Kevin J Legg

Down River near Alex Bay

After getting skunked on BRB yesterday I hit the river solo this morning. Doubled up with a 24 and 25" and was glad I had two nets as it was a circus. Had to work for the third one a 23". Check out the stomach on the spawned out female. She was stuffed with 8 large gobies and still hit.

Scollop rolls are also awesome.

I actually like lake trout especially smoked. Perhaps because we ate it when I was a kid fishing Keuka Lake and acquired a taste for it. Bleeding certainly helps.

My brother's place is unbelievable.it's located on the west end of the canal on Toby Island. Huge house with a guest house overlooking Buzzards Bay. He has 17' Boston Whaler that we take out. I've had some great times fishing stripers, blues, fluke, and sea bass. I've also fished along the canal and waded along beaches and shoreline with spinning and fly rod. He's much more into sailing than fishing but he does like to catch sea bass and they are less than a mile from his boat mooring in front of his house. We did have to make a stop for lunch at the Lobster Trap. Great chowder and clam or lobster rolls. Headed after walleyes today and then a couple days chasing stream trout with the fly rod. Man I love being retired especially in May!

Yep, after eyes tomorrow and then stream trout fishing the St Regis Wed. and Thurs.

Three peat again this morning. Fished less than an hour. Headed home today.

Staying on Toby Island at my brothers. Gorgeous place right next to Monument Beach. Looks out toward canal and Buzzards Bay.

Not sure why I'm getting double photos.

Took a bit longer today with the wind but got the same results.

The good news is I caught 8 stripers in front of my brother's house tonight on my fly rod. Bad news is the largest 3 laid end to end would barely meet the 28" minimum size limit for a keeper.

Yep, I'm generally eating walleye, perch and crappie but Black Sea bass is right up there with the best,

Hit the opener of Black Sea Bass this morning at my brothers. Hooked the first fish in 10 seconds and limited on nice fish in under an hour. Blessed to have a wife that can shoot a spring turkey and limit on fish with me.

I did the same as jmd at BRB. I think it has started. Likely to be busy out there this weekend.

If you bleed them and double fillet removing the dark meat and lateral line I doubt you could tell a big one from a 5 pounder. Certainly wouldn't use them for fertilizer.

We had a couple issues as well. The boat on outside (deeper water) needs to give way as inside boat is trapped by shallows. Just common sense and courtesy. Some guys get on a path and refuse to yield.

A little longer and definitely heavier than yesterday's catch. Just shy of 11#. Wonder what she weighed before spawning?

Can't get a photo to show

Awesome catch

Two more today. 22" and 31". Big girl was bleeding from the gill so was kept. She was a very broad fish and appeared to be freshly spawned by the looks of her ovaries. She still weight just shy of 11#. Wonder what she would have weighed prespawn?

I'm 6'3", Randy is 6'6" and I'm shrinking as we speak.

Fished BRB this morning. Tried worm rigs at the mouth and nothing but a few silver bass. Moved out into the bay and put in several hours before hitting a 25" male dripping milt. Latter a board rocketed back and it was a nice 30 1/2" spawned out female. Finished up with a 30 " pike. Tried spoons off riggers, stick baits off boards, lead cores off boards and didn't really hit on a pattern. Just have to put in the time as it seems fish are scattered. We did catch fish where we were marking bait.

Tried the pike for a couple hours this afternoon. Water temp was 53-56. Most of the water was very clear. Caught 2 small pike and had another follow. Also saw a few more in clear water. Fished 4-9 fow. We're casting stickbaits and mepps.