The fishing at North Point and I`m assuming Kenosha and Waukegan as well has no particular pattern. What`s a good bait for one boat doesn`t work for the next. I`ll hail another Captain and ask what`s working for him, put it out and just give it a good washing. Same area, depth, direction speed and everything else. I haven`t had a "Stud" bait work for more than one outing at a time, and have had trips where over 50% of the hits come on one rod.
I`ve been fishing the same general area with mostly Lakers on one day, steelies the next, Kings the following. We`ve had doubles with a Laker and Steelie, King and Steelie, Laker and coho ect.
On one trip I noted the water temp changed 7 degrees within 3 hours of fishing with strong currents changing direction daily as well.
There are plenty of marks, and bait out to 200` yet most of the fish I`ve cleaned had empty bellies??
There has at times been a good early bite, with some boats taking 10 or so fish in the first hour and a half, the next day it`s only a few.
By what I`ve heard from clients the fishing is pretty much the same for whatever body of water and species they are targeting, changing daily.
Don`t chase the radio, and if you get a couple of rods to go, work the area. Change your bait`s until you find what works. I`ve had to change spoons from magnums, to stinger size back and forth as the sun came out as well as light to dark colors.
The fish we`ve caught all appear to be well fed, and healthy, and many Kings are in the mid teens.

The season is flying by as it`s already July, so to avoid the woulda`, shoulda`, coulda`, make an effort to get out and enjoy some time on the Lake.

"Wet Nets"
Captain Jim

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