MrKato

Fished Braddock yesterday (Wednesday) from about 8am to noon and had good water temp (49-50 degrees) off of Braddock but did not catch a single brown. Managed only one small king (1-2 pounder). Had another 4-6 releases but nothing else landed.

Where are the pen rearing pens on the Genesee located?

You said you turned around just before Smoky Point. Where exactly is Smoky Point?

one more question: did you boat any of your fish in front of the bay or did you catch most of them west of the bay/past the west point? when I last saw the boat you were still headed west and then eventually you went out of sight.

Did you fish east of the bay or did you start to the east and troll west? I saw a boat out there this morning that came out of Braddock and went a little east but then trolled west, I was onshore casting and noticed one boat that came out of the bay around 715-730 and wondered if that was you that I saw.

What pier was it that you were fishing east of?

Well that is certainly not a pretty site. Will probably get worse as the day goes on. May be even worse later today/tomorrow as northeast winds increase.

Northeast winds for Wednesday and Thursday as remnants of Ida approach. Never have too much success with those winds. Good luck!

BreakingBass - Regarding RPRN6: This is the weather sensor station at the end of the east pier (Summerville pier) at the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. And I would also agree with you that looking at the Weather Bug website and camera 6 (Forest Lawn Beach) and camera 13 (Oak Orchard Lighthouse) can be helpful, I have been fishing Lake Ontario since the early 1980s in the boats of friends and in my own boats since 1986 and wind and wave forecasts for the lake still seem to be a difficult task for the weather service. I can remember a day in the late 1980s when fishing the Spring ESLO Derby when the forecast was for 4 to 6 foot waves and we were on the lake just to the west of the Genesee River fishing a flat like with barely a ripple on the water; there were even people out there in kayaks!! And then I was out there another day when the waves were supposed to be 1 foot or less and I got caught out near Sandy Creek in the early morning when the lake went from waves of less than a foot to 4 to 6 footers out of the east and I had to make it all the way back to Braddock Bay in those conditions. I am sure there are plenty of other people out there with similar stories, Just keep monitoring all those potential sources of information. - Mr Kato

I believe that the buoy report is for the buoy that is approximately 20 miles offshore north-northeast of Rochester.

The near shore marine forecast posted for Rochester today (Sat July 10) listed the water temp off Rochester as 52 degrees. That is the water temp of the Monroe County Water Treatment Plant in Greece intake pipe which is something like 35 feet down. So 41 degrees at 58 ft is most likely realistic. A strong east-northeast wind persisting for 12-24 hours or more in the summer will often result in upwelling and the temp can drop 20-25 degrees in a day. The mechanism that does this is kind of like what causes tornadoes to occur (wind shear: winds going in opposite or crossing directions as you go up in height), Same thing happens with the water in the lake: flow beneath the surface is generally west to east; get a strong surface wind (east-northeast) and the water starts to rotate or upwell. Cold water could persist for many days until (as someone said above) the northwest or west winds blow again and brings the warmer water back in. I always look at that water temp posted for the near shore forecast for Rochester because that will give you and indication of what the actual water temp is at 35 ft and if you look at it every day it will give you information on whether the down temp (at least at 35 ft off Rochester) is getting warmer or colder.

Can you provide any info on what water depth you fished and how deep you were fishing. Sounds like a great evening!! Maybe fishing is finally starting to pick up! - Mr Kato

Also fished off Braddock on Wednesday from about 745 to 1115 any where from 60 to 150 ft of water. Also marked lakers on the bottom and occasionally some fish at 40-50 ft. Had 3 releases but no hookups. All the releases were in the 50 to 670 ft range and way off the bootom so maybe small fish (coho) that just could not hook up. Did not mark any bait pods either. Tough day! I also saw that boat in the high grass and wondered what the story was. Thanks for sharing that info. Could be very tough getting that boat out of there. Hopefully no one was seriously hurt/injured. - Mr Kato

Thank you!

Do you have any specifics on depth of water you fished and where you were in relation to Braddock Channel? Out front? East? West? Any info would be appreciated since I plan to go out of Braddock on Wednesday or Thursday. Thanks! - Mr Kato

I fished out of Braddock Bay on Wednesday April 14. Launched around 10 and fished until about 2:15/2:30. Started in front and just east of the bay because there was warm (54 degree) water there. But it was pretty muddy. So around 11:30 we headed west of the bay and found a little better (less muddy/more stained to clear) water around 51-52 degrees and over the next hour and a half picked up a small coho and 2 browns (each around 5 pounds). Had 1 other pretty large fish on but lost it near the boat. Had 2 other releases. So after a slow start for the 1 1/2 to 2 hours the last couple hours of the trip were pretty good. Had to get of the water a little after 2pm but may have caught some other fish in that area because the water seemed pretty good. Fished from 5 to 12 feet with most of the action in the 5 to 7 foot range. Did not go out much past 12 feet. - Mr Kato

longspurs: where did you launch at Braddock? Did you go out thru the channel? If so could you tell the depth thru the channel? I had heard that they were dredging the channel. Was the dredge still there or is it done? Just wondered because I have a 21 ft Crestliner that I would like to take out but still concerned about the low water level/depth of water in the channel, Any info would be appreciated. Thank you! - Mr Kato

I thought that last year after the channel was dredged that the channel depth was 4 to 6 ft? So even with the level down shouldn't there still be 2-4 ft of depth thru the channel? For the gentleman that bottomed out with your jon boat, did you bottom out in the channel? Farther back in the bay? Or out in the lake past the last channel marker? Just curious. I have a 21 ft Crestliner and obviously am worried about launching/trying to get out in the lake to fish. Forecasts are for the lake to rise 11-12 inches by mid April, if that is any good news.

Yankee Troller: What port are you fishing out of?

What are you using as jigs?

Thanks for the replies!

Just wondered if anyone out there has done any near shore smallmouth fishing from Sandy Creek to Webster.. I have not but I was just wondering if anyone has tried and and had any luck. If so can you reply with any information/details. Thanks!.