GAMBLER

It was a cool hunt. I was the dummy that didn’t video the shot.... thought about it after the fact. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I packaged 114 Italian sausages. Slim sticks are hanging in the garage for a couple of days. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I believe the high water in 2017 and 2019 did not help the bait population at all. There were way less trips in April, May and some of June in 2017 and some missed trips in 2019 due to closed marinas, launches and docks. Less trips = less fish going home in coolers. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I would rather eat Coho, Atlantic’s and steelhead over browns. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just picked up my order from Swan Market! Now the work begins! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Awesome Vince!

Congrats! One hell of a buck! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

There are tons of alewife that spawn in the bay in the spring. There are also tons of gizzard shad in there. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

There are tons of alewife that spawn in the bay in the spring. There are also tons of gizzard shad in there. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I shoot 105 grains out of my Accura V2. I am shooting Hornady FTX 45 caliber 250 grain bullets in MMP sabots. That might be the difference. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Let me see what I can do at work. I should be able to run the data for turbidity at our intake and average it compared to past years. I would be interested to see what it shows. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

They caused more damage to the environment with plan 2014 so far. I’m with Billy. Screw the IJC. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Exactly! This happens all the time. Taking junk lines out of our spreads after limiting on steelhead was a bonehead comment and shows lack of knowledge about lake trolling.....

If you fished the lake, (which it is obvious that you don't) you would know that July and August on most years, the kings move offshore due to upwellings. The inside waters are not stable and the fish move offshore to seek stable water. When they move offshore, captains have to move with the fish and go offshore to keep their clients happy. Steelhead are mostly caught as a by catch and some will not survive. They are put in the cooler instead of being tossed back to float. Taking junk lines out of the water to keep from catching more steelhead is absurd. Kings and steelhead can be caught in the same water. If you were fishing a trib and caught a steelhead that died and kept it, would you stop fishing that stretch of water for browns?

The lake temp is all the same now and it would be hard to pin point them. A big number of them are in the tribs.

A lot of captains do not target them regularly. When fishing gets tough for kings, browns and lakers, they are a back up plan. Steelhead spending more time in the tribs than the lake depends on the trib. Some steelhead come in mid winter and leave in March / April. Some of the bigger tribs (Niagara River , Salmon River) they spend more time but small tribs they are in and out. Having more steelhead in the lake in the summer puts more stress on the bait population. Yes they eat a wider variety of food but more fish = more predation on alewife.

Well Done Tom! Hopefully it will bring you good karma!

Fish browns like its March. They will be there.