Sk8man

I fished Lake O and many other places like the Clyde River and May's Point even as a real young kid for 2 weeks during the summer every year starting in the early 50's with a retired guy who was like a grandfather to me (my own died 2 years before I was born) We mainly fished Sodus Point and Chimney Bluffs and the bay for bass and pike and anything else we could get (Sheeps head, bullheads, catfish, sunnys etc.). I fished the Finger Lakes and streams near there mainly up through 1963 when I went in the military about 1973 or so I started fishing Lake O again on breaks from college etc. and in 1975 first fished for salmon out of Sodus Point. I didn't have a boat yet so went with two friends who were experienced fishing but who had never fished for salmon. After nearly wiping out our prop on the sandbar to the southwest of the channel in the bay we made it out about a couple hundred yards trolling all the way out the channel and one of my friends says I think I'll try this thing (yellow Manistee wobbler which looked like a miniature manta ray to me ). He no longer set the rod in the holder when the drag goes screaming out and he yells" I think I'm snagged on bottom" He instinctively places his thumb on the spool of the reel and all of a sudden the line zips out like there is no tomorrow.....and his thumb actually started smoking from the friction and he dropped the rod with the line still whizzing out. My other buddy picked up the rod and after about a half hour boated a 20 plus king. We had to put cream from the emergency kit on the other friends thumb which had a bunch of skin burned right off it and a couple weeks later he still had it bandaged Lesson #1: "Don't try to "thumb" a king". After seeing that fight and the fish I was hooked on kings and salmon fishing for life and have been doing it ever since including fishing solo in my first boat for steelies and salmon in the shipping lanes far from visible shore where the dingies on the big boats and cargo vessels passing by were ten foot longer than my little 13 ft.Whaler with its two 4 ft boom manual Riveria downriggers In 1982 my son caught his first salmon and it was 32 lbs and on 12 lb test line andf that was his initiation to salmon fishing and one of the best bonding moments a father and son could ever have

Nice brown and great coloration WTG!

Nice going John and good to hear you're getting into them

Welcome aboard. Here is my setup for not drilling holes for Cannons The first item to the left on the components pic is only needed if you need extra height as it is a pedestal

WTG Mike and nice report and pics along with a good box of fish. Lets hope things will keep taking off on Seneca.....can't wait for the Fall fishing and flea decline with decreased water temps. Congrats on the results!

Nice going and nice LL persistence paid off

Try small spoons 2-3 1/2 inches, light line (8-10 lb fluro) run way back from the boat no matter what the setup if not running deeper near bottom. In the shallower depths runa few feet off bottom.Work drop offs E to W and W to E (more work but chances increase) from 20 to 100 ft and play with the depth until you run them and as the day goes on run closer to the bottom. Just keep looking for steep drop offs with close proximity to deep water especially with bait in the vicinity.

WTG Dave and Sheila and team! Some great fishing and sweet fish. Hope the steelie holds up.....either way you've got to be happy campers with those results. It sure sounds as though things are starting to turn on out there. Great report.

Sweet! Nice work!

Yeah John I think the tickets at the box office for that one are long gone too. We saw him here about 17 years ago and it was packed I think over 12,000 and it was one of the best concerts I've ever been to including those in Europe.

Sure wish I was out there fishing despite the fleas....just finishing up the lawn work and will then be heading for the James Taylor concert here tonight....guess the day won't be a total loss anyway Have fun John.