Yankee Troller

I'm pretty sure he read someone talking about a 600' copper and thought 600' deep. Not many places 600' deep in Ontario. Yes, Billy's right I fished 300' down with my 20lb Sharks and Power Pro. Didn't get anything off that rigger, but the fish were down there. Deepest we have taken a fish this year was 225 off 4 mile creek.

You got it Tim, and I understand it comes with the job!

Nice fish!

I need to get my YAK out on the lake!

Nice pic dude! One of these days that will be me! Although, I have to find a women who will put up with my fishing/hunting habit!

Sounds like a good time! So is the 30lb'r going on the wall?

Reeljerks - I wish this one was going on my wall, but it looks like someone else will have it to look at. This guy has never fished before, so I hope he appreciates it! Kremor - Not my bank! It was a charter fish. At least they got their derby ticket money back! John - Riiiiiiiiiiight! Big Weenies! We haven't had to run any copper over 400' so that wouldn't be too much punishment. Ill bring him down to the bar next spring and let him reel one in on the 700 copper!

Out of the Oak. Both a tad East of the chute.

Thanks guys!

9/5 (Mornin') - This morning we did a little Derby fishing (LOC). My father, Uncle, Brother, and I hit the water about 6:30. We dropped in around the 70' mark and started deploying lines. We ran a simple 3 rigger, 2 wires,and 3 junk line spread. The morning would be very disappointing yet eventful! We went on to drop our first 7 screamers! Actually one happened to be a Stealhead in the 12-15lb mark, but the rest bent our hooks while tearing line from our reels! Finally, at 1pm we would go on to boat a 5" Salmon while checking lines. Shortly there after our 300 copper rod took off with a Green E-Chip pulling an A-TOM-MIK Green Crinkle. That would be our first REAL fish to hit the deck this morning. We took shots on a Dreamweaver Green Mongoose plug, Green SmartFish pulling an A-TOM-MIK Hypnotist, Mtn. Dew E-Chip pulling an A-TOM-MIK TG fly, White SmartFish pulling an A-TOM-MIK White Halo, and a Slippery Frog Spinny pulling an A-TOM-MIK Purple Mirage. Riggers parked from 50 to the bottom, wires out from 150-210 and 10 color cores, 300 copper, and a 400 copper all took shots. We finished at 2pm with 10 shots. 9/5 (Evening) - My brother, his buddy Adam, my girlfriend, and I headed back out at 3:30pm and fished till 8pm. It was an exciting few hours to say the least. We would take 7 shots and boat 6 of them. The largest being just shy of 29lbs. We hit a double off our riggers shortly after we started trolling. One took a Mtn. Dew E-Chip pulling an A-TOM-MIK TG fly, and the other took a Green SmartFish pulling an A-TOM-MIK Hypnotist. Our next double would come from the 300 copper pulling a Green E-Chip/A-TOM-MIK Green Crinkle and the same Green SmartFish pulling an A-TOM-MIK Hypnotist. During this battle we tried to clear the 400 copper down the chute only to have it wad up in our double. While we were playing with that mess the 180 wire took off pulling a Green SmartFish/A-TOM-MIK Green Crinkle. We would boat 2 of the 3 fish. The next two fish would take the 300 copper and that Green E-Chip/A-TOM-MIK Green Crinkle combo. A fun night with some great fish! 9/6 - With the anticipation of that morning bite we left the dock a few ticks before 6am. We set up in 70' of water and all I could get was 6 rods in the water before we had our first big guy on. He took a LJ Green Glow J-Plug fished of our 10 color. While that fish was out there our 150 wire pulling a Green SmartFish/A-TOM-MIK Hypnotist starts throbbing. We're doubled! We ended up loosing the fish on the J-Plug, but boated the small guy off the wire. Got set back up with 7 rods in the water and the Green Smartfish on our corner rigger took a shot. It had an A-TOM-MIK Hypnotist behind it. As that one was making his run the other 10 color with that same J-Plug takes off. We're doubled AGAIN! We ended up dropping both.Get set back up and the other corner rigger fires. This guy had some shoulders! He hit a Mtn. Dew E-Chip pulling an A-TOM-MIK TG fly. Shortly there after we were clearing a 10 color when on the retrieve a Salmon Whacks the J-PLug. Thinking we were tangled in the fish on we let it go on a light drag. Well, it was a different fish and we would end up loosing that! Almost to the boat and the center rigger fires with a Dreamweaver Slippery Frog pulling an A-TOM-MIK Purple Mirage. Finally we boat this bruiser and its a PIG! We put it on the Berkley scale and it bounces between 31 and 32. Everyone is High-Fiving! Thinking the scales opened at 8am and it was 7:40am we headed for the weigh station. Well, it didn't open till 9am! So we sat for an hour during a fast and furious bite. When the fish hit the scales we put a 31.14lb Salmon on the LOC leaderboard! Now its 9:30 and we are headed back out to the lake. We took 7 shots in an hour and a half, and had a great anticipation of what else was to come. Even though we knew it would be tough to top a 31lb Salmon. Once we set-up it didn't take long and we were into another fish. In the next hour we would boat one and drop 2 Salmon. After that we wouldn't move a rod the rest of the trip. 31.14lbs was what the derby scales said HE weighed! This fish happens to be the largest fish to hit the deck of our boat in 10 years. A true TROPHY, and its what we look forward to catching this time of year. Fall fishing can produce some GIANT fish, but it is also a time when the Salmon get moody while they await their trip up the creek or river.

So, Eric (Maniac) calls me at 7am today and tells me he has a LOC fish while we are battling a fish of our own. When ours hit the deck I called him back and said we had one too! Well, Ours was 31.14 and his was 31.11! Both fish are getting mounted! Only difference is he will get to see his when its done!

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

Yeah come on! Pics!

OK, so I got a little carried away watching MONSTER hooks 250-300' down over 350-400fow during the Oswego Scotty. So I went DEEP water program for a little while. 2 Corner riggers with paddles and cheated paddles (Thats 4 - 8" paddles) - one down 300 and one down 250 Wires on .5 settings out 350 and 375 600 and 700 copper on the otters Only rod to fie was the 375 wire. I thought the deep riggers would have enticed ONE of them Salmon down there! Here is a picture of the Scotty down 300: Blow back down 300 with a 20lb weight. Look closely!

4C's marina has dockage and cottages right on the premises. Fishing in pretty consistent and there are plenty of fishing reports to read to find them.

Nice! Very respectable fish!

Is it getting mounted? Was it at least weighed on a certified LOC scale? Brute of a fish either way! Niiiiiiiiiice!

Yup! 250lb power pro wins vs 30lb wire! Other than that its a LOooooooooooooooooonG Story! Lets just say the Smaller boat (ME) was pushed around one too many times! I'll fill ya in at the Oak if I see ya in the next few weeks.

I'm a HUGE fan of metallic purple. Good luck finding them in the local tackle stores from Buffalo to Pulaski! We also use clear and black A LOT. The Glow Froggy goes in first thing in the morning, and on some days the Metallic Green is good.

You cant miss them! Bob is right on the money. IF your trolling the 100' depth from the harbor when you hit them stacks you will want to point the boat on a NE direction. There is a little current in there the fish love to hang in. I was heading down there this past weekend b4 me and some idiot got into it!

Congrats Paul! Good lookin kid! Lets hope he takes after Christie in the looks department!

2 years in and not a problem! They hold wire divers, copper, rigger rods, and even a net extended out on an angle.

Gene! Whats up brother! You gotta get a facebook. Antenori can hook you up now that you know how to use the internet. Great second place finish. Fishing tourneys has allowed us to meet some of Lake Ontario's finest fisherman, and it only make us better at it. Even though your just a recreational angler your one of the BEST on the lake. See ya in May on the BAR!

Thanks Tommy! BTW....those riggers are the SEXIEST riggers I have ever seen. Your boat looks GREAT! Quick question.....did Steph and her girls beat us?