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Today's Update and, ...or Fishing Report
 

Click full-size 4/29/09

9/8/10 There's a brand new star shining in the fish god's heaven today.  This glistening star signifies our former living legend and my friend, Capt. Bud Raskey has successfully completed life at 7am yesterday.          There's way too many wonderful things to say about this great man and I'm too grief stricken to even try right now.  Bud was in his 84th year and a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Funeral plans are incomplete, but it will be held at Herbert Funeral Home here in Manistee.  More info will be forthcoming concerning times and date.

Visitation will be held this Friday from 2 to 4pm, then again at 7 to 9 pm at Herbert Funeral Home on 706 Kosciusko, Manistee, MI.  Funeral will be held this Saturday at 10am with a one hour visitation from 9am to 10am at Guardian Angels Church, 371 5th St.
Capt. Bud is survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons, along with his life companion Maxine.

9/7/10  It's no secret Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer, but we still have plenty of good fishing for adult Salmon left on the 2010 September calendar.
           Gone is the summer hoard of bumper boats, lines at the launch ramp, & long  delays at the fish cleaning tables.  For the flexible fisherman now is the time to go.
            Today's featured photo is a double header from one year ago.  Proving there's a good fishery for the anglers who want to get more days on the big pond.  Just your fishing trips based on a favorable forecast.  Click 9/8/09 double header
            Those that had their hopes up for big Salmon catching shindig this past holiday weekend to close out the season? ...went home discouraged by high winds & heavy seas. 

9/6/10  Factoring in the recent blow days prior to this Labor Day this has to be some kind of record for extreme rough water.  Here's the NOAA beyond 5 miles offshore forecast:
MONDAY  SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4' TO 7'
MONDAY NIGHT  S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KT.  WAVES 3' TO 5' BUILDING TO 5' TO 8' OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY  SW GALES TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 10' TO 14'.
TUESDAY NIGHT  W GALES TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO 30 KT.  WAVES 10' TO 14'.
WEDNESDAY  NW WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 4' TO 7' SUBSIDING TO 3' TO 5' IN THE AFTERNOON.
            It's "supposed to" be decent this coming Thursday.  Making a full week of very nasty seas.  Keeping the fleet mostly shore-bound.  Except for a brief respite yesterday and for the larger vessels today.  I write this website from the standpoint of the 19' to 24' boat fishermen.  25 knots is a 28 mph wind that can push large seas.

9/5/10  After yesterday's high winds, rain, with temps in the 40, 50s, and the low 60s ...came to the conclusion this might be one of the most miserable Labor Day Weekends in several years.  Fleet might get a chance to fish today.  Waves are supposed to subside by later this afternoon.  Seas are diminishing from 3' to 5' to a tolerable 2' to 3'.
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