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Published July 22, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Fishing on Lake Michigan


Leo Zalaznik, 9, of Green Bay, Wis., cranks hard while reeling in a Chinook salmon on Lake Michigan on July 13. Zalaznik reeled for 20 minutes to land the fish. He was fishing aboard the “Reel Tight,” a boat owned by Duluth’s Andy Klatzky. Klatzky makes the trip to Lake Michigan most weekends of the summer to fish for salmon.(Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)

  • Leo Zalaznik, 9, of Green Bay, Wis., cranks hard while reeling in a Chinook salmon on Lake Michigan on July 13. Zalaznik reeled for 20 minutes to land the fish. He was fishing aboard the “Reel Tight,” a boat owned by Duluth’s Andy Klatzky. Klatzky makes the trip to Lake Michigan most weekends of the summer to fish for salmon.(Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Leo Zalaznik holds a big Chinook, or king, salmon he caught on Lake Michigan during an evening of fishing July 13 with Duluth’s Andy Klatzky. Leo’s father is a friend of Klatzky’s. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Dave Goldberg of Duluth holds a nice Chinook, or king, salmon he caught while fishing aboard the “Reel Tight,” on July 14. The boat is owned by Duluth’s Andy Klatzky. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Andy Klatzky of Duluth swings aboard another salmon during an early morning of fishing on Lake Michigan on July 14. Klatzky keeps his boat in Algoma, Wis., most of the summer, making trips down most weekends to fish for salmon. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Just at daybreak on July 14, Duluth’s Dave Goldberg shows off a big Chinook salmon he reeled in aboard Andy Klatzky’s fishing boat, the “Reel Tight,” on Lake Michigan. Salmon tend to bite best at low-light hours near dawn and dusk. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • This Chinook salmon took a “Wonderbread” pattern spoon trolled behind Andy Klatzky’s boat on Lake Michigan on July 15. The salmon caught during the trip hit both spoons and flasher/fly combinations fished at various depths. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • At 3:30 a.m., anglers at the Algoma, Wis., marina on Lake Michigan prepare for another day of trolling for salmon. In the foreground are Duluth’s Andy Klatzky (on boat) and his dad, Howard Klatzky. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Trolling rods aboard Andy Klatzky’s boat ride beneath the waning crescent moon and the planets Jupiter and Venus early on the morning of July 15. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Fred Strom of Duluth tries to gain a little line on a hard-running Chinook salmon during a pre-dawn outing on July 15 aboard Andy Klatzky’s boat on Lake Michigan. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Duluth’s Andy Klatzky shows off another big salmon in the early-morning light during a Lake Michigan fishing trip last weekend. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • This big steelhead, or rainbow trout, hit a flasher and fly combination on Lake Michigan on July 15. A good number of steelhead, some from 10 to 15 pounds, are caught along with salmon on Lake Michigan. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)