Mbocco Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 A scrappy 20lb female from the WP today. I fought a gigantic male for 15min and brought him to my feet but he was too big for the net and spit the lure while I tried to net him. The largest fish of my life. Another fish story .... smerchly, Bubba14, Jmaz4 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 nice salmon mbocco. what lure were you throwing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Nice catch...............Great picture................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: nice salmon mbocco. what lure were you throwing? Thundermist Stingeye pink/silver for mine. Many others were catching on spoons. Roe isn’t working quite yet apparently though I didn’t try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Mbocco said: Thundermist Stingeye pink/silver for mine. Many others were catching on spoons. Roe isn’t working quite yet apparently though I didn’t try. It will change to a egg bite soon as the salmon start dropping eggs. Hopefully some hungry browns around this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Those big kings must be tough to navigate the mighty Niagara ! Congrats on your first fish of the season ....you might want to up the net size a tad or two ..... Lukefish99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Ya maybe. The guy beside me was just pulling them up on the rocks without a net. I’m only using 15lb braid though. He said I was going a little too light lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Congrats, nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Mbocco said: The guy beside me was just pulling them up on the rocks without a net. May be using 80# braid (like snaggers use) . He may also lose fish after it's mouth is ripped apart ... He should watch how the carp anglers handle their catch down there ..... It's been a long time since I fished the pool ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Another beauty this morning Jmaz4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Nice catch ! The water conditions look good for fishing there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Ya. It was nice out. The leaves are turning. The water was clear and low. Mine was the only fish I saw caught this morning. Wednesday morning I saw 8 caught! Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Nice salmon. Beautiful day to be fishing. I was roofing all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I have never fished the whirlpool but would love to try it out this fall when my boat goes away for the winter. Great pics . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Darryl L said: I have never fished the whirlpool but would love to try it out this fall when my boat goes away for the winter. Great pics . I suggest you go with someone that knows the pool. It can be dangerous if your not aware of the hazards. Also, prepare for a fun hike back up..LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, DaveC said: I suggest you go with someone that knows the pool. It can be dangerous if your not aware of the hazards. Also, prepare for a fun hike back up..LOL. Absolutely. I hear it's a good work out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 I’m a Wednesday AM regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iscoDisco Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 5:14 PM, Darryl L said: I have never fished the whirlpool but would love to try it out this fall when my boat goes away for the winter. Great pics . You should go Whirlpool at fall. Beside good fishing there, scenary with autumn leaves is so beautiful there. World class hiking trail through glen to whirlpool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, iscoDisco said: You should go Whirlpool at fall. Beside good fishing there, scenary with autumn leaves is so beautiful there. World class hiking trail through glen to whirlpool I'm definitely hoping to, but as suggested I will find someone who knows what they're doing as I have never been down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 I’ll resurrect my thread from a year ago. Caught a beauty this morning. The salmon are slowly arriving. I was the only person down there today. I went down right as the rain stopped and was nicely rewarded with a solid fight. Not a lot of salmon jumping yet but this one did a couple times before I could land him. 22lbs or so. Super fat!! The pictures aren’t great because it was barely light out. Once it got light I switched to bass and caught a decent SMB, who also jumped! Bubba14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelshady Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, Mbocco said: I’ll resurrect my thread from a year ago. Caught a beauty this morning. The salmon are slowly arriving. I was the only person down there today. I went down right as the rain stopped and was nicely rewarded with a solid fight. Not a lot of salmon jumping yet but this one did a couple times before I could land him. 22lbs or so. Super fat!! The pictures aren’t great because it was barely light out. Once it got light I switched to bass and caught a decent SMB, who also jumped! Nice hen, what lure did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Nice fish Mbocco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Mbocco said: I’ll resurrect my thread from a year ago. Another nice Wed.morning king ...congrats ! It is a bonus when they jump ...puts the adrenaline into high gear ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, steelshady said: Nice hen, what lure did you use? That one hit a Berkley Flicker Shad that I was hanging in the current. No takers on my stingeye spinners in pink or gold, so I figured I’d throw something that a salmon or a bass would hit. I don’t usually catch bass on a #4 spinners down there but they do like shad. I actually thought it was a bass after she took the lure. It wasn’t violent but within 10sec my drag was screaming and I knew I had acquired the target species. 👍 Tyler0420 and Bubba14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukefish99 Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 I still have yet to land by first salmon. I have been out multiple 5+ hour nights and have only gotten 2 hits. I was thinking i might as well switch to bottom bouncing with roe to try to get them. Im think bound to hook up on a king at some time soon. (I hope lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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