leadcore troller

Definatley not a coyote , i have shot quite a few, definately looks like a wolf.

That trolling comment was mint

What Bay Rats work better , short shallow, Long shallow  and what would be the better color patterns

Everyone thanks for the advice, watched a couple of vids on you tube and i'm gonna give it a try.

Yes, under a float

I have been an avid steelhead fisherman for over 25 yrs. Mostly the fall river runs and winter. My tackle of choice has been spinning reels and rods and jigs or bait . I have been hearing more and more the term centerspin reels, are there pro's and con's using this type of reel.  For example , do they cast or is it a strip and toss the line out. Or maybe they have no place for jigs, I don't know , so I'm wondering if theres some input from the LOU community. Any help would be appreciated.

Wondering if thats a fiberglass or aluminium shell

Well i just got back from Olcott pier casting for a few days, Started off with the nanofil and was so impressed that i never got a chance to try the super slick. Not one wind knot , that was a first for me with braid, and never had such a pleasant time casting. Next time i will give the super slick a try, hope i get as good results as i did with the nano. Thanks for everyones help and guidance.

Just got back, spent mon afternoon into evening and tuesday morning casting all i had and not a bite. Guess being the only person out there told me something. Spoke with a couple locals and got the same story, should of been here 2 weeks ago , oh well better luck next time.   Wednesday dropped in to Sodus and tried my favorite creek, had a steelie on for about 10 seconds and 2 jumps and that was the end of the action for the day.

Well I picked up both, the nanofil and the super 8 slick , heading up on monday, end of the week i'll let you know how they worked out and if the fish are active.

henrybud , Thanks for the insight to a spoon I never heard of. Checked the reviews on the B.C. spoons, all positive results.  Since i'm heading up to Olcott on monday , do any of the local shops sell them or are they mail order direct only ??  I'm guessing the 2/3 oz is the size i'm looking for, and 50/50

Heading up to do some casting for steelhead. Wondering what spoons others think are the meal ticket. Usually my favorites are Cleo's in 2/5 oz  in, silver/blue, silver/grn, silver/orange and watermelon. Also KO wobbler same colors in 1/2 oz. Just wondering if there's something hot that i'm unaware of. My personel fav is the Cleo in watermelon, wondering what others go to lure would be, I welcome all suggestions, Thanks

TY, heading up to Olcott on the 16th gonna do a little pier fishing , usually hit some steelhead this time of year on spoons at the mouth of eighteen mile river.

Thanks everyone for the Hello's

Guys , Thanks for the input , i'll order both and give them a try.

Now that the Boat season is winding down, it's time to start steelhead fishing. I always used florocarbon in the past . I would like to use some Braid this fall and was wondering what others think about cast ability. Looking for a nice smooth line for casting spoons or jigs. Something around 6 or 8 lb test dia . My trolling braid seems coarse like a fine rope and i wouldn't think it would be ideal for casting . My current line is Power Pro but i dont feel it fits the bill for casting. With so many different brands out there any advice would be welcome.

Looking for Miller #22 flutter lites and #3 trouters

Hello all, new to the site but have fished all my life. Obsessed with trout and salmon fishing. Live in southern NY and since 1979 have been trolling leadcore for Browns and lakers in the local reserviors, and yes no motors allowed so it's oars only. For the first 17 yrs from april 1st to nov 30 , I never missed one day of fishing, guess i might have an obsession. When i started i couldnt find rods i liked so i taught myself to make my own, over the years I've probably made in the nieghborhood of 400 plus rods for myself and others.  Started making the trip to ontario in 1984 and got hooked on steelhead. Now that my 2 boys are grown we make the trip together for steelies, we try to get up to the sodus area for a week in november every year. We are now looking to expand to lake fishing, and have been thinking about areas around sodus or mexico. In my spare time i shoot trap competitively and I enjoy working on Harleys and riding. But will always find time to fish.  Just a little about me, hoping to enjoy many more trips to the big pond , and meet some new fishing friends.

For the past 10 or so years , me and my sons head up to Sodus area in november to fish steelies. Were thinking of bringing the boat up this november, any help or guidance would be apreciated. Hoping to troll for steelies , coho's and browns, I would guess flat lines and staying close to the shoreline. looking at either the sodus area or mexico.

Guys thanks for all your help.

Everyone thanks so much for the info, much appreciated.

Wondering if anyone could suggest a place close to Mexico , probably 2 to 3 nights at a time. Now thru end of October. Thanks

Heading up to Lake O around Oct 11 or 12    First trip on the lake since the mid 80's   was wondering my best bet on spoon size and color, I know it's gettin late for kings but i would rather target browns or steelies

New to Lake O Trolling, I'm looking to buy a set of Dipsy's and with all the choices out there it's got my brain in a hair ball. Wondering what would be the best choice, what brand ? what size ? what color ?  Would appreciate all the input I could get.

Thanks , gonna give traxtech a look up on google. I have an out board so it wont be in the way