Captain Rick
@windycitysalmon.bsky.social
Salmon & trout fishing charters on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
Info/bio: Windycitysalmon.com
#salmon
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Info/bio: Windycitysalmon.com
#salmon
#trout
#fishing
#greatlakes
12 years ago today I climbed Mt. St. Helens. Not the biggest I've done but was the baddest due to the steepness & the terrain. Feels forever ago but I remember it very well. Would be a very different this year ...
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
12 years ago today I climbed Mt. St. Helens. Not the biggest I've done but was the baddest due to the steepness & the terrain. Feels forever ago but I remember it very well. Would be a very different this year ...
Swapping braid lines on diver reels; ‘fresh’ line closest to the spool on one reel (seldom seen the sun or elements) will now be on the outside of the other reel.
Does it matter? Idk. Maybe. I think so. Ginger isn’t sure but she listened to my case.
Does it matter? Idk. Maybe. I think so. Ginger isn’t sure but she listened to my case.
October 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Swapping braid lines on diver reels; ‘fresh’ line closest to the spool on one reel (seldom seen the sun or elements) will now be on the outside of the other reel.
Does it matter? Idk. Maybe. I think so. Ginger isn’t sure but she listened to my case.
Does it matter? Idk. Maybe. I think so. Ginger isn’t sure but she listened to my case.
On October 3, the Sam Laud arrived in the early morning to unload gypsum
October 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
On October 3, the Sam Laud arrived in the early morning to unload gypsum
Gale will stay here for most of the week. And it’s why most seasons, October fishing just doesn’t work out.
October 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Gale will stay here for most of the week. And it’s why most seasons, October fishing just doesn’t work out.
We finished the season with two and three year kings. The best season overall for kings in 10 years and the best fall for non-mature kings in the same span of time. Stocking increases are working and should point to better seasons ahead for kings. Many lake trout catches before these that I’ll post
October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We finished the season with two and three year kings. The best season overall for kings in 10 years and the best fall for non-mature kings in the same span of time. Stocking increases are working and should point to better seasons ahead for kings. Many lake trout catches before these that I’ll post
Rare photo bomb of Capt Rick in wild today
September 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rare photo bomb of Capt Rick in wild today
Unusually flat for September
September 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Unusually flat for September
Big boomer this morning
September 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Big boomer this morning
Heavy current between 15 & 30 feet down. That’s the thermocline on the screen; detritus separated by warmer water on top & colder water down below, being stirred & scattered by the current going one direction up top & the other direction down below. Lower current moving S & upper current moving N.
August 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Heavy current between 15 & 30 feet down. That’s the thermocline on the screen; detritus separated by warmer water on top & colder water down below, being stirred & scattered by the current going one direction up top & the other direction down below. Lower current moving S & upper current moving N.
We got the new floor dirty yesterday. The new, 2x flow, 6gpm water pump I put in Thursday definitely helping the cause
August 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We got the new floor dirty yesterday. The new, 2x flow, 6gpm water pump I put in Thursday definitely helping the cause
Out with old and in with the new, floor. The tile mats have served me well, mostly so, for 18 years; 3 different varieties. But it was time to make the investment and modernize the ol’ Indy with the latest and greatest.
And say hello to the J-man who’s posing too 🤣🤣🤣
And say hello to the J-man who’s posing too 🤣🤣🤣
August 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Out with old and in with the new, floor. The tile mats have served me well, mostly so, for 18 years; 3 different varieties. But it was time to make the investment and modernize the ol’ Indy with the latest and greatest.
And say hello to the J-man who’s posing too 🤣🤣🤣
And say hello to the J-man who’s posing too 🤣🤣🤣
Yesterday morning, we caught a white or ivory fleshed chinook (king) salmon. Been many years since we have done so. It has an adipose fin which indicates it’s a naturally reproduced fish.
August 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yesterday morning, we caught a white or ivory fleshed chinook (king) salmon. Been many years since we have done so. It has an adipose fin which indicates it’s a naturally reproduced fish.
We don’t get many guests from Michigan over on this side. But this morning I showed them what the west side of the lake can do too. We’re fishing unusually shallow at the moment so we’re able to mix in some big brown trout in the catch as well 💥
August 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We don’t get many guests from Michigan over on this side. But this morning I showed them what the west side of the lake can do too. We’re fishing unusually shallow at the moment so we’re able to mix in some big brown trout in the catch as well 💥
The kind of screen you like to see to set the lines
August 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The kind of screen you like to see to set the lines
Big beautiful kings
August 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Big beautiful kings
The king salmon rebound in Lake Michigan… is underway. It’s been 10 long years waiting for this. And it’s happening.
August 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The king salmon rebound in Lake Michigan… is underway. It’s been 10 long years waiting for this. And it’s happening.
Don & Jack haven’t been able to get out in three years. The lake gave it back to them today. We’re witnessing a king salmon comeback this season. Best king bite in 10 years and I’m chugging it down.
The big brown trout offshore is an anomaly. But we’ll swallow that too
The big brown trout offshore is an anomaly. But we’ll swallow that too
August 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don & Jack haven’t been able to get out in three years. The lake gave it back to them today. We’re witnessing a king salmon comeback this season. Best king bite in 10 years and I’m chugging it down.
The big brown trout offshore is an anomaly. But we’ll swallow that too
The big brown trout offshore is an anomaly. But we’ll swallow that too