| Capt. Dick's Fishing Journal Reports from the waters of Keuka Lake |
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6/30/09
Fished with Bobber. Rain, thunder and lightning at 5:30, so we went for breakfast to wait out the storm. Started
fishing at 7am. No hits until about 7:45 ...caught 1 small Salmon. About 8:15 it started to rain again. We caught 3
small Lakers 18" to 19" while it was raining (about 15 minutes) from 8:30 to 9am ...nothing, pulled up and went in.
6/29/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30. Slow again today. We had 5 hits and landed 3 Lakers. All came on bait behind a flasher
and cowbells on the bottom.
6/28/09
Fished with Bobber today...5:30 to 8:15am. Fishing was slower than yesterday. We did not mark many fish or bait.
Techniques that worked yesterday failed me today. We caught 2 Lakers & 2 small Salmon all on R & R spoons.
6/27/09
Charter aboard the KBF with Dennis Petinko & Crew. I remember names of Debbie & Gus, but the fourth name
draws a blank. The catching was slow compared to yesterday, but we were able to boat 7 Lakers from 17" to 21"
long. The fish were hitting just about anything as long as it had a little piece of sawbelly on it. We fished from
5:30am to 9:30am.
6/26/09
Charter aboard the KBF with Steve and Matt Connelly....5:30am to 10 am. We went 13 for 22. We had to take a 20
min. or so break onshore due to a thunderstorm about 6:20am. The fish came from 30' down to 100' on Dipsy Fly
combo early and downriggers fished with spoons, flasher & fly and cowbells with peanuts.
6/25/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. The lake has turned over and we found the Thermal Cline has set up. The
surface temp was 67.6F, 10' down to 45' it was 66.9 to 66.0 at 50' it was 50F, a 16 degree drop. We caught &
released 11 Lakers . All were caught at 45' to 55'.
6/24/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am 4 Lakers 2 1/2 to 4 lbs. Biggest 23", one 22", 4 1/2 lb Landlock Salmon. Salmon came
on R& R Spoon at 40' on downrigger. Lakers came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 150' of wire out. See photo of
Salmon in Gallery.
6/23/09
Charter with Bobber 5:30 to 9:20. 1 Laker and 1 small Brown Trout for 4 hits. No fish, no bait. No bananas for an
excuse for today. Hard north wind yesterday afternoon and we had it start up again at 7:30am. This a probably a
contributing factor.
6/22/09
Charter aboard KBF with Don Perrotti Family and Friends. Fished 5:30 to 9:30am. 6 Lakers for 14 hits. Fish were
widely scattered and all over the water column. We caught or had hits on every pole from bottom at 140' to top
lines. Biggest Laker was about 4 lbs. Lost 2 about the same size behind the boat. Most of the fish came on
sawbelllies behind flashers or cowbells.
6/21/09
Charter aboard KBF. 5:30 to 10:30am. With Doug Babcock and his son, Doug. The day was a charter captain's
nightmare. We marked all kinds of fish, but couldn't make them bite hard enough to get into the boat. We lost 3 or
4 Lakers and only got one in the boat. We caught and released 7 or 8 Salmon. Noticed when we came in that
there was a banana peel to be discarded. There is an old fisherman's tale that if there is a banana on the boat,
fishing luck will be very poor. Maybe that was our problem.
6/20/09
Charter aboard Bobber's boat. Part of a Sunday wedding party. The groom and 3 of his college classmates.
Fished 8am to 12:30pm. Everybody aboard was able to land a couple fish....Lakers or Salmon.
6/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with Walt Peterson and his wife, Judy. 5:30 to 10am. We fished the south end and headed
north. I think we caught fish on all the rods. We fished 2 flat lines, 2 Dipsy poles and 3 downriggers. Had no pattern
as to color or bait type. 6 Lakers , 6 or 7 small Landlock Salmon.
6/18/09
Fished KBF 5:30 - 8:30am. Fished as far north as Gold Seal. Marked a lot of fish between Two Mile Point and Gold
Seal. Fish were all over depth wise from 30' down. 4 Lakers, 2 Salmon.
6/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Fished on south end. Fish few and far between. Some off Willow Point and off the
bar stake in the middle. 4 Lakers all on Dipsy poles.
6/16/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. 4 Lakers and 1 Landlock Salmon. Took off from the marina and ran north of Urbana on
the west side. Fished from there to 1 mile north of Lakeside Restaurant on the west side across the lake to the
Bluff. Followed the Bluff around going 1/2 mile or so up Penn Yan arm and back down the east side to the Elms. We
marked a lot of fish, we didn't mark much bait. Highlight of the day was losing a Rainbow in the 4 to 5 lb range after
it had jumped 5 times and tore line off against the drag.
6/15/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. 3 Lakers. Fish have scattered on the south end. We worked as far north as the
elevator about 3 miles north on the west side. No bait marked....very few fish.
6/14/09
Charter aboard KBF with Don Space and 3 of his co-workers. We fished from 6am to 2pm. We were able to boat 9
Lakers and 1 Landlock Salmon. Everyone on the trip lost at least 1 fish and more. Dipsy poles kept us busy for
awhile, but as the day went by I had to resort to cowbells and peanuts set 2 or 3 feet off the bottom to catch fish.
6/13/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. 3 Lakers all on downrigger R & R spoon set @ 65'.
6/12/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9am. Zigzagged across lake from the south end up the lake three miles. Caught 3 Lakers, one
12" Salmon. Fish marked were at 100' to 120' down over 130' to 140' of water. Lakers came on R & R spoons and
Salmon on cheater line with a flat fish.
6/11/09
Fished with Bobber. Fish scarce again today. We landed 1 Laker, 1 small Salmon, and one 13" Brown Trout. All
the fish came on the same R & R spoon set at 30' on downrigger. The other 3 poles were idle. Fished 5:30 to
8:30am.
6/10/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9am 5 Lakers, 4 Salmon. Had 15 hits....very overcast until about 8am. Caught fish on all the
poles. Dipsy Spindoctor Fly, downrigger with spoons and cheaters and tried lead core with a spoon on a yellow
bird. Salmon are small, but it is good to see them here.
6/9/09
Fished with Bobber. Thunderstorms over night and going on at 5:30am. We went for breakfast and headed out on
the lake around seven after the storm had passed. Fish were far and few between. We had only 3 hits and caught
1 Laker about 3 lbs. Fish came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combo set with 90' of wire out.
6/8/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9 am, 3 Lakers, 2 small Landlocks One 6" the other around 12". Fish have moved about 2
miles up the lake and were not biting. The Lakers were scattered throughout the water column. One caught on
Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 85' of wire , 1 on spoon set at 60' on downrigger and the last one on a spoon on the
bottom in 130' of water.
6/7/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 Lakers and 2 Landlocks. Fish had moved since yesterday and we didn't find
them by the time we quit for the day. Zigzagged back and forth across the lake from the south end to Two Mile
Point. Fish Finder screen was pretty bare. Oh well, try again tomorrow.
6/6/09
First charter of the season aboard KBF with Marv & Andy Drake. Fished 6am to 10am. Went 12 for 18. Boated 4
Lakers 18" to 21" and 8 Landlock salmon 6" to 13". Still looking for our first legal salmon. The bite was steady up
to about 9:00 than slowed down... caught 1 Laker, 2 Salmon and 1 Northern Pike on three colors of lead core 200'
behind boat. The rest of the salmon came on downrigger cheaters. The Lakers came on the Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
Combo set with 85" to 90" out.
6/5/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am, 14 for 20. 9 Lakers 16" to 22" and 5 Landlocks 8" to 13". All the salmon came on
small spoons used as cheaters on downriggers set at 25' and 35'. Lakers came on downriggers and Dipsy
combos. Fished south of Two Mile Point.
6/4/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30 to 8am. 3 Lakers ...all on Spindoctor Fly Combo.
6/3/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45, 7 for 10 7 Lakers . Had 14"-15" Salmon jump off at the boat. We fished almost 3 miles
down the lake today. Had hard time finding fish. Only 1 on Dipsy Combo today. All the rest on downriggers &
cheater set from 20' to 60' , R & R spoons.
6/2/09
Fished Bobber's boat 48F overcast, north wind came up around 7:30am with white caps, 2 for 4, fished 5:30 to
7:45am
6/1/09
Fished KBF. Cold this morning 40F. Fished 5:30 to 9am. 7 Lakers 3 Landlocks. Had 15 or 16 hits. Most of the fish
came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combo with 90' of wire out. Salmon were small 9" to 11". 1 Laker 4 lbs. The rest
were 18" to 20".
5/31/09
Fished Bobber's boat. Went 3 for 5 Lakers 18" to 20". All the hits came on Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly Combo set
with 90' of wire out.
5/30/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 6 for 14 . 4 Lakers 18" to 20". 2 Landlock Salmon 6" and 11" long. Had 3 lakers
on at the same time. Lakers came on cheaters on downriggers at about 15 to 20 ft and Dipsy with Spindoctor Fly
Combo with 90' of wire out. Both landlocks came on cheater lines with small silver spoons.
5/29/09
Fished Bobber's boat. 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 6 for 12 . All Lakers. Hits pretty even between Downriggers and
Dipsy Divers. R& R spoons and Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combos. Heavy rain last night...water very dirty on south end
of lake up about a mile.
5/28/09
Fished KBF 6:15 to 8:30am. 11 for 15......all Lakers 16" to 21". Better than half the hits came on Dipsy Spindoctor
Fly combo with 80 to 90 ft of wire out. Had several hits on downrigger cheaters that were probably in the 15' to 20'
range. Pulled up downrigger and set a lead core with 4 colors back 250 ft with stickbait with no hits. Water
surface temp on Tues, 5/26 was 58F. Today it was 48F on the westside and 50F on the east.
5/27/09
Did not fish....rain and windy.
5/26/09
Fished with Bobber...got 3 lake trout.
5/25/09
Fished on the Keuka Bigfoot Went 4 for 6. Three lakers and one landlock salmon.
5/24/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30am to 10am. 4 for 4. Again using spoons on Downriggers and flies behind Dipsy and
Spindoctor. 30to 60 ft down.
5/23/09
Fished Keuka Bigfoot today. It took a couple of days to get the gear back on her. 5:30am to 9:30am. 7 for 7 with
the fish 17" to 22". Caught fish on R & R spoons, Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly Combo. Caught more fish up above 50
ft today.
5/22/09
Fished with Bobber 7am to 10am. Went 3 for 7. Fish were small 17" & 19". Caught on R & R spoons and Trout
Killers again around 60 ft.
5/21/09
Fished with Bobber 7:30 to 10am. Went 0 for 2. Hits came on R &R spoons set at 60ft.
Fished with Bobber. Rain, thunder and lightning at 5:30, so we went for breakfast to wait out the storm. Started
fishing at 7am. No hits until about 7:45 ...caught 1 small Salmon. About 8:15 it started to rain again. We caught 3
small Lakers 18" to 19" while it was raining (about 15 minutes) from 8:30 to 9am ...nothing, pulled up and went in.
6/29/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30. Slow again today. We had 5 hits and landed 3 Lakers. All came on bait behind a flasher
and cowbells on the bottom.
6/28/09
Fished with Bobber today...5:30 to 8:15am. Fishing was slower than yesterday. We did not mark many fish or bait.
Techniques that worked yesterday failed me today. We caught 2 Lakers & 2 small Salmon all on R & R spoons.
6/27/09
Charter aboard the KBF with Dennis Petinko & Crew. I remember names of Debbie & Gus, but the fourth name
draws a blank. The catching was slow compared to yesterday, but we were able to boat 7 Lakers from 17" to 21"
long. The fish were hitting just about anything as long as it had a little piece of sawbelly on it. We fished from
5:30am to 9:30am.
6/26/09
Charter aboard the KBF with Steve and Matt Connelly....5:30am to 10 am. We went 13 for 22. We had to take a 20
min. or so break onshore due to a thunderstorm about 6:20am. The fish came from 30' down to 100' on Dipsy Fly
combo early and downriggers fished with spoons, flasher & fly and cowbells with peanuts.
6/25/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. The lake has turned over and we found the Thermal Cline has set up. The
surface temp was 67.6F, 10' down to 45' it was 66.9 to 66.0 at 50' it was 50F, a 16 degree drop. We caught &
released 11 Lakers . All were caught at 45' to 55'.
6/24/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am 4 Lakers 2 1/2 to 4 lbs. Biggest 23", one 22", 4 1/2 lb Landlock Salmon. Salmon came
on R& R Spoon at 40' on downrigger. Lakers came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 150' of wire out. See photo of
Salmon in Gallery.
6/23/09
Charter with Bobber 5:30 to 9:20. 1 Laker and 1 small Brown Trout for 4 hits. No fish, no bait. No bananas for an
excuse for today. Hard north wind yesterday afternoon and we had it start up again at 7:30am. This a probably a
contributing factor.
6/22/09
Charter aboard KBF with Don Perrotti Family and Friends. Fished 5:30 to 9:30am. 6 Lakers for 14 hits. Fish were
widely scattered and all over the water column. We caught or had hits on every pole from bottom at 140' to top
lines. Biggest Laker was about 4 lbs. Lost 2 about the same size behind the boat. Most of the fish came on
sawbelllies behind flashers or cowbells.
6/21/09
Charter aboard KBF. 5:30 to 10:30am. With Doug Babcock and his son, Doug. The day was a charter captain's
nightmare. We marked all kinds of fish, but couldn't make them bite hard enough to get into the boat. We lost 3 or
4 Lakers and only got one in the boat. We caught and released 7 or 8 Salmon. Noticed when we came in that
there was a banana peel to be discarded. There is an old fisherman's tale that if there is a banana on the boat,
fishing luck will be very poor. Maybe that was our problem.
6/20/09
Charter aboard Bobber's boat. Part of a Sunday wedding party. The groom and 3 of his college classmates.
Fished 8am to 12:30pm. Everybody aboard was able to land a couple fish....Lakers or Salmon.
6/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with Walt Peterson and his wife, Judy. 5:30 to 10am. We fished the south end and headed
north. I think we caught fish on all the rods. We fished 2 flat lines, 2 Dipsy poles and 3 downriggers. Had no pattern
as to color or bait type. 6 Lakers , 6 or 7 small Landlock Salmon.
6/18/09
Fished KBF 5:30 - 8:30am. Fished as far north as Gold Seal. Marked a lot of fish between Two Mile Point and Gold
Seal. Fish were all over depth wise from 30' down. 4 Lakers, 2 Salmon.
6/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Fished on south end. Fish few and far between. Some off Willow Point and off the
bar stake in the middle. 4 Lakers all on Dipsy poles.
6/16/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. 4 Lakers and 1 Landlock Salmon. Took off from the marina and ran north of Urbana on
the west side. Fished from there to 1 mile north of Lakeside Restaurant on the west side across the lake to the
Bluff. Followed the Bluff around going 1/2 mile or so up Penn Yan arm and back down the east side to the Elms. We
marked a lot of fish, we didn't mark much bait. Highlight of the day was losing a Rainbow in the 4 to 5 lb range after
it had jumped 5 times and tore line off against the drag.
6/15/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. 3 Lakers. Fish have scattered on the south end. We worked as far north as the
elevator about 3 miles north on the west side. No bait marked....very few fish.
6/14/09
Charter aboard KBF with Don Space and 3 of his co-workers. We fished from 6am to 2pm. We were able to boat 9
Lakers and 1 Landlock Salmon. Everyone on the trip lost at least 1 fish and more. Dipsy poles kept us busy for
awhile, but as the day went by I had to resort to cowbells and peanuts set 2 or 3 feet off the bottom to catch fish.
6/13/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. 3 Lakers all on downrigger R & R spoon set @ 65'.
6/12/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9am. Zigzagged across lake from the south end up the lake three miles. Caught 3 Lakers, one
12" Salmon. Fish marked were at 100' to 120' down over 130' to 140' of water. Lakers came on R & R spoons and
Salmon on cheater line with a flat fish.
6/11/09
Fished with Bobber. Fish scarce again today. We landed 1 Laker, 1 small Salmon, and one 13" Brown Trout. All
the fish came on the same R & R spoon set at 30' on downrigger. The other 3 poles were idle. Fished 5:30 to
8:30am.
6/10/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9am 5 Lakers, 4 Salmon. Had 15 hits....very overcast until about 8am. Caught fish on all the
poles. Dipsy Spindoctor Fly, downrigger with spoons and cheaters and tried lead core with a spoon on a yellow
bird. Salmon are small, but it is good to see them here.
6/9/09
Fished with Bobber. Thunderstorms over night and going on at 5:30am. We went for breakfast and headed out on
the lake around seven after the storm had passed. Fish were far and few between. We had only 3 hits and caught
1 Laker about 3 lbs. Fish came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combo set with 90' of wire out.
6/8/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9 am, 3 Lakers, 2 small Landlocks One 6" the other around 12". Fish have moved about 2
miles up the lake and were not biting. The Lakers were scattered throughout the water column. One caught on
Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 85' of wire , 1 on spoon set at 60' on downrigger and the last one on a spoon on the
bottom in 130' of water.
6/7/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 Lakers and 2 Landlocks. Fish had moved since yesterday and we didn't find
them by the time we quit for the day. Zigzagged back and forth across the lake from the south end to Two Mile
Point. Fish Finder screen was pretty bare. Oh well, try again tomorrow.
6/6/09
First charter of the season aboard KBF with Marv & Andy Drake. Fished 6am to 10am. Went 12 for 18. Boated 4
Lakers 18" to 21" and 8 Landlock salmon 6" to 13". Still looking for our first legal salmon. The bite was steady up
to about 9:00 than slowed down... caught 1 Laker, 2 Salmon and 1 Northern Pike on three colors of lead core 200'
behind boat. The rest of the salmon came on downrigger cheaters. The Lakers came on the Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
Combo set with 85" to 90" out.
6/5/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am, 14 for 20. 9 Lakers 16" to 22" and 5 Landlocks 8" to 13". All the salmon came on
small spoons used as cheaters on downriggers set at 25' and 35'. Lakers came on downriggers and Dipsy
combos. Fished south of Two Mile Point.
6/4/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30 to 8am. 3 Lakers ...all on Spindoctor Fly Combo.
6/3/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45, 7 for 10 7 Lakers . Had 14"-15" Salmon jump off at the boat. We fished almost 3 miles
down the lake today. Had hard time finding fish. Only 1 on Dipsy Combo today. All the rest on downriggers &
cheater set from 20' to 60' , R & R spoons.
6/2/09
Fished Bobber's boat 48F overcast, north wind came up around 7:30am with white caps, 2 for 4, fished 5:30 to
7:45am
6/1/09
Fished KBF. Cold this morning 40F. Fished 5:30 to 9am. 7 Lakers 3 Landlocks. Had 15 or 16 hits. Most of the fish
came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combo with 90' of wire out. Salmon were small 9" to 11". 1 Laker 4 lbs. The rest
were 18" to 20".
5/31/09
Fished Bobber's boat. Went 3 for 5 Lakers 18" to 20". All the hits came on Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly Combo set
with 90' of wire out.
5/30/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 6 for 14 . 4 Lakers 18" to 20". 2 Landlock Salmon 6" and 11" long. Had 3 lakers
on at the same time. Lakers came on cheaters on downriggers at about 15 to 20 ft and Dipsy with Spindoctor Fly
Combo with 90' of wire out. Both landlocks came on cheater lines with small silver spoons.
5/29/09
Fished Bobber's boat. 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 6 for 12 . All Lakers. Hits pretty even between Downriggers and
Dipsy Divers. R& R spoons and Dipsy Spindoctor Fly combos. Heavy rain last night...water very dirty on south end
of lake up about a mile.
5/28/09
Fished KBF 6:15 to 8:30am. 11 for 15......all Lakers 16" to 21". Better than half the hits came on Dipsy Spindoctor
Fly combo with 80 to 90 ft of wire out. Had several hits on downrigger cheaters that were probably in the 15' to 20'
range. Pulled up downrigger and set a lead core with 4 colors back 250 ft with stickbait with no hits. Water
surface temp on Tues, 5/26 was 58F. Today it was 48F on the westside and 50F on the east.
5/27/09
Did not fish....rain and windy.
5/26/09
Fished with Bobber...got 3 lake trout.
5/25/09
Fished on the Keuka Bigfoot Went 4 for 6. Three lakers and one landlock salmon.
5/24/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30am to 10am. 4 for 4. Again using spoons on Downriggers and flies behind Dipsy and
Spindoctor. 30to 60 ft down.
5/23/09
Fished Keuka Bigfoot today. It took a couple of days to get the gear back on her. 5:30am to 9:30am. 7 for 7 with
the fish 17" to 22". Caught fish on R & R spoons, Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly Combo. Caught more fish up above 50
ft today.
5/22/09
Fished with Bobber 7am to 10am. Went 3 for 7. Fish were small 17" & 19". Caught on R & R spoons and Trout
Killers again around 60 ft.
5/21/09
Fished with Bobber 7:30 to 10am. Went 0 for 2. Hits came on R &R spoons set at 60ft.
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7/31/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45am. Overcast and raining. Went 3 for 7 with 1 Laker around 21", 1 Landlock Salmon at
16" and 1 Brown Trout 25", 9 1/2 lbs. Laker and Salmon released. Brown trout headed for the smoker. Laker
came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly Combo. Landlock on Stickbait on downrigger, Brown on Flatfish on downrigger.
Had several hard hits on Dipsy Diver poles, but only one hookup.
7/30/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am 3 for 6 all Lakers. Fish were widely scattered and the bait schools were even
more scarce. Boated fish came from 90 to 110 feet down on Flashers and Flies.
7/29/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 6 for 9. All Lakers. Went north of Two Mile Point, caught fish at 80' over 140' on
E-chip Flashers and Flies and Spindoctor & Flies on Dipsy poles with 150' to 210' of wire.
7/28/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. Fished north about 3 miles this morning. Fish were tight on the bottom. The fish
we got, 6 Lakers and one 14" Landlock Salmon all came from about 90' down. 7 for 9.
7/27/09
Fished KBF with a local 12 year old, James and his cousin, Connor. Fished 5:30 to 9am. We were only able to
land 3 Lakers, but the boys enjoyed their time on the water. 3 for 4.
7/26/09
Fished with Bobber VSM Weekend Tournament. 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8. All Lakers with 1 that weighed
4lbs. Wasn't big enough to make the tournament. 5 of the 8 hits were on the Dipsy Diver poles with Spindoctors &
Flies set with 140 to 210 ft of wire out. Final weigh time was at 5pm and our 6 lb 12 oz Salmon held up to be the
biggest fish.
7/25/09
Fished KBF in VSM Weekend Tournament. 5:30 to 7:30am. We went 8 for 12. We kept 3 Lakers 21", 22", & 23".
Biggest weighed 3lb 8 oz. We also weighed in a 25", 6lb 12oz Landlocked Salmon. Salmon hit Flasher Fly combo
at 80'. This has us in First Place as of now. See Gallery for photo of Salmon.
7/24/09
Charter on Bobber's boat with another school chum of Bobber's. We went 9 for 12 with everyone aboard able to
land a fish even with the presence of a banana. Most of the fish, they were all Lakers, came on the downriggers
set from 70' to 110' down. Flasher & Flies.
7/23/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. Was raining very hard at 5:15 so we went to breakfast. The rain stopped and we went 4
for 8 with 2 Lakers and 2 Landlock Salmon. One was close to being legal. Lakers were caught on Flasher & Flies
at 100' over 120' on downriggers. Salmon came on R & R spoons at 40'.
7/22/09
Charter on Bobber's boat with friends that Bobber went to school with. We fished 5:30 to 9:30am and went 8 for
10 releasing all the fish. We had to go deeper to get fish that wanted to bite.
7/21/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Air temp 60F. Surface temp 72F. Overcast with slight breeze from SW.
Went 3 for 6. Spindoctor Fly and E-chip Flasher on Fly.
7/20/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 5 for 10. 3 Lakers 2 small Salmon. Lakes on R& R spoon at 40' and Dipsy Spindoctor
Fly with 150' to 180' of wire out.
7/19/09
Fished charter on Bobber's boat 5:30am to 9:30am. Went 10 for 16. All Lakers. Biggest 4 1/2 lbs. Most fish
came on E-chip Flasher and Fly set at 55' and Dipsy Spindoctor Fly Combo with 150' to 160' of wire out.
7/18/09
Fished KBF with John & Jake Taggart, fishing in the Elks Club Fishing Tournament. We fished from 5:30am to 1pm
and went 4 for 6 with one small Salmon. The biggest fish was a 3lb 1 oz. Laker that turned out to be the biggest
fish weighed than came out of Keuka Lake. The tournament was open to any waters and the winning fish came
from Lake Erie at over 11lbs. See the Gallery for Jake's Laker.
7/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Boated 3 Lakers out of probably 9 hits. All fish landed were barely hooked.
R & R spoon at 55' was hot today.7/17/09
7/16/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am with Bobber and his long time friend, Joe Luppino. We were able to boat 7 Lakers and
1 small Salmon. Most of the hits came on Dipsy poles set with 140 to 160 feet of line out. The fish are hitting light
again today. The fleas were not as bad today. Maybe they are disappearing.
7/15/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 - 8am. Cold 44F with a south wind blowing almost cold enough for a chill factor temp. We
landed 4 fish, 2 of them hit so light that I didn't see them. We didn't know they were there until we brought the
lines up. Not nearly as many fish on the graph this morning and very little bait. Fish we got came from around 60'
down.
7/14/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 for 7 Cold again 48F. Fish were all over the graph, but hitting very light... lost 4
behind the boat with just a little head shake.
7/13/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Cool this morning. Went 7 for 11. Most of the fish coming at 60' on downrigger
with E-chip Flashers and flies.
7/12/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45am. Went 3 for 5. Biggest was 3 lbs. Fish hit between 50' and 70' on flashers and flies on
downriggers.
7/11/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. Had his son and his son's girlfriend and her father aboard. We were able to land
4 Lakers out fo 6 hits. Fish were deeper this morning 60 to 70 feet. Most of the hits on Flodger and flies.
7/10/09
Charter aboard KBF with Chris, Mikey, Hayden, Sam, Charlie and Katherine. We had trouble getting fish in the
boat, but went 4 for 9. The biggest was almost 3 lbs. The kids had a good time and were very enthusiastic when a
fish was hooked.
7/9/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. 2 Lakers caught in front of Snug Harbor. Both on Flodger & white fly 50'
down.
7/8/09
Fished KBF 5 :30 to 8:30am 1 Laker was the only hit we had. Fleas are getting worse.
7/7/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 for 5 All 3 were Lakers, 2 in the 3 to 3 1/2 lb range. Two on Dipsy
Spindoctor Fly combo, one on R & R spoon. Fish were caught in the middle of the lake in front of Snug Harbor.
7/6/09
Charter aboard KBF. This charter was scheduled by Bobber, but we used my boat. The charter was with Dale,
Jeff & Billy Pederson. We went 14 for 16 with 11 Lakers and 3 Salmon. The Salmon were as small as 8" or so
taken on lead core flatlines with Mooselock lures. The Lakers came on flashers and flies on downriggers and
Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly combo. All around 45' to 70 'down.
7/5/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:45am. Landed 2 Lakers around 20". Fished from Marina north about 3 miles and
back. Marked more fish here than we did 2 days ago. Fish are at 45' and down. Both fish came on flasher & fly on
downriggers. Fleas are terrible. A local shore angler caught an 11 lb Brown from the docks at Depot Park in
Hammondsport on a sawbelly under a slip bobber.
7/4/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. Went north this AM. Started north of old Gold Seal Winery. Proceeded north on west
side to the Yacht Club across the lake to the power station on the east side. We marked a lot more fish than
yesterday. There were fleas to contend with, but no weeds like yesterday. We landed 4 Lakers to 3 1/2 to 4 lbs
and a 14" Salmon that jumped 3 times. All the Lakers came from 50' to 60 down.
7/3/09
Worked a charter for Bobber's boat 5:30 to 9:30am. Covered a lot of water, but the fish were not showing on the
graph. We had no hits. I threw everything but the kitchen sink at them to no avail. Cowbells and a peanut on
bottom for more than an hour and still no hits. Spiney water fleas are terrible. These things take the fun out of
fishing.
7/2/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30. Had to cover a lot of lake to find fish. Water is dirty and full of floating sticks and weeds
on the south end. We had 2 hits and got both fish. One on cowbells & a fly, the other on the Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
combo.
7/1/09
Worked back of boat for a Bobber Charter 6 to 10am. The lake was full of debris this AM from the heavy
thunderstorms overnight and yesterday afternoon. We had four hits and did not get any fish to the boat. This is
the first skunk on a charter trip since 2005 when we started. We marked very few fish and went 4 miles up the
lake and back.
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45am. Overcast and raining. Went 3 for 7 with 1 Laker around 21", 1 Landlock Salmon at
16" and 1 Brown Trout 25", 9 1/2 lbs. Laker and Salmon released. Brown trout headed for the smoker. Laker
came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly Combo. Landlock on Stickbait on downrigger, Brown on Flatfish on downrigger.
Had several hard hits on Dipsy Diver poles, but only one hookup.
7/30/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am 3 for 6 all Lakers. Fish were widely scattered and the bait schools were even
more scarce. Boated fish came from 90 to 110 feet down on Flashers and Flies.
7/29/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 6 for 9. All Lakers. Went north of Two Mile Point, caught fish at 80' over 140' on
E-chip Flashers and Flies and Spindoctor & Flies on Dipsy poles with 150' to 210' of wire.
7/28/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. Fished north about 3 miles this morning. Fish were tight on the bottom. The fish
we got, 6 Lakers and one 14" Landlock Salmon all came from about 90' down. 7 for 9.
7/27/09
Fished KBF with a local 12 year old, James and his cousin, Connor. Fished 5:30 to 9am. We were only able to
land 3 Lakers, but the boys enjoyed their time on the water. 3 for 4.
7/26/09
Fished with Bobber VSM Weekend Tournament. 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8. All Lakers with 1 that weighed
4lbs. Wasn't big enough to make the tournament. 5 of the 8 hits were on the Dipsy Diver poles with Spindoctors &
Flies set with 140 to 210 ft of wire out. Final weigh time was at 5pm and our 6 lb 12 oz Salmon held up to be the
biggest fish.
7/25/09
Fished KBF in VSM Weekend Tournament. 5:30 to 7:30am. We went 8 for 12. We kept 3 Lakers 21", 22", & 23".
Biggest weighed 3lb 8 oz. We also weighed in a 25", 6lb 12oz Landlocked Salmon. Salmon hit Flasher Fly combo
at 80'. This has us in First Place as of now. See Gallery for photo of Salmon.
7/24/09
Charter on Bobber's boat with another school chum of Bobber's. We went 9 for 12 with everyone aboard able to
land a fish even with the presence of a banana. Most of the fish, they were all Lakers, came on the downriggers
set from 70' to 110' down. Flasher & Flies.
7/23/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. Was raining very hard at 5:15 so we went to breakfast. The rain stopped and we went 4
for 8 with 2 Lakers and 2 Landlock Salmon. One was close to being legal. Lakers were caught on Flasher & Flies
at 100' over 120' on downriggers. Salmon came on R & R spoons at 40'.
7/22/09
Charter on Bobber's boat with friends that Bobber went to school with. We fished 5:30 to 9:30am and went 8 for
10 releasing all the fish. We had to go deeper to get fish that wanted to bite.
7/21/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Air temp 60F. Surface temp 72F. Overcast with slight breeze from SW.
Went 3 for 6. Spindoctor Fly and E-chip Flasher on Fly.
7/20/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 5 for 10. 3 Lakers 2 small Salmon. Lakes on R& R spoon at 40' and Dipsy Spindoctor
Fly with 150' to 180' of wire out.
7/19/09
Fished charter on Bobber's boat 5:30am to 9:30am. Went 10 for 16. All Lakers. Biggest 4 1/2 lbs. Most fish
came on E-chip Flasher and Fly set at 55' and Dipsy Spindoctor Fly Combo with 150' to 160' of wire out.
7/18/09
Fished KBF with John & Jake Taggart, fishing in the Elks Club Fishing Tournament. We fished from 5:30am to 1pm
and went 4 for 6 with one small Salmon. The biggest fish was a 3lb 1 oz. Laker that turned out to be the biggest
fish weighed than came out of Keuka Lake. The tournament was open to any waters and the winning fish came
from Lake Erie at over 11lbs. See the Gallery for Jake's Laker.
7/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Boated 3 Lakers out of probably 9 hits. All fish landed were barely hooked.
R & R spoon at 55' was hot today.7/17/09
7/16/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am with Bobber and his long time friend, Joe Luppino. We were able to boat 7 Lakers and
1 small Salmon. Most of the hits came on Dipsy poles set with 140 to 160 feet of line out. The fish are hitting light
again today. The fleas were not as bad today. Maybe they are disappearing.
7/15/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 - 8am. Cold 44F with a south wind blowing almost cold enough for a chill factor temp. We
landed 4 fish, 2 of them hit so light that I didn't see them. We didn't know they were there until we brought the
lines up. Not nearly as many fish on the graph this morning and very little bait. Fish we got came from around 60'
down.
7/14/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 for 7 Cold again 48F. Fish were all over the graph, but hitting very light... lost 4
behind the boat with just a little head shake.
7/13/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Cool this morning. Went 7 for 11. Most of the fish coming at 60' on downrigger
with E-chip Flashers and flies.
7/12/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45am. Went 3 for 5. Biggest was 3 lbs. Fish hit between 50' and 70' on flashers and flies on
downriggers.
7/11/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am. Had his son and his son's girlfriend and her father aboard. We were able to land
4 Lakers out fo 6 hits. Fish were deeper this morning 60 to 70 feet. Most of the hits on Flodger and flies.
7/10/09
Charter aboard KBF with Chris, Mikey, Hayden, Sam, Charlie and Katherine. We had trouble getting fish in the
boat, but went 4 for 9. The biggest was almost 3 lbs. The kids had a good time and were very enthusiastic when a
fish was hooked.
7/9/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. 2 Lakers caught in front of Snug Harbor. Both on Flodger & white fly 50'
down.
7/8/09
Fished KBF 5 :30 to 8:30am 1 Laker was the only hit we had. Fleas are getting worse.
7/7/09
Fished Bobber's boat 5:30 to 8:30am. 3 for 5 All 3 were Lakers, 2 in the 3 to 3 1/2 lb range. Two on Dipsy
Spindoctor Fly combo, one on R & R spoon. Fish were caught in the middle of the lake in front of Snug Harbor.
7/6/09
Charter aboard KBF. This charter was scheduled by Bobber, but we used my boat. The charter was with Dale,
Jeff & Billy Pederson. We went 14 for 16 with 11 Lakers and 3 Salmon. The Salmon were as small as 8" or so
taken on lead core flatlines with Mooselock lures. The Lakers came on flashers and flies on downriggers and
Dipsy Diver Spindoctor Fly combo. All around 45' to 70 'down.
7/5/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:45am. Landed 2 Lakers around 20". Fished from Marina north about 3 miles and
back. Marked more fish here than we did 2 days ago. Fish are at 45' and down. Both fish came on flasher & fly on
downriggers. Fleas are terrible. A local shore angler caught an 11 lb Brown from the docks at Depot Park in
Hammondsport on a sawbelly under a slip bobber.
7/4/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. Went north this AM. Started north of old Gold Seal Winery. Proceeded north on west
side to the Yacht Club across the lake to the power station on the east side. We marked a lot more fish than
yesterday. There were fleas to contend with, but no weeds like yesterday. We landed 4 Lakers to 3 1/2 to 4 lbs
and a 14" Salmon that jumped 3 times. All the Lakers came from 50' to 60 down.
7/3/09
Worked a charter for Bobber's boat 5:30 to 9:30am. Covered a lot of water, but the fish were not showing on the
graph. We had no hits. I threw everything but the kitchen sink at them to no avail. Cowbells and a peanut on
bottom for more than an hour and still no hits. Spiney water fleas are terrible. These things take the fun out of
fishing.
7/2/09
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30. Had to cover a lot of lake to find fish. Water is dirty and full of floating sticks and weeds
on the south end. We had 2 hits and got both fish. One on cowbells & a fly, the other on the Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
combo.
7/1/09
Worked back of boat for a Bobber Charter 6 to 10am. The lake was full of debris this AM from the heavy
thunderstorms overnight and yesterday afternoon. We had four hits and did not get any fish to the boat. This is
the first skunk on a charter trip since 2005 when we started. We marked very few fish and went 4 miles up the
lake and back.
8/31/09
Fished KBF 6am to 9am. 5 for 8. All Lakers, Dipsy Spindoctor Fly and Sutton #50. 60' to 70' down.
8/30/09
Fished with Bobber 6 am to 9am. Fish scattered and hard to come by. 3 for 4 . All Lakers, all on Spindoctor Fly
combo.
8/29/09
Fished KBF 6 am to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8 with 4 Lakers and one 22" Rainbow. Rainbow came on #50 Sutton Bass
& Silver 60' down
8/28/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. 3 for 10. The fish would not stay on the morning. One splash behind the boat
and they were off. Fish hitting on a spoon behind the downrigger were hitting hard enough to release , but not
getting hooked.
8/27/09
Charter aboard KBF with Amy Mazza and her children, Matthew and Sarah. 7am to 11am. We went 3 for 9.
Matthew lost his first fish behind the boat, but was able to get the rest in. Sarah had a tough time, but finally got a
Laker in the boat. They had a good time and wanted to fish longer, but the fish were not cooperating as it got
closer to noon. The fish came all on flies behind Spindoctors or Flashers.
8/26/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. Marked very few fish and only had 1 hit which turned out to be a 3 lb Laker and
that was it for the trip.
8/25/09
Charter aboard KBF with John and Jeff. 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 8 keeping two 3 pounders for dinner. We
had released a couple of fish before they decided they wanted fish for dinner. Fish came on Spindoctors and flies
between 45ft & 70ft.
8/24/09
Fished KBF 6am to 9am. 5 Lakers 1 Landlocked Salmon 18", 2 Lakers 2 & 3 1/2 lbs. All the fish came on Flashers
or Spindoctors & flies 45' to 70' down. Caught most of the fish between 6 and 8am.
8/23/09
Worked Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Went 4 for 6. All Lakers.
8/22/09
Fished VSM Weekend Tourney on KBF Went 6 for 8 with 5 Lakers and a 3lb 12oz Bass and one of the Lakers was
4 lbs. 9 oz, not big enough. Need 5 lbs 9 oz. All the fish came from 55" to 70".
8/21/09
Charter with Bobber 6:00am to 10:00am. 6 for 8... 5 Lakers , 1 Smallmouth Bass. Again the action was confined
to 7:00 to 8:00am.
8/20/09
Charter aboard KBF with Adam Dorenter and Diane Castronuovo 6:00am to 10:00am. We did better than
yesterday going 5 for 7, but most of the action was stuffed into a 45 minute period from 7:15 to 8:00. Had hits on
all the rods at all depths . Go figure.
8/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Glen Rannick Family. 6am to 10am. Very slow today...all kinds of bait and fish on the
south end and east side of the lake, but I could only entice 1 Laker and 1 Smallmouth bass to join us on the boat.
Cowbells & Flatfish in the mud didn't even work. It was a nice morning and we had a good time even though the
fish did not cooperate. See Gallery.
8/18/09
Charter aboard KBF with Rob Unruh & Crew 6am to 11am. After a very slow start, only 1 fish in the first hour, we
managed to go 5 for 9. A couple of the fish we could see behind the boat, but they pulled off. The fish were more
scattered than yesterday and deeper. We had one fish above 40'. The rest were 55' and deeper. The boys
aboard did a good job of reeling in the fish. See Gallery.
8/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am, 5 for 8. All Lakers kept 2 for dinner. Marked and caught Lakers as high as 30'
today. Same baits Spindoctors & flies.
8/16/09
Fished KBF in the VSM weekend tourney 5:30am to 9:15am. 4 for 6 All Lakers, but not big enough to weigh
in....need to beat 5lb 8 oz.
8/15/09
Worked charter on Bobber's boat 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 8 with Lakers, one 12" Brown Trout and a keeper
Salmon. The three young boys 9 to 11 year olds were all able to land fish.
8/14/09
Worked charter for Bobber 6:00 to 10:00 am with John Fisher. We had 3 hits and were able to land them all. The
fishfinder was blank this morning and we never did find any amount of fish to try to circle back on and catch!
Guess we were lucky to the 3 we got.
8/13/09
Worked charter for Bobber 6:00 to 10:00am with John Fisher. We went 4 for 8 with 2 Smallmouth Bass, 1 Laker
and 1 Brown Trout. Laker was 3 1/2 to 4 lbs, Brown was 5 1/2 lbs. All the fish came from 40' to 60' down. All on
flies behind Spindoctors on E-chips Flashers.
8/12/09
Charter aboard KBF with Hank Kaszen and Steve Almonsi. 6:00 to 10:00am. We landed 6 Lakers and 2
Smallmouth Bass and lost a couple more fish. The bite was spread out over the whole trip. The hot bait early was
Spindoctor Fly Combo and later as the overcast skies broke to sunshine, they started hitting a silver & brass
spoon. Almost all the fish came from below 50'. See Gallery for pics.
8/11/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Joe Shipley family. 6:00 to 10:00am. We went 5 for 8. We started off with 3 Lakers
before 6:30am and as happened yesterday, the fish shut down. We had a few more on and put 2 more in the boat
before the trip was done. I used a lot of different colors and combos, but didn't find the secret. See Gallery for
pics.
8/10/09
Charter aboard KBF with Nils, Luke & Levi Anderson and Grandpa Bob Bussman. 6 to 10am. We started out with
a bang with a fish in the box by 6:20am. We caught another small 14" Laker and lost a couple behind the boat.
Luke pulled in another keeper about 9: 40am. It made for a tough trip. We had a lot of thunder & lightning during
the night which I believe put the fish down. See Gallery for Luke & Grandpa Bob's fish.
8/9/09
Fished KBF in VSM Weekend Tourney for August. 5 for 7. Nothing big enough to weigh in.
8/8/09
Charter on Bobber's boat. 6 to 10am. Went 5 for 7. Same combos as yesterday.
8/7/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas for their third day. We fished 6 to 10am. We had much better luck
today going 10 for 15, all Lakers. The fish liked the Flasher and Fly at 75' on downrigger and Spindoctor Fly with
170' to 180' of wire out on Dipsy rods. Allthe fish that were caught were 3lbs to 5 1/2 lbs.
8/6/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas Ercolani 6am to 10am. With a clear and full moon night and an air
temp of 49F, we started off to a cool and slow start. We went 3 for 3 with Tomas boating the fish, the biggest was
a nice 3 pounder.
8/5/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas Ercolani 6am to 10am. Tomas went went 5 for 5 with two nice 3 to
3-1/2 lb Lakers. All the fish came on either Spindoctor or Flashers with Flies behind them. Deep again today 70'
to 80'. Action was steady until about 8:30 then, then lockjaw set in. We had only 1 hit between 8:30 and 10am.
Tomas took 4 fish home for Dad to smoke. They plan to fish with us again tomorrow.
8/4/09
Charter aboard KBF with Sandy & David Bentivegna, Tom & Brandon Inskeep, and Matt Johnson. 6:00 to 10am.
We went 9 for 13. It was a slow start almost 7am before the first fish. After that it was pretty steady. Again we
went deep 70' to 80'. We had 2 fish in the 3 lb range and the others were 18" to 20". The gang kept 8 for a family
fish fry.
8/3/09
Charter aboard KBF with Steve & Kelly Stewart and Bill and Wes Eaton. 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 9. Kelly
landed the biggest fish early and then they came hard. Had to fish deeper 70 to 80 feet down with the
downriggers and 180' to 210' of wire out on Dipsy poles.
8/2/09
Thunderstorms at 6am. Went to breakfast and didn't fish.
8/1/09
Fished with Bobber 6:00 to 8:30am. 4 for 5 with 3 Lakers and a 25", 5 lb Rainbow Trout. The Rainbow hit
downrigger with Flasher and Fly at 55', caused a bit of a fire drill as I was resetting lines after releasing a Laker.
The fish came to the net 3 times before we got a clean shot.
Fished KBF 6am to 9am. 5 for 8. All Lakers, Dipsy Spindoctor Fly and Sutton #50. 60' to 70' down.
8/30/09
Fished with Bobber 6 am to 9am. Fish scattered and hard to come by. 3 for 4 . All Lakers, all on Spindoctor Fly
combo.
8/29/09
Fished KBF 6 am to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8 with 4 Lakers and one 22" Rainbow. Rainbow came on #50 Sutton Bass
& Silver 60' down
8/28/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. 3 for 10. The fish would not stay on the morning. One splash behind the boat
and they were off. Fish hitting on a spoon behind the downrigger were hitting hard enough to release , but not
getting hooked.
8/27/09
Charter aboard KBF with Amy Mazza and her children, Matthew and Sarah. 7am to 11am. We went 3 for 9.
Matthew lost his first fish behind the boat, but was able to get the rest in. Sarah had a tough time, but finally got a
Laker in the boat. They had a good time and wanted to fish longer, but the fish were not cooperating as it got
closer to noon. The fish came all on flies behind Spindoctors or Flashers.
8/26/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. Marked very few fish and only had 1 hit which turned out to be a 3 lb Laker and
that was it for the trip.
8/25/09
Charter aboard KBF with John and Jeff. 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 8 keeping two 3 pounders for dinner. We
had released a couple of fish before they decided they wanted fish for dinner. Fish came on Spindoctors and flies
between 45ft & 70ft.
8/24/09
Fished KBF 6am to 9am. 5 Lakers 1 Landlocked Salmon 18", 2 Lakers 2 & 3 1/2 lbs. All the fish came on Flashers
or Spindoctors & flies 45' to 70' down. Caught most of the fish between 6 and 8am.
8/23/09
Worked Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Went 4 for 6. All Lakers.
8/22/09
Fished VSM Weekend Tourney on KBF Went 6 for 8 with 5 Lakers and a 3lb 12oz Bass and one of the Lakers was
4 lbs. 9 oz, not big enough. Need 5 lbs 9 oz. All the fish came from 55" to 70".
8/21/09
Charter with Bobber 6:00am to 10:00am. 6 for 8... 5 Lakers , 1 Smallmouth Bass. Again the action was confined
to 7:00 to 8:00am.
8/20/09
Charter aboard KBF with Adam Dorenter and Diane Castronuovo 6:00am to 10:00am. We did better than
yesterday going 5 for 7, but most of the action was stuffed into a 45 minute period from 7:15 to 8:00. Had hits on
all the rods at all depths . Go figure.
8/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Glen Rannick Family. 6am to 10am. Very slow today...all kinds of bait and fish on the
south end and east side of the lake, but I could only entice 1 Laker and 1 Smallmouth bass to join us on the boat.
Cowbells & Flatfish in the mud didn't even work. It was a nice morning and we had a good time even though the
fish did not cooperate. See Gallery.
8/18/09
Charter aboard KBF with Rob Unruh & Crew 6am to 11am. After a very slow start, only 1 fish in the first hour, we
managed to go 5 for 9. A couple of the fish we could see behind the boat, but they pulled off. The fish were more
scattered than yesterday and deeper. We had one fish above 40'. The rest were 55' and deeper. The boys
aboard did a good job of reeling in the fish. See Gallery.
8/17/09
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am, 5 for 8. All Lakers kept 2 for dinner. Marked and caught Lakers as high as 30'
today. Same baits Spindoctors & flies.
8/16/09
Fished KBF in the VSM weekend tourney 5:30am to 9:15am. 4 for 6 All Lakers, but not big enough to weigh
in....need to beat 5lb 8 oz.
8/15/09
Worked charter on Bobber's boat 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 8 with Lakers, one 12" Brown Trout and a keeper
Salmon. The three young boys 9 to 11 year olds were all able to land fish.
8/14/09
Worked charter for Bobber 6:00 to 10:00 am with John Fisher. We had 3 hits and were able to land them all. The
fishfinder was blank this morning and we never did find any amount of fish to try to circle back on and catch!
Guess we were lucky to the 3 we got.
8/13/09
Worked charter for Bobber 6:00 to 10:00am with John Fisher. We went 4 for 8 with 2 Smallmouth Bass, 1 Laker
and 1 Brown Trout. Laker was 3 1/2 to 4 lbs, Brown was 5 1/2 lbs. All the fish came from 40' to 60' down. All on
flies behind Spindoctors on E-chips Flashers.
8/12/09
Charter aboard KBF with Hank Kaszen and Steve Almonsi. 6:00 to 10:00am. We landed 6 Lakers and 2
Smallmouth Bass and lost a couple more fish. The bite was spread out over the whole trip. The hot bait early was
Spindoctor Fly Combo and later as the overcast skies broke to sunshine, they started hitting a silver & brass
spoon. Almost all the fish came from below 50'. See Gallery for pics.
8/11/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Joe Shipley family. 6:00 to 10:00am. We went 5 for 8. We started off with 3 Lakers
before 6:30am and as happened yesterday, the fish shut down. We had a few more on and put 2 more in the boat
before the trip was done. I used a lot of different colors and combos, but didn't find the secret. See Gallery for
pics.
8/10/09
Charter aboard KBF with Nils, Luke & Levi Anderson and Grandpa Bob Bussman. 6 to 10am. We started out with
a bang with a fish in the box by 6:20am. We caught another small 14" Laker and lost a couple behind the boat.
Luke pulled in another keeper about 9: 40am. It made for a tough trip. We had a lot of thunder & lightning during
the night which I believe put the fish down. See Gallery for Luke & Grandpa Bob's fish.
8/9/09
Fished KBF in VSM Weekend Tourney for August. 5 for 7. Nothing big enough to weigh in.
8/8/09
Charter on Bobber's boat. 6 to 10am. Went 5 for 7. Same combos as yesterday.
8/7/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas for their third day. We fished 6 to 10am. We had much better luck
today going 10 for 15, all Lakers. The fish liked the Flasher and Fly at 75' on downrigger and Spindoctor Fly with
170' to 180' of wire out on Dipsy rods. Allthe fish that were caught were 3lbs to 5 1/2 lbs.
8/6/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas Ercolani 6am to 10am. With a clear and full moon night and an air
temp of 49F, we started off to a cool and slow start. We went 3 for 3 with Tomas boating the fish, the biggest was
a nice 3 pounder.
8/5/09
Charter aboard KBF with Peter and Tomas Ercolani 6am to 10am. Tomas went went 5 for 5 with two nice 3 to
3-1/2 lb Lakers. All the fish came on either Spindoctor or Flashers with Flies behind them. Deep again today 70'
to 80'. Action was steady until about 8:30 then, then lockjaw set in. We had only 1 hit between 8:30 and 10am.
Tomas took 4 fish home for Dad to smoke. They plan to fish with us again tomorrow.
8/4/09
Charter aboard KBF with Sandy & David Bentivegna, Tom & Brandon Inskeep, and Matt Johnson. 6:00 to 10am.
We went 9 for 13. It was a slow start almost 7am before the first fish. After that it was pretty steady. Again we
went deep 70' to 80'. We had 2 fish in the 3 lb range and the others were 18" to 20". The gang kept 8 for a family
fish fry.
8/3/09
Charter aboard KBF with Steve & Kelly Stewart and Bill and Wes Eaton. 6am to 10am. We went 5 for 9. Kelly
landed the biggest fish early and then they came hard. Had to fish deeper 70 to 80 feet down with the
downriggers and 180' to 210' of wire out on Dipsy poles.
8/2/09
Thunderstorms at 6am. Went to breakfast and didn't fish.
8/1/09
Fished with Bobber 6:00 to 8:30am. 4 for 5 with 3 Lakers and a 25", 5 lb Rainbow Trout. The Rainbow hit
downrigger with Flasher and Fly at 55', caused a bit of a fire drill as I was resetting lines after releasing a Laker.
The fish came to the net 3 times before we got a clean shot.
9/30/09
Did not fish. Colder and windier.
9/29/09
Fished KBF 7:30 to 10am. Cold,windy. Caught 1 Laker.
9/28/09
Fished with Bobber 7:30 to 10am. 4 for 6
9/27/09
Did not fish
9/26/09
Charter aboard KBF with Eileen Porter and her daughter and son-in-law, Lee & Steve Tro. I donated this charter
to a Silent Auction Fund raiser at the community where we live in Florida. Eileen was the lucky bidder. The
weather was sunny, but very cool 38F at 7am. We fished 8:15 to 12:30 and went 4 for 6. We caught fish on all the
rods.
9/25/09
Didn't fish, first missed day this summer.
9/24/09
Fished KBF by myself 7:30 to 10:30am. Marked fish, but they were not biting. At 9:30 the wind came up out of the
north with white caps on the lake. The fish all went to the bottom I picked up 1 Laker at 110' over 120' on a Jr.
Oakes Okey Dokey.
9/23/09
Charter aboard KBF with Paul and Cecelia Weber. 6:30 to 10:30. We went 5 for 8 with 3 nice 4 lb fish plus one the
fish we lost just behind the boat looked to be 6 - 7 lbs. Most of the fish came from around 45' down on Dipsy rods
and downriggers. Only 1 of the 8 hits came on a spoon, the rest were on Flashers and Flies.
9/22/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:30am. Went 5 for 8. Found more bait and fish today 3 of the 5 came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
combo.
9/21/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. Went 1 for 2. Warmer this AM 52F, but it didn't help the fishing. We were in same
area as yesterday and marked very few fish. Fish we got came on E-Chip Flasher & Fly 90' down.
9/20/09
Charter aboard KBF 6:30 to 10:30am with Lorna VanSickles and Terry Dunn. Cold 39F, foggy and breezy. Started
slow again today, but we found a school of fish about 2 miles up the lake. We went 5 fo 9 with 3 fish over 3 lbs. Had
a couple on Dipsy rods and the rest on downriggers set at 70' to 90' down, E -chip Flashers & flies were hot.
9/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Musick Family. 6:30 to 10:30am. Cold with fog. Started slow, but everyone was able
to land a fish. We went 4 for 5.
9/18/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. 3 for 5. Used a slide diver instead of the regular Dipsy. Had 1 fish on it. Fish
cleaned yesterday had very small bait in them, so used small spoons today. Caught 2 on smaller spoons and one
on Spindoctor and 4" Fly.
9/17/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:15am. 3 for 6. All the fish boated were hooked very lightly. They were off as soon as they hit
the deck. Had hits on both Dipsy rods set with 105' and 167' of wire and 1 downrigger set at 38' with a Sutton #50
spoon. No hits on the Flasher Fly on the other downrigger at 80'.
9/16/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. 1 for 7. Rubber hooks maybe.
9/15/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 9. Lots of bait early, caught all the fish before 7:30am. Came from 30' to 85' down
on all the rods.
9/14/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. Went 2 for 5. Both fish came on Dipsy roda with 180' of wire , Spindoctor & Fly.
9/13/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 5. Marked a lot of bait on the south end near the bar stake early, but had no hits.
Started having hits around 8am. Fish were deep . All came from 70' to 80' down, one on Dipsy rod with 220' of
wire out.
9/12/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. Did not mark as many fish as yesterday and hardly any bait. We did have 4
hits and boated 2 Lakers, which was 2 better than yesterday.
9/11/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. If I were a baseball pitcher, today I would have had a perfect game. No hits, no strikes,
no fish in the boat....the big skunk!!! Marked bait and fish, but the fish did not cooperate.
9/10/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 5 including a Rainbow 5 1/2 lbs taken on Sutton 50, 75' back 40' down. 3
Lakers on E-chip Flasher and Fly 55' down.
9/9/09
Fished KBF 6:30am to 9am. 4 for 10. All Lakers. A lot of fish and bait on south end this morning. Had hits on all 4
rods. Lost a 6 lb Laker behind the boat.
9/8/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9:30am. No bait , no fish on the graph. We got 4 Lakers and only one came from
anywhere near the marks on the graph. Fished from south end up about 3 miles. Fish we got came from 60' to 70'
down.
9/7/09
Fished KBF with Bobber 6am to 9am. 3 for 8. Must have had rubber hooks on today, we lost 5 fish as soon as they
broke water behind the boat.
9/4,9/5, 9/6/09
Fished KBF with my wife, Mary, in the 3rd annual Keith Cagle Memorial Tournament. This tournament is sponsored
by Village Shores Marina and Bait & Tackle. The tournament was started by Keith's dad, Bil to set up a
scholarship fund for Bath & Dundee High School students. We did not place, but caught 8 Lakers, 1Rainbow (2
1/2 lbs) on Friday, 7 Lakers on Saturday and 9 Lakers on Sunday. All three mornings were foggy early. We fished
from the south end up to about 3 miles on Friday. Saturday from Snug Harbor to Gold Seal. Sunday from the
marina to the Bluff. There were around fifty people entered. We all got a chicken BBQ after final weigh ins on
Sunday and I think just about everyone won a door prize, everything from rod & reels to dinner gift certificates.
The biggest fish was a 7lb 7oz Brown Trout. Everyone had a good time and are looking forward to next year.
9/3/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. 4 for 6. Again today Dipsy poles caught all the fish. One set with 120' of wire, the
other with 170'.
9/2/09
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. 6 for 7. All Lakers. Dipsy Spindoctor Fly was the lure of choice today with 170' of wire
out.
9/1/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. Lot of bait this AM. Went 6 for 10. Fish hit all 4 poles at depths of 45' to 70'.
Didn't seen to matter too much difference what you put down , it got hit.
Did not fish. Colder and windier.
9/29/09
Fished KBF 7:30 to 10am. Cold,windy. Caught 1 Laker.
9/28/09
Fished with Bobber 7:30 to 10am. 4 for 6
9/27/09
Did not fish
9/26/09
Charter aboard KBF with Eileen Porter and her daughter and son-in-law, Lee & Steve Tro. I donated this charter
to a Silent Auction Fund raiser at the community where we live in Florida. Eileen was the lucky bidder. The
weather was sunny, but very cool 38F at 7am. We fished 8:15 to 12:30 and went 4 for 6. We caught fish on all the
rods.
9/25/09
Didn't fish, first missed day this summer.
9/24/09
Fished KBF by myself 7:30 to 10:30am. Marked fish, but they were not biting. At 9:30 the wind came up out of the
north with white caps on the lake. The fish all went to the bottom I picked up 1 Laker at 110' over 120' on a Jr.
Oakes Okey Dokey.
9/23/09
Charter aboard KBF with Paul and Cecelia Weber. 6:30 to 10:30. We went 5 for 8 with 3 nice 4 lb fish plus one the
fish we lost just behind the boat looked to be 6 - 7 lbs. Most of the fish came from around 45' down on Dipsy rods
and downriggers. Only 1 of the 8 hits came on a spoon, the rest were on Flashers and Flies.
9/22/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:30am. Went 5 for 8. Found more bait and fish today 3 of the 5 came on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly
combo.
9/21/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. Went 1 for 2. Warmer this AM 52F, but it didn't help the fishing. We were in same
area as yesterday and marked very few fish. Fish we got came on E-Chip Flasher & Fly 90' down.
9/20/09
Charter aboard KBF 6:30 to 10:30am with Lorna VanSickles and Terry Dunn. Cold 39F, foggy and breezy. Started
slow again today, but we found a school of fish about 2 miles up the lake. We went 5 fo 9 with 3 fish over 3 lbs. Had
a couple on Dipsy rods and the rest on downriggers set at 70' to 90' down, E -chip Flashers & flies were hot.
9/19/09
Charter aboard KBF with the Musick Family. 6:30 to 10:30am. Cold with fog. Started slow, but everyone was able
to land a fish. We went 4 for 5.
9/18/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. 3 for 5. Used a slide diver instead of the regular Dipsy. Had 1 fish on it. Fish
cleaned yesterday had very small bait in them, so used small spoons today. Caught 2 on smaller spoons and one
on Spindoctor and 4" Fly.
9/17/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:15am. 3 for 6. All the fish boated were hooked very lightly. They were off as soon as they hit
the deck. Had hits on both Dipsy rods set with 105' and 167' of wire and 1 downrigger set at 38' with a Sutton #50
spoon. No hits on the Flasher Fly on the other downrigger at 80'.
9/16/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. 1 for 7. Rubber hooks maybe.
9/15/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 9. Lots of bait early, caught all the fish before 7:30am. Came from 30' to 85' down
on all the rods.
9/14/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. Went 2 for 5. Both fish came on Dipsy roda with 180' of wire , Spindoctor & Fly.
9/13/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 5. Marked a lot of bait on the south end near the bar stake early, but had no hits.
Started having hits around 8am. Fish were deep . All came from 70' to 80' down, one on Dipsy rod with 220' of
wire out.
9/12/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:30am. Did not mark as many fish as yesterday and hardly any bait. We did have 4
hits and boated 2 Lakers, which was 2 better than yesterday.
9/11/09
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. If I were a baseball pitcher, today I would have had a perfect game. No hits, no strikes,
no fish in the boat....the big skunk!!! Marked bait and fish, but the fish did not cooperate.
9/10/09
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. 4 for 5 including a Rainbow 5 1/2 lbs taken on Sutton 50, 75' back 40' down. 3
Lakers on E-chip Flasher and Fly 55' down.
9/9/09
Fished KBF 6:30am to 9am. 4 for 10. All Lakers. A lot of fish and bait on south end this morning. Had hits on all 4
rods. Lost a 6 lb Laker behind the boat.
9/8/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9:30am. No bait , no fish on the graph. We got 4 Lakers and only one came from
anywhere near the marks on the graph. Fished from south end up about 3 miles. Fish we got came from 60' to 70'
down.
9/7/09
Fished KBF with Bobber 6am to 9am. 3 for 8. Must have had rubber hooks on today, we lost 5 fish as soon as they
broke water behind the boat.
9/4,9/5, 9/6/09
Fished KBF with my wife, Mary, in the 3rd annual Keith Cagle Memorial Tournament. This tournament is sponsored
by Village Shores Marina and Bait & Tackle. The tournament was started by Keith's dad, Bil to set up a
scholarship fund for Bath & Dundee High School students. We did not place, but caught 8 Lakers, 1Rainbow (2
1/2 lbs) on Friday, 7 Lakers on Saturday and 9 Lakers on Sunday. All three mornings were foggy early. We fished
from the south end up to about 3 miles on Friday. Saturday from Snug Harbor to Gold Seal. Sunday from the
marina to the Bluff. There were around fifty people entered. We all got a chicken BBQ after final weigh ins on
Sunday and I think just about everyone won a door prize, everything from rod & reels to dinner gift certificates.
The biggest fish was a 7lb 7oz Brown Trout. Everyone had a good time and are looking forward to next year.
9/3/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. 4 for 6. Again today Dipsy poles caught all the fish. One set with 120' of wire, the
other with 170'.
9/2/09
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. 6 for 7. All Lakers. Dipsy Spindoctor Fly was the lure of choice today with 170' of wire
out.
9/1/09
Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. Lot of bait this AM. Went 6 for 10. Fish hit all 4 poles at depths of 45' to 70'.
Didn't seen to matter too much difference what you put down , it got hit.
10/10/09
Charter aboard KBF with Eric Kiszkiel. Dana,Shawn & Bob McMinn, and David Balfour. Forecast for today was
bad enough that I tried to talk Eric into not going, but as usual the weatherman was wrong again, and the trip was
not too bad weather wise. The predicted 15mph north winds did not materialize and the temp was around 50F.
We went 6 for 10. Everyone had ahold of 2 fish and everyone got one to the boat. Nice way to end the charter
season on Keuka.
10/9/09
Fished KBF 7:30am to 11am. 2 hits, got 1 Laker. Fished 2 mile Point north past Gold Seal. No fish, no bait.
10/8/09
Fished with Bobber 8:30 to 10am. Caught 3 Lakers all deep 90' to 110' on Flasher and Fly on downrigger. Fished
from Hammondsport to 3 mile Point.
10/7/09
Did not fish.
10/6/09
Did not fish 35F. Foggy, cold and damp.
10/5/09
Fished KBF 7:30 to 10am. Marked fish and bait, but had only 1 hit and did not get it.
10/4/09
Bar 29.98 45.7F Fished with Bobber 7:45am to 9:45am. Caught 2 Lakers. Both on Flasher & Fly set at 63' with
downrigger. Caught both fish in areas that did not show bait or fish on the graph.
10/3/09
Bar 29.859 54F Charter aboard KBF with the Dropik Charter 9am to 1pm. Sorry to say, but this was the first
charter in 5 seasons to go bust on the KBF. We marked fish, but very little bait. The majority of the fish were
hugging the bottom. Threw everything at them, but had only 1 hit and that was weak at that. I don't think we
even got it started up and it was gone. The day was nice after a heavy fog burned off and the leaves are starting
to get pretty.
10/2/09
Did not fish 35F Foggy. Went back to bed.
10/1/09
Fished with Bobber 8 am to 10am. 5 Lakers spread out all over. 2 on Stick baits.
| Headed South to sunny Florida. Be back on Keuka by May 19th or 20th, 2010. |
Hello from Sunny Florida!
We have only fished one day this fall down here due to weather and a busy schedule. We spent Thanksgiving in
Hawaii with our youngest son and family and have just returned from a Christmas cruise with our oldest son and
family.
On the cruise, we went fishing in Cozumel, Mexico aboard the 32' Marlin Rayado with Capt. Martin and Mate
Alberto. The weather was very overcast and windy, a very sloppy boat ride. We were aboard with 3 other people:
Smitty, Carl and Jim. Smitty & Carl were shipmates of ours from the Carnival Freedom and Jim was from the
Carnival Liberty. The mate set up a rotation of 10 minutes in the chair than switch until someone caught a fish,
then that person was out. We were into the second rotation and had not had a hit. Mary finally pulled out her straw
fishing hat and immediately, Smitty had a fish on and in the boat. As the rotation continued everyone, but Jim was
able to get a fish in the boat. We told him he had to stay in the chair until he got it right. After another two misses, Jim
finally landed a fish, which happened to be the biggest fish of the trip. As the last fish was put in the cooler our fishing
time had run out and we had to head back to port, a very bumpy 35 minute ride.
Everyone had a good time. The fish caught were barracuda from 12 lbs to 30lbs. We put some pics in the Gallery.
Until next time.....
Tight Lines and Take a kid fishing!
Capt. Dick
We have only fished one day this fall down here due to weather and a busy schedule. We spent Thanksgiving in
Hawaii with our youngest son and family and have just returned from a Christmas cruise with our oldest son and
family.
On the cruise, we went fishing in Cozumel, Mexico aboard the 32' Marlin Rayado with Capt. Martin and Mate
Alberto. The weather was very overcast and windy, a very sloppy boat ride. We were aboard with 3 other people:
Smitty, Carl and Jim. Smitty & Carl were shipmates of ours from the Carnival Freedom and Jim was from the
Carnival Liberty. The mate set up a rotation of 10 minutes in the chair than switch until someone caught a fish,
then that person was out. We were into the second rotation and had not had a hit. Mary finally pulled out her straw
fishing hat and immediately, Smitty had a fish on and in the boat. As the rotation continued everyone, but Jim was
able to get a fish in the boat. We told him he had to stay in the chair until he got it right. After another two misses, Jim
finally landed a fish, which happened to be the biggest fish of the trip. As the last fish was put in the cooler our fishing
time had run out and we had to head back to port, a very bumpy 35 minute ride.
Everyone had a good time. The fish caught were barracuda from 12 lbs to 30lbs. We put some pics in the Gallery.
Until next time.....
Tight Lines and Take a kid fishing!
Capt. Dick