Ashtabula 8/24

[DW72]

From Ashtabula it's like 13 miles NNW just to get to 70 feet. Then it is super gradual as it gets deeper and the next 12 miles only adds 5 feet.

I fished quite a bit this year and last and got nothing shallower...in 65-70.feet. Also, zero other boats were in that close when I was fishing. Seems they push farther and farther out as the year progresses.

My best results including the bigger fish on my last two trips was 73.5-75 feet. Saturday I went all the way to the border to see why there were so many boats out there. The lake was calm and it was quick to do so. It wasn't any deeper. They were hitting one right after another but only eater sized fish.

I would recommend as all the others here have, that we mark the fish first and try there. I have marked shallower but they weren't biting. I'm learning that if I am marking but not catching after 30-45 mins then I move to find the hungry ones. Many times I have fished a couple hours and caught nothing. Moved and caught 6-8 in the next hour. Did not change lure depths or colors or speed.

I will try Geneva my next trip to be much closer to shore and it sounds like an awesome park.

The fish are looking for a specific water temp and perhaps oxygen content IMO. The closer to shore the better where the hungry ones are.

I may try Barcelona in NY soon. 75 FOW there is only about 2.5 miles offshore.

Good luck and safe fishing!

[pfk]

good job DW! awesome stuff my friend! right now i'm finding the bigger fish between the 02 and 04 out of geneva straight north, about 72' deep. the hungry ones are still hanging at 50 to 55 deep. most days i never get all 4 dipsies out if your looking for 18" ish fish. it takes longer to run out there than to get 18 fish somedays.

i'm like you and went looking for bigger fish at at the border on a calm day and just found more of the 16"/18" (charter fish) as fast as you get down there and reel them in.

some days they want spoons others stick baits, but day in and day out the sticks catch the better size IMO. also those pods of bigger fish move around quite a bit. if you stumble upon them you can load up with a big box quick!

good luck out there and stay safe. tight lines my friend............