Sat. 8/23 Rochester Evening Report

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Fished from 5:30 PM til dark, mainly between the Bay and Russell. Fished 80 fow to 130 fow, marked so much bait and fish there was no need to venture out deeper. Best screen was in 110 fow, about a mile west of the Bay.

Went 3 for 5 - nice 12# coho and two teen kings. We lost a nice king right at the back of the boat - the fish was as lively as I've ever seen a king and it put on an aerial show like a steelie. We put the boat in neutral to help with landing but lost it 10 feet from the transom. It's tough to judge weight in the water, but it sure seemed to be in that 25# or more class.

Best bite was the riggers - 65' and 80' down, with one rip on the wire - 220' out. 42 second, wonderbread and Familiar Bite took fish.

Speed - 2.0 to 2.4 mph at the ball.

FWIW - Biting flies are back - maybe b/c of lack of wind...

Good luck to everyone fishing, and thanks for some nice Rochester reports....

- Chris