Bar May 13-16

[ReelPower]

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Reel Power

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):May 13 - 16

Time on Water: p.m. on 13th, all day 14-15, a.m. on 16th

Weather/Temp: Everything but sunny and warm

Wind Speed/Direction: Every which way

Waves: 7 footers to dead calm

Surface Temp: 44-49

Location: Niagara Bar & nearby - Canadian Side

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 8

Total Boated: 4

Species Breakdown: 3 kings, 1 steelie

Hot Lure: none

Trolling Speed: 2.6 was best

Down Speed: same

Boat Depth: 40 - 230

Lure Depth: 28-140

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

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OK the candaian board is pretty lifeless so here's my report from Port Dalhousie. It was a lot of work for picky fish.

Day one - blown off the lake by easterlies, tried in front of Port D, nice screen no bites.

Day two - Niagara Bar all day. Slight rollers from the east, then calm, then decent chop from the west. What kings were firing were up in the water column for us. A 10 lb. off a dipsy/spoon at 150. Lost a nice one on a silver blue spin doc/dipsy at 175. Took a 24 lb. four colors of leadcore off boards w/ a reefrunner chart./blue. Lost another mature on the same rig. Missed a hit on a dip/spoon. Couldn't buy a rigger fish no matter where we parked 'em. Temps were decent, 46 - 49.

Day three - Niagara Bar in the a.m. We had three matures on, lost all three. Same leadcore set up took a hit, a rigger hit at 28 ft. and i think a dippy hit too. Spent the p.m. trolling around Jordan's, Port D. and the Welland. Nada. Temps cooled off to 44-46.

Day four, a.m. only. Hit a 17 lb. king on a rigger NK spoon at 90. Took a steelie off the 28 ft. rigger. Temps still cool and water clear.

Fishing was tough. We fished deep with riggers and dips but it just wasn't happening for us. Seemed like the fish came up after the big blow on Thursday then went deep and scattered out to deeper water. Small smelt were on the menu by stomach content, about 3-4 inches long. Didn't get a magnum sized spoon to fire, only the smaller sizes in white/silver combinations. Didn't see all that much bait on the finder. Intermitent schools of smelt on bottom for the most part, it seemed.

Port D. is as nice as ever. Great place to dock.

The charters boys were having consistency in their catches but nothing crazy good. The amatuers like us seemed to be struggling. The Sunday bite was good further offshore where we weren't, 230 -300 fow down 120 to 145.