Pike Hunter

Yep Billy! You re on the right track - that is to take care of your family first before fishing or anything else in life. Keep up with the excellent reports! Anthony

Way to go Chris! It shows that you re capable of landing fish in a NE wind. It must be amazing to fight a 20# king!

Thanks Rich. I had very little time to spare and this has helped me to determine the 80 FOW as the starting point as I want to maximize my time on the water. I grew up in Long Island and blue fishing has been one of my favorite fishing experience. Captree or Freeport marinas - who can beat that deal for $30 a night fishing out in the dark on those party boats.

Thanks for sharing a good report with us. The new fishing template can be found by clicking on "New Topic" under the Fishing Reports - South Shore. I was out solo on Sunday morning 6:30 am to 9 am. My fishing partner blamed his wife for not setting the alarm clock and I told him that it was a good sign of blessing that his wife wanted him to stay in while mine wanted me to leave the bed without disturbing her. I had decent marks on my screen between 80 and 100 FOW in 43.17 N and 77.32 W. Two riggers set up with smart fish 60' down and NK Dolphin 40' down. First fish hit on white Smart Fish and Atomik Green Glow Fly. Fish ripped out 200 yards and I brought back nice 19 lbs King. Nice clean fish - very healthy. As I was about to put back the smart fish in the water, second rod fired and I brought in a teenage King. The last fish hit on same white Smart Fish and Atomik Green Glow Fly. I was surprised to see that it was a Lake Trout that hit on the set up. This Lake Trout fought real hard and I thought this type of fish is something you dont want to catch given the negativity surrounding this breed. Three for Three and it was time for me to head back to the dock to tend my children and their friends who slept over with us for the weekend. I went out again and took the children with me in the afternoon only to find NE winds and decided to hang out by the Sand Hill in the bay.

Great pictures! Is it funny everytime the sun goes down, the fish comes out on the screen! Thanks for sharing the report.

Pike Hunter: Fishing Report ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): June 3, 2009 Evening Time on Water: 7:00 PM– 9:00 PM Temp/Weather: 62°F and sunny north of Lake, overcast by the shore Wind Speed/Direction: NW at 3-5 MPH Waves: (0-1 Footers, Calm Surface Temp: 51°F Location: North of IBay LAT/LONG: =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: just one Total Boated: one Species Breakdown: 1 King Hot Lure: White Smart Fish with Green A-TOM-MIC Fly Trolling Speed: (3.2 mph) Down Speed: not determined Boat Depth: 90 ft Lure Depth: 60 ft ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Great evening to be out on a flat lake with cool breeze. I headed north out of Ibay and found scum line in between 80 and 90 FOW. You could locate this easily when you look up north and you will see a break indicating the color change on the lake surface. With just two hours to spare, I put out smart fish with atomik green glow fly on one rigger and stacked with NK 42nd spoon. The fish on the screen were sparse. With nothing going on, I was working on spooling the downrigger with a new cable. I saw two bright yellow spots on the screen where the downrigger was set. Then I saw the rod trip immediately. It took me good 15 minutes to land the fish. I was careful not to waste too much time as I took picture immediately and weighted it briefuly. Digitial scale showed between 17.8 and 19.6 lbs. The fish was released successfully. The picture doesnt do justice as I took it with my blackberry from a distance above the side of my boat to the fish in the water. The screen started to show more fish as the sun set. Most fish were found on the bottom as I trolled all the way back from 90 to 70 FOW. Back to dock by 9:30 pm.

Awesome pix! Thanks for sharing! 40 lbs fish?

Thanks for the report. We skunked on my boat. Had couple knock offs but nobody home. That was me on my boat when I passed by your dock as I had to hurry back to the dock to be on the field for my children s flag football game. Tight lines.

This one took Orange J-12 off the board last weekend. I had posted this picture earlier in my previous posting. This beauty weights a little over 11 lbs on the digital scale. The belly of this fish was empty. I wonder how much more weigh will this fish gain when its belly is full in the fall. Indeed, this fish was released successfully to fight with one of you in the future.

Nice work on the pikes! Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. Which lures did you use to land these brutes?

Chris - You did great. We could not repeat the success we had from last Saturday. Trolled from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and we only landed two kings early in the morning. We did hit that scum line in 140 FOW and I saw the white trophy in that area- it could be the one you referred to in your report. I think my problem was that I did not set my riggers deep enough. Yes, I lost my copper set up last Friday - the rail mounted rod holder slid down and there goes my favorite set up. The whoe time, I wished I had spent more money on a better rod holders. Will be ordering two more copper reels from ATOMIK. Perhaps, I should look up for a Cisco rod holders system. Thanks again for the great report. Tight lines.

Great pictures! Holy cow - you have nailed them with 19 for 23 and it was just 10:30 a.m. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Tom. I set up a rigger 25' down and 30 back and another rigger 35 down and 20 back. This steelie took the one that was 25' down and 30 back.

Awesome catch - 11 lbs coho. Would love to see picture of that big coho. Thanks for sharing a good report.

Nothing beats fishing solo on a nice calm lake and yeah - great tally!

Heres a pix of 11 lbs steelie.

Went out for three hours 6 am to 9 am. Another good fishing out in Rochester. Started on 75 fow with NW troll. Riggers 25 and 35 down. Hottest spoon nk GL 28 took six fish and orange J 12 off board took one fish. Landed 5 out of 7. Biggest steelie abt 11 lbs. Most activity in 130 and 155 fow. Many boats out there catching fish. Tight lines. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Went out this morning with my son as first mate/auto-pilot for four hours of trolling NW from Ibay then to NE. Riggers 30 and 60 down and 25 and 35 ft back. First bow hit on NK over 90 FOW. In about 140 FOW, a nice Steelie hit on J 12 Orange stickbait off board. The fish was 30 inches long yet skinny on the scale 7#. Took my boy good 20 minutes to land this beauty. On the way back, my son begged to take us home and there the rigger fired. King took NK BLACK MAGIC. He landed 12 # king. The other rigger fired and it was baby King. Great day with 4 for 4. Will post pixs today.

Me skunked out last night. I did not expect bumpy conditions with 2-3 waves due to SW winds. Only saw activities on the screen in 70 to 80 FOW. Judging from the position on the screen, it seems like they were steelhead in the upper water column. Ventured out to 120 FOW - NADA. Saw a few fish on the screen as they came to check on the rigger but no bites. If I had done it again, I should have stayed where the fish were! I may go out again later tonight. Tight lines.

Great work! I hope to go out this evening and I find your report to be most helpful. Thanks!

LOL. That was a good one Muskybob. The smelt was already hooked when we pulled in the fish. Had to use plier to take out the smelt.

Awesome rig! Best of luck on catching many fish on her. BTW, congrats on the 2nd place Brown!

Heres the photo of a bait fish that got hooked to the ATOMIK flies. This set up managed to land a fish! Not the best shot as I took it with my blackberry. As for going out in the boiling sea, stupidity should not be masked by bravery as experienced fishermen like you are wise to stay at the dock. I guess my stubbornness may get in the way sometimes. The last time I have done something like this, I landed solo a hefty 25# salmon in 5 plus roller.

Awesome fish! Thanks for sharing.

Went out this morning 6:30 to 9 a.m. in 3 to 5 plus foot rolling waves. Trolled north of Ibay. Set up with 2 riggers and one copper. Temp surface was very cold 46 all over in 80 to 100 FOW. Nothing on the screen. Rock and rolling wave made it difficult for the screen to pick up something. On the way back, copper line was hit by small king. Spin Doc with Atomik Flies Green Crinkle/Black. After landing the fish, much to our surprise, we found a two hooked to a trolling fly! A small smelt and a king! Will upload photo. After a landing the fish, it was white caps all over and we headed back. I am not sure if we were just foolish to head out this morning. At least we caught a fish!