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Thanks everyone. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the season and my daughter can't wait to get out as well. Just have to anxiously wait for that first drag rip from a king Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Today was my daughter's 6th birthday and the only thing she wanted to do was fish, I couldn't be happier. The sound of feet on my bedroom floor woke me up at 430am and off we went to pick up my father, or Lexi's "Papa." We were greeted at the Genny launch to new docks and really low water at 645am. We could have used a parachute to drop into the boat (18' Lund.) We hung a right out of the chute and ran a few miles east and the first lines of the season were in just before ship builders in 12 FOW. I ran 3 smithwicks off one board 2 gold/silver with a red head and a goby colored one. On the port side board went 3 natural colored, jointed rapalas. Both riggers had chicken wing spoons, 1 down 4' and back 50 and the other one down 7 and back 30'. We never made it down to webster. We concentrated on a half mile either side of ship builders till noon. We (she) boated 2 beautiful Browns in the first hour and lost another 5. Lost a few lures to the bottom and answered 750 questions about the outdoors. Just the perfect day. She has been out with us since she was a baby but today I could tell she was really into it and hooked for good now...until she's a teenager at least. My dad still doesn't know how to take pictures with his phone.... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

John1947 I will be out of hughes early in the morning. Black 18' Lund with a grey top. My father and I fished there Tuesday in the nasty east wind and we did fairly well in 550-600' Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

We caught this brown off of I - bay this spring Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Frogger..we never did get a length measurement of the fish. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks everyone, we were all upset that the fish wasn't able to be released. Paul, I knew we had a good one on when I sent you the picture mid-fight! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Launched at the North end with the whole family and made the run down to Danny ' s place. Ran 3 divers and 2 riggers. We never moved a rod from 7-10am. The girls were definitely getting bored. We made the last circle through and started trolling north to pull rods. As soon as the boat straightened out I popped the deep rigger that was at 125' and fish on. Small 20" laker. Unfortunately my daughter had lost interest in the 3 hour lull and didn't want anything to do with fishing..just wanted to play with the hose and stick her feet in the livewell. That rigger and the white/green dot SD and green Atomik Fly was sent back down. We figured we had a half hour before the pleasure boaters woke up from a long night. 2 more small lakers were picked up on that set up. At 1030 the mag diver on a 1 setting out 150' pulling a black with green dot SD got crushed. Drag wasn't screaming but it was a constant peel that went to 230'. My girlfriend didn't have a clue what to do. I figured it was a nice 10 - 11lbs laker just sitting back there with his mouth open. 25 minutes later after numerous breaks and a request for gloves because of sore hands...I scooped the net under a monster trout. Dad and I caught and successfully released one just over 17lbs last season and this fish looked bigger to me! We took 2 quick pictures and I leaned over the side of the boat to get the water through his gills. After 5 minutes, there wasn't even a kick of the tail. Not sure how to cook and eat an old boot but we're going to give it a shot smoking it. We were all upset that reviving didn't work. After all the rods were pulled we put a scale on the fish. 16lbs 9oz. Now I think she understands why on my days off I get up at 4am to go fishing. I think she's finally hooked. Oh and this fish was stocked...right anal fin and adipose were both clipped. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

30.03lb..personal best for me Had a friend from New Hampshire come down at the end of august and had our best day of the season boating 4 fish over 25lbs. Hes holding fish that go 26 and 31. The last picture is a laker dad caught on Canandaigua which tipped the scales at 17.5lbs and was successfully released. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I took my wife and daughter for a boat ride yesterday afternoon and decided to drop 2 riggers down in front of Danny's house and had the same issue! I left the diver rods and net at home so there would be more room in the boat. I changed speed, dirrection and even tried popping a rod from the release while going through the schools. Nothing....isnt that new house on the north west side you have in the 3rd picture something else though?? huge! I cant imagine what just the stone work alone would cost?!? ...I dont think I want to know haha. My father and I will probably make it out a few more times before putting the boat away for the season. Cant beat those fresh rainbows on the grill! -Chris Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks guys, it definitely made our season unforgettable. I'm just glad I was able to revive the old brute Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I dont post much on here because lately on canandaigua our luck hasnt been the greatest, just a couple 2-3 pounders every once in a while. Dad and I fished quite a bit on Lake O when the weather permitted and we did quite well. Friday night we were talking and couldnt decide what the plan for this morning would be...go to the Genesee and troll for the half dead boots or try and hook up with a few fish for the grill on canandaigua. Well thankfully we chose the later. 2 downriggers with assorted spoons throughout the morning which combined only produced 2 releases. All our fish came off the 2 wire divers. One was set at 230' on a 3 setting with a wonderbread spin dr and a white A-Tom-Ik fly. The second diver was set at 185' on a 3 setting as well with a mtn dew crush spin dr with a green glow A-tom-ik fly following. After a few of the usual 2-3lb lakers coming off the 230' diver, the 185 takes a shot and ended up being a 5.5lb bow hooked deep so in the box it went. After a good 45 minute lull, the 185' diver takes another shot with 2 short rips of drag. With the light rain all morning my father wanted nothing to do with bringing a fish in, he was more comfortable steering the boat while wearing his rain jacket underneath the soft top. As soon as this fish hit he jumped and said "I got this one." I handed him the rod and I could tell it was a solid fish. The first few minutes of the fight was just one violent headshake after another. After 15 minutes I dipped the net under the biggest laker we have ever caught on canandaigua lake,and probably ever will. We were shocked at first and then the high 5's and smiles came out. We weighed the fish and the scale read 17.5lbs! We both quickly decided after a couple pictures that this fish deserved to be released. I held the boat along the side of the boat for a good 5 minutes before I felt like the fish had a chance. With one slow slap of the tail dad's laker gracefully swam away. ....I couldnt help it, I wanted a quick picture with the old fish before reviving it. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app