Yankee Troller

April 14th - We weren’t sure what to expect since the wind has been howling from every direction over the last few days. As we worked on the boat Saturday we could hear the chatter from the few out, and took notice of the two Kings taken down East. Just the thought of a King was all it took for us to choose which direction we were headed. We set out 11 rods total. Six off the boards, two on our Cannon out downs, a pair of split shot spoons, and a chute flat-line. We set-up at the bay and went 1 for 2 on that stretch to Ship Builders. Once we got past that stretch it turned on! Chartreuse was the color of the day, and the Storm UV Thundersticks were great in the colored water. Another great program for us was a Stinger Glow Frog and a Dreamweaver Glow Frog ran 70’ back down 5’. It was a nice steady pick without any real fire drills. The wind got worse as the day progressed and we fished in some sloppy seas. We did notice a lot of skinny fish this weekend, and a good friend of mine reminded me of all the rain we just had. I think we took a lot of fish that were just dropping out of local streams. So enjoy the next pod of fish that are out there looking to bulk up!

Yea, your a day late and a dollar short. That bite doesn't last long, and I heard they were on them good two weekends ago.

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Someone has to take your spot while your on the sidelines! Two more weekends to beat on Ra-cha-cha fish and we are headed for Canada my friend.

Exactly! LOL Some of these guys are just plain D**ks. Don't let them push you around. My rule of thumb is if I give you the inside when we pass the first time I expect you to give me the inside when we pass the next time, and so on and so forth. Sometimes, your not paying attention, and you put yourself in a ****ty situation. If you take the 10 seconds to wave and apologize to the other boat it goes a long way.

I agree Brian, but all the Lakers I cleaned this weekend were just about empty. The Brown Trout on the other hand were loaded with them. Tons of 3" gobies and a few 6-7" gobies in every ones stomach. The Lakers were loaded just East of I-Bay yesterday so thick we went through and did a quad, Sure Strike did a triple, and Goater did two on our first pass. All one after another in parade mode.

April 6th - We left the dock a little past 6am with a new crew. Breaking the pier heads we choose right, so down to Oklahoma Beach we went. We set out a typical Spring Brown Trout set-up. Three lines off each planer board with sticks, our Cannon out downs had spoons, and over the top of them we ran a split shot spoon. When we got to Irondequoit we knew it was gonna be a tough day if we didn’t find better water. It was chocolate milk! So, out went the bright colored lures. Things started slow! We decided to put a rod down the chute because of the slow bite, and we picked up a Brad’s ThinFish and sent it out. We’ve had good luck on these in the past for BT. It wasn’t out there two minutes and FISH ON! We loaded one board up with these baits and the fish started to come. We found a few pockets with water that wasn’t complete mud, and I think the rattles in those baits helped draw the fish in. Brads ThinFish in Green Speck, Blue Green Yellow Lazer, and Red Black Squiggles all took their fair share of hits. We would go on to work those pockets and pick away at fish. One of the guys had the lucky rotation and too three fish at the double digit mark. His buddies fish were much smaller, but surprisingly there wasn’t a lot of smack talking about it. I know I would have been running my mouth if I was him! April 7th - Back at it again with a crew that did a Salmon trip with us in 2012. They were looking for a wall mounter Brown Trout, and we almost made that happen! Again, we made the decision to go right when we broke the piers about 6;30am. Down to the waters from the previous day, and we notice right away the mud is gone, and we can see down 10-12’. Oh Boy….change out the spread! It’s amazing what a few hours of South wind will do! Out went the naturals in a typical Spring program. Three flat lines off each planer board, a spoon run on our Cannon out and downs, and a split shot spoon run right over the top of those. We hit the area just East of that tragic Christmas Eve shooting, and I think we moved 6 rods in a matter of 10 minutes. After only landing two of those fish we decided it was time for a lesson on light line Brown Trout fishing. After that these guys had it down! Those two fish happened to be Lake Trout, which we’ve been seeing a lot of on the beach this Spring. The few boats after us also hit that spot and pulled LT’s, so we decided to push on East. Water was very clear, and we only took two shots from there to Hedges. One being the beast of the trip. A nicely colored up 12lb Brown Trout. We finally went back to the area we pounced on them in the morning and would go on to take 2-3 fish per pass until mother nature decided to blow 40. Hot baits today were Smithwicks and Rapalas in natural colors.