Let me first say, let us NEVER forget about the attacks on our country 6 years ago today.

I did manage to sqeak in a trip prior to the gale force winds

that were scheduled to hit by 2 pm today.  Dawn revealed a flat calm lake with ominous clouds and threatening rain.  That all didnt seem to matter to the fish.  We set up shop in 40-60 feet of water just off the piers.  While setting lines a seaweed firefly horsefly took a shot on the way down that was missed and then a Pearl #5 tomic took a shot on the rigger without being hooked either.  That all didnt seem to matter because withing minutes we had on another fish.  Within an hour and a half, we boated 7 nice mature kings, then the wind hit.  Within a half hour the waves were 1-2, within 2 hours they were 2-4's and still building.  We trolled back and got inside the pier heads and made a couple laps without success.  We made it back into Muskegon Lake as the winds decended on us and were greated by about 20-30 other boats with the same idea.  Fish were being caught and within and hour and a half we boated our final two kings for a 3 man limit and headed for the docks.  Pearl tomics took 5 hits in all 4 in the big lake and one at the sand docks, landing 3 in the big lake, Blue glow J took 2 in the big lake on the 8 color, superman J took one in the big lake on a 6 color, wonderbread coyote with seaweed firefly horsefly took the one shot in the big lake, blue holo glow spinnie with blue glow fly took one in the big lake and the rest were on the pearly tomics.  We also landed one on a green glow J in muskegon lake, and also a mountain dew e chip with mirage horsefly in Muskegon lake.  finished up 9 for 12 if I can count properly.  Get out there while the getting is good!