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Congratulations to all that placed in the derby! I see a number of names from this board... that is awesome! Thanks to all that shared info during the derby. You guys know where it's at! I know a whole bunch of folks may not have placed in the derby but enjoyed a great time on the lake with family an or friends. We want to thank those folks that helped put us on fish throughout the season. Bruce and Stacey

Set up at 2:30 in 90 FOW off Durand. Trolled toward the river. Did two kings. One 60 out on the wire over 40 feet and a skipper down 12 or so over 50 feet. Meat on the wire and "getter' done" on the riggger. Still a lot of cold water in there. Heard chatter about loaded screens in 70 FOW. I think loaded can be a somewhat variable term from what we saw! I personally have not seen a loaded screen in a few weeks. We did mark the biggest pod of bait all summer in 60 FOW. Good luck to all this weekend. I am sure there are a few fish sniffin' around the river but not a lot yet..... but as we all know all it takes is a day! Temp was 47 down 35.

Took Momay's report and set up this morning in 110 FOW off Durand. Took two small Kings and one skipper. Familiar Bite out 110 on a 2.5 setting and Glow Frog parked at 40 on the rigger. Trolled into 40 feet in front of and just west of the river. Marked more bait and fish in there but could not get anything going so trolled back out to where we started and took a steelie on a free sliding Habenero on a 52 foot rigger. Dang is there cold water in front of Rochester!Pulled rods at 11:45 as we needed to get Todd back and we needed to do a little maint. on the boat.

It is his go to Laker spoon....or was that Licker spoon?

Due to NE wind the last two days and cold water inside we decided to motor out deep this morning. I love helping keep ExxonMobil in business! We fished from 7:30 until 11:45. Started in 460 FOW and worked out to 560 and back in to 430. Temp was 71 down 70 and 61 down 80 and 51ish down 90, 47 with rigger out 120. Did 5 kings, 2 steelhead and lost one unknown. Fish came on NK glow froggie parked at 120, DW Getter Done as a free slider on 90 rigger, and the steelhead on a trashcan glow dodger and ATOMIK Pro Am Tournament fly 12 feet off a 50 foot center rigger. Nothing huge but decent and spunky. Speed 2-2.25 at the ball. Pulled at just before and took Stacey for a 10 mile waterski.....back to the bay.

Black, Green, Clear,Spider web Black....

I just clip them on to the rigger swivel and clip the ball or prob to them and adjust the tension screw so a moderate pull will spring the "bail" up. This tension is a bit dependant on how deep and what you are pulling behind it. Easy set up and just takes a bit of learning curve.

Wednesday nigth was sweet. Just east of the bay in front of the east end of Oklahoma 70-75FOW was loaded with lake trout on the bottom.....wrong!!!! Kings on the bottom. Did three in an hour by myself and one small brown. All the salmon were very fiesty! rigger at 5 -10 off the bottom. Marked a __itload offish on the bottom an saw my first "rolling" salmon on the surface. Tonight was a different story....One skipper and marked a fair amount of bait and a few fish most was east of the river....explored bay to river 50-80 fow..... Best of luck to both Derby and non Derby fisherman this weekend.....

Beat ourselves up motoring over to Braddocks this morning. Our guest got more than a bit quezy which made for a short day. Fished 100 -160 for a couple hours and took one skipper. Made the desision to put the waves at our back for better ride for Brendan. Well we got to 220 FOW a bit east of Braddocks and the screen started to look pretty good. Did 3 salmon out 210 and 270 and hed a couple more rips that we lost before pulling the plug at a bit after 11. Lake looked to be laying down on our way in. Fish only hitting the wires today... no skippper was on the rigger at 90 on NK Glow frog. Wire were A- TOM-MIK 42 spin docs and 42 second fly and Green Glow/ Garbage Can dodger pulling an A-TOM-MIK Crazy ****. Most of the time our riggers down 110 were still in 70 degree water until we went deeper water and then got to a fridged 56!!! Sure hope temps start coming up again as it really bothers me seeing cables at 30-45 degree angles!!!

none... but a half abag of sunflower seeds! you on wallys or on the big pond? welcome to come up this way if you like.....

Fished with my son just back from skiing in Chile. We went out of the bay and headed to 60 fow off Shipbuilders. Trolled north and mearked bait and fish out to 110 fow. Only did one brown but it was a nice one. Came on a free slider down about 35. Glow frog NK mag. Best of luck to all in the Derby or otherwise!

Fished for a few hours mid - day of rochester trolled from 160 to 340 orth of the river. Had two rips off rigger down 130 and 90. Had 71 down 90 and 47 down 120. Only marked fish and bait in the 300-330 range. Wires were quiet out 240 and 300.

George brings up a good point about a slow troll. Consistantly we have caught our biggest salmon by setting down two cowbells and peanut just off the bottom for lakers in 90-160 FOW and run at that slow speed with two meat rigs or dodger/flasher fly rigs up higher for slob solitary kings cruising for food. This works great at fall derby time. Not a lot of salmon but many lakers (some very large!) and the salmon are generally bigger than the ones in a group.

We run 30# Ande line and have minimal problem with fleas and it holds up well as far as UV, abrasion and the inherent breakage that can cause. We add 8-10 feet of Seagur flouro leader (line) usually 15 or 17# test. Bruce

Fished from 100 FOW to 480 working NW out of the Bay. 3 small kings down 85 on NBK and green noname spoon. Three decent (4-8#) steelies also 85 down on NK28 Dolhn w/Tape. All fish were taken in 200ish FOW. Kings east end of troll and steels on west end (almost to Russel). Marked no bait pods at all. Ended day around noon. Going to fish Canandaigua in the am..

My fishing partner just had a change of plans for the 4rth and I have an open seat or two if any one is interested.... Derby participation prefered! Leaving out of I-bay.... Let me know tonight. Bruce evening phone 385-3451

Thanks for the info... They must have just put up the pics. I had emailed Dreamweaver asking for info and got no response???? Guess I will see weather I can get a few from Sharon.

fished from 8:30 to noon 100fow to 225 fow. marked no fish caught the same. 54 on top and 47 down 25 43 down 50. talked to people fishing off oak orchard and was told they were having a slow day as well.

Nice! Great report! Good to hear the wire divers going.... hoped to get out yesterday PM but you know how it goes sometimes...

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steelie dan? anyone know what it is? picture?

Take a look at latest Great Lakes Angler issue. Good diagram of maxed out spread. Makes me nervous about tangles just looking at it!

We are an older Trophy hardtop. We are most often on channel 8 or should I say not as often as I wish!

Ran west to the stacks and set up in 80 foot and worked out to 179 and back and forth. Fished till noon or so. Did two nice steelies down 25 one on a new stinger Stacey had picked out, kind of brown/orange/black similar to chicken wing colors but holo. style spoon . The other on Billy V's spoon, habenero. Had two good rips on our new leadcore out 5 colors with a mag stinger watermelon. Guess we need to figure out how to get solid hookups on that. Forgot the darn eggs and sausage to go with the coffee and Bloodie's... oh well. Bruce

aw shucks.... I was just trying to keep y'all away from mine and mark's honey hole..... seriously, i'm glad to hear it worked out.... we are head out at o'dark thirty if we get home before then, stacey picked out some new spoons to try out and he usually pick good'uns....hear you on 08... we will be the ones with bloody mary's in one hand and rod in the other.... bruce aka Throbbin Rod