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July 4 Holiday Week - 2018
We had a blast with a bunch of late spawning gills over the 4th of July holiday here in northern Michigan. The fish were in bedding areas in 4 to 5 feet of water and were very aggressive. Several came on Bully Spiders on the fly rod. …
Added by Stephen Ermak on July 9, 2018 at 7:37am — No Comments
Nice Magnum
I went out on the kayak the other day and found a bunch of agressive gills in deep water (25'-30') off a weed edge. Took several 8 inchers for a meal but also got this beauty that was just shy of 11". Released it to swim again.
Added by Stephen Ermak on August 20, 2016 at 7:16am — 7 Comments
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