This is my first year with cut bait...I get the herring strips from Gagnon sports and so far they have been alright. I know it sais you shouldn't use spin doc's with them but I always use spin doctors on my stuff...flies having a shorter line then spoons and so on...
As for size of your spin doctors...i can't see what size you pick being an issue...each one works...fish will bite anything if their hungry enough...try both and see what one works best for you.
Fishing Report
Your Name / Boat Name: santana
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Date(s): aug 23
Time on Water: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Weather/Temp: clear
Wind Speed/Direction: flat
Waves: none
Surface Temp: 71
Location: Whitby
LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):
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FISHING RESULTS
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Total Hits: 2
Total Boated: 1
Species Breakdown: 2 chinooks
Hot Lure: Dual attomik flies on green/white spin doctor
Trolling Speed: 2.8-3.0 mph
Down Speed: n/a
Boat Depth: 55-65 fow
Lure Depth: 35
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Decided to fish in close tonight as we got out late and there wasn't much time to get out deeper....marked a ton of big hooks and huge schools of baitfish just outside of the entrance. Took a big hit on this dual fly I made up the other day...been working like a charm...fish came off though...then brought in a low 20's chinook on a white fly with black spin doctor.
Tomorrow morning should have some nice hooks waiting just outside the lighthouse.
We fish out of whitby so you wont be far from us that weekend....fishing channel is normally 69....tune in and you'll hear some action of people hittin fish.
As for depth...it really depends but it's probably safe to say...go from about 120-200 and you'll hit something.
for bait fish....we always hit huge schools of bait fish....doesn't make any difference for us...we always catch fish when the screen is clear for the most part. I'd say just go out there and have some fun...hopefully the weather is nice.
Fishing Report
Your Name / Boat Name:
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TRIP OVERVIEW
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Date(s): aug 2nd
Time on Water: 5-9pm
Weather/Temp: 24
Wind Speed/Direction: s/w
Waves: 3-5 feet
Surface Temp: 77
Location: whitby/oshawa
LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):
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FISHING RESULTS
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Total Hits: 3
Total Boated:2
Species Breakdown: kings
Hot Lure: cut bait on cod hook
Trolling Speed: 3.0-3.5
Down Speed: n/a
Boat Depth: 120
Lure Depth: 80
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tried using a cod hook for fun and managed to pull in a nice mid 20's chinook, other then that....been getting nothing but tiny guys lately. been marking crazy bait fish with nice hooks by them infront of whitby lately though.
whitby hasnt had much luck i guess...cept one guy getting 17 fish in yesaturday tourney i heard on the radio...personally i think the fish are all over the place...people saying go deep but my friend got a 25lb in the boat at 140feet of water...flies 100 down..who knows anymore hah
im not in the port credit area but i've been out 6 times in a row and caught 2 browns...thats all...tried all depths....speed is perfect...using flies..lures...everything...just can't seem to hit anything...marking a ton of fish though...and sometimes you can even see them follow the boat....just not biting....no idea whats going on...meanwhile...other people are catching
We went out yesturday for 7 hours...6am-1pm....didnt catch or get a bite what so ever....fished infront of whitby...100-150 fow...then went to pickering...100-350fow....covered everything....speed was right...people all around us catching fish....no idea what else to try...starting to get frustrated lol
i would sorta think you'd want them matte black or something....so as light doesnt reflect off the cannon ball...i always thought they scared the fish away from the bait and what not
I dont have one of those underwater probes yet so i was wondering if you guys know the "average" depth i should have my lines down in about 150-250 feet of water to get to the right water temperature...i know it changes and can be different everywhere....kind of looking to get a general idea though....especially infront of the whitby/pickering area.