Kevin J Legg

On the river again this morning with more good results. I caught some really nice smallmouths to go with the two walleyes. I released several other larger smallmouths.

I was on Conesus a couple years ago and saw the same behavior. I don't have a good explanation but it is interesting to observe and obviously not that unusual.

Sounds like what we found last week. Hit 2 lakers and one skippy after having a great day on browns the week before. How quickly things can change with a change of wind and a good blow. I talked to a friend that charters there and he said the bass fishing has been great but salmon and browns have been scarce.Thanks for the feedback

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Wondering if there is anything happening in the Henderson area. Haven't heard an reports in the last week Hoping to find some salmon or walleye activity for Wednesday..

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My friend was up last weekend and didn't do great. His place is on Green Point near Deseronto. I've done the ice fishing as well and got 3 over 11 lbs. one day. They filmed a show for Bob Izumi there last winter and caught a bunch through the ice.

October is a little early. I'd definitely wait till Nov. I hunt a lot also but late Nov. and Dec. are the time for big eyes in Quinte so I forgo some hunting for those giant fish. Fortunately I'm retired so tend to hunt or fish daily. We go until ice prevents launching Then I turn to late season diver duck hunting.

Fall fishing on Quinte is awesome. We fish there frequently as I have a friend with a camp there and catch many over 10 lbs. The latter in the fall the better.

I also heard they were hitting on the lake and thinking of giving it a try.

Fished the River again this morning and caught the walleyes trolling well after sun up. Thought I had a monster while jigging that ended up being a 10 lb. drum.

Sounds like you had a good week. Lots of eyes available once you master a technique. I live up here and get out a few mornings a week. I like early morning best as I'm off the water by the time boat traffic picks up. You're right about the fish, they are fat and that size is great for the table. I got three early this morning trolling in shallower water 20-30'.

I go to jigging after the sun gets bright.

Back on the river this morning caught three walleyes . Two 19" and one released 17". Talked to a friend that has been hitting them in 80 fow on jigging spoons. I got mine trolling cranks and sticks.

Fished out of Henderson today and had a tough morning.Ended up with a couple lakers and a skippy. Fished the wall, and the trench where we caught the lakkers and in to 45 fow off Stony Point. Not much on the screen but did hit a couple fish in shallow. Nothing like a week ago.

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Date(s): 8/4

Time on Water: 6:00-11:00

Weather/Temp: 75 clear

Wind Speed/Direction: N 5-10

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Total Hits: 12

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Species Breakdown:9 browns and skippy

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Trolling Speed: 2.1-2.8

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Boat Depth: 85-140

Lure Depth: 60-120

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Slow steady pick. Not much bait marked and not a lot of fish on the graph but we picked away with riggers and sliders and dipsies. Interestingly we caught a double on a single rod, one off rigger and one on slidder. Also had a fish hit two of our spoons on two different rods and when netted had both spoons in it's mouth. Go figure.

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I've actually got one planned for the guys in my church gor next Wednesday. Your welcome to join us! Fished again yesterday and today and I believe we've taken 106 crappies in 5 outings.

I've been back last two days and crappies are still there. Took my wife this morning and caught a nice mess.

After catching and releasing about 15 bass ( 4 over 17') we switched over to ultralights and jigs and boated 22 crappies which were not released!

As I said I fish the stickbaits with heavy bottom bounces in 30-60 fow. Fish cranks in 25 fow and shallower. Chartreuse and green silver are good colors to start with.

What a great trip and great report. Thanks for sharing.

Great solo day. Makes for some interesting times.

Pete,

Great to see young kids enjoying the fishing I may call you for some information if you don't mind..

Nice fish Pete. I've been fishing the river with good success but maybe should hit some lakes too.

I make my own bottom bouncing weights and believe they are around 12 ounces or more. I use heavy gear and heavy braid and a wire leader above the weight to avoid zebra mussel cut off. Still get hung up and cut off and it's not the most enjoyable fishing method but it can be effective. Last two morning were tough but did manage one eye yesterday. I believe its somewhat similar to how they fish the Detroit river.

First morning out on the river this year that I got blanked on the walleyes. Did manage a few largemouth in Lake of the Isles.

They definitely like it where deep water moves up over and around shoals and the head and side of islands where the current is running. It makes for an interesting troll into the current and often you are barely making headway but current keeps cranks working. Almost like hotshotting for steelhead.They move up into shallower water at night (8-20 fow) and may drop deep (30 to over 80) which makes trolling very difficult so jigs and jigging spoons work better or you can try downriggers or very heavy weights. The tough part is you generally have small target areas and need to know the river to fish at night.

Fished the river again this morning but had one of those days. Caught 1 walleye and 3 smallmouths but had 3 others come unglued which I'm fairly sure were walleyes. One felt like a very big fish. Once in a while you have a day like that for no apparent reason.