FISHIN AGAIN?

Morning Guys. Happy Easter. I was going thru my lures the other day and I have a bunch of double sided painted lures mostly NK'S, along with some yecks.Most are black and white,yellow and white,white on white with tape ect. Now back in the 80's when I used to fish more we used these lures a lot. But now with the clear water I don't think they will work all that great except maybe down deep? Should I keep them in my box or make room for some new ones? The past couple years of being on LOU I have not heard much about them. Any opinions? Thanx

Well, made my last boat trip out for salmon in front of the creek this morning. Boy was the fog thick. Got two kings and missed a third on glow J's. Only one guy at the dock fishing this morning so I didn't have any problems like some other guys have. Fish were jumping in the creek. Won't have a chance to get out for a couple weeks and that will be for some Smallies and Perch. I want to thank everyone who uses this forum and gives out advice. I learned a lot this year and caught more salmon than I have in years. Maybe someday I'll have a bigger boat and will be able to head offshore for some of that action. Brian

Went out this morning first light. Trolled in front 10 to 20 feet for a half hour and managed one nice Sheephead on a glow green Jplug on lead core out 4 colors. Boy what a tussle!!! After that fun I trolled out to the 60 feet range and managed 4 Kings and one Coho. Nothing real big, most were males. Got them all on the lead core. Never got the dipsey and spinners to go once. Had a good time, just out myself today then off to work at 9:45. I love overcast mornings. Saw a couple kings swim by as I was pulling my boat. I'm glad to say I didn't hit my prop. Till next time. Brian

Well we made it out and had a pretty good morning. I ran 3 Dipsey rods and 1 lead core. We caught 2 16-17 lb kings and a nice 10 pound coho. We also lost a king not to far from the boat. White and green the usual colors, 40-60 down over 70 - 100. Talked to another boat and they got a few also with a couple nice size ones I guess. We fished till 10 and pulled the plug. We caught our last fish about 9. We had a fun morning and it was great to get my friend a few fish. We let em all go so we can catch em next time. Hope to get out again in the next couple days.

Thanx MJ, I'll put something out shallow. We have been getting most of our fish on the green and white also. I'll let ya know how we do.

Hi guys. We are gonna fish Sandy Thurs. morning and I was just wondering if you think the fish will still be in that 50-100 zone or, deeper or shallower. I didn't know what this east wind will do for sure. My guess would be, that it might make the inside waters a lil cooler. If anyone has an educated guess I would like to know. I am taking a friend who has not been out for Salmon much and we would like to get on a couple. We'll be on 72 if anyone go's out. Thanx

I would stay away from the Accudepth's also. The drags are terrible compared to my old 47's. The other day I started to reel in a king and the line guide popped off the reel. It hit my foot and I was looking all around as the fish started taking more line, finally I found it, snapped it back on and reeled in the fish. If I get more reels they are going to be the Sealines.

Way to go. Sounds like its getting back to normal. We trolled for almost 4 hours the other day with only one King, so I am getting pschyked for this weekend. I don't think I spelled that right but oh well. We'll probably see your boat out there. We'll be in a 17 Ft. Tracker trolling Dipseys. Good luck tonite.

Gambler I was out Mon. morn also and marked a lot and got 2 decent kings right off the bottom in 100 ft and picked up another 75 down from pump house to channel. I was out with LT TROLLER yesterday and we were pumped to slay em and just got the one. We might try again this weekend. Good Luck to everyone.

Good going Doozer. The fish should be out in front there for the next few weeks no matter what the water temp. We were gonna go out today but some other things came up. Good Fishin..

Yea you are right. I like it there cause there is never a wait to launch and the fishing is usually pretty good there with most other boats off the river. If I do go out of there again I will be crawling. I only have a 16 ft boat so it shouldn't be a problem. The week b4 I went out and a bass boat came in (YT?) and we had no problem. I'll probably go out of the river or Sandy from now on. I may try out of Hughes next week cause I want to catch a few Smallies and try for a King or 2.

Well I figured I would add my 2 cents. Nobody wanted to go out so I went out myself for a few hours out of Braddocks. It did not start well. I went out on plane and hit bottom. I am glad it is only sand. First hit in 10 years of owning the Boat. I was not happy. Did not do any major damage, but will file out the lil bit of curl on it. Anyways went out to 70 feet and trolled north. About a dozen other boats were around, probably a few guys from this forum. I stayed around 100 ft of water and got one teenage king. It took a bunch of line and I had the boat turned around by the time I got him in. Boy it is tough by yourself keeping the boat straight and all, but it beats mowing the lawn. Got the fish on white hootchie Mama with Mirage fly down around 75 feet on a dipsy. Saw a bunch of nets out on other boats. Will get out again, and maybe even fish the derby. Hopefully I won't hit anything again. Just a heads up, there are some orange jugs in the channel marking something..... GO SLOW !!!

Thanx for the report Bill. I don't know if the East wind affected us in this part of the Lake but it seems like there was some colder water off the Oak according to reports. I am going to try Sunday off Braddocks and see what happens. I tried last nite to cram a full core with backing onto a 47H with no luck. I may try using 6 or 7 colors with a 16 oz. dropper and see how that works b4 I buy another reel. I am trying to get by with the reels and rods that I used 20 years ago but I'll probably have to break down and buy a new rod and reel or two, just don't let my wife know. I keep reminding her to turn down the Air Conditioning. Good luck to everyone also.

Everyone has been saying that it has been slow so you are not alone. I haven't been out in over a week but I may try tonite for a couple hours out of Braddocks. If nothing else it should be a nice nite for a boatride. This has been a really great year so far, so a little lull should not be unexpected. The best is yet to come in the next few weeks.

They have have something to do now that the ferry is gone. That was a good nite of fishing, the kids had fun, so the hands got cut a little. Might try tommorrow am.

Good job LT, it sure is a lot more fun than dragging circle fish around on wire on Canandaigua Lake isn't it. Maybe I'll see ya out there some time. Just kidding See ya at work.

Good Going. Fun isn't it? I was out this morning and can't wait to get out again.

Went out this morning for a couple hours in front of Braddocks. Didn't mark much but managed one teenager on a Green E-chip with green fly on a wire diver down about 75. Tried slide diver with spoons and white flasher and fly. Also tried 4 color core but fish probably too deep. Nice morning not much chop. Sandy area may have been better but it was good to get out. Pulled lines about 8:30.

See my post about fishing this morning on Gamblers report from yesterday. I was out several times late last summer and early fall. If it gets too rough you just have to bag it and try again next time, although it's easy for me to say cause I have a 10 minute drive to the lake. Good luck.

Hi Guys, I was all fired up with Gamblers report yesterday and went out this morning, but, It was a little too rough for me. I have a 16 ft Sylvan and started at 75 feet and got a Diver and lead core in but it was a lil too bouncy so I bagged it and went to work. I might get out Monday or Tuesday. Good luck to everyone that gets out this weekend. Brian

Wow what an awesome morning. Thanx for the report. I am gonna try it out of Braddocks tommorrow AM. Haven't been out in a while so I'll see how it goes.

Thanx anyways I found the info I needed on their web site.

Guys I used a Slide Diver for the first time the other day and it worked well, but I am not sure where the surgical tubing goes. Does it go on the line between the diver? I put it on the trip wire where it meets the line but I don't think that's right. The directions on the package were not that helpful. Any info would be helpful. Thank you.

Got out for first time Monday morn. Fished stained water in front of Braddocks. Fished by myself after making sure motor was running good. Bay channel only about a foot deep. Went 4 for 5 on Browns off the boards. The one I did not get was something that screamed off drag right after I put the line in the clip. I did not even engage the reel yet. He took a bunch of line and that was it. I never had a chance to get him tight. The four browns I got were 2-4 pounds and came off stick baits. It got real windy and I had to get off, maybe I would have caught a few more. Good first trip.

What color snubbers do you guys prefer on the dipseys? I need to get one or two more and I would like to get clear but I have not found them so far. Thanx Ps I run my dipseys about six feet back, I also have a small boat. I just bought a slide diver so I'm goona try that.