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Originally Posted by Sugarsandbeach
Hi all, I’ve got 3 young boys, 2, 9 and 11.. the older 2 like to fish but they are sometimes telling me they are bored! This usually occurs when I’m trying to fish for salmon! So far this year we have been catching LOTS of 2.5 lb smallmouth. But they want something different. I have an 18’ center console with downriggers. I’ve been on the lake for 5 years and caught only 1 salmon using an acme kastmaster. I’ve watched you tube videos, read countless articles on how to catch these fish but I cannot seem to find them! I know it’s a big secret and nobody wants to give away their secret spots but I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction as to where these fish are. I’m usually trolling a KVD crank bait, mepps aglia long, or just dropping down a mooselook spoon or kastmaster. I understand the depths these fish live at when at certain temps ect… Hoping someone can help me out here. Thanks in advance!
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Hi;
I have been fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving the lake for over 60 years. I just want you and everyone else to know that the fishing will never be as used to be. The crayfish that used to be the Smallmouth's prime feed, are now gone. Killed off over the past few years by pollution. I used to average 2-3 fish per hour. Now it's 1 fish per 2 hours or worse, and they are much smaller than in past years. I used to average 4-5 Salmon per 4 hours, in the early am, and late pm. Now I average 1 or less per day. I have had a 28 fish Salmon day with a buddy, keeping none, about 5-6 years ago. I believe pollution has decimated the 2-3-4 year classes, and the newly stocked fish have died off, shortly after stocking for the last two years due to improper stocking and hatchery feeding techniques. The word is not good, and I am broken-hearted over these events. The illegal ,introduction of the "ROCKBASS" has not helped. Also, I have noticed a higher incidence of "SWIRLING DISEASE" ( a drastic bend in the tail) of the Lake trout. We all need to get on the case of the Fish and Game dept and our politicians. Sorry for the doom and gloom, but it is a fact. Even the Professional guides are having a tough time putting fish in the boat, and I talk to them on a weekly basis. I even went on a
"Charter with MR Dustin Parent with the "SALMON PATROL CHARTERS" last year with 5 guys, and we were
blanked. He offered to do the charter for free, but we paid him , anyway. Winni Bob