Catches of the Week (Aug. 23)
Lori Royer of Delaware shows off a salmon she caught out of Olcott while fishing with Capt. Mark McGranahan of Sparky's Charters. It was caught on a hog wild spin doctor and a homemade fly over 425 feet of water. It came on a wire diver 225 feet back.
Debra Hopkins of Alabama was fishing Lake Erie smallmouth recently with Capt. Mark McGranahan of Sparky's Charters. This was a 5-pounder that came off a drop shot rig, baited with a white Gulp.
Evan Rohe of Cheektowaga took over the Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey Junior Division lead in the trout division with this 7-pound, 10-ounce steelhead while fishing out of Olcott.
Outdoor writer Jay Kumar of New Jersey and his family enjoyed some time on the water during a recent Niagara Falls getaway. Their Wednesday trip ended with a triple header of smallmouth on the lower Niagara River. He was fishing with Capt. Frank Campbell of Niagara Region Charters.
Big fish for the Reelin' for a Cure contest was a 26-pound, 9-ounce king caught by the Dipsy Divas, led by Matt Dunn (left) and Doug Parker II (right). They placed third for overall points.
The winning team in the second annual Reelin' for a Cure out of Wilson and Olcott. The Just One More Cure team is flanked by Bryan Lukehart of Pennsylvania and Roy Letcher of Newfane. They scored 149 points based on 10 points per fish and a point per pound. Teams could only bring in six fish. The event raised over $4,000 for the Breast Cancer Network of WNY.
Tim Connor of Dania Beach, Fla., (formerly of Lockport) picks up a bonus smallmouth while drop shotting for walleye in Lake Erie. He was fishing with Capt. Joe Fonzi of Thumbs Up Charters.
Capt. Joe Fonzi of Gasport shows off a walleye he took while using a drop shot in 40 to 50 feet of water along structure. He was using a Gulp 3-inch minnow. Fish can be found from Barcelona to Buffalo.
Joseph Oakes from Lockport holds his 34-pound, 8-ounce King that took over the lead for the $25,000 LOC Fall Derby grand prize. He was fishing with Dan Oakes (right) aboard the Salmonboy, fishing out of Wilson in Lake Ontario. The fish was caught on a A-TOM -MIK Stud fly and flasher combination and weighed in at Wilson Boatyard Marina.
John Schafer of Jamestown (left) is in first place in the Salmon Division with this 33-pound, 7-ounce King salmon. John was with brother Bart (center) and father John (right) both of Jamestown. John weighed his catch in at the Boat Doctor in Olcott and caught his fish on a silver bullet J-plug.
John Bandoski of East Long Meadow, Mass., reeled in this hawg salmon from the Niagara Bar while fishing with Capt. Matt Yablonsky of Wet Net Charters. The 31-pound fish hit an A-Tom-Mik fly behind a spin doctor and a slide diver over 100 feet of water.
Tony LaRosa of Lewiston took over the lead in the Fish Odyssey walleye division with this 11-pound, 6-ounce Niagara Bar fish taken on a worm harness.
Max LaRosa of Lewiston is following in his father's footsteps by taking over the Junior Division with this 7-pound, 8-ounce Niagara Bar walleye. He, too, was using a worm harness. Both were weighed in at Creek Road Bait and Tackle.
John Van Hoff of North Tonawanda took this 30-pound, 12-ounce king on the Niagara Bar with an hour to spare to win the Orleans Co. Rotary Derby and a check for $4,000.
This father and son from Rome, N.Y., caught their limit of walleye out of Dunkirk fishing with Capt. Lance Ehrhardt of Sassafras Charters.
Annie Avona of Lansing, Mich., caught this river smallmouth on a crayfish while fishing with Capt. Arnie Jonathan of Lockport.
Lily Bessel of Sanborn caught a 4-pound, 12-ounce steelhead.
Mike McGrath took all these kids to Bond Lake.
Dave Klinski of South Buffalo caught this fine walleye while fishing with Capt. Jim Steel and Innovative Outdoors. They were trolling out of the Catt.
Ed Klejdys of North Tonawanda with the first place lake trout in the Fish Odyssey Derby from the Niagara Bar: a 21-pound, 6-ounce fish.
Riley Wolf, 8, from Buffalo, with a 26-inch, 6-pound walleye.
.JPG "John Holden holds up a slammer smallmouth that he caught in the lower Niagara River with Capt. Joe Marra of Lewiston. He was using a crayfish.")
John Holden holds up a slammer smallmouth that he caught in the lower Niagara River with Capt. Joe Marra of Lewiston. He was using a crayfish.
Monika Wisor of Wilson caught this nice bass in the lower river fishing with Arnie Jonathan and AJ's guide service.
Monika Wisor of Wilson caught this nice bass in the lower river fishing with Arnie Jonathan and AJ's guide service.
Ronnie McCann, 11, of Hamburg was fishing in the lower Niagara when this 3 1/2 pound smallmouth took a leech. It was his first smallmouth catch.
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