Updated Fishing Reports - Salmon River, Pulaski Ny

July 21, 2008

Lake Ontario continues to produce decent action for king salmon and brown trout. Salmon are staying fairly deep, 180-240' of water. The break has been down @ 100' and most bite have been off the down riggers @ 90-110' down. Pro chip and spin dr flashers with hammer and green glow hypnotist Siggs rigs flies are working best for king salmon. The brown trout have been in 80-100' right tight to the bottom. The best spoons have been die hard and alewife stingers. We have plenty of dates open for the rest of summer. Our rates are the most competitive on Lake Ontario.
Chartering with us is a bargain!
Salmon River Guide
Jackie and Shane Thomas

July 15, 2008

Salmon trolling for charter boats on Lake Ontario has been up and down lately. The king salmon have had a bit of an attitude lately. One day good one day bad. Thank heavens for brown trout. They've been much more reliable. Most days we've had trouble with the king salmon the brown trout were happy to help us out. The brown trout have been in 90-100' and hitting just off the bottom on spoons run 20-30' off the riggers. The king salmon have been much deeper 170-350' and hitting spin dr's with flies down 90-120' run 10-30' behind the ball. A lot of good fishing left this summer. Give us a call or email for more info on how to get in on the action. We have plenty of dates left.
Thanks for checking us out.
Jackie and Shane Thomas

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PAST FISHING REPORTS

July 6, 2008

Salmon fishing on Lake Ontario is picking up steam. Today we trolled the deeper water off the Salmon River finding a decent bite. Dodger/fly combos run off down riggers, dipsy divers and copper rods all produced kings. Every day there seems to be more and more salmon showing up in the Eastern basin of lake Ontario. We still have plenty of opening for the next 2 months.
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June 28, 2008

Fishing on Lake Ontario continues to be productive. Today we trolled 50-60' of water for brown trout off the Salmon River. It was slow early but picked up nicely later in the trip. Natural color stingers run 40-60' back and 40-50' down did the trick. Reports from the deeper trollers were very encouraging. King salmon were being taken in 150-200' down 80-100'. Fly combos and spoons were working for the persistent anglers.
Oneida has been productive for night walleye fishing. Slow trolling worms and stick baits in shallow water is still working well.
We have plenty of summer dates open-give us a call and get in on some fun!
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Our rates are the most competitive in the area. Ask about our 2 day package deals and SAVE $$.

June 23, 2008

Salmon fishing on Eastern Lake Ontario is starting! Saturday afternoon we boated 5 king salmon and broke two more off. The brown trout, steelhead and lake trout were biting as well. Early in the morning we trolled for brown trout in 40-60 foot of water. Small stingers run off the down riggers and lead core worked great. The trout were down anywhere from 10-30 feet. In the afternoon we ran out deep for our first try at salmon of the season. We didn't get all the rods set and we were into our first king! In less then 4 hours fishing we took 10 hits! Salmon, steelheads and even a lake trout made for a fun afternoon. Our best depths were 160-200 feet fishing the riggers down 70-90 feet.
Spoons and fly rigs both took fish but the BIG king hit a fly rig fished off the copper run 500' back!
Oneida has been productive for night walleye fishing. Slow trolling worms and stick baits in shallow water is still working well.
We have plenty of summer dates open-give us a call and get in on some fun!
Check out our charter site- www.fishingcharterslakeontario.com
Our rates are the most competitive in the area. Ask about our 2 day package deals and SAVE $$.

June 14, 2008

Off shore brown trout fishing has set up nicely along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The bite wasn't on fire but the hits were hard and we came up with some nice brown trout. We fished 30-40 feet of water and most hits were down 10-20 feet on natural color stingers.
Walleye fishing on Lake Ontario has been consistent. The BIG walleyes are there but we are working for 6-8 hit, 3-4 fish a trip. Double digit fish are common though.:)
We hit Oneida one night this week. The walleye fishing was decent with 30+ hits - 20+ landed and 10 or so nice 17-22'' keepers. Slow trolling worm harnesses before dark worked well. After dark trolling small stick baits took some really nice fish. We had a BIG one get off at the side of the boat:(
We have plenty of openings through summer for Lake Ontario salmon and trout charters.
The rest of this month is still prime for walleye as well. Our fall salmon trips are booking fast- get your dates in soon!
Salmon River Guide

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June 9, 2008

Walleye fishing slowed down some the last few days. Water temperature along the shoreline of Lake Ontario has increased 10 degrees in just 4-5 days- 67-68 degrees! We're still taking some really nice double digit walleye but working hard for 7-8 hits a trip. The brown trout moved out deeper looking for cooler waters.
Oneida Lake has been decent for lots of walleyes and small mouth bass. Fishing deep with jigs and sonars during the day works best. Slow trolling stick baits and worm harnesses does the trick in the evening/night.
Water levels on the Salmon River have increased to 500 cfs and it's scheduled to rise again-750 for a few more days-
Until 9:00 PM today, 500 CFS
From 9:00 PM today until 11:59 PM Wed, 750 CFS
Salmon River Guide

June 2, 2008

Walleye and brown trout night fishing along the Lake Ontario shoreline has been absolutely incredible. The weather has been tough but conditions are ripe for trolling in the inlets of Lake Ontario. This last week we've had 20-30 hits each night! Water temperatures have ranged from 55-60 degrees. Winds have been mainly from the west and heavy at times. Charters are doing a lot better by day lately. Brown trout are in tight to shore just north of the Salmon River in very good numbers, not many big one but decent fish none the less. A few boats are heading out to 130-180 feet of water and finding some early salmon and steelhead. Mostly a spoon program with riggers set 30-60' down. Oneida lake has been turning on. Plenty of eater size walleye along the shoreline at night. During the day they are hanging in 25-30' -jigging with sonars has been very productive. Our 2 night walleye drift boat specials will be running in June this year- book 2 days and save $50 per night. We still have plenty of open dates for June and July salmon, trout and walleye charter trips. Our charter rates are the most reasonable in the area.
Salmon River Guide

May 30, 2008

BIG walleyes and brown trout continue to bite well along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The last few weeks has been very good slow trolling stickbaits at night. Water temperatures have been ideal- 56-58 degrees. Last night we boated 10 big brown trout and 5 nice walleyes. Day charters fishing for brown trout are still doing so/so. One good day then the next is tough. There's been a lot of bait along the shore lately. A few king salmon and steelheads are starting to show up in deeper water. We have plenty of open dates for spring & summer walleye, salmon & brown trout trips. This Friday and Saturday nights (May 30 &31) are still open! Our 2 night walleye drift boat specials will be running in June this year- book 2 days and save $50 per night.
Salmon River Guide
Jackie and Shane Thomas

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