Yankee @ the Oak 7/23

[Yankee Troller]

July 23rd - After handing the rod off to clients all weekend Mel wanted to get in on some of this great King Salmon action Lake Ontario is putting out. We had breakfast at 4C’s Cafe before pulling out of the harbor. The double charter the day before didn’t allow us time to grab dinner, so we were both starving! We left the dock around 7am, and shot right out to the 29.5N line knowing what we left out there was what we wanted to fish.

It was Mel and I so all we were allowed were six rods. Down went the three Cannon DT10s, and out went two wires. Once that was all set I figured since we were trying to knock my good friend Vince P off the mountain for the Summer LOC I’d better send down a meat rig in the ice water where the pigs hang out. So, I went and grabbed a 500 Copper, and out went the meat.

We picked fish all morning on riggers and wires. The copper stayed quiet, and soaked for 80% of the day. Dreamweaver Sea Sick Waddlers and Gators mupped were going all morning. As were the same flasher fly combos we have been running on our low divers all weekend long. As the morning pushed on the bite went to a steady pick. We worked the 31-32N line and circled an area that had bait and fish pretty consistently in it.

At one point throughout the morning I got the bright idea to grab a Lyman plug and send it down on the middle rigger. I sent it back 30’, which was 15-20’ further back than the two out downs, and sent it down 15’ above them. It wasn’t in the water 5 minutes when I see the rod start to throb. In less than 30 minutes it would take two fish, and then it was done for that lure.

About noon I was setting a rod on the out down when I see the 500 just lay right over and start singing! I yelled to Mel to grab the rod, and she was into a fight. This fish took multiple runs throughout the fight, and like always we thought this could be the one! However, just like every other time we think we have Orca on a 20lb king find the bottom of our net. Oh well, cross out that trip to Cobo this Winter.

We pulled lines at 2pm and headed in for some lunch after Mel told me she just couldn’t fight another Salmon.

[JWheeler]

Nice job on da' fish......some bruisers....there.

[Yankee Troller]

Thanks.....Lady O is putting out some nice fish this year!

[Just Hook'n]

Those are HOGS. Nice work and thanks for continuing to post great reports and great pictures.

[KJ pluggin]

They might not be derby fish but they look pretty darn good to me, nice job Rich.