Not a mark on her, no fin clips, silver as can be, and full of energy.
I missed the early morning bite as I didn't get on the water until 10:30ish or so.
Got on the water, called out, and Crazy Ivan responded. I've never known him to steer anyone wrong so I followed his advise and fished deep. Deep fishing for me meant slower action than I would have liked but I was wanting fish other than the 16 and 17's that I've been catching lately. A few small lakers, a cisco, a couple small salmon, and then my port rigger popped and a nice fish cleared the water behind the boat spraying silver in the sunlight.
Made some nice jumps then wanted nothing to do with the boat as she made two nice runs peeling line.
23-1/4", decided to harvest her as she'll do good on the grill.
Silver, no marks, no clips, fat and sassy.
Although I had been fishing between 60 and 70 down, this particular fish came from a sliding cheater with the main line set at 65'.
Blue/silver blades (thanks Jeremy) above the ball and blue/glow,crinkle white small honeybee.
She must of slammed the spoon as she was hooked very well and wasn't getting away.
Great meeting On the Job (Mike) at the ramp and chatting with Crazy Ivan and Fathead on the water. I enjoyed fishing along side Fathead for a few hours.
On at 10:30ish, last off the water at 3ish, Converse ramp. Bright sunny fun day on Lake Champlain...
