In the lower Niagara River, Capt. Frank Campbell of Lewiston reports that there are decent numbers of salmon in Devil’s Hole. Most boats are averaging three to five salmon each trip out, with up to six being reported. Treated egg skein fished off three-way rigs and bouncing bottom in the gorge has been the most productive method from a boat.
“It’d be a lot more peaceful out here without all the mosquitoes buzzing around and scaring the fish.” “Ha! Nice one! That little dink might be the fish of the day.” The trip featured more action than an October 2021 visit to Sebago that yielded 35 fish. That included an 11-pound togue that ranks as Treadwell’s personal best.
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At seven inches long, the Danny is a big lure that matches big striper food like menhaden and mackerel. Each Gibbs is turned from wood sourced in the Pacific Northwest to provide maximum buoyancy and, more importantly, durability. It’s not uncommon for surfcasters to cast—and catch with—the same Danny for 10-plus years.
Employees aboard an Ohio Division of Wildlife research boat prepare to collect walleye from the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Andrew MuirEven though the telemetry study data is public information, Faust admits one shortcoming is the lag in packaging it for fishermen. It’s difficult to present findings in real time, which forces the DOW to release data compiled after a year of monitoring. Luckily for the DOW, both the Trump and Biden administrations upheld the initiative, allowing the telemetry study to grow and thrive. But the trick to making it a success, according to Faust, was figuring out which fish to tag.
There are limitations on the accuracy of the imaging once you get below 120 feet of water. That’s the depth at which he and McCarthy have targeted lake trout at Lake Champlain in Vermont. Recently walking along the river’s edge in Calgary I saw a person in hip waders gracefully arcing their fly rod, looking for the perfect placement.
Frankly, I’m jealous, because I’d give anything to have this level of tracking data on species like striped bass and smallmouths closer to home. More impressively, the longer the study continues, the more conclusions can be drawn about why fish move, not just where they go. Ohio Division of Wildlife fisheries biologist Matt Faust sets a gill net to sample Lake Erie’s walleye population.
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