how is fishing in buffalo

[milt]

only managed one on a bottom bouncer with an orange/gold stickbait I started at condos trolled west 53-56 fow I tried everything marked a lot no luck
jeff

[milt]

fished noon till 5 today out of sp east west nort south two sheepshead threw everything at them
jeff

[Bottom bouncer]

Fished out of Dunkirk tonight and did a little better. Very similar to Buffalo, we marked a lot of fish but didn't get many bites. Fished just west if Van Buren in 50-80 fow. Ended up with 6, all caught between 830 and 945 in 50-60 fow

[Bottom bouncer]

Go west. Fished out of Dunkirk again this evening and got a two man limit in just over 2 hours including an 8 and a 9 pounder. West out of the harbor in 70 fow. Half were suspended at 40 ft and the other half were on the bottom. Had four different color harnesses out and they all caught fish.

[milt]

fished last night 6-9 left sp went west 50-60 fow tried everything again got skunked what speed is everyone doing
i feel like a rookie cant catch a fish lol
jeff

[Bottom bouncer]

I try to stay at 1.2 mph. Last night was a real soft bite and we missed more than we hooked. We ended up with 4 and lost a pretty big one at the boat before the storm chased us off. I know this is a Buffalo page, but it's worth the drive to Dunkirk. For whatever reason, we are catching there when we couldn't in Buffalo and at the line.

[milt]

Thx bottom bouncer I keep the boat at sp keep getting them
Jeff

[Bottom bouncer]

I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I fish my suspended baits off downriggers, but was thinking of trying leadcore to make it easier. Can I fish wormharnesses off leadcore? Is it easier than using downriggers? What type of rod, reel, line weight, brand,, etc..?? Any suggestions about how to get started are greatly appreciated. Thanks- Brian

[captainjoe]

I fish leadcore all the time. YES you can fish wormharnesses off them, you can fish sticks off them. Most if not all charter captains will tell you that they use them. The theory is that the leadcore will act like a snake in the water giving the bait a different more desired action. Now for the complicated part - I have several reels set up ( Okuma ) with different lengths of color set up. Each will produce a different depth. Say a 2 color would go down approx 12 ft., a 6 color would go down approx. 36 ft., a 10 color approx 60 ft. It depends what depth you're in and how deep you want to go. Don't forget if you had a 2 color on and had a 15 ft. diving stick you would be approx. 27 ft. down or if you had a shallow diver you would be approx. 15 to 18 ft. down. The size of reel would depend on the amount of colors that you want to put on. Give Jim a call at Ultimate Outdoors of WNY a call if you want to shop local.

[Bottom bouncer]

Thanks Captain Joe. I appreciate the info. I will definitely check out ultimate outdoors of wny.