Last minute decision to go and a solo trip.
Thursday night I thought I will get up a bit early Friday morning and if the winds have dropped as predicted, I will go. Got up at 5:45, checked, no rain on the radar and winds are down.
Hadn't got anything ready so scrambled around and got ready, made breakfast and was at the Collingwood ramp around 8:15. Fourth trailer in the parking lot at that time of day? Couldn't believe it.
Was on the water and fishing by 8:45. Ran out to around 100fow and that was where I put down the Shoehorn spoon that worked so well for me last month and I was running it 100ft behind the ball. Around 9:15 the rod fires, but nothing there. Start reeling in, and had the lure about 1/2 back and suddenly a tremendous strike and run that just about took the rod out of my hand. Kinda rattled me and I did not get a good hook set. Was on for about 10 seconds and gone. Figure it was big salmon.
Within the next hour, had another hit but gone by the time I grabbed the rod.
I had run a far ways North using various Shoehorn spoons and but no action and no marks.
Picked up and ran back South for a mile or so and set up in 90fow. Decided to use one of my Freedom Cut Plug Herring baits. I had good luck with them last year. Within 5 minutes of putting it down, the rod fired and I had a 5.5lb laker.
30 minutes later rod fires again and I have a 3lb laker. Now I have my limit of lakers.
Decided to try deeper water, run a large size FCPH and fish much higher in the water column.
Went out to 160fow, no marks and no action.
Called it a day just before 1:30. Nice day to be on the water, light winds and pretty calm.
Following pic is the 5.5 laker and you can see the lure. You can run them with or without flashers and I ran today without, although I did use an Agitator for a while when I was running Shoehorns.
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Collingwood Report- Friday, July 16, 2 for 4
