Fishing Reports
LISTEN TO CAPT. DEAN GIVE THE DOOR COUNTY FISH REPORT TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS ON DOOR COUNTYS 97.7 THE BIG DAWG RADIO STATION!!
8-31-10
Lake Michigan:
Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan is still going strong with the early morning and evening anglers experiencing the best action. The strong storm that moved through the area last Friday stirred things up and slowed the action down for the weekend however the bite has been getting better by the day since. A mix of flasher/ fly combos and spoons has been working the best fishing 115-180 FOW. White, chrome and chartreuse hot spot flashers have all been working well for us.
We took the weekend off from running charters and fished the Sturgeon Bay offshore Challenge again this year. It was a good turnout with close to 40 boats participating and as always was a lot of fun. The girls aboard Hooked Up Took First Place in the woman’s event (photo below) Friday and we ended up finishing 7th overall in the Pro Division on Saturday and Sunday. We had the heaviest cooler out of all boats between the Pro and Am sides on Sunday which helped us to bring home just over $2500 in cash and prizes over the weekend!! Congratulations to Richy Stevenson and crew for their 1st place finish in the Pro Division aboard the Fishin Magician .
Green Bay:
On the bayside the perch bite has been good with lots of limit catches reported. Fishing down around chuidours dock in 12-25 FOW as well as the weed edges on the flats, and the sturgeon bay channel between the bridges have all been decent. Most have been in the 7-9 inch range with a few jumbos mixed in. Shiner minnows and crawlers have worked the best.
Walleye fishing has slowed however some nice catches are still coming in. Capt Dan Rankin of Hooked Up reported catching over 10 nice walleyes Monday afternoon trolling reef runners in 12-18 FOW. My brother, Capt. Bob also had a good trip yesterday catching 9 nice walleyes in just a few hours! The southern end of the bay has been the best over the last few days however some nice fish are being caught around Larson’s reef, monument shoals, and up north around Hat Island.
Smallmouth bass fishing is going well throughout most of Door County. Fishing 8-12 FOW with a mix of soft plastics, stick baits and live bait have all been working well. Good numbers of bass are also being caught up north around Washington island.
Good Luck, Be Safe and we hope you can get out and enjoy the waters of Door County Soon!!
Capt. Dean Gordon
Check out the pic's below from our current and past reports!! Follow the timeline as the Hooked Up crew goes season to season guiding our customers to great fun and fishing action on the waters of Door County!!
Former Dallas Cowboy Al Johnson with a Nice King! 8-30
A nice Afternoon catch on 8-30
Congrats to the 1st Place Champs in the Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge Womans event!! Great Job Girls!! From Left to right, Jenny, Nicole, Brittany, Courtney and Hanah!!
Capt Dan holding a 30" Walleye!! 8-23
Jason showing off a couple Dandy Walleyes caught on 8-23-10!!
A nice catch of Kings from 8-17 A.M.
A nice morning catch Kings on 8-10!
Willy with a Larsons Reef evening Walleye!
Capt. Bob with a nice 30" Walleye!
An early morning limit catch on 8-6!!
A morning limit catch from 8-3-10
25 nice Kings!! 7-28-10
A nice catch from this morning!! 7-27-10
Co-Captain Beau getting ready to prepare a nice catch for the grill!! 7-26-10
Craig with a 30+ in. walleye caught on 7-22-10
A nice early morning catch of big Kings, after catching some smaller sized fish over the weekend it's great to see the big ones back int he cooler again!!! 7-19 AM
A nice afternoon catch of 25 nice Kings!! 7-13-10
Capt Dan A 24 Pound King caught today!! 7-13
13 Year old Jordan Wilcox with his Dandy King which was part of a limit catch this morning!! 7-12-10
Susie fighting the first of many nice Kings caught on Sunday July 11th!
Friday July 9th was a great day with our morning, midday, and evening charters all catching limits of Kings and Steelhead!! Pictured above is a triple header on our evening trip!
A nice mixed bag catch of Kings and Rainbows!
 
Some nice Kings caught on the 4th of July morning! Great Job Jason and Crew!
   
Steve, Tamy, Lance and Jesus with some nice Kings caught 7-3-10. As aways it was a blast fishing with your group and thanks for all the great pictures! We will add some more pictures from this trip to the photo log as soon as we get a chance.
Another great Catch 6-28. As June comes to a close we look back at what is sure to be a month to make history on Lake Michigan! In all our years fishing this month ranks right up there with the all time best fishing we have ever had!! This bite should continue through July and August!
Mike and crew with a nice catch 6-24!!!
A great afternoon catch!! 6-23 P.M.
Another great catch!!! 6-23-10 A.M.
Keith and Crew with a nice Catch of some of the biggest Kings we have seen all year!! As always it was fun fishing with your group and I look forward to seeing you again in July! 6-20
Chris Layton from Austraila after a great morning fishing With Bob out of the 21 Foot Ranger, perfect for small group salmon trips!
A great catch of Sturgeon Bay Kings!! 6-17
Capt. Dan and Capt. Beau posing with a nice catch of over 30 Salmon and trout from this morning!! I have said it before and I will say it again, there is NO substitute for having a crew that knows how to catch fish and these two are truly two of the best on the lake!! Great work Guys! 6-16-10
Another 30 fish limit!!! 6-14-10
A 20 fish limit in just a couple hours of fishing!! 6-8-10
Capt. Dan with a Dandy rainbow from today 6-8-10!!
A fast limit 6-6 AM!! Great Work guys!!
It was a rainy night but the fishing was hot with yet anohter limit Saturday 6-5!! Our 3 charters today caught a total of 65 Kings and had over 100 fish on the line!! Yesterday was just as good with a 4 person limit in just over an hour of fishing!!
A Nice Catch Saturday 6-5 Mid-day!!! Great Job!!
A fast Limit Saturday 6-5 AM!! See the pics above for our total of 65 Salmon caught today!!
Steve with a nice 40" Musky caught today!! 6-3-10
Nicole with her nice 5 pound smallmouth Bass!! 5-30-10
A 25 fish limit from May 31st 2010!!! Over 40 fish on the line today!!
A nice catch of 14 Kings, Rainbows and Lakers, over 20 bites today!! 5-28-10
A Nice mixed bag catch of Rainbows, Kings and Lake Trout!! 5-22-10
Another Nice King from 5-22-10
John Keller from West Salem, Ohio after catching a limit of Salmon with Capt. Bob on his Ranger Boat! 5-18-10
Capt. Dean and Robin with some nice Kings! 5-16-10
Robin with a Dandy 4 year old King!!! 5-16-2010
Scott and his Father Jim with a couple nice walleyes cought dispite the poor weather!! 4-30
A pair of whopper walleyes!! 4-17-10
Steve with a walleye caught while trolling for Browns! 4-17-10
A couple dandy night trolling walleyes from 4-16-10
 
Quint and Brittany from Iowa with couple great tasting brown trout caught on 4-11-10!
Dan with pretty Brown caught on 4-5-10
My Dad, Jim with a pair of Easter morning Brown Trout!! 4-4
Bob with a pair of Easter morning Trout!! 4-4
Dan with a 9 and 10 pound walleye!! Both still swimming!! 4-1-10
 
Bill and Carson (father and son) with a pair of nice browns caught on 4-1-10
A couple giant browns after a double header on 3-29-10
Captain Bob with a couple whopper walleyes from 3-20-10!!
Tim Seibert and crew after a nice day on the ice! 3-6-10
Capt. Dan with a nice Brown from this morning!! 3-2-10
The Hammens with some nice Whitefish caught 2-21-10!
The Hooked UP Ice transportation train!!
A great catch by the boys from Indiana of Perch and Whitefish from 2-20-10!
A couple Jumbo Perch from this morning! 2-19-10
Another Limit of Whitefish and some nice Perch! 2-16-10
 
New York Giants NFL player Rich Seibert and his son Hunter after a great day fishing! 2-10-10
Tom Seibert and Crew after a great day on the ice! 2-10
A nice 28" Walleye Caught on 1-31-10!!
A 3 person limit of 45 Jumbo Perch!! 1-19-10
Steve Gordon with a nice Door County Walleye Caught 1-15-10 What A fish!!
A nice Catch of 58 Perch on 12/27/09
A nice musky caught by mistake while pike fishing, got a quick photo and back down the hole she went!
A nice Sunrise over the ice on 12-26-09
A Great Salmon on her first trip out on Lake Michigan!! 9-5-09
Kendra, Lacey and Sara after a great morning 7-29-09
 
A fantastic day on Saturday July 18th!! 36 Fish in the morning (above left) and a 25 fish limit in the afternoon (above right). That's over 60 salmon in just a few hours of fishing!!
A nice Limit catch on 7-14-09 A.M.! Great Job Guys!!
Check out this 27 pound King Salmon caught on July 13, 2009!! What a fish!!! This fish was part of an afternoon limit catch today!! Very nice fish this year!
Another good day fishing the Bank Reef in Sturgeon Bay!
  
5 Year old Mason Bailey fighting his 4 year old HUGE King Salmon! What a start to July!! 7-2-09
21 Huge King Salmon caught June 9th 2009!!! Another group of happy customers fishing with Hooked Up!!
Craig with a nice 20 pound King Salmon caught on 6/6/09
Some of the nice Salmon caught on June 6th for Craigs bachelor party!! Nice Work Guys!!
This picture says it all! To fishermen on Lake Michigan, bananas on board are worse luck than standing on a ladder on Friday the 13th with a litter of black cats on each rung. We let it slide this time, but next time Mark will be swimming to shore!! Haha
Two of the many nice Walleyes caught aboard Hooked Up on 5/9/09!
An early April catch, all over 10 pounds! Best baits, Floating Rapalas, Smithwicks
Robin and her Dad Steve with some nice Spring Door County Walleyes after a triple header!! 4/11/09
Capt. Dan with a huge #18 spring brown trout, What a Fish! 3/26/09
Capt. Dan Rankin with a Beautiful Spring rainbow over 15 pounds!! 3/26/09
Capt. Dean with another nice Brown Trout Caught on 3/25/09
Dan with his 11 pound Pre-Spawn Walleye caught 3/7/09!!
Jason with a nice Door County Walleye after catching a limit of whitefish during the day 3/1/2009!!
Trent and Chad with a nice limit of Whitefish and Perch!! 1/24/09
Another limit of Whitefish and some HUGE Green Bay Perch!! 1/18/09
 
Above left these girls are showing us how it's done with a double header!!
Above right Tommy-O holds up two nice Kings from a great day in June!!
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