2009 Fishing Reports01.25.10 || River Report Salmon River Fishing
Well it's been a while but things are still the same. Fishing on the Salmon River right now might be a little tough until the water clears up a bit and it will be best fished from the boat due to the high flow caused by all the rain and snow melt. Fishing continues to be ok some days and pretty good others. Now that the creeks are open it time to get back to them for some fresh chrome. Wait till it comes down a bit and it will be very good. Pink worms, trout beads, Stone flies, and a few other secrets are catching a few every day. The temps are suppose to get cold by the weekend which should slow things down a bit. The lake season is getting closer by the day and my schedule is filling up pretty fast.I am currently recieving numerous calls regarding salmon fishing in August and September. If thats in your plans, PLEASE DON'T WAIT to call. But you could beat the rush and book a trip in July when we have plenty of kings around and some pretty nice weather. Dates for April and May are filling in as well. It won't be long till we slip the boat back in the water and start searching the shallows of Mexico Bay for those jewels of spring. Spring never seems to get here soon enough but when it does we will be ready. For those of you with dates booked deposits are due now so I would appreciate it if you could send them along. News letters will be out soon. Goose hunters. Remember we are booking hunts for the 2010 September goose season. 8 Birds per man now would be a good time to schedule a fishing and hunting combo.
Look at the Ice out on the lake doesn't make you feel like spring will ever get here.
TIGHT LINES Red 10.23.09 || River Report Salmon River NY Fishing ReportFishing continues to be very good as we move into November. Plenty of steelhead around. The water is running at 335cfs but with the expected rain over the next couple days it should be on the rise. Looks like tough huntin weather for the second part of the goose season. We currently have over ten thousand Canadas in the area right now. Could be some interesting hunts in the coming weeks. Egg sacs in blue, pink, white are working as well as egg pattern flies and trout beads. Look for the steelies in the faster runs until it cools down some more. Some trolling is being done from Mexico Point to the Salmon River for steelhead. Try any bright colored lures, Orange, Red, Pink are working the best off planer boards. Book your 2010 dates now for the best dates, I recieve alot of calls for August and September early so don't wait. May Brown Trout fishing is filling in faster than normal for this time of year. Its just around the corner. Call Now!!! TIGHT LINES Red 10.07.09 || River Report Salmon River Fishing is ON FIRE!
The Salmon fishing has been very good over the past 2 weeks. It started a bit slow up top but has picked up good over the past week. The rain has helped to get the fish moving up stream, and now with the river at 750 going too 1100 tonite things should be as good as it gets. There seems to be several steelhead moving through now with the water flow increase. Here are a couple shots from the past few days 
TIGHT LINES Red 09.25.09 || Lake and Hunting Report Redline Fishing and Hunting ReportThe river fishing is in full swing. Cohos and Kings can be found throughout the river. There are a few trout mixed in as well. Fly fishing,Spin fishing, or plugging its all working. We are in need of some rain, this will help to get the fish moving a little better. I still have several good dates open in October for kings and late in the month for trout. November is just around the corner and that means the best time to get into fresh chrome. June 2010 special Book any two days at 8 hours per day for 850.00 
Goose hunting on the last day of the early season was awesome!!!! the best day I have ever had in over 20 years of hunting them. We had at one time over 300 hundred birds trying to land in the decoys. Overcast skies and a good breeze from the north helped put thousands of migrating geese in the sky and hundreds upon hundreds of local geese in the air and trying to get in our spread. Call now for the 2010 season dates or too get in on the rest of 2009. Goose hunts are 175.00 per man for a full day hunt. Tight Lines & Good Shootin' Red 09.21.09 || Lake Report Redline Fishing and Hunting Report
The salmon are in close, 10-40 fow. J-plugs and spoons are doing alot of the work right now. The early morning and late evening bite have been good. The salmon are moving pretty good in the river. Daily reports of fish being caught from the bottom to the top. The DSR is fishing good and reports of good runs moving in everyday. Back to the goose fields this am to take advantage of the recent flights of migrating geese coming down from the north and the farmers are starting to harvest there corn now, which is giving the geese more options for feeding. We set up today about a mile from the farm that the geese wanted to be on and worked hard to get the birds to come to our spread. Bob managed to get his limit today by 8:30. Soaking wet we picked up our decoys and headed off to find the next field to plan a hunt for Friday. The early goose season ends on Friday but opens back up on the 24th of October and continues in to December. I have several good days open for goose hunting and steelhead fishing in late October and November. Here is what I have left for September 2010 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, call me asap to reserve your 2010 date. TIGHT LINES Red 09.17.09 || Lake Report & Hunting Report Mexico Bay Fishing and Goose Hunt
Fishing on the lake continues to be good in 35-75 fow using J-Plugs, Red,Green,or white Pro Trolls or Spin Doctors using the Famous A-TOM-MIK green glow,sweet pea or white flies. Divers are working pretty good and the short coppers and 3-5-7 color lead cores are taking there share. Alot of Cohos around this year. 
The night fishing has been very good. Alot of good catches coming in but its getting pretty crowded. The river is a little slow but should be picking up soon. Some fish are moving everyday and the DSR has had good action. Most of October salmon dates are gone so here is whats left 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29. November dates5,6,7,12,13,14. 
Ron and Charlie wanted to get in on the early goose season while in the area fishing. We aranged to meet at 4 am and head off too the goose field. Our morning shoot could'nt have gone better. They had there limit of 16 geese by 9:30 am and it would have been sooner if the guys that jumped them off the roost pond wouldn't have messed things up. If you want to keep birds in the area in the early season never shoot them on the roost, thats thier safe haven. Oh well we still had plenty of good shootin. The season closes soon but opens back up the 24th of October. If you want to get in on the action call me or e-mail today!!! 
2010 is filling in pretty good. If you are thinking of planning a trip don't wait till next year, call now! I can't stress this enough. TIGHT LINES Red 09.04.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The kings are here in good numbers. We are averaging 7-10 kings boated per trip. 80-120 fow fishing near the thermocline. Use white Pro Trolls and Green glow, or Glow Hammer flies from A-TOM-IK on riggers or wire divers and keep your speed around 1.9 on the MOOR. Fishing is good from the power plant to the big river. I am booked solid for the lake. If you want a date in 2010 call me now to reserve the best dates. I am currently taking reservations for 2010 and 2011. Its never to early to plan a trip to Lake Ontario. Spring brown trout and steelhead dates are going fast!! Don't wait till the last minute!!!! There are a few kings in the lower end of the river and some fish being caught at nite. I am scheduling river trips for late September and October right now. I only have a couple dates in September open and October is pretty full as well. Late October we should see some Steelhead in the river and early November as well. Call now for the remaining dates for salmon on the Salmon river or area tributaries. TIGHT LINES Red 09.02.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The fishing in the Mexico Bay area is about as good as it gets!! The night bite has been the best from the power plant to the North Dune area. Flasher fly combos are working the best and J-Plugs are starting to get their fair share of action. Green/Green, White/ Hammer, and Chrome/ Big fin flasher fly combos have been best. Silver Bullet and Green glow j-plugs have been good. Pro-Trolls seem to be the hot item right now. 
We recently placed a 32.08 lb salmon on the leader board which was caught by a Newbie to Lake Ontario. Robin Blose and her husband Dennis made the trip to the lake based on the advice of Dennis Buck to try the derby for a couple days and it paid off. Robin caught her big fish on a A-TOM-MIK trash can green edge dodger trailing a B-FLY, 177 feet out behind a kelly green Luhr Jensen Dipsy Diver using segaur flourocarbon and a clear opti snubber. This rig was given to me a couple years ago By TOM ALLEN owner of A-TOM-IK trolling flys and he said run it on a diver and tell me how many kings you catch on it, four days and 21 kings later I gave it back at his request. I duplicated the rig and have taken three fish on it over thirty pounds to date. 
Lets hope robins fish stays on the leader board. River fishing is picking up. There are some kings in the river but don't expect things to really pick up for a couple more weeks. I still have some good dates at the end of September and October. Call now for the remaining river dates. I also would suggest if you want dates in 2010 start planning as most peak dates are going fast, I can't stress this enough, I have turned over 40 people away for August so far. TIGHT LINES Red 08.24.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
I have been real busy the past few weeks. Here are a few photos of whats going on right now. The fishing has been pretty good over the past few weeks. Pro Trolls and Spin doctors are working well. I have been using some 11 inch Protrolls in Chrome and White with Atomik flies. 36-42 inch leads off the attractors have been best. Green Spin Doctors and Green Protrolls are working very well. White, Green Crinkle, Big Fin and Hammer Flies have been the best. 
I have September 12 open due to a cancellation in the morning, It's a saturday morning 6 hour. This is the only date I have left this year on the lake. 
My river dates are filling up pretty good, Not many days left in October so if you want a day on the river call now. October dates: 4,5,10,16,17,21,23,24,25. November: 7,8,9,10,14. If you are looking for 2010 dates don't wait till the last minute. TIGHT LINES Red 08.13.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportThe fishing right now is up and down. We get a couple good days then a couple slower days then a couple good days. We where averaging 6-8 kings per trip and on the slower days 3-5 . Things will be picking up over the coming weeks. Lately our afternoon trips have averaged better than our morning trips. Still working the 150-200 fow area north of the Salmon River using Spin doctors whith hammer flies or big fin flies. Divers out 250-300 have been working well. We are still catching very good numbers of browns in the shallower water, mostly spoons but a few attractor fly combos are working. No pictures due to not being able to upload but should get that fixed very soon. Today the Houles beat up on the browns then switched over to kings and landed one for three in about 2 hours. Excellent day!!!!
Remaining dates:
River dates:
September 27,28,29,30,31 TIGHT LINES Red 08.01.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
Fishing over the past few days has been tough for most. The kings seem to disappear but the browns are there for the catching. We have spent a few hours each day fishing kings with limited success. 2-4 salmon are the norm for right now. Once we get away from the full moon it should pick up pretty good. Some action for kings has been from 140-220fow down 95-150. Still mostly spin doctors and pro trolls in white and green. White flies or green flies from ATOMMIK are working well. The browns seem to be holding pretty steady right now, we will continue a few more days on browns but switch to full salmon mode shortly. Open dates: August 11pm,12pm,18pm,19pm,20pm,26pm,27pm; September 3pm,9pm,10pm,15pm,16pm,20. These are all afternoons so if you like to sleep in this is it for you and check out some beautiful sun sets. Open river dates: September27,28,29; October4,5,7,8,10,16,17,26,27,28. Now is the time to scedule your trip to get in on the last few remaining dates in 09. Or make plans for 2010. It's first come first serve so start planning your 2010 trip today. TIGHT LINES Red 07.28.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportThings continue to be very good. July has been an outstanding month for kings, come to think of it 2009 has been an outstanding year for kings. We continue to see very good catches of salmon and a few trout mixed in. Larger kings are starting to show up in the Mexico Bay area on a daily basis. Spin Doctors and Pro Trolls in Green White and Chrome have been the best. The best flies have been the Hammer,Bfly,White Halo, Ultra Green glo all from A-TOM-MIK. Keep your spread simple and give the fish some room and you should have excellent results. Stay from 150-260 fow from the power plant to the Dunes. Late Season Deals book any of my two consecutive remaining afternoon trips and only pay 210.00 per person based on 4 people for two 6 hr chartered trips. Thats a 120.00 dollar savings. Very Limited DATES AVAILABLE. Call now for the best remaining river dates TIGHT LINES Red 07.24-27.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
Well over the past few days things have been pretty decent. Temps came up some with the east and south winds moving the kings around a bit. We did manage to find them every day. 160-220 fow has been the hot spot right now north of the Salmon river. There are a few fish in 100-130 as well and it seems to be bigger fish but we did well today on some nicer fish in 220-270fow. 
Chrome and White ProTrols have been good with green glow, white halo,TG or the red's fly behind the attractors. Some Spoon action as well. Mag size seems to be the best in the Diehard pattern. Down speed has been 1.9-2,25 depending on direction, 400,450,500,600,sections of copper are all taking fish. 
Divers are working pretty good as well out 250-325 on a 1.5 to 2.5 setting green being the best color. I believe that Sunday August 16th just opened up and Monday August 17th am are open give me a call to get in on these prime dates. River dates are going fast as well as nite king trips so call now to reserve your date for the best salmon fishing we have had in a few years. Here are some photos from some recent trips. TIGHT LINES Red 
07.24.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportToday was another good day on kings. The recent east wind has moved the temps up. The fish where tough to pattern today but White Spin-doctor with the A-TOM-MIK Hammer fly did it damage today. We landed 7 kings and a steelie and missed a few more on out 300 wire diver. I have been pullin the same rig on one of my divers for about two weeks now and it just keeps workin White Spinne with The hammer fly with my doctored diver on one side of the boat. 
Here is a photo from today great group to be on the lake with. Remaining dates for the lake are going fast, If you want a date call or e-mail me asap, river dates are filling up pretty good, should be a heck of a salmon season this year. Night fishing will be starting around the middle of September. If you have never tried night fishing for kings give me a call. TIGHT LINES Red 07.22.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportToday was another good day for kings. Deep riggers 145-155 ft with Pro Trolls and Spinnies in white and green as well as some Chartreuse with green white or hammer A-TOM-MIK flies. Wires out 304 to 325 and the dreaded 600+ copper. I am learning too hate copper. Dates are pretty limited, if you are thinking of this season call soon or let us plan a 2010 trip. Its never too early to plan a trip. I get alot of calls this time of year looking for a trip. You wouldn't think two months would be last minute, but it is. Call now too book you 2010 or 2011 trip. This way you can get the best dates. September 9-10 book these two afternoons and save 10% or book the 7th or 8th 4 hour afternoons at a last minute price 325.00. Call soon too get in on these deals. TIGHT LINES Red 07.21.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportThings in the bay area are looking pretty good for the up coming salmon season. Right now the kings seem to be in the deeper water off the power plant but there are some fish being caught in the 120-150 range right out front. I have been staying out in the deeper water looking for kings because it seems more stable and you don't have to fish as deep to get to 42-46 degree water where they live most of there lives. Green ,white,chartreuse Pro-Trolls or White Green dot spinnies are working with Green glow, Green Krinkle, Hammer,Glow B flies from A-TOM-MIK . Speed should be kept between 2.0-2,25 on the moor. I only use the 20# wire from A-TOM-MIK it is the thinnest diameter and gets down deep for deep fish. We hit bottom with this stuff in 103 fow with 270 feet of wire out on a LJ diver set at 1.5. 500 and 600 copper are taking there share as well, I run three coppers most of the time, 1 with a spoon and 2 with attractor fly combos. Dreamweaver Mag Blue Dolphin seems too be working good for deep kings as well as NK MAG Diehards. The dates for the lake are just about gone, here is a list of whats left:
River dates for fall salmon are filling as well I have limited spots available in October. If you want a river date call asap to get in the schedule. TIGHT LINES Red 07.18/19.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing ReportWe spent alot of time on the dock over the weekend, strong west winds kept most boats dockside. The kings are out there we just need the weather to go out and gettum. Saturday we tried for a couple ours but the wind sent us in. While we where out we noticed that the temp was up to around 95-100 feet, thats a good sign. Here are my remaining dates as of today (pm means afternoon charter only):
If you are looking, this is it unless I get a cancellation. There are some really good dates left right now so don't wait I am recieving about 5-9 calls per day for dates right now. This is the time the phone calls don't stop coming. TIGHT LINES Red 07.16.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario Fishing Report
Over the past week we have had some pretty good days with kings browns, laker and a steelhead mixed in. Today we targeted kings and boxed 9 nice salmon let one small one go and a medium sized one. released 2 lake trout and a brown and a steelhead. But we put 9 in the cooler which wasn't bad for mid July. The kings are deep 150-200 feet down eating the ever famous A-TOM-MIK green krinkle and glow white flies behind Spin Doctors in white and green. Wire divers out 300-350 and 500-600 copper sections are working very good. 
Dennis and Andrea were wore out after the past three days on the lake. Doing alot of reeling, just trying to get in shape for there September trip. Don't wait to get in on the action, July is a great month to be here. No boat traffic and plenty of fish, very limited dates in August and September. TIGHT LINES Red 07.13.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario, Mexico Bay, Fishing ReportToday I spent the day with Dennis and Andrea Buck from PA, long time guests of mine who know how to fish. They where on a Quest for MR.BROWN TROUT. They have spent 6 years looking for some great action on Browns. While they have caught tons of salmon they wanted some Browns. We haven't been fishing Browns much since May and didn't have real good program for them, we went out and looked in some of the normal spots and they where there. We caught several nice fish up to ten pounds on DREAMWEAVER SUPER SLIMS in the Diehard pattern. Most of our action came in 120 fow down 110 to 120 on the riggers as well as on our 500' A-TOM-MIK copper sections. Divers out 275 worked good as well. We ended the day with 6 nice browns in the cooler and released 4 others as well as 3 smaller kings. Nice catch of fish, I forgot my camera so no pics but we are out for the next two days so we will report soon. Lake trips are just about gone in September and limited dates are available in August. I still have some real good dates for July if a mix of Browns and Kings sounds good. Call me asap. The river season is fast approaching. If you want some of the best dates call me now to get in on the action Dates are limited. 2010 Dates will be limited due to the number of rebooks I am getting but if you are looking for a date now is the time to schedule your trip. Please don't wait till the last minute. TIGHT LINES Red 07.12.09 || Lake Report The SALMON ARE HERE!!!Salmon fishing here in the Mexico Bay area has been pretty good over the past 10 days. The kings are spread out from 100 fow on out from Sandy Pond to 9 mile point. Most of the fish we have been getting have been on White Spin Doctors with Hammer flies from A-TOM-MIK. They are coming deep on the riggers 120-160 down and 330 on the divers. 500 foot copper has been good as well. Over this past few days we fished a couple tournaments, the FAT NANCY'S SHOOT OUT we ended up in 5th place. Saturday and Sunday we fished the OSWEGO PRO-AM once again. Saturday was tough we had the bites we needed to get us in the money but came up 17 points short and landed in 11th place, Sunday it was canceled due to high wind. I would like to thank my team Danny, Glenn,Tim for doing a great job. I would like to congradulate Team TROUT 1 on there excellent catch and team COLDSTEEL on there excellent finish. We really know who the great teams are and who deserves the recognition. I will be looking for a team for next year to join me in the event so start planning now for all 4 of the pro-ams starting in June 2010. I have these dates left in July: 16,17,28,29,30 August Dates: 2,3,4,5,6,7,11,15(afternoon),16(afternoon),18(afternoon),19(afternoon),26(afternoon),27(afternoon) September dates: 2(afternoon),3(afternoon),9(afternoon),10(afternoon),18(afternoon),19(afternoon) Call soon for Lake or River trips. I am currently recieving tons of phone calls for dates. TIGHT LINES Red 06.29.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario, Mexico Bay, Fishing Report
Now that June is almost past us for another year, it's time to think summer fishing on Lake Ontario. The thermocline has just started to set up, the brown trout are focused on all the bait that has showed up in the bay and the kings and steelhead are just a bit deeper feeding on the huge schools of bait suspended in the water column. Over the past few weeks we have been concentrating our efforts on Browns in the shallower water 12-25 fow using blk/silver orange bellied smithwicks and several dreamweaver super slims. Blk/spook, Gator,Diehard, Daves salmon slapper. The kings have showed up again and are staying in the 100-150 fow range. Spin doctors with Green Krinkle and ultra green glow flys from ATOMMIK are working the best fished between 55-105 down on the riggers as well as off the divers out 175-280. Robert Whalen brought a group of friends over the weekend for some great action. We boated a few kings missed a BIG steelie and put a brown in the cooler. I need to fill some remaining dates these two dates are most important so get in on this deal. Thursday July 9th 6-8 hours of fishing 250.00 up to three people and friday July 10 6-8 hours of fishing 250.00. I need to fill these dates and a few more call or e-mail for more dates and details. TIGHT LINES Red 06.02.09 || Lake Report 06.09.09 Lake Ontario Fishing Report, Mexico Bay NY
The fishing continues to be very good here in Mexico Bay. Brown Trout, King Salmon and steelhead continue to be caught in fairly good numbers. It's a little tougher locating the kings this time of year but we are still finding a few. 
Joe Jackson and his good friend John Hoyt spent a couple days fishing over the past week aboard the REDLINE and where pleasantly surprised at the mixed bag of lake trout,brown trout,steelhead and king salmon they caught. Spin Doctors trailing A-TOM-MIK flies worked well for the kings. White spin doctors and the Ultra Green Glow fly or Green with green glow flies worked best fished off the riggers down 105-135, wire divers out 285-355 on a #2 worked good as well. 
Steelhead continue to come from the surface down to 50 feet and believe it or not we caught out lakers on the surface. Dreamweaver spoons still continue to produce the best. The clock is ticking and the time to book a trip for the 09 season is getting short. Don't wait till the last minute, call to schedule a trip and get in on the great fishing here on Lake Ontario. I still have a few good dates for the summer and fall LOC derby and if you would like to fish the Oswego pro-am give me a call as deadlines are getting close. TIGHT LINES Red 05.30.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario Fishing ReportTEAM REDLINE A-TOM-MIK take 4th place in Jon's Little Salmon Brown Trout Derby. Today was the first annual brown trout derby out of Jon's Little Salmon Shop. My sponsor A-TOM-MIK Trolling Flys put a team together to fish the event and What A TEAM. Tom Allen Owner of the company fished with me on Friday as well as his nephew Eric to hone in on the big Mexico Bay BROWN TROUT. Tom put his faith in me as a captain to put them where the fish were. We didn't set the world on fire but we managed to find some quality trout and I told him that if we worked the structure hard on money day we would be there for a pay check. Well it all came true on Saturday, we gave it our best effort under unfavorable lake conditions ( 3'-5') waves we ended the day in fourth place and a check for 320.00. Not bad for a 50.00 gamble. On tournament day Tom brought his 13 year old daughter who was a trooper for braving out the cold rough conditions. All in all it was a great time with many memories that will last a lifetime. Many THANKS go out too TOM FOR ALL HE DOES THROUGHOUT THE FISHING SEASON and the rest of the year, a very generous person that supports the fishing 100%. Clocks ticking book your dates now and it could be you TIGHT LINES Red 05.25.09 || Fishing Update August cancellationI recently had a couple cancellations in August,23,24,30,31. These are peak salmon dates, and prime derby dates for the fall LOC derby. If you are thinking about getting in on the action in the fall now is the time to take advantage of prime fishing dates. Everyone wants late August dates and here are some of the best dates going that time of year. They won't last long call asap if you are interested. We continue to have some good days on salmon and the brown trout are getting fatter by the day. Steelhead fishing out on the open lake has been very good. If you want a lake steelie now is the time. Jon's Little Salmon Brown trout derby is this weekend and we will be out chasing a paycheck. We have room if anyone is interested. TIGHT LINES Red 05.23.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario Fishing Report, Mexico Bay
The salmon are still here and the steelhead seem to be mixed in. Today Wayne,Rod,Mike and Waynes son Derek, home from Iraq spent the day targeting salmon. 
We found the between 120-200 fow down 65-110 on the riggers. They seemed to like Dreamweaver Standard size frog spoons and Green Dolphins. 2.25 on the MOOR SUB TROLL was the best down speed. The steelies where found in the 5 color core area as well as the A-TOM-IK 250-300 copper range pulling orange crush spoons. We also caught a few brown trout while targeting kings. 
Fishing in the eastern basin continues to be very good. The fish are spread out from west of Oswego to the Dunes off Sandy pond. Get out early, fish the deep marks and cover water. 
I do have several dates still open and the summer LOC derby is fast approaching. Call for the best dates. I am also taking reservations for fall salmon on the river. TIGHT LINES Red 05.20.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The fishing around the Mexico Bay area of Lake Ontario continues to be very good. We are still catching Brown Trout in the shallower water 10-25 fow using Smithwicks in blk/silver and blue silver as well as Daves Kabooms in the pink sunset. Dreamweaver super slims on the riggers fish 2-15 feet down are working well. Daves salmon slapper, blk/icicle, diehard, and frog glow are working the best. Three colors of lead are working good as well. Most days trolling speeds of 2.5-2.8 are working. Sunny calm days are tough but the shore line from Snake Creek too Sandy Pond has been very good. 
The salmon continue to be found in the off-shore waters from 80-200 fow from Catfish Creek to Oswego. Fished 45-110 feet down trolling super slim dreamweavers in diehard patterns and the standard size. Dreamweavers in frog, green dolphin, Blk/Silver. Speed has been around 2.0-2,25 on the MOOR SUB TROLL. The best action is early on flat sunny days but if there is a little chop or over cast skies it seems too last longer. 
I still have a few dates open during the fall LOC derby so call to get in the schedule. The summer LOC derby is just around the corner. Put a team together and schedule your PRO-AM trip in July 10,11,12 TIGHT LINES Red 05.14.09 || Lake Report Fishing Report
Spent yesterday afternoon filming another episode of Alan Probst All Outdoors. Things couldn't have gone any better. We stayed in shore due to the high winds blowing off shore. As evening settled in the winds subsided so we moved out a bit and found a bunch of steelhead up to 12 pounds, brown trout up to 8 pounds, an Atlantic that was a very nice bonus that weighed 11 pounds and a few lakers up to 10 pounds. Dreamweaver Super Slims in blk/icicle or diehard worked for spoons and Daves Kaboom copper and black worked as well as Smithwicks in Blk/Silver or Blue silver. Riggers set 15-25 over 45-55 fow and the boards where good as well. 2.4-2.6 sog off pleasant point. TIGHT LINES Red 05.12.09 || Lake Report Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The kings are right where we left them before the big wind. Dreamweavers in glow frog or silver green or green dolphin are working as well as A-TOM-ik trolling flys behind Green Spin doctors. 
Catfish creek to the salmon river 85-145 fow down 45-100. Divers out 180 on a 2.5 was good today. Get here asap this spring king fishing is the best. These things fight better now than in the later part of summer. Don't wait call its better than ever. 
No walleyes last nite we gave up at midnight due to cold weather. Back At it tonite TIGHT LINES Red 05.11.09 || Lake Report Fishing report
The brown trout fishing continues to be excellent, After canceling my trip for sunday due to very high winds we got back out today and manage to find the brown trout stacked up in 12-18 fow just west of the Mexico point boat launch. Blue and silver smithwicks and shallow set Dreamweaver super slims did the trick today. We moved out a little later to see if we could find a king to end the day but they didn't want to play. They are there and in good numbers. I hope they stay around for the rest of the year. Here is a picture of Gene Maffei with a very nice Mexico Bay Brown Trout. Walleye tonite report will follow TIGHT LINES Red 05.09.09 || Lake Report Been busy with Fishing!
Been busy with fishing, The kings are here in good shape.We have spent some time the last few days targeting kings and today we spent our morning trip fishing for them and we found them pretty good.
TIGHT LINES Red 05.05.09 || Lake Report Browns and Kings
Today was day two for Jack and the gang. We started in close for browns and worked our way out for kings. The brown trout bit good until the north east wind came up. Black and silver smithwicks on the boards and some Dreamweavers mied in and Dream weavers on the riggers set 5-18 feet down over 40 fow. 
We changed things up increased our speed more for kings up to 2.7 -2.9 sog and tried to find them again today. No luck just one small one, but we did score on the steelhead. Orange jointed # 9 rapalas and blk/silvr Dreamweaver spoons with a little weight off the boards did the trick. Locating them was easy today due too the calm conditions that we had too start then the wind picked up and our pot off gold dried up. 
Try fishing the deeper water and look for slicks on the surface with junk in them and you should find some steelhead. Still taking reservations for the season. Call too schedule your trip dates are filling up fast. Walleyes tonite I will report in the am 
TIGHT LINES Red 05.04.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay SilverThe brown trout fishing continues to be good in the bay. Many limit catches of brown trout are being taken. Dream weaver ss spoons are working very good and stick baits are producing as well. BUT THE KINGS ARE HERE Yesterday Jack and his crew landed a couple nice spring kings while fishing with us on the lake. Chartreuse and silver Dreamweavers and purple and silver were the ticket. 35-50 feet down on the riggers in 65-80 fow. Day two of thier trip will be morning brown trout and afternoon kings. Walleye season opened Saturday and from what I have been hearing the fishing couldn't be better. If you are thinking of a trip call soon too get in on this hot action. It won't last long!!! River dates are filling in for river kings and early steelhead. Rooms will be tough to find due to an area lodging facility closing, so book early. Call for lake dates we still have a few openings!!!!! TIGHT LINES Red 04.28.09 || River Report Salmon River still giving up STEELHEAD
Was out today with Jerry and Patrick. Couple of real good guys from NJ. We had plenty of chances on a short trip due to there work schedule they wanted to start early and end early, so that was the plan. We caught a few Brown Trout and landed a few steelhead and fought plenty others.The weather was a little warm but it has cooled down now. 
All fish where caught on beads under floats. I still have open days for steelhead and lake brown trout fishing. Walleye opens on Saturday, Give me a call to get in the schedule to book your trip for monster walleyes. TIGHT LINES Red 04.26.09 || River/Lake Report River fishing still hot, but so is the weather
The fishing on the salmon river is still very good. There is still alot of steelhead in the river, Dropbacks and spawners. Fast water gravel and deeper pools and runs. We have seen the water drop from 1800cfs over the past few days to 750cfs ans now its on its way back up to 1800 cfs for a day or so. Plenty of days left to catch a few before its over until fall, they should be around till early May. 
The lake fishing continues to be very good in Mexico Bay. Thats good due to the spring LOC derby starting on Friday the 1st of May. Still a stick bait program. We have some really good dates left in May so give us call too get in the schedule for 09. 
Walleye season opens on Saturday. We are doing night time walleye trips May Through early June. This is a two man trip for monster walleyes, $275.00 for two people. Give us a call. Bullhead season is winding down and perch are being caught in the normal spawning places. Busy time of year to be fishing or hunting in Upstate New York. Turkey hunting starts on Friday May 1st. We offer turkey hunts and brown trout trips as a cast and blast. 
Schedule your 09 trip asap so you don't miss out TIGHT LINES Red 04.21.09 || Lake Report Mexico Bay full of BROWN TROUT
The fishing in the bay has been AWESOME!!! We are seeing some of the best brown trout action we have had in a long time. Many days we are catching between 20-35 browns. Thats fish in the net. We lose a few to boot. Some Landlocks and a few steelies mixed in. It's been a near shore program every day (4-12 feet). We are trolling stick baits and starting to mix in some Dreamweaver SS spoons. 
This year is the first year for us running DREAMWEAVERS in the spring and they sure seem to be a brown trout favorite. Blk/slvr and green /slvr seem to be very good. Trolling speed seems to very most days but 2.4-2.9 sog seems to be very good. Run these spoons back 150'-200' of the planer boards or put your riggers down 2'-5'. 
The area around Catfish Creek seems to be very productive. Look for stained water and the warmer the better. The browns are starting to spread out a little bit now that the water is warming. It couldn't be a better time to book an early spring trip for this hot action. We should see good trout fishing through the summer due to the number of fish in the Bay. The steelhead are just down right on fire in the river. Loads of drop backs to be caught on just about anything you choose. Egg sacs, worms,plugs,flies,spinners, they are hungry. This will be good right into mid-May. With the warm weather here why wait till next year, give me a call and get in on the fun. Rich Wallace and crew came for there usual spring trip and went home with big smiles. Joe Jackson and crew came and couldn't believe they could catch so many Browns in just and hour and a half. The fishing is so good we haven't been leaving the dock till 7-8 am most days or later. One trip we pulled out of the slip at ten and had a 4 man limit in just 1 hour not bad. I timed it the other day and we where fishing 4 minutes before we had our first fish. Talk about action. Call asap if you want to get in on the Action. TIGHT LINES Red 04.10.09 || Lake Report Now is The Time!
The eastern end of Lake Ontario is loaded with brown trout. If you want Browns now is The time to be here. Today I spent the days fishing with Bryce, Ron, Ron, Bob from PA. A regular spring Brown Trout group. All they could say at the end of the day was WOW. They landed 39 Browns and Two Landlocked Atlantics. One of the Atlantics was 26 inches. 
We fished in 5-12 fow trolling smithwicks in Goby color and Blue and silver. 2.2 to 2.4 was the best speed . This fishing should last till well into May but the best will be over the ten to fifteen days. I put the boat in early to get in on the early spring fishing, so while the rest of the boats are up on jack stands we are in the water and catching plenty of fish. TIGHT LINES Red 04.09.09 || Lake Report Lake Action Heats UP!
The fishing on the lake today for the Frueham Crew was as good as it gets. They wanted to sleep in today so we decided to start at around 10 am. We headed down the river and looked for a spot outta the wind. When we got there there was one other boat there but no worries we knew the Browns would bite. 
Put the lines in and within ten minutes we were doing battle with our first fish. By the end of our trip we fought over 20 fish 4 small steelhead, 2 rainbows and one brown over 12 pounds. Smith wicks in blk/slvr and gold where the most liked today. 6-12 fow and 41.9 was the best temperature. If your looking for a great early Brown trout trip now would be a good time to make your plans. I still have both river steelhead dates open and lake trips available. NOW IS THE TIME! TIGHT LINES Red 04.08.09 || River/Lake Report Lake Ontario/ Salmon River Fishing UpdateNow is the time. There is so much going on right now it's hard to decide where to be fishing. I have been spending some time the last few days fishing the small creeks in the area. Now that the rain has stopped the water is coming down. The pink worm rules the past few days. There are plenty of steelies in the creeks and the big river is fishing pretty good right now. The lake season has got off to a good start. We will be fishing the lake the next few days. Things are settling down after the high winds we had over the weekend. The brown trout are here in good numbers.All the fishing for the next month or so will be close to shore. We won't have to travel far at all too get to the fish. I do still have several good salmon dates in July and August available. If you book two afternoon trips in August I am taking 75.00 off the total, or you can get 75.00 off a drift boat trip. Some limitations apply to this offer so call for details. We still have rooms open at the bed & breakfast and it's still 25.00 per person till the 1st of May. Don't miss out on the fishing. Now is the time to book your trip for '09 or 2010. Walleye season opens the 1st Saturday in May. We are booking trips for fall salmon on the river and winter steelhead. CALL NOW TIGHT LINES Red 04.03.09 || River/Lake Report Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The big river is running at a very high level,making the bank fishing real tough. the drift boat is the safest way to get around the river right now. the smaller creek are loaded with fish. The pink worm and egg sacs are working well. Lake action is as good as it gets, We are catching quite a few browns at this time, trolling small stick baits and small blue and white spoons is working the best. April is a great time on the lake, not too many boats out yet and the fish are super easy too find. We have been trolling close to shore in the dirty water searching for Mr. Brown trout and we are sure finding plenty. 
The Big boat is in and ready for the season which looks like another great year coming on the eastern end of the lake. If you want to get in on the early spring action now is the time, With the river loaded with steelies and the Browns piled up near shore April and May are the months loaded with options. Walleye season starts the first saturday in May so call now to schedule your trip. Whether it's Steelhead now, Brown trout or Walleye in May July Mixed bag fishing Or KINGS in August or September Now is the time to make your plans. We have some good dates still available. TIGHT LINES Red 03.16.09 || River/Lake Report Salmon River / Lake Ontario Fishing Report
The river is running at 1800 cfs. If you like high water steelheading then now is the time. With the recent warm up the river and all the area tribs where blown out,but everything is looking good as of now. The big river is up and better fished from the boat. Area creeks are looking good and have a bunch of fish. 
The Lake is looking good and we got out over the weekend for a lake trip for Browns. They are there and waiting. Smithwicks, Rapalas and Thundersticks where all working. The lake is cold but the Browns are there and buched up in small areas. Now is the time to get in on this great spring fishing. With temps in the 50's and bright sunny days you couldn't ask for better late winter weather. 
Book a lake trip for Browns now for the best dates. Not many days left and soon we will be putting the big boat in. I still have some great late April steelhead dates open and some real good dates in July. Call soon to get in the schedule. 
TIGHT LINES Red 03.03.09 || River Report Salmon River
The reports have been slow coming due to being busy. But the fish are here and biting pretty good every day. The past ten days we have had warm weather and some very cold weather. The river is still running at a very fishable flow of 750cfs, Prefect for steel head fishing. 
The water has had a little color in it and things have changed a little but are back to normal. Chart, egg sacs where the hot ticket for about two days and now its back to blue or white, the pink worm is working very well too. Plugging has been hot and cold but we manage a few everyday for our efforts. Paulie was out with me last weeek and he fought and landed several nice fish. He never likes too go very early so we started at 10 am on Wednesday.
Saturday was slow we only had 5 bites and managed to get one to the net. BEATS WORKIN. The lake season will be here soon. Dates are filling in and we only have a few good dates open for April Brown Trout trips. We will be rowing the shore line pretty soon looking for some early browns. I still have some river dates for April and some spots for Night Time Trophy Walleye trips. The sooner you call the better your chance of getting a good date for the lake. I am booking Salmon River trips right now for the September and October river season. Now is the time to get a prime date. TIGHT LINES Red 02.20.09 || River Report Salmon RiverThe weather is heaing for a warm up in the next week. If you want too get in on some great steelhead fishing then give me a call. We are fishing the upper part of the river using blue egg sacs and some stone flies. There are alot of fish in the tailouts of the bigger pools. Plugging is starting to work very well, copper hot shots as well as rapalas are producing fish. we are finding more fish in the less traveled areas. The lake season is just around the corner and we are booking dates for our April and May near shore brown trout season. If the thought of catching football shaped Brown Trout on light action gear interests you give me a call. Last year was as good as it gets and this year should be the same with all the trout in the big river. Salmon dates are going fast but I do have several great dates in July for a mid summer mixed bag tripIt is also derby time so plan a mid summer derby date and make a few bucks just for catching a fish. Fran Trueman got paid last year for catching a salmon. Don't wait to call it might be too late. TIGHT LINES Red 02.04.09 || River Report Salmon River
Alot nicer today on the river. We recieved some snow last night but no much. The weather is warmer and should be better than the past few days. Temps in the 30's and 40's are on there way. The river is still at 750 plus runoff. Jim and I played with several steelhead today and one nice brown trout. Things are starting too look like spring (not quite yet but I like too think spring). If you book a trip by the 1st of April for April or May I will give you a 5% discount. April should be very good for Brown Trout or drop back Steelhead. The huge amount of snow up on Tug Hill will create perfect conditions for early shoreline fishing this spring, Could be the best year in a while. I still have several good dates for salmon grab-um while they are still available. TIGHT LINES Red 02.04.09 || River Report Great Day On The River
Today it was a great day to be on the river. The start was just a little cool at -14 degrees but the fish wanted to cooperate. It really didn't matter what technique you wanted to try today. Floats where going down, bottom bouncing was working and they wanted to bite plugs. And the best part of the day was putting the new boat in the water and going on that maiden voyage. I spent alot of time working with Willie Boats designing the boat that I wanted and it couldn't have been better. It rows like a dream and should be great for walleye fishing as well. Warming trend coming on Friday and early next week, call if you want to try out the new boat and catch some steelhead. The river is going to be up till Friday and the weather looks great for a few days. TIGHT LINES Red 02.03.09 || River Report Salmon RiverWater is running 750cfs until friday but may go up due to a great weekend coming if the weather man isn't lying. The lower end of the river has alot of Chrome fish but you have to wait out the slush too clear. We are booking trips for the lake and the river right now,I have several weekends in May left so call soon if you want a weekend also Spring Walleye fishing is just around the corner. Call soon these trips book fast. TIGHT LINES Red 02.01.09 || River Report Salmon River
Today I spent the day fishing with a lake regular Steven Treadwell. His first ever trip to the Salmon River and his first ever steelhead fishing trip. He fought his share of steelhead today. We almost had the river to ourselves all day. The weather was great and the fishing was as good as it can be for the winter. We fished flies and egg sacs as well as Trout Beads today. 
The river is at 750cfs and will be that way till Friday,warm weather coming for the weekend should make for some real good winter fishing. Better than the 12 feet of snow we recieved two years ago at this time. Forget the snow, start thinking spring and getting your plans together for an open water trip on the lake for spring Brown Trout. With all the snow we have the spring runoff should make for some great fishing this spring. Walleye season starts the 1st Saturday in May so give me a call to schedule your trip. Spring dates will fill in fast from here till we get going on the lake. Salmon dates are filling in and if you would like a river date for September don't wait!! TIGHT LINES Red 01.30.09 || River Report Salmon River
Over the past few days the fishing on the river has been pretty good. Friday I fished with Greg from NJ and he was on fire. He hooked 14 steelhead but the landing percentage was a little low. Blue egg sacs where the best thing to have in the water, we did get 1 fish on pink and 1 on Chartruese . We hit fish in several spots but one spot we were on with the first cast and hooked a bunch there. Saturday I fish the steelhead tournament and had a good day fishing with Mike and Shane, Last years winners. They can hold there own on the river, and we ended the day with a 4th place finish. 
It was a white agg sac day, It started out cold, but the bright sun helped brighten our day, warmer days are coming over the next few days. Call me if you are thinking about a winter trip. Lake dates are still available so plan soon too get your best dates TIGHT LINES Red 01.25.09 || River Report Salmon RiverThe salmon river is still fishing very good. We have alot of snow and more expected over the next couple days. This will make walking into most spots a little tough and be more like the heart attack hike. The forecast is for heavy lake affect snow over the next 24 hours. We are still offering a two person drift boat trip for $225.00 or include lodging and its only 150.00 per person. With the fishing as good as it's been, now would be a good time to book your trip. We are still using beads,egg sacs,pink worms,plugs and some nymphs. Floats and bottom bouncing have been the best. Upper river is still the best bet for the most consistent action and the easiest to get to. Try using floats in the slower water using glow roe 8mm beads or pink or blue egg sacs. I have also been sending e-mail to people that contacted me last year and didn't book due to our busy schedule. My peak dates are filling fast and we have limited dates available for salmon season both on the lake and river. I suggest you start making your plans soon. Lodging is also going to be tight due to the portly angler closing. Many people that normally stay there are looking elsewhere. TIGHT LINES Red 01-18-09 || River Report Steelhead Fishing!
The fishing on the river continues to be very good. We have quite a bit of snow but that doesn't stop us from fishing the river. Fishing from the boat is the easiest way to get down the river. We are finding fish in just about every winter holding spot we normally do in the winter. White egg sacs and pink worms are working well and we did manage a nice brown last trip on a plug. Even though its cold out the fishing is hot for this time of year, it's going to be another good season by the way things are going. I still am offering a full day river trip and a night stay for two for 300.00. get in on the action call me asap to book a date. The lake season is fast approaching . If you are thinking of booking a trip call me to get some prime dates. Most people wait to the last minute to book only too be disappointed when I tell them I have no dates that will work with there schedule. Call me as soon as you can. TIGHT LINES Red 12-29-08 || River Report High Water Plenty of Fish!The recent warm snap has created a high water condition on the salmon river. This can only mean one thing MORE FISH. Any increase in water flow this time of year means fresh fish in from the lake. It makes it a little tougher wading,but thats no concern from the drift boat. The fishing remains good and should stay this way for the rest of the season. Fresh steelies are entering the river on a daily basis due to flow. We are still doing well under floats using blue,white,pink egg sacs and the pink worm is starting to work well. All the usual winter holding spots have fish, school house, wire hole, trestle pool, frig. The lower end will have alot of fresh fish and a mix in the mid part of the river. The snow is a non-issue at this time so getting around is no problem, and the parking lots are all clear. Lake fishing dates and river dates are still available but some of the best dates are going fast, weekends fill up quick as always. TIGHT LINES Red |
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I will be in Harrisburg again this year in the fishing hall. 
The past few days has been real good for browns, steelies and KINGS. On our morning trip today we landed 10 lost 2 KINGS landed 6 steelies and released 4 and landed 2 Browns.
DREAMWEAVER Black Icicle, diehard, and fire cracker have been real good for spoon choices. SPIN DOCTORS with green Krinkle, or TG ATOM-MIK flys are working good for the salmon and the spoons are working for the BROWNS, STEELIES and KINGS.
Now is the time to plan a trip the fishing is real hot right now. If you want too be here when its good now is the time.
Here are a few photos of the past few days.
Tony and Duane choose to get in the boat instead of try and walk through the deep snow and it was a good choice. They took a while to get in the swing of things but finally got there shots and each landed some nice fish. Tony has spent alot of time in Alaska battling Kings over the years and Duane is walleye Nut.