Yankee July 24, 25, 27

[Yankee Troller]

July 24 - Rock and his pals from PA joined us this morning on their annual charter. Lots of chop busting went down today! As for the fishing it was a tough bite, but we figured a little something out to get our clients some nice fish. Flashers just weren't the deal today and we slowly pulled them and replaced them with spoon offerings.

 

Top spoons today were:

DW Mag Green Jeans on a 300' A-TOM-MIK copper

A green/Glow/UV spoon we found at a local shop fired several times on the 400' A-TOM-MIK copper

FishUSA's custom DW Glow Roy Boy and Glow Gladiator on our 85 & 100' Cannon Optimum downriggers.

DW Green Jeans on a 65' Cannon Optimum downrigger

All our downriggers were Mupped with matching spoons.

 

 

July 25 - "Doc" and Kurt, regulars from PA, joined us last night and this morning on Lake Ontario to chase Salmon and Trout. Not a lot of pictures were taken of "charter fish" because we put them back rather quickly due to them not wanting to keep any fish. The bigger ones, as usual, fought to the death and we're not revivable.

 

Best water for us was 250-350' on both trips. Saturday afternoon we fished East, and this morning we fished West. Most fish came 70' and deeper. Top spoons were Carbon 14, Glow Gladiator, and Glow Roy Boy. The flasher bite wasn't great for us, but late morning and in the afternoon they seem to go better for us. Yesterday afternoon we took a few fish down 175' on a meat rig loaded with a Soco Prime cut. Our best flasher/fly combo today was a DW 8" Spinny Kryptonite/A-TOM-MIK Glow Stud fly.

 

 

July 27 - This morning we had three generations on board from Wisconsin. They've been on a fishing road trip the last few days, and ended it chasing Salmon out of the Oak with us today. The fishing has been tough the last week, and today was no different. Our big Salmon today was 24lbs. Jack, the youngest, caught his biggest fish ever right around 19lbs.

 

Our best lures/presentations today were:

> DW Glow tip Silver Green Glow on a 300' A-TOM-MIK copper

> Big paddle in Seneca Special pulling an A-TOM-MIK big fin fly

Other set ups that took fish were a DW Gold Spook on a Cannon downrigger down 65', Kryptonite Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Stud fly, Chrome two face Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Stud fly. Everything was fished below 60' today.

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by Yankee Troller

[ErieBuck]

July 24 - Rock and his pals from PA joined us this morning on their annual charter. Lots of chop busting went down today! As for the fishing it was a tough bite, but we figured a little something out to get our clients some nice fish. Flashers just weren't the deal today and we slowly pulled them and replaced them with spoon offerings.
 
Top spoons today were:
DW Mag Green Jeans on a 300' A-TOM-MIK copper
A green/Glow/UV spoon we found at a local shop fired several times on the 400' A-TOM-MIK copper
FishUSA's custom DW Glow Roy Boy and Glow Gladiator on our 85 & 100' Cannon Optimum downriggers.
DW Green Jeans on a 65' Cannon Optimum downrigger
All our downriggers were Mupped with matching spoons.
 

 
July 25 - "Doc" and Kurt, regulars from PA, joined us last night and this morning on Lake Ontario to chase Salmon and Trout. Not a lot of pictures were taken of "charter fish" because we put them back rather quickly due to them not wanting to keep any fish. The bigger ones, as usual, fought to the death and we're not revivable.
 
Best water for us was 250-350' on both trips. Saturday afternoon we fished East, and this morning we fished West. Most fish came 70' and deeper. Top spoons were Carbon 14, Glow Gladiator, and Glow Roy Boy. The flasher bite wasn't great for us, but late morning and in the afternoon they seem to go better for us. Yesterday afternoon we took a few fish down 175' on a meat rig loaded with a Soco Prime cut. Our best flasher/fly combo today was a DW 8" Spinny Kryptonite/A-TOM-MIK Glow Stud fly.
 

 
July 27 - This morning we had three generations on board from Wisconsin. They've been on a fishing road trip the last few days, and ended it chasing Salmon out of the Oak with us today. The fishing has been tough the last week, and today was no different. Our big Salmon today was 24lbs. Jack, the youngest, caught his biggest fish ever right around 19lbs.
 
Our best lures/presentations today were:
> DW Glow tip Silver Green Glow on a 300' A-TOM-MIK copper
> Big paddle in Seneca Special pulling an A-TOM-MIK big fin fly
Other set ups that took fish were a DW Gold Spook on a Cannon downrigger down 65', Kryptonite Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Stud fly, Chrome two face Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Stud fly. Everything was fished below 60' today.
 

Great work I’m sure your clients were thrilled!
With regard to not being able to revive fish… have you tried towing them behind the boat with a Rapala lip grabber and paracord? We successfully released more than 20 mature salmon this week, most were caught on long lines with an extended fight, including a 27lb monster that was dropped on deck during the photo op… I thought there was no way she was going to make it, but within a few minutes started swimming with the boat. We only had a couple that were hooked too deep that didn’t swim away. I know it’s one more step in the laborious process but it’s special being able to watch them revive, look you in the eye, and swim away.


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[Yankee Troller]

10 minutes ago, ErieBuck said:

Great work I’m sure your clients were thrilled!
With regard to not being able to revive fish… have you tried towing them behind the boat with a Rapala lip grabber and paracord? We successfully released more than 20 mature salmon this week, most were caught on long lines with an extended fight, including a 27lb monster that was dropped on deck during the photo op… I thought there was no way she was going to make it, but within a few minutes started swimming with the boat. We only had a couple that were hooked too deep that didn’t swim away. I know it’s one more step in the laborious process but it’s special being able to watch them revive, look you in the eye, and swim away.


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We've done that for years, but I left it on my other boat and keep forgetting to grab it.