Kevin J Legg

Been open for three weeks.

I fished the Kring's Point/ Goose Bay area the last two days and the fishing has been good. Many 11-12' fish in the mix. Some guys commercial fishing and filling coolers as there is no limit in Jefferson County. Minnows are the ticket. Many of the females are spawned out so things may soon come to an end.

Too bad you had a short day. Great that your taking out a youngster.

Some nice browns nice looking. We've been getting mostly smaller fish.but they are in the area.

It was very different from Saturday when you couldn't keep them off the hook. But we worked at it and scratched out a decent day.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Longlegg ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4/3 Time on Water: 7-3:30 Weather/Temp: sunny to cloudy Wind Speed/Direction: NW to SW 12 Waves: 3' rollers Surface Temp: 43 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 17 Total Boated:13 Species Breakdown:browns Hot Lure: spoons and slicks Trolling Speed: 1.7-2.7 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 6-25 Lure Depth: 3-16 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS I'm still regaining my equilibrium from a bumpy day on the water. Steve caught the green queasies and did some chumming over the side but stuck with it all day. It was a slow pick throughout the day with small bunches of scattered fish. We covered a lot of real estate throughout the day. ====================

Sounds like we share the same passions. Since I retired from teaching I have been spending most days hunting and fishing or traveling . Recently returned from a photo safari in Tanzania and spent 20 days in an RV touring and fishing in Alaska with another couple in September. I feel like I'm living a dream! Perhaps we can get together and share our interests sometime.

Yep, I haven't caught anything but browns except a king and a rainbow. No browns over about 7#. I caught a few Atlantics last year and they are great fish.

Glad you were there with your family as the fish certainly were cooperative. It was really chaotic in the big seas in the morning and we sometimes only had a couple rods in the water.. It was just starting to lay down when we left about 1:00. I'm going to head down with my brother on Tuesday as the weather looks good. That one brown is a beauty. I've hit many more small fish this year than in the past.

Nice looking boat and interesting addition.. I have mine set up so I can convert it to a float boat for hunting ducks and it works great for fishing and hunting. Is that a 60hp and 8 hp Yamaha on the back? I have a 60 Mercury and a 9.9 Yamaha on mine.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Longlegg ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 3/31 Time on Water: 7-10:30 Weather/Temp: snow, rain, wind Wind Speed/Direction: NW 15 Waves: 2-4' Surface Temp: 40-42 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 20 Total Boated:15 Species Breakdown: Browns Hot Lure: spoons and sticks Trolling Speed: 1.8-2.5 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 7-18 Lure Depth: 3-6 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS A rough start. We took a couple big waves over the bow on the way out. Fought with 3 footers most of the morning. ( Even fought through the queasy stomach) but the fish were on. Only set 6 rods and ran less most of the morning. Went about 15 for 20 with several doubles, in around three hours. Boards and riggers both were firing. As we headed in several boats were just heading out as the lake began to lay down. It certainly was worth battling the conditions in my 18' Lund Alaskan with Gary and Garret Plantz. ====================

1-2' of wet snow is forecast for tonight. Not sure about heading to Mexico in the morning.

I generally run stick baits without weight or with a small slit shot. Rapallas (straight and jointed), Smithwick or other stick baits in the #9 or #11 range. Stinger , RR and NK spoons with a split shot ( small and medium sizes). Colors may vary but Chartreuse/silver, firetiger and oranges are a good start. Riggers down 4-6 feet. Fish are often as shallow as 6' but may be out in 25'. Look for warmer water with a green color. (usually avoid cold, clear water) Try running leads of 90-125' behind boards and 6-30' behind riggers. If your set up like this you can troll as shallow as 7 fow. Vary your lures, leads, speed and depth till you hit a pattern. Most fish are up top within 10' of the surface. If you are fishing deeper add another split shot or two and lower riggers. Also gear down to 10-12# test line or at least use light leaders. Now that you can run 3 lines per angler you can really experiment. Good luck!

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Longlegg ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 3/28 Time on Water: 7:00-1:00 Weather/Temp: Overcast 55 Wind Speed/Direction: E switched to S Waves: 1' or less Surface Temp: low 40's Location: Mexico to Selkirk LAT/LONG (GPS Co rds): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 20 Total Boated:16 Species Breakdown: 1 rainbow and the rest browns Hot Lure: spoons and slicks Trolling Speed: 1.8-2.4 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 7-22 Lure Depth: 3-13 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS After the recent strong north winds the lake temperature is more normal, mostly in low 40's. Started at Selkirk and caught a few but water was too muddy. Ran to Mexico Bay and fished in greener water and had a steady pick. Several doubles. Fish are still running small but a few more decent sized and a nice hooked jaw Rainbow ====================

I fished there last week and it was slow we got about a third of a pail. Fish were not very abundant or as large as usual. I also talked to a friend that fished Three Mile Bay two days ago and didn't do well. From what I've heard it hasn't been as good as usual.

Didn't notice any clips.

Haven't tried since but cold weather has likely put the breaks on crappies for a few days.

Caught it on a J-9 Firetiger Rapala on ten pound test.

Yep, musty be confused.

A guide at the ramp guessed 18# but our at home scale read 20. Certainly could be off but a great spring fish no matter what. She was full of eggs and darker in color than other spring salmon I've caught. Here's a view on the boat.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:Longlegg ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):3?24 Time on Water:7-1:00 Weather/Temp: 55 rain and clouds Wind Speed/Direction: 8 E Waves: <1 Surface Temp: 49-54 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 7 Total Boated:7 Species Breakdown: 6 browns, 1 king Hot Lure: spoons and sticks Trolling Speed: 1.8-2.5 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 6-20 Lure Depth: 3-13 ==================== What a pleasant surprise. While setting our fifth rod we took a rip off the board. It seemed very large but I was surprised when we boated a 20# King ( first of the year I've heard of in this area). She was a bit dark and full of eggs. We also managed to catch 6 small browns. One again the fish weren't concentrated and we covered lots of water picking a few here and a few there. SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ====================

If I told you I'd have to kill you but they are where the water warms more quickly (shallow bays, canals, tributaries, marinas etc. The minnows move into the warmer water and the crappies follow. French Creek in Clayton is often hot. This happens well before the spawn and typically in early May. Not this year!

Hard to believe I'm catching quality crappies in the St Lawrence River in March. Good average size and we actually caught twice as many as in the photo but my buddy took half. Largest is nearly 14".

Sounds like a great time.