The salmon bite has been really tough as of late but we are still finding our fair share in the Henderson Harbor Trench and off the finger. Trout fishing has remained AWESOME. Most of the salmon have been coming on white e-chips and pro-am fly’s. When the sun gets high and it’s not too cloudy switch to chrome colors including chartreuse for you flasher fly set ups. Best depth of water has been 115 feet, 90 – 100 feet down. Good Luck.

Fishing has remained FANTASTIC this season so far as we get into the latter part of the summer and what a lot of anglers tradionaly call SALMON SEASON. We have been able to put our clients into the winners circle a couple of times this year and we are very PROUD of the fact that we do not have an EIGHT boat fleet! THIS OWNER and CAPTAIN is always hands on with my customers and giving it his all to put them on the fish and stay on the FISH.

We still have some choice dates available so please give us a call! We have been working with the fine folks at LOTS A LIMITS lodge on some of their larger groups.

Lately the fishing has been very good out in front of Calf island in 130 – 170 feet of water. There is a hard thermocline down 65 feet. Spoons in the NK 28’s have been good in the banana peel and also the Warrior spoons in the UV series has been crushing fish all season long.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SANDY LaPLANTE and JEFF RADELY!
WINNERS in the Henderson Harbor Big Fish Shoot Out to Support Breast Cancer Research.

Fishing this weekend remained very strong…..Trout fishing has remained very solid as well as the SALMON fishing. Over the last weekend we had the Walt Cuniff Party, and the LaPlante / Radely Parties. Fishing for both groups was very good with above average brown trout and king salmon being taken off wire dipsey divers. Saturday and Sunday was the Big Shoot out in support of Breast Cancer research. We had multiple winners on the boat that day with 2nd and 3rd place trout and a 2nd place Salmon at the end of the day Saturday. Both the Salmon and the Trout held out and got both Sandy LaPlante and Jeff Radely checks at the end of the day!

Congrats to both Sandy and Jeff! AWESOME Job. BTW this is the second time this year EXCURSION CHARTERS has gotten their clients in the winner’s circle !

Fishing is solid everywhere in out of the Henderson Harbor area. Bass fishing remains good out around both Gallo and Stoney Islands. Bass are taking everything from soft plastics to live bait between 10-20 feet of water.

Offshore fishing still is good…SALMON started to show up about a week ago off Calf Island and Stoney Point lighthouse. Fish are in 135-155 feet of water. Look for the marks on your sonar and set up for either trout or the salmon.

Some pictures from some recent trips….

Fishing has remained good though the week with people catching bass, walleye, and trout. The bass and walleye are being caught together around both Stony and Gall Islands in 10 to 15 feet of water. The trout fishing has been best off the end of Calf Island.

A recent trip yielded a quick limit of trout, then we went bass and walleye fishing.

CONGRATS TO ART OLSON!
FIRST PLACE in the WALLEYE Division for the Henderson BASS and WALLEYE Derby.
Caught on EXCURSION CHARTERS!

Fishing has remained solid during then first half off June. Again as you can see from the pictures Walleyes are remaining strong…but now the bass fishing is picking up speed! This is what sets Henderson apart from any other port on Lake Ontario…DIVERSITY…we have all the trout and Salmon you can shake a stick at but also some of the best small mouth bass and TROPHY Walleye anywhere.

We have been on the water continually this past month with all the great fishing and versatility that Henderson Harbor has become so famous for.

Trout

With the longer and colder winter we had the trout fishing has remained good “on top” of the deeper water areas. We have been fishing the top 1- 20 feet of water over 70 – 100 feet (depth) using both planner boards and riggers. We have been getting a mixed bag of both Lakers, browns, and occasional steelhead. Has some great outings with friends from PA and New Hampshire. Thank you to Lots a Limits lodger for the referrals.

Walleye

Have been in both the Chaumont and Black River Bay areas. Stick baits in both areas behind in-line planner boards have been producing the best. We have had some real impressive catches of truly trophy WALLEYE.

We still have dates available in June so please give us a call!

This last week we have been plying the back bays in search of Walleyes. With all the nice weather…sunny skies…calm water….and temps in the 80’s…it’s made for a tough bite honestly. But we have still been able to get a few nice trophy size Walleyes, plus some nice pike and pickerel. Trout fishing around the High Rocks has been picking up steadily as well too.

All efforts this weekend were for the Walleye that makes Henderson the port to fish out of for Trophy Class Walleye….This last weekend I took some great customers out both Saturday and Sunday. We were able to get a few to the boat. Thanks to Joe and his grandson Conner!

Extreme winter has made the water temperatures for this time of the year extremely cold. The brown trout fishing has remained good! Adam shows off a brown going 14 lbs.

And of course do not forget the ladies…..Jolie with a Walleye well over 10 lbs.

Give us a call. With all this cold water I think the shallow water browns and Walleyes could be with us for a few more months!