Scalloper 1

I will take it.

I took a ride out to the fort this afternoon to check the conditions. Looks like there is plenty of colored water to work when the wind lays down.

I was in Oclott at daylight. I only saw two boats out. Drove to Wilson and the parking lot was empty also.

If you will consider shipping let me know.

On 8/20/2021 at 9:09 PM, Force of one said:

Wow, haven't had a loran reference in 20 years...

TD's are used exclusively commercial fishing on the East coast and I know they are also used in the Eastern Basin of Lake O by many charter boats.

Any idea what model the boat is? She looks well rigged. Beautiful 

I figured the 29 line was the TD # on the 9960 chain.

As a 33 year veteran of commercial fishing on the East coast I have a great passion for boats. I really enjoy checking out all of the great boats fishing LO. While I was fishing out of Oswego the first of the month I saw the boat "Blood Vessel" several days. One particular day it was very rough but she looked to be going 20+ kts and handling the conditions very good. Anyone know what model vessel this is?

I saw several others that were taking the conditions very well also but I could not read the names. 

20 hours ago, Sk8man said:

Luckily the fleas have been pretty spotty this season thus far but it will only take one experience of a dense concentration of the fishhook type fleas while reeling in a king or steelie to fully appreciate the comment.

We had some bad experience with braid on our rigger rods fishing out of Oclott a couple of weeks ago. Braid is far easier to manage but when fleas are thrown into the equation wire worked without a issue. 

How did you find out about the change?

Man what a rack....

3 minutes ago, Mrm31790 said:

I think your wife and my wife need to talk haha. She’d kill me!

My wife turned 56 on the 5th. Her energy level is off the charts. She can back up a boat trailer better then 90% of the men I know and she pinned all of the meat rigs we fished. She got up Sunday morning at 5 and said "we got fish to kill" 

48 minutes ago, newmike said:

Fished 3 days out of catfish Creek actually.   Got one king A-day in the 20 pound range. All on flasher flies, Michigan stinger 2 face with an atomic greenhammer fly, and Burkes Valium with aStud fly.  All on the deeper diver 107MMMM 250' out about 7280' down All on the deeper diver 107MM 250' out about 70-80' down.  The temperature break to 48ﾟ was at about 95' but it seemed the catcheable fish were still in 70'. Trolled most of the day morning and evening for one fish A-day it was a pretty brutal slowburn.  but my friends were happy.  anybody recognize this 16' boat out there I should be getting a little well known after the last couple of years.

Man, a open boat in those temperatures... Your tough. I was there too in my boat with a top and cooked.

4 hours ago, Mrm31790 said:

All that gas money might’ve bought you a fish hawk😂 I hear ya though. Glad you got on some fish!

With what I have wrapped up in the trip gas was the least of my concerns. Saturday night we got back to the room in Oswego at 12:30am (we visited Niagara after fishing) then lest Oswego at 5am for Oclott. Returned back to the room, packed up and headed to Maine at 10:30pm (11.5 hr ride). My wife drove the whole way home. I have Wifi in my truck so I started work at 8am. Long story short she was up 35 hrs and loved every minute of it. 

2 hours ago, rod hog said:

I bet he will run again next year

And win

But will he go to jail?

What would happen if it were you or I?

1 hour ago, seanc25 said:

Damn that's a savage move right there

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It was. Thats alot of driving 5 hrs a day extra. But I fished Oswego for 5 days and had 3 days of 1-2 fish in 11.5-12 hrs of trolling so I had enough at that point. Thats one benefit of having a 20' light trailerable boat. 

I fished out of Oclott sat and sunday these were the temps in 400-430'

45'-69 deg

55'-57 deg

60'-53 deg

70' -49 deg

75' -45.5 deg

80' -46 deg

90' -44.5 deg

100' -43 deg

110' -42 deg

I had never fished this area before but me and the wife limited out both days in 4-5 hrs of fishing. Kings and steelhead. The steelhead were so aggressive at times I had to take the spoons off and put on meat rigs to keep them off the rods. I had two strikes/landed while setting the rods back in the riggers. Seemed to be 60-65' deep and Kings 71-65'

On Saturday and Sunday I trailered my boat 2.5 hrs from Oswego to Oclott. Limited out both days in 3-4 hrs on Kings and Steelhead.

Fished 12 hrs today for 2. But I do know some of the charter guys have been doing ok.

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We had a better day today. Three Kings on one flasher fly rig and a king and 1 steel head on spoons. Largest King was 17.5 smallest was 8. 3 meat rigs went untouched all day.
 

We had a better day today. Three Kings on one flasher fly rig and a king and 1 steel head on spoons. Largest King was 17.5 smallest was 8. 3 meat rigs went untouched all day.

I came for 6 days to try for a few kings. We have landed a few but from most reports the bite has been very slow. We did land one on Saturday that was 26.35 lbs. 4 kings has been our best day and today we only landed one and took two other hits that did not get a good hook set. I may trailer the boat to a different port the next couple of days.
The majority of my hits are coming from a east or south troll. Without a Fish Hawk I may not have my speed dialed in. Also, I have been running high wire, low wire and riggers. I have not had a hit on the flasher flies so I took them off and added two more meat rigs. I went dead for many hours without a strike until I put one back on my high wire.

Seems like they are not biting as good now from what I am seeing and hearing.