Salmon Season...Here and Gone!

Well I have finally run in to a day to myself in my office and realize I still have photos from trolling Lake Ontario to post! 

Wrapping up our season on the lake was certainly bittersweet, as usual.  It's always hard to leave the trolling tackle in the corner and switch gears to the river.  This year was exceptionally tough, in that it felt as though something had been left incomplete.  The fishing was a grind right up to the very last trip for us on the Dixie Dandy and I was left hoping the next day would be the breaking point with some truly furious fishing!

Now, we found our successes and had plenty of fun doing it with some stellar people.  I was lucky to have spent another season on the water with a great group of fishermen here in Oswego, NY and trolled alongside some of the best on Lake Ontario.  I was sincerely left hungry for whatever Lady O has to bring in 2015.

Anyhow, enjoy some trolling photos!

Now that I have climbed behind the oars in the drift boat, the techniques have changed but the mindset remains the same.  Take each day 1 bite at a time!

Fall 2014 has proved to be challenging, but persistence and a positive attitude have seemed to be key.  Just get a little creative and find some willing fish!

Our night bite was never consistently extraordinary, but we always found some finned friends willing to tango.  Again, photos in the dark, in a rocking drift boat, with slimy hands are just not my specialty.  Try to enjoy them anyways!

Day trips were tough in September, but they have become increasingly better as we enter October.  Our typical mixture of Skein under a float as well as back trolled plugs have been successful where you can find groups of angry kings.

Every day I float the Salmon River I see more and more Kings piling up, there will still be a few weeks of crushing plug bites to come!

With that in mind, it's time to start thinking CHROME as well!  Just the other day I saw a few silvery steelhead devouring eggs in a run.  I was just a little pumped!!!

I still have some awesome November and December dates open, don't wait!  As I say, make a report, don't read it!

See ya out there.