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Title: Coho Run
Post by: hounds on Feb 11, 2024, 04:24 PM
With the Ice being caput, I'm getting ready to fish for Coho, and then plan to head to the Maumee for Walleye.  Seen several people giving it a try out in MC but haven't seen or heard of much being caught.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: fishinator on Feb 11, 2024, 04:27 PM
I'm ready too. Hoping to make it up in 2 weeks
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Post by: bherr24 on Feb 11, 2024, 10:17 PM
Im ready to go whenever they start. Last year they were on fire about this time.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: staubsaugen on Feb 12, 2024, 07:13 AM
A few reports trickling in. Someone landed 6 at Cook last week. Others catching some further south. Also a couple browns caught. I'm looking forward to refilling the freezer with those tasty fish!
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: bigr on Feb 13, 2024, 06:05 AM
My buddy has been limiting out on jumbo perch and then hooking up on coho and he even nailed a big Skamania a couple days ago. He's only telling me the perch is from the hole. I'm not familiar with the names or places on the big lake but he has me excited about getting on those perch.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: hounds on Feb 15, 2024, 07:59 PM
People have been getting perch since November out in the big lake.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: Mac Attack on Feb 15, 2024, 08:35 PM
My buddy has been limiting out on jumbo perch and then hooking up on coho and he even nailed a big Skamania a couple days ago. He's only telling me the perch is from the hole. I'm not familiar with the names or places on the big lake but he has me excited about getting on those perch.


I haven’t heard the term “Skamania” in years.
Crazy beastly steelhead!!


Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: abishop on Feb 15, 2024, 10:20 PM
There is the hole in the wall by Inland steel?
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: TimW on Feb 16, 2024, 08:51 AM
The "Hole" they are talking about is a 55" deep area north of Gary lite. I believe it's a clay bottom & seems to be a perch spawning area. They move in some time in the late fall as the water cools. They stay until the water warms in the spring. Yes there is what is called "The Hole in the Wall" off the wall of Inland but it can hold some perch but I believe the 55' spot is better if you can get there.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: abishop on Feb 16, 2024, 12:20 PM
I totally agree, there is the clay flats that produces early. Need good weather to get there or a BIG BOAT, and favorable winds.

Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: Jig_Head on Feb 21, 2024, 06:25 PM
Got one coho and my first ever brown trout today
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Post by: staubsaugen on Feb 22, 2024, 07:11 AM
Congrats! From boat or shore? On what?
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: Jig_Head on Feb 23, 2024, 07:21 PM
Congrats! From boat or shore? On what?
Thanks bud. From shore and both on a little cleo
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Post by: PEARCHEYES on Feb 29, 2024, 05:21 PM
Can you get by with a 6.6 medium fast rod for coho I don’t want to spend money if these will work
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: fishinator on Mar 01, 2024, 05:59 AM
Can you get by with a 6.6 medium fast rod for coho I don’t want to spend money if these will work
depends on how you are fishing.  If you want to use a "pier rig" you will probably want a longer rod. For just casting spoons, bottom fishing or slip bobber fishing your current rod will be fine.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: Jig_Head on Mar 11, 2024, 01:40 PM
I gave it a go a couple days ago and 5 hours of nothing...saw one fish caught the entire time out and it was a brown caught by someone else
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: bherr24 on Mar 12, 2024, 01:00 PM
Yeah i have heard its been super slow this year. Starting to wonder if there ever gonna show up close in good numbers. Too warm a winter perhaps? Last year they were going strong mid february.
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: Jig_Head on Mar 12, 2024, 02:12 PM
Yeah i have heard its been super slow this year. Starting to wonder if there ever gonna show up close in good numbers. Too warm a winter perhaps? Last year they were going strong mid february.
I went and checked it out again today and it was so muddy and windy. You're right about last February, I remember catching a limit on valentines day last year and my wife (fiancé at the time) sticking it out in the cold with me
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: staubsaugen on Mar 13, 2024, 04:52 PM
Took some kids out coho trolling today and managed a couple.  They had a great time and want to go again,  so that's a win!
Title: Re: Coho Run
Post by: staubsaugen on Mar 25, 2024, 07:43 AM
Chased coho again yesterday with 2 friends. Started slow, but once we found fish it became an epic day. Ended with 14 coho and 1 steelhead. Great to be out with friends and grateful to have had a banner day of fishing.
Out of New Buffalo trolling, nearly every lure took fish