August 17/09 updates

Fishing has been real good when you run 10 to 12 miles off shore for Salmon and Rainbows. Spoons behind copper run off inline planner boards have been producing some good fish. Flies behind ProChip and HotChip flashers off the riggers are working especially if meat is added. If this weather stays it will be awhile before the Salmon are at the mouth of the river.
Been some nice fish entered in the Great Ontario Salmon Derby and a 34 pounder is leading and it takes a high 20 pounder to be in the top 10 each week.

August 3/09 updates

Fishing has finally turned on good and getting Salmon and Rainbows with the odd Atlantic Salmon. Been fishing deep with riggers, dipzy divers and copper line off the boards. The hot spoons colours are black, purple, green and chanteuse/ red. The best salmon are coming off the Sushi fly behind a green ProChip flasher by Pro-Troll with the e-chip. Alewives by Familiar Bite are also working behind the same flasher colour. In the GOSD Low 30 pounds are winning each week and it takes a 27 pounder to be in the top 10 and the money.

If anyone needs a charter I have a cancelation this Wed. Aug. 5 just phone. My number is one my Contact Page.

July 20/09 updates

The Great Ontario Salmon Derby is now into its second week and it took a 32 LB. Salmon to win the first week. The picture above is a catch from last week. The larger Salmon are coming off Pro-Troll Flashers and flies ( Port Hopper flies produced some ). Rainbows and small Salmon are coming off spoon run behind copper, lead core or Slide Divers on braided line. As of right now surface water is 60 degrees and fleas are on your line. Very little to no bait in the area and the trout are feeding on bugs.

July 8/09 updates

Here is a picture of a fat full of alewives Salmon caught recently. Right now the fishing is fair with fish in the boat every day. Surface water is any were from 46 to 49 degrees out to and passed 230 feet. Getting them on black latter back spoons and flies behind Pro-Troll flashers with the e-chip. Fish are scattered any were from surface down to 80 plus feet.

June 23/09 updates

Here is a picture of 5 of the 6 fish boated on Tues. 3 good size Chinook salmon, 2 Rainbow Trout, had to release 1 Atlantic and lost 2 other fish. The lake is warming fast after the big east wind we had and calm weather since. Fish were anywhere form 20 feet to 60. Pro-Troll flashers and flies produced the big Kings and the others came off NK spoons. Over the last few days the fishing has been hot and cold but have been getting fish every day. Still some days left in Aug.

June 16/09 updates

The third time out this year from Port Hope and the fishing was good. Customers went home happy with the 9 fish we caught. There were 3 Salmon and 6 Rainbows for the 5 hours we fished. Salmon came on PortHopper flies and Pro-Troll flashers with the e chip. Rainbows came off small spoons and peanut flies behind small dodgers.Surface water is still only in the mid 50`s. A few days left this month and next but Aug. is open during the week.

May 27/09 updates

Been fishing Walleye since the May 2 opener on the St. Lawrence River and having some good success fishing out of my new 18 foot Lund set up for this type of fishing. Here is a picture of 4 Walleye, part of the catch this morning. Had to take picture in the garage because of rain. Have been using Mann`s baits in natural colours with 60 to 90 feet of line out trolling 1 to 2 miles an hour. The next report will be from Port Hope and the Rainbow and Salmon fishing. If you are looking for a fathers day present he might just like a fishing charter and you might get invited.

May 3/09 updates

Been fishing Splake for the last couple of weeks and the picture above is of a 7 lb. + Splake taken on a stick bait behind a Lite Bite Slide Diver. Fished opening day of Walleye on the river among more boats than I have ever noticed in that part of the river. Fishing was good and they were hitting stick baits and rigs. Will be back out again tomorrow.
Still a few weekend dates available and some mid week dates for Salmon and Trout out of Port Hope in June, July and Aug.

February 17/09 updates

Middle of Feb. the sun is getting some warmth in it and if you are like me you are starting to get the fishing bug. Last year in June and first part of July we had our most consistant days and the picture shows a morning catch of Salmon and Rainbows for 2 people. Fishing was hit and miss during July and Aug. but did have fish ever day.
It was like that all over the lake from the west to east end and Ontario to New York state side. Our most productive bait was the Pro-Troll ProChip and HotChip flasher with the e-chip and a fly. From all reports the experts are stating this year will be like 2 and 3 years ago, great fishing and nice calm weather.
If you would like to give it a try contact me and remember the early bird gets the first choice of dates.

September 27/08 updates

Got the new river fishing boat the end of Aug. (see picture) and have been working on it. Have the good fish finder and 2 downrigger from the big boat so they can be transferred easily. It also catches fish. Getting lots of Smallmouth Bass by trolling and still fishing with worms. As far as Walleye go they have been spotty but Tues. of this week I had 3 and lost one in the 21 to 23 inch class trolling. Finally also got the OK that Transport Canada was going to let me use it to charter with. Waiting for paper work now.

August 17/08 updates

Nothing new to report as the Salmon have not shown up in front of the harbor yet. Still getting Salmon, Coho, Browns and Rainbows out 8 to 10 miles. Green and Chartreuse ProChip flashers with white, green, charteuse and silver flies have been the best producers with different coloured spoons coming in second. Been fishing down 30 to 60 feet to produce fish. This is the last week of the Salmon Derby and it looks the 35 pound leader is going to win the truck. Thanks Walter Oster for another great year and a great Derby.

August 2/08 updates

Fishing today on flat water for a change with cloudy and sunny intervals. The picture above shows the results of a six hour charter. Kings seem to be moving back into the area and Rainbows are putting on weight. We are running at least 6 to 8 miles out into the lake to find them with surface temperature of 70 degrees.

July 21/08 updates

Sunday in the heavy rain Shelly, Robin, Peter and Tommy fished with me and we boated 9 Salmon, 1 Rainbow and lost 2 other Salmon. ( I missed one at the boat Tommy ) The picture above is of the largest weighing 28.24 pounds and placing Peter in 4th. place as of Sunday for this week in the Great Ontario Salmon Derby. Fish came off the riggers, wire dipsy`s and copper lines fishing in the water fleas. Over half the fish came off Pro-Troll flasher and flies.

July 15/08 updates

Here is another Salmon caught by Ron on Monday morning using a Green Pro Chip by Pro-Troll and a fly to get this 26.62 pound Salmon. It came mid morning on a down troll with the 3 foot waves fishing down 50 feet. The last week fishing has been a little slow but Browns and Rainbows have kept the numbers up. Some big fish are turning up with a 35 pounder now leading the Salmon Derby. Fleas are now there and the wind keeps blowing but not hard enough to keep us off the water. Still have some dates open if you are interested.

July 6/08 updates

Fishing is still pretty good with Salmon, Rainbows and Brown Trout coming into the boat. Fish have moved farther off shore and deeper. Fleas are just starting to show up and the fish are now after flies behind a Pro-Troll flasher. The picture above is of a 26.02 pound Salmon that was not even big enough to make the top 10 fish in this weeks Great Ontario Salmon Derby.

June 29/08 updates

We have had some great fishing the last week with Salmon to 27 pounds. The big Salmon have been coming off the riggers using Pro-Troll flashers and flies. Rainbows are also taking the Pro-Troll flashers and flies along with spoons run behind the Light Slide Divers. Only running 4 rods and that is keeping us busy enough.

June 20/08 updates

Made the first charter out of Port Hope this morning and ran into cold water. We started in 60 feet and fished out to 175 feet. found some fish on the way out and coming back in we ran into them again and stayed there. Boated 9 Rainbows and Salmon fishing down 20 to 50 feet off copper, lead core, light Slide Divers and riggers. We also missed another half dozen. The way it looks right now we should be in for another good summer of fishing.

May 10/08 updates

Been working on the boat and installing a new graph and overhead TV for the under water camera. Fishing since May 3 for Walleye has been good with some limit catches. See picture above for the average size caught. Been trolling slow with Doctor Death coloured baits in about 20 to 30 feet of water. Pike fishing has been slow but should pick up as the water warms.

December 2007 updates

This is the type of fishing that has been available the last few year starting in the middle of June normally. It is fishing shallow with some lighter tackle. Fished up till the middle of November and the Bass were biting, Walleye was the best year yet and the Pike have seemed to have come back.The boat has been put away for the winter and now working repairing tackle and boat for next year. Wish every one a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope you are able to enjoy a days trip for fish in 2008 with me.

October 15/07 updates

Monday was a great day to be fishing on the St. Lawrence River. We boated 18 fish in the morning with 16 being Smallmouth Bass, 1 average size Walleye and a huge 37 inch, 13 pound Northern Pike with a picture above. All fish were caught trolling with downriggers and stick baits. River water is still warm at 62 degrees. As it now looks this great fishing should continue on into Nov. If you are interested in trying this fishing I have a special on now for a party of 2 on the St. Lawrence River out of Brockville. Have not tried the Muskie yet and have not heard of any being taked. Any day now they should go on the feed like the Pike was doing ( notice the big gut ).

October 6/07 updates

Picture of David and Matt with 4 of there 9 Smallmouth Bass caught on Thanksgiving Sunday morning out of Brockville on the St. Lawrence River. Fishing was hard with a strong North East wind making white caps on the river. We were using worms and fishing down 30 to 40 feet in the lee of islands. Water is still warm at 65 degrees but the bass have stared to move to there fall feeding areas. Earlier in the week I was out and getting bass trolling around shoals. The good thing about the weather we are getting Tuesday is the fishing will be getting better as the water will be cooling off.

August 21/07 updates

Picture above is of Justin Massey the winner of the Kids and Cops Fishing Derby in Brockville on the July first long weekend. He and is friend Dillon took his free fishing charter with Chasen Fish Charters this pass weekend out of Brockville. We are catching Smallmouth Bass now to 17 inches using worms and fishing sandy bottoms along weed edges down 25 to 40 feet. If things stay the same as the last couple years the best Bass fishing will be starting in another week or so were Smallmouth to 20 inches are available.

August 21/07 updates

The picture above is of the mouth of the harbour in Port Hope when the wind blows on the lake. You can see how the rollers are coming in and breaking on the bottom making it impossible to get out on the lake. The fishing lately has been good with many Rainbows of good size and Salmon to 18 pounds. Hard pressed to get any real big fish but we are getting quantity. Again this year our best fishing for large Salmon was in the end of June and July. No quantity of Salmon yet staging off the river mouth but it will likely happen in Sept. weather permitting. I will be heading home to the St. Lawrence River next week and will be running my charters there out of Brokville. If you want some good Smallmouth Bass, Musky, Pike and Walleye fishing give me a call or e-mail me at Captain@chasenfish.com.

August 13/07 updates

This is a 24.5 pound ( 1 of 5 ) Salmon caught this morning as the sun was just coming up down 50 feet in 200 plus feet of water using a Pro-Troll flasher and Howie fly behind a dipsy. The last week and today we have had to go deep to find fish and maintain a proper speed so the spoons and flashers were working. Just had to experiment with spoons and flashers of different colors to get the right set up. No fish have yet showed up near shore. If this warm water stays it will be near the end of Aug. before the fish get near shore.

August 6/07 updates

The picture is of the young lad with his first Salmon with his father helping him hold it. Over the last week we have been have good luck fishing 100 feet out to 300 feet plus. A poor day has been 5 fish landed and a good day has been 15 fish. Spoons have been working the best but Pro-Troll flashers and Howie Flies have been taking there share. On calm days the copper setups have have worked for some big Rainbows and the Thumber Rod has stared to produce.. Been getting some bigger Salmon and quite a few Coho`s. Been fishing down as deep as 90 feet to get fish.

July 23/07 updates

The picture above is of a family with there catch for the morning. The water has warmed big time and you have to go off shore now to find temperature that the fish require. We have been down 90 to 100 feet to get the proper temp and spoons have been out fishing the flashers and flies for me. In the Salmon Derby a fish in the high 20 pound range is required to get in the top 10 each week.

July 16/07 updates

Fishing has slowed down a bit and the fish have scattered. Water temperature has been staying between 48 and 55 degrees the last week and bait fish are hard to find. We are still fishing most of the time down 20 feet over 50 to 200 feet. White and chartuse Pro-Troll flashers with Howie Flies and spoons have been working off riggers, wire and copper. Spoon colours vary from day to day so you might as well change them every time you clean your line of flees till you find the right colour.

July 9/07 updates

Over the last week the Salmon have been bitting great on spoons and Flies behind Pro-Troll flashers. Water temperature today was
60 degrees and the Fleas are back. We are now back to checking and cleaning lines every 15 minutes. As the water is warming the
Salmon are starting to scatter to deep water. We had one Salmon today that was 27.32 pounds caught on wire with a Pro-Troll
HotChip flasher and Pretty Jane Howie Fly down 30 feet behind a dipsy diver. That should keep Doug in the top 10 for this week.
The only bad thing is I forgot to take a picture of Doug with the fish.

July 2/07 updates

The picture of the fish above is of one of the 14 Salmon and Rainbows landed yesterday. Fishing was under sunny conditions and
a light to strong north wind. We started at 5:00 AM and the fish were right on the first hour in the morning. Water temperature
was in the mid 40 degrees and fish were in the top 20 feet of water. The hottest bait was a chartuse Pro-Troll flasher and Howie
Fly off copper, lead core and dipsy`s on wire. Remember the Great Ontario Salmon Derby starts next week and if you go on a charter
with me your entery fee is included in the charter price. Have an opening this week available and next. Also some openings in Aug.

June 25/07 updates

Starting this weekend the Salmon showed up. Surface water temp has gone down to 40 degrees and you have to go looking for the fish as they have scattered. Fishing the top 20 feet has been working for me with Pro-Troll flasher and flies run off the wire dipsy`s and copper lines. Spoons have been working off the riggers. The fish above was in the high teens and hit the chartuse flasher and fly off the lead core set up. The last couple of days we were getting equal number of Salmon and Rainbows.

June 18/07 updates

Just got started fishing here in Port Hope and the rainbows are hitting good. The picture above is of one of them caught on a Pro-Troll flasher and fly. Water temperature has been in the high 50 degrees and the Rainbows are coming off the riggers and wire down 20 feet in 60 feet of water.

June 5/07 updates

Just back from our annual fishing trip to Rufus Lake Outfitters ( rufuslakeoutfitters.com )near Kapuskasing. Thanks Rick and Linda for another great year. Fishing was great and walleye were of a better size. The largest Pike was 40 inches caught by Terry.
The Salmon and Rainbows are just now showing up at Port Hope and by the middle of the month they should be right on.
I will be there about the 19 of June with openings still available.

May 22/07 updates

A picture of Doug with one of the many Walleye we caught this early May fishing on the St. Lawrence River. We were dragging Mann`s 20 and Reef Runner deep divers purchased from "Dad`s Gone Fishing Live Bait and Tackle". It was one of the best early May fishing I have seen in years on the river. It is a good sign that the river is coming back. Lots of green slim floating in the water and that did not seem to stop the fish. All you had to do was set your line up so the slim would not slid down to your bait.
Heading the end of the week on our annual fishing trip to Kapuskasing to fish Walleye and Pike out of Rufus Lake Outfitters for a week. When I return I will be home a week and then heading to Port Hope for Salmon and Trout fishing for the summer.

End of June and First of July 2006 updates

Over the last few year we have been having some great fishing for Rainbows and Salmon starting about the middle of June. The above picture shows a limit catch of fish on June 27 2006. Normally we will be close to shore and fishing in the top 30 feet of water. The water is usually in the high 50`s to low 60`s. We use a different presentation at this time of year and when the fish get hooked you are into some great action. It is cool on the water at this time of year and a jack is required. If you would like to try this out I am available 7 days a week to take you. Hope you can make it in 2007 as I do not want to have to catch them all myself. See you this early summer.

November 28/06 updates

The fish above was caught aboard the Fish Doctor, Captained by Ernie Lantiegne with his client holding it.

First of all I would like to thank Ernie Lantiegne of Fish Doctor Charters and Bob Walters of Water Wolf Charters for taking me Musky fishing this fall.

Of the 4 days we fished they had 3 muskie boated, saw one on the camera and had one hit. Picture above is one of the muskies boated off the Fish Doctor fishing out of Clayton N.Y..

The Bass fishing again this fall was good with larger bass being caught. Walleye were down.

Will be putting the boat away this week for the winter and remember if you want to catch Rainbows and early Salmon think about a charter in the mid June to early July time frame.

Hope to see you next year.

September 16/06 updates

Was able to take the winner of the Fishing Charter draw from the Children`s Fishing Derby ( Search For Perch Kids, Cops & Fishing ) at Riverfest out Sat. Riley Carriere being the winner brought his good friend Stephen Liscumb along. They caught lots of Smallmouth Bass and some Perch. The picture above is of Stephen with a 20 inch Smallmouth Bass which was the largest and Riley caught a 17 inch Smallmouth Bass which was the second largest.

The Bass this fall are running larger than normally which means there was lots of food available and good water temperatures this summer. The river temp right now is about what it normally is the middle of Oct. Have been fishing with worms and anywhere from 20 feet down to 50 feet.

If you would like to try this out just give me a call and I will arrange it.

August 18/06 updates

The Great Ontario Salmon Derby is into its last week. If you were able to take advantage of it you will know how good the fishing was this summer. The fishing has been the best its been in many years. They have stayed away from the harbour mouth making the fishing a lot more enjoyable ( no heavy boat traffic ). For me ProChip and HotChip`s by Pro-Troll has been the best producer.Also getting some good catches off certain spoons behind a dipsy.

July 31/06 updates

The picture above is of the group from Dad`s Gone Fishing Live Bait and Tackle ( Brockville ) of there catch on Sun. July 23 / 06.
The best part of this report is the fishing just got better as the week when on. On Friday we had 12 Kings and 3 were over 29 lbs. Sat. and Sun. we had 15 Kings and Rainbows each day.
The fish have been hitting Howie flies behind Pro Chip`s and Hot Chip`s by Pro-Troll with the EChip. Some spoons have been working at times. The fish are coming off the rigger`s, dipsy`s and copper sit ups.
To be in the top 10 each week of the great Ontario Salmon Derby you need a 32 lb. plus fish.
We should see a fish over 40 lbs. this derby and sure would like it to come off my boat CHASEN FISH.

July 11/06 updates

Salmon are bitting on Pro-Chip and flies along with spoons. Surface temperature is rising and sending fish deeper. Fleas are here and keeps you bessy cleaning lines. Some big fish are being caught for the Salmon Derby with a 37.90 pound leading at present. Fishing is as good as the last 2 years.

June 29/06 updates

Picture of the Gentile brothers catch on a rainy Tuesday morning this week. We had Salmon, Rainbows, Cohos and one Brown Trout all from the same area. They were hitting ProChip flashers and flies and spoons off the riggers and thumper rod. We were fishing down 30 to 50 feet. The new hydraulic steering and Auto Pilot sure makes it easy as you never have to go to the steering wheel when you are working at the back of the boat. It is just like having a extra man on board to steer for me.

There is still some opening this coming week.
If you would like to get in on the best fishing we have had in a long time, phone 613-213-4071

June 25/06 updates

Salmon showed up a few days ago and now we are catching equal numbers of Salmon and Rainbows. Surface water is now to 60 degrees. They are hitting ProChip flashers and flies and certain colours of different spoons. Have had Salmon to 25 pounds and Rainbows to 12 pounds.Some dates avaiable this week and the next and then the Great Ontario Salmon Derby starts.

June 18/06 updates

The last week I have been fishing out of Port Hope and the Rainbows have been right on. The picture above is of one of the many that were landed fishing anywhere to 150 feet. Spoons have been the best producers fished down 24 feet with lead core and yellow birds. The warmest temperature I could find was 50 degrees. Will be back after them come Thursday for the rest of the summer. The odd Salmon are just starting to show up but are scattered. Check back each week for updates.