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Conference wahoo::fishing

Title:	Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:	See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:	DONMAC::MACINTYRE

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1660
Total number of notes:	20970

1239.0. "See 'um, but can't hook 'um." by COGITO::POPIENIUCK () Fri Sep 08 1989 13:49

    Can anyone out there give some advice on this?
    
    Labor Day weekend I was on Upper and Lower Richardson Lakes (two
    of the Rangeleys) and spotted plenty of what seemed to be good fish
    on the sonar, but couldn't get even a strike.
    
    It was real windy on the lakes, so we were forced to troll in the
    channel between the two lakes.  The channel is about 15-20 feet
    deep and drops off to about 50-60 feet at both ends.  At the Upper
    lake end my sonar was showing lots ofbig fish (I suspect salmon)
    at about 30 feet and frequent "clouds" of bait (probably smelt).
     We tried for a couple hours trolling back and forth, different
    depths, different lures (Davis spinners trailing Rappalas, various
    streamers, wobblers) and nothing worked.
    
    I know that long about September the salmon tend to collect at the
    mouths of the streams and that's what I figure was happening.  I'm
    going back up in two weeks and want to give it another try.
    
    I neglected to mention above that I was using lead core with enough
    out so I know I was getting down to where they were.  Any advice
    greatfully accepted.
    
    By the way, I've read almost every sonar related note in here and
    have found next to nothing on the Lowrance X-4.  I'm just getting
    used to mine and love it, unless those salmon were mirages!

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1239.1		CLSTR1::VARLEY		`Fri Sep 08 1989 14:54`	1
	Buy a downrigger.
1239.2	good landlock spoon.	MTADMS::GEIBEL		`Fri Sep 08 1989 15:02`	1
	Try a SUTTON #44 copper & silver or even a SUTTON #61 in the same color.
1239.3	Give this a try...	SALEM::MERCURIO_J	$set hook/fish_on	`Fri Sep 08 1989 16:57`	11
	You might want to try this, I was up on East Grand Lake about a month ago and I saw fish down (get this) in 80 to 110 feet of water. So with the electric motor I position myself right over the fish I saw on the X5, within minutes, while jigging a 1/2 oz Kastmaster at the right depth I caught a salmon about 2-3lbs. I would have continued to fish for these except I was very disappointed with the fight, after just a few seconds of fight it was like bringing up an old boot. I thought I'd give this a shot only because the bass fishing was less than impressive. Needless to say, I went back to bass fishing...
1239.4	I'll try it. More tips welcome.	COGITO::POPIENIUCK		`Fri Sep 08 1989 17:14`	19
	.3 Thanks. I was thinking about something like that, but maybe dropping down a gob of worms. I also used to have some pretty good luck by trolling verrrrry slowly witha small spinner followed by a live nightcrawler. The salmon you got must have been drugged. Almost every one I've ever caught turns into an acrobat as soon as they get near the surface or boat. They seem to hit hard, then "coast" towards the boat, and then make several hard runs once they are near. Almost always exciting. .1 had a good idea about the downrigger too. My plan is to have one installed and ready to go by next spring. Thanks for the advice. If things start to pop in two weeks I'll let you know what happens. Pete (who lets all bass live, but has a big taste for salmon)
1239.5	where did the fish go	DNEAST::DANFORTH_DAN		`Mon Sep 11 1989 08:54`	8
	Try a small copper Mooselook Wobbler. You can troll it alone or behind a dodger or spoons etc... I used to fish there a lot but the fishing has dropped off terribly in the past few years. Usually when all else fails the nightcrawlers will work!
1239.6	I Goofed!	CLSTR1::VARLEY		`Mon Sep 11 1989 09:48`	9
	I wasn't tryin' to be a smartass in .1, but when I thought about the situation you described, leadcore just didn't make it. You never know exactly how deep you are, and sometimes 1 foot is critical. Plus, there's always line belly affecting depth. Before you buy a downrigger, spend $9 or so and try a Luhr Jensen "Dipsy Diver". They use 'em in the Great Lakes, and you don't have to drag that heavy leadcore. I should have suggested this in the first place. --The Skoal Bandit