Kool-Aid Charters!
Let's Catch Some Fish!
Let's Catch Some Fish!
Fish Reports
BAM! Fish in the boat!
We have been having an incredible couple weeks!
One charter we were lucky to have such a skilled angler aboard. Joe Perron boated an incredible 6.4lb salmon! The biggest to date on the Kool-Aid!
We also recently had a trip with a wedding group, what a blast! Boated a ton of fish and had even more laughs!
They have been hitting on the downriggers a lot more then the leadcore and fly line. Most fish are coming from 23-27 feet down over at least 50 feet of water. We have yet to pull a "skinny" salmon aboard which is great to see because of all the hype about the fishery being on the downhill. The report from the Kool-Aid and the other charter boats is "healthy fish"
We have been smiling ear to ear : )
Let's get out on the water!
Cody
One charter we were lucky to have such a skilled angler aboard. Joe Perron boated an incredible 6.4lb salmon! The biggest to date on the Kool-Aid!
We also recently had a trip with a wedding group, what a blast! Boated a ton of fish and had even more laughs!
They have been hitting on the downriggers a lot more then the leadcore and fly line. Most fish are coming from 23-27 feet down over at least 50 feet of water. We have yet to pull a "skinny" salmon aboard which is great to see because of all the hype about the fishery being on the downhill. The report from the Kool-Aid and the other charter boats is "healthy fish"
We have been smiling ear to ear : )
Let's get out on the water!
Cody
April Comes to an End
We had a good ice out and first four weeks of fishing!
Thanks to the families that came aboard and caught some fish! And thanks to those who have been booking trips!
We fished Winnipesaukee a handful of times along with Lake Sunapee. We fished all live bait on Winni and lures/flies on Lake Sunapee. On Winni we only caught Salmon and Rainbows while on Sunapee we boated only Lake Trout and some good quality ones at that. None of the fish were hook wounded or skinny, and we released them all to grow bigger and fight another day.
IT is only late April but rumor has it that the Schoolie Stripers are in and hungry! I am going out this weekend to try to round some up!
May is usually a hot bite on the lakes and we are looking forward to it!
Cody
Thanks to the families that came aboard and caught some fish! And thanks to those who have been booking trips!
We fished Winnipesaukee a handful of times along with Lake Sunapee. We fished all live bait on Winni and lures/flies on Lake Sunapee. On Winni we only caught Salmon and Rainbows while on Sunapee we boated only Lake Trout and some good quality ones at that. None of the fish were hook wounded or skinny, and we released them all to grow bigger and fight another day.
IT is only late April but rumor has it that the Schoolie Stripers are in and hungry! I am going out this weekend to try to round some up!
May is usually a hot bite on the lakes and we are looking forward to it!
Cody
Early Season 2010
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another exciting year of fishing!
We have been out on 2 charters on Lake Winni. Our first one was gorgeous weather and a good time with some great clients the Ranalli family. It was just a short trip and unfortunately extremely slow with only a few hits and one lost fish.
Our second trip I switched up the game plan and ran north to 2 mile. I found that our warmest water on the lake was up north, at this time of year I look for the warmest water. We found em! right off the bat into the salmon! We had a decent catch all salmon ranging from 18-21". We also picked up a fat small mouth bass! Just beautiful.
If anyone wants information/tips on early season salmon fishing just give me a call!
Things are going really well for Kool-Aid Charters! We have had a couple trips already and a lot more being booked!
Book your trip early so you know you will be able to go out on the date you want to.
Happy Easter and Happy Spring!
Let's Catch Some Fish!
-Cody
We have been out on 2 charters on Lake Winni. Our first one was gorgeous weather and a good time with some great clients the Ranalli family. It was just a short trip and unfortunately extremely slow with only a few hits and one lost fish.
Our second trip I switched up the game plan and ran north to 2 mile. I found that our warmest water on the lake was up north, at this time of year I look for the warmest water. We found em! right off the bat into the salmon! We had a decent catch all salmon ranging from 18-21". We also picked up a fat small mouth bass! Just beautiful.
If anyone wants information/tips on early season salmon fishing just give me a call!
Things are going really well for Kool-Aid Charters! We have had a couple trips already and a lot more being booked!
Book your trip early so you know you will be able to go out on the date you want to.
Happy Easter and Happy Spring!
Let's Catch Some Fish!
-Cody
Late June - Early July
I ended the month of June with my first back-to-back charters and it was my best day of fishing. I began the morning with Chris and Duncan Carrol from Norwich, VT. I was fifteen minutes late (I slept through my alarm), but lucked out when Chris called to say that they were running late too. We were on Winni with lines in by 6:00 am. It was slow pickings for the first two hours, but then it really started to heat up. We boated over thirty fish including a 4 1/2 lb lake trout and a 3 lb salmon. Chris and Duncan were really excited and great to have on the boat. The morning was a blast!
I met my next clients at 3:00 - a young angler named Tyler and his grandmother, Yvonne- at the Meredith town docks. We motored out to Governor's Island and we had hits almost as soon as the line dropped into the water. Tyler was an experienced 6 yearold who knew how to land a fish. He and his grandmother boated about a dozen fish - salmon and lake trout. They were a pleasure to fish with on the Kool-Aid.
Unfortunately, the clients that I booked the next week, didn't have as much luck. The cold and rain turned the bite right off and we had little luck pulling in the numbers of the previous week. We did, however, have one fish on that put up a really good fight so that made it a bit exciting for Steve and Zack from MA.
Over the fourth of July, my dad and I left home at 3:00 am to head north to Burlington to fish Lake Champlain. We started off very fast with hits right off and we thought we were in
I met my next clients at 3:00 - a young angler named Tyler and his grandmother, Yvonne- at the Meredith town docks. We motored out to Governor's Island and we had hits almost as soon as the line dropped into the water. Tyler was an experienced 6 yearold who knew how to land a fish. He and his grandmother boated about a dozen fish - salmon and lake trout. They were a pleasure to fish with on the Kool-Aid.
Unfortunately, the clients that I booked the next week, didn't have as much luck. The cold and rain turned the bite right off and we had little luck pulling in the numbers of the previous week. We did, however, have one fish on that put up a really good fight so that made it a bit exciting for Steve and Zack from MA.
Over the fourth of July, my dad and I left home at 3:00 am to head north to Burlington to fish Lake Champlain. We started off very fast with hits right off and we thought we were in
Back at it
Well the start of the season was great. Fished hard and often with great success.
Went out last Wednesday on Sunapee with a couple buddies who won a trip that I donated to a silent auction for my old high school hockey team's fundraiser. Bob and Liam were great to have on the boat. They were some of the most graceful anglers that have been on the Kool - Aid this year! Fishing has been sort of slow the past week but we were able to scratch up some fish by the end of the night. Bob and Liam ended with a great 18" salmon that took flight 5 or 6 times.
I've recently booked a few charters and will be on the water 6/21 - 6/24
Hope to see everyone out there!
Now lets go catch some fish!
-Cody
Went out last Wednesday on Sunapee with a couple buddies who won a trip that I donated to a silent auction for my old high school hockey team's fundraiser. Bob and Liam were great to have on the boat. They were some of the most graceful anglers that have been on the Kool - Aid this year! Fishing has been sort of slow the past week but we were able to scratch up some fish by the end of the night. Bob and Liam ended with a great 18" salmon that took flight 5 or 6 times.
I've recently booked a few charters and will be on the water 6/21 - 6/24
Hope to see everyone out there!
Now lets go catch some fish!
-Cody
Winni Derby 09
The Winni Derby is a 3 day tournament for salmon and lake trout held
every May on Lake Winnipesaukee. The biggest salmon and biggest lake
trout (based on weight) earn the fisherman a new Starcraft boat. There
are usually around 2000 fishermen that participate each year, so the
lake gets pretty crowded and by the end of the weekend, the fishing
pressure usually turns the bite off. I fish the Derby every year with
my father, uncle and cousins. One cousin usually fishes on his buddy's
boat and my other cousin couldn't make it home from college in time
this year, but we still had a great time! It is one of the best
weekends of my year. I start looking forward to the next year's derby
on the drive home from the lake...
Our first year fishing the derby we landed one salmon, and a couple other fish. It was my first year fishing for salmon and I didn't really know what I was doing or where to fish. Over the next two years, we got better and better in each derby. In the 2008 derby, I landed a 4.12 lb salmon that ended up taking 4th place and earned me Lowrance fishfinder and the nickname "Kool-Aid" (that story is for another time).
This past year, 2009, we boated a salmon that only weighed 3.3 lbs, but with the salmon weights being low for the derby this year, team Kool-Aid ended up taking 5th place! Back-to-back top 5 finishes! Maybe next year that boat will be mine!
We successfully caught and safely released over 40 fish in two and a half days of fishing.
Thanks for reading! More to come!
Go catch some fish!
-Cody
Our first year fishing the derby we landed one salmon, and a couple other fish. It was my first year fishing for salmon and I didn't really know what I was doing or where to fish. Over the next two years, we got better and better in each derby. In the 2008 derby, I landed a 4.12 lb salmon that ended up taking 4th place and earned me Lowrance fishfinder and the nickname "Kool-Aid" (that story is for another time).
This past year, 2009, we boated a salmon that only weighed 3.3 lbs, but with the salmon weights being low for the derby this year, team Kool-Aid ended up taking 5th place! Back-to-back top 5 finishes! Maybe next year that boat will be mine!
We successfully caught and safely released over 40 fish in two and a half days of fishing.
Thanks for reading! More to come!
Go catch some fish!
-Cody
First trip of the season
Hey all! Just had the first trip of the year Sunday 26th of April. Brought Joe Pych of Hooked-In.com and his friend Chris out on Sunapee for some salmon action (or lack of) It was a rough trip. My kicker died on me, a spar buoy was in the wrong place and a shallow ledge came up quick got us into some trouble! Put in a lot of time with nothing, but as we were pulling in the lines one at a time we hooked into a beautiful salmon, 19 inches and almost 3 lbs! What a beauty!
Sunapee can be tough fishing, and from what I heard, we did very well comparatively. Hopefully the bite picks up and we can start putting more fish in the boat! Still looking to break into the 5 lb catagory!
Fixing up the boat this week, won't be on the water for 10 days because I'm finishing up at UNH.
Go catch some fish!
-Cody
Sunapee can be tough fishing, and from what I heard, we did very well comparatively. Hopefully the bite picks up and we can start putting more fish in the boat! Still looking to break into the 5 lb catagory!
Fixing up the boat this week, won't be on the water for 10 days because I'm finishing up at UNH.
Go catch some fish!
-Cody
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