Yankee Troller Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 With such great access to the Lake and it's bays we decided to take the girls perch fishing Sunday morning on Sodus. We got there about 8am and hit the water. We moved and moved and moved, but we just couldn't get any schools on the graph. About 10:30am Captain Jack's breakfast was calling our names. Over breakfast we decided to head out to the lake and give it a go for a little while. None of us had ever fished this early in the season. We hung a left out the chute, put her on plane, and ran a few miles West. We sat down and started to rig. We ran six flat lines using baby Z-boards. Boy are those things nice for Spring Brown Trout fishing! We used various Rapala, Rebel, and Smithwick stick baits run anywhere from 100-150' back. Once we were set-up we felt that one fish would make our day! The water temps were cold and all we found was 35.9-36.1. We were also able to locate some colored water. The first fish didn't take long, and not long after that the second one came. We quickly found our troll and worked the colored water, which was moving West, for about 2.5/3 hours. We ended the day with close to 30 bites. One pushed 10-11 pounds, a few in the 6-8 pound range, and then your typical cookie cutter Spring Brown Trout. Many doubles, one triple, and we came close to a quad. We worked 7' of water out to 30' of water off one of the points a few clicks West of Sodus. Speed on the graph was 1.4-1.7 on the paddle wheel, but I think we were a little faster than that on GPS. Either way it was a blast, and we answered a question many people have been asking lately. You can catch them out there in the dead of Winter. You just have to be able to get out there to experience it! Here is some Brown Trout Porn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N II Deep Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great work on the browns. thanks for the mid winter pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLubbs Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Very Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailer Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks Captain Richard, we needed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishsniffer Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 very nice indeed:thumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster107 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nice job!!!! Now I want to go out more!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nice job!!!:thumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Capt. Rich, GJ on those Winter footballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLF Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great job Capt. Richard! This will get more people who have had the itch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWheeler Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Heck yeah! I hope that scratched the itch, great way to start out the season:thumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobber Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Shweeeeeeeet! Wtg ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee Troller Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks guys! It scratched the itch for sure, but it wasn't enough! This weekend is looking cold! Might be a few weeks before we get back out unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idle Time Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great Job! You cant beat that durimg the "winter down time"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdB Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Awesome to be trolling and catching in February, way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turfwrench Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Absolutely beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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