Fishing Report - August 17th, 2008 - Where's Wilson?!?!?!?!?!?
Wilson, Wilson, Wilson...San Diego instead of fishing for Kings?? Oh man. I'm not sure you'll ever live this one down!!
Today Joe and Butch (Wilson was MIA) joined us in really rough seas for a shot at a Lake Ontario freight train or two. First up was Butch when our Green Spinny/Sigg's Green Hypnotist fly fished 110' down over 130 FOW fired hard. Butch got the fish to the back of the boat but just as Jay was about to grab the net the fish spit the hook. Bummer Butch. Wish we could've boated that big King for you, but that's fishing. Sometimes the fish win.
Not 5 minutes after Butch's fish came un-buttoned our low diver pulling a Green e-Chip/Sigg's Green apple fly fires hard and it's Joe's turn at bat. Not to be outdone by his fellow King who just spit the hook at us, this big boy decides to break our leader and take our flasher/fly with us. Ugh, that's frustrating!
So now it would have been Wilson's turn....if only he was here. We worked and worked for our next bite and when we finally hooked up, the fight was on! That same 110' rigger pulling that same Green Spinny/ Sigg's Green Hypnotist fly fired hard and Joe stepped in to pinch hit for Wilson. Joe did a great job subbing for his West-Coast bound buddy and brought a really nice King right to the back of the boat. Just as I was about to net the fish it saw the boat and headed for our Starboard side diver. After some quick shuffling we got the fish out of that mess and back to the middle of the boat but the fish wasn't done and it headed for the Port side diver! So some more mayhem ensues and we get the fish back to the middle of the boat...again. But this king wasn't going to have any of us, so it heads for that Starboard side diver...AGAIN! Joe and I somehow managed to avert disaster once again and we FINALLY got the fish to the middle of the boat and I dipped the net under a beautiful 25 Lb King.
Oh Wilson, what could have been! Wish you were here buddy!!!
We had a few more bites over the course of the day and had we been able to make 'em stick we would've had a pretty decent box full of matures. But today most of the fish won the fight as they spit hooks, broke leaders, ran through divers and generally wreaked havoc on us today. Even with the 5-7' seas (and no Wilson) we still managed to have a great day. Jay and I look forward to fishing with you guys again next spring! Hope you had a great day down on Cayuga on Sunday!!
More reports to follow this week...lots of nice hooks on the screen today...it looks like things are really shaping u s for us in Fair Haven!
Until Next Time,
Fish On Wilson!!
~Capt. Bill
Today Joe and Butch (Wilson was MIA) joined us in really rough seas for a shot at a Lake Ontario freight train or two. First up was Butch when our Green Spinny/Sigg's Green Hypnotist fly fished 110' down over 130 FOW fired hard. Butch got the fish to the back of the boat but just as Jay was about to grab the net the fish spit the hook. Bummer Butch. Wish we could've boated that big King for you, but that's fishing. Sometimes the fish win.
Not 5 minutes after Butch's fish came un-buttoned our low diver pulling a Green e-Chip/Sigg's Green apple fly fires hard and it's Joe's turn at bat. Not to be outdone by his fellow King who just spit the hook at us, this big boy decides to break our leader and take our flasher/fly with us. Ugh, that's frustrating!
So now it would have been Wilson's turn....if only he was here. We worked and worked for our next bite and when we finally hooked up, the fight was on! That same 110' rigger pulling that same Green Spinny/ Sigg's Green Hypnotist fly fired hard and Joe stepped in to pinch hit for Wilson. Joe did a great job subbing for his West-Coast bound buddy and brought a really nice King right to the back of the boat. Just as I was about to net the fish it saw the boat and headed for our Starboard side diver. After some quick shuffling we got the fish out of that mess and back to the middle of the boat but the fish wasn't done and it headed for the Port side diver! So some more mayhem ensues and we get the fish back to the middle of the boat...again. But this king wasn't going to have any of us, so it heads for that Starboard side diver...AGAIN! Joe and I somehow managed to avert disaster once again and we FINALLY got the fish to the middle of the boat and I dipped the net under a beautiful 25 Lb King.
Oh Wilson, what could have been! Wish you were here buddy!!!
We had a few more bites over the course of the day and had we been able to make 'em stick we would've had a pretty decent box full of matures. But today most of the fish won the fight as they spit hooks, broke leaders, ran through divers and generally wreaked havoc on us today. Even with the 5-7' seas (and no Wilson) we still managed to have a great day. Jay and I look forward to fishing with you guys again next spring! Hope you had a great day down on Cayuga on Sunday!!
More reports to follow this week...lots of nice hooks on the screen today...it looks like things are really shaping u s for us in Fair Haven!
Until Next Time,
Fish On Wilson!!
~Capt. Bill
Butch and I just wanted to thank you and Jay again for another great trip. Even with tough lake conditions, you guys hung in there and managed to get us hooked up with some Kings. Also, thanks for helping us with our Depth Raider setup.
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