Sam N. Slayer

First trip of the year yesterday with my 9 year old son. We fished 11:30-3:30. Went west to Johnson’s Creek and back. Fished 8, 10, 12, 15, and 18fow. Inline boards on braid w 25’ flouro leaders. Back 100’ out 100’. Had a couple colors of lead core w 25’ flouro leader down the chute just off bottom. Various bay rat short shallows and tried a jointed rapala. 2-2.5mph. NOTHING. Going again tomorrow. What do I need to change up? I will be adding some copper and gold backed flutter spoons back 50’ off riggers. My son was so patient and said he still had fun, but would love to see him catch a couple browns. Ran same program last year with success. Help. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks. How do you rig the minnows? Any examples of an appropriate jig for tipping with mousies? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

New to ice fishing. Would like to catch perch through the ice at Braddocks. What do I need for gear/lures/bait? Saw a bunch of people out there today. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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So spoons, flasher/fly, flasher/meat, j-plugs are all feasible and widely used on copper setups for salmon/trout? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Great information! Thank you guys! What do people like running best behind the copper? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

What’s a good rod/reel combo for a 400 copper setup? What kind and how much backing? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Same for me. 4 for 6 Saturday. 5 for 10 yesterday. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Picked up a couple A-Tom-Mic meat rigs and some herring strips to use for the first time. The meat holder has a small hole that goes through both sides. I'd imagine that is used to "pin" the meat in place inside the holder and then the treble hook goes through the meat in the back of the strip near the "tail". My question is what is used to pin the meat in the holder? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Was setup by 5:30. Went straight to 125'. Went 14 for 22. 2 steelhead, 1 laker, 11 kings. Worked same area all morning. Caught fish on every pass. Every rod took hits. Even had two fish on the same rigger rod with spoon and cheater spoon. Rods covered 20-80 down over 125. Marked small bait pods on every pass in the same area holding fish. Great morning. Slowed a bit after about 9am. Called it quits at 10:30. Spoons and flasher/flies. No particular color. Greens, oranges, whites, blues all took fish. Biggest fish on flasher/flies. A lot of skippy kings. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yes, they built them up. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Ramp is fine. Channel is 4-6' the whole way out but not marked well. They were out dredging so I had to go around them but it was fine. I'm told all obstacles are marked ( but not very well). Just take it slow and keep your eyes open. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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Fished Braddocks yesterday morning. Looked in 120-200. Best screens 125-145. 3 for 3 on kings. 2 small ones on 80' rigger free slider SS spoon. 1 teenage 60' down over 125' on dipsy/flasher/fly out 193'. All fish mid morning. I think that's because it took me that long to figure out where they were. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks. Guess it's a no-go. Other options? Sandy closed. Oak closed. Olcott is 1:15 from me. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

How's the city boat launch at the port of rochester on the genny? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

How's the Oak Orchard launch? I haven't been there in a couple weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

What does it do when you try? Go to your phone settings, and find the permissions for the LOU app and make sure the app is allowed to access your photos. Looks like this on an iPhone... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

One of the Browns was pictured twice. Wasn't sure if that was a coho or Atlantic. Didn't get a shot of the other salmon. Probably a coho as well then. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Fished the Oak again this morning 8:30-11:30. West of port. 8-12 fow. Went 5/5. 3 browns, 2 atlantics. All on sticks. Jointed fire tiger rapala. Jointed black/silver rapala, glow Green Bay rat. No releases on riggers with spoons. Pretty successful the last 3 times out there over the past 2 weeks. Same program. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Still not in. Checked this morning. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United