matt05star

Went out with my brother and nephew on Father's Day and the following day. Father's Day was a little bumpy, but we fished from 6:45 to 11, and ended 3 for 3 with a dink salmon, a laker, and a nice 22 lb mature. We fished from 125-200 fow both days. We marked occasional fish down 80-120. Today it was just my brother and me, and we fished the same general water. Again, we marked good fish, but getting them to bite was difficult. Today we fished just 7:45 to 10:15. Maybe we spent too much time pointing north, because, when we got back in shallower, we found some excellent marks. The 100 rigger went off as I was pulling the shallower rigger for the day, and we caught another nice king ( 19 lbs). We also caught a coho today. Overall slow, but we landed the fish that did bite. We ran two riggers with spoons ( free sliders also) and two wire dipseys with flasher flies. No hits on the dipsies. Fleas are pretty bad, and the flies were biting today. I'm including a picture of the lure that took the two big kings. I don't know the name of it. It has a white back. We also took a small king and an average coho on a magnum uv wonderbread glow spoon down about 50. The wave forecast was accurate today, as it calmed down from just a good chop mid morning. It's always a pleasure to fish with my brother.

Sorry for the late report. Got out with my brother and nephew both mornings out of Irondequoit. Saturday was a little bumpy and not a whole lot to report. We fished from 125 to 200 fow. We lost a couple small fish ( both under 5 lbs.) - one on a Mountain Dew flasher and fly on a dipsy, and another on a spoon fished off a rigger. We pulled lines about 10:30, just before the rain came in. We did lose a TX 22 planer board which somehow broke off one of our lead core rods. The line broke right at the rod, but we didn't hear any drag... a log? Stupidly, I didn't mark the way point. In the waves, and having to make a slow turn with lines in, we lost sight of it. Sunday the heavy fog rolled in just as we hit the water around 6:30. But only a little chop on the water, which was nice after Saturday. We set up around 125 fow with some other boats. We didn't see much, so we just pointed north, and eventually got out to 400 fow. Very few marks again, but we did manage a small king and our best-on- boat 11 lb steelhead caught by my nephew. Both fish taken on spoons fished off riggers in the top 40 feet. The steelhead took a caramel dolphin. Once the fog lifted somewhat, we pointed south into 140 fow and pulled lines about 11. Other boats seemed mostly scattered and in search mode like us. Always great to be out on the water with family. Hopefully can give it another try in a few weeks. Thanks to everyone posting and sharing info.

Ok, thanks. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why we couldn't get anything to go. We'll be at it again tomorrow and maybe vary things a bit more.

We were out near you, Morningdew, but couldn't get a hit. Lots of marks, and we ran pretty much what you did. Can I ask what your leads were on the riggers, and your SOG? We were running 2.4 - 2.8.

Always a pleasure to get out with my brother in Irondequoit. We really struggled last year, so it's nice to put any keepers in the boat. Launched about 6, fished until 10:30. We set down straightbout of the bay in just over 150 fow, only one other boat out . We prefer much worked the 160- 190 fow range for the morning. Caught a couple teenage kings ( 14 lbs) on a free slider on the 92 foot rigger, so only down 40 feet or so, consideringthe blowback. Most large marks were in the 60 to 80 foot depth. Also caught a steelhead on cut bait on a dipsy and large paddle out 180. The mvp was a mag blue dolphin spoon. A carbon 14 took a couple dink salmon on the 80 foot rigger. I believe the blue dolphin also took the brown. Overall, we were 7 for 8. Lost a steelie on a mag wonder bread spoon on 4 colors of lead core fished off an inline planer. He was gone once I was able to release the board. Surprised we only saw another 4 or 5 boats out. Probably back at it for a few hours Monday morning. Good luck and happy 4th of July.

Did a quick morning trip with my brother this morning straight out to our waypoints from Friday in 185-205 fow. No fish there, so we decided to just point north to see if we could find anything worth working. The lake was calm, so no concerns with conditions offshore. Pretty much a blank screen the whole way to 525 fow, but hooked into a nice king (21 lbs) in 500 fow, and a steelie trolling back south on our way in. Both took spoons down about 90 feet. The king hit a magnum gator-type spoon - half green, half white, with black dots. Nice to get another quality fish while I was up for a few days with my brother. The weather cooperated, too.

About the same story for us, we set down at one of our waypoints from Friday, in 185 fow, and hit a small king before our second line was set. We thought we might have good action, as our three waypoints in 185-210 still showed fish, but couldn't really get them to go. Ended up with a good sized laker ( about 15 lbs), and 3-4 lbs steelie and king for the morning. Fished from 6-10. Hope to find another screamer in the morning tomorrow. If anyone is wondering, the fleas are pretty bad. If you're not checking lines and cleaning them off fairly regularly, you could get bound up and it could cost you a fish. Good luck all.

Fished from 6-10 this morning with my brother straight out of port. We set up in 150 fow, but found fish in 200-235 fow. Went 4 for 4 with two Steelhead, a 10 lb and 22 lb king. The kings hit a blue spin doctor and fly off a chinook diver on wire out 225. The steelies hit spoons fished off the riggers down 50-100 feet. Decent action for the first hour, then very slow until we got the larger king to bite. A comfortable day on the water with a nice breeze and much better temps than yesterday. Good luck all and happy 4th of July.

Yes, that's the one. Nice launch, fee $6, two docks/three ramps. Not too busy today, but it can be, depending on your timing.

Got out with my brother fairly early this morning, fished 6 to 11. We motored a little west toward the river, and set up in some nicely colored water. We ended up working the 85-95 fow range mostly, in the green and brownish water. Surface temps were 52 to 54. When we ventured in the clearer/darker water, the temps dropped, and we had no luck. We finished 3 for 3, with two nice kings and a chunky laker. The kings came off magnum spoons, down 70 and 35 feet. One off a green and white spoon with black dots ( frog-type), and the other off a pink and black with silver spots. The first king jumped 5 or 6 times, and put up quite a fight. The laker hit a dipsy out 100 with a wonderbread spin doctor and fly. We had two other hits on dipsies with FF, but short hits and no hookup. Successful speeds from 2.4 to 2.65. A beautiful day on the water.

My brother and I got out for our first big lake trips of the season, out of Braddock's on Sunday (first time there), and out of Hughes Marina yesterday. Out of Braddock's, fished out near the fleet in the 130-175 fow range, couldn't get any of the bigger fish to bite, but got a couple decent steelies; one on a caramel dolphin near the surface off a planer board, and the other on an NBK spoon down 30 feet on a rigger. We also picked up a skippy king. It was nice to have the lake mainly to ourselves out of Hughes yesterday morning. We started about 100 fow at 6 a.m., and ended 4 for 5. We caught a couple kings in the 8-10 lb range, lost one about 13-14 lbs that decided to go ballistic at the boat and ended up wrapped in the prop and breaking off (white spin doctor with black and green dots), a nice 20 lb king off a natural-colored, alewife-looking spoon, and a laker about 12 lbs. Most of our action was in the 50-60 foot depths and the fish we took were in the 190 fow range. We saw a couple boats working about 100 fow as we were trolling in at 10:30. A couple nice days on the water.

Went out with my brother Tuesday morning, same 120-140 fow, good action continued. Caught a nice coho at 9 pounds, king at 15, a steelie, laker, and a baby king before pulling lines at 10. A little choppy out, so we had enough. Spin doctors on dipsies out 275-320 again did most of the damage, although we dragged the baby king around for a while on a glow frog spoon, and the steelhead was taken on a spoon. Riggers at 100-115. Wednesday picked my cousin and his girlfriend from Seattle up in Syracuse, spent some time at the NY state fair - hot! Got back to camp and decided about 5 to try to hit the water for a bit. Pretty good rollers out of the northwest, but fish were where we left them, and we took a nice king about 40 minutes in to our troll. That was enough for me, and headed in to just beat some more rain. Fish came on yellow and green spin doctor with black dots and a fly, out 300 on a dipsy.

Got out with my brother from the State Park (camping in a cabin) Sun evening and Monday morning. Sunday late afternoon went 1 for 2 with just a brown to show, that hit a white and green pro king spoon on the rigger down 115. We were in 120-140 fow with some other boats.Lost what most likely was a decent king to a break off of our spin doctor on a dipsy out 275. This morning from 7 till 11 hit the same water with about 15 other boats in the 120-150 fow range. Our best was in 120-130. We had a swivel pulled on a watermelon spoon, cheated on a rigger, 0 for 1. Fortunately, they kept biting. We had hits on another watermelon spoon, and then dipseys with mountain dew spin doctors and flies took fish. Our riggers were parked at 105 and 115, dipsies out 275-330. We landed a double of nice fish, our first. We marked occasional fish down 100 to 120. Finished 6 for 7, all kings, and happy with our limit. 4 were in the 15-20 pound range. Back at it in the morning if the winds cooperate.

I bay 8/21 My brother and I got out for our last salmon trip of the season, dropping lines about 7:45 a.m. in about 100 fow straight out of port. We marked bait and fish down about 80-110 in the 95 to 130 fow range, where we spent our few hours. We went 4/4, with two kings 14 and 16, a coho at 6, and a small brown. The salmon all took the spin doctor/ atomik fly combo in the picture, off a dipsy out 325, and the brown hit a magnum blue dolphin on a free slider down about 50. We had decent action and caught a variety of species over the two nice days on the lake, so we were happy. Thanks to all who post and help each other out.