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What a trip out of Sodus today!

 

when we left the channel today we pointed NW and ran to about 110 FOW.  We set out 6 top lines off the boards, mostly small red spoons with 2-3 splitshot and 2 riggers with SS size spoons, mostly in red/pink/orange.  We trolled out to 180 without a touch or even so much as a mark, so we soldiered north.  Just as we crossed 180, we took a shot on a 9 foot rigger 80 back with a DW SS red spoon with a 8 lb laker?  Shortly thereafter we took a shot on a top line with a red spoon with a 4 lb steelie.  Seeing some life, we went to 220 and turned around and back through that same water, with 2 3-4 lb steelies to show for it.

 

We had to decide whether to work that water or keep going north... So at about 8:30 we went north

 

When we got to about 235  FOW all hell broke loose! We had a double on shallow riggers (8 and 14 feet respectively), then a nice steelie on the top (8 lbs) then a brown on the top, all within about 10 minutes.  we figured the fish were out a little deeper so we worked 220-270 the next 2.5 hours or so.    we had very steady action, including several doubles, evenly spit between short riggers and top lines with red spoons.  It was primarily a steelhead bite with a few other species for good measure.  I did hear of a few kings taken in the top 40 foot, though I really have no other details...

 

We would end the day 15 for 15, with 11 steelhead, 2 lakers, 1 brown and 1 coho. I was one measly king away from my first slam. There were alot of "cookie cutter" steelies all right around 3-4 lbs, with a few hens that were pushing 8-9 lbs.

 

I cant tell you how happy I am to catch something that is not a lake trout!  I love this time of year- I was telling my brother that fog season is steelhead season!!

 

See you out there tomorrow!  Hopefully I can find one for the LOC board!

 

Abe

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Steady action out there for sure before the little front came by. Several lakers in the top 25 then we found the steel in the depths rdebadts mentioned. A bunch of smaller ones with a couple bigger but no 8 or 9s for us. Had a couple hard  rigger shots 17 and 30 down but failed to connect. Stinger ckicken wing,mixed veggie, and gold perch were good. Go back and get a derby fish rdebadts!

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