From the left, Hugh Ott, Ed Schafer, Gary Cruse, and Roy Muhlbaier, the south Jersey anglers. They caught these football browns on Friday fishing from Port Bay. The Ginna Power Plant area has also been producing browns, steelhead, and some kings. The kings have been hitting NK's and Suttons in 20 feet of water over 100-150 feet. The 5GrandSlam and Merchants Challenge Derby started April 1st and continues through September 3rd.
Tickets are available at any bait shop in the county.
This should be an exciting derby season. The leader board is updated weekly. Just click GrandSlam at the bottom of this page. Area Bays- Pike and walleyes are hitting near the islands at the north end of Sodus Bay. The pike are hitting large shiners which are fished close to shore.