Sea Student 7-5-2010

[Mike523]

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name:Sea Student

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):7-5-2010

Time on Water:2 hrs

Weather/Temp:hot

Wind Speed/Direction:wsw 5-10

Waves: calm

Surface Temp: 62

Location:west of oak orchard

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 2

Total Boated:2

Species Breakdown:steelhead, slamon

Hot Lure: green crush glow

Trolling Speed: 2.0-2.2

Down Speed: not sure

Boat Depth: 150

Lure Depth: 50

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Just got downriggers. Had only one wired up. Hooked into the trout in about 15 minutes. About 20 minutes later got the salmon. We are loving Lake Ontario. Both fish were released. Can somebody out there verify the species of theses fish and maybe what to look for? Fantastic site by the way! Thank You Mike

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[ray koziatek]

1 st is a catfish 2nd is a carp..

[Landshark]

Nice job

[LongLine]

Welcome to the site.

Nice job.

1st is definitely a steelhead. Bright white mouth no spots to speak of on the flanks.

2nd is a coho. Gray mouth/gums not black, shape of the anal fin, no spots on both halves of the tail. (If mouth jet black, anal fin more parallel to body & spots on both halves of tail then it would be a King)

Tom B.

(LongLine)

Ray - Catfish...Carp...??? You sure they're not smallmouth sturgeon?

[Mike523]

Thanks alot. Thanks for the info Tom.

[Self Censored]

To add to Tom:

Steelhead have radial spots on the tail covering top to bottom, nose is more blunt than a salmon, back of the fish looks greenish blue in the water.

Coho have a "right angle" anal fin (as Tom mentioned shape of fin) - tend to have a sliver shine to the lower portion of the caudal and NEVER have spots below the lateral on the caudal fin, back of this fish also looks greenish blue in the water

(most common mistake is early spring when 3# cohos are mistaken for rainbows. I have had guys tell me they caught 11 rainbows and had to throw them all back because they were under 21" they were fishing the same area where I was catching coho after coho and hadn't caught a rainbow in 5 days!! --'cause they are still in the stream!!)

Kings are easy -- caudal is spotted top and bottom, multi colored sides, usually appear black or dark in the water, anal fin is at an obtuse angle (greater than 90 - less than 180 degrees. Inset dark eyes and with the black mouth look like the punk rocker of the salmon species!!

It is common for fishermen to look at the color of the mouth to determine species, however, I encourage new fishermen to look at the whole fish to identify them and the most telling attributes are ..... I believe .... the caudal and anal fins of the various species.

With a little practice you will be able to identify species when the fish first surfaces - long before you can see the color of the mouth.

The other reason I know how to identify them from a distance is because I fish next to Ray and see his fish hitting the net all the time, whereas due to my limited success I rarely get to identify one up close!!!

[TOP SECRET]

I always find it easiest to tell a steelhead by looking for the dashes on the tail instead of spots.

Nick