Aaron Shirley Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 A few weeks ago, I joined my friend Glen with his buddy Alan for browns on the shorelines of Lake Ontario. It was a great day out, as we caught a bunch of feisty browns in shallow water. Storm Thundersticks were the hot ticket trolled at 1.8mph. A great way to kick off the open water season! Glen and I fished with Tony on the north shore of Lake Ontario this past Sunday after Glen and Tony fished for lake trout on Saturday. It was an absolutely beautiful weekend to be out, and the fishing was fantastic! Glen and Tony did well catching lakers on Saturday, and managed to boat a behemoth over 25 pounds to currently lead the SCGF spring derby in the lake trout division. The guys asked if I wanted to join them on Saturday as well, but I declined as I didn’t have a derby ticket. I had a feeling! I bought my ticket on Saturday, and headed out with them on Sunday morning. Glen with his derby leading laker We got out Sunday bright and early, started setting lines and it didn’t take long to find the kings. Riggers and Mag Dipsys were the ticket. We didn’t get a bite off a standard Dipsy or planer boards. All the action came at 2.3mph at the ball on custom Big Erns done by Mike Blake. Mike does the nicest custom colours I have ever seen, and it regularly pays off for us. I also love the Shoehorn spoons, as they also have great colours and run well at slower speeds in the spring. As a bonus, the Shoehorn spoons are compatible with Big Erns. My favourite set up is a mix of Big Erns and Shoehorn spoons early in the season. The water temp was 38F to 39F from top to bottom most areas we fished. We all had a blast hooking up with almost 30 fish mostly kings. We even had a couple double headers, but it was a steady pick for the most part. At one point, it was hard to keep the hottest Big Ern down in green/silver with black dots. Some kings didn’t even wait for it to be let fully out before nailing it! The three hottest spoons. I get the feeling this will be a great year on Lake Awesome! It was great times with great friends. It doesn’t get any better than that. We are all thinking about making the next trip out again! Good fishing! Aaron
Joey Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 Wow, good job Aaron, some sweet looking fish there. Can't wait to get out there myself
Christopheraaron Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) With the first picture I have to assume VMC hooks? J/K, nice fish, looks like you're off to an amazing start once again! Edited May 5, 2015 by Christopher k
Gnote Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 Some nice kings you got there! Im starting to look forward to july already.
Old Ironmaker Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 I bow to you dear Sir. It can be humbling reading your wonderful posts, and thank you for sharing what they were hitting on.
4x4bassin Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 Great Lake Ontario report , That brown in the first picture sure did a number on that middle hook . Strong fish
chris.brock Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 Kickin' butt as usual Aaron, that sounds like a blast!
davey buoy Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 Great report Aaron,you guys sure know what your doing.Thanks for the tackle you used shown.Never to much,I just might need buy another bag or box lol.
Moosebunk Posted May 6, 2015 Report Posted May 6, 2015 You..... guys...... CRUSHED EM!!!! Great laker too. Like hearing of those odd bigger Lake O fish that come along now and again.
Freshtrax Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 Nice work, was out yesterday but more of a shakedown cruise and the fog was so bad you could hardly see 300 ft at times. Too chicken to run far from port.
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