kingfisher8

I mainly fish out of Olcott. It was slow for the kings. I heard the spring was hot, then it died right out. You don't suck. We all sucked. Not many good reports all year. All year, it was mainly a deep water bite. 400+ fow all year.A lot of searching. Good steelies while searching for kings made it exciting. The run at Olcott and Burt was average/good. It didn't suck. A lot of fish around the piers and harbor and up at the dam from mid Sept to end of Oct. The norm. I've seen better and worse. I agree though, the question still remains! Where were the kings all year. I also heard there was a ton of bait. We always marked a ton. Hard to compete with the real thing! We watched the kings on the graph come up in our sets, and dive back down. Some streaked from 200+ fow to rigs at 60-80 down, then go back down.

35 minutes north is Lake Ontario. Try Olcott. The kings are around.

Of course every situation is different. We used to have 3 guys. 2 of us could fish during the week a lot. The third met up on weekends. My boat was used. We never got into money, but talked about it. A little winnings would go to the boat and the guys present. Bigger winnings would go toward the boat, (gas,launch,etc), probably set some aside for future tournaments, the guys present would split the lions share, and the 3rd if not there would get enough to cover his entry fee and a bit more. Eg: win $2500, 3rd guy out would probably get $300. Even friends should solidify this topic, and especially not so close friends that fish with you. It turns into more of a business arrangement.

I might be interested. When you figure out a price, let me know.

Are you selling it? Buying it?

I fill my mono reels with 20lb. Fill them up. Mine have about 550 yards (1650 ft) of line each. The kings will run 400 ft, 600 ft, and even push 1000 ft at times.

Lower falls? Where's that?

There's enough fish to keep it interesting. Kings browns,and steelies. By the 11th, they should be piled up in there, along with the people, unfortunately.

That explains it. If you go in the creeks, bring your body armor, but you probably already know how it gets.

Where you been westover25? The kings are all over,including up all the creeks, at the mouths, and some still out in the lake.

Was out Friday also. Was in the boat in the bay. Hooked 7, landed 3. Rattling raps and strike king big eye shad - rattlers also. 715 pm till midnight. At 740 pm landed a 40 in 26 lber. All 3 females. My buddy was 1 for 1. 12 lb male. Nice night.

I fish Olcott. The salmon run is much greater in 18 mile creek than at Wilson. To catch kings, try trolling j plugs 50-100 ft back on riggers in 20-40 fow at first light or the last couple hours before dark. You want some fun, take casting rods,I use 8 1/2' with 12 lb test, in the evening and into the night, also before dawn and into the morning, around the piers in shallow. Also in the boat, you can fish the harbors away from people. I like evenings into the night, stay as long as you can. Cast rattling raps and glow Cleo's. Rattling baits at night are my favorite.

Leads can be 18"-27". Try bumping your speed up. This time of year is different for staging kings though. I fish 2.7 to 3.0 GPS speed from May to Labor day.