Kevin J Legg
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Love the story. That's what it's all about! -
Unfortunately my daughter is due to have our first grandchild on August 13th so I am unable to commit to anything for the next month or so. Hope you have a good turn out. Sure would like to meet you guys.
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The walleyes in Lake Ontario and St Lawrence both have abundant fat. Generally the longer they are the more fat they have. Not quite a football brown but it does give them a sizable girth. -
Henderson 7/26
Kevin J Legg replied to Chas0218's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Thanks for the post. I'm anxious to get out next week and see what's hitting. -
The fleas are definitely abundant right now. I actually didn't catch a walleye this morning. First shut out this year but it wasn't a no hitter as we lost one early and did catch four nice bass. -
Justin, When I was a kid I lived in Dansville and I believe we fished Otisco for crappies in the spring of the year. Later we moved to Phelps where we fished some of the Finger Lakes. We then moved to the Albany area but I returned to the area for college at Hobart in Geneva and fished Seneca on occasion. I have many fond memories of that area.
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I've fished the evening with good success. However, there is almost no boat traffic in the early morning and I love that time of day on the river. I also have had good success at night wearing headlights as the walleyes move up into shallower water. You can also see the their glowing eyes with a spot light.
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Looks like your on them as well! -
Justin, Here are the heavy homemade bottom bouncers I use. The one on the left side is made from 2, 4 ounce slip sinkers and is adjustable by adding or subtracting sinkers. Note, the wire I run above the sinkers to keep Zebra mussel cut offs to a minimum. Main line is 60 lb. braid.
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Two eyes this morning. One 18" on jigging spoon in 75 fow. The other on stick bait/bottom bouncer in 35 fow.
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Caught two walleyes this morning fishing solo. A 24" on bottom bounce/ stick bait in 35 fow and a 18" on jigging spoon in 70 fow.
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Justin, My bottom bouncers are made from about a 5" piece of 1" lead pipe and foot long a piece of coat hanger. I place the coat hanger into lead pipe and pore it full of lead and put a 3 way swivel on the top of the coat hanger with 9" sticking out the bottom. Must weight about 10-12 ounces and are tough on your arm to fish I use about 4' of 20 lb. fluorocarbon leader which doesn't seem to bother the walleye in the current. I'll post a photo.
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That's great. Glad you had some success.
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I believe after years of burying them I have a thriving mass of carion beetles that makes fast work of them. I haven't added anything else but lime to the garden in years and it thrives.
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I've been burring fish in my garden for years. Occasionally an animal digs them up but not often..
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I caught some beauties yesterday trolling shad raps in12-22 fow.
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Thanks Justin. Family obligations this weekend and next week but may sneak out next week a few mornings.
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Just back from a morning on the river. Strong wind made for tough trolling but still got three nice walleyes (23, 24, and 26") and two dandy smallmouths around 19". Two walleyes off rigger and one off bottom bouncer (30-40 fow) and the bass were shallower on deep divers(15-22 fow). Forgot to take photos.
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I run up to nine rods for browns when they are shallow on the lake and perhaps fishing suspended walleyes in 20-30 fow on the lake ut the structure changes a lot on the river so I generally can only run 4. Also many of my trolls are over relatively small areas. I just experimented with the Black setting tensions.
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Nice post. Sounds like a good night. I never really mind losing a fish when I get a look at it but when you don't know what it was it really haunts you. -
The Eastern end of the lake has a good number of walleyes and great size. From Oswego to the east there is better structure and with the large population in the Bay of Quinte Ontario there is an exceptional trophy walleye fisheries. Fishing from Henderson Harbor though out the St Lawrence can be very good. I'm sure there are fish through the entire lake as they are caught in the Niagara River, Oswego River, and the Black River. Although it's certainly not Erie potential for fish over 10 lbs. is good.
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I caught a 22' off a stick bait on heavy bottom bouncer this morning. I like to get back to the lake to try trout and salmon but weather doesn't look good. This heat is keeping off the water except early in the morning. By 9:00 I'm done! y have to try the crappies this evening.
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Morning and evening are more productive for me. They are deeper during the day and move shallower at night. My most successful technique is a stick bait off homemade heavy bottom bouncer right on the bottom. I do catch some suspended on the long line deep divers and riggers. Lots of guys use jigging spoons or jigs and use trolling motor to control drift in current. Most places I catch them in the river have a strong current. 35 fow has been the place this week.
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I troll very slowly into the current. GPS boat speed is often .2-.7 and the current is making lures work. It is a very slow method to troll ( a bit like hotshoting in the Salmon River) I slip in and out along current breaks and have to throttle up to make headway. I use Black releases which are easy to set and adjust. Pinch pads didn't work well for me.
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Smallies have moved off the beds and are spread out over various depths. Try fishing shoals with varying depths. Try shallow early and move deeper till you find the right depth. 15-35' not a bad starting point. I've picked up quite a few in 35 fow trolling for walleyes. Lots of bait in 30-60 fow. Drop shot rig a good technique.