Charlston Lake June 19 Report

Post by **SkeeterJohn** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 8:00 pm

Great results guys... i forgot to mention the wind in my post as on more than one occasion i mentioned to bacon that it's not the nicest of days to be out in a boat... the stronger winds hit us mid morning and i would say they were in the 40km+ range.

Post by **big-o** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 8:31 pm

hey LT

we started off in the Middle of a large bay to (don't know the name)(surface temp..72)we worked the middle....we were marking large schools of bait fish.....when the wind picked up the bait fish moved..so we moved to the east shore,20 to 30 yards off shore, Topwater took one fish in the middle and the other two , that we caught were on the protected side oF wolfe island......we marked large schools of bait fish in about 160FOW ....but I never marked fish with the bait fish...Xenos was marking them tight to the bottom... no takers..... but all in all it was fun....we did start to use sliders....after we started to use them(sliders) thats when the fish started to hit...not the sliders...all our fish came off the main line...but as Xenos said more flash to attract the fish..looking forward to going out there again and trying again

Post by **Laketrout** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 6:27 am

Temp 73 uggh
That would explain why you were fishing deep. Looking forward to getting into some LT in the next 2 weeks also. Glad I took care of that safety concern!!!!!

Post by **big-o** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:40 am

Hey bud

I have two down riggers on my boat also.....to prevent roll overs.....Xenos has four.....he has a great set up....might have to add two more.....just balance the boat ...when the front live well is full of water
as you know a boat not riding level in the water is also unsafe

Post by **Laketrout** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:29 am

Livewell???
Mine is now a POP Cooler,with 2" of stryofoam, last trip I added Dry Ice and ice,good for 5 days!!
15lbs of Dry Ice though was near $40
2 D.Riggers are enough for me. I still love running those small inline planer boards. I get a kick out of watching them stop in the water,then hearing the reel sing.
Might have to get a bigger boat though

j/k
Did manage to get to Fort Erie this AM,I was told they have some discontinued Williams Whitefish in stock,only 2 though

Post by **Muskiemagnet** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 6:06 pm

Great report guys, I hope you left some fish for me. I'll be hanging out at Charleston Wed-Sun.

Post by **big-o** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:40 pm

LT .....you might be right on this...two is enough

Glad you found a couple of lures...I'm still looking for you just incase.

MM....no fear ...if there is one consant in the universe ....topwater and I are no threat to the population of fish in any body of water

Good luck to you and Marcus this week ...wish i could be there....But my boss retired friday,and I've assumed his postion....from blue collar ..back to management....there goes leaving work at two in the afternoon to go fishing

Post by **Muskiemagnet** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:15 pm

Just curious......,were any fish taken off the cheaters?? I've never really tried to fish with cheaters but I'm willing to give it a try.

Post by **eye-tracker** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:00 am

Big-O and Xenos...

Could you please PM me or post directions and some fishing tips/spots for Charleston. I am taking out a couple of guys I work with out on Tuesday and they both love trout...I figure this would be a good lake to give a try.

BTW I live in Perth so I am sure the drive would be pretty short

Great report and thanks for the pictures...

cheers'

Post by **eye-tracker** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:26 am

BTW any additional info on the cheaters would be great.

Post by **Northern King** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:04 am

Sounds like you guys had some good luck. I was just wondering what a NK28 is???? I am guessing the NK is short for northing king. It sounds like alot of fishermen are getting lakers on that lure.

Post by **JimmyBuffett** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:08 am

Just too give u an Idea, I caught 5 lakers at charleston on a $1.86 Red Wolf Spoon

So anything goes, but I especially believe a lure with a good shine and a large eye on it works fantastic, experiment and have fun.

Post by **big-o** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:49 pm

Hey BF

NK ...stands for Northern king....28 is the size of the spoon!!