Today, the Mercury Marine Destination takes us out on Lake Ontario, out from the city of St. Catharines. After a short morning drive in the RAM, Charlie joins Captain Steve Hardcastle from Fishmasters Ultimate Charters. It is almost a sure bet that Lake Ontario will offer up a mixed bag of Trout and Salmon, but it is the big fellas they are after today. Steve has a knack for finding the fish when others are having trouble and today is no different, a beautiful assortment of Trout and Salmon, and some real dandies! For your day on Lake Ontario, contact Captain Steve Hardcastle at 905-701-6874 or www.fishmastersultimatecharters.com
As a set up, the Okuma Catalina line counter reels are loaded with the extremely abrasion resistant Seaguar Abrazx main line Fluorocarbon. Not only is this line virtually invisible to the fish, but resists wear like you wouldn’t believe, absolutely ideal for using in release clips for downrigger fishing. If you only plan to downrigger fish once in a while, manual downriggers are great, especially the new Cannon manuals, but for unmatched quality and efficiency, the Cannon Digi –Troll 10’s are about as good as it gets if you are a serious deep water angler. Cannon offers the complete deal. Cannon track system to use rod holders where you want, and adjustable rod holders for ideal positioning. Both the Hot Spot Agitators with Moonshine spoons and Hot Spot Flashers were working today, but the real big fish producer was the Hot Spot Flasher with a Moonshine Salmon Fly. This Moonshine Fly has the extra fish attracting ability because of a small glow blade. It made a difference!! So did adding a small trailer to the fly with a small but extremely strong Mustad Hoodlum 4 times strong Live Bait hook. When Salmon are only slashing at the Fly, this Mustad Hoodlum gets them every time!!
As extra abrasion resistance, all leaders are Seaguar Fluorocarbon Leader Material, not only is this virtually invisible, but tremendously tough. It is also amazing what you can learn and adjust to when you can see every detail. The Humminbird 1198 fishfinder/GPS combo gives a crystal clear view of every detail, even the fish coming in for a look were picked up!! The GPS trail is also ideal for following productive runs or circling back over schools of bait and active fish, staying where you need to be.