Capt Vince Pierleoni

This is for real and is in process with several working on it. Please spread the word so it's not a surprise. I will also sign for our team regardless of who elso does.

Pete, looking forward to working with you on this. Something needs to be done, and fast, as this used to be the happiest time of the year on the South shore. The Pro Ams were, and should be in the future, true celebrations of this fishery. I can no longer stand all the bashing and negativity. Time to right the ship.

Congrats! Beautiful boy. Looks like he's dreaming about tripleheaders already!

Gator, I will look into this for you. I have a set of Catalinas that have been super for me but they are 2+ seasons old. I know they have reconfigured some clicker systems to make them "beefier" for our blistering Lake O Kings that love to blow clickers up. I aquired some clarion 45 high speeds and they do what you describe. I will say this, we have boated an incredible amount of fish on the Catalinas, the drags are stellar.

Hi Bruce, I am, since 1984, a Sportfishing charterboat captain. We do what we gotta do. My clients are happy, even if I'm not. The lake has been under-stocked Chinook-wise for several years. Yes, holding pens are helping to offset the increased predation by resurging warm water species, exploding smelt populations, and the increased proficiency of todays Salmon angler, but it is not enough.

Sometimes the only way to remedy the hatch leak is to remove the frame and glass and completely re-bed everything.

Very well put Matt. Exactly how I, and all of my Tourny crews feel. Great to see more events going that route but for now all we have is self-policing in the Pro-Ams. Communication from competing team to competing team is bad enough, but not having a way to prevent communication with non-competing boats(some which may be on the water before "go time" is ludicrous. I was absolutely dumbfounded when "comm" was opened up in the Pro-Ams. It's done nothing but skew results and ruin friendships.

Yes. It's not necessarily in the warmest water either. It's a "minefield" of lumber, so watch out. When you find the shade of mud that they want to hang in, with bait in it you will find a mix of species. You may have to cover water to find them but when you do ther will be a concentration in one place.

The Fish Hawk X-4 is a perfected version of the already excellent Fish Hawk 840.

Although there have been credible reports of good sized trout and salmon chopped in half during retrieval, I'm sure what you encountered was a spawned out steelie. This time of year, it's not uncommon to find "drop backs" out over deeper water only a day or two after they leave a trib. The steelies wear down the tail during spawning or due to hiding under sharp overhanging bushes.

Here is my take on it for those that were not there. Incredible amounts of bait are in that area now. Arriving and departing smelt, alewives all over the top of the shelf and in the top 50' off the shelf. The water isn't warm enough to condense the bait, nor has it been stable enough. If a team was able to locate a concentration of KINGS, they were competitive and would play. Those stragglers on the ledge were well fed and nearly impossible to turn. They were the downfall of many teams, including ours. Good numbers of other species remain but things won't shape up until the east wind stops. Congrats to Kevin and his volunteers on a smooth first event. Congrats to the teams that put a box together, it was well earned. A huge undertaking, I personally would like to see this event go to some kind of 2 day format. The shindig/awards was great, with the boat house doing a fabulous job. The sponsors definitely got their bang for their buck with the displays and audio visual presentations. Kevins vision of bringing saltwater style hoopla to Lake O was realized. See everyone at the Pro-Ams.

It does look like a challenging week in the west end. The majority of the Kings will be at or over the line. I don't know what size vessel you have, but the area you are looking to target is much rougher on an east wind because of the Niagara current. Coho and Lake trout fishing remain strong, but all things considered you may want to pick a different week.

I have a set of 20D convectors that I have had for at least 7yrs. They have been flawless and even handle the odd King that blasts the small stuff when fishing the surface. I have them paired with 7 1/2' ML Okuma Blue Diamond rods. Perfect for 10--15lb line and board fishing.

Congrats guys!

Congrats! I think the State record will go down this year on Atlantics. Probably during a Pro-Am when it won't get mis-identified.

Entries for the Niagara and Orleans Pro-Ams will be accepted online only through Sat May 14th.

You guys made me remember one of the greatest Oak/Black North stories of all time. Sometime during the late 80's/ early 90's a fellow Capt had an evening charter in Sept. It was a Summer like day/eve but there were some Kings milling around the piers early in the AM and late in the afternoons. The Capt and mate pulled their lines at dusk and idled up the channel. As they passed the Black North Inn in full darkness, they were startled to hear a drag screaming. At first they thought a shore fisherman had hooked up, but soon they realized that they had inadvertantly put a rod in the overhead rod rack without reeling in the line. They had been unknowingly trolling a J-plug up the channel from the rod rack, and a King crushed it!!! Yes they landed it, to cheers from the Black North Inn porch crowd!

If you have a Merc or Force outboard from late 90's-- early 2000's you will eventually need this part. Brand new in the box, $40 new, sell for $20. Part number 828151A.

Mooching rods still for sale--like new.

Bow mount electrics are vital in my winter Niagara river charters. I have logged many hours with several models. My advice would be get only the features you need. All the "fluff" usually does with hard use is break. A 24volt model may be a wise choice if you are going to actually troll with it, but I'm sure for normal use in that size boat a smaller one would work. MinnKota are the standard around here.

Man, you were tired! Jerry, you weren't watching the royal wedding, you were watching the exciting "replay". Anyways, whoever invented a Chicken n rice wrap sure wasn't a Salmon tournament fisherman!!!! I told you to beware of a caloric deficit! We burn 'em up just trying to "will" 'em to snap! Never slept so well did you? Was it the team mandatory push-ups?

The deadlines got by alot of people as it was on a busy fishing weekend. The deadlines were for early bird entries. Still time to enter Niagara and Orleans Pro-Ams.

Although portrayed by the media as being somewhat Obamas doing(NOT), Kudos to our military for completing the task. The long years of training finally executed to perfection in a rat hole. Karma and mojo always wins. God Bless America. The reason it has been so prosperous for so long is because we as a country always acknowledged God. Lets hope the backlash is less than expected.

Good job! Hey Rick, do we have to worry about you running to this King bite Sat morning? I heard you feathered the bottom out!

Talking to Pete, and you Tom, for that matter DEFINITELY yields next to nothing at Tournament time. The posturing is SO much fun! Anyways, Pete is WAY too sly to talk to me. He knows which team members to EXPLOIT!!!! LOL! See you all soon. Nice job Tony.