Orleans ProAm aboard Tracker

[Kevin J Legg]

Fishing Report

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):6/8-6/10

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Wind Speed/Direction: SW

Waves: <1

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: ?

Total Boated:21

Species Breakdown:Kings, Cohos, Stealhead, lake trout

Hot Lure: spoons ans flashers

Trolling Speed: 1.9-2.6

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Boat Depth: 60-260

Lure Depth: 35-80

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Back from a weekend fishing derby on Lake Ontario.We didn't place but I certainly learned a great deal about rigging and techniques on the lake. We also caught some very nice fish! I crewed for guide Dave Siegfried of Tracker Charters.

Friday in a prefish tourney we finished 8th (paid first 5 places) . It was a three fish derby and we entered 2 kings and a steelhead and totaled 7 fish. A third king would have put us in the money.

Saturday we fished the Pro division and had a tough day. We hit

a king early and then went three hours without a hit. We ended up with

one king, a coho, and 4 steelhead.

Sunday started out great as we were hooked up 3 minutes after the start. We landed a nice king and looked for more on the inside but came up empty. We headed deeper and hit a couple steelhead and a coho and then hit another king.. The next fish was a 23lb. king, a beautiful fish that may be headed to the taxidermist. We needed a couple more Kings to make the short box board. (heaviest 5 fish)

Dave worked his butt off and we did pretty well but didn't manage to

cash in. I'm sure we could have caught more fish but we were targeting Kings for the shot box.I gained a great deal of experience and coaching on rigging and

running down-riggers, wire divers, 300 and 400' copper-lines and lead

cores. It's amazing that you can run so many deep running rigs with

very few tangles. I also learned a lot about rigging, fighting and

netting salmon and steelhead. Very few fish that we hooked up were

lost. I also got an education on boat control, as I drove quite a bit

on Friday and Sunday.

If anybody is looking to book a trip on the west end of the lake I'd

highly recommend Tracker Charters. He is very personable, experienced, knowledgeable, and is a great teacher. He keeps a nice clean boat and is precise in the details. I have fished my entire life and guided on the St Lawrence River for many summers. I also chase the browns at Mexico and do some trout and salmon fishing on the lake. That said, I learned a tremendous amount spending a weekend fishing with Dave. If you want to improve your learning curve I'd definitely recommend booking a trip with a pro.

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[Kevin J Legg]

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