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It's been on fire for the Frostbite Fleet with good size Landlocks the last few weeks! Fishing deep for them 50-110 ft. of cable out and water temp. is 45F. Warm for this late in the year! Might be fishing all winter this year!

Vt side and NY side 2 hours each of time for me that afternoon. Launched out of Converse near the Charlotte / Essex Ferry crossing. 3 boats out that afternoon... One launched out of Red Gate Otter Creek / Point Bay Marina / Converse for myself on the Vermont side. Thanks!

Update: Boat is in for a trailer inspection / water pump / accessory belt tomorrow at Vt Home. Going to have them hook up the lap top and grab hours ran at different rpm's for the 396 hours on the engine for this season. I have burned 466 gallons of fuel this year off the Troll Control rpm gauge. 1.18 gallons of gas per hour (gph) for the boat on plane + tubing with the kids and trolling. Trips amounted to 80 trips on the water for the year going back to break-in mid-December last year. In addition 50 hours and 8 trips on three other boats I was a guest. It's been one of the busiest years for me in 40 years on the water in terms of hours and trips combined.

4-6 ft waves on Lake O is not fun on any boat. Once it starts building beyond 4 ft it's time to head in. 40 years of that rule!

I think the high cut-out design is a big help to net and release fish as it puts you safely closer to the water and having the cushioned back to keep you from falling in the lake. 90% of bowriders are "Multi-Specie design" meaning an open back and low raised deck. What makes this boat unique is the back is closed off keeping passengers safe at all times and keeping waves out of the back of the boat that sometimes splash into your transom if people are standing in the back reeling and netting a fish in a big following sea. My former 19 ft Sea Nymph (Fly Guy owns) had the same design of a high back. This design has appealed to me since 1984 for trolling Ontario and here. Essentially a big water boat that is trolling specific. Top view:

Now at 350 hours for 2020 with 6 weeks to go on Champlain finishing when the roads get too snowy in December. This years journey began in early March!

Can't wait till 2021!

https://www.impactfenders.com/product/bendable-boat-fenders/

Just tried my new Impact Boat fenders yesterday and they were awesome! I used to have 8" round style and these cover more area and don't bounce off a dock. Very pleased with them and they take up a lot less room in the boat. Easy to put on and take off at the cleats.

Arrived home at 4:00 pm after great 3 days fishing. We ended up fishing 17 hours and landing 17 salmon on 23 bites. We set our Dubro releases extra tight resulting in a high land ratio. On of the fish I lost I failed to close the snap on the fly behind the flasher. My bad / Another was 10 feet from the net. Best fly combo was an old school Mtn. Dew Pro Troll and a Blue Hammer Fly. It was a blood bath out there yesterday early. We were thrilled to get on the water each day at 5:30 am with calm seas which this year was rare the last 7 weeks. Looking back over 40 years one of the bench marks is if you can land one salmon per hour over 3-5 days on a trip that is some pretty darn good action! With our trip to the Oak in July and the Salmon river this week we were blessed with calm water and great fishing as we close out 2020 for our 2 trips out there with a salmon an hour average. Next May 2021the LOC derby trip at the Bar in mid-May! Triples on and landing all three the last day:

90-100 ft. Screen was pretty active down 70 and 80 feet.

Last day today. Only 3 hours from 6 am to 9 am. Fantastic bite!

Thanks Frogger! Day 2 of 3 video!