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    Silvers around calf

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    It changes daily.  The fish will stay with the water they are comfortable in, and the water can change quickly.  Personally, this time of year if I have time and the wind cooperates then I'd go fishing.  But until you get there and drop a probe, you won't know what you are in for.  Don't be too quick to make your decisions on yesterday's reports.  I have been out on a Saturday with 70 degree surface water and had water in the upper 40's down 70' in 130 fow and low 40's towards the bottom, then the next day in the same spot it was 70 degrees from the surface down 110'.  The currents are sneaky on the Lake, especially lately.  Some days it will be fishing, other days it will be catching.  If you want an almost sure thing, wait until early September and go catch the dark ones, if you're into that sort of combat fishing...   

    Henderson Harbor

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    I use an electric smoker because it's a long process and I can't always monitor it the entire time, also easier to get consistency from one batch to the next.  I started out using Bradley smoker's recipe as a baseline.

     

    http://www.north-america.bradleysmoker.com/recipe/bradleys-famous-hot-smoked-salmon/

     

    As far as the spices, that's where you need to modify to your liking, I don't use any garlic or onion.  If you want to try different flavors in the same batch, keep the stronger spices on the lower racks.  My favorite has a little cayenne in the mix. 

     

    When you're done smoking remove the filets from the racks and let cool just a bit, then remove the skin (should pull off smooth in one piece) and use the tip of a spatula to scrape the layer of brown residue from the mudline which was between the skin and meat (discard this).  Then enjoy some fresh, and let rest cool to be packaged and frozen after a night in the fridge.

    Henderson Harbor

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    Went yesterday out of Stony creek, headed straight west. Spent most of the day in 150' of water and out to 180'. Very busy screens, had one brown on a spoon down 25', a small king down 50', and 6 lakers down 100' to 110' with several missed fish. Three lakers over 15 lb. One pic shows approximate location, other pick shows the stomach content of a 16.5 lb laker, amazing he would still be looking for more. My nephews had a blast on their first trip to the big lake.post-151827-14363167050663_thumb.jpgpost-151827-14363167178583_thumb.jpgpost-151827-14363167360417_thumb.jpg

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    Any browns around henderson?

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    I've been out of stony three times this year, and have churned a little mud in spots but getting the channel figured out.  The charters are making it from the end of the river through the worst section with the 26' boats, so definitely possible.  I would say the worst section is the last bend into the bay and then the beginning of the bay towards the first docks, stay fairly close to the right side. 

    Mexico Bay

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    On the water from 7:00 until 11:30, had a fun first trip of the year. Set the boards out each side then a line out each side 100' back with fire tiger and natural perch rapalas. Grabbed the third rod to set the next and first rod in the water hooked up, as soon as I my fishing partner had that pole in hand the second got hit and we started the year out with a double 10 minutes in. Had good action all morning and ended up with 13 Browns and a tiny steelhead to go with several missed fish. Mostly smaller fish, but a couple around 8 or 9 pounds. Weather was great, and a perfect day, including a triple with the coast guard alongside asking for verification of life jackets. Can't wait to get back out!post-151827-14289557419937_thumb.jpgpost-151827-14289557576341_thumb.jpgpost-151827-14289557796699_thumb.jpg

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