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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I wouldn’t mind seeing the fatty, thiaminase-filled Smelt pop. take a tank in Erie. I’ve only ever filleted three Lakers to eat. Two mainly had Smelt in them, and had absolutely disgusting the meat. The other was loaded with nothing but Gobies and had the best-tasting orange meat I’ve ever eaten, it was better than Walleye. As a trend, I’ve noticed that most fish I fillet/eat that are consuming primarily Emerald Shiners, Round Gobies, or Yellow Perch, tend to taste better than those eating primarily Smelt or Alewives. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
The weather cooperated and we managed to get out again this past Friday for Lakers. Fished from 10:00-4:00, all of the action was from 10:00-2:00. Went 6/7 trolling and 2/6 vertical jigging, which was really a blast! Largest fish was 36” 19-20 pounds. Our best trolling baits were gamblers/cowbells and spoons. Also caught 2 bonus Eyes, one of which ate a dodger and spin’n’glo lol. Hoping to get out one more time this season later this month before putting the boat away. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I forgot to post our results from a couple weeks ago. We ended up putting 4 Lakers in the boat in 4 hours that Friday, then 11 Lakers and 2 Walleye in 5 hours that Saturday. What a difference one day can make! We caught fish all over the 100-110 FOW zone, from a foot off the bottom to twenty feet off the mud. Spoons, Flatfish, dodgers/spin’n’glows, and Cowbells/Gamblers all took fish. Largest individual was a 36” 23# specimen I caught on Saturday. And, although I’m not huge on Walleye, one of the two bycatch Eyes was 28” 6#, so I’m not complaining! Hoping to fish out of Dunkirk again tomorrow if the lake cooperates. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
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Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
Any of you guys know if the thermocline is still set up after that major blow last week? Debating whether to try for Lakers one last time for the year on Saturday or Sunday (winds permitting), but I’m not sure if they’ll still be concentrated down deep or scattered and tight lipped. Could always troll the creek mouths for Steel if nothing else, I suppose. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I headed all the way out to 146 FOW back in July and couldn’t find one fish out there. That said, I fished as shallow as 80 FOW too and there weren’t fish anywhere in between those depths. PA is just spotty this time of year, never know what the bottom temps will be. That said, it’s probably still worth a try since this will likely be my last weekend of boat fishing while the thermocline is still stable. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
Not quite Dunkirk, but has anyone heard of any Lakers off of North East within the past week? Two weekends ago we went 8/11 in just under 4 hours in PA waters, but the NE wind helped to push some cold water over west to us so I’m not sure if there’s still any Lakers hanging around. Hate to make the 20 mile boat ride if there’s no fish left. -
Dunkirk, NY Fishing
Char_Master replied to Char_Master's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?