Canandaigua August 10-18

[FLXTroutman]

I had my family visiting for a week and was anticipating the hot August bite but we were met with wind and waves and rain and cold weather.  Sunday August 10 we went out for the afternoon shift and did manage one laker in the hot afternoon sun on the Charnelia Wahl Special in an hour and half of fishing.

We went back out early Monday morning August 11, and only picked up 2 lake trout again in around 3 hours Pelican Point to Long Point, to Black Point and back.  Tuesday through Thursday the wind blew the rain fell and the boat just sat on the hoist while we hung out at the cottage.  Friday August 15 we went out from Cottage City heading west, and marked 2 fish in an hour over near Tichenor Point, at that time I reeled them up and we ran south.  We set up north of Cook Point in around 180 fow.  Finally we started marking fish and bait.  We ran along Mr Field's place with the green trawler past the Shamrock boathouse.  Lots of hooks, and calm water to boot, warm air even as we mangaged to boat a rigger fish and a 300' copper fish with a flasher fly combo.  We popped a couple skippy bows on little spoons on 7 color leadcore and 200' copper to round out the morning.  The run south was worth it since we found a good screen with plenty of hooks and bait. 

 

After reading mottman's lament of the Canandaigua fishing as of late I was ready to chime in and curse the flea filled, weedy, not a fish to be marked jet skied, speed boating, pontooner, shore peeping waters until today.

 

My brother in law and my niece came for a visit.  We headed out Monday August 18 and had 3 riggers in the water by 1:00 pm.  We marked fish right at the drop off in the north end so we trolled east to west from the dragon wall to the pumphouse.  First fish came with only 3 riggers set after about 10 minutes.  Lake trout only 2 lbs. but down 51' on the Charnelia Wahl Special.  Another 45 minutes would pass and a rigger fired 58' down 45' back with a spoon, MI Stinger Orangasm, picked by my niece Emily.  Nice 4 lb rainbow 22", we we reset the rigger and  looked in the spoon box for another similar spoon, a MI Stinger Steelie Stomper.  We stuck that spoon on a rigger 55' back 52' down another 45 minutes passed and that rigger fired 4 1/2 lb. rainbow 22".  We picked up a couple skippy bows on 7 colors and 200' copper.  We reeled them up around 4:30.  Nice sunny day afternoon bite for Canandaigua made for some nice grilled rainbow for dinner.  Also took the lake trout fillets and portioned them and wrapped them in bacon and pan fried them for an appetizer. 

[Sk8man]

Great report FLX. Good to know things seem to be starting up out there. Nice looking healthy looking bows   perseverance paid off

[Xxx]

Great report FLX. Good to know things seem to be starting up out there. Nice looking healthy looking bows   perseverance paid off

X2 those are some healthy looking fish, as I was looking at your pics. I noticed your boat looked very familiar, is it a Sea Ray, I noticed the skinny gunwales as I have and the same dash, & steering wheel, I noticed how you mounted your rod holders as I made 4 plates to mount mine, and I removed the back to back seats.

[ERABBIT]

Nice job !!!!    

[mottman32]

Good report. My father was out yesterday am and had 6 hits. Five on the flasher fly. I hope they are finally turning on. It has been a tough year. I got some kids to take out and want some action for them. Keep the reports coming.

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