Kevin J Legg

Haven't hit any eyes on deep divers yet, only using very heavy bottom bouncers or jigging spoons. Riggers also work but are tough to fish with changing bottom structure, try fishing near the bottom. Also keep your speed slow trolling into the current. I'm barely moving up river in heavy current I also do most of my fishing at night ior low light t hours.Things should only improve over the next two months. Also the ones I've got have been in 30-65 fow.

Hit the St Lawrence this morning and got 2 walleyes. One 19" and the other 23". We also picked up a few bass. Hit them in about 35 fow.

I agree just pain fun. I just rigged up a copper line and salmon rods but still like to fish panfish.

Mike, Looks like a great day. Lots of family here till Thursday or Friday. Just rigged a copper line and will try to get out when possible. Till then I'll be hitting the river for walleyes or hitting some local lake.

Like your post!

Artificals mostly. Gobies will gobble up live worms

I hit a local Indian River Lake this morning and had a ball. No depth finder, GPS, Down riggers, wire dipsies, copper wire, planing boards ...... Just my Gheenoe,, a 6 hp, a paddle, an anchor, a fly rod and some poppers. Although I enjoy fishing for all species it's good to get back to grass roots low tech fun. Oh and I was hitting bluegills on every cast. A mix of all sizes but I kept enough nice ones for a couple meals.

Yep we use to catch many in water up to 100 feet and caught some eels as well. I haven't hit any eels in a while. So many gobies I never use worms anymore but the bass love them and grow big.

Watermelon, or bass wacky Senko.

We caught a great bunch of bass on the St Lawrence this morning many were over 16" also caught a nice pike.

My kids will be home for a visit but I'll be out early mornings. I've tried trolling shallow a couple times early morning without success so far this year. Usually I find that method is good early and move to deeper water after sun is up. I didn't even see any glowing eyes with my spotlight but that will change. Feel free to contact me as I'm on the water a lot.

Up early this morning to beat the heat. Hit many small and largemouths in 4-10 fow. kept a limit that were deep hooked and let many others go. We caught well over 20 bass and quit by 9:30. Most were 13-18" fish. I actually caught 8 fish while talking to my daughter on speaker cell phone

Sh's certainly been there before. I put her against most guys I take fishing.

Fished bass this morning and saw a ton of gills so went back with the fly rod tonight and caught 15 nice ones.Lots of fun.

Fished a local small lake and limited out in a couple hours. My wife Donna was on fire this morning and caught the two largest ones 15 and 16 1/2 " Senkos did the trick. It's always a great morning when you share the outdoors with your spouse. We saw a couple deer on the drive to the lake, heard a turkey gobbling and saw five loons frolicking together.

I fished a small lake yesterday morning and there were swarms of gills off the edge of weed beds. A mix of sizes but there were some big ones. Took home around 20 for the table but I want to go back and try them on my fly rod. Also hit some largemouths which I released, one about 18". I may have to try to catch them on Saturday.

First walleye of the year on the river (23"). Hit him in 65' on a jigging spoon. Perfect size for a meal and hopefully the first of many. I also hit some smallmounths in the same depth water but they were returned till tomorrow. Surprised they are that deep this early but things seem to be in the summer mode.

Great day and super King.

Great job.

We found the same at Oak Orchard.

Her a a couple photos

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):6/8-6/10 Time on Water: Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: SW Waves: <1 Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: ? Total Boated:21 Species Breakdown:Kings, Cohos, Stealhead, lake trout Hot Lure: spoons ans flashers Trolling Speed: 1.9-2.6 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 60-260 Lure Depth: 35-80 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Back from a weekend fishing derby on Lake Ontario.We didn't place but I certainly learned a great deal about rigging and techniques on the lake. We also caught some very nice fish! I crewed for guide Dave Siegfried of Tracker Charters. Friday in a prefish tourney we finished 8th (paid first 5 places) . It was a three fish derby and we entered 2 kings and a steelhead and totaled 7 fish. A third king would have put us in the money. Saturday we fished the Pro division and had a tough day. We hit a king early and then went three hours without a hit. We ended up with one king, a coho, and 4 steelhead. Sunday started out great as we were hooked up 3 minutes after the start. We landed a nice king and looked for more on the inside but came up empty. We headed deeper and hit a couple steelhead and a coho and then hit another king.. The next fish was a 23lb. king, a beautiful fish that may be headed to the taxidermist. We needed a couple more Kings to make the short box board. (heaviest 5 fish) Dave worked his butt off and we did pretty well but didn't manage to cash in. I'm sure we could have caught more fish but we were targeting Kings for the shot box.I gained a great deal of experience and coaching on rigging and running down-riggers, wire divers, 300 and 400' copper-lines and lead cores. It's amazing that you can run so many deep running rigs with very few tangles. I also learned a lot about rigging, fighting and netting salmon and steelhead. Very few fish that we hooked up were lost. I also got an education on boat control, as I drove quite a bit on Friday and Sunday. If anybody is looking to book a trip on the west end of the lake I'd highly recommend Tracker Charters. He is very personable, experienced, knowledgeable, and is a great teacher. He keeps a nice clean boat and is precise in the details. I have fished my entire life and guided on the St Lawrence River for many summers. I also chase the browns at Mexico and do some trout and salmon fishing on the lake. That said, I learned a tremendous amount spending a weekend fishing with Dave. If you want to improve your learning curve I'd definitely recommend booking a trip with a pro. ====================

That is a big one. They sure put up a good battle. I often think I'm tangling with a big walleye on when I hook one. They are one of those Rodger Dangerfield fish that gets no respect

Grenadier and Fox are both in New York. Charity Shoal is another spot you want to explore a little further out from Grenadier.

I also believe it is an individual decision as long as one remains within their legal limit. That said, I fish the BOQ in the fall and the St Lawrence, Henderson and Oswego. We choose to release nearly all fish over about 24". We catch many over 30" and almost all are returned. I also prefer to eat the smaller fish as they are much better to eat and contain less toxins. I support letting the breeders go but am not oppose to someone keeping a trophy for the wall. Legal policies are formulated by the DEC and politicians but ethical decisions are made by individuals. I'm not sure what I'd do myself if I hit one 14 or 15lbs.