Timing is everything. To have a national television show focused on fishing come to the area and hit the weather and the fishing perfectly is a rare feat. That happened last weekend when Mark and Jake Romanack with the "Fishing 411" TV show drove in from Michigan (the long way around Lake Erie) and fished Lake Ontario for salmon and trout.
Lake Ontario and tributaries
Mark and Jake Romanack had hoped to tape two fishing shows when they arrived in Lewiston for the Memorial Day weekend. They did not know what to expect. The first day they decided to go old-school for a different kind of a show. After filming the release of some of the salmon that had been held in pens and tanks in the lower Niagara River at Youngstown, the "Fishing 411" crew headed out onto the Niagara Bar near the green can to take a mix of salmon and trout using 3.5 MagLip plugs running 3-way rigs or lines with snap weights to get their lures into the fish zone.
The next day, Team Romanack headed back out on the Bar to fish more traditional methods for salmon and trout. It was foggy and a little congested at the Niagara Bar last Saturday morning. Fish were scattered along the bar in 50 to 80 feet of water. They ran Mag Silver Streak spoons on three and five color lead core setups with in-line boards. They also trolled SpinFish plugs on downriggers. Both presentations worked very well. Rotating plugs like a SpinFish by Yakima Bait are becoming a staple for Great Lakes salmon.
Things are changing, though, as it normally does this time of year – just in time for a salmon tournament. The Wilson Harbor Invitational Tournament is June 6 and it is starting to get a bit tough out there. Karen Evarts at the Boat Doctors in Olcott reports that fishing has changed up a bit out in the lake. The salmon have moved out. Best fishing is 250 feet of water as of Monday. Things are hitting better using planer boards. They were down deep but then moved up to 50 to 65 feet below the surface. Mag spoons are the best; black, silver, glow and green the best colors.
People were trolling the shoreline for bass, too. Justin Dunkelberger of Olcott enjoyed a great 9th birthday present going fishing with Josh and Dale Dunkelberger and Justin's friend, Josh McCabe. They caught several king salmon and a lake trout that tipped the scales at 24 pounds. Best lures for the kings were UV Yellow and Atomic Bomb GRC flies. Riggers were 55 down over 89 feet of water. Dipsy divers 115 to 140 feet back.
The father-son team of Mark and Jake Romanack used different tactics to take salmon like this SpinFish set up from Yakima Bait. (Photo courtesy of Mark Romanack)
Niagara River
Lisa Drabczyk of Creek Road Bait and Tackle reports that steelhead are still snapping in Devil’s Hole on minnows or lures such as Kwikfish or MagLips. Bass are starting to turn on with tubes, Ned rigs and swim baits. Remember you need to use an artificial lure if you are targeting bass until the regular season opener June 20. Lake trout seem to be the predominant catch at the bar off the mouth now that the salmon have moved deeper. Kwikfish, MagLips and minnows all will work around the green buoy marker, bouncing bottom with 3-way rigs. Upper river bass action continues to be strong and a few walleyes are starting to show up, too.
Lake Erie and tributaries
Fishing is fabulous right now at night, according to Bob Rustowicz of Cheektowaga. The night bite should continue for another week or so, but the water temperature has increased and could impact action at night. His best lure has been a No. 11 Rapala in chartreuse in 8 to 12 feet of water. During the day, anglers are seeing an increase in jigging and trolling success. Focus in 42 to 60 feet of water when trolling, and 15 to 25 feet of water if you want to try to jig up some ‘eyes, Rustowicz said.
Rob Oram of Franklinville said fishing is good, but the walleyes are in transition. They are switching from the shallower spawn cycle to deeper water and being suspended. Time for the trolling to start to cover more water. The water temp has increased into the high 50s, and the fish and bait are on the move. The electronics can play a big part now in identifying fish-holding areas. It helps if you can find the baitfish, too.
Bobby Warne of Albion caught this football-sized yellow perch while bass fishing in Lake Erie this past week, weighing 2 pounds, 4 ounces. He was using a Ned rig. (Photo courtesy of Bobby Warne)
Bobby Warne of Albion enjoyed some decent fishing action, targeting bass with Ned rigs on Myers Reef in 30 to 40 feet of water. His surprise catch was a yellow perch that pegged the scale at more than two pounds. It was 14 1/2 inches long with a girth of 14 1/4 inches. It was a football-sized catch.
Chautauqua Lake
Walleye action continues to be good for night fishermen and daytime trollers, according to Capt. Jim Skoczylas of Sheldon. At night, he enjoyed good success trolling with stickbaits like Rapalas off Mayville in 6 to 8 feet of water. During the day, the south end was the best spot for him, slow trolling worm harnesses along the weed edges and doing very well.
Capt. Mike Sperry of Chautauqua Reel Outdoors said jigging in weed pockets using a jig and twister tail combo or a vibrating blade bait will work. Walleye are still hitting in the evening and after dark, casting Rapalas, Challengers, Smithwicks and the like close to shore. The casting bite will slow soon as the water temperature increases.
The crappie bite was good last week with fish on the beds. It has slowed some this week but plenty of 12-inch fish are in the system. A minnow or 1/32-ounce jig under a slip bobber early in the morning should work. The inside weed line out to 8 feet is where to look in the south basin.
Remember that the inland musky season opens Saturday.
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