Orleans County Lake Fishing Report, 9/25/18

Get Ready! The coming weeks are an exciting time for big fish, kings and browns and are now available to the small boat angler fishing in close, out to 20 ft. of water, as well as the shoreline/pier and creek boat anglers. I finished my tremendous 1000+ fish season with a brace of 22 pound kings for a local couple who recently walked on Troutman 2 for a late day troll. Be sure to come rigged with j plugs, jointed rapalas and assorted diving rattle crank baits in bright glo and florescent colors. Make sure hooks are in top condition, extra sharp too, as river run salmonids grow teeth and their jaws get leather tough! There has been a lot of rough stormy weather limiting boats so the catch report right now is light. But this same weather sets up favorable conditions for anglers who frequently fish the estuary piers and rivermouth flats with stained river outflow plumes that hold river bound monsters! (Submitted by Capt. John Oravec)