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Hello from Sunny Florida! December 2010
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
5/31/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 67F. Wind 5 to 10 out of south. 2 for 2.
Did not mark many fish, fished as far north as Two Mile Point.
5/30/10
First charter of the season on KBF with Scott Bentley and Crew. 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 58F. Water
temp 67F. Went 6 for 8 with everyone aboard able to land a Laker. Biggest was 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. Trip started
off with a bang with 2 fish before all the rods were in the water. Unfortunately, the fish developed lockjaw
at about 8am. We were able to land 1 fish in the last hour & a half of the trip. See the Gallery for the photo
of Dylan's first Lake Trout.
5/29/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 9am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 66F. Wind 5 mph out of SW. Went 4 for 6.
Caught first and biggest Laker on 2 colors of lead core before all the line was out. The rest came on
Flasher & Fly set at 50' on downrigger.
5/28/10
Fished KBF. 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 64F. Calm & Ptcldy. 4 Lakers 20" to 23". 4
Salmon 14' to 17'. Kept 1 Laker for the grill tonight. Thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon kind of
corraled all the junk on top of the water to a swath about 100 yds wide towards the middle of the lake.
Fished 1 wire Dipsy with 90' wire with Spindoctor & Fly, 2 downriggers 1 @ 30' - 40' , 1 @ 20' off bottom.
Slide Diver with stickbait back 60' from Diver out 60'. Caught fish on all the poles.
5/27/10
Fished with Bobber. 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 63F. Calm & Clear. 6 Lakers, 1
Rainbow, 1 Salmon 13", Lakers 18" to 22". Used purple & black spoons & stickbaits on downriggers.
5/26/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 59. Water temp 60F. Clear & calm. Went 8 for 10 with 7 Lakers & 1
Salmon. Best Laker 5 1/2 lbs. Top of water still dirty. Fish have moved north about a mile. Picked up
speed and used Dipsy Divers with Spin Doctor and Fly. They still work.
5/25/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 56F. Clear Calm. 3 for 5. A lot of scum
and cottonwood fuzz on top of water. Fish have moved into deeper water.
5/24/10
Fished KBF. 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 56F. Water temp 54F. Foggy until 7:30am. Slight south breeze. 3
for 8, 2 on Flasher & Fly at 55'. Hits on 1 color of lead core back 150'.
5/23/10
Fished with Bobber. 5:30am to 9:00am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 54F. Mostly sunny. Calm. 10 for 15.
Most of the fish came on Flasher & Fly 55' early, 78' after 8am.
5/22/10
Fished KBF with 2 grandchildren. 5:30 - 8:30am. Air temp 59F, Water temp 63F. Mostly Cldy, light breeze
from NE. Kids went 9 for 15 with best Lakers around 4 1/2 to 5 lbs. Fish came from the whole water
column, top to 70'. Set 1 color lead core on planer board. 4 colors on the other side both caught fish.
Two downriggers with Flasher and flies did the most work.
5/21/10
Fished with Bobber 50F Air, 53F Water temp. Sunny, calm. Fished south end marked fish up high caught
on lead one on lead core, 5 on Flasher fly set at 55' with no fish marks on the graph.
5/20/10
Did not fish
5/19/10
Fished KBF 6:15 to 9:30am 49F Air Mostly Sunny, calm to slight breeze from NE. Water temp 53F.
Fished south end up to Rye Point across to Snug Harbor. Went 6 for 13. Kept 3 fish 23" to 24" for the
smoker. Fish came on small silver spoons, Flasher and Fly on 1 color of lead core or downriggers at 20' to
50' down.
5/18/10
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 8:30, 53F Cldy , rain...water temp 53F. Calm. Fished on south end of lake.
The fish that were there for the last 3 days have moved, saw very few marks on graph. We had 4 hits and
got 2 Lakers. One on Flasher Fly set at 38' on downrigger and one on Flatfish on 3 colors of lead 150'
back.
5/17/10
Fished KBF Air temp 39F. Water temp 53.1F. ptcoldy Calm 7:30 to 9:30am 5 for 8 with 4 Lakers and 1
Landlock. Caught fish all above 30' with two flat lines with 1 and 2 colors of lead. Two downriggers set at
30' and 10'. Deep rigger fished with Flasher & Fly spoons on rest of set up.
5/16/10
Water temp 51F. Sunny & calm. Fished KBF with son, Joe and grandson, Michael. Michael went 6 for 10
with 4 lakers up to 5 pounds and two landlocks 18" and 14". We released all but the 18" salmon, it was
hooked in the gills.
We fished with 2 downriggers and one flatline and a lead core line with one color of lead. All the fish were
hooked on silver spoons.
5/15/10
51F Pt Cldy..wind 0-10 mph. Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 8:30am. Had my granddaughter Catherine with
us. Went 8 for 10 with 5 fish over 21' long ...biggest 23 1/2". Caught the fish from top to 80' down on
spoons and stick baits.
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 67F. Wind 5 to 10 out of south. 2 for 2.
Did not mark many fish, fished as far north as Two Mile Point.
5/30/10
First charter of the season on KBF with Scott Bentley and Crew. 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 58F. Water
temp 67F. Went 6 for 8 with everyone aboard able to land a Laker. Biggest was 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. Trip started
off with a bang with 2 fish before all the rods were in the water. Unfortunately, the fish developed lockjaw
at about 8am. We were able to land 1 fish in the last hour & a half of the trip. See the Gallery for the photo
of Dylan's first Lake Trout.
5/29/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 9am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 66F. Wind 5 mph out of SW. Went 4 for 6.
Caught first and biggest Laker on 2 colors of lead core before all the line was out. The rest came on
Flasher & Fly set at 50' on downrigger.
5/28/10
Fished KBF. 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 64F. Calm & Ptcldy. 4 Lakers 20" to 23". 4
Salmon 14' to 17'. Kept 1 Laker for the grill tonight. Thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon kind of
corraled all the junk on top of the water to a swath about 100 yds wide towards the middle of the lake.
Fished 1 wire Dipsy with 90' wire with Spindoctor & Fly, 2 downriggers 1 @ 30' - 40' , 1 @ 20' off bottom.
Slide Diver with stickbait back 60' from Diver out 60'. Caught fish on all the poles.
5/27/10
Fished with Bobber. 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 63F. Calm & Clear. 6 Lakers, 1
Rainbow, 1 Salmon 13", Lakers 18" to 22". Used purple & black spoons & stickbaits on downriggers.
5/26/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 59. Water temp 60F. Clear & calm. Went 8 for 10 with 7 Lakers & 1
Salmon. Best Laker 5 1/2 lbs. Top of water still dirty. Fish have moved north about a mile. Picked up
speed and used Dipsy Divers with Spin Doctor and Fly. They still work.
5/25/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 56F. Clear Calm. 3 for 5. A lot of scum
and cottonwood fuzz on top of water. Fish have moved into deeper water.
5/24/10
Fished KBF. 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 56F. Water temp 54F. Foggy until 7:30am. Slight south breeze. 3
for 8, 2 on Flasher & Fly at 55'. Hits on 1 color of lead core back 150'.
5/23/10
Fished with Bobber. 5:30am to 9:00am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 54F. Mostly sunny. Calm. 10 for 15.
Most of the fish came on Flasher & Fly 55' early, 78' after 8am.
5/22/10
Fished KBF with 2 grandchildren. 5:30 - 8:30am. Air temp 59F, Water temp 63F. Mostly Cldy, light breeze
from NE. Kids went 9 for 15 with best Lakers around 4 1/2 to 5 lbs. Fish came from the whole water
column, top to 70'. Set 1 color lead core on planer board. 4 colors on the other side both caught fish.
Two downriggers with Flasher and flies did the most work.
5/21/10
Fished with Bobber 50F Air, 53F Water temp. Sunny, calm. Fished south end marked fish up high caught
on lead one on lead core, 5 on Flasher fly set at 55' with no fish marks on the graph.
5/20/10
Did not fish
5/19/10
Fished KBF 6:15 to 9:30am 49F Air Mostly Sunny, calm to slight breeze from NE. Water temp 53F.
Fished south end up to Rye Point across to Snug Harbor. Went 6 for 13. Kept 3 fish 23" to 24" for the
smoker. Fish came on small silver spoons, Flasher and Fly on 1 color of lead core or downriggers at 20' to
50' down.
5/18/10
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 8:30, 53F Cldy , rain...water temp 53F. Calm. Fished on south end of lake.
The fish that were there for the last 3 days have moved, saw very few marks on graph. We had 4 hits and
got 2 Lakers. One on Flasher Fly set at 38' on downrigger and one on Flatfish on 3 colors of lead 150'
back.
5/17/10
Fished KBF Air temp 39F. Water temp 53.1F. ptcoldy Calm 7:30 to 9:30am 5 for 8 with 4 Lakers and 1
Landlock. Caught fish all above 30' with two flat lines with 1 and 2 colors of lead. Two downriggers set at
30' and 10'. Deep rigger fished with Flasher & Fly spoons on rest of set up.
5/16/10
Water temp 51F. Sunny & calm. Fished KBF with son, Joe and grandson, Michael. Michael went 6 for 10
with 4 lakers up to 5 pounds and two landlocks 18" and 14". We released all but the 18" salmon, it was
hooked in the gills.
We fished with 2 downriggers and one flatline and a lead core line with one color of lead. All the fish were
hooked on silver spoons.
5/15/10
51F Pt Cldy..wind 0-10 mph. Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 8:30am. Had my granddaughter Catherine with
us. Went 8 for 10 with 5 fish over 21' long ...biggest 23 1/2". Caught the fish from top to 80' down on
spoons and stick baits.
6/30/10
Fished KBF with neighbor and her grandchildren 6am to 8:30am. Air temp 41F. Water temp 70F. Mostly
sunny 10 mph southwind. Ran 3 miles up the lake in the area we fished yesterday. The day started slow
until we found some cooperative fish. Five year old Henry and 10 year old Georgia caught their first Lake
Trout. Their mother got a nice Laker and Grandma caught a 3 lb Rainbow. We went 4 for 6.
6/29/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Barryman Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 73F. Mostly sunny
SW wind 10-15 mph. We went 9 for 12. We were able to keep 6 Lakers, 3 were too small. Nine year old
Hunter was able to land a 23" Laker along with 2 others. We caught most of the fish on cowbells &
peanuts set at 90' - 110' on downriggers and Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor & Fly with 180' - 210' of wire.
6/28/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Lisa Husosky and Jerry Holmes and daughter, Taylor. 6am to 10am. Air
temp 70F. Water temp 73F. Overcast, muggy. We went 5 for 6 with 2 of the 5 too small. We marked fish
the whole trip, but could not come up with a pattern to catch them. The only repeat lure was a cowbell
peanut combo at 90' to 120' down on the downrigger. No hits on the top lines and only 1 fish on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo and that was set with 210' of wire.
6/27/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 10:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 73F. Mostly
sunny. Fish scattered, tough to find. Found very little bait. Had hits where there were not any fish marked
on the graph. Went 6 for 11. Three on cowbells & peanut. Not much action on the Dipsy Diver rods today
and none on the Flat lines.
6/26/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am Air temp 51F. Water temp 75F. Mostly sunny to cloudy 10-15mph
southwest wind. Fish that we were able to locate , which were few , had lockjaw. Went 2 for 3. Full &
bright moon may have something to do with the poor fishing.
6/25/10
Charter aboard KBF with Matt and 9 year old Noah Eggenschwiller 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 60F.
Water temp 69F. Partly cloudy SW wind 5 - 10 mph. Started slow, but the farther north we fished, the more
bites we had. We were fairly busy between 7:30am and 9:30am. Went 7 for 9, all Lakers. Caught fish on
downriggers at 70' & 120' and Dipsy rods set with 80' & 180' of wire.
6/24/10
Charter aboard KBF with Daryl Messer 5am to 1pm. Air temp 68F. Water temp 69F. Mostly cloudy, windy
15 - 25 mph. Daryl went 12 for 20 or more. Lost a lot of fish from the Dipsy poles. We had 11 Lakers and
one 17" Landlocked Salmon. Spend 2 1/2 hours at the south end then fished north with the wind. Finally
picked up out in front of the Waterfront Restaurant. Hits were few 7 far between from 10am to 1pm.
6/23/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am. Air temp 63F. Water 68F. Partly cloudy, slight breeze out of the south. Fished
more on the south end. Went 11 for 18. 7 Lakers, 2 Landlocked Salmon 17" & 18", and 2 Smallmouth Bass
15" & 19". Most of the fish came from 30' and above.
6/22/10
Fished with Bobber 5;30am to 8:30am Air Temp 57F. Water temp 73F. Mostly cloudy, calm. Covered
same area as yesterday with worse luck than yeaterday. Went 5 for 7 with 3 Lakers , one 18" Brown trout,
and one 16" Salmon. Most of the fish came at 32' on downrigger with a stickbait 40' back.
6/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Perrotti Family. Steve & Dan fished with us last year. 5:30am to 9:30am Air
temp 60F. Water temp 68F. Mostly sunny, light NW breeze. We fished the same area as yesterday, but did
not have as good results. We went 7 for 14, with most of the action coming in the 3rd hour of the trip. We
ended up having to slow down and fishing 20' deeper. Everyone was able to land fish.
6/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Fries Family treating Dad to a fishing trip for Father's Day. 5:30am to 9:30am.
Air temp 67F. Water temp 69F. South breeze to 10 mph, partly cloudy. We had a super morning. Went 15
for 27 with a limit of 12 Lakers, 2 Landlock Salmon and 1 Smallmouth Bass. We fished about the same area
as yesterday. We had 3 Lakers between 3 and 5 lbs. The rest were 2 to 2 1/2 pounders. The bass was
15" and the Salmon were too close to 15" to keep. We had several fish on top of the water that got off.
6/19/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 9am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 69F. Clear, south wind 10 -15 mph. Fishing in
Village Shores Bait & Tackle June Derby took two fish to scales both weighed 5lbs 6oz. Put us in first place
for awhile. A 5lb 12oz was weighed in later in the day. Went 10 for 16. Fished from Snug Harbor to 3 Mile
Point back and forth across the lake. Most of the hits came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo with 130' of
wire out.
6/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:45am. Water temp 69F. Air temp 47F. Mostly sunny, south breeze.
Fished north again this morning. Went 13 for 15 with 11 Lakers, 1 Rainbow, and 1 Salmon. Salmon was,
3 lbs ,bigger than any of the Lakers. Caught most of the fish around 60'.
6/17/10
20-25mph winds. Did not fish.
6/16/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 68F. Overcast. Had to quit because of
thunderstorms. Went 12 for 19. Water still very dirty on south end of lake. Went 3 miles up the lake to find
cleaner water. Fish hit on all 4 poles, Dipsy divers set at 60' & 80' of wire out and later one with 180' wire
out. Downriggers set at 22' to 65'.
6/15/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 68F. Mostly sunny,
light breeze. Water still very dirty. Fished north and found clean water just south of Gold Seal. Caught 3
Lakers 3 to 5 lbs and a 20" Smallmouth Bass 15' down in 130' of water. All the Lakers came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly with 180' of wrie out.
6/14/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 7:15am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 68F. Heavy rain yesterday and last
night. Lake very dirty and full of debris. Went 2-1/2 miles up the lake the water was dirty all the way. Only
hooked 3 Lakers.
6/13/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 67F. Water temp 68F. Foggy, overcast. rain. Got chased off the
lake by a thunder and lightning storm at 8am. Caught 5 Lakers, all above 30'. All on Spin Doctor or Flash
and flies.
6/12/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 68F. Overcast,
misty to partly cloudy. Went 5 for 13 or 14 hits. Had one hit that broke leader between Dipsy & Spin
Doctor. Two big hits on the lead core. The fish we did got in the boat, the hooks came out as soon as they
hit the net.
6/11/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 68F. 5 mph south
wind. Partly Cloudy. Fish did not cooperate at all, we kept 3 Lakers. Had tough time doing that.
Charter aboard KBF 4pm to 8pm. Air temp 75F. Water temp 71F. Partly Cloudy. Went 5 for 10. Most of
the hits at 25 ' to 50' down. Caught biggest fish 4 lbs on Flatfish on 2 colors of lead 130' back.
6/10/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 68F. Partly cloudy, 5 mph wind. 5 for 5.
2 right off the bat on south end of lake than a 2 hour ride with no hits, very few fish on the graph. Went up
east shore 2 miles crossed over to west side for return to marina. Picked up 2 more Lakers and a 10"
Landlocked Salmon.
6/9/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 67F. Overcast, damp. Got off lake just before the
rain started. Went 13 for 18 with 6 Lakers , 2 over 3lbs and 7 salmon. Five were legal over 15" biggest
18". Lost 2 fish that hit and took drag big time. Most the fish came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo set
with 80' of wire and Flasher & Fly set at 22' on downriggers.
6/8/10
Fished Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 40F. Water temp 68F. Clear, winds calm. Fished south end 4
Lakers , 4 Landlocked Salmon. All fish caught 35' or higher. Biggest salmon 3 1/2 lbs. Lakers to 3 lbs.
6/7/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 67F. Partly cloudy. Fished south end until
7:30am. Caught 2 Lakers and 3 Salmon. Lakers on Flasher & Fly at 35' and Salmon on small silver spoons
on 1 color of lead. Salmon were 14" to 16'. At 7:30am picked up and ran up the lake about 6 miles. Fished
in 150' - 160' of water. Picked up 4 more Lakers, one about 5 lbs and 4 Salmon again 14" to 16", had to
keep one Salmon because it was hooked deep. Fished a little deeper down to 60'. Dropped Flasher & Fly
down to 120', but no hits.
6/6/10
Did not fish. Thunderstorms, heavy rain, tornado watch.
6/5/10
Worked back of boat for a Bobber charter 5:30am to 9:30am. 63F Air temp, 67 Water temp.
Thunderstorms during night up to 4am. During trip overcast to partly cloudy. We had trouble finding fish,
even fewer than yesterday. We did land 5 fish, 2 Lakers, 2 Landlock Salmon, 1 Smallmouth Bass. All the
fish came from 10' to 50' down except for 1 Laker at 110' on downrigger with a Sutton spoon.
6/4/10
Charter aboard KBF 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 57F. Calm, overcast to partly cloudy.
We were able to boat 3 fish out of 6 or 7 hits. The fish did not cooperate at all. We did have a double , but
that was the excitement for the trip.
6/3/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 57F. Calm, overcast some drizzle. 7 for 12 with
5 Lakers and one 13" Brown and one 15" Salmon. Brown & Salmon came on lead core 1 & 2 colors out
150' with Mooselock lures. Lakers came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly and downriggers with Flasher and fly.
Water temps: 10' - 60.2F, 20' - 57.2F, 30' - 54.5F, 40' - 51F, 50'- 50F, 60' - 49.1F, 70' - 47.8F, 80' - 46.2F,
90' - 44.7F, 100' - 44.2F, 110' - 43.5F, 120' - 43.1F, 130' - 42.8F.
6/2/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 47F. Water temp 57F. Calm. 3 for 10. Still having trouble
getting hooks into the fish.
6/1/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:15am Air Temp 63F. Water temp 64F. Calm, Overcast with rain showers. Had
pretty good thunderstorms last night. Dropped water temp 6F. Went 3 for 12. 2 of the fish were boated
were in the 4 1/2 to 5lb range. I added a stinger hook to the hot fly and still could not keep the fish on.
Fished KBF with neighbor and her grandchildren 6am to 8:30am. Air temp 41F. Water temp 70F. Mostly
sunny 10 mph southwind. Ran 3 miles up the lake in the area we fished yesterday. The day started slow
until we found some cooperative fish. Five year old Henry and 10 year old Georgia caught their first Lake
Trout. Their mother got a nice Laker and Grandma caught a 3 lb Rainbow. We went 4 for 6.
6/29/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Barryman Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 73F. Mostly sunny
SW wind 10-15 mph. We went 9 for 12. We were able to keep 6 Lakers, 3 were too small. Nine year old
Hunter was able to land a 23" Laker along with 2 others. We caught most of the fish on cowbells &
peanuts set at 90' - 110' on downriggers and Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor & Fly with 180' - 210' of wire.
6/28/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Lisa Husosky and Jerry Holmes and daughter, Taylor. 6am to 10am. Air
temp 70F. Water temp 73F. Overcast, muggy. We went 5 for 6 with 2 of the 5 too small. We marked fish
the whole trip, but could not come up with a pattern to catch them. The only repeat lure was a cowbell
peanut combo at 90' to 120' down on the downrigger. No hits on the top lines and only 1 fish on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo and that was set with 210' of wire.
6/27/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 10:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 73F. Mostly
sunny. Fish scattered, tough to find. Found very little bait. Had hits where there were not any fish marked
on the graph. Went 6 for 11. Three on cowbells & peanut. Not much action on the Dipsy Diver rods today
and none on the Flat lines.
6/26/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am Air temp 51F. Water temp 75F. Mostly sunny to cloudy 10-15mph
southwest wind. Fish that we were able to locate , which were few , had lockjaw. Went 2 for 3. Full &
bright moon may have something to do with the poor fishing.
6/25/10
Charter aboard KBF with Matt and 9 year old Noah Eggenschwiller 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 60F.
Water temp 69F. Partly cloudy SW wind 5 - 10 mph. Started slow, but the farther north we fished, the more
bites we had. We were fairly busy between 7:30am and 9:30am. Went 7 for 9, all Lakers. Caught fish on
downriggers at 70' & 120' and Dipsy rods set with 80' & 180' of wire.
6/24/10
Charter aboard KBF with Daryl Messer 5am to 1pm. Air temp 68F. Water temp 69F. Mostly cloudy, windy
15 - 25 mph. Daryl went 12 for 20 or more. Lost a lot of fish from the Dipsy poles. We had 11 Lakers and
one 17" Landlocked Salmon. Spend 2 1/2 hours at the south end then fished north with the wind. Finally
picked up out in front of the Waterfront Restaurant. Hits were few 7 far between from 10am to 1pm.
6/23/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am. Air temp 63F. Water 68F. Partly cloudy, slight breeze out of the south. Fished
more on the south end. Went 11 for 18. 7 Lakers, 2 Landlocked Salmon 17" & 18", and 2 Smallmouth Bass
15" & 19". Most of the fish came from 30' and above.
6/22/10
Fished with Bobber 5;30am to 8:30am Air Temp 57F. Water temp 73F. Mostly cloudy, calm. Covered
same area as yesterday with worse luck than yeaterday. Went 5 for 7 with 3 Lakers , one 18" Brown trout,
and one 16" Salmon. Most of the fish came at 32' on downrigger with a stickbait 40' back.
6/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Perrotti Family. Steve & Dan fished with us last year. 5:30am to 9:30am Air
temp 60F. Water temp 68F. Mostly sunny, light NW breeze. We fished the same area as yesterday, but did
not have as good results. We went 7 for 14, with most of the action coming in the 3rd hour of the trip. We
ended up having to slow down and fishing 20' deeper. Everyone was able to land fish.
6/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Fries Family treating Dad to a fishing trip for Father's Day. 5:30am to 9:30am.
Air temp 67F. Water temp 69F. South breeze to 10 mph, partly cloudy. We had a super morning. Went 15
for 27 with a limit of 12 Lakers, 2 Landlock Salmon and 1 Smallmouth Bass. We fished about the same area
as yesterday. We had 3 Lakers between 3 and 5 lbs. The rest were 2 to 2 1/2 pounders. The bass was
15" and the Salmon were too close to 15" to keep. We had several fish on top of the water that got off.
6/19/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 9am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 69F. Clear, south wind 10 -15 mph. Fishing in
Village Shores Bait & Tackle June Derby took two fish to scales both weighed 5lbs 6oz. Put us in first place
for awhile. A 5lb 12oz was weighed in later in the day. Went 10 for 16. Fished from Snug Harbor to 3 Mile
Point back and forth across the lake. Most of the hits came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo with 130' of
wire out.
6/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:45am. Water temp 69F. Air temp 47F. Mostly sunny, south breeze.
Fished north again this morning. Went 13 for 15 with 11 Lakers, 1 Rainbow, and 1 Salmon. Salmon was,
3 lbs ,bigger than any of the Lakers. Caught most of the fish around 60'.
6/17/10
20-25mph winds. Did not fish.
6/16/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 68F. Overcast. Had to quit because of
thunderstorms. Went 12 for 19. Water still very dirty on south end of lake. Went 3 miles up the lake to find
cleaner water. Fish hit on all 4 poles, Dipsy divers set at 60' & 80' of wire out and later one with 180' wire
out. Downriggers set at 22' to 65'.
6/15/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 53F. Water temp 68F. Mostly sunny,
light breeze. Water still very dirty. Fished north and found clean water just south of Gold Seal. Caught 3
Lakers 3 to 5 lbs and a 20" Smallmouth Bass 15' down in 130' of water. All the Lakers came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly with 180' of wrie out.
6/14/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 7:15am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 68F. Heavy rain yesterday and last
night. Lake very dirty and full of debris. Went 2-1/2 miles up the lake the water was dirty all the way. Only
hooked 3 Lakers.
6/13/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 67F. Water temp 68F. Foggy, overcast. rain. Got chased off the
lake by a thunder and lightning storm at 8am. Caught 5 Lakers, all above 30'. All on Spin Doctor or Flash
and flies.
6/12/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 68F. Overcast,
misty to partly cloudy. Went 5 for 13 or 14 hits. Had one hit that broke leader between Dipsy & Spin
Doctor. Two big hits on the lead core. The fish we did got in the boat, the hooks came out as soon as they
hit the net.
6/11/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 68F. 5 mph south
wind. Partly Cloudy. Fish did not cooperate at all, we kept 3 Lakers. Had tough time doing that.
Charter aboard KBF 4pm to 8pm. Air temp 75F. Water temp 71F. Partly Cloudy. Went 5 for 10. Most of
the hits at 25 ' to 50' down. Caught biggest fish 4 lbs on Flatfish on 2 colors of lead 130' back.
6/10/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 68F. Partly cloudy, 5 mph wind. 5 for 5.
2 right off the bat on south end of lake than a 2 hour ride with no hits, very few fish on the graph. Went up
east shore 2 miles crossed over to west side for return to marina. Picked up 2 more Lakers and a 10"
Landlocked Salmon.
6/9/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 67F. Overcast, damp. Got off lake just before the
rain started. Went 13 for 18 with 6 Lakers , 2 over 3lbs and 7 salmon. Five were legal over 15" biggest
18". Lost 2 fish that hit and took drag big time. Most the fish came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo set
with 80' of wire and Flasher & Fly set at 22' on downriggers.
6/8/10
Fished Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 40F. Water temp 68F. Clear, winds calm. Fished south end 4
Lakers , 4 Landlocked Salmon. All fish caught 35' or higher. Biggest salmon 3 1/2 lbs. Lakers to 3 lbs.
6/7/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 67F. Partly cloudy. Fished south end until
7:30am. Caught 2 Lakers and 3 Salmon. Lakers on Flasher & Fly at 35' and Salmon on small silver spoons
on 1 color of lead. Salmon were 14" to 16'. At 7:30am picked up and ran up the lake about 6 miles. Fished
in 150' - 160' of water. Picked up 4 more Lakers, one about 5 lbs and 4 Salmon again 14" to 16", had to
keep one Salmon because it was hooked deep. Fished a little deeper down to 60'. Dropped Flasher & Fly
down to 120', but no hits.
6/6/10
Did not fish. Thunderstorms, heavy rain, tornado watch.
6/5/10
Worked back of boat for a Bobber charter 5:30am to 9:30am. 63F Air temp, 67 Water temp.
Thunderstorms during night up to 4am. During trip overcast to partly cloudy. We had trouble finding fish,
even fewer than yesterday. We did land 5 fish, 2 Lakers, 2 Landlock Salmon, 1 Smallmouth Bass. All the
fish came from 10' to 50' down except for 1 Laker at 110' on downrigger with a Sutton spoon.
6/4/10
Charter aboard KBF 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 57F. Calm, overcast to partly cloudy.
We were able to boat 3 fish out of 6 or 7 hits. The fish did not cooperate at all. We did have a double , but
that was the excitement for the trip.
6/3/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 57F. Calm, overcast some drizzle. 7 for 12 with
5 Lakers and one 13" Brown and one 15" Salmon. Brown & Salmon came on lead core 1 & 2 colors out
150' with Mooselock lures. Lakers came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly and downriggers with Flasher and fly.
Water temps: 10' - 60.2F, 20' - 57.2F, 30' - 54.5F, 40' - 51F, 50'- 50F, 60' - 49.1F, 70' - 47.8F, 80' - 46.2F,
90' - 44.7F, 100' - 44.2F, 110' - 43.5F, 120' - 43.1F, 130' - 42.8F.
6/2/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 47F. Water temp 57F. Calm. 3 for 10. Still having trouble
getting hooks into the fish.
6/1/10
Fished KBF 5:30am to 8:15am Air Temp 63F. Water temp 64F. Calm, Overcast with rain showers. Had
pretty good thunderstorms last night. Dropped water temp 6F. Went 3 for 12. 2 of the fish were boated
were in the 4 1/2 to 5lb range. I added a stinger hook to the hot fly and still could not keep the fish on.
.
7/31/10
Fished KBF alone Village Shores Tournament 5am to 10;30am. 7 for 10. All Lakers weighed in 5lb 11oz
Laker . Caught all the fish on Dipsy rods set with 90' to 140' of wire out.
7/30/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 78F. South wind 5 -
10 mph, partly cloudy. 7 for 11. All Lakers again most fish on Dipsy poles. Hot depth was 35' to 45'.
Green was the magic color. Bite was slow early did not have many hits until 6:45am, then steady until
about 8am.
7/29/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 78F. West wind 5 - 10mph, clear. Started slow, but
the bite picked up around 6:30am and continued until about 8. All but one fish came from above 50'.
Evenly split between Dipsy rods and downriggers. We went 8 for 11.
7/28/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 66F. Water temp 79F. Southwest
wind 5-10mph. Went 7 for 10 with one Smallmouth Bass, 1 Landlocked Salmon and 5 Lakers. Hits about
even on Dipsy's and downriggers, but more hits at 30' to 40' than deeper. Green charteuse colors.
7/27/10
Charter aboard KBF with John Macbeth and Jeff Johnson and 3 young boys, Braden, Caleb & Ryan.
5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 79F. South wind 5-10mph. Started off with a nice
Smallmouth than we boated 7 Lakers and 1 Rainbow that put on quite a show leaping out of the water 5 or
6 times before finally coming to the net. Ryan, who had lost 4 fish before finally getting a good hook into a
Laker, was the lucky guy to land the Rainbow. He did a good job. See Gallery for pics.
7/26/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 79F. Clear, sunny,
winds south 5-10mph. 10 for 17, all Lakers. Most in the 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb range. Most of the fish came from
the Dipsy rods set with 83' and 180' of line out. Nothing on the lead core this AM.
7/25/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 79F. Partly cloudy to overcast to rain. 8 for
12 fishing west side Hammondsport to Two Mile Point and back. Most fish came on downriggers set at 40'
to 60'.
7/24/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Mark Lorentzen crew 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 70F.
Calm to slight south breeze, overcast to partly cloudy. Super Day 21 for 30 with 20 Lakers, 2 @ 6 lbs and
one 17" Landlocked Salmon. We were busy the whole trip. Had a couple of doubles, and caught the last
fish as we were picking up the last pole. Fish hit pretty even between the Dipsy poles and the
downriggers. Again, we started out 25' to 40' down and ended the trip at 60' to 75' down. Worked south
end as far north as Two Mile Point.
7/23/10
Charter aboard KBF, Day 2 with Peter and Tomas. Weather threw us a curve with thunder and lightning
starting at about 7:15am. We pulled up the rods and beat it back to the dock. We looked at the weather
map on Tomas's phone and decided to go get some breakfast as the radar showed it would be awhile
before the storm passed. We came back around 9:45am. We had caught 3 fish before the storm and had
#4 before all the lines were reset. We finished the day with 8 Lakers.
7/22/10
Charter aboard KBF with Peter Ercolani and his son, Tomas 5:30am to 9:30am. Another good day with 12
Lakers and 2 Smallmouth Bass boated. Again Dipsy Diver rods took the majority of fish set at 100' early
and 120' to 210' later in the day.
7/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with Paul & Meg Weber and family 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 78F.
Partly cloudy SW breeze. Another good day for KBF. 13 for 18 all Lakers, three of which were 4 1/2 to 6
lbs. Started show, but between 6:15am & 8:30am we were very busy. On top of the 5 fish started and lost,
there had to be another 10 hits and releases on the downriggers or Dipsy rods. The lead core rods were
quiet today with no hits.
7/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with Mike & Lisa and Scott McGovern 5:30 to 9:30am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 78F.
Overcast with a light rain. We had a super trip, 15 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs and a 4 lb Rainbow and had a
Landlocked Salmon jump off. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods & a couple on the lead core . The
hot depth today was 30' to 40'.
7/19/10
Fished KBF 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 68F. Water 78F. Overcast, slight SW breeze. Went 6 for 10. Most of
the hits on Dipsy rods set at 10' to 180'. Hitting Spin Doctor & Fly.
7/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 76F. Light SW breeze building to 10 to 15
mph. Struggled to get 3 fish in the boat. The fish were scattered and had lockjaw.
7/17/10
Charter aboard KBF with Kevin Krupski and Ed Kipperman 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp
75.8F. 5 -10 mph wind out of SW. Mostly sunny. We started slow, but things picked up around 6:15am and
remained steady until about 8:30am. We went 11 for 15, all Lakers, biggest 4 1/2 to 5 lbs. Kevin and Ed
kept 4 to feed the troops ashore and released the rest. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods again set
120' to 210' of wire out. We did get a downrigger to work at 60' with a Spin Doctor Fly with some meat on
the fly. Ed wanted to drag a fly on a fly rod trying for a Salmon or Rainbow on top, but we did not luck out.
7/16/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 73F. Partly cloudy
to rain. Went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers and one Landlocked Salmon that was 1/4" shy of legal. Again Dipsy
rods outdid anything else today. 83' to 210' of wire out and had hits on both rods.
7/15/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am Air temp 68F. Water temp 78F. Went 6 for 10, again Dipsy rods outfishing
downriggers. Four fish on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo, 2 on downrigger with pearl colored spoon.
7/14/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 70F. Mostly cloudy. Went 6 for 10. Dipsy
rods set at 83' to 100' hot again today Spin Doctors & green flies.
7/13/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 78F. Partly cloudy. Went 4 for 12, had trouble with
fish on top of the water. Most hits on Dipsy rods at 83: to 100' before 7am. 180' after 7am.
7/12/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 79F. Partly cloudy, south breeze. Went 8
for 11 with 7 Lakers & one Landlocked Salmon about 18". Most of the hits came on Dipsy rods at 80' to 90'
of wire out Spin Doctors & Flies.
7/11/10
Fished KBF 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 77.2F. Calm & clear. Went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers
and one Landlocked Salmon. We caught most of the fish between 45' and 60'. Caught fish on all four
poles.
7/10/10
Did not fish.
7/9/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8am. Air temp 64F. Water temp 73F. Hazy, humid ,slight south breeze. As the
last couple days all the action before 6am. Wound up with 4 Lakers and one 14" Landlocked Salmon.
7/8/10
Charter aboard KBF with Bob Mollica, Randy and Noah 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 64F. Water temp
73F. Hazy humid. Started right off with a triple hook up before all the lines were set. Noah & Randy got 2
fish to the boat out of the 3, two Lakers 4 1/2 and 3 1/2 lbs. We went back over the same area and the fish
had moved. We were in fish the whole trip, but we only had 5 more hits and got 3 of the fish. Hits came on
lead core 3 colors, Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly at 83' & 198' of wire out, cowbells & peanut 10 off bottom.
7/7/10
Fished Bobber. Took my 2 grandkids along 5am to 8am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 72F. South breeze
hazy humid, got warm as soon as the sun got above the haze. We had 4 fish in the boat and had lost one
by 6am. Took another hour and a half to get #5. Kids got a little restless for lack of action. Quit and went
for breakfast. All the fish caught before 6am came from 40' or above. #5 came on Dipsy set at 190'.
7/6/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Bob Mollica Family 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 70f. Water temp 72F. South
breeze to 10mph. Day started good with 9 year old, Noah, catching his first ever Laker before all the lines
were set. A short time later, we had a hit on one of the lead core lines, the fish surfaced twice before it
came up behind the boat. When I tried to net the fish, it took a dive at the one of the downriggers and the
plug it had in its mouth hooked on the outside of the net and that was the end of that fish, Gone!! Real bad
because it was a 10 to 12 lb Brown trout! We were able to get 5 more Lakers in the boat, most on deep
Dipsy setups.
7/5/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 63F. Water temp 70F. South wind to 15 mph then calm.
Slow again today only had 5 hits were able to land 3 Lakers, one came early on downrigger with stickbait
set at 22'. The other 2 came off Dipsy rods set with 180' to 210' of wire out.
7/4/10
Charter aboard KBF with Steve Clarke and crew 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 70F.
Clear, sunny, south wind 10 to 15 mph. Fished 3 miles up the lake zig-zagging across the lake. We went 3
for 7 hit on Lakers 2 on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly and one on 3 colors of lead. When we had a hit, we tried to
circle back , but had little luck hooking up again in the same area. We had fish on the graph most of the
trip knocking them in the head with the downriggers, but no takers.
7/3/10
Fished with Bobber 5am - 8:30am. Air temp 51F. Water 70F. South breeze to 10 mph sunny. Fish had
lockjaw again today caught 3 small Lakers.
7/2/10
Charter aboard KBF with Bob Foley, sons & friends 5:30 to 9:30am. Air temp 43F. Water temp 69F.
Sunny & calm. Fished area about 3 miles up the lake went 4 for 6 with 2 nice Lakers 4 1/2 lbs and a 4 lb
Landlocked Salmon. All the action seemed to be between 6:30am & 8am. Lakers came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly set at 83' and 210' salmon hit stickbait on downrigger 60' back and 35' down.
7/1/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 9am. Air temp 43F Water temp 69F. SW wind 10-15mph. Started on south
end and did not mark any fish. Worked out way up the lake to the area we have been fishing the last few
days. We caught a 17' smallmouth bass in from of Snug Harbor 22' down in 120' of water. We wound up
with 4 Lakers with 1 of them weighing around 5 lbs. That fish hit Spin Doctor Fly behind a Dipsy set with
83' of wire.
Took temp of water column. Surface 69.5F, 15' - 69.5F, 20'- 69.5F, 25' - 69.4F, 30' - 66.7F, 35' - 63.6F, 40' -
53.6F, 45' - 50.7F, 50' - 49.2F, 55' - 48.0F, 60'- 47.1F, 65' - 45.8F, 60' - 47.1F, 65'- 45.8F, 70' - 45.1F, 80' -
44.2F, 90' - 43.5F, 100' - 42.9F, 110' - 42.4F, 120' - 41.9F, 130' - 41.7F, 145' - 41.0F.
7/31/10
Fished KBF alone Village Shores Tournament 5am to 10;30am. 7 for 10. All Lakers weighed in 5lb 11oz
Laker . Caught all the fish on Dipsy rods set with 90' to 140' of wire out.
7/30/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 78F. South wind 5 -
10 mph, partly cloudy. 7 for 11. All Lakers again most fish on Dipsy poles. Hot depth was 35' to 45'.
Green was the magic color. Bite was slow early did not have many hits until 6:45am, then steady until
about 8am.
7/29/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 78F. West wind 5 - 10mph, clear. Started slow, but
the bite picked up around 6:30am and continued until about 8. All but one fish came from above 50'.
Evenly split between Dipsy rods and downriggers. We went 8 for 11.
7/28/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 66F. Water temp 79F. Southwest
wind 5-10mph. Went 7 for 10 with one Smallmouth Bass, 1 Landlocked Salmon and 5 Lakers. Hits about
even on Dipsy's and downriggers, but more hits at 30' to 40' than deeper. Green charteuse colors.
7/27/10
Charter aboard KBF with John Macbeth and Jeff Johnson and 3 young boys, Braden, Caleb & Ryan.
5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 79F. South wind 5-10mph. Started off with a nice
Smallmouth than we boated 7 Lakers and 1 Rainbow that put on quite a show leaping out of the water 5 or
6 times before finally coming to the net. Ryan, who had lost 4 fish before finally getting a good hook into a
Laker, was the lucky guy to land the Rainbow. He did a good job. See Gallery for pics.
7/26/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 79F. Clear, sunny,
winds south 5-10mph. 10 for 17, all Lakers. Most in the 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb range. Most of the fish came from
the Dipsy rods set with 83' and 180' of line out. Nothing on the lead core this AM.
7/25/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 79F. Partly cloudy to overcast to rain. 8 for
12 fishing west side Hammondsport to Two Mile Point and back. Most fish came on downriggers set at 40'
to 60'.
7/24/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Mark Lorentzen crew 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 70F.
Calm to slight south breeze, overcast to partly cloudy. Super Day 21 for 30 with 20 Lakers, 2 @ 6 lbs and
one 17" Landlocked Salmon. We were busy the whole trip. Had a couple of doubles, and caught the last
fish as we were picking up the last pole. Fish hit pretty even between the Dipsy poles and the
downriggers. Again, we started out 25' to 40' down and ended the trip at 60' to 75' down. Worked south
end as far north as Two Mile Point.
7/23/10
Charter aboard KBF, Day 2 with Peter and Tomas. Weather threw us a curve with thunder and lightning
starting at about 7:15am. We pulled up the rods and beat it back to the dock. We looked at the weather
map on Tomas's phone and decided to go get some breakfast as the radar showed it would be awhile
before the storm passed. We came back around 9:45am. We had caught 3 fish before the storm and had
#4 before all the lines were reset. We finished the day with 8 Lakers.
7/22/10
Charter aboard KBF with Peter Ercolani and his son, Tomas 5:30am to 9:30am. Another good day with 12
Lakers and 2 Smallmouth Bass boated. Again Dipsy Diver rods took the majority of fish set at 100' early
and 120' to 210' later in the day.
7/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with Paul & Meg Weber and family 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 78F.
Partly cloudy SW breeze. Another good day for KBF. 13 for 18 all Lakers, three of which were 4 1/2 to 6
lbs. Started show, but between 6:15am & 8:30am we were very busy. On top of the 5 fish started and lost,
there had to be another 10 hits and releases on the downriggers or Dipsy rods. The lead core rods were
quiet today with no hits.
7/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with Mike & Lisa and Scott McGovern 5:30 to 9:30am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 78F.
Overcast with a light rain. We had a super trip, 15 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs and a 4 lb Rainbow and had a
Landlocked Salmon jump off. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods & a couple on the lead core . The
hot depth today was 30' to 40'.
7/19/10
Fished KBF 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 68F. Water 78F. Overcast, slight SW breeze. Went 6 for 10. Most of
the hits on Dipsy rods set at 10' to 180'. Hitting Spin Doctor & Fly.
7/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 76F. Light SW breeze building to 10 to 15
mph. Struggled to get 3 fish in the boat. The fish were scattered and had lockjaw.
7/17/10
Charter aboard KBF with Kevin Krupski and Ed Kipperman 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp
75.8F. 5 -10 mph wind out of SW. Mostly sunny. We started slow, but things picked up around 6:15am and
remained steady until about 8:30am. We went 11 for 15, all Lakers, biggest 4 1/2 to 5 lbs. Kevin and Ed
kept 4 to feed the troops ashore and released the rest. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods again set
120' to 210' of wire out. We did get a downrigger to work at 60' with a Spin Doctor Fly with some meat on
the fly. Ed wanted to drag a fly on a fly rod trying for a Salmon or Rainbow on top, but we did not luck out.
7/16/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 73F. Partly cloudy
to rain. Went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers and one Landlocked Salmon that was 1/4" shy of legal. Again Dipsy
rods outdid anything else today. 83' to 210' of wire out and had hits on both rods.
7/15/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am Air temp 68F. Water temp 78F. Went 6 for 10, again Dipsy rods outfishing
downriggers. Four fish on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo, 2 on downrigger with pearl colored spoon.
7/14/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 70F. Mostly cloudy. Went 6 for 10. Dipsy
rods set at 83' to 100' hot again today Spin Doctors & green flies.
7/13/10
Fished KBF 5am to 8am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 78F. Partly cloudy. Went 4 for 12, had trouble with
fish on top of the water. Most hits on Dipsy rods at 83: to 100' before 7am. 180' after 7am.
7/12/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 79F. Partly cloudy, south breeze. Went 8
for 11 with 7 Lakers & one Landlocked Salmon about 18". Most of the hits came on Dipsy rods at 80' to 90'
of wire out Spin Doctors & Flies.
7/11/10
Fished KBF 5am to 7:30am. Air temp 54F. Water temp 77.2F. Calm & clear. Went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers
and one Landlocked Salmon. We caught most of the fish between 45' and 60'. Caught fish on all four
poles.
7/10/10
Did not fish.
7/9/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8am. Air temp 64F. Water temp 73F. Hazy, humid ,slight south breeze. As the
last couple days all the action before 6am. Wound up with 4 Lakers and one 14" Landlocked Salmon.
7/8/10
Charter aboard KBF with Bob Mollica, Randy and Noah 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 64F. Water temp
73F. Hazy humid. Started right off with a triple hook up before all the lines were set. Noah & Randy got 2
fish to the boat out of the 3, two Lakers 4 1/2 and 3 1/2 lbs. We went back over the same area and the fish
had moved. We were in fish the whole trip, but we only had 5 more hits and got 3 of the fish. Hits came on
lead core 3 colors, Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly at 83' & 198' of wire out, cowbells & peanut 10 off bottom.
7/7/10
Fished Bobber. Took my 2 grandkids along 5am to 8am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 72F. South breeze
hazy humid, got warm as soon as the sun got above the haze. We had 4 fish in the boat and had lost one
by 6am. Took another hour and a half to get #5. Kids got a little restless for lack of action. Quit and went
for breakfast. All the fish caught before 6am came from 40' or above. #5 came on Dipsy set at 190'.
7/6/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Bob Mollica Family 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 70f. Water temp 72F. South
breeze to 10mph. Day started good with 9 year old, Noah, catching his first ever Laker before all the lines
were set. A short time later, we had a hit on one of the lead core lines, the fish surfaced twice before it
came up behind the boat. When I tried to net the fish, it took a dive at the one of the downriggers and the
plug it had in its mouth hooked on the outside of the net and that was the end of that fish, Gone!! Real bad
because it was a 10 to 12 lb Brown trout! We were able to get 5 more Lakers in the boat, most on deep
Dipsy setups.
7/5/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 63F. Water temp 70F. South wind to 15 mph then calm.
Slow again today only had 5 hits were able to land 3 Lakers, one came early on downrigger with stickbait
set at 22'. The other 2 came off Dipsy rods set with 180' to 210' of wire out.
7/4/10
Charter aboard KBF with Steve Clarke and crew 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 70F.
Clear, sunny, south wind 10 to 15 mph. Fished 3 miles up the lake zig-zagging across the lake. We went 3
for 7 hit on Lakers 2 on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly and one on 3 colors of lead. When we had a hit, we tried to
circle back , but had little luck hooking up again in the same area. We had fish on the graph most of the
trip knocking them in the head with the downriggers, but no takers.
7/3/10
Fished with Bobber 5am - 8:30am. Air temp 51F. Water 70F. South breeze to 10 mph sunny. Fish had
lockjaw again today caught 3 small Lakers.
7/2/10
Charter aboard KBF with Bob Foley, sons & friends 5:30 to 9:30am. Air temp 43F. Water temp 69F.
Sunny & calm. Fished area about 3 miles up the lake went 4 for 6 with 2 nice Lakers 4 1/2 lbs and a 4 lb
Landlocked Salmon. All the action seemed to be between 6:30am & 8am. Lakers came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly set at 83' and 210' salmon hit stickbait on downrigger 60' back and 35' down.
7/1/10
Fished with Bobber 5am to 9am. Air temp 43F Water temp 69F. SW wind 10-15mph. Started on south
end and did not mark any fish. Worked out way up the lake to the area we have been fishing the last few
days. We caught a 17' smallmouth bass in from of Snug Harbor 22' down in 120' of water. We wound up
with 4 Lakers with 1 of them weighing around 5 lbs. That fish hit Spin Doctor Fly behind a Dipsy set with
83' of wire.
Took temp of water column. Surface 69.5F, 15' - 69.5F, 20'- 69.5F, 25' - 69.4F, 30' - 66.7F, 35' - 63.6F, 40' -
53.6F, 45' - 50.7F, 50' - 49.2F, 55' - 48.0F, 60'- 47.1F, 65' - 45.8F, 60' - 47.1F, 65'- 45.8F, 70' - 45.1F, 80' -
44.2F, 90' - 43.5F, 100' - 42.9F, 110' - 42.4F, 120' - 41.9F, 130' - 41.7F, 145' - 41.0F.
8/31/10
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. Air temp 63F. Water temp 74.5F. SW wind 5 to 10 mph, clear. 4 for 8 with 3
Lakers 4 1/2 to 5 lbs, 1 Salmon 19". All the fish came from 45' to 60' down.
8/30/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 74F. Clear slight S
breeze. We went 9 for 15 with 6 Lakers , 1 Brown lbs, 1 Salmon 5 1/2 lbs. 1 Smallmouth Bass. All the fish
were photographed by the anglers and returned to be caught again. Dipsy diver set at 130' to 200' had
the most action.
8/29/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter Air temp 53F. Water temp 74F. Clear S wind at 5 to 10 mph.
Went 8 for 11 with 5 Lakers, 1 Salmon, 1 Brown 5lbs, 1 Smallmouth Bass 4 1/2 lbs. Most of fish came on
downrigger 50' down.
8/28/10
Charter aboard KBF with Chadd & Laura Roadarmel 6am to 10am. Air temp 47F. Water temp 74F. Clear,
light wind early to almost calm at 10am. We went 8 for 10 with 7 Lakers & 1 small 14" Salmon. The bite
was between 6:45am and 8am. We only had 2 hits after 8:30am. Most of the hits today were on the
downriggers set between 45 & 75 feet down. We had a neat experience when the REMAX hot air bolloon
passed about 30 feet over the boat and we were able to talk with the 3 persons aboard the balloon.
Shortly after it passed over the boat, they gave it the heat and sailed up and over the hill towards Dundee.
Chadd & Laura took home 6 Lakers from 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs.
8/27/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 74F. Clear SW wind to 10mph.
Went 7 for 10 with the Dipsy poles getting the most hits.
8/26/10
Charter aboard KBF with Paul & Sons, Greg & Nate and Bryan & Danny 6am to 10am. Air temp 59F.
Water temp 74F. The day started out with a bang with a double before all the lines were set. We got 1 of
the fish. The fish were scattered but cooperative the rest of the trip. We had another double getting both
of the fish to the boat. 9 year old Danny was able to land 5 Lakers. The crew went 13 for 16. All the fish
boated were Lakers. We did have one Salmon jump off behind the boat. The fish favored the Dipsy rods
today, but came from all depths from 40' to 85'.
8/25/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Matt Lonam 6am to 10am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 74.5F. Overcast,
slight SW breeze. Trip started with a fish on and in the boat before all the lines were set. The bite
continued the whole trip with the last fish boated at 9:55am as we were picking up to go in. John and Matt
went 16 for 22 with 15 Lakers & one Landlocked Salmon at 17" long. One of the Lakers weighed 6lbs.
They were home with their limit for Lakers and the Salmon. The fish hit the downriggers & Dipsy poles
about even today, but everything was set to run between 40' & 60' down. Spin Doctor & Flies and
Flasher & Flies.
8/24/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:15am. Air temp 57F. Water temp 74.5F. Overcast, NE wind 5 - 10 mph.
6 for 8. Most of the fish came on downriggers set at 40' to 60'.
8/23/10
Fished KBF with my sister Pat 5:45am to 8:15am. Overcast,misty quit just before it started raining. No
hits until 6:45am had 2 doubles and at one time had 4 poles with hits and only got 1 fish out of the four.
Went 7 for 12, keeping 5 Lakers , one 4lbs, one 5 1/2 lbs. Biggest share of the hits on downriggers with
Flashers & Flies set at 45' to 60' down.
8/22/10
Did not fish 2" rain, north wind 15 to 20 mph.
8/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with Glen Doebler and crew 6am to 10am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 75F. Mostly
cloudy, SW wind to 10 mph to calm. We went 7 for 13 plus a lot of strikes with no hookups. Three of the
fish were 4 lbs or better, biggest 26" at 5 1/2 lbs. Most of the hits came on the deep Dipsy rod with 190' -
201' of wire out. Spindoctor & Fly was the hot combo. Fished as far north as Two Mile Point.
8/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with Claire & Matt 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 74.5F. Calm, partly
cloudy. We went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers and one beautiful Rainbow 26 1/2", 7lbs 10oz. Caught by Matt, his
biggest fish ever. Rainbow came on Flasher & Fly on downrigger 40' down. Lakers split evenly between
Dipsy poles & downriggers. No hits today on lead core line.
8/19/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 9am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 75F. Calm, partly cloudy.
Went 6 for 12 with 5 Lakers and 1 Smallmouth Bass. Had fish or hits on everything but the lead core.
Biggest Lakers 4 lbs. Bass was 15".
8/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 75F. Calm, overcast. No hits until 6:30am.
Caught 2 Lakers and 1 Rainbow. Several hits on Dipsy poles that did not stick.
8/17/10
Charter aboard KBF with Daryl Messer and Family. 6am to 10am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 76F. SW
breeze 5 mph. Clear and sunny. 8 year old Jacob was the star of the show landing the biggest Laker, 4
1/2 lbs, and a nice Smallmouth Bass along with a few more Lakers. We went 12 for 20 with 11 Lakers and
the Bass.
The hits were pretty even between downriggers & Dipsy poles, but we landed more on the downrigger
poles. We were running our usual setup with Flashers & Flies on the downriggers & Spin Doctors and flies
on the Dipsy poles. The Bass came on a 3 color lead core flatline fished off the back of the boat 200' back.
See Gallery for pics.
8/16/10
Fished KBF. Lightning in the clouds at 5:30am so Bobber & I went to breakfast. Storms went north and
south of us and the skies cleared. We fished from 7:15am to 9:15am. We had 8 hits and boated 3 Lakers
and one 23' Landlocked Salmon. All the fish today came on downriggers 40' to 70' down with Flashers &
Flies.
8/15/10
Fished alone again today on KBF 5:30am to 11am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 76F. Overcast to rain. Did
not have a hit until 7:15am. Wound up with 6 Lakers , one around 6 lbs. Fished one downrigger & one
Dipsy rod. Caught 4 fish on downrigger set at 60' to 65'. Dipsy set out 200' of wire.
8/14/10
Fished alone on KBF 5:30am to 11am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 77F. Partly cloudy, SW wind to 15 mph.
Village Shore Bait & Tackle Tournament. Started slow fished from south end to Two Mile and came back
to Snug Harbor and started across the lake towards Willow Point picked up two 20" Lakers. Circled back
towards Snug Harbor and caught a 29", 8 lb 5 oz Laker. Fished back and forth across the lake north past
Two Mile Point and back to south end released 6 more Lakers up to 5 lbs and a 20" Rainbow. The Laker
had a 17 1/2" girth. It is at the top of the leader board. Started with one Dipsy & one downrigger. No hits
on the Dipsy, so I pulled it and set another downrigger. Fish hit on both set from 45' to 70'. Big fish came
on Flasher & Fly 60' down.
8/13/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Middlebrook Family 7:30am to 11:30am. Air temp 70F. Water temp 78F.
Mostly sunny. With the late start I expected to have hits right off the bat, but the fish are getting real lazy
we fished for almost an hour before we had a hit. We wound up 9 for 14 with 8 Lakers to 5 1/2 to 6lbs and
one Landlocked Salmon 18". The Middlebrooks released all the fish, but one which would not go back
down. Hits pretty even between Dipsy rod set with 190' - 210' of wire out and the downrigger set at 70' to
75'.
8/12/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 78F. Muggy, overcast
to heavy rain. Again as has happened the last few days the fish didn't wake up until after 7am. We went 8
for 15. First 3 fish were smaller than we have been catching 17" - 18', then we were able to boat 5 that
were 22" or bigger. Caught fish on both Dipsy rods & one downrigger with Spin Doctors & Flies. Second
downrigger was set with a variety of stickbaits and spoons and had no hits.
8/11/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Huckabone Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 77F. Overcast
& muggy. Another slow start this morning almost 7:30am before the first fish hit. We went 7 for 13 with 6
Lakers to 5 lbs and a 3 1/2 - 4 lb Smallmouth Bass. The fish were deep; caught most of them on Dipsy rods
with 180' to 210' of wire out. The first fish and the last fish (the bass) came on downrigger Flasher & Fly
set at 48' down. Camera broke down, will post pictures that the Huckabones are going to send me.
8/10/10
Charter aboard KBF with Mike Gillen and two boys, Seth & Andy 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 65F. Water
temp 76F. Overcast to partly cloudy, muggy. Another slow start today. Had a few hits between 6:30am
and 7am but didn't get a fish in the boat until about 7:15am. We wound up with 3 nice 3 1/2 to 5 lb Lakers
and one 3 lb Landlocked Salmon. We lost as many as we caught. The overcast broke up around 8:30am
and the fish went down. Most hits today on downriggers with Flashers 7 Flies at 30' to 75' down.
8/9/10
Charter aboard the KBF with Russ & Skylar Freville 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 76F. Calm,
partly cloudy. Again today things started slow. Around 7:15 we got our first hit. We had trouble getting
fish to the boat going 0 for 5 before Russ boated a nice 5 lb Laker. We wound up with 3 fish boated for
about 11 or 12 fish on. Sky got a 2 1/2 lb Salmon and Russ boated a smaller one that we put back. We
also had a Rainbow just out of net range when it jumped and spit the hook. Several of the Lakers that we
did not boat got off thrashing on the surface 25 ' to 50' behind the boat. Most hits came between 40' and
70' down.
8/8/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 75F. Cloudy to clear, SW wind to 10
mph. No hits until 6:45am, then we went 10 for 12 with 9 Lakers and 1 Rainbow. As soon as the sun came
out, they shut down. Caught fish on all the rods set from 30' to 70' down.
8/7/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Adam Johnson 6am to 10am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 78F. Slight
breeze, clear and sunny. The day started slow again this morning. No hits until after 7am. We boated 5
Lakers and lost as many, if not more. The fish were hitting on the Dipsy poles hard, but not staying
hooked. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods set with 120' to 200' of wire out.
8/6/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Staniszewski Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 76F. Partly
cloudly to sunny, slight SW breeze. We went 11 for 14 with 9 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs, one 6lb Rainbow, caught
by Josh, 10 years old, and a Smallmouth Bass. We started slow without a hit until almost 7am. The action
stayed pretty good until about 8:45am and the sun started to get bright. Today the mix between
downriggers and Dipsy rods was about even, but most of the fish came from 60' to 70' down. The Rainbow
hit a fly behind a Flasher at 40' on the downriggers. See Gallery for the boys and their fish.
8/5/10
Charter aboard KBF with Cathy Anderjack and Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 78F.
Overcast to rain around 8am to 9am. Started off quick with a Laker before all the lines were set, but it
showed down after that. We went 8 for 11 boating a fish about one every 1/2 hour. I was hoping the rain
would pick up the bite, but it did not. We caught most of the fish on a fly behind a Flasher set 30' to 70'
down on down riggers. The Dipsy rods were very quiet today.
8/4/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 70F. Water temp 79F. Sunny, SW wind to
10 - 15mph. Fished mostly north of Snug Harbor, Went 8 for 11, all Lakers from 15" to 6 1/2 lbs.
Downriggers with Flashed and Fly was the hot pole. Caught a couple of fish on Dipsy poles, but lost most
of the hits we had.
8/3/10
Charter aboard KBF with Steve Outterstedt , his wife and 2 grandkids. 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water
temp 78F. Mostly sunny, SW wind to 10mph. Slow, slow, slow. 5 for 7 with a 3 lb rainbow and 4 Lakers ,
one @ 5lbs. Marked fish mostly 70' down none around the bait we marked. Caught one on Dipsy rod, the
others on downrigger. Had 3 or 4 hard hits on Dipsy rod set with 210' of wire out, but they did not stay.
8/2/10
Charter aboard KBF with Gary Allen and crew, 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 78F. Partly
cloudy SW wind to 10 mph. 9 for 15 after a slow start. We went to the east side where I fished yesterday
and no fish. We went north in front of Snug Harbor and started to get some hits. Most of the fish came on
downriggers with an E-chip Flasher and fly set at 55' to 70'.
8/1/10
Fished KBF alone again VSM tournament 5am to 9:30am. 7 for 11. 1 Rainbow 4lbs, 1 Landlocked Salmon
3 lbs 6oz, 5 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs. Setup Dipsy rods like yesterday and had no hits by 7am. Pulled in Dipsy
rods , put down downriggers and started having hits right away. The 5lb 11oz Laker held up for 1st Place.
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. Air temp 63F. Water temp 74.5F. SW wind 5 to 10 mph, clear. 4 for 8 with 3
Lakers 4 1/2 to 5 lbs, 1 Salmon 19". All the fish came from 45' to 60' down.
8/30/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 58F. Water temp 74F. Clear slight S
breeze. We went 9 for 15 with 6 Lakers , 1 Brown lbs, 1 Salmon 5 1/2 lbs. 1 Smallmouth Bass. All the fish
were photographed by the anglers and returned to be caught again. Dipsy diver set at 130' to 200' had
the most action.
8/29/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter Air temp 53F. Water temp 74F. Clear S wind at 5 to 10 mph.
Went 8 for 11 with 5 Lakers, 1 Salmon, 1 Brown 5lbs, 1 Smallmouth Bass 4 1/2 lbs. Most of fish came on
downrigger 50' down.
8/28/10
Charter aboard KBF with Chadd & Laura Roadarmel 6am to 10am. Air temp 47F. Water temp 74F. Clear,
light wind early to almost calm at 10am. We went 8 for 10 with 7 Lakers & 1 small 14" Salmon. The bite
was between 6:45am and 8am. We only had 2 hits after 8:30am. Most of the hits today were on the
downriggers set between 45 & 75 feet down. We had a neat experience when the REMAX hot air bolloon
passed about 30 feet over the boat and we were able to talk with the 3 persons aboard the balloon.
Shortly after it passed over the boat, they gave it the heat and sailed up and over the hill towards Dundee.
Chadd & Laura took home 6 Lakers from 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs.
8/27/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 74F. Clear SW wind to 10mph.
Went 7 for 10 with the Dipsy poles getting the most hits.
8/26/10
Charter aboard KBF with Paul & Sons, Greg & Nate and Bryan & Danny 6am to 10am. Air temp 59F.
Water temp 74F. The day started out with a bang with a double before all the lines were set. We got 1 of
the fish. The fish were scattered but cooperative the rest of the trip. We had another double getting both
of the fish to the boat. 9 year old Danny was able to land 5 Lakers. The crew went 13 for 16. All the fish
boated were Lakers. We did have one Salmon jump off behind the boat. The fish favored the Dipsy rods
today, but came from all depths from 40' to 85'.
8/25/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Matt Lonam 6am to 10am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 74.5F. Overcast,
slight SW breeze. Trip started with a fish on and in the boat before all the lines were set. The bite
continued the whole trip with the last fish boated at 9:55am as we were picking up to go in. John and Matt
went 16 for 22 with 15 Lakers & one Landlocked Salmon at 17" long. One of the Lakers weighed 6lbs.
They were home with their limit for Lakers and the Salmon. The fish hit the downriggers & Dipsy poles
about even today, but everything was set to run between 40' & 60' down. Spin Doctor & Flies and
Flasher & Flies.
8/24/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:15am. Air temp 57F. Water temp 74.5F. Overcast, NE wind 5 - 10 mph.
6 for 8. Most of the fish came on downriggers set at 40' to 60'.
8/23/10
Fished KBF with my sister Pat 5:45am to 8:15am. Overcast,misty quit just before it started raining. No
hits until 6:45am had 2 doubles and at one time had 4 poles with hits and only got 1 fish out of the four.
Went 7 for 12, keeping 5 Lakers , one 4lbs, one 5 1/2 lbs. Biggest share of the hits on downriggers with
Flashers & Flies set at 45' to 60' down.
8/22/10
Did not fish 2" rain, north wind 15 to 20 mph.
8/21/10
Charter aboard KBF with Glen Doebler and crew 6am to 10am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 75F. Mostly
cloudy, SW wind to 10 mph to calm. We went 7 for 13 plus a lot of strikes with no hookups. Three of the
fish were 4 lbs or better, biggest 26" at 5 1/2 lbs. Most of the hits came on the deep Dipsy rod with 190' -
201' of wire out. Spindoctor & Fly was the hot combo. Fished as far north as Two Mile Point.
8/20/10
Charter aboard KBF with Claire & Matt 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 74.5F. Calm, partly
cloudy. We went 7 for 12 with 6 Lakers and one beautiful Rainbow 26 1/2", 7lbs 10oz. Caught by Matt, his
biggest fish ever. Rainbow came on Flasher & Fly on downrigger 40' down. Lakers split evenly between
Dipsy poles & downriggers. No hits today on lead core line.
8/19/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 9am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 75F. Calm, partly cloudy.
Went 6 for 12 with 5 Lakers and 1 Smallmouth Bass. Had fish or hits on everything but the lead core.
Biggest Lakers 4 lbs. Bass was 15".
8/18/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8am. Air temp 60F. Water temp 75F. Calm, overcast. No hits until 6:30am.
Caught 2 Lakers and 1 Rainbow. Several hits on Dipsy poles that did not stick.
8/17/10
Charter aboard KBF with Daryl Messer and Family. 6am to 10am. Air temp 59F. Water temp 76F. SW
breeze 5 mph. Clear and sunny. 8 year old Jacob was the star of the show landing the biggest Laker, 4
1/2 lbs, and a nice Smallmouth Bass along with a few more Lakers. We went 12 for 20 with 11 Lakers and
the Bass.
The hits were pretty even between downriggers & Dipsy poles, but we landed more on the downrigger
poles. We were running our usual setup with Flashers & Flies on the downriggers & Spin Doctors and flies
on the Dipsy poles. The Bass came on a 3 color lead core flatline fished off the back of the boat 200' back.
See Gallery for pics.
8/16/10
Fished KBF. Lightning in the clouds at 5:30am so Bobber & I went to breakfast. Storms went north and
south of us and the skies cleared. We fished from 7:15am to 9:15am. We had 8 hits and boated 3 Lakers
and one 23' Landlocked Salmon. All the fish today came on downriggers 40' to 70' down with Flashers &
Flies.
8/15/10
Fished alone again today on KBF 5:30am to 11am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 76F. Overcast to rain. Did
not have a hit until 7:15am. Wound up with 6 Lakers , one around 6 lbs. Fished one downrigger & one
Dipsy rod. Caught 4 fish on downrigger set at 60' to 65'. Dipsy set out 200' of wire.
8/14/10
Fished alone on KBF 5:30am to 11am. Air temp 61F. Water temp 77F. Partly cloudy, SW wind to 15 mph.
Village Shore Bait & Tackle Tournament. Started slow fished from south end to Two Mile and came back
to Snug Harbor and started across the lake towards Willow Point picked up two 20" Lakers. Circled back
towards Snug Harbor and caught a 29", 8 lb 5 oz Laker. Fished back and forth across the lake north past
Two Mile Point and back to south end released 6 more Lakers up to 5 lbs and a 20" Rainbow. The Laker
had a 17 1/2" girth. It is at the top of the leader board. Started with one Dipsy & one downrigger. No hits
on the Dipsy, so I pulled it and set another downrigger. Fish hit on both set from 45' to 70'. Big fish came
on Flasher & Fly 60' down.
8/13/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Middlebrook Family 7:30am to 11:30am. Air temp 70F. Water temp 78F.
Mostly sunny. With the late start I expected to have hits right off the bat, but the fish are getting real lazy
we fished for almost an hour before we had a hit. We wound up 9 for 14 with 8 Lakers to 5 1/2 to 6lbs and
one Landlocked Salmon 18". The Middlebrooks released all the fish, but one which would not go back
down. Hits pretty even between Dipsy rod set with 190' - 210' of wire out and the downrigger set at 70' to
75'.
8/12/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 78F. Muggy, overcast
to heavy rain. Again as has happened the last few days the fish didn't wake up until after 7am. We went 8
for 15. First 3 fish were smaller than we have been catching 17" - 18', then we were able to boat 5 that
were 22" or bigger. Caught fish on both Dipsy rods & one downrigger with Spin Doctors & Flies. Second
downrigger was set with a variety of stickbaits and spoons and had no hits.
8/11/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Huckabone Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 68F. Water temp 77F. Overcast
& muggy. Another slow start this morning almost 7:30am before the first fish hit. We went 7 for 13 with 6
Lakers to 5 lbs and a 3 1/2 - 4 lb Smallmouth Bass. The fish were deep; caught most of them on Dipsy rods
with 180' to 210' of wire out. The first fish and the last fish (the bass) came on downrigger Flasher & Fly
set at 48' down. Camera broke down, will post pictures that the Huckabones are going to send me.
8/10/10
Charter aboard KBF with Mike Gillen and two boys, Seth & Andy 5:30am to 9:30am. Air temp 65F. Water
temp 76F. Overcast to partly cloudy, muggy. Another slow start today. Had a few hits between 6:30am
and 7am but didn't get a fish in the boat until about 7:15am. We wound up with 3 nice 3 1/2 to 5 lb Lakers
and one 3 lb Landlocked Salmon. We lost as many as we caught. The overcast broke up around 8:30am
and the fish went down. Most hits today on downriggers with Flashers 7 Flies at 30' to 75' down.
8/9/10
Charter aboard the KBF with Russ & Skylar Freville 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 76F. Calm,
partly cloudy. Again today things started slow. Around 7:15 we got our first hit. We had trouble getting
fish to the boat going 0 for 5 before Russ boated a nice 5 lb Laker. We wound up with 3 fish boated for
about 11 or 12 fish on. Sky got a 2 1/2 lb Salmon and Russ boated a smaller one that we put back. We
also had a Rainbow just out of net range when it jumped and spit the hook. Several of the Lakers that we
did not boat got off thrashing on the surface 25 ' to 50' behind the boat. Most hits came between 40' and
70' down.
8/8/10
Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 55F. Water temp 75F. Cloudy to clear, SW wind to 10
mph. No hits until 6:45am, then we went 10 for 12 with 9 Lakers and 1 Rainbow. As soon as the sun came
out, they shut down. Caught fish on all the rods set from 30' to 70' down.
8/7/10
Charter aboard KBF with John & Adam Johnson 6am to 10am. Air temp 50F. Water temp 78F. Slight
breeze, clear and sunny. The day started slow again this morning. No hits until after 7am. We boated 5
Lakers and lost as many, if not more. The fish were hitting on the Dipsy poles hard, but not staying
hooked. Most of the fish came on the Dipsy rods set with 120' to 200' of wire out.
8/6/10
Charter aboard KBF with the Staniszewski Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 62F. Water temp 76F. Partly
cloudly to sunny, slight SW breeze. We went 11 for 14 with 9 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs, one 6lb Rainbow, caught
by Josh, 10 years old, and a Smallmouth Bass. We started slow without a hit until almost 7am. The action
stayed pretty good until about 8:45am and the sun started to get bright. Today the mix between
downriggers and Dipsy rods was about even, but most of the fish came from 60' to 70' down. The Rainbow
hit a fly behind a Flasher at 40' on the downriggers. See Gallery for the boys and their fish.
8/5/10
Charter aboard KBF with Cathy Anderjack and Family 6am to 10am. Air temp 72F. Water temp 78F.
Overcast to rain around 8am to 9am. Started off quick with a Laker before all the lines were set, but it
showed down after that. We went 8 for 11 boating a fish about one every 1/2 hour. I was hoping the rain
would pick up the bite, but it did not. We caught most of the fish on a fly behind a Flasher set 30' to 70'
down on down riggers. The Dipsy rods were very quiet today.
8/4/10
Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Air temp 70F. Water temp 79F. Sunny, SW wind to
10 - 15mph. Fished mostly north of Snug Harbor, Went 8 for 11, all Lakers from 15" to 6 1/2 lbs.
Downriggers with Flashed and Fly was the hot pole. Caught a couple of fish on Dipsy poles, but lost most
of the hits we had.
8/3/10
Charter aboard KBF with Steve Outterstedt , his wife and 2 grandkids. 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water
temp 78F. Mostly sunny, SW wind to 10mph. Slow, slow, slow. 5 for 7 with a 3 lb rainbow and 4 Lakers ,
one @ 5lbs. Marked fish mostly 70' down none around the bait we marked. Caught one on Dipsy rod, the
others on downrigger. Had 3 or 4 hard hits on Dipsy rod set with 210' of wire out, but they did not stay.
8/2/10
Charter aboard KBF with Gary Allen and crew, 6am to 10am. Air temp 65F. Water temp 78F. Partly
cloudy SW wind to 10 mph. 9 for 15 after a slow start. We went to the east side where I fished yesterday
and no fish. We went north in front of Snug Harbor and started to get some hits. Most of the fish came on
downriggers with an E-chip Flasher and fly set at 55' to 70'.
8/1/10
Fished KBF alone again VSM tournament 5am to 9:30am. 7 for 11. 1 Rainbow 4lbs, 1 Landlocked Salmon
3 lbs 6oz, 5 Lakers to 4 1/2 lbs. Setup Dipsy rods like yesterday and had no hits by 7am. Pulled in Dipsy
rods , put down downriggers and started having hits right away. The 5lb 11oz Laker held up for 1st Place.