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Unfortunately I will not be up for the frostbite shootout but it sounds like a good time! I’ll be out tomorrow morning in the IS - (it’s going to be chilly) have the salmon been active? I picked up a fishhawk TD to target water temps.
Good luck out there everyone!

Well It sounds like you had a tough start this year I hope your healing well, I’m glad to see you got out and landed that nice fat laker PB - congratulations! Great story!Always good to get back on the water. I can relate to DR a couple weeks ago …I was thinking it was a huge hit - ya it was a huge ...

I went to IS as planned was choppy but gave I a couple hours stayed on the upper end and stayed parallel with the waves and went back and fourth 50-120 fow Saw some bait and marking’s but only got white and yellow perch. Headed home and trolled for Lakers till mid isl Lemotte and couple more perch a...

Reelax,
Seas a little too much to travel that far south today by boat but thanks for the tip

I enter IS thru the GUT so I’ll drop in head across to Burton isl and try the Georgia shoreside down to sandbar beach, hoping to land my first LC silver keeper. I’m using live bait double stacked on downrigger and copper mooselook wabbler on leadcore Thanks for the info Crayfish it’s appreciated! Go...

Im planning on going to IS tomorrow targeting 6:30am and plan on following shoreline south 70-120’ fow with dr at 50’ -70’ go down around cedar into keelers bay. I only have surface water temp gage so not sure where 55degrees will be. Would this be a good strategy or should I try a different area? Q...

What a great day on the water you guys had! good people, good food, good weather and great pics glad to see those nice big silvers and no lamprey!

I’m back for the next week or so and was going to try IS 1 or 2 days Thursday thru Monday was wondering if the silvers have still been active and or Any thoughts on my trolling route? Anyway I’ve heard they are catching them around Valcour island and wanted to ask weather I should focus on IS or try...

I was using 30 lbs mono. on dr and 40lbs mono in dipsy diver along with 25lbs lead core had no problems with fleas, some areas had to contend with the weeds. I’ll be back in a week or so, I picked up a 2nd dr clip so will try my luck double stacking. Last time out I basically trolled south stayed cl...

Fished IS on Monday as planned targeting 70 - 120 fow dr at dr at 50’ - 70’ and a line 9 colors of leadcore with split back rebels was quit first hour or so switched dr over to live (2” sunfish) on dr and put dipsy diver on 2nd rig with 3”spoons got a good hard hit on dr lost it something took the b...

I’ll be leaving chazy heading to IS through the gut targeting 6-6:30 am till 3ish will troll south to keelers and cedar island area I’m in 24’ Avalon tritoon Black and Tan with 16’ flag on the stern.

Hi Truviking, A lot of great information in you post very impressive, I’m feeling a little more optimistic for a silver, My options are to go out tomorrow (Sunday)am till 10 or take Monday off and spend most of the day so I’ll likely go out on Monday I’ll cut through the gut to IS and troll south in...

C-hawk,
Thank you for the info, I plan to get out this weekend depending on the weather and I’ll give that area a try, thanks again for the tips and good luck to you and yours out there!

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Black / tan 24’ Avalon DRL Tritoon
150 Yamaha
24v 80lbs trust bow mount
Downrigger
Flag pole
Garmin 200