Wellington Salmon report
Wellington Salmon report
Launched out of Wellington at 4:30 am in search of salmon. Started working in about 100 FOW. By about 6:30 am things were starting to look bleak. We had one hit, no fish on the finders and the sun was already hot and getting hotter.
Decide to move further out. Well that was the ticket...for the next hour and 15 minutes I could not get more than one line in the water at a time because of fish hitting. In an hour and15 minutes we boat 7 salmon from 6-22lbs, one brown and one bow and then the bite shut's completely down. Mission accomplished, time to get out of the sun.
I was driving away from the launch back to Ottawa at 10am.
Decide to move further out. Well that was the ticket...for the next hour and 15 minutes I could not get more than one line in the water at a time because of fish hitting. In an hour and15 minutes we boat 7 salmon from 6-22lbs, one brown and one bow and then the bite shut's completely down. Mission accomplished, time to get out of the sun.
I was driving away from the launch back to Ottawa at 10am.
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Re: Wellington Salmon report
Wicked report Mike and nice mixed bag of fish. I hope it keeps up for you.
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It's much more important.
ORWL
It's much more important.
ORWL
Re: Wellington Salmon report
Beautiful!
I have not been down that way in ages, even if it is pretty much the closest salmon fishing for me here in Kingston.
If you are willing to share your choice of lures and colours, that would be of interest to me. Just in case................
Doug
I have not been down that way in ages, even if it is pretty much the closest salmon fishing for me here in Kingston.
If you are willing to share your choice of lures and colours, that would be of interest to me. Just in case................
Doug
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Hey Doug, hot lures were RAC spoon-Michael Jackson, NK-Purple thunder and Monkey Puke and green spin doctor with a green fly and dipsy. The spoons were at 75 and 90ft, the dipsy was at setting 3 and 180ft behind the boat. By 9am the fleas were out in full force so I suggest Flea Flicker or 30lb test or greater.
Re: Wellington Salmon report
Mike P wrote:Hey Doug, hot lures were RAC spoon-Michael Jackson, NK-Purple thunder and Monkey Puke and green spin doctor with a green fly and dipsy. The spoons were at 75 and 90ft, the dipsy was at setting 3 and 180ft behind the boat. By 9am the fleas were out in full force so I suggest Flea Flicker or 30lb test or greater.
Many thanks!
To give you a perspective on things, the last time I was rigging down there the spiny water flea had yet to make its presence known.............and I routinely ran 12 pound Trilene XL on my reels. One of the larger fish I caught off Netty's Patch came in on a spinning reel on a 12 foot steelhead rod, and six pound test. Times they are a-changin'
Doug
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nice goin Mike, I hope to get down there again next week.
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Re: Wellington Salmon report
Beauty fish there Mike.
Love those bright summer colors.
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Love those bright summer colors.
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
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Re: Wellington Salmon report
Great report Mike - rewarding to find them after the slow start!!
Re: Wellington Salmon report
I was out there after Canada day. Biggest fish was a 28lbs salmon. We caught 1 bow, 3 salmon and 3 lakers (one was 22lbs). She was a hog, lol. It took us 3 days on the water not your record 6 hrs, lol.
Keep fishing,
Raydar
Keep fishing,
Raydar
Keep your line in the water and there will always be a smile on your face.
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Re: Wellington Salmon report
Well done Mike. You're in your element off of Wellington.
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Re: Wellington Salmon report
Geeze Mike... those things are PIGS!
Nothing compares to their colors.
Big chunks of BLING!
Craig
Nothing compares to their colors.
Big chunks of BLING!
Craig
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Great action Mike. Lake Ontario is rockin right now, the best fishing I've seen out there since I've been going. Now to find some time to get back down there!
RJ
RJ