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NAME --------------------- Mike Truglio and Les AugheyE-MAIL --------------------- mtruglio@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/30/09
TIMES --------------------- 5pm to 7:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Tough ,Windy, Cold, Cloudy,
AREA FISHED ------------- Halsey and Racoon Island
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 58 to 61
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling,Casting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas ,Pheobes
NOTES --------------------- Tough conditions tonight tried trolling ended up throwing lures managed 7 Pickeral and 1 Bass first time for me fishing with the club President learned a lot watching him cast and work those lures look foward to the next time we go out. Anyway its just nice to get out on the water and if you catch anything its a bonus.
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NAME --------------------- don & mike golabekE-MAIL --------------------- mjgola50@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/30/09
TIMES --------------------- 8am to 1/30 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- overcast and chilly
AREA FISHED ------------- great cove,
WATER TEMPERATURE-- unk
FISHING METHOD ------- casting and trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- pheobe,ugly duckling and panther martin
NOTES --------------------- for 3rd trip in a row lou marcucci put us on the trout!!!!!!!!! we had over 20 browns and 7 rainbows.3 of the browns were over 2 lbs.4 of the rainbows had teeth marks from muskys or big pickerel.smallmouth bass that don caught was over 3 lbs.lou marcucci boat is down so he is looking for someone else to fish with as pete cusick catches more than him every time.don outfished me by at least 4 to 1 one so i know the feeling.
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NAME --------------------- Mike McIninchE-MAIL --------------------- mmcininch@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/29/09
TIMES --------------------- 10:30-4:00
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny,no wind
AREA FISHED ------------- Halsey Island,Kings Cove,State Park
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling,casting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- phoebes,rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Perfect day, 1 trout,4 bass,1 perch and alot of pickerel just trolling around,stopping to cast around visible struture. Not too many boats around, only advantage to the low water.You still need to be careful....
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NAME --------------------- Mark ModoskiE-MAIL --------------------- markmodoski@gmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/28
TIMES --------------------- 7am to 1pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Hot and Breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- Byram Cove, River Styx, between the Islands
WATER TEMPERATURE-- High 50's, low 60's
FISHING METHOD ------- Casting, Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Mostly Phoebes
NOTES --------------------- Took my father out on a beautiful day. We didn't have any luck between the islands, but did in Byram. We boated 2 Browns and 2 Rainbows between the two of us. I lost a bigger Rainbow at the boat. Dad added a 20-inch pickeral, a small bass and a small perch.
It was nice meeting you Lou!! Hope to see you on the lake again soon.
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NAME --------------------- L STISCIAE-MAIL --------------------- LSTISCIA@AOL.COM
DATE ---------------------- 04/26/2009
TIMES --------------------- 9:00AM TO 5:00 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- HOT AND WINDY
AREA FISHED ------------- CHESNUT POINT HALSEY ISLAND
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 58
FISHING METHOD ------- TROLLING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- LUCKY CRAFT POINTER SP 65
NOTES --------------------- CAUGHT 3 NICE PICKERAL AND SEVERAL BROWNS AND RAINBOWS 5 TOTAL. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BREAK OUT THE NATURAL BAITS TODAY.
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NAME --------------------- mike & don golabekE-MAIL --------------------- mjgola50@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/25/09
TIMES --------------------- 9 am -1:30 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- calm until noon then windy
AREA FISHED ------------- flats racoon halsey islands
WATER TEMPERATURE-- unk
FISHING METHOD ------- casting while trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- ugly duckling,pheobes and swiss swing spiners
NOTES --------------------- 9 browns and two rainbows.we passed on turkey hunting because too hot.soon as wind picked up fish turned off.don lost a huge trout when it jumped and threw the pheobe.lou marcucci wasn't around so we went back to his hotspot between the islands.water is still down three feet so be careful of rocks.we hit one that stopped us fast spilling tackle in bottom of the boat.good thing both of us were sitting when it happened.yes we had our life jackets on!!!!!!
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NAME --------------------- Mike TruglioE-MAIL --------------------- mtruglio@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/25/09
TIMES --------------------- 7AM TO 10AM
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny ,Warm
AREA FISHED ------------- Racoon ,Halsey Island
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 53 to 55
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas,Pheobes
NOTES --------------------- Nice 3hrs on the lake caught 13 Pickerel 2 Rainbows and a Bass.
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NAME --------------------- mike santoliE-MAIL --------------------- mpsantoli@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/23/09
TIMES --------------------- 9am to 5pm
CONDITIONS ------------- mostly cloudy and very windy
AREA FISHED ------------- bryam,henderson,brady bridge and river styxx
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 48 to 54
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas,phoebes and panther martins
NOTES --------------------- What a wind. Always changing speed and direction. Never had wind in my face and my back at the same time so much. Byram was cold and didn't warm all day. Had to troll all metal in some places cause of the depth. Caught 4 browns in river styxx about 2lbs each and all had bird attack marks. Caught 17 browns, 4rainbows, 2brookies, 6pickerel 1largemouthand a yellow perch.
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NAME --------------------- mike & don golabekE-MAIL --------------------- mjgola50@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/22/09
TIMES --------------------- 9:30 -1:30
CONDITIONS ------------- 3-5 mph out of the west cloudy
AREA FISHED ------------- halsey-racoon island flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- unk
FISHING METHOD ------- casting while trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- pheobe,ugly duckling and old stanby swiss swing
NOTES --------------------- lots of state stocked fish everywhere in shallows.even ospreys were getting them.22 browns 3 rainbows and 3 brook trout.two of the browns were in 2 + pound range.at least 10 pickerel too.glad i didn't listen to the weatherman this am.thanks again to lou marcucci for putting us on the fish again.
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno, Dan Neczepir, John FernandezE-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/18/09
TIMES --------------------- 6:30 - 4:00
CONDITIONS ------------- Cool morning, sunny afternoon
AREA FISHED ------------- Styx, Sharp's, Davis, Sunken Island, Henderson
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 48 to 51
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Phoebes, Rapalas and assorted Hooley Gooleys
NOTES --------------------- Tough day overall, but managed 2 Brownies (John), a Rainbow and a 3 Lb 1 Oz Pickerel (picture).
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NAME --------------------- chuck sorrentino
E-MAIL --------------------- roughwater@rocketmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 04/17/09
TIMES --------------------- all day
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny,warm
AREA FISHED ------------- hendersons cove,main lake
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 48-50 degrees
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling,drifting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- trolling rapalas,drifting drop shot herring
NOTES --------------------- what an awesome day. trolling in the morning and did great.caught 2 nice walleye,14 pickeral,3 trout,2 crappie.even better in the late afternoon,caught 4 big walleye, 2 stripers,and 1 channel catfish in 32 feet of water on the bottom. what a day
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
E-MAIL --------------------- mpsantoli@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/16/09
TIMES --------------------- 8am to 2pm
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny changing wind
AREA FISHED ------------- byram & henderson
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 46 to 49
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala and phoebe
NOTES --------------------- Started slow till the warmed up 1 degree. Caught 3browns, 6 raibows and a brookie. Largest was a 3lb 4oz rainbow. When the fishing was slow I saw 2 birds flying from an area with state size trout. Went to that area and caught 4 trout. Still the same speed. The fish liked the lures very far back from boat.
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NAME --------------------- chuck sorrentino
E-MAIL --------------------- roughwater@rocketmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 04/15/09
TIMES --------------------- 6:00am-6:00pm
CONDITIONS ------------- overcast then sunny
AREA FISHED ------------- henderson's cove/ between islands
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 45-47 degree's
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas/ph
NOTES --------------------- started early this morning between islands, caught a few pickeral. as the day progressed the sun came out and raised the water temp. caught 3 trout and 1 crappie. "EDDIE" leave some trout for everybody else. LOL.
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
E-MAIL --------------------- mpsantoli@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/13/09
TIMES --------------------- 7:30am to 6pm
CONDITIONS ------------- very windy
AREA FISHED ------------- byram, henderson and great cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44 to 49
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling and live bait
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas and phoebes
NOTES --------------------- first hour and a half water was cold and no hits. very windy and hard to troll. Water warmed by .8 degrees and the fun started. Trolling I caught 18rainbows, 12browns, 3pickerel and 1crappie. The speed was the old magic of 2.4 mph. Fish caught shallow 3 to 5 feet and deep in 18 to 20feet of water. Did a little live bait fishing and caught 25 crappie and 2 rainbows. What a great day. Had the lake to myself. hope to try other spots on thursday. Water still low and the odd rock or stump could ruin your day. Be careful.
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NAME --------------------- CJ Tuite
E-MAIL --------------------- seigeman53@msn.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/13/09
TIMES --------------------- 4pm-6pm
CONDITIONS ------------- slight wind
AREA FISHED ------------- bertrand island
FISHING METHOD ------- jiggin
BAIT/LURES USED ------- 1/2 oz chartruese and brown boo yah jig
NOTES --------------------- Caught 2 nice pickerel and a decent largemouth. Although the lake is low its been productive!!! 
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno & John Fernandez
E-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/12/09
TIMES --------------------- 8:00 to 1:00
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny, windy, and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx, Byram Cove, Halsey, Sharp's Rock
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44 to 47
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas, Phoebes & assorted Hooley Gooleys
NOTES --------------------- Another windy and choppie day, but... we managed to get 3 Brownies, Pickerel and a few LM Bass. Maybe it will warm up by July. For now, you may be a little a-scared out there! LOL.
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno & Dan Neczepir
E-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/11/09
TIMES --------------------- 7:30 to 3:00
CONDITIONS ------------- Windy, rainy and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx, Byram Cove, Lee's Cove, Sharp's Rock
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44 to 47
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas, Phoebes & assorted Hooley Gooleys
NOTES --------------------- Opening Day 2009! Some tough conditions, but we managed a Pickerel, 4 LM Bass, and a nice Brownie.
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NAME --------------------- chuck sorrentino
E-MAIL --------------------- roughwater@rocketmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 04/11/2009
TIMES --------------------- morning/afternoon
CONDITIONS ------------- raining/cold
AREA FISHED ------------- hansley island
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 47.1
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala
NOTES --------------------- was out early morning with my brother-in-law frank and trolled near islands in about 3.5ft of water and caught 2 nice pickeral, 2 trout, and a 7LB 5OZ striper. in the afternoon casting and trolling in great cove near dows produced 10 really nice trout with one of them being about 2.5LB. 
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NAME --------------------- Mike McIninch
E-MAIL --------------------- mmcininch@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/8/09
TIMES --------------------- 11:30-5:00
CONDITIONS ------------- Cloudy with snow
AREA FISHED ------------- Main Lake,State Park
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Finally got my boat in at Lee's Marina. I got a18 ft alum with a roller trailor. It can be done but be careful,about 24inches of water at the end of the ramp. But all worth it 1 bass,5 pickerals,1 perch
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
E-MAIL --------------------- mpsantoli@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/6/09
TIMES --------------------- 11.45am to 2pm
CONDITIONS ------------- cold and rain
AREA FISHED ------------- byram
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 45
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- phoebes
NOTES --------------------- My boat is in the lake. Not docked but beached at a friends house. Caught 3 trout while checking out water depth in back of cove.
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