GAMBLER

5/8

Fished West of port in 100-130 and did a good number of kings, coho and lakers.  Stinger stingrays in NBK, Froggy glow and Moonshine Carbon 14 were the top producing spoons.  Riggers at 35, 50 and 75, 5,7,and 10 colors, and divers out 120,150,180 and 210 all took fish.  All the kings were under 14 lbs. 

5/10

Fished East of port in 90-110 and did about the same number of fish as the previous trip just a better size.  Kings up to 17lbs and fewer coho.  This day we took some fish on flasher and fly combos.  Atommik Bam fly behind a Mt Dew flasher was the top combo.  I put a custom flasher I taped and painted down with a Regular sized UV Kryptonite Gambler Rig and took multiple kings on this rig fished 5' off the bottom for lakers!  All the same spoons produced from the previous trip.  

5/12

Fished East of port again in 90-110 early and then 130 late in the day for lakers. We had a great first hour and then it turned into a steady pick.  Same spoons, same flasher and Gambler Rig took kings, Coho, lakers and an Atlantic.  For the lakers late day, Hammerhead Froggy cowbells with a Bullfrog and UV Kryptonite Gambler Rig took all our lakers. 

The bait is starting to show up along the bottom out deeper.  A lot of the kings and coho we kept were loaded with 2" - 4" long alewife.  Anyone that uses the free launch at Sandy, bring waterproof boots to launch your boat.  The water is over the first part of the dock.  

My vote is for Sandy Creek.  We have placed a lot of Kings, Browns and Lakers over the years in the LOC from the little port of Sandy Creek.  The entire month of July is great in this area.  Here are some pictures of fish we have taken in July from Sandy.  

GONE!

24 minutes ago, lost a lure said:

Does it catch fish?

No but the boat it came out of does!  

Boat seat free to a good home.  It’s in decent shape.  Would be great in a little tin boat.  Located in n Hilton NY.

2 hours ago, HB2 said:

If I had to guess , that looks like Twin Lakes in Co

Nope, Blue Mesa CO.  

3 hours ago, Oxbow Custom Rods said:

What are some ideas for mounting them on the gunwale of boat? The zip tie retainers let go on me in the past and hanging the Amish ones by the handles causes the pad to fold over itself in the sun. What solutions have y’all found to be successful? Tia

I used the heaviest command strip and hooks they make.  It worked perfect when I used those pads.  

Keep up the good work Manny!  

1 hour ago, BRsnow said:

73lbs ice out fish

https://freerangeamerican.us/world-record-lake-trout-enloe/#:~:text=Scott Enloe caught what is,fishing with his son%2C Hunter

Any idea what it was caught on?  I have some customers out there!  

2 minutes ago, whaler1 said:

Anyone seen pics of the laker out of the Oak today?

Yup.  I will post them from facebook.  Clean fish! 

23 minutes ago, dickey said:

I thought the same thing when Bill sent me the pic! I said “your favorite fish” lol 

We have to keep him on his toes!  

1 minute ago, whaler1 said:

Inside water was gin clear so we worked 100-150 from 8 to 11. Went 6 for 6 with a couple small Kings a couple steelhead a coho and a low 16’s laker. All released to fight another day. Marked very little but was a pretty morning and was nice to have a little action. 

Wait, you are taking pics of lakers now?  I'm feeling faint!  If you need some laker gear, I know a guy! Good job Bill!  Glad to see you guys are out!  

8 minutes ago, BRsnow said:

Ended going with new saltist LC, the rest of my reels are the older saltist, so rolling with them

You made a great decision!  

17 hours ago, nhjim said:

out of curiosity why not wire? asking as this will be second season running 19 strand on one. before the aw f*/%4 moment.

The line guide is plastic on the new Tekotas.  It will not hold up to wire or braid over time.  It will make a grove and cut into the line guide.  

SOLD

43 minutes ago, whaler1 said:

Won’t be long Brian

Glad my boat will fit under the bridge at 249' 

33 minutes ago, rolmops said:

It is easy to look at this and come to conclusions, ,but if I remember well the 2017 level was a lot higher to begin with. Besides , a lot of work has been done to prevent the damage done in 2017 from happening again and at least a few large  launches ,like Oswego and Irondequoit  have been raised a few feet. This time around it seems that we are better prepared.

If the water gets much higher, Sandy Creek boat launch will be closed.  The water is right to the bottom of the docks already.  They prepared for it in some area but not all…..  Here is a pic of the outflows cutback more.  

38 minutes ago, Smat64 said:

Setting up to repeat 2017. 

Looks that way!

39 minutes ago, Gill-T said:

Brian, are you coming West this spring?

No.  I dumped a lot of money into upgrades on the boat this year and don’t have the cash to put into my trailer to get it distance travel ready.  That will be taken care of this fall for next spring.

Anyone else paying attention to what’s going on with the St Lawrence outflows?    Get ready for high water!  The Ottawa is raging so they have drastically cutback the outflow.  Last year at this time it was over 8,000.  

Awesome!

Lakers and the brown coughed up 3-4” alewife and 3” gobies.  I have taken browns on bottom in as deep as 135 on the bottom at this time of year.  

After a spring full of upgrades to the boat, I finally had a chance to hit the water.  We left the dock at 11am and headed east of port.  We made one pass in the skinny water with nothing to show for it. Turned north and hit our first fish in 41’ on a #2 chinook diver out 25’.  After a nice brown hit the floor, we continued north.  We poked out to 95’ taking another brown down 88’ in 91’ FOW.  We went back into 65’ where we had a decent screen.  We picked away at lakers all afternoon.  Gambler Rigs in Alien and the new Kryptonite UV did all the damage.  

8-8” spin doctors in good condition.  Some have never seen water!  $60.00 plus $10.00 shipping to the lower 48 or pick up in Hilton NY.