Capt. Dick's Fishing Journal
Reports from the waters of Keuka Lake
Reports from the waters of Keuka Lake
| Welcome to all who hit on this website! We have had a great winter & spring in South Florida. I didn't get as much fishing in as I had hoped to. Still we caught several species: redfish, bluefish, ladyfish, channel catfish, mangrove snappers, snook, and Jack Crevalle. We just didn't catch any dinner! That's okay...we love being on the water! Time to head north to Keuka Lake, we hear the trout are waiting. We should be back in Hammondsport by May 19th. |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
9/30/07
KBF Charter with Kevin Michael and sons Calvin, Nick, and Luc. We fished 6:30am to 10:30am. Went 13 for 17.
We released all the fish after some pictures. Air Temp seemed colder than yesterday. The moon was bright and there
was fog rising off the water. The bite was steady until about 8:30 and then it showed down. I think we had only 5
hits between 8:30 and 10:30. 75% of the hits came on the Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo set with 114 ft of wire
out. The stickbaits did not work well and I changed to flashers and flies and tried some spoons.
9/29/07
Fished KBF . Cold front moved through yesterday. We had clear skies and a full moon shining all night. I did not
expect to do well, but we went 7 for 12. About equal hits between downriggers stickbaits and Dipsy diver flies. The
fish were from about 38' down all the way to the bottom. Had steady action until about 8:30am when we picked up
and quit. Don't forget to get your new NY fishing license for 2007/2008. They expire 9/30/07 and you will need a new one to fish
on Monday, October 1st.
9/28/07
Fished with Bobber.... 6 for 11. Caught a few fish today on stickbaits, but the majority of the hits were on the Dipsy
poles.
9/27/07
Fished KBF...8 for 13. Same as yesterday, more fish on Dipsy diver combos at 144 to 160 feet of wire out. Still using
green glow flies.
9/26/07
Fished with Bobber... went 7 for 12. Most fish came on Dipsy poles. Overcast hiding the coming full moon. The fish
hit a little hard today as if they were hungry.
9/25/07
KBF Charter with Doug & 5 year old son, Giacamo Gentles, Joe,Dennis, and Jamie Vai and Frank Battiglia. We
had a good day going 10 for 14. Everyone landed at least one fish. Five year old Giacamo landed 4 of the 10. His
dad helped hold the pole, but Giacamo reeled them in. We found fish and bait early, but about 8:30am they broke up
and disappeared. We tried changing lures and caught a couple fish on fire plugs and stinger spoons. Fished deeper
today as yesterday...48' and 65' on downriggers and 114 to 180 feet of wire out on Dipsy diver poles. If the fish go too
much deeper, we will have to give up the Dipsy divers for another set of downriggers.
9/24/07
Fished with Bobber from 6:30am to 8:30am. Warmer this AM and not so foggy. Marked all kinds of bait in fish on
graph from 50' to 75'. Caught and released 12 lakers about an even balance between the number of fish caught on the
downrigger vs the Dipsy diver combo. Fished downriggers at 45' and 62' and Dipsy divers set at 97 and 114 feet of
wire.
9/23/07
Fished KBF. Went 3 for 5. Fished 6:30 am to 9am...cold and foggy. Fish were widely scattered and very little bait
was marked on the graph. What bait we marked was deeper than 2 days ago almost on bottom. The fish we caught
came off the downriggers with stickbaits set at 65 and 75 feet.
9/22/07
Fished with Bobber. 6:30 to 8:30am. 60F, nice. Went 5 for 9. We were handicapped a little because we lost power to
the graph so we were fishing blind , you might say.
9/21/07
Fished KBF 6:30am to 8:45am. 54F @ 6:30am. Went 7 for 12 with 2 of the fish boated in the 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 lb range.
Found the fish have dropped in water column. Put down Thermo Troll and got the following readings: Surface -
66.8F, 20' - 65.3F, 30' - 65.1F, 40' - 64.5F, 45' - 62.9F, 50' - 59.3F, 55' - 50.7F, 60' - 47.4F, 65' - 45.6f, 70' - 44.6F, 80' -
42.8F, 90' - 42.0F. Fished stickbaits on downriggers set at 55 and 63 feet and Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo with
150' of wire out.
9/20/07
Fished with Bobber. A little warmer this morning...50F. Caught 4 lakers, had to watch poles. Fish were hitting very
light. Surface water temp 66F this AM. Fish were all over the water column. We caught 1 @ 24', 1@ 38', 1 @ 55'
and 1 @ 65'. Two on Dipsy diver combo and 2 on stickbait on downriggers. Fished 6:30am to 8:30am.
9/19/07
Fished KBF 6:30am to 8am. 42F again this AM. Went 1 for 2. Fish and bait at 55' to bottom. Caught
fish on stickbait at 65'. Had to fish north to find fish.
9/18/07
Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am, 42F ...foggy with south breeze. Surface temperature has dropped from 72F last
week to 67.8F this morning. Fish and bait were widely scattered. Caught and released 2 lakers. Found more fish and
bait in the middle of the lake in 130 feet of water. The fish were down around 80 feet. Caught 1 fish on Glow green
stickbait and 1 on Dipsy diver combo with 150' line out.
9/17/07
KBF charter with Steve Illiano. Cold 40F and foggy with a stiff breeze . Fish and bait seemed to be scattered. When
we found bait we might get a hit. When we tried to get back over the bait they had moved or scattered into smaller
schools. We went 4 for 6. We used Glow green stickbaits on downriggers set between 45 and 70 feet. Tried a Blue
Spin doctor and blue fly on Dipsy diver and caught 1 fish on it. Steve was interested in the various ways we fished so
I put down a Seth Green rig for an hour or so, but had no hits. Fished 6am to 10am.
9/16/07
Bobber charter with John Saltsman and wife, Caroline and daughter, Tami. Cold and foggy 40F. We went 8 for 11
with everyone gettng a couple shot at landing a laker. Went a little farther up the lake and fished deeper. Most of
thefish came from downriggers at 65 to 70 feet, Dipsy divers set with 150 to 170 feet of live out.
9/15/07
Fished with Bobber and took a friend who wanted to learn about downrigger fishing. Ivan(aka Brown) was required
to wear a ski mask backwards while anywhere near the boat. We had 6 hits and boated 4 lakers. Fish were deeper
today than yesterday. Caught fish at 70' with downrigger with Glow green stickbaits and had 190' of line out on
Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo. We did let Brown remove the blindfold to see a little of what was going on. It
had rained and thunderstorms went through during the night and it was cooler this AM. Forecast for frost tomorrow
morning.
9/14/07
KBF Charter with the Chris Skipper wedding party that included friends Matt Keller, Max Power, Ryan & Seth Fick,
Jared Treichler. Everyone had at least one chance at reeling in a fish as we went 5 for 9. The guys seemed to have
had a good time needling each other while bringing in fish. The weather is changing and the fish are moving. When
we can find bait, we seem to get bites. Used 2 downriggers & 2 Dipsy diver combos and a lead core. No fish on the
lead core and only 3 hits on Dipsy divers. The guys kept their 5 fish to have for lunch. Good luck to you, Chris, and
may your marriage be happy and long.
9/13/07
Fished KBF 6:15am to 8:30am. Cold 46F. South wind 10mph, foggy. 2 for 3. Fish had lockjaw this morning.
fished at the depths the fish were marked on the graph. Should have hit them with the downrigger balls, but no dice.
Marked a lot of fish on bottom 120' to 130', but they didn't want anything I put down. Washed a lot of different lures
this AM.
I took the boat back out at 2:30pm to watch a replica of Glenn Curtiss's America, an amphibious biplane originally
built and flown in 1918. They had motor problems and taxied the plane back to shore to work on the engines. I put a
Dipsy diver down to 114 feet and caught a lake trout making the total for today 3 lakers.
9/12/07
Fished with Bobber 6am to 8:30pm...partly cloudy skies. Cooler 48F slight breeze out of the south, went 10 for 17.
Again the Dipsy diver poles outdid the downriggers 2 to 1. Dipsy diver poles set at 97 and 113 feet and downriggers
set at 32 and 38 feet. Fished about the same area as yesterday out in front of Snug Harbor.
9/11/07
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. Overcast skies ...went 8 for 12. Fished out in front of Snug Harbor. Bait and fish seem to
have moved north a little. Still up in the water column. Most hits came on Dipsy diver rods set with 113ft of wire
out. Glow green the favorite color.
9/10/07
Worked as mate for Bobber charter. We had an 89 yr old gentleman who landed 14 lakers, ll of them were between
3-1/2 to 5 lbs. We fished a little north of where we usually fish. Out in front of Snug Harbor in the middle of the lake
,fish came on the Glow green stickbaits set at 50 and 60 feet on downriggers and Dipsy diver spindoctor fly combo
with 113 feet of line out. Fished 6am to 10am under overcast skies.
9/9/07
Fished with Bobber in the rain. Boated and released 8 lakers. Most the fish came on Glow green stickbaits at 40 and
55 feet on downriggers. Fished 6:15am to 9am.
9/8/07
KBF Charter with Terry Mulhern, and friends, Bruce Ginder, Jay Hill and Peter Cleary. We got a little bit of a late
start, but were able to have a couple of chances for everybody aboard to land fish. We went 8 for 9 with all the fish in
the 3 to 4lb range. We released 4 and kept 4 for dinner tonight. We fished 2 downriggers with Glow green stickbaits,
2 Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combos also green. Six fish came on the downrigger stickbait combo as 48 and 55 feet,
three on the Dipsy. We fished 7am to 11am, 3 of the fish came in the last hour. Got as far north as Two Mile Point.
9/7/07
Fished with Bobber. The fish were hungry this morning. We boated 12 fish had to keep one that was tangled in the
leader and came in backwards. We started on the south end and fished about 2-1/2 miles north. Most of the fish
came before 8am. Only caught 3 between 8 and 9am. Fish came pretty even on Dipsy combos and stickbaits on
downriggers set at 38' and 50' . Dipsy rods at 83' and 143' of line out. Glow green was good color.
9/6/07
Fished KBF went 5 for 9 still using Glow green at 45 to 65 feet. Had one fish today that weighed 6 lbs that wouldn't
go back down and we had to keep it. Fishing the south end, but the fish are starting to move a little bit north into 100'
to 110' of water. The bait fish are not as high in the water either.
9/5/07
Fished with Bobber. Boated and released 9 lakers. Fished 6am to 8:30am. Only boated 1 fish after 7:30am. Fish
have moved down in the water column. Fishing downriggers 45 to 65 feet. Using 150' to 180' of wire on Dipsy
divers. Tried blue and black & purple, but the fish still prefer the glow green.
9/4/07
Fished KBF. Boated 4 lakers. Had to keep one due to deep hook. Fish disappeared as soon as the sun came up.
When we did find some bait and fish, they didn't want to bite. Caught fish at 60' on Glow green stickbaits on
downriggers.
9/3/07
Fished with Bobber. Boated 14 lakers. The biggest was 9-1/2, maybe 10lbs, several in the 4 to 6 lb range. Released
all to grow up for another tournament. We are thinking maybe we shouldn't fish the day after a tournament because it
seems we always catch today what we needed yesterday. Fish came from a little deeper, 50' to 65' down. Still using
Glow green stickbaits and green flies.
9/2/07
Fished aboard KBF with Tom Beers, Marty Smith and Jeff Luppino. Fishing second day of Cagle Tournament.
Cold this morning 44F at 5:30am. The lake was foggy and had to keep watch for other boats. We went 5 for 9
releasing all but one fish and it was about 1 lb too light to place in the tournament. Maybe its time to try something
else to get these fish to bite after the sun is up for awhile.
9/1/07
Fished on Bobber's boat with Marty Smith fishing Keith Cagle Memorial Tourney. We understand that 41 people are
entered. It is a biggest fish tourney. We landed 6 fish with nothing over 3-1/2 lbs. Took 3 fish to the scales to be
used Sunday for the fish fry. Fish hit early again and quit about 8am. Picked up 2 fish between 8 and 9:30am. As of
4:30pm 8-1/2 lbs was the weight to beat.
KBF Charter with Kevin Michael and sons Calvin, Nick, and Luc. We fished 6:30am to 10:30am. Went 13 for 17.
We released all the fish after some pictures. Air Temp seemed colder than yesterday. The moon was bright and there
was fog rising off the water. The bite was steady until about 8:30 and then it showed down. I think we had only 5
hits between 8:30 and 10:30. 75% of the hits came on the Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo set with 114 ft of wire
out. The stickbaits did not work well and I changed to flashers and flies and tried some spoons.
9/29/07
Fished KBF . Cold front moved through yesterday. We had clear skies and a full moon shining all night. I did not
expect to do well, but we went 7 for 12. About equal hits between downriggers stickbaits and Dipsy diver flies. The
fish were from about 38' down all the way to the bottom. Had steady action until about 8:30am when we picked up
and quit. Don't forget to get your new NY fishing license for 2007/2008. They expire 9/30/07 and you will need a new one to fish
on Monday, October 1st.
9/28/07
Fished with Bobber.... 6 for 11. Caught a few fish today on stickbaits, but the majority of the hits were on the Dipsy
poles.
9/27/07
Fished KBF...8 for 13. Same as yesterday, more fish on Dipsy diver combos at 144 to 160 feet of wire out. Still using
green glow flies.
9/26/07
Fished with Bobber... went 7 for 12. Most fish came on Dipsy poles. Overcast hiding the coming full moon. The fish
hit a little hard today as if they were hungry.
9/25/07
KBF Charter with Doug & 5 year old son, Giacamo Gentles, Joe,Dennis, and Jamie Vai and Frank Battiglia. We
had a good day going 10 for 14. Everyone landed at least one fish. Five year old Giacamo landed 4 of the 10. His
dad helped hold the pole, but Giacamo reeled them in. We found fish and bait early, but about 8:30am they broke up
and disappeared. We tried changing lures and caught a couple fish on fire plugs and stinger spoons. Fished deeper
today as yesterday...48' and 65' on downriggers and 114 to 180 feet of wire out on Dipsy diver poles. If the fish go too
much deeper, we will have to give up the Dipsy divers for another set of downriggers.
9/24/07
Fished with Bobber from 6:30am to 8:30am. Warmer this AM and not so foggy. Marked all kinds of bait in fish on
graph from 50' to 75'. Caught and released 12 lakers about an even balance between the number of fish caught on the
downrigger vs the Dipsy diver combo. Fished downriggers at 45' and 62' and Dipsy divers set at 97 and 114 feet of
wire.
9/23/07
Fished KBF. Went 3 for 5. Fished 6:30 am to 9am...cold and foggy. Fish were widely scattered and very little bait
was marked on the graph. What bait we marked was deeper than 2 days ago almost on bottom. The fish we caught
came off the downriggers with stickbaits set at 65 and 75 feet.
9/22/07
Fished with Bobber. 6:30 to 8:30am. 60F, nice. Went 5 for 9. We were handicapped a little because we lost power to
the graph so we were fishing blind , you might say.
9/21/07
Fished KBF 6:30am to 8:45am. 54F @ 6:30am. Went 7 for 12 with 2 of the fish boated in the 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 lb range.
Found the fish have dropped in water column. Put down Thermo Troll and got the following readings: Surface -
66.8F, 20' - 65.3F, 30' - 65.1F, 40' - 64.5F, 45' - 62.9F, 50' - 59.3F, 55' - 50.7F, 60' - 47.4F, 65' - 45.6f, 70' - 44.6F, 80' -
42.8F, 90' - 42.0F. Fished stickbaits on downriggers set at 55 and 63 feet and Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo with
150' of wire out.
9/20/07
Fished with Bobber. A little warmer this morning...50F. Caught 4 lakers, had to watch poles. Fish were hitting very
light. Surface water temp 66F this AM. Fish were all over the water column. We caught 1 @ 24', 1@ 38', 1 @ 55'
and 1 @ 65'. Two on Dipsy diver combo and 2 on stickbait on downriggers. Fished 6:30am to 8:30am.
9/19/07
Fished KBF 6:30am to 8am. 42F again this AM. Went 1 for 2. Fish and bait at 55' to bottom. Caught
fish on stickbait at 65'. Had to fish north to find fish.
9/18/07
Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am, 42F ...foggy with south breeze. Surface temperature has dropped from 72F last
week to 67.8F this morning. Fish and bait were widely scattered. Caught and released 2 lakers. Found more fish and
bait in the middle of the lake in 130 feet of water. The fish were down around 80 feet. Caught 1 fish on Glow green
stickbait and 1 on Dipsy diver combo with 150' line out.
9/17/07
KBF charter with Steve Illiano. Cold 40F and foggy with a stiff breeze . Fish and bait seemed to be scattered. When
we found bait we might get a hit. When we tried to get back over the bait they had moved or scattered into smaller
schools. We went 4 for 6. We used Glow green stickbaits on downriggers set between 45 and 70 feet. Tried a Blue
Spin doctor and blue fly on Dipsy diver and caught 1 fish on it. Steve was interested in the various ways we fished so
I put down a Seth Green rig for an hour or so, but had no hits. Fished 6am to 10am.
9/16/07
Bobber charter with John Saltsman and wife, Caroline and daughter, Tami. Cold and foggy 40F. We went 8 for 11
with everyone gettng a couple shot at landing a laker. Went a little farther up the lake and fished deeper. Most of
thefish came from downriggers at 65 to 70 feet, Dipsy divers set with 150 to 170 feet of live out.
9/15/07
Fished with Bobber and took a friend who wanted to learn about downrigger fishing. Ivan(aka Brown) was required
to wear a ski mask backwards while anywhere near the boat. We had 6 hits and boated 4 lakers. Fish were deeper
today than yesterday. Caught fish at 70' with downrigger with Glow green stickbaits and had 190' of line out on
Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combo. We did let Brown remove the blindfold to see a little of what was going on. It
had rained and thunderstorms went through during the night and it was cooler this AM. Forecast for frost tomorrow
morning.
9/14/07
KBF Charter with the Chris Skipper wedding party that included friends Matt Keller, Max Power, Ryan & Seth Fick,
Jared Treichler. Everyone had at least one chance at reeling in a fish as we went 5 for 9. The guys seemed to have
had a good time needling each other while bringing in fish. The weather is changing and the fish are moving. When
we can find bait, we seem to get bites. Used 2 downriggers & 2 Dipsy diver combos and a lead core. No fish on the
lead core and only 3 hits on Dipsy divers. The guys kept their 5 fish to have for lunch. Good luck to you, Chris, and
may your marriage be happy and long.
9/13/07
Fished KBF 6:15am to 8:30am. Cold 46F. South wind 10mph, foggy. 2 for 3. Fish had lockjaw this morning.
fished at the depths the fish were marked on the graph. Should have hit them with the downrigger balls, but no dice.
Marked a lot of fish on bottom 120' to 130', but they didn't want anything I put down. Washed a lot of different lures
this AM.
I took the boat back out at 2:30pm to watch a replica of Glenn Curtiss's America, an amphibious biplane originally
built and flown in 1918. They had motor problems and taxied the plane back to shore to work on the engines. I put a
Dipsy diver down to 114 feet and caught a lake trout making the total for today 3 lakers.
9/12/07
Fished with Bobber 6am to 8:30pm...partly cloudy skies. Cooler 48F slight breeze out of the south, went 10 for 17.
Again the Dipsy diver poles outdid the downriggers 2 to 1. Dipsy diver poles set at 97 and 113 feet and downriggers
set at 32 and 38 feet. Fished about the same area as yesterday out in front of Snug Harbor.
9/11/07
Fished KBF 6am to 8:30am. Overcast skies ...went 8 for 12. Fished out in front of Snug Harbor. Bait and fish seem to
have moved north a little. Still up in the water column. Most hits came on Dipsy diver rods set with 113ft of wire
out. Glow green the favorite color.
9/10/07
Worked as mate for Bobber charter. We had an 89 yr old gentleman who landed 14 lakers, ll of them were between
3-1/2 to 5 lbs. We fished a little north of where we usually fish. Out in front of Snug Harbor in the middle of the lake
,fish came on the Glow green stickbaits set at 50 and 60 feet on downriggers and Dipsy diver spindoctor fly combo
with 113 feet of line out. Fished 6am to 10am under overcast skies.
9/9/07
Fished with Bobber in the rain. Boated and released 8 lakers. Most the fish came on Glow green stickbaits at 40 and
55 feet on downriggers. Fished 6:15am to 9am.
9/8/07
KBF Charter with Terry Mulhern, and friends, Bruce Ginder, Jay Hill and Peter Cleary. We got a little bit of a late
start, but were able to have a couple of chances for everybody aboard to land fish. We went 8 for 9 with all the fish in
the 3 to 4lb range. We released 4 and kept 4 for dinner tonight. We fished 2 downriggers with Glow green stickbaits,
2 Dipsy diver Spin doctor fly combos also green. Six fish came on the downrigger stickbait combo as 48 and 55 feet,
three on the Dipsy. We fished 7am to 11am, 3 of the fish came in the last hour. Got as far north as Two Mile Point.
9/7/07
Fished with Bobber. The fish were hungry this morning. We boated 12 fish had to keep one that was tangled in the
leader and came in backwards. We started on the south end and fished about 2-1/2 miles north. Most of the fish
came before 8am. Only caught 3 between 8 and 9am. Fish came pretty even on Dipsy combos and stickbaits on
downriggers set at 38' and 50' . Dipsy rods at 83' and 143' of line out. Glow green was good color.
9/6/07
Fished KBF went 5 for 9 still using Glow green at 45 to 65 feet. Had one fish today that weighed 6 lbs that wouldn't
go back down and we had to keep it. Fishing the south end, but the fish are starting to move a little bit north into 100'
to 110' of water. The bait fish are not as high in the water either.
9/5/07
Fished with Bobber. Boated and released 9 lakers. Fished 6am to 8:30am. Only boated 1 fish after 7:30am. Fish
have moved down in the water column. Fishing downriggers 45 to 65 feet. Using 150' to 180' of wire on Dipsy
divers. Tried blue and black & purple, but the fish still prefer the glow green.
9/4/07
Fished KBF. Boated 4 lakers. Had to keep one due to deep hook. Fish disappeared as soon as the sun came up.
When we did find some bait and fish, they didn't want to bite. Caught fish at 60' on Glow green stickbaits on
downriggers.
9/3/07
Fished with Bobber. Boated 14 lakers. The biggest was 9-1/2, maybe 10lbs, several in the 4 to 6 lb range. Released
all to grow up for another tournament. We are thinking maybe we shouldn't fish the day after a tournament because it
seems we always catch today what we needed yesterday. Fish came from a little deeper, 50' to 65' down. Still using
Glow green stickbaits and green flies.
9/2/07
Fished aboard KBF with Tom Beers, Marty Smith and Jeff Luppino. Fishing second day of Cagle Tournament.
Cold this morning 44F at 5:30am. The lake was foggy and had to keep watch for other boats. We went 5 for 9
releasing all but one fish and it was about 1 lb too light to place in the tournament. Maybe its time to try something
else to get these fish to bite after the sun is up for awhile.
9/1/07
Fished on Bobber's boat with Marty Smith fishing Keith Cagle Memorial Tourney. We understand that 41 people are
entered. It is a biggest fish tourney. We landed 6 fish with nothing over 3-1/2 lbs. Took 3 fish to the scales to be
used Sunday for the fish fry. Fish hit early again and quit about 8am. Picked up 2 fish between 8 and 9:30am. As of
4:30pm 8-1/2 lbs was the weight to beat.
| 2007 10/25//07 Fished with Bobber 7am to 8:30am. Cold again this AM around 40F. Caught and released 6 fish all of them small 18 to 20 inch males. Today was the last day I will fish , as Mary and I will head to Punta Gorda, FL tomorrow for the winter. We plan to be back to Keuka next spring around May 21st or 22nd. So to all who read this journal...... Happy Holidays have a safe winter and I will start up again in May when we return. P. S. Keep watch , I might slip in some news from Florida! 10/24/07 Fished with Bobber 7am to 8:30am. Caught and released 3 fish again today we found no bait and the fish were scattered. Rain yesterday ...water temp dropped 1.5 degrees from 63.8F to 62.3F. Put the Keuka Big Foot in the garage for the winter. 10/23/07 Fished with Bobber 7am to 8:30am. Caught and released 5 lakers. The fish are scattered and mostly small males. 10/22/07 Fished KBF 7am to 8:30am. Had 4 hits..got 1 fish to back of boat and lost it. Took the Keuka Big Foot out of the water for the winter. My wife and I will leave Friday, 10-26-07, for Florida. 10/21/07 Fished with Bobber 7am to 8:30am. Caught and released 4 lakers. Bait and fish are getting hard to find on south end. 10/20/07 Fished KBF 7am to 8:30am. Caught and released 2 lakers and one 24" Northern Pike caught on the south end off the bar stake in 55' of water. Did not find the fish out in front of Snug this morning. 10/19/07 Fished with Bobber . We caught and released 6 lakers today. Fished 7am to 8:30am. We did go north a little ways this morning found bait and fish in front of Snug Harbor Restaurant north to Two Mile Point. 10/18/07 Fished KBF. Kept the hooks out of my fingers today. Fished 7:15 to 8:45am. Caught and released 4 lakers. We have a feeling that the fish are getting ready to spawn and are moving north in the lake. They don't seem to be with the bait when we find it. 10/17/07 Fished with Bobber 6:45 to 8:30am. The weather was warmer than predicted and also dry. We went 4 for 4. The last fish of the morning was about 20" long and was hooked on a Storm Thunderstick Jr.. One set of trebles was in its mouth an the other on the outside of its gill plate. I grabbed the lure about middle of its back and removed the treble in the gill plate. When I did, the fish began to thrash and ..bingo...the fish and I were hooked together mouth of fish to middle finger of my left hand. I was able to remove the hook from the fish, but the hook embedded in my finger was not coming out. It was buried into the joint of my finger. I cut the split ring holding the lure to the hook. We went back to the marina and up to the Emergency room and had the hook removed. You hear about it and maybe see it happen to others. This is the first time for me and I have been fishing for 55+ years. So be careful! 10/16/07 Fished KBF 6:45 to 8:30am. 3 for 6. Fish were scarce this morning. Found bait, but no fish on the south end in 80 ft of water. Just before we quit we went up the west side in about 115 ft of water and started marking fish and bait. We will try this out in the morning. 10/15/07 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 8:30am. 8 for 15. Lost a lot of fish as soon as they came to the surface. Using same rigging as yesterday. 10/14/07 Fished KBF 6 for 14 6:30 to 8:30am. Most of the hits came from 7:15 to 8am. Fish south end as far north as Snug Harbor. Still using stickbaits at 45 to 50 and 60 to 65 ft. Dipsy with Spin doctor and fly with 114 ft. of wire. 10/13/07 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9am, 50 for 10. Fish still hitting light have to watch downrigger poles especially. Just a little bob and its either there or its gone. Downriggers still set at 45 and 65 ft. Dipsy poles with 114 ft of wire. 10/12/07 Fished KBF by myself 2 for 12. The two fish I did boat were hooked very light in the lips . Lost 6 or 8 fish as soon as they got on top. Took a ride up the 3 Mile Point across to Tanglewood and back to south end. Did not mark any bait and very few fish. Was looking to see if they had started to concentrate on the points. Not yet. Fished 7:30 to 11am. 10/11/07 Fished with Bober 6:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 7. One on downriggers , the rest on Dipsy divers with Spin doctor and flies set with 114 ft of wire . Cooler temp 50F and rain. 10/10/07 Fished KBF 6:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 5. 5 on downriggers again set at 55 and 65 ft and one on they Dipsy diver with a dodger and fly with 144 ft of wire out. The weather is supposed to turn colder with a high of low fifties. We will see what this does to the fishing. 10/9/07 Fished with Bobber. Weather should have turned the fish on. Overcast & warm, but they had lock jaw. Had 1 hit and lost it about 30 feet behind the boat. 0 today. 10/8/07 Fished KBF 6:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 9. Kept 3 fish for dinner tonight. Fish all came on downriggers set at 55 and 65 ft. Fire plugs, trout killers and dodger and fly fishing with the bags out to keep speed around 1.5 mph. 10/7/07 Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 7:45am. Rain and thunder showers during the night. 6:30 weather was 70F calm wind and lake, high humidity. Caught and released 5 lakers , 2 that were 3 to 4-1/2 lbs. All the fish came off the downriggers set at 55 ' and 65' with fire plugs and trout killers. At 7:30am the wind came up from the NE and in 15 minutes we had white caps...so we packed it in and went for breakfast. 10/6/07 Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am...stayed on the south end in less than 110' of water. Put the bags out to slow down the boat. Went 8 for 10. Most of the fish on downriggers with fire plugs and trout killers set at 55' and 65'. 10/5/07 Fished with Bobber...stayed on the south end 6:30 to 8:30am. Caught and released 2 small lakers and had a real nice smallmouth bass jump off at the boat. 10/4/07 Fished KBF 6:30am to 8:30am. Caught and released two 16" fish. Found bait on south end, but no fish. Went almost to Gold Seal...found more fish, but they were deep ...100 to 130ft down and had lock jaw. 10/3/07 Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am. Twice as good as yesterday, we went 2 for 3. When we found bait the fish were not with it. The fish we marked were scattered from top to bottom. We have also noticed a return on the spiny water fleas the last couple of days. Caught 1 fish on silver & copper spoon set at 65' and the other one on Dipsy Spindoctor fly combo set with 144 ft of wire out. The other hit was on the Dipsy pole. 10/2/07 Fished KBF 6:30am to 8:30am. Very slow ...went 1 for 3.... 2 hits on Dipsy rods. Caught the small laker on downrigger. The bait was harder to find today and when we found it, we didn't see the fish with them as in days past. 10/1/07 Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am. Caught and released 8 lakers. When we found bait we would get hits, caught most of the fish on Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo with 114 ft of wire out. |
6/30/08
Charter aboard KBF 6am to 10am, Ron & Lisa Blodgett on vacation from working in Kuwait. We had a very slow
day and only boated one laker that was a beauty about 7 lbs. It was the biggest trout that Ron had ever caught. We
had a good time telling stories as I threw lure after lure at the fish without anymore luck. Ron's laker came on
cowbells and a peanut set at 60' on the downrigger. See the Gallery for picture.
6/29/08
Fished KBF Village Shore Marina Tournament. Boated 6 lakers, the biggest 4 lbs, not enough to move us up any
higher than 3rd place, so the fish all went back into the lake. Fish hit Spin Doctor Fly combo this morning. Ran
into a lot of weeds on the south end and a current strong enough to see eddies behind marker buoys. Today was the
last day of the tournament and we held on to our 3rd place finish. Won enough to pay entry fees for the next month.
6/28/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. Tom Harris and 4 fo his friends. Fishing very slow, caught two on
downriggers then a 2 hours shut out. Switched on downrigger to cowbells and a peanut and caught 2 more , one of
the last two we would have had to stretch to make it legal. So it went back. The party went home with 3 lakers to
divvy up for dinner.
6/27/07
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Caught 4 lakers , 2 on Trout killers at 55' and 2 with cowbells with a peanut also set at
55'. Dipsy Divers quiet again today.
6/26/08
Fished with Bobber 5:45 to 8:30am Caught 2 fish on Trout killers at 55' on downriggers. Nothing on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo.
6/25/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8am Same as yesterday caught 2 fish right off the bat and then they got lockjaw. Both fish came
on Trout killer set 45' on downrigger.
6/24/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Caught 3 fish by 6am. Took 2 hours to catch the other two. Three on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo and 2 on Trout killers.
6/23/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8. Most hits coming on trout killers set at 55' on downriggers. Had hits on
Dipsy set with 76' and 113' of wire out. Marked a lot of bait and fish, but they were not eating what I was offering.
6/22/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Fishing was slow. Went 3 for 4. The water temp is waring up and we are
starting to collect spiney fleas on our line. Yuk!! Make it difficult to land fish.
6/21/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am.. Bernie Dayne & party of five anglers. We managed to boat 7 lakers that went
into the cooler for dinner later on that day. We had a couple of fish an hour until 8am. Fish came on R &R spoons
set at 45' & 55' on downriggers and Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo. After multiple line changes after 8am, I sent a set
of cowbells & peanut to the bottom with the downrigger and dragged it through the mud to pick up a couple more
lakers. Everyone aboard was able to land a fish.
6/20/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am 57F Air temp. Surface temp 66F. Overcast again this AM. Went 5 for 12 with
biggest laker around 4 lbs. Found fish on the west side of lake up to Snug Harbor. Most hits came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo 65 to 70 ft of wire out. Overcast turned to rain and thundershowers.
6/19/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:15am. 54F Air temp overcast, south wind. No bait,no fish. Went 2 for 3 on RR Spoon @
55'. No hits on flies. Also dragged a rigged sawbelly on a flat line at 37' and 60' down . No hits.
6/18/08
Fished with Bobber 5:45 to 8:30am. Went 8 for 12. Kept four 3 to 3-1/2 lob lakers to smoke. 75% of fish came on
Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo with 67 ft of wire out. The rest came on RR Glow spoon set at 37 ft on downrigger.
6/17/08
Heavy overcast...57F breaking to partly cloudy by 8am. Fished KBF with Bobber and my 7 year old granddaughter,
Catherine. Catherine went 3 for 5 with 2 lakers,that we kept for dinner, and a 14" smallmouth bass that was released.
It was hard to explain to a 7 year old how the Fish and Game Laws work, but she released the bass to get bigger.
Water temp back down to 67F due to heavy rain yesterday. We also had some hail.
6/16/08
Thunderstorms from midnight until about 6am. Heavy rain...did not fish. Worked on boat in prep for State
Inspection by Dept of Parks & Recreation.
6/15/08
Fished with Bobber. Fishing VSM Tournament, 5am to 9am. Went 5 for 7. Very slow this AM. We weighed in 4
lb 9oz laker putting Bobber in 2nd place and I dropped to 3rd. One fish on Thunderstick, the rest on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo.
6/14/08
Fished KBF in the VSM June Weekend Tournament. Fished 5am to 8:15am. Went 14 for 18 on lakers. Most came
on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo. Surface water temp has changed drastically, with the rain it was 68F this AM.
Caught a lot of 3 lb fish. The biggest was 3 lbs 4 oz. Not enough to help us in the tournament.
6/13/08
Fished with Bobber. The bite was slow to almost non-existent. Fished 5:30 to 8am. Had 2 hits on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo. Landed both lakers 19" to 20" long.
6/12/08
Fished KBF. Papke Family Charter 6am to 10am. Caught 2 small landlocks early and then things went dead. We
were able to boat 3 lakers, one that was 3 -1/2 lbs. Salmon came on challenger on top line . Lakers on RR spoons
and cowbells and peanut in the mud.
6/11/08
Fished KBF 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 57F, Surface 58F. Went 6 or 14. All fish hooked very lightly. Only had 2
hits on Dipsy rods. Everything else came on down riggers with trout killers or RR Glow spoons. Dropped Thermo
Troll to check temps. Surface 58.0F, 10' - 56.4F, 20' - 54.6F, 30' - 53.2F, 40' - 51.6F, 45' - 47.8F, 50' - 45.6F,
55' - 43.8F, 60' - 43.1F, 70" - 42.6F, 80' - 41.9F, 90' - 41.1F, 100' - 41.0F, 110' - 40,6F, 120' - 40.6F.
6/10/08
Fished with Bobber, 5:30 to 8:00am. Air temp 72F @ 5:30. Water temp 59F. Went 6 for 8. Hot weather is
supposed to break this evening. We will see what that does for the fishing. Fish came 50/50 on Dipsy rods and the
downriggers with trout killers. Fishing 35' to 50' down.
6/9/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Had 5 year old grandson, Michael, with us. He was able to land 3 out of 5 lakers. We
had a good time and got some good pictures. Weather was calm and hot.
6/8/08
Fished with Bobber 6am to 8:30am. Warm again this AM. 72F @ 6am. We fished south end to 2 Mile Point. The
people fishing with sawbellies were catching fish all in the 1 to 3 lb range. We fished with the Dipsy Spin Doctor fly
and trout killers on down riggers . Went 2 for 2 with a 4 lb 7oz laker putting us into 1st Place in the VSM
Tournament.
6/7/08
Fished KBF 6-9am. Warm and muggy 67F @ 6am. Village Shores Marina having a tournament for the month of
June on weekends. Biggest fish for the month wins. Caught six lakers ...biggest was 3 lbs 4oz. Tournament lst place
is 3 lbs 15 oz.
6/6/08
Fished on Bobber's boat. Went 6 for 10. Air temp @ 68F. Surface temp is slowly rising up to 60F this morning.
Fished 6am to 7:30am. Air was still ot and humid...78F @ 7:30am. Went for breakfast.
6/5/08
Fished KBF. Air temp 63F@ 6am. Water temp 60F. Overcast a little fog. Fished same place. Same lures, same
everything as yesterday. Caught 1 laker 20" long. Did not mark very many fish or any bait. At least it wasn't a
skunk. Better luck tomorrow.
The above was entered shortly after I came of the lake in the morning. This evening we took our 3 grandchildren
ages 7,5 and 2 out to try their luck. We went 2 for 3. See Gallery for the kids first Lake trout. They put them back to
grow up after pictures were taken. Expect more photos as they do more fishing with Grandpa.
6/4/08
Fished with Bobber 6:00 to 9:00am. 56F air temp. Foggy and overcast. Water temp 56F. Fished south end as far
north as Snug Harbor Restaurant. Marked most fish in over 80' of water . Went 11 for 15 with most fish coming on
Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo with 70' of wire out.
6/3/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am 53F with slight south breeze. Water temp 55.8F. Fished south end. Fish were in a little
deeper water this morning. Used 1 downrigger with Trout killer& O & M Spoon cheater, 2 Dipsy Spin doctor fly
combos. Flat line with Rapala 250' back of boat. All poles had hits. Went 9 for 15.
6/2/08
Fished Bobber's boat 6:00 to 9:00am. 47F with 10 to 15 mph south wind. Water temp 55.4F. Fished south end
found more bait and more fish today. Using same set up ....Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo, Trout killers on down
riggers. Went 11 for 18. Biggest 3-1/2 to 4 lbs.
6/1/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am. Thunderstorms last night. The fish were very few and far between. Went 3 for 3 with
one laker 25" long.
5/31/08
Fished with Bobber and another friend 6:00 to 9:30am. Fished south end. Same set up as yesterday. We went 17"
to 28" 2 fish @ 4-1/2 a lot of 2-12/ to 3 lbs. Still using Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo.
5/30/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am. Cool this AM. Fished south end again staying in less than 100' of water Dipsy Spin
doctor fly 70' wire. Trout killers on down riggers set @ 32' and 42'. Went 11 for 16. One 5 lb fish, others 17" to 21".
5/29/08
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 9:00am. Fished south end stayed in less than 100' of water. Dipsy diver spin doctor fly
combo is working well again this year. We are using about 70' of wire on the Dipsys . Went 6 for 9.
5/28/08
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. Air temp 37F sunny. Water surface temp 54.2F. Fished from Snug Harbor to 2 Mile
Point and back the east side to Hammondsport. We went 4 for 5 with a 13" landlocked salmon and 3 lakers 17" to
22". Salmon came on flat line with a flat fish, Lakers came on trout killers and Dipsy diver spin doctor fly combo.
5/27/08
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 9:15am. Fished from marina up to 2 Mile Point back to Snug Harbor. Marked fish at
40' and 60' down and 120' to bottom, but no takers. We had 3 hits, but did not land any fish. North wind came up
just before we quit and by noon there were white caps.
5/26/08
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:00. Fished out in from of Gold Seal. Silver & brass Suttons down 120' to 140'. Went 5 for 6.,
All 17" to 19" fish. Dropped the Thermo Troll down to see what the temperature of the water was
Surface 53.7, 10' 53.2 ,20' 52.1, 30' 51.4, 40' 47.8, 50' 42.8, 60' 41.5, 70' 40.8, 80' 40.2, 90' 39.9, 100' 39.7,
110' 39.5, 120' 39.3.
5/25/08
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:45. Fished out in front of the old Gold Seal Winery 150' to 160' of water ,went 6 for 8.
Using Suttons silver & brass down 130" to 140" on downriggers. Fish small again today, but had one 21".
5/24/08
Fished KBF 6:30am to 9:30am went 2 for 3 on lakers both small 17". Fished north of 2 Mile. Marked fish on
bottom in 150' of water. Cowbells and trout killers down 130' on downriggers.
5/23/08
Fished Keuka Bigfoot 6:30 am to 8:30am. Air temp 43F. Partly cloudy, the wind couldn't make up its mind which
way to blow. We had one hit.
Bobber had charter scheduled for 10am, but the people didn't show up. We waited until 10:45 and went back out
fishing. We fished north of 2 Mile Point middle to west side of the lake. Most fish marked were 80' to the bottom in
140' of water. We caught 2 small lakers 15-3/4" & 19". One on cowbells and Sutton 32 @ 120' down, the other on
Sutton 44 @ 30" down.
5/22/08
6:30am 39F Raw south wind. Went and had breakfast worked on putting things together on the Keuka Bigfoot.
Returned from Florida on Monday, May 19th about 6:30pm. Spent Tues. May 20 doing chores related to opening
up the house.
5/21/08
Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 42F with 10 to 15 mph SW wind. Down right cold to someone
who was in 90F weather last week. Water surface temp 48F. Fished from marina in Hammondsport up the lake
about 2-1/2 miles. All the fish we marked on the graph were on the bottom. We caught one small laker (18") on
downrigger set @ 120' over 130' bottom.
Charter aboard KBF 6am to 10am, Ron & Lisa Blodgett on vacation from working in Kuwait. We had a very slow
day and only boated one laker that was a beauty about 7 lbs. It was the biggest trout that Ron had ever caught. We
had a good time telling stories as I threw lure after lure at the fish without anymore luck. Ron's laker came on
cowbells and a peanut set at 60' on the downrigger. See the Gallery for picture.
6/29/08
Fished KBF Village Shore Marina Tournament. Boated 6 lakers, the biggest 4 lbs, not enough to move us up any
higher than 3rd place, so the fish all went back into the lake. Fish hit Spin Doctor Fly combo this morning. Ran
into a lot of weeds on the south end and a current strong enough to see eddies behind marker buoys. Today was the
last day of the tournament and we held on to our 3rd place finish. Won enough to pay entry fees for the next month.
6/28/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am. Tom Harris and 4 fo his friends. Fishing very slow, caught two on
downriggers then a 2 hours shut out. Switched on downrigger to cowbells and a peanut and caught 2 more , one of
the last two we would have had to stretch to make it legal. So it went back. The party went home with 3 lakers to
divvy up for dinner.
6/27/07
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Caught 4 lakers , 2 on Trout killers at 55' and 2 with cowbells with a peanut also set at
55'. Dipsy Divers quiet again today.
6/26/08
Fished with Bobber 5:45 to 8:30am Caught 2 fish on Trout killers at 55' on downriggers. Nothing on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo.
6/25/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8am Same as yesterday caught 2 fish right off the bat and then they got lockjaw. Both fish came
on Trout killer set 45' on downrigger.
6/24/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Caught 3 fish by 6am. Took 2 hours to catch the other two. Three on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo and 2 on Trout killers.
6/23/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Went 5 for 8. Most hits coming on trout killers set at 55' on downriggers. Had hits on
Dipsy set with 76' and 113' of wire out. Marked a lot of bait and fish, but they were not eating what I was offering.
6/22/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Fishing was slow. Went 3 for 4. The water temp is waring up and we are
starting to collect spiney fleas on our line. Yuk!! Make it difficult to land fish.
6/21/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am.. Bernie Dayne & party of five anglers. We managed to boat 7 lakers that went
into the cooler for dinner later on that day. We had a couple of fish an hour until 8am. Fish came on R &R spoons
set at 45' & 55' on downriggers and Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo. After multiple line changes after 8am, I sent a set
of cowbells & peanut to the bottom with the downrigger and dragged it through the mud to pick up a couple more
lakers. Everyone aboard was able to land a fish.
6/20/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am 57F Air temp. Surface temp 66F. Overcast again this AM. Went 5 for 12 with
biggest laker around 4 lbs. Found fish on the west side of lake up to Snug Harbor. Most hits came on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo 65 to 70 ft of wire out. Overcast turned to rain and thundershowers.
6/19/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:15am. 54F Air temp overcast, south wind. No bait,no fish. Went 2 for 3 on RR Spoon @
55'. No hits on flies. Also dragged a rigged sawbelly on a flat line at 37' and 60' down . No hits.
6/18/08
Fished with Bobber 5:45 to 8:30am. Went 8 for 12. Kept four 3 to 3-1/2 lob lakers to smoke. 75% of fish came on
Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo with 67 ft of wire out. The rest came on RR Glow spoon set at 37 ft on downrigger.
6/17/08
Heavy overcast...57F breaking to partly cloudy by 8am. Fished KBF with Bobber and my 7 year old granddaughter,
Catherine. Catherine went 3 for 5 with 2 lakers,that we kept for dinner, and a 14" smallmouth bass that was released.
It was hard to explain to a 7 year old how the Fish and Game Laws work, but she released the bass to get bigger.
Water temp back down to 67F due to heavy rain yesterday. We also had some hail.
6/16/08
Thunderstorms from midnight until about 6am. Heavy rain...did not fish. Worked on boat in prep for State
Inspection by Dept of Parks & Recreation.
6/15/08
Fished with Bobber. Fishing VSM Tournament, 5am to 9am. Went 5 for 7. Very slow this AM. We weighed in 4
lb 9oz laker putting Bobber in 2nd place and I dropped to 3rd. One fish on Thunderstick, the rest on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly combo.
6/14/08
Fished KBF in the VSM June Weekend Tournament. Fished 5am to 8:15am. Went 14 for 18 on lakers. Most came
on Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo. Surface water temp has changed drastically, with the rain it was 68F this AM.
Caught a lot of 3 lb fish. The biggest was 3 lbs 4 oz. Not enough to help us in the tournament.
6/13/08
Fished with Bobber. The bite was slow to almost non-existent. Fished 5:30 to 8am. Had 2 hits on Dipsy Spin
Doctor Fly Combo. Landed both lakers 19" to 20" long.
6/12/08
Fished KBF. Papke Family Charter 6am to 10am. Caught 2 small landlocks early and then things went dead. We
were able to boat 3 lakers, one that was 3 -1/2 lbs. Salmon came on challenger on top line . Lakers on RR spoons
and cowbells and peanut in the mud.
6/11/08
Fished KBF 5am to 8:30am. Air temp 57F, Surface 58F. Went 6 or 14. All fish hooked very lightly. Only had 2
hits on Dipsy rods. Everything else came on down riggers with trout killers or RR Glow spoons. Dropped Thermo
Troll to check temps. Surface 58.0F, 10' - 56.4F, 20' - 54.6F, 30' - 53.2F, 40' - 51.6F, 45' - 47.8F, 50' - 45.6F,
55' - 43.8F, 60' - 43.1F, 70" - 42.6F, 80' - 41.9F, 90' - 41.1F, 100' - 41.0F, 110' - 40,6F, 120' - 40.6F.
6/10/08
Fished with Bobber, 5:30 to 8:00am. Air temp 72F @ 5:30. Water temp 59F. Went 6 for 8. Hot weather is
supposed to break this evening. We will see what that does for the fishing. Fish came 50/50 on Dipsy rods and the
downriggers with trout killers. Fishing 35' to 50' down.
6/9/08
Fished KBF 5:30 to 8:30am. Had 5 year old grandson, Michael, with us. He was able to land 3 out of 5 lakers. We
had a good time and got some good pictures. Weather was calm and hot.
6/8/08
Fished with Bobber 6am to 8:30am. Warm again this AM. 72F @ 6am. We fished south end to 2 Mile Point. The
people fishing with sawbellies were catching fish all in the 1 to 3 lb range. We fished with the Dipsy Spin Doctor fly
and trout killers on down riggers . Went 2 for 2 with a 4 lb 7oz laker putting us into 1st Place in the VSM
Tournament.
6/7/08
Fished KBF 6-9am. Warm and muggy 67F @ 6am. Village Shores Marina having a tournament for the month of
June on weekends. Biggest fish for the month wins. Caught six lakers ...biggest was 3 lbs 4oz. Tournament lst place
is 3 lbs 15 oz.
6/6/08
Fished on Bobber's boat. Went 6 for 10. Air temp @ 68F. Surface temp is slowly rising up to 60F this morning.
Fished 6am to 7:30am. Air was still ot and humid...78F @ 7:30am. Went for breakfast.
6/5/08
Fished KBF. Air temp 63F@ 6am. Water temp 60F. Overcast a little fog. Fished same place. Same lures, same
everything as yesterday. Caught 1 laker 20" long. Did not mark very many fish or any bait. At least it wasn't a
skunk. Better luck tomorrow.
The above was entered shortly after I came of the lake in the morning. This evening we took our 3 grandchildren
ages 7,5 and 2 out to try their luck. We went 2 for 3. See Gallery for the kids first Lake trout. They put them back to
grow up after pictures were taken. Expect more photos as they do more fishing with Grandpa.
6/4/08
Fished with Bobber 6:00 to 9:00am. 56F air temp. Foggy and overcast. Water temp 56F. Fished south end as far
north as Snug Harbor Restaurant. Marked most fish in over 80' of water . Went 11 for 15 with most fish coming on
Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo with 70' of wire out.
6/3/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am 53F with slight south breeze. Water temp 55.8F. Fished south end. Fish were in a little
deeper water this morning. Used 1 downrigger with Trout killer& O & M Spoon cheater, 2 Dipsy Spin doctor fly
combos. Flat line with Rapala 250' back of boat. All poles had hits. Went 9 for 15.
6/2/08
Fished Bobber's boat 6:00 to 9:00am. 47F with 10 to 15 mph south wind. Water temp 55.4F. Fished south end
found more bait and more fish today. Using same set up ....Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo, Trout killers on down
riggers. Went 11 for 18. Biggest 3-1/2 to 4 lbs.
6/1/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am. Thunderstorms last night. The fish were very few and far between. Went 3 for 3 with
one laker 25" long.
5/31/08
Fished with Bobber and another friend 6:00 to 9:30am. Fished south end. Same set up as yesterday. We went 17"
to 28" 2 fish @ 4-1/2 a lot of 2-12/ to 3 lbs. Still using Dipsy Spin doctor fly combo.
5/30/08
Fished KBF 6:00 to 9:00am. Cool this AM. Fished south end again staying in less than 100' of water Dipsy Spin
doctor fly 70' wire. Trout killers on down riggers set @ 32' and 42'. Went 11 for 16. One 5 lb fish, others 17" to 21".
5/29/08
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 9:00am. Fished south end stayed in less than 100' of water. Dipsy diver spin doctor fly
combo is working well again this year. We are using about 70' of wire on the Dipsys . Went 6 for 9.
5/28/08
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9am. Air temp 37F sunny. Water surface temp 54.2F. Fished from Snug Harbor to 2 Mile
Point and back the east side to Hammondsport. We went 4 for 5 with a 13" landlocked salmon and 3 lakers 17" to
22". Salmon came on flat line with a flat fish, Lakers came on trout killers and Dipsy diver spin doctor fly combo.
5/27/08
Fished with Bobber, 6:30 to 9:15am. Fished from marina up to 2 Mile Point back to Snug Harbor. Marked fish at
40' and 60' down and 120' to bottom, but no takers. We had 3 hits, but did not land any fish. North wind came up
just before we quit and by noon there were white caps.
5/26/08
Fished KBF 6:30 to 9:00. Fished out in from of Gold Seal. Silver & brass Suttons down 120' to 140'. Went 5 for 6.,
All 17" to 19" fish. Dropped the Thermo Troll down to see what the temperature of the water was
Surface 53.7, 10' 53.2 ,20' 52.1, 30' 51.4, 40' 47.8, 50' 42.8, 60' 41.5, 70' 40.8, 80' 40.2, 90' 39.9, 100' 39.7,
110' 39.5, 120' 39.3.
5/25/08
Fished with Bobber 6:30 to 9:45. Fished out in front of the old Gold Seal Winery 150' to 160' of water ,went 6 for 8.
Using Suttons silver & brass down 130" to 140" on downriggers. Fish small again today, but had one 21".
5/24/08
Fished KBF 6:30am to 9:30am went 2 for 3 on lakers both small 17". Fished north of 2 Mile. Marked fish on
bottom in 150' of water. Cowbells and trout killers down 130' on downriggers.
5/23/08
Fished Keuka Bigfoot 6:30 am to 8:30am. Air temp 43F. Partly cloudy, the wind couldn't make up its mind which
way to blow. We had one hit.
Bobber had charter scheduled for 10am, but the people didn't show up. We waited until 10:45 and went back out
fishing. We fished north of 2 Mile Point middle to west side of the lake. Most fish marked were 80' to the bottom in
140' of water. We caught 2 small lakers 15-3/4" & 19". One on cowbells and Sutton 32 @ 120' down, the other on
Sutton 44 @ 30" down.
5/22/08
6:30am 39F Raw south wind. Went and had breakfast worked on putting things together on the Keuka Bigfoot.
Returned from Florida on Monday, May 19th about 6:30pm. Spent Tues. May 20 doing chores related to opening
up the house.
5/21/08
Fished with Bobber 6:30am to 8:30am. Air temp 42F with 10 to 15 mph SW wind. Down right cold to someone
who was in 90F weather last week. Water surface temp 48F. Fished from marina in Hammondsport up the lake
about 2-1/2 miles. All the fish we marked on the graph were on the bottom. We caught one small laker (18") on
downrigger set @ 120' over 130' bottom.
| Take a kid fishing! |
7/17/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8am. Went 5 for 7 on Lakers released all. Caught fish same as yesterday, but moved up
the lake out in front of Snug Harbor to Two Mile Point. There was very little bait or fish on the south end this AM.
7/16/08
Fished KBF 5;30 to 8:30am went 6 for 9 on Lakers. Released all but one, it was hooked in gills and bleeding.
Caught fish on spoons, flies and cowbells and peanuts. Lures set at 30' to 70'. Surface water temperature was 72.8F
this AM.
7/15/08
Fished on Bobber's boat 5:45 to 8:15am. Took my 5 year old grandson, Michael, along to help! Help he did, as he
went 5 for 8 reeling in 5 lakers by himself! We kept them all for dinner. Caught 2 on Dipsy Fly combo and 3 on
cowbells and peanuts. See Gallery for photo.
7/14/08
Charter on KBF, Walt Van Zile and crew. Fished 6:30 to 10:30am. Morning started slow. No hits for 1 -1/2 hours
then Samantha landed a nice 4 -1/2 lb laker. We went 6 for 9 over the next 2 hours landing one more laker that
went 6 lbs. Andrew and Samantha both were able to land 2 fish. See Gallery for photos.
7/13/08
Fished KBF in the VSM Tournament. Went 3 for 5 with nothing bigger than yesterday, released the fish. Caught
fish on spoons on downriggers. Nothing on Dipsy poles today.
7/12/08
Fished on Bobber's boat in the Village Shores Marina Weekend Tournament. Caught 5 Lakers and 1 Brown.
Weighed in one Laker and the Brown. The Laker was good for 3rd place at 3 lbs 2oz, the Brown leads the Brown
category at 3lb 11oz. Fish came on all 4 poles with spoons on downriggers and flies on Dipsy poles.
7/11/08
Fished KBF with a friend,John, and his grandchildren, Mitch, Isaac and Ethan. We went 5 for 7 landing 4 Lakers
and 1 Brown. The young boys two ll year olds and a 7 year old were able to bring the fish to the net like old pros.
Using cowbells & peanuts & dodgers and flies.
7/10/08
Worked charter on Bobber's boat 5:30 to 9:30am. Went 3 for 4 with 2 lakers and one brown. The brown trout was
a dandy that weighed 10lbs. See Pics in Gallery.
7/9/08
Charter on KBF 10:30am to 2:30pm with Tom Colbert and his father-in-law Saul. Due to the late start, I was a little
concerned about a noon time bite. But the fish gods were good to us. We finished the day with a 7 lb laker after
landing and releasing 8 lakers and a 3 lb brown. This was the first brown in 2 years for the KBF boat. We slowed
down from our normal 2.7 to 1.5 and put down dodgers with flies and cowbells and peanuts. The brown came on
the dodger & fly, as well as the 7lb laker. Fished downriggers at 50' to 70' and Dipsy divers with 120' to 150' of wire.
See pics in Gallery.
7/8/08
Charter on KBF with Doug Babcock and his son, Doug. They are from the Buffalo, NY area. We started the day
off good with 2 lakers ...Bang, Bang...one right after the other. One came on the Glow Spoon at 45' and the other
off the Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly Combo. Doug and Doug wound up with 5 lakers and Doug, Sr. got a 3 lb rainbow
trout. It performed well with several jumps and a dash at the Dipsy line, but we were able to get it to the net. There
is a good chance most ot the fish were headed for the smoker.
7/7/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Caught & released 4 lakers up to 3 lbs. Fish were scarce on the south end.
Caught fish north of Snug Harbor to Two Mile Point in the middle of the lake. Green glow spoons at 55' and 65'
7/6/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am with the Martini crew from Rochester area. The guys had a good time putting
each other through the mill while they were trying to land fish. We went 5 for 7 and they took 4 lakers home for a
fish fry.
7/5/08
Charter aboard KBF 8am to 12 noon with the Patrick Cornaire family. I had to resort to cowbells and peanuts and
a dodger with a sawbelly behind it to finally catch some fish. We boated and released 5 fish and I believe everyone
was able to pull one in. Boat traffic picked up very fast after 10am on the south end.
7/4/08
Fished KBF, Bobber's boat broke down, 5:30am to 8am. Caught two lakers. We went scouting today looking to
see if there are any fish to be found up the lake. We fished up the east shoreline to the Gateway Point across from
Two Mile Point on the west side and back the west side to Hammondsport. Our charter doesn't start until 8am
tomorrow and we will fish north.
7/3/08
Charter aboard KBF with Larry Annunziato and family. They went 7 for 8 and released five of the seven boated.
Three of the fish they released were in the 4 lb range. Everyone on board was able to land a fish.
7/2/08
Fished with Bobber 5:30 to 8:30am. Caught 3 lakers before 7am after that no hits. One fish on R & R Spoon, 2 on
Dipsy Spin Doctor Fly combo.
7/1/08
Charter aboard KBF 5:30 to 9:30am with the Morrison Charter. The morning started out very wet. It rained quite
hard until about 7am. We caught and released 8 lakers in the 2-1/2 to 3 lb range. Seven of them came before 8am.
We caught fish on all of the rods out except the flat line. The most came on the R & R Glow spoons set at 55' on
the downriggers. The fleas are getting to be a big nuisance. I put poles with flea flicker line on them on the
downriggers and still got big globs of fleas.