Roughrider IV

Usually start seeing numbers the end of July, coming into the river from the lake. Target 40-60 during low light, they come shallower at night. Find the really deep holes and fish the shelves adjacent to the deep water. 

Super when the grandkids come, breath new life into the fishing for sure, congrats to the boys!😎

4 hours ago, Kevin J Legg said:

Got off to a bad start early this morning when I drove a treble hook into my finger past the barb while organizing my boat.  I was able to wrap some heavy braid on the hook and depress the barb and it popped right out with first tug. 
  Fishing started slow but ended up with my limit.

I was also out early, slow start till the moon set, then they switched on. Same for you?

Yep, nice morning for a few, congrats!

Check your messages.

515 this morning, guy has the whole river and lake to fish, right into my trolling path and sits down there. Cape ramp is a clown show. I’m just relieved they aren’t having Eye tourneys here.

Surface temps still cool, 60-62 was what I saw last.

Nice bunch of species Kevin, it is a blast moving from one to another, keeps it from getting stale. Next up will be some bass for us.

Been good pike this season and the eyes are coming along this week!

On 9/26/2021 at 3:02 PM, Grady95 said:

I stopped at the TI Bait Shop a couple weeks ago to fuel up a boat.  There were glitterboats all over the parking lot.  I asked the kid at the register if there was a tournament this weekend.  He rolled his eyes and said "there's a tournament every weekend."  I was then out on the water in the area near Singer Castle on the American side about 100 yards off shore.  This damn puddlejumper came past me in between me and the shore going probably 50+ MPH.  I was under power and making a turn toward the shore and it was only just dumb luck that I didn't choose to accelerate because this moron came at me from my blind side.  Had I increased my speed at all, he would have T-Boned me for sure.  I'm sorry but I have no love for these people.  I don't own a marina or a tackle shop, I don't own a motel, but I've lived here all my life and I have NEVER seen such inconsiderate, in to themselves people on this river as these so called "real fishermen."  I thank God that for the most part, they're gone for the rest of the season.  I have many friends who own bass boats but they also possess an ethical compass, born of experience up here that we once took for granted.  Not any more.  I mean really, this son of a **** barely missed me and there was NO room at that speed for him to make any kind of course correction.  And I know I'm not the only one this keeps happening to week after week.

I had to actually stand up one morning when trolling and the guy is coming straight on me, at 50 yds that was close enough. I’m also glad their season is over. I can tell you a spot I fish was on TV recently getting a lot of bass attention, 5 boats showed up there together Saturday at 730, shut me right down.

Today was another invasion of bass derby boats into my “space”. I completely understand that no one owns the water, as I’ve been a troller for more years than I care to remember. I get annoyed when a boat comes within 20 yards, completely ignoring me, then sets down right in front of my path. I caulked it up to the ignorance of today’s youth on the derby trail. What happened to common sense?

Nice group of eyes, congrats on the catch!😎

That spot at Carlton is pretty narrow, always have to keep your head on a swivel, especially at night.

I’m searching for the closest public ramp to the salmon river area, thanks for any input. Tight lines!

You have a PM

Anybody have a report on the channel out to the lake?  I have a 20 ft cuddy. Wondering about depth of the channel.

That had too be a real adrenaline rush at 4 am for sure. Not something I want to tangle with alone and in the dark. Congrats on getting  a true Larry trophy boat side. How many eyes did you boat?😅

There also was a federation tourney Scheduled at the Cape, they canceled it for weather.

Nice bag of smallies!

Got out in the fog a couple days ago and along with the ship horns going off constantly, landed my best in the river so far, 10.6 lbs 31 inch. Probably pushed  over 11 as he puked up 7 alewives up to 6 inches.

Fished This morning with the Mrs., pretty good bite, eyes, bass, pike, pickeral and a couple perch.

On 10/16/2020 at 2:38 PM, bout time said:

Anyone try to start rattling or grunting with any success? Thinking with the cold weather approaching this weekend I may try it


‘Bout Time
Mike

Took this buck yesterday with the grunt tube, he was by me headed away at 30 yds, I hit the grunt about 6 times, he stopped and stared me down, we were eye level. Every time he looked away I grunted softly a couple toots, he reversed and started raking the tree over his head, then worked a scrape below him, that’s when I finally grabbed my bow, quartered to me I hit him inside the near shoulder, went 100 yds. I was rattling and grunting previous to him showing up. Good luck!

Heard about something similar years ago, a whole crawler on the front or middle hook.

A few on close up weekend, till next season, good luck out there!

Bottom bouncing, sunset into dark. 40-60 ft yesterday.