WayWay today

[FISHOFF]

Trolled the lake today from 8:30 to 1:30, four hits and one fish a small pickeral. Two hits were major with one pulling down our big planer board, just couldn't hook up. Nice day on the water , no one out fishing, surface temp was 57. Lots of fish on the graph mostly on drop offs and down deep.

[ken jan]

Hi fishoff, thanks for the report. Is WayWay lake Wawayanda?

[FISHOFF]

Yea, I'm just a lazy 2 finger typer,lol.

[AndyS]

We don't get many reports from that part of the world, thanx for checking in.

[njfisherman1975]

Been fishing for years on that lake...got my first largemouth at age seven on that lake and have been hooked ever since!!!

[ken jan]

Hi Fishoff thanks for the reply, I live in Vernon. I am going to be out there a bunch in April. I just got a jon boat with trolling motor. Going to try for the trout!?

[dboyd101]

First and only time i fished for trout was in that boat with my buddy and his dad when i was probably 11 years old... was a blast.. caught two trout.. he let me keep them... he hooked his dad's hat when casting and his dad got mad... was so memorable and such a great time...

that's one place i'd like to get out when my 'yak arrives... i dont' live too far so i imagine i'll be taking the trip after work! :)

[njfisherman1975]

Tons of places to fish on that lake in a yak. Once u get away from the beach in the summer, there are tons of coves with lily pads to hit.

[ken jan]

I actually was out on the lake last Friday. Tried trolling with a sinking rap and also a dodger with worm. Nothing hit, Marking a lot of fish on the bottom. Do I need a down rigger to get to the trout? I also tried jigging with a swimbait and also a worm down deep, not even a nible? I did manage to hookup on a small LMB on the way in, throwing the sinking rap at a submerged log. hope to see you out there on the water in a yak or jon boat.

[dboyd101]

First and only time i fished for trout was in that boat with my buddy and his dad when i was probably 11 years old... was a blast.. caught two trout.. he let me keep them... he hooked his dad's hat when casting and his dad got mad... was so memorable and such a great time...

that's one place i'd like to get out when my 'yak arrives... i dont' live too far so i imagine i'll be taking the trip after work! :)

[FISHOFF]

I actually was out on the lake last Friday. Tried trolling with a sinking rap and also a dodger with worm. Nothing hit, Marking a lot of fish on the bottom. Do I need a down rigger to get to the trout? I also tried jigging with a swimbait and also a worm down deep, not even a nible? I did manage to hookup on a small LMB on the way in, throwing the sinking rap at a submerged log. hope to see you out there on the water in a yak or jon boat.


You don't need a rigger for WayWay, it's only 50-60 feet deep at its deepest, keel weights and or snap weights will get you down, one of our hits Thursaday was on a silver flutter spoon with 5/8 oz. keel 4 feet above it with 44 feet of line out sticking out the back of the boat, most likely a trout hit but we didn't hook it. If you use keels they are attached in-line and use a snap swivel on one end and a barrel swviel on the othe to prevent line twist and it makes it easier to change weights when needed.

[ken jan]

Thanks for the info Fishoff, by the way,where can I pick up some keel weights? Have you ever tried flashers or dodgers behind snap weights on the lake?
I am going to give it a try next week, if I can find sometime off work:confused: Hope to see you out there, what type of boat are you on?
ken

[FISHOFF]

You can get keels @ Cabelas, prob. won't be out for awhile, snapped my transom mount electric motor handle backing into garage, the door slid down just enough and I didn';t notice my handle was straight up and bam perfect timing off the handle went.

[ken jan]

Sorry to hear that, I have a 12 ft jon boat, electric motor welcome to join anytime.
ken