FLXTroutman

I had my family visiting for a week and was anticipating the hot August bite but we were met with wind and waves and rain and cold weather. Sunday August 10 we went out for the afternoon shift and did manage one laker in the hot afternoon sun on the Charnelia Wahl Special in an hour and half of fishing. We went back out early Monday morning August 11, and only picked up 2 lake trout again in around 3 hours Pelican Point to Long Point, to Black Point and back. Tuesday through Thursday the wind blew the rain fell and the boat just sat on the hoist while we hung out at the cottage. Friday August 15 we went out from Cottage City heading west, and marked 2 fish in an hour over near Tichenor Point, at that time I reeled them up and we ran south. We set up north of Cook Point in around 180 fow. Finally we started marking fish and bait. We ran along Mr Field's place with the green trawler past the Shamrock boathouse. Lots of hooks, and calm water to boot, warm air even as we mangaged to boat a rigger fish and a 300' copper fish with a flasher fly combo. We popped a couple skippy bows on little spoons on 7 color leadcore and 200' copper to round out the morning. The run south was worth it since we found a good screen with plenty of hooks and bait. After reading mottman's lament of the Canandaigua fishing as of late I was ready to chime in and curse the flea filled, weedy, not a fish to be marked jet skied, speed boating, pontooner, shore peeping waters until today. My brother in law and my niece came for a visit. We headed out Monday August 18 and had 3 riggers in the water by 1:00 pm. We marked fish right at the drop off in the north end so we trolled east to west from the dragon wall to the pumphouse. First fish came with only 3 riggers set after about 10 minutes. Lake trout only 2 lbs. but down 51' on the Charnelia Wahl Special. Another 45 minutes would pass and a rigger fired 58' down 45' back with a spoon, MI Stinger Orangasm, picked by my niece Emily. Nice 4 lb rainbow 22", we we reset the rigger and looked in the spoon box for another similar spoon, a MI Stinger Steelie Stomper. We stuck that spoon on a rigger 55' back 52' down another 45 minutes passed and that rigger fired 4 1/2 lb. rainbow 22". We picked up a couple skippy bows on 7 colors and 200' copper. We reeled them up around 4:30. Nice sunny day afternoon bite for Canandaigua made for some nice grilled rainbow for dinner. Also took the lake trout fillets and portioned them and wrapped them in bacon and pan fried them for an appetizer.

My friend breadman was out Wednesday afternoon 8/6 and fished from Seneca Point and south on west side. They picked up 2 fish on wire divers on green dot spinnies with green flies. I will be out Sunday. Full moon though Sunday so I may start a little later after breakfast.

It has been mentioned before but Mr Sutton is out of business, try these I just received them today: http://www.bladerunnerfishing.com/44-Feather-Weight-Flutter-Spoon_c16.htm http://www.bladerunnerfishing.com/31-Feather-Weight-Flutter-Spoon_c12.htm

This is the Canandaigua weed and flea report, FLXTroutman reporting. Weeds seen sliding down rigger cables on the sonar, fleas of uncountable numbers fouling 30 lb. mono lines & wire diver lines. Just cut the lines and retie, less hassle. Copper lines only flea free gear in water. Marked tons of fish and bait on sonar in the riggers but no bites. Pretty frustrating since we had the same scenario Thursday afternoon as we had Sunday late morning till just after 1:00 pm. We jigged from noon til 1:00 on west side south of Onanda in 50-90 fow marked them but again no takers. On a positive note we had fun eating & drinking and telling stories. My new X 4 Probe worked like a charm on the old 840 Thermo Troll computer.

I hitched a ride aboard the breadman boat, we hit the drop off and trolled southeast toward the dragon wall. Hoping for action like cdga troller had we ended up in search mode as the fish had moved out deeper. We stayed east past thendara out in 200 fow. Picked up 2 fish on wire diver out 287'. Green dot pro troll and mirage fly was the best set up. Also had a laker on the rigger down 85' on a black and silver cabela's spoon. We were back at the dock by 8:30 am due to prior commitments. Two out of three were fin clipped, but just good table fare 2-3 lb lakers.

Took a friend and three 8 year old boys out early Tuesday morning from Seneca Point. Lines in by 5:45 first fish hit a 300' copper with a NK mag black/ green mtn dew cup around 6:00 am. Took the 3 boys awhile to land her but I helped them out and they put a lake trout in the boat. While they were taking turns on the copper rod and I was instructing and watching them and I noticed a rainbow jumping 20' back behind the boat, fish on. Quint took the rod but the fish came unbuttoned. Sutton 44 down 31' back 30'. Mid lake action was where they were in front of the condos. We then trolled south as the wind was picking up. I decided to bag it at 7:30 reeling in the last rigger on the pop a lake trout hit right at Seneca Point 165 FOW 41' down 40' back Sutton 44.. So my friend Drew got to reel in nice fat male lake trout. The kids in were in the cuddy so they missed out. At dawn it was flat calm but she really kicked up by 7:30. Not as bumpy by the time I got back to the north end heading to Sutters.

I have been on the breadman you should check his rocket launcher out. He has it mounted midship just as a rod holder. Gotta be at least 8 rod holders on it.

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Since the weather was going to be warm Monday I took my wife Bonnie and son Liam out for a quick afternoon troll in the north end. We fished from 4:00- 5:15. Ran two riggers with spoons and 200' copper and 7 color core with spoons. The wind was blowing out of the south but it was fairly warm out there. We trolled south on the west side from the pump house to German Bros and took a nice bow on the rigger at 60' down. Turning east from German Bros is when the fish hit in around 135' of water. Short trip but we had a nice BBQ bow for dinner. Read a post in walleye section which mentioned solunar table for best fishing times around the full moon. When I checked "best fishing times" for yesterday it said major time was 3:00-5:00 pm. Go figure. I still want to try to get out few more times. Notice the pic of the nice kype on this male specimen. He provided nice thick fillets for a 22" fish. My scale battery was dead but I would guess he was about 4-5 lbs. Mi Stinger monkey puke lured him in.