MrKato

Whaler1: What depth were you in for those browns? 75-100 ft??

Did those browns come off of downriggers or dipsies or copper/lead core or a mixture of all of these? Just wondered. Was hoping to get out of Braddock this week. Thanks. - Mr Kato

According to the USGS (United States Geological Survey), the level at Braddock Heights has gone down from a high of 247.52 ft on May 17 to the current level of 246.85 ft on June 10. So a drop of 0.67 ft (or 8 inches) over a 24 day period. So that's basically 1 inch per every 3 days over the last 3.5 weeks. Since we have not had any measurable rain in 3 weeks I guess a little drop might have been expected. Army Core of Engineers projection is for only a 3 inch decrease between now and July 9. Hopefully the anticipated rain will help.

Hope you did not make the 1 hr and 45 min drive. Winds on the lake are out of the east or northeast at 20 knots gusting into the low and mid 20s.

Near shore forecast for Saturday as of 440PM on 6/2/23 for Niagara River to Hamlin Beach: SATURDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

Bustersit and Whaler1 - did you guys get out on Wednesday? If so wondered how you did, - Mr Kato

Thank you for the information!!!

Whaler1: when you went out and fished the 100-150 ft depth were you fishing up on top or running lines deep? Just wondered. Hopefully headed out Thursday for the first trip of the year. Any info would be helpful. Thought about starting inshore for browns. - Mr Kato

So 12 miles east of the port of Rochester must put you between Webster pier and Bear Creek? Were you fishing that 10-15 ft of water range like your past trips?

Spacecb: Thanks for the reply/information . I will give Ecopark a try. I really appreciate the information!! - Mr Kato

Hello Spacecb, Thanks for the reply. Have you actually taken expired flares to Ecopark on Avion Drive? Reason I ask is that I was taking some TVs and computer monitors there last week and went to their website and sent them a question asking them if they took expired flares. The response was: call the local police/sheriff’s substation to see if you can turn them in there. So I did not ask when I was there but maybe should have. Thanks again for the reply.

Thanks for sharing. Looked like unbelievable fishing. Guess I need to put that on my list of fishing destinations!

Thought someone might know of how and where to dispose of expired boat flares. I have a box at home with a dozen or more and was wondering if any of you LOU members know how and where to properly dispose of them. Any information would be appreciated. Mr Kato

Hey Whaler1 - just wondered what kind of lures and what colors you caught those browns on on 8/10. And I assume they were all off of your downriggers. I was running a lot of big/magnum spoons and maybe I should have been running something smaller. Just wondered. - Mr Kato

Fished off Braddock from about 730-1130. Similar to Whaler1's comments I had a very good screen with lots of marks close to the bottom in the 90-110 ft depth range but I could not get a single hookup. Had 3 releases but nothing home. With the number of fish that I marked on the screen it was very disappointing not to lane something. I went out to 140 depth but screen much better looking in that 100 ft depth.

Enjoy those times with your girls!! My daughter used to fish with me for trout/salmon and smallmouth (when they used to be around!!) and we both loved being on the water and spending the time together. Unfortunately off to college a few years ago and no living out of town so don't get those quality times too often anymore. Enjoy while you can!! - Mr Kato

At what depth were you catching those lakers? And I assume they were on or close to the bottom?

Thanks to everyone for your replies. Will give the 30 pound mono a try and hope that improves things or at least reduces the buildup

Running 17 pound mono and then 10-12 pound fluorocarbon leaders

I fished out of Braddock Bay Thursday (7/7) morning from about 730-11am. Fished 80-200 ft of water. Marked lots of bait and lots of fish and had a couple of releases but nothing in the boat. But the reason for this posting is that I never so the spiny fleas so bad. When pulling in my lines they were covered with spiny fleas and sometimes had 3-4 feet of fleas piled up on the line. Never seen it this bad. I am sure that is why I never hooked up on any fish even though the graph indicated that there were plenty of fish there. Wonder if anyone who fished that morning off of Braddock Bay experienced similar issues with the flea buildup on their lines. The only line that never had buildup was the lead core line I was running. I run fluorocarbon leaders on my lines and the fleas would seem to buildup/stop at the junction of the fluorocarbon and monofilament knot. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent/minimize the spiny flea buildup? Will the northeast winds this coming weekend and 3-5 ft waves reduce the fleas? Looking for any advice. Thanks. - Mr Kato

Whaler1: Great day of fishing! Nice browns! What speed was working best for you? And was there a certain direction (west to east; south to north?) that seemed better? Thanks! - Mr Kato

Maybe fishing will improve next week after frontal passage on Monday and a return to some west and northwest winds. The consistent east winds for the last week or so has slowed fishing for mostly everyone out there in the Rochester area.