Orleans Leader- pic

[fosterm22]

After only being able to fish  a few times this summer, we finally were able to hit the water and put some time in this week.  Both AM and PM trips had marks and bait in shallow....  70-125 FOW  but the temp was all over the place......49 to 73 degrees on the bottom.  We went East and West....  but had the same varied conditions everywhere we went.... 

 

We took fish on divers, riggers, and copper- but no real pattern....  some fish in temp, some out of temp.....  flasher/fly and spoons were all taking fish......

 

Our biggest fish- 34.13 came down 77 feet over 82 FOW on a Finger Lakes Tackle Company mag spoon called the Black Meat Pounding Deep- super glow cup.......  It was in 72 degree water and literally took less than 1 minute to reel it in, we actually thought it was about 5 lb brown based upon the way it was fighting (or lack of fighting)... when it surfaced behind the boat we were shocked to see it was a king.  We were even more surprised when we saw how big she was--- a total slob..  I think she realized she was hooked after she hit the net, it took 2 of us to get it on board as it was fighting so much we thought the net was going to break...... 

Edited August 7, 2013 by fosterm22

[choked-up]

Congratulations. That's a great fish!

[GAMBLER]

Congrats Foster. I hope it holds for you!

[raider44]

Nice fish! Where can the leader board be viewed online for the Orleans derby?

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[Sweet Caroline]

Can't always judge the size of the fish based on the fight. Had the same thing happen to me. Not quite as big as yours though. Nice fish!

[mcny]

Nice Job Neighbor !!!   :yes:  

[BAZOOKAJOE]

That spoon has been hot!!

[Kooter469]

Awesome fish thanks for the report

[devoknevo]

Nice job!!!!!!

[ray koziatek]

looks like a pink belly ,this time of year some seem to lay on bottom and get a pink look kinda hard to tell with small pic.

[Legacy]

[Gator]

Very nice!! We weighed one ~30 that had a red belly, too...looked like it had spent the summer at scout camp 

[33canuck]

Nice job man!

[Sk8man]

  (Gator) .

 

Very nice fish and report. Her big brother is still out there somewhere too so it gives the rest  of us incentive...kinda like playing the in the ground (but probably more expensive a hobby)

[Pike Hunter]

Awesome catch!

I am not sure which one is more scarier: the name of that spoon or a potential break down of the net holding the big king.

[daker1979]

Nice fish! Where can the leader board be viewed online for the Orleans derby?

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http://orleanscountytourism.com/fishing/derbies-tournaments/