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55 rigger going

Dropped it, free sliding seasick waddler.

55 rigger goin

45 degrees down 50 today.

Lots of bait and small hooks in 50fow. Desert from 55-115fow... pointing her North.

Go get em!

The lake is as calm as it gets! Let's go fishin!

Right now we are on channel "need coffee" we'll be out shortly on ch9 though!

Oh what a glorious feeling... four days off from work filled with nothing but relaxation and Lake Ontario salmon fishing! As many of you have probably already heard from the great reports from others, the lake has flipped, or inverted to be more accurate. In lamens terms, the strong north east wind has cause the "strike zone" for kings, that 45 degree water range, to move from 70-90ft to 30-40ft. It will take a few days to set back up depending on the direction and strength of the wind. To show the temperature gradient, take a look at the picture below... you'll see that the water is much colder than weeks past: This type of lake pattern can be extremely challenging, especially at the beginning of July when the fishing is still somewhat slow to begin with. You really have only two options... fish the top 40ft of the water column or run out to deep stable water, far far out... we're talking to the border here. With the calm south winds they are calling for, I'm hoping the lake will set back up tomorrow and some of the kings will move back in and be very hungry after not eating as heavily.... that might just be wishful thinking though! I have a new toy to try out this weekend, a short copper. 300ft to be exact. I had an amazon gift card to use and I thought I'd try out the Okuma 553 I had heard a lot about and it was in the right price range ~$100. However.... I didn't realize there was a difference between the "L" and "LS". I ended up getting the L, which is a 4:1 ration instead of the "LS", which is a 6:1 ratio. Oh well, looks like I'll be cranking a bit extra... live and learn! I'm going to pair it with the Okuma Classic Pro GLT copper rod, an 8'6" 12-27lb rod with wider eyes. For my backing, I picked up 300M of 50lb Sea Hunter Spectra. It's color coded every 8yds, similar to leadcore. I figured it might be handy since the reel doesn't have a line counter. I also picked up some of the SPRO inline swivels to put between my backing, copper, and leader. I'll be using the 45lb Bloodrun copper (sorry forgot to take a pic) along with 30lb flourocarbon leader, which didn't arrive in time for this trip, so I'll just use some 30lb Ande for now. Good luck to everyone out there this weekend... Let's get em boys! Nick

Nice shootin boys! We'll see you out there this weekend, save us a few! Nick

Joe thanks for taking care of this! Put me down for 4 of the t-shirts, one small and one large for Theresa and I, and another large and one x-large for the veterans that will be on our boat. (1 small, 2 large, 1 x-large). Also, for those wondering what the tshirts will look like, they will be grey with the logo in my avatar on the back (Joe please correct me if I'm wrong ) Nick

That chart is a bit old, new data is showing it doesnt get quite that deep...

Lynn, good to hear! Fishing seems to be slowly picking up. A couple more weeks and it should be rockin!

New toys are always fun!