Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Here is the BIGGEST king salmon that we caught on our annual trip to Frankfort in August when the fish come in to spawn.

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

When you are trolling for salmon, you are constantly watching the 'rod tips' and waiting for a fish to BITE! Not a bad view here huh?

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

A LOVE for fishing is in our 'family blood'....this is Linda Lee's brother Rick with the big king salmon he just reeled in!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

You RARELY see a 'sheep-head' in Lake Michigan...they are far more common in Lake Erie where we keep our boat and fish for walleye! Leave it to my husband Jeff to catch the only sheep in Frankfort!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Just before the sun sets on Lake Michigan, this is what is looks like every night, with all the fishing boats on the near the shoreline! SO PRETTY!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

We were SO surprised when we reeled this fish in and saw that it had been previously injured.....most likely from a prop on another boat.... but the fact that it could still swim and took our bait was the most surprising part!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

When the fish in the cooler is as long as the cooler....you know you are doing good! And as I always say, even a "Bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work!"

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Last year everyone was using 'spoons' to catch fish, but this year it seemed the fish changed their tastes for the 'J-Plugs' as pictured here. My friend came up with this clever way of using a styrofoam cooler to keep all the bait handy and ready to put on the line!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

LOVE seeing a cooler full of fish.....

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Linda Lee's husband Jeff putting another fish in the box!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Lake Michigan is SO BEAUTIFUL, and this year we actually caught DOUBLE the amount of fish that we caught last year, which is a GREAT sign of how healthy the lake eco-system is doing now!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Linda Lee's sister 'silly' Jill is so much fun to fish and hang out with....here she is 'kissing her fish!'

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Here is our freezer in our motor home.....almost full of salmon fillets and the bag of frozen shrimp on top looks so out of place! A FULL freezer of fish is the prettiest sight!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Here is my girlfriend Debbie Wiggins with the first BIG fish she ever caught in her life!!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Here was our 'catch of the day' on our last day up in Frankfort Michigan...which should be called the salmon capital of Michigan!

Salmon Fishing In Lake Michigan Is 'Off The Hook!'

Here is the fish cleaning station at the Frankfort city Marina! It is massive chaos at the end of the night after dark!