Rich D

When I walked out to go to work at 415, I knew today would have been a great day to be in a stand!!! Get the big boy Rob!!! Good Luck!! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Furuno!!! Capt Rich Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Great event as always Tom and Steph!!! We are already looking forward to next years event!!! Thank you for everything you do for our sport!!! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Sorry jay, have to disagree.. I have had numerous days this season when my hawk was reading 2.5, but my divers and cables said way slower. Bump it up to 3.4-3.7 on FH and get bit. This season has been very weird, a lot of days needed to have 3.4-3-7 to get bit on numerous Boats. Most didn’t believe it until they tried it.... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Yes mine is the older model x4d without surface speed. I really don’t care what my surface speed is on the FH. I use my GPS speed for surface speed and FH for speed under the water. I am running my probe all the time, from 10-800’. Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The early x4d units did not have surface speed, my unit does not have surface speed, and it is the x4d. There is not a space for the surface speed on the head unit. Capt Rich Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

There is a problem with that statement.... trust your temp on your electronics, but not necessarily the speed. I can give you numerous examples of where my FH was reading 2.4-2.6 and my dipseys and cables were almost straight down, and or not cracked over to show that speed. I would keep bumping up the speed until I got the angle and the bend I was looking for, reading was 3.4-3.7 on FH and bingo, rods started firing. I was not the only one seeing the same thing. You have to read more than just your electronics, you need to be able to see what the lake and the fish are telling you!!! Your electronics will give you a starting point, but read what all of the other aspects are telling you!!! Lately with these crazy currents i have been over 3.0 on the FH more than I have been under. If you are not learning something new every time you are out, then you are not being very observant. Good luck. Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

There is a problem with that statement.... trust your temp on your electronics, but necessarily the speed. I can give you numerous examples of where my FH was reading 2.4-2.6 and my dipseys and cables were almost straight down, and or not cracked over to show that speed. I would keep bumping up the speed until I got the angle and the bend I was looking for, reading was 3.4-3.7 on FH and bingo, rods started firing. I was not the only one seeing the same thing. You have to read more than just your electronics, you need to be able to see what the lake and the fish are telling you!!! Your electronics will give you a starting point, but read what all of the other aspects are telling you!!! Lately with these crazy currents i have been over 3.0 on the FH more than I have been under. If you are not learning something new every time you are out, then you are not being very observant. Good luck. Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I will take the first lot of fish flashers. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Everyone is so stuck on fishing “temp”, if you were able to attend the State of the Lake meeting 2 years ago, or were able to get the notes, there was/is a study going on by the Canadian DNR. They put pop up tags on kings and a steelheads. The info they shared as far as where these fish go will open your eyes!!!! Adult Kings during June, July, and early August in 65-70 degree water.... we are guessing what they are doing is eating, then they dive back down into the freezer to digest, then back up again 6-8 hours later. So after seeing that info, and watching what my Furuno has been telling me... out something in that “hot” water!!! So here is a spread I started with..... I run 3 riggers on my boat, probe rigger is at 50 degrees, then I will put my deep rigger in the freezer, usually 15-25’ below the 50 degrees, this is usually a meat rig, unless it is a strict spoon bite. Other corner rigger is 10-20’ above the probe, depending what I am seeing on the screen. Usually will be a spoon, until the fish tell me they want FF or meat. Dipseys are usually run one above and one below 50 degrees, until I see where the active fish are!!! Coppers..... one board will have a short copper... this weekend I was running 300,350,450,500.... all took bites.... but I will always put a shirt copper in the “oven”.... 60-65 degree water, this usually has a plug, or a bright colored stingray on it!!! The other board will have a copper for 50 degrees and that will start with a FF or meat from now on, but will get changed of the spoons are on fire. Chute copper will be a meat rig, and that will be in the freezer!!!! This rod took my biggest fish of the weekend!!! Take the blinders off, read what the fish are telling you and then dial it in!!!! Do not, and I repeat “ DO NOT” live by your probe!!! Let the fish tell you what they want!!! Goood Luck, if you are out of Oz this weekend, I will be out every day starting Friday for a week, shoot me a pm and I will pass along what I am finding!! Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I always run a couple baits out of temp, in temp and below temp. Once the rods start firing then I close the pattern in on the hot zone!! Capt Rich Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Fish your graph!!!! Most of our fish were up out of temp,’especially early. But they have been out of temp for the last few Weeks. My 50’ rigger was on fire this morning, it was 63 degrees there!! Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Started in 85 went out to 250-300 and back in again. Our big fish came on spoons but we did have 8-10 meat bites today. Temp was a little deeper, 75-80’ down, but most of our fish came up in the warm water. Speeds were tricky, but read your cables and dipseys. Capt Rich Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Not sure where you went but we had no problems finding and getting fish today. Kings and steelies, spoons and meat. Landed 15-16 and dropped a bunch of others. Capt Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United