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    spoons or flys?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Reel,

    I grew up fishing Lake Champlain most summers my first 30 years. To me, they are same in general (downriggers, spoon sets,coldwater species), but in Champlain there is a lot more topography in the main lake, including lots of islands and drop shoreline to work fishing lakers and salmon, and a lots less depth in general. I've fished the end of August, first weekend of September on Lake Ontario the last 8 years or so. The water on Lako O is a lot more wide open - not just literally, but in terms of depth and distance you may travel finding the bite. Plus, the biggest fish we've caught on Champlain, were between 5-10 pounds (walleyes, landlocks, lakers). My Dad's first time on Lake O, after 65 years of fishing Champlain, he caught 8 salmon in 3 days, all over 20 pounds. One of the first Kings I hooked on Ontario took me out over 900 feet on the reel counter. I LOVE fishing Lake Champlain, but Lake O is just a totally different level of anticipation and excitement. When that rod pops, and the drag starts screaming...knowing anytime it fires you could be looking at a shot at a 30# plus fish... :)

    L.J.

    Oswego today

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Fantastic info. Thank you very much. My Dad and I have been pretty fortunate on our trips on Lake Ontario, but afters years of story telling, I finally got my brother - in - law to come up with me this. I figured 5 days would certainly be enough to tie him I to at least one big fish, but with such a down year for Kings I've been a bit worried we might not get him at least one real screamer. Sounds like things are picking up enough to make that happen - at least once!

    L.J.

    Sent from my SPH-L720 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

    Oswego today

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Thanks! We're making our first trip of the year out of Oswego Saturday. How for north from the harbor is the 600 mark? We've wandered out to 400 once or twice, have usually fished 200 FOW or less. Also, is the Steelie bite as good out there as it is off Sodus and Oak? Still haven't seen one of those in our boat yet. Any help would be much appreciated!

    L.J.

    Fish Hawk Question

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    Hi all, sorry for not responding earlier, I just returned from a week of fishing out of Oak Orchard Creek last week. I think I resolved the issue as the Fish Hawk X4D performed flawlessly. Initially, I installed the triducer as per the instructions but because I had to tilt the Fish Finder transducer down or forward a bit to get the diagonal lines representing fish to turn into those upside down bananas or hooks that we see on our Fish Finders, I figured I should tilt that FH triducer in the same way. I'm not sure but I think with 20 or more feet of blowback, the probe was out of the triducer's range. So before I launched, I tilted it back to where it was when we installed it and it seemed to work fine. Now if I had just followed the instructions to begin with,....Dummy!

     

     

     

    We're having the same problems you were, but haven't had a chance to adjust the transducer. Was yours aimed straight down, and now you have it aimed back and away from the boat (following the blow back), or vice versa? Just trying to figure out what to do when I get up to my Dad's boat this weekend. Any help would be appreciated. Can't wait for our 5 days on the water!

     

    L.J.

    Kings--what should be done

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Lake Ontario salmon is way better than Alaska.I myself realy appreciate the fishery we have after getting skunked in Alaska.One big problem is we just dont have the interest we had several years ago.Many times there are few boats fishing .No interest,no stocking might come about.

     

    On the other hand...

     

    ...if you stock it (and they have a decent survival rate)...

     

    ...we WILL come... :rofl:

    Kings--what should be done

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Yup Agree Gambler.....the line up of all the cold water sport fish still requires stocking help. They even stock Kings in Alaska. Unfortunately...cause they have to now.

     

    Had the fortune to fish for Kings in Alaska in 2012 (my wife caught the biggest one!). I think most folks would agree that a salmon fishing trip to Alaska is likely a bucket list event for most folks here on the board. By comparison to the three rods per person, multi-hook luers, and slider added options we have available on Lake Onatrio, everyone on our Alaska charter was allowed a single rod in the boat, and a single hook on that line. When I told the charter captain about how many lines, lures and hooks we can use on Lake Onartio, he couldn't belive it...

    Kings--what should be done

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    I loathe board battles, but did you actually read and comprehend anything in the original post? The position and theory are sound. Who knows - maybe he's correct, maybe not. But the post is fair, reasonable and logical. I’ve fished Lake Champlain for the majority of my life, and the lack of consistent attention to sea lampreys and inconsistencies proper stocking numbers have created a fishery that yoyo’s back in forth, and the down periods in game fishing there ties right back to poor, often politically driven or mandated fisheries management decisions.

     

     

     

     

    But all you've done is toss a little grenade into the post instead of intelligently joining the discussion. It seems that more than enough people on here, in enough different locations across the lake, have the same general observation that the king fishing is highly abnormal this season. It's not like Capt. Vince suddenly went out of a limb  by himself out of the blue. I love Lakers and Browns, but the reason I fly in each year from NC (and talked my brother-in-law into joining me this year), spending several thousand dollars over much of the last decade is to chase Kings - a fish that's a rare encounter anywhere east of the West Coast & Alaska. It would make sense to make King stocking, and the success of that program a priority.

    Oswego 9/10

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    I'm still catching nice river walleyes till I hear some better report on kings. Hopefully things will pick up soon on the salmon.. 

     

    Walleyes would be an excellent fall back plan (see my user name :) )if the Kings are still MIA in 2 weeks. Are you finding them in the Black, Salmon, or the St. Lawrence? We really haven't fished this area for walleyes.

     

    L.J

    8/11/14 Mexico Bay - the skunk is gone! (sort fo...)

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    So, the two man crew of the Bigfoot II set out into Mexico Bay again this morning. 175 FOW out to 550 FOW. Finally a release! 312 FOW, 70 feet down on a green & white dipsey running a spoon in a Diehard type pattern (Exact type unknown). A few minutes later...

     

    #5 Brownie!

     

    So...no King, but at least something finally made it into the boat. Only release of the day(5am-1:30pm)...They're staying off the next couple of days with the unsettled forecast. Out again the end of the week hopefully!

     

    L.J.

    8/10/14 - Mexcio Bay No Hitter...

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Hey All,

     

    I'm still in NC until 8/23 (even with the slow reports can't wait to get on the water for the first time this year!), but my Dad and his partner in crime Bob ran out to 225FOW in Mexico Bay today and set up, ran out to 450, back in - FF & Spoons program. 7 hours - NO srikes, no runs, no errors - one big bagel for the day. One other boat they talked to went 0-2 in the roughly the same area. They're going to give it another shot tomorrow ahead of the weather Tues/Wed.

     

    I've seen a lot of reports in other regions of the lake for good to great Steelhead action, but haven't noticed a much on them ot of Mexico - a lot more on Browns & Lakers. If they have another slow to dead day for Kings tomorrow, would it be worth running for Steelies there, say 40-70 feet down? 

     

     

    L.J.

    Slow pickings in Osewo but new personal record

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    That it is! My wufe may come up with me next yesr and we may get the better part of a week or so. When she & I & my Dad fished for Kings in Alaska ladt summer, my Dad caught a 12 inch King, I caught one around 15#, but my wife caught beautiful 25#er, so I'd love to see if her luck/skill will follow her to Lake O...

    Hopefully I'll find a few more folks on here to run into next year!

    L.J.

    Sent from my SPH-L720 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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