fish are either on the outside, or the inside, or somewhere in between the structure.”
I also continue to fan cast the waters at Lake Michigan from accessible shorelines. I’m always alternating my lure selections and try to move frequently if my fishing time allows me to do so. I will work the lures high, low and in between the depths, and I will also experiment with the retrieval speeds.
Did you also know that lure colors look different to fish at different depths? Our local bait shops may have a prism you can purchase, or you might want to try online. A prism chart will tell you what color a fish envisions at a specific depth. Lure color changes about every 10 feet, and you may be surprised.
Bill’s best bets
The Lake Michigan shoreline is still a good bet to try for coho salmon or brown trout. Hopefully, the north winds will change to the south soon.
Recently, avid fisherman Evan Callow visited the Kenosha north/south piers near the entrance on rumors of coho salmon swimming nearby. He put out two poles set up with a small tube jig and attached a small portion of shrimp to each hook.
Sure enough, after a short period of time, one bobber went down and he landed a coho. He set back up, and bingo, another bite! The second coho shook the hook, and while he was attending to one pole, the second pole took off with a third coho on the end of the line. All Evan could do was watch the pole splash into the water.
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