Journal

Capt. Dick's Fishing Journal
Reports from the waters of Keuka Lake

Take a kid fishing!
Phone: 607-569-2988 or mid Oct to mid May 941-637- 9258

The KBF is onshore for the winter.
Hope to see you on Keuka
in the 2012 Season!
Have a safe and happy holiday season!

5/31 Fished with Bobber 5:45am to 8:30am. Fished across south end and up the east side about 2 1/2 miles. Started across to the west
side and the lake was full of debris 3/4 of the way across. We fished 2 Dipsy poles, 1 downrigger, 1 lead core. We marked fish in what
clean water we found all through the water column. We never had a hit.

5/30 Fished KBF 6 to 9:30am. Heavy thunderstorms last night. A lot of debris on top and muddy water. Went almost to Gold Seal to
catch 3 Lakers . All on Dipsy rods set with 80' of wire out. 3 for 5.

5/29 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Overcast to sunny. warm. Fished south end of lake. Picked up one Laker on
Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 80' of wire , 5 1/2 to 6 lbs. The rest of the trip was spent north of 2 Mile and we boated 3 more Lakers putting
1 pack because of small size. Fish were scattered and were just nibbling. We had several hook pulls as the fish came to the surface.
Went 4 for 8.

5/28 Charter aboard KBF with Anthony & Donna Marceano 6 to 10am. Mostly overcast 60F air temp at 6am. Fished head of lake for
about 45 minutes. Caught 1 Laker and lost one.   Fished north almost to Three Mile Pt and back to Snug Harbor. Picked up 6 more
Lakers, 1 too small to keep, one 3 1/2 lbs, the rest were all 19" to 20" long. Went 7 for 9.

5/27 Fished solo

5/26 Fished with Bobber 6 to 8am. Started on south end, 2 Dipsy divers 2 downriggers all set less than 45' down. Caught three Lakers
in about 45 minutes. Then the fish disapppeared. We fished about 3 miles north and found fish at 90' to 140' down. Dropped
downrigger with white & silver spoons and caught 6 more Lakers, 1 came on Dipsy set with 13/ of wire out

5/25 Fished KBF 6 to 8am. Overcast, north wind. Water temp 52F. Could not find breaks that were there yesterday. Went 5 for 9, all
Lakers. used lead core 3 colors with crank bait 2 Lakers. The other two came on Flasher & fly on downriggers set at 25'. Had 3 hits on
Dipsy pole, but did not land the fish.

5/24 Fished with Bobber 7:30 to 9:30am. Foggy. Went 7 for 11, all Lakers. Four on Dipsy Divers set with 80' & 120' of wire out. 3 on
downriggers, 1 at 45' the other at 25' down. Depending where you were on the lake, east side to west side the surface temp varied from
44F to 55F.

5/23 Fished KBF 7am to 9:30am. Fished two miles up the lake before we found fish. Had five hits and landed 4 Lakers , 3 on deep
downriggers with Flasher and fly and one on Dipsy Slide Diver with a stickbait set 70' back and 20' down. Water temp this morning was
50F.

5/22 Fished with Bobber. 9 Lakers. All but one on downriggers on bottom 120' to 140'.

5/21 Charter Bobber 4 Lakers. Boat broke down. Used KBF. 12 Lakers. Fished 2 mile to 3mile. Most fish came on Brass spoons ....fish
near bottom. 125' to 140' down.

5/20 Fished KBF 11 Lakers.

5/19 Fished with Bobber 6 fish.

5/18 Rain

5/17 Did not fish.   44F. North wind, drizzle not too nice for someone who has just returned north from 25 days of 90F heat. BRRR.

5/16 Fished KBF 6am to 8am 47F Overcast, calm. Had rained all weekend , water dirty, water temp 50F. Went 6 for 10. Most fish
came on Dipsy rods set with 90' to 140' of wire, Spindoctors & flies.

5/14 & 15 Went to see new granddaughter and family

5/13 Fished KBF 6am to 8:20am 47F. Overcast, calm. Went 7 for 9. Biggest 4lbs, fishing same set up as yesterday.

5/12   Fished with Bobber 7am to 10:30am. 62F Calm, sunny. 11 for 15. All Lakers, fishing spoons on downriggers, Spindoctors & flies
on Dipsy rods.

6/30 Charter aboard KBF with Roger Riehm & Dick Leonberger 6am to 10am. The fishing was slow again today. Marked fish mostly on
the bottom. We were able to boat 3 Lakers which were kept for the grill. All the fish came on dowrnrigger set at 90' - 120' down with
Flasher & Fly.

6/29 Charter aboard KBF with newlyweds, Lisa & Bill Lupton 6am to 10am. Tried south end this morning. Picked up 1 Laker before
starting to zigzag our way north. We started marking fish when we got into 130' of water or more. As was the case yesterday, all our
fish came from 10' to 15' off the bottom in 130' to 150' of water on Flashers & Fly. Lisa 7 Bill released 5 Lakers for the trip.

6/28 Charter aboard KBF with Paul Lonergan and crew from Ontario, Canada. Paul bought the charter at Silent Auction held at the
community we live in down in Punta Gorda, FL. 6am to 10am. We were able to land 5 Lakers , 3 of which the crew took home to
BarBQ. We went up the lake about 2 miles before we started. We marked fish most of the time on the graph, but they weren't hungry.
The fish we caught all came from within 10 to 15' of bottom on Flasher & Fly.

6/27 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. Worked very hard to catch 3 Lakers. Fished from Hammondsport about 3
miles up the lake. Fish that were there yesterday were not in the same place today. We marked very few fish. All the fish came from
100' to 120' down on Flasher & Fly.

6/26 Fished KBF 6am to 9am   Awesome yesterday, bum today. No hits, marked fish, but no takers.

6/25 Fished Bath Elks Tournament aboard KBF with JT & Jake Taggart.   5:30am to 11am. We had 8 hits and boated 3 Lakers and 1
Brown Trout. The Brown was 6lbs 15oz and won the Trout Division. Jake's 3lb 10oz Laker won the Youth Division, the other Laker was
3lb 6oz, which JT weighed in. The Brown hit on 3 color lead core top line with a green & white spoon. The bigger Laker came on Dipsy
set with 80' of wire and the other two came from downrigger set at 60' with Flasher & Fly. Spiney water fleas are a big problem.

6/24 Charter aboard KBF with Sigman Crew 6am to 10am. Again today the catching was slow. We went 2 for 5. No hits on lead core
with bait. 3 hits on deep downrigger with spoon. Caught one fish on downrigger with blue & silver spoon at 55' and one at 110' on green
& white spoon.

6/23 Charter aboard KBF with Barry & Ben Long 7am to 10:30am. Catching has not improved. We boated 3 Lakers and had a Brown
Trout in the net. The Longs released the fish that they caught.   We marked a lot of fish, but could not make them bite.

6/22 Did not fish ...thunderstorms.

6/21 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. Fishing did not get better overnight. We went 3 for 3 with 2 Lakers on
downriggers set at 100' with cowbells & peanuts and one on Dipsy set with 90' of wire out. The surface temp is 70.5F and we are
starting to pick up spiney water fleas on our lines. I was picking up downriggers about every 20 minutes to clean them off.

6/20 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. Had about same luck as yesterday boating 5 Lakers. No fish in the top 30'
of water. No fish around the bait we found and when we did mark fish, when we went back over them they were gone. One fish on
Dipsy, the other 4 on downriggers with silver & white spoons set from 55' to 110'. Fish were spaced out over the trip with no hits in
the firs hour.

6/19 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am - 10am. Had a little better luck than yesterday goring 5 for 7. We had hits on Dipsy
poles and on the downriggers. Nothing on lead core. Fish were scattered. We found some bait , but no fish with it.

6/18 Charter aboard KBF with Wayne Holly, his father and 4 grandsons. 6am to 10am. Went 3 for 4 All Lakers. All 2 to 2 1/2 lbs.
Fish went deep overnight. Hardly any fish marked up in the water. Caught one fish on Flasher & fly at 90', one on cowbells & peanut at
100', one on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly with 180' of wire out.

6/17 Fished with Bobber 7am to 9:30am. Caught 3 Lakers. Kept one for dinner. Had 5 hits on lead core caught 14" Bass on lead core ,
one Laker on lead core, other two on downriggers. No hits on Dipsy poles. Fished Snug Harbor to Two Mile Point.

6/16 Fished KBF 6am to 9:15am. Went 9 for 12. All Lakers. Caught 3 on lead core, 3 on Dipsys and 3 on downriggers. Everything
above 55'. Fished Snug Harbor to the elevator.

6/15 Did not fish NYS Boat Inspection.

6/14 Did not fish. 51F Misty, north wind 10-15

6/13 Fished KBF 6am - 8:30am. Caught two 13" Lakers fishing same area as yesterday. Did not mark many fish.

6/12 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Went 4 for 9. All the hits came from less than 50' down. Caught biggest
fish, 9lbs 9oz, on 3 color lead core Flat Line 180' behind boat. Also caught 16" Small mouth bass on lead core using green & white to
Spoons on lead cores.

6/11 Fished with Bobber 6am to 9am. Had 4 hits, caught 3 fish, 2 on Dipsy set with 80' wire & 1 on downrigger 110' down. All on
either Spin Doctor & Fly or Flasher & Fly.

6/10 Did not fish, north wind.

6/9 Fished KBF with son and 3 grandchildren 6am to 9:15am. We went 6 for 9 with all 3 kids landing 2 Lakers apiece. No big ones
today, all were in the 19" to 21" range. Had 1 hit on lead core, but lost it. The rest were evenly split between Dipsy rods set with 80' &
110' of wire out. Downriggers were set between 30' and 45' and 100' to 110'.

6/8 Fished with Bobber. Son Joe & 5 year old granddaughter Elizabeth 6am to 8:30am. Grandpa lost her first fish trying to lift it into
the boat instead of netting it. We did not make that mistake again. Elizabeth landed 4 more Lakers with one that was 28" long and
scaled at 7lbs. It hit a Flasher Fly Combo set at 30' on downrigger. No hits on lead core today.

6/7 Fished KBF 6 to 9am. Took granddaughter Catherine. She didn't get a Rainbow, but she went 7 for 9 on Lakers most in the 3lb
range, 1 at 5lbs. One fish off 3 color lead core, 3 off Dipsy at 80' to 120' of wire out. The rest on downriggers set at 35' and 100' - 120'
down.

6/6 Fished with Bobber took my 8 year old grandson, Michael, along 6am to 8:45am. We only had 5 hits, but Michael was able to land
a 5 lb Rainbow and a 4 lb Laker all by himself. He did a real good job with the Rainbow just reeling in slow and easy, the fish jumped 3
times. The Rainbow came on the lead core and the Laker on downrigger 90' down. He got one more Laker also on downrigger 90' down.

6/5 Fished KBF 6 - 9am. Fished 2 miles to Gold Seal west side. Used 1 Dipsy rod, 2 downriggers & 1 lead core flat line. Went 8 for
10. Caught a 6 lb Laker on flat line 5lb Laker on downrigger set at 30' the other 3 Lakers came from downrigger set at 100' to 120'
down. The rest were on Dipsy poles.

6/4 Fished with Bobber 6am to 9:30am. Fished up west side 3 miles and back down east side & middle. Marked a lot of fish in deep
water 130' - 150'. Caught 4 Lakers two from downriggers set at 110' and 2 on Dipsy poles with 80' of wire out.

6/3 Fished alone on KBF 6:30 to 9:30am. fish same areas as yesterday but with no luck. No hits.

6/2 Fished KBF 5:45 to 8:15am. Fished across south end back to west side up to 2 Mile Point across to east side & back to south end.
Marked a lot of fish on west side deep on bottom. Caught 4 Lakers all above 45'. There were very few marks above 50' but that is where
we caught them. Three on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly and one on Flasher Fly on downrigger.

6/1 Charter aboard KBF with Kallen Robb and 3 friends. 6am to 10am. With water conditions only slightly better than yesterday we
went 4 for 6, all Lakers. The Lakers were scattered at all depths. One came on one color of lead core and a Thunderstick Jr, one on
downrigger at 40' with yellow & red Spin Doctor & red & yellow streamer, one on downrigger @ 120' with cowbells and peanut. One on
Dipsy with 112' with of wire with spin Doctor Fly combo. The debris we saw yesterday had moved north and west. The water was still
very dirty. Got off lake at 10am just ahead of a thunderstorm.

7/31 Charter aboard KBF with Dave & Kevin Turissini. We went 12 for 19. Dave & Kevin released all but 1 Laker of 4 1/2 to 5lbs to
have on the grill. The biggest fish came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo set with 160' of wire out. We had hits & fish on for the first 2
1/2 hours pretty steady. We had 2 hits after about 8:45am. We fished south of Snug Harbor the whole trip. Fish on downrigger rods
came on silver & yellow spoons 38' to 85' down.

7/30 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9am Went 5 for 6 with 4 Lakers & one 4 1/2 to 5 lbs Land Locked Salmon. The Salmon threw the
hook just as it was netted so no time was spent trying to remove the hook so it was successfully returned to bite another day. 3 of the
6 hits came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo including the Salmon. The rest on spoons on downriggers.

7/29 Thunder & lightning at 5:15am ....did not fish.

7/28 Charter aboard KBF with Don Gardon & son Pierce, Dale St. John & son,Ryan, Lon Kent & son, Ethan. Went 7 for 10 with most
of the fish coming on silver spoons, fished down 90' to 120' on downriggers. Dipsy poles had only 1 hit today. Lead core 0.

7/27 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 6 for 8 kept two Lakers for dinner. Most of the hits came on Dipsy rods set with 140'
to 160' of wire with Spin Doctors and flies.

7/26 Charter aboard KBF with Larry Betz and his father, Jim. 6am to 10am We went 9 for 13 with 8 Lakers and 1 nice Smallmouth
Bass. The fish came on Dipsy rods, downriggers and the bass on the lead core.

7/25 Charter aboard KBF with Pete Grant and his wife,Anne, and sons, Mark & Pete. 6am to 10am. We went 9 for 13 boating all
Lakers . We lost a nice Rainbow that get tangled up in a Dipsy rod and pulled the hook. It cleared the water twice and put on a good
show. The Grants released all but 2 fish that they took home for dinner. No hits on Dipsy rods, most fish and hits came from below 60'.
Rainbow hit silver spoon set at 40' down on downrigger.

7/24 Charter aboard KBF with Mike Graham and his wife, Ann, and 5 year old son, Tommy. 6:00 - 10:00am We went 8 for 12 and the
family took home 4 fish for dinner. Had hits on every pole, but most came from the downriggers set at 60' to 120' down with silver
spoons.

7/23 Charter aboard KBF with Eric Huff and his bride to be,Katie, and her family. 6am to 10am. We went 9 for 13 keeping 4 Lakers
and a 6 1/2 lb Brown Trout. The Brown hit Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor Fly combo with 150' of wire out. We had a couple hits on the lead
core lines, but no solid hookups. Most of the Lakers came from downriggers set from 60' to 120' down, silver & green spoon and
cowbells and peanut.

7/22 Bobber Charter

7/21 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am Went 8 for 10. All the fish came from above 65' on Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor Fly combo & green
& white spoons at 30' & 65' on downriggers. Did not fish north of Snug Harbor.

7/20 Charter aboard KBF with Gene Staniszewski and his boys, EJ, Josh, and Johnathan, Grandpa Tom and Jeff. 6am to 10am. We
went 12 for 15 all Lakers with 3 of them 3 to 4/12 lbs. Fish were all through the water column. Caught or had bites on all the poles
from 3 color lead to downriggers set at 90' to 120' down. The kids pulled in all the fish.

7/19 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am Picked up 8 small Lakers, 3 on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly set with 150' of wire. The rest came
on green & yellow spoon set at 110' to 130' down on downriggers.

7/18 Charter aboard KBF with Don Sheluga and his son-in -law, Jeff 6am to 10am. It took awhile for the fish to start biting , but we
were able to land 8 Lakers out of 12 hits. I think Jeff took took total fish honors, but Don had bigger ones. The fish again were north of
2 Mile Point and deep . We had 3 or 4 hits on Dipsy rods set with 120' to 180' of wire and the rest on downriggers at 90' to 130' down.
Caught fish on crank baits and bait.

7/17 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 9:30am. Went 6 for 8 all Lakers, 1 on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly with 120' of wire the rest on
downriggers set 90' to 130' down on a variety of stick & crank baits. No size.

7/16 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am Same area as yesterday. Went 10 for 13 with 8 Lakers to 4lbs , 1 Bass 16", 1 7lb Brown Trout. The
Brown was caught on a flat fish set 120' down in 140' of water A first for me.

7/15 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:15am. Fished about same area as yesterday. Went 5 for 8 with most of the hits coming above 55'.
The fish that hit deep were smaller than the shallow ones. Most came on crank baits on downriggers.
7/14 Charter aboard KBF with Don Sheluga 6 to 10am. We had some high north wind last night and I was apprehensive about how
things would go today. We went 5 for 8 with the biggest fish being 3 1/2 lbs. We fished from Hammondsport to Gold Seal & part way
back mostly in the middle of the lake. Marked a lot of fish, but could not really find a pattern they liked. Caught 1 fish around 55'. all
the rest of the hits came at 90' to 130' down. Used bait on two rods for half of the trip and never had a hit on them. The water fleas are
starting to disappear.

7/13 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:15am. 3 Lakers & 1 smallmouth bass. Lakers were all small 16" or less, bass was 14". Lakers were
60' to 120' down caught on Flasher & Fly on downriggers. Bass came on spoon on 3 colors of lead core 200' behind the boat.

7/12 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am Took along my 5 year old granddaughter and my niece. We wound up with 3 Lakers. All three off
downriggers set at 60' to 120' down. All on Flasher & Fly.

7/11 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Took my 8 year old grandson along. We were able to land another Rainbow 22" long, along with
2 Lakers. Rainbow came on downrigger with Flasher & Fly set at 30' One Laker on Dipsy Spindoctor Fly set with 130' of wire out and
the other Laker on downrigger Flasher & Fly at 120'.

7/10 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:45am went 1 for 3. Fish boated was 4lb Laker had hook pull on 1 behind the boat. Fished from south end
north 3 miles and back marked lots of fish from 40' to 140' in 130' to 150' of water. All the hits came on Dipsy with Spindoctor Fly
with 150' of wire out.

7/9 Fished Bobber Charter with KBF because of size of party 6:30 - 10:30am. Our crew went 3 for 7 with 2 Lakers & a 20" Rainbow.
Lakers came from the bottom in 130' of water on Flasher & bait on downrigger. Rainbow on 3 colors of lead 200' behind the boat.

7/8 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:15am. Took granddaughter,Catherine, with us. She was able to land 3 Lakers and we had the hooks
pull on a nice Rainbow just out of reach of the net. We also lost 3 fish that started but let loose. Fished west side up to past 2 Mile
Point & back down the east side. Most of the hits were above 70'. Rainbow came on Dipsy Diver Flasher & Fly with 90' of wire out.

7/7 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am Marked no fish at the head of the lake at Hammondsport. Had to go north until we were in 130 - 140'
of water to mark fish. Switched setups every 20 minutes and had 1 hit until about 8:10am. Last 20 minutes caught two 12" Lakers on
silver/yellow spoon dragging downrigger on bottom.

7/6 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am 3 Lakers 1 on stick bait at 30' down 7 2 on Spin Doctor Fly at 65' down. Marked lots of fish,
but only the 3 hits.

7/5 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8am. Caught 3 Lakers & 1 Rainbow 5lbs. We were able to release the Rainbow to catch another day. Rainbow
came on Storm stick bait ion 3 colors of lead core 180' back. Lakers Flasher Fly 90' - 120' down.

7/4 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Two Lakers, both on downrigger with Flasher & Fly. One at 35' other at 65'. Fished across
head of lake for about 1 hour. Fished north to 2 Mile and back up the east side and back the west side. Fleas terrible!

7/3 Charter aboard KBF with Gaydosh family 5 Lakers & 1 small Rainbow. The group kept 3 Lakers for dinner. Fleas real bad.

7/2 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. 4 Lakers, 1 Landlocked Salmon.

7/1 Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 8:45am. Went 2 for 3. 1 fish on 2 color lead core top line and 1 on downrigger set at 30'.

8/31 Fished aboard KBF 6:30 to 9am Ran up the lake 3 miles and fished north up past the Elms. Marked fish as we did on the south
end the last few days. We went 6 for 8 , all Lakers nothing over 3 1/2 lbs. All hits came 35' to 55' down. Fish Hawk seemed to read
the same temps as Tom's did yesterday.
8/30 Fished with Bobber 6:15am to 9am 3 for 3. Checked water temps with Tom's Fish Hawk to see if it was reading similar to mine.
It was closer to readings we took a week ago. I checked mine at dock after we were done fishing and had similar readings.

8/29 Charter aboard KBF with Lonnie & Donna Meeusen and Dan & Luann Hartwell 6am to 10am. Cool 46F at 5:30am Sunny. We
went 4 for 6 on Lakers. Fish were scattered through water column. We marked a lot of fish, did not entice very many to bite. Put
down Fish Hawk to check temps and the temps were colder than they had been maybe due to heavy winds Sunday. All fish caught
came from 50' or above.
8/28 Did not fish. Hurricane Irene NE winds 20 to 25mph with gusts to 40mph. Showers.

8/27 Charter aboard KBF with Dick Wirght and his fishing buddies 6:30am to 10:30am. We went 7 for 10 and the crew released all
the fish boated including a 7lb Laker and 2 more around 4lbs. Most of the hits today were from above 55' both on Dipsy rods and
mostly downriggers.

8/26 Charter aboard KBF with the Kornbluth clan Asher, Lisa, Jesse, Benji, Saundra, Max. 6am to 10am. With conversations with
Lisa leading up to this trip, she was concerned about getting everyone up and to the boat by 6am. Everyone made it and they all
looked awake and ready to go. The fish did not co-operate as well as I was hoping , but we managed to get a fish for all the kids
aboard and had several hits that did not stay hooked up. Most hit on deep downrigger set 60' to 110' down.

8/25 Charter aboard KBF with Peter & Tomas Ercolani again today. 6am to 10am. Thunderstorms & rain from 2am to 5:30am,
concerned about lightning, but it stopped. We had a better day today going 7 for 10. Tomas boated a nice 7lb Laker along with 2
other fish that went 4lbs +/-. Most of the action was on the deep downrigger with Flashers & Flies. Peter had tied up a few flies and
brought them along and we caught a 3 1/2 lb Lakers on a Dodger & the fly on 3 colors of lead core.

8/24 Charter aboard KBF with Peter & Tomas Ercolani 6am to 10am. Windy most of the trip. Tomas boated 3 Lakers and we had 3
on that we did not get. Hits were equal between Dipsy rods & downriggers, but I had Dipsy rod set with 180' to 210' of wire out.
Flasher & Fly and Flasher with bait.

8/23 Charter aboard KBF with Kevin Aucompaugh and crew of Ken, Ken Jr, Kevin III, and Terry and David List 6am to 10am. Little
Kenny started things off with a 5lb Landlocked Salmon and we had our hopes up for a good day. We went 5 for 8 with the Salmon and
4 Lakers. Most of the hits came on downrigger poles set at 50' to 110' down.

8/22 Fishing KBF 5:30am to 8:30am. Breezy , started slow did not have a hit until about 6:45am. Then we went 7 for 10, all Lakers
3 on Dipsy rods with Spin Doctors and flies set 110' to 180' of wire out and 4 on downriggers set at 45' to 65' down on Flashers & Flies.

8/21 Fished with Bobber 5:30am to 7:15am. Overcast all night so the moon was not bright . Rain at 7am must have made a
difference or the fish finally got hungry. We went 9 for 11 in 1 3/4 hours. Most fish came on downriggers set 45' to 55' with
Flashers & Flies.

8/20 Charter aboard KBF with Alan, Lisa, Philip, Andrew & Natalie Schoen. 6am to 10am. The lockjaw syndrome of yesterday
continued today only worse. We went 1 for 3. I tried bait behind Flashers, Dodgers and cowbells, plus our normal setups. Two hit on
the f1ies , 1 on cowbells with bait behind them as we were picking up at the end of the trip.

8/19 Charter aboard KBF with Chris, Lara & Michell Macumber. 6am to 10am. The fish developed lockjaw overnight. We went 3 for
4 with 1 of the fish being too small to keep. Threw just about everything but the tackle box at them, but to no avail.

8/18 Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 9 for 14. All Lakers to 5 1/2lbs. Kept 2 for dinner and 3 for the smoker. Dipsy rods were
most active today with 80' to 120' of wire out. Spin Doctor & Flies, downriggers 40' to 80' down Flashers & Flies.

8/17 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am High pressure & clear skies greeted us this AM. We had 1 hit before all
the lines were set and then nothing until 7am or so. After that things picked up and we went 9 for 12 , all Lakers and most of them
from 90' to 120' down on downrigger poles with Flashers & Flies or peanuts.

8/16 Charter aboard KBF with the Straus clan 6am to 10 am The fish were more cooperative today, we went 11 for 13 with several
3 1/2 to 4 lbs. The fish hit the Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo early at 90' to 120' of wire out. As the overcast broke up, we went
deeper with the downrigger and continued to get hits from 90' to 110' down on Flasher & Flies.

8/15 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. The stuff that worked yesterday was junk today. We went 4 for 10 with
the fish just tapping the lures. You had to pay close attention to the poles or you would miss the hit. Most of the fish lost were at
the back of the boat just out of net range so we saw most of them. Flashers & Flies.

8/14 Charter aboard KBF with Don Lapp 6am to 10am. Fishing was slow again today, but we were able to land 7 fish and Don kept 1
to have for dinner. Most of the fish came off downrigger poles set 90' to 110' down.

8/13 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. Fishing was SLOW. We had 4 hits and got 2 fish to the boat. One almost
legal and the other was 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. We marked a lot of fish & bait, but they were not together and the fish we marked had lockjaw.

8/12 Charter aboard KBF with Richard Cooper & Family Reunion 6am to 10am. Party was too big to go on 1 boat so we split it up
with the Bobber boat . Both boats boated 10 fish apiece with Bobber's crew keeping 6 and KBF crew kept 7. Biggest fish was a 6 1/2
to 7lb Laker caught by the KBF crew.

8/11 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Cooler this AM, 56F and windy. Gusts to 25 mph also high pressure
moved in. The fish had moved north towards Two Mile Point and it took awhile to find the bait and fish. We went 6 for 10, keeping 4
Lakers. 2 on Dipsy diver set with 180' wire the rest on downriggers set at 60' to 110' down.

8/10 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. We went 6 for 10 with Lakers bigger than the last few days in the 22" to
23" range. We marked more bait and fish. The fish around bait seemed to bite better than those not around bait. Most of the fish
came from 60' to 90' down.

8/9 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. Overcast to rain showers. Had two fish on before all the lines were set.
Then things slowed down, we went 7 for 12 with 5 Lakers & 2 Smallmouth Bass.

8/8 Charter aboard KBF with Walt VanZile and kids Sam & Zach and Rich Afflitto and kids Andrew & Ben. Still not able to get all
the fish we have on into the boat. We had at least 12 to 14 hits and starts but only got 6 fish in the boat and only 3 of them were
keepers. It seemed we could get a hit on almost anything I tried, but that was it, not many repeat hits on lures. Fished south of
Snug Harbor, marked a lot of fish between 40' & 60' & 100' and bottom.

8/7 Charter aboard KBF with Bill & Joanne Norden, and daughter Tammy & grandson, Chase. 6am to 10am. Had rubber hook
syndrome for awhile until we finally started getting fish in the boat. We went 7 for 14 only keeping 2 Lakers. All the fish boated
were on the small side. We had hold of some fish that felt & fought better, but couldn't get them to the boat. Most of the fish caught
came on downrigger rods with Flasher and Trout Killer set 60' to 110' down.

8/6 Worked the back of boat for a Bobber Charter 6am to 10am We went 7 for 11. All Lakers. Fish spread evenly between Dipsy
poles and downriggers.

8/5 Charter aboard KBF with Tom Kibler, his son, Ben, and Joe & Kelli 6am to 10am. The Laker catching was slow this morning with
the crew going 4 for 5 on the lakers. We had another Rainbow 24" on the lead core that Joe got to the boat. We fished up to Two
Mile Point , marked fish, but they were not cooperating. The crew went home with 2 lakers and the Rainbow.

8/4 Charter aboard KBF with Dave Huckabone and 5 of his friends; Meghan, Ryan, Jake Trevor, TJ. We went 8 for 10 ...All Lakers.
Fished south end in hopes of another Rainbow, but not this morning. The Dipsy poles were quiet again today with only 2 hits with 1
fish caught. Nothing on lead cores. The rest of the fish came from downrigger rod set 45' to 120' down silver & yellow spoons took
the most fish.

8/3 Charter aboard KBF with Scott Esterly and crew: Ralph & Kevin Gallik, Joe Stryker and Bill and Brian Schoener 6 to 10am a
The day started slow with not hits for 45 minutes or so. We picked up a small Laker then around 7:15am the starboard lead core
went off and young Kevin was fast to his first Rainbow Trout. It was 22 1/2" long and hit a Rapala Shad-Rap with 3 colors of lead out.
The crew went on to go 11 for 13 with fish coming in the second 2 hours a lot better then early. 2 fish on Dipsy rods and the rest on
downriggers with Flashers & peanuts set at 60' to 120' down. See Gallery for Kevin's Rainbow

8/2 Charter aboard KBF with Mike & Cindy Huckabone, Terry & Jackie Moore, Ray Larabee & Gunnar Tolbert. 6am to 10am. We
fished the south end not going too much north of Snug Harbor Restaurant. Young Gunnar stole the show by boating a beautiful 28"
Rainbow. It hit on a Dipsy rod with Spin Doctor & Fly with 90' of wire out. We wound up going 8 for 12 with 6 Lakers & 2 Rainbows.
The party kept 4 Lakers & the 2 Rainbows. The Lakers came from top to bottom today with 1 on 3 colors of lead with a crank bait. A
couple on the Dipsy rods and the rest on downriggers set from 48' to 120' down. See Gallery for Gunnar's Rainbow.

8/1 Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Went 4 for 5 All Lakers. 3 hits on downriggers, 2 on Dipsy poles.

9/30 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 8:30am. S wind picking up from 7am on to around 15 mph. Boated 3 Lakers out 4 hits. One on
Dipsy pole 130' of wire out and the rest on downriggers set @ 55 to 65 feet.

9/29 Did not fish....rain.

9/28 Did not fish....raining.

9/27 Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. 7 for 8. All but 1 fish were on the Dipsy rods set with 90' to 130' of wire out. Downriggers were set
at 38' down and I played with the deep rigger between 55' & 100'. Also used a lead core & flatline with no hits.

9/26 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am. 2 Lakers on 4 hits. Fish were scattered on the south end.

9/25 Fish KBF 6:30 to 8:30am 2 Lakers on 3 hits. Did not mark many fish.

9/24 Drove back from MA.

9/23 Cod fishing out of Green Harbor In MA Foggy all day and we had calm seas. We boated around 80 fish; cod, pollock, haddock,
hake, rock fish. We had sharks around the boat and saw whales, dolphin and 1 tuna free jumping about 100 yards from the boat. We
all had a good time.
9/22 Vacation went to Brant Rock MA with 5 buddies to go cod fishing.

9/21 Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 9am. 4 for 6. Fish were on bottom this AM. Caught all fish on Flasher & Fly 70' to 90' down.

9/20 Fished KBF 6:30 to 8:30am 10 for 15. All fish caught were between 40 & 50 ft. Caught about equal between Dipsy poles and
downriggers. 58F, overcast, south breeze.

9/18 - 9/19 Out of town.

9/17 Did not fish 38F windy.

9/16 Did not fish . North wind, cold.

9/15 Fished with Bobber 7am to 9:30am 2 Lakers on 3 hits.

9/14 Fished KBF 6:30am to 9am. 6 Lakers, 1 20 1/2" Smallmouth Bass. 4 of the Lakers 3 1/2+ to 5lbs. Lost 3 more fish. Most
hits on green & white fly behind E-chip Flasher 45' to 65' down on downriggers.

9/13 Worked back of boat for Bobber Charter 6am to 10am. 5 for 7. Kept 3 Lakers 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs. 4 hits on downriggers, 3 of
Dipsy poles.

9/12 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 8:30am Slow, 3 hits, 2 Lakers, small. Both on downriggers.

9/11 Fished KBF 6:30am to 9am. Cool 44F at 6:30. Went 6 for 8. Most hits on downriggers set at 35' to 55'. Flasher & Flies and
Trout Killers.

9/10 Worked back of boat for Bobber charter 6am to 10am. Went 5 for 7 more hits on Dipsy poles than downriggers. Marked a lot of
fish deep 80' or more down. but no takers most fish came from above 60'.

9/9 Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 9am. 45 for 5, 3 on Dipsy Divers set 90' to 150' down, 1 on downriggers set at 75'.

9/8 Fished KBF 7am to 9:30am. Went 5 for 6. All the hits came on downriggers 60'to 90' down. Flasher & Flies

9/7 Did not fish Rain and NE wind.

9/6 Fished KBF 6:30 to 8:30am. 4 for 7 all Lakers. All hits but 1 on Dipsy rods with 125' to 140' of wire out Spin Doctor & Fly.
Rain and north wind came up at 7:30am.

9/5 Did not fish. Rain and north wind.

9/4 Fished KBF with Mary 3rd day of Cagle Tourney 6 am to 1pm. We went 8 for 9 with most of the fish in the 3 1/2 to 4 lb range.
Final weigh in was at 2pm and our 6.02 Laker held up for 2nd place. This is a fun tourney with a $30 entry fee , $10 goes to the
scholarship fund and the rest split back 4 places. The thirty dollars includes a chicken Bar-B-Q at the Awards ceremony. It started
5 years ago with about 20 anglers and has grown to 84 anglers this year. Fun time had by all.

9/3 Fished KBF in Cagle Tourney 6 to 4pm. Had 4 hits boated 3 weighed in lb Laker, put us in 2nd place behind a 6.38 lb Laker .
Most everyone complaining about fish not hitting. The Laker came on an Ercolani Green & white Special behind E-chip Flasher 45'
down.
9/2 Fished KBF with my wife. This weekend is the 5th Annual Keith Cagle Memorial Fishing Tournament. This tourney was set up
to give scholarships in memory of Keith Cagle to students at Dundee and Bath-Haverling High Schools. We fished 6am to 11am.
Mary weighed in a 4.89lb Lakers for 1st at the time. My 3.90 lb Laker was 4th. We caught 10 fish.

9/1 Did not fish. Thunderstorms.

10/19 Did not fish.

10/18 Did not fish.

10/17 Did not fish.

10/16 Fish KBF with Peter E. 7am to 8:15am. Went 6 for 11 All Lakers most hits on Trout Killerw at 55' down.

10/15 Did not fish.

10/14 Did not fish.

10/13 Fished KBF 7:30 to 9:30am Went 8 for 11 with 7 Lakers and a 24" Rainbow. Lakers came on Trout Killers set at 63' down on
downriggers . Rainbow on Fire plug set at 38' down on downrigger.

10/12 Worked back of boat fro Bobber Charter. Went 10 for 14. Three nice Lakers 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. Most of fish came on downrigger
poles set at 63' with Trout Killers. Misty damp overcast 7 to 11am.

10/11 Fished with Bobber 7:30am to 10am 2 for 4

10/10 Fished KBF 7:30 to 9:30am. Went 5 for 8 with the last 3 fish coming from 10 to 15' off bottom on downriggers with Trout
Killers 15' to 20' behind the boat.

10/9 Fished with Bobber 8am to 10am Went 2 for 4.

10/8 Charter aboard KBF 7am to 11am with Eric & Chase Kiszkiel and crew. We went 13 for 18 with several Lakers in the 3 1/2 to
4 1/2 lb range. Most of the fish came on Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor Fly Combo . Sorry but not a single picture came out for me.

10/7 Did not fish. 37F 10mph N wind, cold.

10/6 Did not fish. 33F with frost on the ground & cars.

10/5 Charter aboard KBF with Peter Ercolani 6:30 to 9am. This was Peter's 3rd trip this season. We fished the south end and went
12 for 15, all Lakers and most of them came on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo set with 130' of wire out. Biggest fish 4 1/2 lbs with 6
or 7 in the 3 to 3 1/2 lb range.

10/4 Fished KBF 6;30 to 9am. 10 for 12 plus 1 seagull. Water is dirty from the rain from the last 4 days. All but 1 fish came on
Dipsy Diver Spin Doctor Fly combo set with 125' to 140' of wire out. The other 1 came on Trout Killer set at 55' down on downrigger.
Fished south end north to Willow Point. Biggest laker 6 1/2 lbs several in the 3 to 4lb range.

10/3 Did not fish.

10/2 Did not fish 25mph N wind and rain.

10/1 Did not fish forecast was for 44F, 15 to 25mph gusts to 35mph out of the north and rain. Had a charter scheduled, but I called
the party and canceled due to weather conditions. I would rather have a client upset with me because I canceled due to weather than
to take the party out and have them not enjoy themselves because of cold, wet and rough water conditions.