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Captain Randy Calus
USCG Licensed Master Capt.

Captain’s Corner

Lake Ontario remains a world class fishery, and the reason I fish out of the Port of Rochester is because of its diversity. Last season’s fishing enjoyed just that.

Highlights:

· Earliest spring in years;

· Uncharacteristic winds brought bonus fish;

· Hot, dry summer extended Salmon season.

· Active tournament schedule thanks to Maui Jim;

Thanks to a mild winter, we were already fishing aboard the Sure Strike III by late March.
Just outside the piers we enjoyed hot Coho and Brown action in 6-8 feet of water off our Planner boards – all top water action. The temperature was still cool, but the beauty of
spring fishing is that once the fish are located things heat up quickly. Limit catches were not uncommon.

Once May arrived, the Sure Strike III slid further off the beach and we fished with planner boards in 40-60 feet of water. Quality King Salmon started to show up, ranging up to 20 pounds. As the Salmon filled the cooler, Steelhead quickly joined them. The Steelhead bite outlasted the Salmon and took us through early summer as we moved off shore.

As the summer rolled on we didn’t have much wind but what we did have seemed to come uncharacteristically from the east. That pushed in cold water and with it a bonus catch of Browns and an occasional Walleye. As temperatures stabilized, it was back to Kings and Steelheads.

The fall season benefited from the hot, dry summer by bringing the Kings right to our front door. We enjoyed the longest and busiest fall ever on the Genesee River, fishing ‘til mid-October.

As you can see, there wasn’t a lack of action at any point during the season. As the conditions changed, so did our approach to catching the fish. The one constant was a diverse but full creel on the Sure Strike III.

Join us in 2008!