Kevin J Legg

Thanks for information. I may try tomorrow.

Starcraftloaded, Was wondering if you were fishing in the 35-50 fow range? Also wondering if they are hitting sticks, deep divers, harnesses, or spoons?

Thanks so much for the helpful information. I'll be back out giving some suggestions a try.

I tried it Mike.

Fleet Tracker, do you use floro leaders or run straight mono?

Planning on going back. I heard the same so will give the cores and spoon a try.

Fished Guffins and Chaumont on Thursday morning in pretty decent waves and only caught one 6 lb. walleye. Friday I took my niece to BRB and got skunked. We tried sticks, and deep divers of many varieties, and even ran a three color lead core and a rigger for a while. Changed up colors, speed and depths. We did take a couple hits but they came unbuttoned. Also had three lures cut off in the same location! Not sure if they were pike or something that may have been on the bottom. It was where a point stuck out into about 32 fow so I didn't think I was hitting bottom. Lost two tail dancers and a reef runner all had the line cut above the swivel using straight 10 lb. mono. May run some 20 lb. floro leaders next time I go. We saw a bunch of bait dimpling the surface early in the morning and saw several fish netted in 35 to 50 fow. About 15 boats were scattered around the area including a few charters. I got a bit frustrated when a boat on each side running the same speed as of us netted fish and we couldn't catch one as I wanted my niece to get one. Just one of those days I guess. I changed up lures, speeds, colors depths and presentations but just couldn't find a pattern. Latter in the morning when the sun got higher and the water was flat the boats really scattered and many left the area.

The DEC now says they will not ticket fisherman that take photo of a fish taken out of season. Wish they'd make up their minds!

I've read about the hand lining in the Detroit River current. That's what got me started using the heavy bottom bouncers in the River. The weights I use are around a pound or slightly less and I can troll them in 65 fow with current but they are best in 25-55 feet. This method reminds me of the old Finger Lakes Victrola Rigs we used for lakers when I was a kid. You certainly need special gear to fish deep currents and it can really wear you out. Although it's not the most enjoyable method of fishing I have found it to be highly effective when more traditional rigging is not possible ( especially with current and depth contour changes)

Chippewa Bay was high 50- 60 so LOTI should be even warmer.

I had to keep out of shallows last year at Chaumont or would load up with smallmouths.

Haven't heard of the hand lining but it sounds similar to fishing the old Victrola Rigs on Finger lakes.

Last year I caught them the first day I tried which I believe was sometime in June . Full moons were great last year. Can't tell you when they really start on the river cause in May I'm chasing turkeys, Crappies, stream trout Lake Ontario Browns and fishing Chaumont, Black River Bay, Lisbon or Quinte for walleyes. I'll let you know when I get my first River eye. Headed to do some stream fly fishing tomorrow and Wednesday.

I talked to DEC about incidentally catching bass while crappie or pike fishing and he said if you are catching many bass you should either change methods or move to a different area. I believe the law is somewhat arbitrary and tickets are up to the CO's discretion.

I believe catch and release is not allowed in St Lawrence and Jefferson County. Also if any fish is caught, incidentally out of season, you may not bring them into the boat or measure them or photo them out of the water. I'm fairly certain this is the regulation now.