Oak 9/11&12; the last hurrah

[MANIAC]

9/11 morning: We were bound and determined to fish the inside and pull some mature kings. We set up at the wall with a Carbon 14 on one corner and a moonshine "double trouble" on the other corner, a J flatlined down the middle. We made 3 passes without a wiggle and didn't see or here of any taken in there so we headed north. As we got into 40' I changed the spread to some spin doc and dodger fly combos. Trolled out to 120 and we saw plenty of bait and marks from 100-120 but they just didn't seem to be the marks I was looking for. We spun around and settled on fishing around 75' and headed west. We worked west to the 17.5 line and back to port in 65' without a touch. Never really found much to concentrate on.

9/11 evening: Headed back out around 4:30 to see a stiff east wind with a good chop. We motored east to the 06 W line, 75 fow and setup with wind/waves at our back. We got a tip earlier that a few matures were caught on the inside in the morning with cutbait (thanks Rick). We setup with a flasher/cutbait on the center rigger (deepest), dodger/fly combos on the corners, spin doc/flys on the divers. We found some nice marks out from the flats and the cutbait was the first to go. We ended up boating 4 out of 6. The cutbait took 3 of the shots. The 4 we boated ranged from 19 to 26 lbs and the other 2 were break offs.

9/12 morning: Well the east wind really pushed the cold water in. Gave the wall 1 pass, early before all the combatants arrived and then headed for deeper water. At 65' NE of port, we started getting action and were 5 for 6 by 8:30 am. After that it seemed like a liquid desert out there. We left our spot and trolled east towards the flats. Took one around 19 lbs around noon on the flasher/cutbait. Our Luhr Jenson green dodger/pearl crinkle fly was the best combo that morning. Our biggest was 25 lbs. Warmer water was moving back in as we quit at 12:30 pm.

9/12 evening: Headed back out around 4:00. Hardly any boats on the water except for 1 charter and about 4 recs trolling the wall. We setup in 45' just a little west of port. When we hit the 50' level the screen lit up and the first rod fires! We had 3 laying on the deck in the first 15 minutes. After that it slowed down but stayed steady. We would continue to hook up, each pass, working around a 1/2 mile stretch, east and west, straight out from the wall. Ended up 6 for 10 when we pulled the gear around 7 pm. Nothing huge, one 8-9 lb jack and the rest 17-21 lbs. Our green dodger/pearl fly combo 40' down and the cutbait at 50' each went 3 times.

Here are the combos that took fish for us this weekend:

That was the finish to my season. We closed up the camp Monday morning and pulled the boat home. Getting close to gear up for fall "eyes" on the river.

[FX]

Nice report Eric! Glad to hear you found some fish.

Shawn

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[buckboardjr]

I second that! WTG. I am watching the WX for the wkend and may try my 1st trip ever to the OAK.

[windburn]

Good report Eric. Glad to hear someone's catching them. We're gonna try to get up sat for one last shot. Will pull the boat back home and probably close up the camper a few weeks later. We'll hit Erie for eyes and perch with the 18' and be looking for some venison after that. seeya

[Yankee Troller]

Nice job! You put a beating on them pretty good with them dodgers. That water was changing so fast on the inside all weekend. It was actually quit annoying, but you found a way to stay successful bud.

[K Gonefishin]

Nice shooting

[Self Censored]

Eric,

Great report! Way to finish up with a bang. Thanks for your help out there this season, enjoy your winter. See you in Wilson!!

Thanks for the pics of the lures -- very helpful!!

[Jimmyi]

Eric,

It was nice meeting you guys at the dock Sunday night. I wished my buddy and I had gone out a little deeper. I'm still learning and I was hoping that my buddy could have tied into a king. See ya next season.

Jim

[fishfearme]

Nice fishing Eric. Im SURE Erbyjoe and myself will be seeing you next year.

[seasquirrel]

Good job Eric. Best report I have seen in a while.