Yankee Troller

I grew up fishing out of one of these! Great boat!

Why are you always so negative and hurtful to other board members Scott?

West of Oak Orchard. After a few days of wind they could mean nothing now. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No, we are at Oak Orchard Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Dave - I respect you, and I know you have a great knowledge of the fishery. We can agree to disagree on some things. I am a float fisherman, and if I foul hook 1 fish in 4 months that's a lot. I fish very pressured fisheries on the West end and I see it all day long. I didn't say anything about people keeping anything in my post. Just like I keep limits of them on the Lake I have no problem with someone taking their limit in the stream. I'm just talking about the methods used. I can't describe the amount of piercings these fish get from the fly whippers, or ones who think they are fly whippers, in the trips. Dragging a fish in backwards and sideways irks me, and I believe most of the ones caught in the mouth were flossed. I know some very good flossers out there! If it was up to me I would ban fly rods on our tribs, but that's a whole other topic! I also feel Dave that we have to get the stream guys and the lake guys on the same page! I mean the stupid Kayakers were able to get together and have the power company release water for them on specific weekends over the summer that end up drawing fish into a warm river! You stream guys want us to lay off the Steelbows, and us lake guys want more Kings. If we have Kings to target its a fact we lay off the Trout. Help us push for more Salmon stocking and less wasted money and race way space dedicated to Atlantic programs and Lake Trout! I see that as a win win for both sides! Now, onto some good news. I spoke with a buddy last night that talked with a Canadian angler out of Oshawa, ON, and apparently they have some stellar Salmon fishing going on over there. I heard this 3rd person, but maybe it's a sign of hope! The next few days looks pretty crappy, so maybe the winds will blow in a miracle!

You ain't kidding! I saw a couple of hotties taking scale samples at tourneys this summer! Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Overpopulated is an understatement! Go offshore on the north shore every summer and they are about as annoying as mosquitoes when your trying to target Salmon. Thousands are stocked every year. That's the great thing about stocking and not having to rely on natural reproduction! Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Those farmer boys from Maryland will be enjoying those tasty Steelhead for months to come and won't waste an inch of that meat. It's a put and take fishery. I'd rather see them hit my lures and leave the lake legally then get dragged in backwards with 5 other piercings in them to go on a stringer with most likely an illegal number of trout. If you want to jump on someone, or some group, tackle the out of staters who rape and pillage the streams illegally for 6 months! Lastly, tove12345 thanks for reading my reports and looking at my great pics every week!

No problem! They are very different from what we are used to running, so I figured most probably didn't know the spoons. This clearer colder water has us fishing high and fast and the blues seem to be the ticket. I did not start the blue bandwagon. Few Oak captains did, and it was on fire last weekend. No clue, but you can bet offshore with be the most stable water. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Popeye and White Cap are two that come to mind in FH. Cold Steel, Hat Trick, Tall Tails, Primetime, The Guns, TK all come to mind in Oswego.