seeyawader

Lake ontario is a tough fishery to learn. But when you figure it out it can be a lot of fun. It takes years in my opinion. Spring and fall are the times to fish for "warm water fish" in my opinion, or through the ice for pike, that's easy. Most if not all of those charters you see are targeting trout and salmon especially in the summer.if you want walleye, then, One thing you can do is book a trip with Yankee troller on Oneida lake then drag your boat down there and do what he did. He posted he limited out the other day. As for me I owned a cottage on sandy pond for 6 years, I can count On one hand how many great days I had out there. Now I fish west,,,and sometimes I fish east but find myself telling my brother how many fish I catch out west,,lol By the time the salmon reach the east end they only bite the 10 percent of the time that I'm at work. And yes it sounds like you may have gotten spoiled with salt water fishing, however I'm sure you learned the ins and outs of saltwater fishing,tides,etc,,,,,I do think saltwater fish feed completely different than freshwater.

I like kayak fishing as well, as well as any and all type of fishing. But I yield to bigger boats, I even went in the river and caught a salmon this weekend, but would never never mention it on this website,,,oops😁

One thing off subject but a frustration rant is kayakers just crossing in front of bigger boats, happened a couple times this weekend, not sure what these guys are thinking but do they let their kids play in the middle of the road. Was coming into Mexico launch and this kayaker figured he would park in the channel just behind the break wall as I'm coming in with big waves pushing the boat around, had to tell at him to get the heck out of the way. Lol

Fished this weekend out of Mexico bay, well kinda. Got out solo for a couple hours on Saturday evening no bites but not out there long. Went out Sunday morning before the advisory wind kicked up with a few guys, fish seemed scattered or we just didn't have the time to find them. Was a grind for us. Around 80-100 feet in front of big river. Current, temp ,not stable..Monday we went out and was just too much wind and waves for us so we just went from s.r. to Mexico and pulled boat. Saw 2 other boats in the lake and one trailer in Mexico boat launch so others just bagged that day too. With a 19 foot boat I would have a plan B in a harbor or something with casting rods, or maybe get lucky with the wind cause this weekend wasn't good even with a 26 foot boat.,Good luck!

Stick with the 10a's , the new mag 10's with the "fastest retriever" is where the problem lies. That discussion has been on the forum before. Last year I switched to 180 lb cable and solved the broken wire issue,,,this year the only issue I have is the new cannons have blown 3 fuses, they just too fast.

I don't think auto stop works on braid on the cannon mag 10's. Maybe someone else has tried the autostop with braid and give their experience

I use 180lb Scotty wire with the cannon mag 10 riggers, never had a problem with wire breaking after I switched to thicker wire..I don't use snubbers but do set the slip clutch on riggers

Friday, fished 180 to 220 out in front big river a little towards plant. Tough fishing, marked tons of fish piled into the bay,,had a rough time getting anything to bite. Tried spoons,ff,meat rigs,,,changed direction,changed bait changed speeds,,,,fished a long time. Only caught 1 decent salmon.saturday, fished for browns 80-120 feet in Mexico bay because of a stiff SSE wind,,real bumpy. Most boats pegged close to the plant. Caught a couple browns and called it a day. Lots of bait in the bay

Fished today 150-250, went 1 for 3, just east of port, nbk mag was the spoon. Really slow inside for me. Got the tip to go offshore too late at the dock, but wouldn't have gone offshore today because lake got rough and slow ride back even being close. Wasn't 1 foot or less as forecasted with west wind gusts to 20mph. Oh well.

Thanks for responses, went 2 for 4 out of Oswego. Was a grind washing lures for a long time. Saw the piles of bait in shallow. Screens were pretty blank most of the day.

Thanks! Oh I just found out there is a the atomic tournament this weekend,,lol,,,may explain not many reports..lol

Anything happening in Oswego? Any tips on where to start? Haven't been up there in a couple weeks and see charters posting some laker and brown pics which usually isnt a great sign. Also where would be good place for Lakers in Oswego? I can find them out of Mexico but not experienced for Lakers in Oswego,,,thanks for any help,,I'm taking kids out.

I made that same mistake last week,,,,( don't rot in dead water) says one of captain Pete's ten commandments,,,(or when in doubt troll out)