justtracytrolling

Nice work! Do you still have bait going at night? We've warmed on Otisco enough that the bait is done spawning and is balled up and the eyes have moved out...I've seen it hold on till mid August before though.

I look forward to it

The lake isn't fishing as well for walleye as the last time you came. They have just been very tough to pattern for consistent catching. Tigers on the other hand have never been better! Thanks guys...I'll take the results for sure pap! Not often you get an all big fish pattern...it's not Ontario or Erie 6-9 pounders are fantastic fish here! There are walleye all over the lake but finding the better fish and getting them to go...priceless! Lol

Otisco Lake Challenge update... I have been out a lot and have info for anyone fishing this weekend if you want it pm me and I'll share exactly what I've been up to! Menu change to pulled pork instead of burgers and dogs. Clarification I do not care whether you release or keep any fish for scoring...I just don't want to force people either way...I just wanted a format that didn't force people to keep fish they would normally release. There is still room for anyone looking for a real challenge!

I've been waiting 11 months for a summer full moon in anticipation of possible epic fishing like last July and August. I had Walt, the man responsible taking me for all of the hunting and fishing I did as a kid that wasn't on our farm, and his son Joe aboard to fish with my fingers crossed. We started at last light with a big off shore spread and got lucky with my chute rigger offering and it was THE pattern. By half way into the night we were running just 3 rods on riggers all set identical and went 6-9 with a few others that were gone before we could come tight. Doesn't sound too great except every fish was 6lbs or better on light gear (8lb) with short setbacks off riggers...CANT WAIT TILL NEXT MONTH! Not that we won't catch till then but the summer full moon bite is awesome if you can find a pattern! Monday night I went 0-2 after I wasted 3hrs trolling the spread that was lights out last summer. I learned just enough to have a place to start last night. The day moon underfoot bite wasn't too bad either today...1-2 on eyes and 1-3 on tigers 2 of them were 40ish and had several white perch, rock bass, and smb. I fished more water than I've ever as the weeds were ZERO. Lake was not nice all day to say the least, but flat all night! On a side note I was the only trolling boat all day and the ONLY boat both nights....

Thanks Ed...I was on the right track but it's nice to have some confidence to stay the course long enough to get results instead of constant second guessing!

I've actually been targeting them myself a bit here. My tourney is this weekend and we are scoring browns bass walleye and tigers. A multispecies weekend challenge...anyways I picked up a decent one Saturday evening. What temp are you focussing on? I'm getting plenty of smaller fish up high out of temp, but I'm still looking for a nice football and figure I have to work harder deeper with regular sized spoons as opposed to my little walleye spoons.

Nice work Ed! Good read

Assuming you are casting...

I know of 2 giant pike hooked on tubes yesterday on the slr upriver fishing deeper pools fed by heavy current. Both fish followed the tube up from depths and then hit by the boat...the bigger one was landed and was over 20lbs...not that this is an easy pattern but if you want big toothy predators it's the type of scenario is look for...current breaks with depth and let your offering sink all the way down before working it up