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Early August Report

For the first ten days of August eastern Lake Ontario charters had a tough time finding king salmon. A lot of wind and thunderstorms created tough conditions. The brown trout were a lot easier to locate and a lot closer to home. With the chance of T-storms and tough salmon fishing the decision was an easy one. The brown trout were fairly cooperative for charters most days. They are still hitting some bid trout the last few days. However the salmon fishing has been picking up quite a bit since the weekend. It's that magic time of year when the kings salmon start to head east to the Salmon River and stage off the river. The mature king salmon stage until mid to later September when they will migrate up to their natal spawning grounds. This is by far the best time of the season to target salmon off the charter boats on the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

Lake Ontario Counties Derby starts this Friday August 15. You need to enter before you fish! The top prize is $20,000 for the biggest king salmon. Clients of charters fishing Lake Ontario have often been the winners. I'd say for $15 for a one day pass it's a good idea to get in. Everyone on the boat needs to be entered by 6am the day you will fish. If you book two days you can pay $25 and that covers the entire 18 days of the LOC derby. The BIG salmon and trout derby runs from August 15 till Labor day September 1. Last season we had a slammer salmon that would of easily won but the crew was not entered:(. You can enter at any of the local tackle shops or on line.
Here's the link to enter -
http://www.loc.org/derby/registration/index.asp

JULY 2008

Salmon trolling on Lake Ontario has been fair so far. We've done dozen trips this month targeting king salmon and had success on 10 of them. The other trips the brown trout were happy to cooperate. The salmon have been in nice shape mostly pushing 20 pounds. Salmon have been biting off the Salmon River all the way North to Sandy pond and west to Oswego as well. 180-220 feet of water has been the most consistent depths. Trolling dodger/fly combos has been the ticket to catching bigger king salmon. Salmon fishing will continue to improve over the next few weeks. Brown trout have biting in 80-100 feet. Stinger spoons in natural colors has been a good bet for BIG trout. We offer the best rates on the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Give us a ring!
Thanks for checking us out!
Jackie and Shane Thomas

The 2008 Lake Ontario charter season is well underway. Brown trout and walleye have been cooperating nicely. Trolling along the Lake Ontario shoreline has been producing good catches of brown trout by day and walleye by night. By the end of June we will be targeting BIG king salmon and steelhead off shore. Salmon and steelhead are just starting be taken out deeper mainly on spoons fished off the downriggers. For June we're offering 2 day specials- Our rates are already the most reasonable around- NO hidden surcharge on fuel either.

A nice 10 pound spring brown trout taken close to the Lake Ontario shoreline.

An early summer king salmon taken on a spoon off the shore on a Lake Ontario charter.

The biggest king salmon of 2007 this 35 pounder was taken off the Salmon River on Lake Ontario.

12 pound walleye taken at night trolling the shoreline of Lake Ontario.

Experience charter fishing on Lake Ontario with Captain Shane Thomas aboard our fully rigged state of the art 26 foot Penn Yan. Using all the latest technology while trolling the great expanses of Lake Ontario to ensures your success. Our boat is fully rigged for everyone's fishing pleasure. From top of the line Lowrance GPS/fish finder to our super fast Scotty down riggers our charter boat is truly a fish catching machine. There's plenty of room on board for parties of 1-6 guests. Enjoy an easy day of fishing for a wide variety of fish. There's always something biting whether it's salmon, steelhead, brown trout, lake trout, walleye or bass we'll use our 17 years chartering experience to put you on them.

Springtime walleye and brown trout fishing along the shoreline of Lake Ontario is fabulous. Lake Ontario walleyes grow to trophy sizes with 10-12 pounders common. Brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario will grow enormous as well- The NYS record came from Oswego county weighing over 30 pounds! That was only a few miles from our home port on the Salmon River. Brown trout numbers have been up the past several season with 10-15 fish trips normal in April through June.

On summer fishing charters we target every sport fishing species Lake Ontario has to offer.The biggest baddest of all would be the mighty king salmon. Salmon grow big out on Lake Ontario.Our state record was taken in the Salmon River itself running over 47 pounds! King salmon average over 20 pounds with an occasional 30 plus pounder coming to the net. July, August and September are best months to target these monsters of the great lakes. We often target brown trout, steelheads, lake tout, walleye or bass in the summer. It's your choice, whatever you prefer to catch we'll go after them.

Fall is a great time to catch salmon and steelheads. They are stacking up near shore getting ready to run the Salmon River to spawn. Anglers often do combo trips- a day out on Lake Ontario and another day fishing the Salmon River by drift boat. September and October are prime months for this.

Our charter boat is the closest boat to Lake Ontario at the Lighthouse Marina. The marina is located at the mouth of the Salmon River, Port Ontario only a few hundred yards from Lake Ontario.Take a fishing charter aboard our 26 foot Penn Yan with a USCG Licensed Captain! If your looking for an adventure catching trophy sized fish, give us a call to book your memorable trip today.

Call us for an honest updated fishing report, call us anytime at (315) 298-4530.

Shane and Jaclyn Thomas

July 12, 2007

Salmon and brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario continues to be excellent. We've been trolling 70-80' for brown trout and 150-180' for king salmon. The trout have been hitting just off the bottom, the salmon 80-90' down. Spoons have been taking trout while salmon have liked the dodger/fly program best. Most days we've started out targeting kings and finish off w/ trout. Throw in the occassional steelie for a great trip out on Lake Ontario. So far this summer has been one of the best in recent years.

August 4, 2007

Fishing Charter Boat - 26 Penn Yan Competitor

July 21, 2007