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Scuba Divers 5/5/08
Working to float the Mercury.  Look carefully and you'll see the oil slick floating on the surface



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84k for the Mercury
Little River paid for the salvage efforts too!



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Raising the Mercury
5/5/08 Ludington, MI

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"You've just discovered the most extensive information available to the Great Lakes Angler and Charter Fisherman I've been able to put together so far.  Please keep in mind, there's well over 150 different pages, full of my original content containing an a complete encyclopedia fishing tips, past results, photos, tricks and "how to's."  Only here, are the techniques to consistently catch more and larger fish are revealed in an easy to read and understand format"..................Capt. John King

Net Locator:
If you happen to mark an abandoned net with your sonar?  Please note the area on your GPS and Email the lat/lons to: manisteeagent-protect@yahoo.com  Together we can get this mess cleared up well before the major blitz of marine traffic.

Today's Update & Fishing Report

5/9/08  Let's look at the timely subject making first contact with your quarry, Mr. Fish.  You've probably heard you only get one chance to make a first impression and that does holds true with ultra-sticky sharp hooks.  Sharp digs in, while dull causes missed fish!
Going to defer the rest of this topic along with metallurgy of hooks till next week.
     
Recent St. Joe report from our message board was talking deep fish, a few Coho and Lakers, while the Kings are very scarce.  According to a top charter skipper who charters out of St. Joe, Chinook fishing in 2007 never stabilized until into June.  Southern Lk. MI is a watch point, and let's hope more Kings show up for this weekend's big tournament.

5/8/08   Let's go with an important safety announcement for the MI ports of Manistee and Whitehall.  Both of these ports are suffering from abandoned nets, never pulled last winter.  Trap nets come up off the bottom 40' and are hazards to fishermen with trolling gear down, or navigation in general.  Tribal fish cops are working to remedy the situation, along with the USCG.  The 1st of June is the target date to have everything cleaned up.
      Safety is my primary concern and when I know more, so will you!  The simple facts in the LRB experiment into commercial fishing was a bust.  Two sunken LRB tugs, one in Manistee and one in Ludington are just a couple of examples that gave this tribe a public relations nightmare.  Not to mention the abandoned gear laying on the bottom!
      Thanks to the Bob J from the Detroit Steelheaders we did find out there were a few Kings taken in the range of 12 to 14 pounds last weekend during their St. Joe tourney.

5/7/08  The ancient fish tug Mercury was re-floated on 5/5/08 after it's sinking weeks ago.  The Mercury is an old tub dating back to a bygone era of the 1930s gill net boats.  Not sure of how old this vessel is, but it was an unsafe boat that leaked like a sieve in the first place.  This boat was sunk from inattention and not having automatic bilge pump switches.  Vandalism, or conspiracy as originally claimed was not part of the equation.
      The Little River tribe gave Larry Smith $50,000.00 to buy this old wreck and additional monies totaling to the grand sum of $84,896.00, as proven in today's posted ledger sheet off a whistle blower website. documented proof  Mercury salvage
      As more of the story unfolds from last weekend, it was a "tough go" for those fishing out of St. Joe, MI.  Not many Kings were caught.  Catches were mostly Lakers, along with some Coho.  The marks the second year in a row, where the south end is a long ways from normal, if there is such a thing as normal when it comes to fishing. 
      Biggest King caught thus far (plus 13 pounds) by our message board members came from Lk. Huron's Port Sanilac.  Second is plus 12 pounds from Ludington, MI.

       As Paul Harvey might say, ........."click here for the rest of the stories"

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Guy Ellis-The Outdoor Guy "Manistee News Advocate" 
Feb. 2000

"King of the Charter Boat Skippers"
Tom Huggler 
"Fish Michigan" 
March 1999

"The action on Lake Michigan continued at a frantic pace. .....the crew went on to land 7 Kings (Chinooks), 1 Coho and 9 Lake Trout on the half day Charter." (17 Fish on a 6 hr. Charter!)
Dave Richey 
"Sunday Detroit News" 
August 1984


Your Captain & Host 

Capt. John King started his fishing career on the Great Lakes for Salmon and Trout in 1968. His passion of pursuing Salmon or Trout on Lake Michigan and the Big Manistee River evolved into a U.S.C.G. License and a full-time business in 1983. 

He has since forged a solid reputation on his ability to locate and help you catch fish. In some circles it's said, 
"They named the Chinook Salmon or King Salmon after him."

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