Capt Tom Widell is a fully licensed and insured USCG Captain. He has been chartering on Lake Ontario for nearly twenty years. Capt. Tom and the Reel Action III are on the pro-staff for Shakespeare, Inc.- the manufacturer of the world famous Ugly Stik fishing rods. Please check out the pictures below of Captain Tom Widell. Any questions for Tom email him at tom@reelaction.net.
The spring of 2008 was not unlike most in Rochester. The boat splashed down at the end of March in preparation for charters beginning the first weekend in April. April and May were spent filling the cooler with nice catches of brown trout, rainbows, steelhead, cohos, and spring king salmon. This time of year offers rapid rod-popping action while fishing on the beach in 8-12 feet of water. Because most species of trout and salmon are all chasing bait in the warm water, when the rod fires, you never know what’s on the other end!
Congratulations goes out once again (for the second consecutive year, and third time overall!) to Randy and Esther Knickerbocker of Elkland, PA who took home first and second place in the Henderson Harbor Spring Classic Lake Trout Tournament! They also finished in the money in this spring's lakewide LOC derby! Tournament fishing offers the opportunity to focus on some trophy fish and put yourself in position to take home some bonus dollars!
The summer was spent chasing kings as they worked pods of bait off-shore. This time of year can produce some beauties, as well as some nice consistent activity by staying on the kings, or moving to a Plan B program of summer browns or lakers. Summer allows to focus on a number of species individually, whether it be kings, browns, steelhead and rainbows, or bottom-dwelling lunker lake trout.
The fall salmon fishing outside the Genesee River was excellent right through October, with bonus off-shore limit catches of steelhead and rainbow trout mixed in. Depending on what each customer wanted, we were able to focus on the trophies in-shore, or consistent tail-walking action off-shore.
As you can see, there really is no bad time to fish out of Rochester aboard the Reel Action III. Give Capt. Tom a call to discuss what time of year is best for you, and to book your dates early.
Good fishing,
Capt. Tom