PeltHunter

Yea I'm not really buying that either Bozeman Bob. My father and uncle have hunted in Northwestern Montana since the early 90s and have seen a dramatic decrease in deer and elk since then. They said back in the day you'd see 120 class bucks crossing the roads left and right now a 120 inch buck is a rarity. I've hunted there since 2007 and my last trip there in 2014 you could also see a dramatic decrease in deer and increase in wolves. Also like Gill T said I would agree that the mass amounts of lakers have a huge impact on bait. Talking about fish that can live for 30 years and eat far more bait fish than salmon or trout in the same size range. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Theres a lot more experienced and knowledgeable people on here than me but I'll give you what little info I have acquired over the years. Trolling speed- For salmon and trout 2.0-2.5. Lakers will hit at that speed as well but I usually troll 1.6-1.9 when targeting them. Lead length on lures really depends on the time of the year and what you're using. Earlier on fishing for browns in close you need to keep the leads long to keep your spoons away from the boat. In the summer months deeper for salmon 6-20 foot leads are the usual and sometimes it depends on the day. Depth for fish- depends on time of day and what you're targeting, the salmon may be high in the column in the morning and can be driven down later in the high sun or boat traffic. Never having fished from your port its hard to tell on wind direction I know that as far as oswego goes North and West winds at any significant speed can really blow the lake up while you can have a stout south wind and never really get blown off.

I know quite a few people that feed them to their dogs. Don't know too many people who eat them.

Something like what you're looking for that can be found in your price range possibly even rigged is a 10 meter Trojan. Older boat but I believe that they're a different stringer design and solid fiberglass. I'm currently looking for a similar boat in the same area as far as price range. Older Tiaras and Trojans are about all that's out there maybe a 330 coastal if you can find one. About the cheapest you'll find a 330 Express Cruiser is 55 but they are a very nice boat I've fished quite a bit on one with a member on here.

I caught like 15 in an hour and a half right behind the fort in Oswego using Mr Twisters. Can't get back there anymore on shore but you can easily fish it from a boat. I don't wanna hear any of the spot burner guys because 90% of oswegos population fishes in that spot.

I know a lot of guys will hang a light bulb on the bottom of the engine cowl to keep the temp above freezing

One launch dock is in with one lane open.