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September 3, 2011
Coho Salmon
Big fish still being caught. Make your reservation today!
August 30, 2011
Fishing has been great!!
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August 22, 2011
 Here
we are in the third week of August. The fishing off my home Port
of Oswego remains very, very good. Kings ranging from 3 to 35
lbs, Cohoes to 17 lbs, rainbows and browns up to 20 lbs. Several
lake trout in the 20 lb range were also caught this week. With
a record number of 1 year old king salmon caught by the Hattrick
this year, I am predicting and unbelievable catch of 2 year old
salmon for 2012. As it looks as of today, the adult king salmon
are just starting to stage off the Oswego River. With the exception
of some seriously bad weather/winds, salmon season should remain
excellent till later in September off our river. Please check
out the home page for any open dates. Hope to see you on the lake.
Jim
Aug 5, 2011
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August 2, 2011
Wow!! Here we are the 2nd day of August and the fishing still remains very good.
We are getting a few less kings but the size has increased. The brown trout
fishing still remains good but should come to a stop shortly. The past couple
of weeks we had to fish 3 to 6 miles from the port which indicates a normal
July and early August fishery. If everything goes as schedule, the adult
salmon should start staging a 100 to 150 feet off our river in dept.
The way this season is going, with the lack of rain, salmon fishing should
go all the way in to October unless there is an unusual amount of rain which
will encourage them to go up the river. Looks like September fishing for the
adult kings will be like the old days. Don't be afraid to book all the way to
the end of September. Please check out our open dates on the homepage.
Hope to see you on the water, Jim
July 21, 2011
The large fish keep on coming!!
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July 19, 2011
 
  
What more can I say??
Fishing is great. Book your trip
today!!
July 8, 2011
No need to say anything.
Just look at our latest picture of a 27 pound salmon caught today!!!
July 4, 2011
 THEY'RE
HERE, THEY'RE HERE!!! The large salmon are finally here! The Hattrick
was able to capture many large salmon over the weekend. They ranged
from 3 to 26 lbs. They were mixed in with Steelheads, Rainbows,
Lakers, and Browns. We were not the exception; many professional
& private boats did the same. We fished the whole weekend within
two miles of the lighthouse in Oswego. With an old fashioned winter
& spring under our belt, the Salmon were right on schedule, just
before the fourth of July. Guess we got spoiled the past several
years due to their early arrival. We were fishing east or west
in depths from 125 to 400 feet of water. We were fishing roughly
in 75 to 125 feet down with spoons and flies. By the looks of
the large numbers of 1 and 2 year old fish mixed in the next several
years the fishing look great. There are still many good dates
available. Please check out the homepage, and please don't hesitate
to call or e-mail. Hope to have another great report for you soon.
Jim
June 28, 2011
Can you believe it it's Fourth of July
weekend already! The weather and the fishing remain excellent.
Catching a few less brown trout but the size is definitely
getting bigger. We are now averaging around 7 lbs on the
browns with 15 lbs being the largest this year. Have been
catching a good number of Skippy kings and we finally landed
a king over 16 lbs. There is still tons of bait in the shallower
water. Once they move out to a 100/300 foot level I believe the
salmon will be there. The HATTRICK fished in a local derby this
weekend with a four man team including our guest Jay Sweeney and son.
We were able to defeat sixty two out of the sixty nine boats that
entered. We decided to go for the win after boating several large
browns hoping to catch a couple of adult salmon. Wrong move... After
four hours of fishing salmon we landed one lake trout and one short
steelhead. In hindsight, which is always perfect, we should have
stayed on the browns. Promoters of the tournament did an excellent
job and hats off to Tommy Germain and the Chef that prepared an
excellent meal. With two more local derbies coming up we hope
to do as well in them. It's hard to believe that the Fourth of July
weekend is still open. If anyone can use it please e-mail me or call
me as soon as possible. Tight lines, Jim
June 22, 2011
Well the beginning of the week has turned
out fantastic! We have had limit catches of browns ranging from
3 lbs to 14 lbs mixed in with some skippy kings & unfortunately
short rainbows. The highlight of the week so far has been a 13
1/2 pound Atlantic salmon. I personally have not fished for strictly
salmon, but I will by the end of the week. Reliable reports from
people fishing salmon are very encouraging. They are reporting
lots of 1 1/2 year old fish and a good number of teenagers & a
few adult salmon. There are plenty of bait fish and as soon as
we lose our northeast winds I believe the salmon fishing will
pick up in a hurry. Please check out the home page for open dates.
IF none of these will work for you please give us a call or an
e-mail and we might be able to switch a few dates around. Please
don't wait until the last minute though. Hope to see you on the
water. Jim.
June 19, 2011
Holy cow, here we are nearing the third
week of June and the fishing is right on schedule. We have been
able to capture many large brown trout mixed in surprisingly with
some half way decent lake trout and many small shaker kings. Surprisingly,
all these fish were taken between the 40 and 80 foot depths fishing
down approximately half way. Mostly Michigan stingers on lead
core stackers cheaters and some copper. Some teenagers and a few
adult salmon were also taken within the 80 to 130 foot range fishing
down approximately half way. It is starting to look like a good
start to our cold water fishery. If things continue on schedule,
our teenagers and adults should be here this week or early next
week. Bait fish are scattered from Nine Mile Point to the east
and I have reports of Port Bay to the west. With this amount of
bait our silver sided devils will be arriving soon. There are
still some very good dates open. Please check the home page for
the dates. I will try to update the website biweekly to let you
know of the arrival of the salmon. Hope to see you on the water.
Jim
June 12, 2011
With two full weeks of June in the books
our fishing still remains excellent. A few less fish per outing
but the size of the fish were considerable larger this week. The
average brown trout was seven pounds and we have many more fish
in the mid & low teens with 15 pounds being the largest. After
capturing our browns on several trips we ventured out to the deeper
water 80 to 125 feet and were able to get a few immature salmon.
Reports from 2 reliable boats that are fishing salmon at first
light are picking up a few teenagers and a couple of adults each
trip. Looks like a good start with warm water to the cold water
fishery. Barring any severe weather fishing should remain the
same for several more weeks. The small private boaters had an
excellent week which indicates that there is still a large population
of fish off the Oswego River. Please check out the open dates
and let us know via e-mail or the 800 number if we can be of any
assistance. Hope to see you on the water. Jim
June 5, 2011
Another successful week is in the books, it's hard to believe it's the first week of June. Saying the brown trout fishing remains excellent is an understatement. With all trips well exceeding their legal limits, it's hard to believe but it will get better. We had many three year old fish ranging from 8 to 14 pounds this week with a 14 plus being the biggest. Bait fish are staging between 30 and 60 feet of water and the brown trout have found them. Salmon are being taken out in front of the Oswego River in the 80 to 100 foot range. Sizes are ranging from 5 pounds to a 25 plus pounds, average being in the mid teens. Also mixed in have been a few steelheads and lake trout. IF we continue to get our west and southwest winds the lake should set up nicely. The western end of the lake had a professional tournament this weekend with literally tons of salmon taken. Hope they leave us a few for the summer and fall runs! There are still some choices dates open. They are listed on our home page or please e-mail or call the 1 800 number for the latest updates. The dates change daily See you on the water!
May 30, 2011
Can you believe it another major holiday
has come and gone? Here we are within a day or two of June 1st.
Five months has gone by since the year began, hard to believe.
What is not hard to believe is the fishing out of the Port of
Oswego remains excellent with limits plus of browns ranging from
3 to 14 pounds again this week. We had an added bonus of rainbows
and small steelheads plus a 13 plus pound Atlantic salmon. What
a beautiful fish. Also it has been reported some lake trout ranging
from 3 to 5 pounds are being taken out in the deeper water. The
lake water remains very cold and with the Oswego running at a
very high flow our fishing should remain excellent for several
more weeks for brown trout. If history holds true we should be
getting some kings in a very short period of time. Please check
out the open dates. Hope to see you on the water.
May 27, 2011
Great news from the Hattrick, our plans
for building an arc has come in and we plan on working on it every
evening after our trips. We are now taking reservations to fill
it as I feel it is never going to stop raining this season! Now
for a more serious note, with the exception of two slow weekends,
due to weather, the fishing remains very good. Browns ranging
from 3 to 14 pounds were boated, along with some small steelheads.
We are still fishing in 3 to 15 feet of water just east or west
of the harbor. With another week of east to northeast winds and
continuous rain our fishing should remain the same and only getting
better as far I can see in to the future. Congratulations to the
team TK they just added a third generation to their crew. Mother
and baby are doing well. We are worried about the new father.
Rumor has it he is the only one that hasn't been sleeping. There
have been rumors of a couple of boats going straight out of the
harbor and catching some two year old salmon. Fish ranging from
5 to 15 pounds have been reported. Hope to see you on the water.
Jim
May 16, 2011
Here we are with four weeks of excellent
fishing in the books with record catches of 2 and 3 year old browns
on board the Hattrick. Fish (brown trout) ranging from 3 to 14
1/2 pounds was boated this week along with some very nice domestic
rainbows and a few small Cohoes salmon. Another captain boated
a 20 lb 9oz brown, one beautiful fish. The beginning of the week
started with light winds and very sunny skies and unbelievable
fishing. Mid-week northeast winds, sunny skies, fishing remain
the same. Then came the weekend with very high winds, waves and
rain. Near record high waters in all streams and rivers. Fishing
started to decrease Sunday morning and was unable to fish on Monday.
Winds will be turning around and coming from the south and our
fishing will pick up again starting Tuesday. Fishing for these
browns and some rainbows should remain for at least several weeks
if not more. The alewives/baitfish, are coming in strong and the
browns are here in great numbers. Both AM and PM trips have been
exceptional. Please check out open dates on homepage. Hope to
see you on the water. Jim
May 10, 2011
Another weekend of fishing for the Hattrick
is in the books and our success remained the same except for one
very sunny, flat afternoon when we did not exceed our limit. We
did make up for it the next day three fold. The bright sun and
clear water made it a difficult afternoon for fishing. Since then,
with a north wind and exceptional high water from the Oswego River,
our catches of brown trout ranging from 3 to 12 l/2 pounds continued
with many trips getting the 20 plus mark. With the upcoming forecast
calling for east and northeast winds along with rain for the weekend
fishing should and will remain excellent. A few small kings ranging
from 3 to 20 lbs have been taken off the river but not on my boat.
Please check out the home page for the open dates have changed.
Hope to see you on the water. Jim
May 1, 2011
We could not have gotten off to a better
start to the 2011 spring fishery. The Hattrick was able to produce
well in excess of limit catches every trip with sizes ranging
to 3 to 13 pounds. Several different species of fish were taken
and all looked to be in very good shape. The Oswego River just
set an all time record high and we had to move out of the harbor
and fish the shore lines east and west. The word must have gotten
out about our fishery as there were numerous car toppers and tow
behinds this weekend. There were a lot of long lines at our cleaning
station and a lot of happy faces. With more rain predicted in
the near future our fishery will continue. Bait fish are just
arriving and they look in great shape. Another real good sign!
The Salmon River is producing double digit days for those captains
in the know. Please check our home page for our open dates and
pray that our gas prices go down. See you on the water.
April 25, 2011
With another successful weekend in the
books for the Hattrick our success rate still remains excellent.
Browns ranging from 3 to 11 pounds were boated this weekend consisting
of Salmon, Cohoes and a few Rainbows. All our tributaries remain
near flood stage and we are expecting nearly 3 more inches of
rain for the following week. The untold story which no one else
is telling you about is that it has been good for all of us. Not
only are the charter captains doing excellent, but the tow behinds
and car toppers are doing equally as well. There has been very
little fishing pressure this week but those of us that got out
have experienced some fantastic spring fishing. With the lack
of bait (alewives) the fish are very eager to take our lures.
Fishing should continue excellent for many more weeks. Please
check out our open dates on our home page. Hope to see you on
the water.
April 22, 2011
What a start to the 2011 brown trout season!!
After fishing for one solid week we are averaging 25 plus fish
per trip. The fish are consisting of about 80% brown trout and
the rest small salmon and rainbows & a handful of lake trout.
The average depth of our fishery is within 10 feet of water. The
fish range from 3 to 12 lbs. The PM trips are averaging around
the same numbers of fish. With the extreme weather that we have
had this week I can't imagine what the numbers will be when the
weather straightens around. Will be updating the open dates ASAP.
Hope to see you on the water. Jim
April 17, 2011
With the exception of the weather, it was
one heck of a great start. First two trips of the year were able
to boat nearly 40 fish ranging from 3 to 14 pounds with the majority
of them being mostly browns and a mixture of rainbows, steelhead,
small kings, and several large lake trout. Conditions were poor
at best but the fish didn't seem to care. We're very happy with
the size and numbers of fish caught. If this is any indication
of what the rest of the year is going to be we should have an
exceptional year. We just had a major weekend open up in May.
Please e-mail or call if you are interested in booking. See you
on the water. Jim
April 13, 2011
The first two weeks of April finds the
fishing for spring browns, atlantics and some rainbows very active
off the Oswego River and nearby streams with good numbers and
fish reportedly ranging from 3 pounds to 15 pounds. The tributaries
remain good fishing even with extremely low water for this time
of year. With our annual spring rains fishing should only get
better as time goes on. On another note the turkeys are getting
very active here. Been seeing large numbers of them in many places.
Hope to get out a few mornings myself. Please check out the home
page for some spring open dates. Will be posting summer and fall
dates shortly. Hope to see you on the water.
April 7, 2011
From some reliable sources the spring brown
trout season is getting off to a great start. Fish in large numbers
and browns up to 12 1/2 pounds are being reported. Mix in some
steelhead, rainbows, and Atlantic salmon I am really excited about
this spring's fishery. The Oswego River is just below flood stage
and it is looking like every bait fish in the lake is headed toward
us. This should only produce some fantastic early spring fishing.
Let's all say a small prayer for some normal spring rains. We've
lost our snow and ice melt and with temperatures predicting to
be above normal for the next 10 days we will need the rain. Hattrick
will be the water April 12 and we will start our first trip on
the 15th. Many thanks to all you people for putting up with my
selling points at all the shows. My competition was extremely
tough this year and I hope I answered all your questions. Hope
to see you on the water.
March 25, 2011
Wow what a crappy spring this is turning
out to be. Temperatures colder now then it was in February. The
10 day forecast is calling for below normal temperatures and little
precipitation. The reports from the rivers vary. Due to a large
runoff in most of the rivers and streams the fishing has slowed
down. These cool temperatures should drop water levels and the
catch should pick up. As of this time I know of no one fishing
the lake. It should be a good year for brown trout as the reports
have come in off the river of 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year old fish. Steelhead
fishing will only get better as the water warms. We will be going
to the Sam Sportsman show in Augusta, Maine, April 1, 2, and 3.
Hope to see you there! Good fishing.
February 28, 2011
An old fashion winter and extremely cold
temperatures predicted in the next 30 days should lead to a very
good spring fishery. The big pond is extremely cold and should
take awhile to warm up. Brown trout and steelheads along with
some salmon fishing should start in mid April, continuing all
the way in to late June unless we have an extremely warm spring.
Reports from a few reliable fishing sources indicate good numbers
of both steelhead and brown trout being taken. (Both numbers and
size) Our offshore thermalbar fishing should begin in either late
May or early June and continue for several good weeks, something
we haven't had in several years. We are looking forward to another
good salmon season after a very poor September 2010. The turning
over of the lake and with the 70 degree water, down below 150
feet I believe just plainly shut the fish off. Large numbers of
salmon in many of the rivers and streams in October may verify
my theory. There was no lack of numbers. Looking forward to an
old fashion spring and some fantastic brown trout fishing. We
will be updating the site with open dates right after the Springfield
show. Hope to see you on the water. Jim
Hat Trick Charters has put together
a fishing video that will SHOW you how good the fishing has been.
Click here to see a fishing video from a past March.
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here to check out our fishing video from a previous season!
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here to check out the brown trout video from a previous season!
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