Misty IV

I started using them last month after I lost a Shark weight, and I am very happy with them and how well they track. I put a torpedo out on one side and a Shark on the other side. Dropped them to the same depth and the blowback was noticably less with the torpedo.

Did you try calling me at one point on 78, Keith? I was busy in the back of the boat and thought I heard my boat's name over the radio. You by chance?

Out where I was trolling around, I landed a nice little king in 168FOW, down 125. Was marking tons of bait from 150-170FOW, about 110 down to the bottom. 52 degrees on the bottom from 140 out to 180, then it started dropping off more. Had (4) hits during the day through that area, but only boated the one king. All hits on white flashers/white A-TOM-MIK fly combos. Saw a few large boats out deep, as well.

I had awesome temps on Saturday. 140FOW between the plant and the Big Salmon River I had 52 degrees on the bottom. Stayed pretty steady, but dropped off more once I got out past 180. In 195FOW, 165 down, I had 44 degrees. Looks like things have turned around for the Bay...finally!

I was skeptical myself after talking to Rich DeMong earlier in the week. He said at 560FOW, the water was 66 degrees 200' down. Glad I made the trip up for the weekend. Sad thing is the guy who usually comes with me couldn't this weekend because he had some things to do at home. I called him about the King and the water temps showing up. He was pi**ed!!! He's new to the whole downrigger/trolling/dipsey/etc techniques, but has picked-up a lot since I first brought him up for the Spring LOC. He's been wanting to catch a king all year, but the water temp issue and crummy weather on weekends has prevented that...until now. I thought he might really get in his truck at 8pm last night and drive up, but he's not here. Another time this year...hopefully.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Misty IV ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 9/18/10 Time on Water: 9am-4pm Weather/Temp: cool, sunny Wind Speed/Direction: S/SW 5-15mph Waves: 1-3 Surface Temp: 68 degrees Location: Mexico Bay between Nine Mile and the Big Salmon River LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 4 Total Boated: 1 Species Breakdown: King Hot Lure: Pro-Troll Nuclear White flasher/A-TOM-MIK Ultra White Glow Trolling Speed: 2.5-3.0 Down Speed: 1.5-2.0 Boat Depth: 60-195 Lure Depth: 125 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Got off to a late start this morning. Long week at work and drive up last night. Needed to get some sleep. Was on the water by 9am & headed straight out of the LSR to 60FOW where a lot of other boats were. Dropped the probe, only to find 68 degrees on the bottom. Moved out to 80FOW and and still had 68-70 degrees. Dropped (2) lines in the water off the riggers and trolled out deeper. Around the 120FOW mark, lots of baitfish and some sporadic BIG marks. Temp was down to 60 degrees. By the time I hit 140FOW, I had 52 degrees at 125 down. No sooner did I enter the "zone" and the port rigger fires. Very quick struggle and it was gone. Reset and continued out. The screen was lit-up from the 150-170 range, but no takers this time around. Trolled out to 195 and the temp was in the low 40's at 165FOW. Turned around to troll back through the big marks I saw. Kept both riggers at the 125 mark. At 168FOW, starboard rigger fires and the battle is on. After running on me once, I boated a nice little king. Weighed a hair over 12lbs on my digital scale. Released it to fight another day. Will work on getting the pic posted on here. That fish took a Pro-Troll Nuclear White flasher with an A-TOM-MIK Ultra White Glow fly (T43). Reset that rod to same depth, and swapped the port rod over to a white & green dot DW Spin Doctor with an A-TOM-MIK Hammer Fly (T102), set at 125FOW. Each rod fired once before calling it a day at 4pm. Lake was beautiful today. Hope tomorrow is the same. When I got back to the Mexico launch, I watched the dive crews upright the boat that overturned yesterday by the Big Salmon River. Interesting process there!

Oh, yes, I know your boat. The (2) American flags is a nice touch. Where did you get your arch/launcher from? I've been pondering doing the same to mine.

Tom, any talk if things have turned around in Mexico Bay? I heard there are fish in the Salmon River right now, but still hoping the lake fishing season isn't over yet. Any ideas? Oh, BTW, the Spin Doctor storage cases arrived yesterday and are exactly what I needed. Thanks again!!

Nine Mile plant? If so, majority of us who run out of the LSR use 78. 68 and 69 are where you'll find some info, but also a lot of chatting. Boats out of Oswego use another channel, but it slips my mind right now. Might be 09?

Ok, I think I know your boat. Well, 1 of them. I know there are at least 2 Islanders with the soft tops around (aside from mine). Is yours the older model with the dark blue sides and red stripes or the newer model with the blue & black "whispy" stripes?

That Labor Day weekend storm did more than make big waves. It brought all kinds of stuff to us. Except the fish and cold water!

Be careful using the Mexico launch. 2 Weeks ago I launched out of the middle launch and dinged my prop BAD when backing away from the dock. I don't know if it was a log or rock, but it's there so be advised. Good info to know. I always try to use the far-side ramp (furthest from the lake), although because of heavy traffic, I've had to use the floating ramps a few times this year. If I have to use the floating this weekend, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for that underwater item.

What make/model boat do you have? I may remember yours. I'll be up this weekend. Pretty much going to give up on looking for temp and stage at the mouth of the big river. I'm not running to Canada to find colder water.

This is the latest forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend. Looks good, but we'll see about any temp. I was told earlier in the week that over this past weekend, even in 550+FOW, at 200' down, the water temp was 66 degrees. Something's gotta give! ************************************************* .SYNOPSIS... A 29.2 INCH LOW FORECAST TO BE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS DETROIT TO JUST SOUTH OF BUFFALO BY THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE EXITING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. A 30.0 INCH HIGH WILL BUILD TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DROP ACROSS THE LAKE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOZ064-065-160830- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 1002 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 OVERNIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. THURSDAY SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. THURSDAY NIGHT EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. FRIDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. FRIDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. SATURDAY SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.

Interesting to know about the 15lb weights. I installed (2) new Mag 10-HS's this spring and love them so far. I did lose a 12lb Shark about a month ago and replaced it with a 15lb torpedo - nobody in the area had the Sharks in stock and I wanted to finish fishing the weekend out fully. I did notice that one Cannon was struggling a bit with the Torpedo compared to the Shark.

Thanks, Rich. This has been a really goofy season, hasn't it? I got a friend into fishing the lake BIG time this season, as he's always done little ponds for bass. He's the guy I introduced you to at Mike's LSR Challenge. He still wants to catch a king this year before I call it a season, but don't know if it'll happen this year now. He's never done river fishing, so we may have to give you a call to help us with that. It's all new to me, too! I've only fished out in the lake.

I was up Labor Day weekend and it was not good. Water temps were in the mid-70's on the bottom out to 175FOW. High winds and waves prevented anyone from doing much. It was a part of that huge 2-day Gale-Force storm. Got out Labor Day morning for a few hours but the lake was all messed-up. From what I have read on here for over the past weekend, the lake is still too warm and some guys have called it a season and pulled their boats. Fish are in the river and people on the Rt3 Port Ontario bridge were reeling them in all weekend, according to my neighbor at the lakehouse. I'll be up this weekend to give it one more "go", but not expecting much to happen if the lake is still 70+ degrees. May have to run out DEEP to find any decent temps.

Just out of curiosity, why did you get rid of your Cannons?

I hope it gets better, too!

I hope the temps change soon, too. I'll be back up next weekend for what may be my final time before towing the boat home mid-October. It's been a good season, but I'd really love for it to go out with a bang!

I was going through some old pictures I have of the lake and came across a few of boats & owners I met. One which stood out was a Grady White 208 Overnighter named the Boiler Maker. It was stored at Lighthouse Marina in Port Ontario and the boat was registered out of NJ. They were really good on the lake back when I knew of the boat. Anyone know if they are still around or fish the lake under a different name now?

The temp problem has been an issue for a few weeks now. When I was out last weekend, I had 75 degrees on the bottom from 50-175FOW. It was too windy and choppy to try venturing out any further. Fish are in the Big Salmon River. Not sure where to tell you to try. It has been very hit and miss.

Seems to be the situation for the past month. Tons of fish being pulled during the week, but as soon as the weekend brigades show up, the fish scatter. Very irritating, but, hey, it's all part of the fun, right?

They have ports in Oswego, Rochester, Buffalo. Hopefully I pasted the right link below, but if it doesn't come up, go to www.boatus.com. On the home page, lefthand side, there are options. Click on Towing Services, and follow the prompts for your area. http://www.boatus.com/ServiceLocator/map.asp?v=D&mts=T&P=37.23032838760387,-94.833984375&Z=4&TB=1&WM=0&CM=0&LJ=0&pp=20&cp=0&R=0.15194536819543852&fromSite=towing&sS=1

Wasn't that far off!