Bigger fish showing up

[Kevin J Legg]

After catching many eaters this summer the last couple times out some bigger fish have shown up. I’m wondering if the fish are on the move with bigger ones showing up. Seem to be fewer fish but bigger ones.

[lumberjohn]

Where are you fishing for walleye. What method to catch? I'll be up there early October in search of walleye. 

[rolmops]

18 minutes ago, lumberjohn said:

Where are you fishing for walleye. What method to catch? I'll be up there early October in search of walleye. 

If it is large eyes that you are looking for, They are in Owasco Lake. I usually go after them like once a year and after catching 2 or 3 in the 30 inch range, I leave the rest alone  But you really have to know that lake

Edited September 23 by rolmops

[lumberjohn]

I know. I live on Owasco. But how about the Islands? 

[Kevin J Legg]

  There is actually good walleye fishing from

Cape Vincent to Massena. Guys catch them with bucktails, jigging spoons, worm harnesses, dropsshotting, bladebaits , and trolling stickbaits and deepdivers. They tend to hold close to bottom but sometimes suspend.
  I suggest fishing evening and early morning and fishing the edge of the channel in 30-50 fow. Most all the channel marking bouys can hold fish.

   At night they move shallower and can at times be caught in 15-25 fow. During the day they move deeper and sometime are caught in 75 fow or deeper.
 

[lumberjohn]

Thanks. That's the info I was looking for. Very helpful.

[hntnfsh00]

Last 2 wks, caught them 50 to 70 mid day, and 25 ft dawn n dusk. Harnesses for most, Willowleaf blade out caught colorado 4 to 1. Then 1 on stick going up current.

 

[lumberjohn]

Thanks, I would have had no clue to start that deep. Great info. Appreciate ya.

[hntnfsh00]

These were all mid day and 55 to 70

[lumberjohn]

That's what i'm looking for. Sweet.

[Kevin J Legg]

On 9/22/2024 at 7:39 PM, Kevin J Legg said:

After catching many eaters this summer the last couple times out some bigger fish have shown up. I’m wondering if the fish are on the move with bigger ones showing up. Seem to be fewer fish but bigger ones.

 

[Kevin J Legg]

Left my house at 6:35 and was home at 9:20. Would have been done sooner but I lost one at the net. A nice set of triplets.

[Mikeyman104]

I was up in Cape a couple of weeks ago pulling worm harnesses on bottom bouncers and couldn't keep the goby's off. As soon as the weight hit the bottom a goby was usually on it. Switched to trolling with stickbaits but no luck. Any tips for keeping the worm harnesses free of gobys or just have to deal with them? 

[sherman brown]

On 9/27/2024 at 9:54 AM, Mikeyman104 said:

I was up in Cape a couple of weeks ago pulling worm harnesses on bottom bouncers and couldn't keep the goby's off. As soon as the weight hit the bottom a goby was usually on it. Switched to trolling with stickbaits but no luck. Any tips for keeping the worm harnesses free of gobys or just have to deal with them? 

 

 

just my 2 cents is to not fish so deep. most fish are suspended above the bottom. do you have any way to determine how deep you're going? one thing you can do is let out an unbaited rig until it's just bumping bottom, then start letting out baited rigs 10' above the bottom and keep bringing them up 10' at a time until you start catching fish.

 

gobies are on the bottom and if you are letting your bottom bouncers down until they hit bottom you're asking for trouble.

 

are you marking fish on your graph? this should tell you what depth the fish are suspended