Traveling Circus

Rob, Keith, Scott and I met tonight to iron out last minute duties, and dry run the weigh in session...... we're all pretty psyched up for Saturday. Weather is kind of unknown depending on who's forecast you "listen to" but one thing we did arrange was to use Northstar Gun Club on Sunday IF we wind up with a blow-off day on Saturday........... So that's great news....... Here's hoping the fishing stays as hot as it's been this summer, and as hot as the air will be this weekend

Savant Holo Green Alewives have been good for us pretty much all season......

We had a very nice morning out of Sandy today.... Started out looking for browns, but with temps deep we decided to fish for kings...... and we found some great fishing in 115 - 180 fow..... wire divers 270 - 300 with spinny/fly, and s/f off a 100 ft rigger worked well on decent kings and an occasional laker.... the west troll was a challenge with the wind / waves / current.... We wound up with about a dozen fish.... 4 decent kings, and the balance lakers and shakers..... big fun.

I've ordered Savants several times through their website and never had any problems. ....... I've always been very happy with the spoons and the service. There is probably some delay due to supply of the Suttons, or backorder, or something like that. I don't know alot about the Suttons, but the Savant's, Crushers, and Jake45's are great spoons with quality paint. Try an email to [email protected] with your concerns, and Tom will most likely return your email with the reason........

One hell of a fish.... Congrats Mr. Ryan.....

thanks again...

Thanks for the report Foster....... Hopefully we'll be out tomorrow morning.... What were down temps like inside?

Thanks Tim...

Would a level playing field include a rod limit too? Say 8? 8 can be a spaghetti mess in the back of my boat..... let alone 10..... or more .

Fished out of Olcott this morning with my daughter and a friend of hers......from 8 - 11:30... we landed 3 kings and lost one steelhead..... not exactly fast and furious, but enough to keep them from falling asleep! We fished from about 120 FOW to maybe 270 between the port and the microwave. The fish were pretty spread out through the morning.... 1st one coming 70 down over 125 on a SS Gator. 2nd one 55 down SS Gator over 175, and the 3rd fish was 180 on a wire diver towing a green SD with a green glow atomic fly in 250..... The steelie hit a metalic blue/pink NK 28 slider on the 55' rod....

It was a very good time...... fun fishing with Hans & Keith anyway! That Silver Fox Captain is a glory hog.... check out the awards photos out if you can find any..... and he practically knocks you overboard to get to all the big fish! Scotty "Zdeno" Bensch.......

I'm agreeing with Tim.... I fished a boat this weekend with an x4 probe and the old display and ducer.... and there was a fair amount of bounce in the downspeed number.... with the occasional nonsense number..... I don't see that on my DR..... and haven't seen it on other boats with Subtroll units..... I swore off FishHawk when I called CS to see if they could help me troubleshoot my 840....... "yes, we can help...... send us the unit and $100 and we'll tell you what's wrong".... I couldn't order a Depth Raider fast enough.

Troy, What's the story with the walleye kill on Erie? I read a short blurb about a fishkill in the western basin..... any thoughts?

Fishin Again mentioned temperature breaks......... areas where there's a quick transition from a given surface temp to water that's say 2F warmer...... usually these breaks collect debris (branches, sticks, logs, dead critters, etc.)...... so while you're trolling, look for lines of slick(smooth) water with junk in them....... This time of year the breaks can offer great planer board/stickbait fishing..... right on top.....fish both sides of the break, till you figure out where they're at, and then have at them...... Sometimes you'll have to head N through several breaks to find one with fish on it...... When you hear radio talk about fish caught at a given depth, when you get close to that depth, look for some kind of surface feature to fish...... They're usually a very important part of the puzzle... These slick lines sometimes indicate current seams too...... water moving different(faster / slower) on one side of the slick than the other....... You can watch your downspeed, or your rigger cables to help figure that out..... Don't neglect your riggers out there.....it's a great game.... have at it!

Congrats..... and what a great adventure! One your team will remember for a long long time.....

So...... This is one of those "Better to be lucky than good" examples........... Congrats on your windfall!

Very nice Doug........ Looks like some hard work paid off.....

Very very nice...... I can't wait to see these guys in another year or 2..........

Considering the day, ....... WTMF!

very nice, thanks for the pics........ They're one of the most interesting critters to watch.... One year I discovered a den site that must have had 100 dead garter snakes littered around it...... the adults must have been bringing them home for "training"..... not eaten, just dead.....???

Spring fishing can be very good off NR / Wilson / Olcott, but don't overlook the offshore steelhead fishery in August....... World class .......... You really can't go wrong off Niagara County for much of the season!

Missd..... all the hounds had fun yesterday. At the end of the day, One dog was running a yote, but was too tired to bark...... I saw the yote go thru some thick, and then 15 seconds later saw the dog, but he wasn't open..... and I figured.... musta been 2 dogs...... til the shootin' started...... then you have days like today....... 1 red... still good exercise. I did hear the totals to date ..... as of today.... for the team..... 18 yotes, and 16 reds....yotes are up from last year , but reds are down......big fun.

No pics from today, but what a day........ The "gang" took 5 coyotes over the dogs! Every square that held yotes had more than one...... very exciting.

Jeff, I have a Browning Micro Midas II that is 17"- 22", 15 - 30 #......... $60. Mike