St. Lawrence River Muskie Fishing

2012 Salmon Season begins!

Capt. Bob — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:24:00 +0000

The Waterwolf is now in Wilson NY, and we are starting our season off fishing for Chinook Salmon on The Niagara Bar !

What a Beautiful October !

Capt. Bob — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:09:45 +0000

We were surely blessed with extremely good weather last month. Although we are focusing on catching Muskie, the northern pike were jumping all over our lures! We lost a few muskie, and caught a few. More and more big fish are showing up everyday , and we have high hopes for the next month or so of getting into bigger and bigger fish as our season progresses.

2011 Hunt for Muskie is on !

Capt. Bob — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:27:53 +0000

The Waterwolf is now in Clayton , N.Y. trolling the picturesque St. Lawrence River for the Monster Muskie that live in the 1000 Islands Region. Our first five trips out last week produced two HUGE muskies on the line…both of which eluded being landed. There will be more!

Clayton, N.Y.

Our muskie season is very short. (76 days) As of now we only have a few opens days to book. Oct. 17 – 21 and Dec. 12-15. The phone rings everyday, and these dates will not be available for long ! If you would like to join us this season, CALL NOW. The 2012 calender is filling up fast, with 20+ PRIME DATES already booked into 2013 ! So much interest in catching these Monsters, and so little time to do it.

Tomorrow we are installing a new DVR system, for recording our underwater camera action. No more rewinding the vcr, or missing the strike because the tape ran out!

WATERWOLF CHARTERS is now also on Facebook ! Sign on and follow our daily reports from the helm, of our 2011 HUNT FOR MUSKIE !

We hope to see you aboard soon, fishing for your trophy fish of a lifetime !

Quebec Head

Finished up our 2011 Salmon Season

Capt. Bob — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:12:59 +0000

What an incredible run of spawning salmon we had this year! Our last bunch of charters trolling in front of the famed Salmon River provided our guests with full coolers of Coho and Chinook salmon, in short order, as we limited out daily in only a few hours of exciting action!

We now are changing species for the rest of this year, and will not target salmon again until the boat is in Wilson next May, fishing on the Niagara Bar! It is never too early to book the weekends for May and June, as quite a few of them were reserved by last springs guests, before they got off the boat!

All the salmon tackle was taken off the boat, and replaced with the Musky Gear. The Waterwolf has been moved to Clayton N.Y. and we are presently trolling the St. Lawrence River, ON THE HUNT FOR MUSKY!

Lake Ontario salmon fishing, St.Lawrence River Muskie fishing

a fine mornings catch!

Staging Salmon

Capt. Bob — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:22:31 +0000

The salmon are staging out in front of the rivers, preparing for their final act in life, THE SPAWN ! Although in this stage of their life, they no longer are feeding, but aggressively striking out at anything that gets near them, including our lures. Every day now, more and more fish are showing up on our Lowrance XD-10, and incredible action is happening on the back of the boat. Our first pass through the school this morning, generated 5 strikes, with three staying hooked up for an exciting “triple” on the dipsy divers…followed by non stop hook ups and fish in the box for over the first three hours of the trip. Lots of laughs, smiles, and sore arms from battling these hard hitting, long running salmon!

It is not too late to get in on the action…There is still a few weeks of this awesome catching available, and a few open dates in the schedule as well!

There are more where these came from ! Book your trip now, before they spawn.

Moving The Boat

Capt. Bob — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:19:27 +0000

The Waterwolf is continually on the move, to stay atop the best fishing available at all times! We start our salmon season in the spring in Wilson, N.Y. The Niagara River and the famed Niagara Bar are just a short ride away for superb action of these acrobatic salmon, available in the months of May and June. This past spring was exceptionally good, with limit catches of salmon being caught on every trip off the dock! Our last trip this year out of Wilson, July 1st. , was our best, with over 30 salmon caught that trip.

In July, the Waterwolf is moved east..mid lake. This season we chose Fairhaven, for its close proximity to the deep water the salmon haunt during the mid summer months.

Many days we found our fish in depths over 500 feet.

Now it is time to move the boat again. Saturday August 27 , we will take our guests out of Fairhaven, fish beside the boats having too much fun in front of Oswego, and then dock her at Mike’s Marina , in the Little Salmon River. We will finish the last 6 weeks of our salmon season fishing near the Salmon River, where the bulk of the stocked salmon go to spawn (hatchery), and that watershed has a high percentage of the natural born fish also.

These “move the boat” charters are in high demand…so call your booking in early, and request them if you are interested in sharing this experience in the future ! (only 4 days out of the whole season)

Here are a few pictures of some of the seasons catch so far.

: Spring king salmon, Wilson N.Y.

: Jacob had a good day !

27 lb. spring king salmon

New Equipment Upgrades in preparation for 2011 season…

Capt. Bob — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:42:55 +0000

While the focus of the Waterwolf is constantly on the Safety, Comfort , and Enjoyment of our guests, we also strive to be on the cutting edge of new technology for our fish catching abilities! Two of this seasons major investments were for the purpose of STEALTH…and increased FISH DETECTION.

FISH DETECTION :

No matter how good of a fisherman you think you are…you will never catch what is not there! The first step to filling a cooler full of salmon, or hooking into a trophy of a lifetime muskie, is to find them. To help achieve this goal, The Waterwolf has upgraded to a Lowrance XD-10 broadband sounder, with Structure Scan side scan capabilities.

What an incredible piece of equipment! You really won’t believe how sensitive this new unit is, until you come fish with us and see it in action for yourselves! While trolling for Lake Ontario king salmon, we are seeing feeding salmon bust up a school of bait fish..AND ABLE TO COUNT THE INDIVIDUAL BAIT the salmon has busted out of the school, and is chasing! UNBELIEVABLE.

We are really excited about using the Structure Scan this upcoming muskie season, to locate those trophies lurking in the shallows , off to the side of the boat. The fish can no longer hide from the Waterwolf.

First you have to find them, then you have to present your tackle without “spooking” them.

SHHH… WE ARE FISHING HERE.

STEALTH :

Your grandfather was correct, when he told you to be quiet, and sit still in the rowboat….SOUND TRAVELS THROUGH WATER.

The other major improvement to this seasons arsenal…A brand new Yamaha 4 stroke 25 HP High Thrust outboard ” kicker” motor was professionally installed astern the Waterwolf !

We use the twin inboard 350 Crusaders to quickly cover the many miles to the fishing grounds, then shut them off and fire up the Yamaha to quietly troll into and through the “spot” , where we find the fish are. For those of you that have fished aboard the Waterwolf in past seasons, you will be amazed at how quiet it is on the water now, without the big engines running all the time! When we trolled on the big engines, we deployed trolling bags/seas anchors to slow our troll down, while maintaining higher RPM’s. NO LONGER NEEDED ! All that missing water disturbance and the lack of a big deep turning propeller equals a much stealthier presentation while we are fishing. The proof that it works, is evident in our higher catch rate percentages per trip this season ! While fishing out of Wilson N.Y. for spring king salmon, we were getting explosive strikes only a few feet down, a few feet back, behind the boat. Totally exciting seeing huge Chinook salmon jumping out of the water in the prop wash, as you are running to the fired rod!

Our goal is to always provide you with the highest quality fishing equipment available on the market, to enhance your fishing experience aboard The Waterwolf.!

New rods, reels, and tackle are constantly being added to our arsenal of gear aboard, so our guests have the best chance possible to land their trophy of a lifetime.

The huge schools of mature salmon are staging in the deep water near the river they will eventually run up and spawn in later this fall. Coolers full and daily limits of tackle busting, reel screaming, hard fighting Chinook salmon in excess of 20 lbs. are being caught right now, and will be, until the salmon run up the rivers in a few weeks ahead.

Don’t miss out on this annual event! There still are a few Prime Dates available on the 2011 schedule for you to join us for a fun filled, fishing adventure aboard The Waterwolf!

The Ed Beers’ Fish

Capt. Bob — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:09:43 +0000

Capt. Bob just went out to Conover Wisconsin, and picked up last years customers mounts from taxidermist Rick Lax of Lax Reproductions !

Perhaps Largest Muskie in 50 Yrs.

Capt. Bob — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:12:35 +0000

Ed with his St Lawrence Muskie - 59" x 28" 56lbs

Capt. Bob and Ed with St Lawrence Muskie - 59" x 28" 56lbs

Capt. Bob with St Lawrence Muskie - 59" x 28" 56lbs.

Ed is close personal friend and I’ve been trying to get him to go muskie fishing with me for years to no avail. Fortunately, I think I wore him down and he finally made the trip north from New Jersey.

After settling in, we connected at the local restaurant and crafted our game plan for the trip. As we headed out the following morning, the weather was anticipated to turn south on us by the afternoon with heavy seas and high winds.

We had set up a detailed spread of lines by the morning, when the winds had started to pick up. We began to search for calmer waters when one of the flat line rods fired and Ed was into the battle of a life time. The monster pulled out over 300 ft of line in a matter of seconds and we all knew it was game on. After a 30 minute battle, with forearms burning and legs shaking, Ed boated this monster St. Lawrence River Muskie of a lifetime.

Given the size and magnitude of Ed’s fish, we’ve received alot of press coverage. Feel free to read the detailed articles at the following:

Muskie Hunter Magazine

The Post-Standard Syracuse Newspaper

Muskie Madness Continues

Capt. Bob — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:44:42 +0000

St Lawrence Muskie - 49" Released

Tom is a close personal friend and joined us today in hopes of landing a monster muskie as it’s been 7 years since he landed a 50lb giant of the deep. This year, lady luck was looking out for Tom as he landed and safely released this 49″ St. Lawrence Muskie monster. Way to go Tom!