The East End Continues To Produce...

The pursuit of Lake Ontario's Chinooks maintains a pay-off out of Oswego!  

Some days have required a little more work than others, but so goes fishing.  The tough days seem to parallel a thermocline high in the water column coupled with bright sun and very little surface disturbance, this amounts to an afternoon grind for bites.  

Another challenge has been the spiny water flea, wow!  They are brutal on the small diameter lines, turning them into rope within 20 minutes of being in the water.  Constantly checking and cleaning rods along with larger diameter line has helped, but I'm still impatiently waiting for them to die off.

As far as fishing location, not much has changed.  The Dixie Dandy's successes have still come from 150 feet of water to 350 feet of water.  The big lake's currents have required some finesse in finding the best direction of troll, but nothing impossible.  

The items also remain the same.  Michigan Stinger E-Chip attractors with ATOMMIK flies behind them have been the most productive.  I stick to my favorites, Crinkle Green Glow and Glow Hammers in the low light conditions and Pro-Am, Big Fin and Hammer flies as the day progresses. With the high sun afternoons I have also had success on Mirage flies.

I am looking forward to fishing August, it seems like summer sped by, as it usually does.  I have been receiving emails and calls about September's night fishing for kings, it's gotten my mind wandering!  I still have plenty of awesome dates left, so don't hesitate! 

See ya out there.