NAME --------------------- Tracker Boy Bill & Larry Materia
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 11/28
TIMES --------------------- 2 pm - 5 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- calm
AREA FISHED ------------- chestnut point
FISHING METHOD ------- jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- jigs
NOTES --------------------- Landed 8 stripers 5lbs to 7lbs 6oz all fish were in 43 ft of water about 10 ft off the bottem. We got more stripers this month than we did all summer trolling. We saw Lou and gave him a few pointers to try to help him out, but it was helpless. After we landed 4 fish Lou left and then we put 4 more in the boat. We can't wait till December to see if we can top this months catch. There is still time to place in the standings and we are going to try.
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NAME --------------------- LOU MARCUCCI
E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcu@juno.com
DATE ---------------------- WED. NOV. 28TH
TIMES --------------------- 1:30 TO 3:30 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- GREAT
AREA FISHED ------------- CHESTNUT PT.
FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- SASSY SHAD
NOTES --------------------- SINCE I CAN'T SEEM TO CATCH ANY MORE MUSKIES I TOOK THE TRACKER BOYS ADVICE AND TRIED JIGGING THE DEEP SIDE OF THE DROP OFFS. HAD NOTHING MON. OR TUES. TODAY LANDED A 24 INCH CHANNEL CAT AND LOST WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A STRIPER.
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NAME --------------------- Dockside Dan O'Donnell
E-MAIL --------------------- Vickyanddano@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 11/23/01
TIMES --------------------- 3:00 till dark
CONDITIONS ------------- cool, light wind
AREA FISHED ------------- elba point
FISHING METHOD ------- spinning tackle
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shiners
NOTES --------------------- Caught 2 nice walleye and a small pick. The highlight of the day was a very large true strain muskie ( the first one I've ever seen, not counting Catch Corner) that I had right up to the dock where he broke off. I was using 8lb test and 4.0 hooks w/ a large shiner. I guess I was lucky to get a look at him. I'll be ready next time.
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NAME --------------------- Bill & Carl
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 11/23
TIMES --------------------- 1 PM -5 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- clear & breasy
AREA FISHED ------------- points & drop offs
FISHING METHOD ------- drifting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- 4" sase shads
NOTES --------------------- Today we landed one small Walleye and one 6LB Striper. we also lost 3 other fish. Over the last week we have landed 3 Stripers and 15 Walleyes. We only landed 3 Stripers all summer trolling. All we are doing is keeping the bait close to the bottom in 40 to 30 FT of water.
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NAME --------------------- Les and Shawn Aughey
DATE ---------------------- 11/18/01
TIMES --------------------- 12 pm - 3 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- little wind - 50's
AREA FISHED ------------- anywhere offshore we could get a line in
FISHING METHOD ------- casting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- spinners,top water,worms
NOTES --------------------- We started our day by the docks by flash marina. Shawn landed a couple of perch while I went for a cup of tea.The tea seemed to weigh more than the fish, so we went to about a thousand more places off shore.We finally ended up by our old faithful spot,the San Bar Marina. After many battles with ferocious sunny's, Shawn finally hooked up with the ONLY rainbow trout caught so far this year in the lake between us. So, we weighed it in by Buck'n'Bass.It was a whopping 6oz.(what do you expect for a state stocked fish in the middle of November)but still enough to place in the year long contest.Although we didn't catch any monster fish,it still beats yard work!!!
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NAME --------------------- Dockside Dan O'Donnell
E-MAIL --------------------- Vickyanddano@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 11/17/01
TIMES --------------------- 2:00pm - 5:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- seasonal, light wind
AREA FISHED ------------- Elba Point
FISHING METHOD ------- Spinning tackle
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shiners
NOTES --------------------- My buddies, Andy and Gary, and myself fished with two rods a piece from the Ol' dock. No fish at all until about 4:00pm. We got four big walleye, one of which was our biggest of the year- looked to be about 6lbs - a very fat specimen. We also got a bunch of perch and a small largemouth. This was not the first time that the fish turned on all at once and then stopped jsut as quickly. - there seems to be no ryme or reason to it.
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NAME --------------------- Jeff Loy
DATE ---------------------- Friday - November 16, 2001
TIMES --------------------- 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
CONDITIONS ------------- Clear and bright with a cool breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- Most of the main lake basin
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Spoonplugs and Musky bugs
NOTES --------------------- At ~11:00 a.m. I lost a musky at boatside (estimated 15 lbs.), but a few trolling passes later, hooked and landed a 17 lb. musky on a spoonplug. The fish was weighed and handled in a cradle and not brought into the boat(so as to minimize stress). Both fish were pure-strains and came from the same spot on the main-lake side of Pickerel Point in 35 feet of water. THE FISH WAS RELEASED!
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NAME --------------------- Bill & Carl
DATE ---------------------- 11/14
TIMES --------------------- 1 PM - 5 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- cool & breasy
AREA FISHED ------------- points & drop offs
FISHING METHOD ------- drifting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- 4" sase shads
NOTES --------------------- We had a great day drifting over 30 to 40 ft of water. Just keeping the shad on the bottom and we landed 8 walleye from 3 to 5.5 lbs and we lost a few more.
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NAME --------------------- Vern
DATE ---------------------- 11/10-11
TIMES --------------------- 12-5 both days
CONDITIONS ------------- Cool and windy
AREA FISHED ------------- main lake breakline
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling sticks
BAIT/LURES USED ------- anything big
NOTES --------------------- I trolled with Bob Neals on Saturday and we picked up two 35 inch true strains. Sunday I fished solo and got another 35 and a 41 inch monster. All swam away. Finally broke the 40 barrier, time to buy a bigger net!
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NAME --------------------- LOU MARCUCCI
DATE ---------------------- SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10TH
TIMES --------------------- 2:30 PM TO 4:30 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- COOL, LIGHT WIND
AREA FISHED ------------- BETWEEN THE ISLANDS & GREAT COVE
FISHING METHOD ------- TROLLING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- LARGE STICKS
NOTES --------------------- HAD MY LARGEST FISH OF THE YEAR,A 41 INCH TIGER MUSKIE. THIS IS THE SECOND OVER 40 INCH FISH TAKEN AT RACOON ISLAND. THE FISH HIT THE BLUE WINDCHEATER.
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NAME --------------------- LOU MARCUCCI
DATE ---------------------- THURSDAY NOV. 8TH
TIMES --------------------- 11:30 AM TO 3:00PM
CONDITIONS ------------- SUNNY & WARM LIGHT WIND
AREA FISHED ------------- BETWEEN THE ISLANDS & GREAT COVE
FISHING METHOD ------- TROLLING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- LARGE STICKS
NOTES --------------------- FINALLY BROKE THE SLUMP, I HAVEN'T HAD A FISH SINCE OCTOBER 12TH. A 39 INCH BARRED TRUE STRAIN HIT A RED & WHITE RED FIN IN FRONT OF THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. SAM HOAGLAND WHO WAS FISHING WITH HIS SON-IN-LAW CHARLIE IN THE SAME AREA SINCE THE MORNING WAS ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEHIND ME, HE ALSO HOOK-UP IN FRONT OF THE JEFFERSON HOUSE WITH A 30 INCH TRUE STRAIN.
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NAME --------------------- Mike Santoli and Bob Neals
DATE ---------------------- 11-4-01
TIMES --------------------- 11am to 2:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny light winds
AREA FISHED ------------- everywhere weeds on bottom 10 to 20 ft depth
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Depth raiders,Shallow raiders,Viper, Believer, and Rappala
NOTES --------------------- Trolling speed 3.5 to 4 mph. 2 lures short 20 ft and 2 lures back at 35 ft. Caught a 30 inch true strain on Baby depth raider in cisco color. On one of the back lines.
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NAME --------------------- Webguy with Bob V., then Doug and Bob Neals
DATE ---------------------- 11/1/01 and 11/4/01
TIMES --------------------- 9am-5pm and 8-5
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny and mild both days
AREA FISHED ------------- Shore line
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Big stuff
NOTES ---------------------
We trolled all day long Thursday and finally landed a 38 inch muskie at around 4pm. Almost the same scenario on Sunday, most of the day nothing with Doug, who left mid afternoon, then finally landed another true strain (35 inches) after 4pm with Bob Neals.
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