Outfishin444

Fished again this morning out of stony creek and took my pops out. 3 fish. 2 over 20. All spoons. Flashers didn’t get a touch all day but I always keep a couple out to hopefully bring some fish into the spread. Best water was 120-140. Marked pretty good but don’t think it’s full on yet. Black ice took 2 and hulk took one. The one on the hulk was a mean one. Hooked on the dipsey 225 back and he hammered it. Looked down at one point and had 500+ ft out. Great day on the water. Planning on getting out one more time if the weather holds. Tight lines guys.

I usually run the spoons 30-35 ft back from the ball. I run the flasher combos on dipseys. Makes tangles less frequent with a smaller boat (learned the hard way)

Update from today. Trench water was pretty dirty. Was marking a lot of fish couldn’t get a bite. Moved off to cleaner water in 145 out from the point and managed a nice 24 pound king. Caught some lakers and had a couple drive bys out in the cleaner water. Black widow and purple clown spoons worked. No bites on flasher/flies or meat rigs. Fish was starting to get the hook mouth so makes sense that the other bites didn’t stick. Tight lines guys.

Thanks for the info. Shame they had lockjaw for ya. Screen looks really good

Know the weather has been iffy the past couple weeks and think I have a window to get out tomorrow. Any reports coming out of Henderson area? Planning to try the ledge and surrounding area with flasher flys and spoons. Based on last couple years they “should” be starting to show up in better numbers. Haven’t been out in about a month so not sure what the water is looking like. Thanks for any info gents.

I fished out of stony creek on Sunday. Trolled between 130-175 ft all morning. Only had one hit all morning and managed to land a 14 lb king. Bite came on a flasher fly 95 down on a rigger. Was alternating speeds all morning between 2.4 and 3.2 gos speed. (Sorry no fish hawk) didn’t mark much of anything a bait ball every once in awhile. think I just got lucky and ran over one. Should get better soon

Gents. I posted on a fishing reports forum. Chaumont bay is 14 square miles. I can take a little local heat but it’s funny because I live 25 minutes from the lake. I posted the ramp I launched from (only one not iced in) and I posted how I caught them. It took three years to build up to a trip this caliber. I’ve got thick skin and understand walleye54’s frustration because chaumont is a small town and there are people that take advantage of it. I post to give new guys a chance at leaning faster than I did, and the lack of reports up here other than the hardware store during ice. I’ve kept 6 walleye from chaumont this year. My family is having walleye po boys for Christmas Eve. I love this area and the multi species availability it provides. I’ve got a 16ft tiller and have limited chances at big water opportunities. I’ve said it earlier but I have met so many good fishermen here from Syracuse to guys that make the trip from northern Ontario. Fishing should be fun and a pastime that is getting more and more lost. If my post helps an out of towner catch the fish of their life then great. There is a a saying out there that says 10% of fishermen catch 90% of the fish. I used to be out of those odds and thru this forum and learning tactics thru other means I’m at least catching some fish. They may not be record breakers but I’m proud of learning things and they were the biggest eyes I’ve ever gotten to the boat.

Appreciate everyone with the comments. Been living the north country about three years now and I can say everyone I’ve met out fishing has been great. This forum gave me a lot of information on techniques and how to catch some fish. This past summer especially with Ontario browns and salmon. I don’t always have great days but every time I fish Ontario I post on here. A little bit of information goes a long way and hopefully you all enjoy a good winter of fishing with family and friends. Again thanks to everyone who posts on here and happy holidays!

Man you are right. Chaumont bay is such a huge secret. Must be why there are hundreds of shanties out there every weekend during ice. I will continue to post to help others learn and appreciate the fishery.

Figured I would throw this up for the diehards. Fished chaumont bay out of long point on Sunday. Got 5 walleye to the boat all over 7 lbs. Biggest was 9.2. Had 11 bites. Water was 36.8. Also managed a bonus laker. Flicker minnow 9 on two color lead core in shad colors did most of the damage. Boat ramp was starting to accumulate patchy ice so probably my last trip out. Great end to the boating season!