newbie to lake ontario, with a little help from my friends

Spent two days this past week on Lake Ontario . Thanks to some advice from fellow board members steelheader and reelinginthebigone we managed to have a couple decent days. Sure is different than my one line on georgian bay,trying to run 4 rods can sure be a challenge when the other people in the boat are not fishermen, im not gonna lie we tangled lines more than once. First day we went 8/10 with one double header. Fish ranged from the high teens to shakers and everything in between.Second day we had great expectations after the first day but only managed 4/8.Best part of the trip was putting a fellow that has not fished before on a 16 pound king he was thrilled. Sure makes a fellow want to go back.

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what a view

Well done! Great report and nice salmon

Always a challenge trying new waters and you did very well.

Cheers!

Very well done. sounds like a blast.

The only time I saw that view from Lake O a few years ago I kept thinking "I wonder if the folks in those towers in there are having as much fun as we are out here"?

Great couple days in a new spot

I love seeing the excitement of new anglers in Lake Ontario. It's such a great fishery, and there are tons of fishing to be had by everyone.

Thanks for sharing and glad you had a great time! Hope to see you back again!

looks like a great time


you will get used to running 4 rods very quickly on lake O, then progress to 6


honestly I would feel naked with just 4 now, but totally get what you mean

keep at it

WTG you did well for first timer on the O. Keep at it, spoon bite been good and just heating up now. Big Kings showing up in numbers

Here this will give you hint of where the big fish are being caught.

WEEK 3: JULY 15TH – JULY 21ST

1st Place: Tony Strang – Whitby – 33.00 lbs.
2nd Place: Jon Manners – Cobourg – 30.90 lbs.
3rd Place: Evan Peterson – Bluffers – Anglers Edge – 28.98 lbs.
4th Place: Cole Waters – Bluffers – Kings On The Run – 28.80 lbs.
5th Place: Ron Cheung – Bluffers – 27.76 lbs.
6th Place: Georges Poirier – Newcastle – Get it Wet 9 – 27.76 lbs.
7th Place: Matt Chambers – Whitby – 27.66 lbs.
8th Place: Dan Herteis – Bronte – 27.64 lbs.
9th Place : Tony Caschera – Bluffers – Peak Flow – 27.64 lbs.
10th Place: Shawn Giordmaina – Whitby – 27.62 lbs.
11th Place: David Hunter – St.Catharines – Niagara Fishing Adventures – 27.20 lbs.
12th Place: Ray Dubois – Whitby – 27.12 lbs.
13th Place: Jesse Hutton – Lakefront Promenade – Reel Addiction – 26.76 lbs.
14th Place: Ethan Mesta – Bronte – Myles Ahead – 26.20 lbs.
15th Place: Drew Baker – Bluffers – 26.18 lbs.
16th Place: Daniel Burdz – Lakefront Promenade – 26.06 lbs.
17th Place: Matt Mariella – Bluffers – Lucky Lefty – 25.98 lbs.
18th Place: Jean-Michel Dussault – Newcastle – GetitWet 6 – 25.96 lbs.
19th Place: Aaron Hyde – Bluffers – 25.80 lbs.
20th Place: Dominique Sarrazin – Cobourg – 25.76 lbs.
21st Place: Jonathan Kingshott – Whitby – 25.74 lbs.
22nd Place: Adrian Lynde – Newcastle – 25.54 lbs.

thanks shank . wish i had more time to make the long trek down , think its gonna become an annual thing . fortunate to have a friend that lives nearby with a place to stay. wish i could learn from a pro like you how to run multiple rods youtube is not enough.happy with the results for a rookie for sure, can look forward to next time

You were certainly fishing the right area. The bite there has been hot!!

thanks shank . wish i had more time to make the long trek down , think its gonna become an annual thing . fortunate to have a friend that lives nearby with a place to stay. wish i could learn from a pro like you how to run multiple rods youtube is not enough.happy with the results for a rookie for sure, can look forward to next time

Not to worry.......I started with 2 rods decades ago and had good people show and help me gradually working on a variety of spreads......just takes practise and you will get there and be running an 8-14 rod setup in no time

Tony is on my pier. I congratulated him the day he caught that 33. It was actually 33.04 when weighed into the silver salmon, but when he put it on the vertical scale, it took a dump and lost some weight. After the Silver Salmon weighing he took it to the Great Salmon Derby.

Hey Dan

Glad you experienced Lake Ontario.

I haven't towed the boat to Bluffers in 4 or 5 years, but had some very enjoyable and productive days out there.

A few times, when none of my buddies could go, I went by myself. Try handling 2 rods on your own, with a fish on each. Fun and games.

Ralph SDC