Lake Ontario Fishing Charters: Fishing for Salmon and Trout out of Oswego, NY

TSI Charters 2012 Special Week Day Charter Rate Savings!

Capt Joe — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:13:30 +0000

Special Week Day - Charter Rates - Weekdays Only:

June - July - August

Special weekday (Tuesday - Thursday) rate of $425 for a 6 hour charter / up to 4 persons .

Rate applies to morning and afternoon charters

Credit Cards Accepted: MC/Visa/AmEx/Discover

All tackle and bait provided

Fish cleaning service is available at the marina

*Cannot be used with any other promotional offers.

Deposit: A $150/trip deposit is to be received within 7 days of booking to secure your reservation. Otherwise, your reservation will be cancelled and your date(s) will be offered to other customers. Upon deposit receipt, you will receive notification that your reservation is confirmed.

Cancellation: The Captain reserves the right to cancel your charter due to poor weather or mariner conditions, as customer safety and comfort is our top priority. In that event, we will refund your deposit or work with you to reschedule during the current season. If you decide to cancel your trip, you must do so 60 days prior to your reserved date for a full refund of your deposit.
Zero Tolerance: No illegal drugs of any quantity are permitted on board. All violations will be reported to the U.S. Coast Guard and appropriate local authorities

Tournaments, Events and Holiday Dates

Capt. Joe — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:12:29 +0000

Since the salmon and trout fishing season is quickly approaching, I thought it would be of value to post a few dates for tournaments, Oswego events and upcoming holidays.

LOC Derby - Spring: May 4 - May 13, Summer: June 16 - July 29, and Fall: August 17 - September 3. For additional information check out the LOC Derby site at: LOC Derby

Mothers Day - May 13

Fathers Day - June 17

New York State’s Free Fishing Days (No license required) - June 23 & 24

A-TOM-MIK Challenge- June 23; The challenge is a local fishing tournament run out of the Oswego Marina. We fish from 5am to 1pm and a buffet dinner with awards is around 4pm. If you are interested, please contact me for additional information.

Lake Ontario Pro-Am (Oswego County) - July 14 - July 15. For additional information check out the Pro-Am site at: Lake Ontario Pro-Am Tournament

Oswego Harborfest- July 26 - July 29. For additional information check out the Oswego Harborfest site at: Oswego Harborfest

I’ll post more dates and events as information becomes available.

Salmon Fishing with TSI Charters

Capt. Joe — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:33:01 +0000

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to pass the time until the season begins…

Enjoy and see you on the water!

Lake Ontario Salmon Fishing with TSI Charters

Capt. Joe — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:35:56 +0000

Aboard the almighty ARGO I

By Ross M. Ireland, The “Gobbler King”
Contributing Writer to The New York Outdoorsman Central

Lake Ontario King Salmon Fishing

Going fishing for Salmon, no matter how you put it, has a great shot at being a day you may never forget. Although I have been fishing several times for Salmon in Oswego County, I was overly excited to get out on my first Salmon Charter. An old friend who has been fishing Salmon for many years contacted me to see if I would be interested in trying my luck on Lake Ontario. Jason was eager to show me, what he has shown others for decades, how to catch big fish!

TSI Charters is owned and operated by Joseph Orsen, but Joe gets a lot of help from brother Jason, and father Joseph Sr. This team of fisherman has over 50 years experience fishing for Salmon out of the Oswego Harbor. Not only are they some of the nicest people you will ever meet, but they know how to find the fish too!

Due to an unusual weather situation, we did not leave the harbor until after 8am, and finally started to fish a little before 9. The majority of the time you go fishing you will leave much earlier, however on this day neither the weatherman nor the captain new what the weather was going to do. That is one thing that stood out about this charter, they won’t take you out in bad weather due to the obvious, but typically the fishing isn’t good either when the weather is iffy.

One factor I never realized about fishing for salmon on a charter was how much preparation there is just to start fishing. All of the poles needed to be rigged up which took about 20 minutes and had several different steps just to get them ready. TSI Charters chose to put out 3 down riggers all around 100 feet deep along with 2 dipsy divers, which were also around 100 feet down. We were fishing in an average of 280-320 feet with the majority of the fish hitting the dipsies rather than the down riggers.

The color of choice this day was a green, or a watermelon flasher with a multicolor vibrant green fly, made especially for Salmon. Joseph actually ties these flies especially for the month of August, and the fish seemed to really hammer them.

After trolling around a well mapped out area thanks to the Fish Hawk GPS the ARGO I was equipped with, we finally hooked up at 11:45. I was ASTONISHED at how fast these salmon can strip what looked like a saltwater reel filled with 20-pound test. In seconds the first salmon had ran over 100 feet straight down before I could bring him to a halt. Jason walked me through the proper way to pull up the rod and reel it down in order to gain ground on this mammoth of a fish. After five minutes in which my left bicep felt like a shredded can of tuna, I finally saw the dipsy and knew the Salmon was right behind it. At this point I wasn’t sure who was more excited, Jason, his dad, or myself. In my mind I had this 20+ pounder landed when he ran into the back of the boat and cut the line. This is when my stomach dropped and I said to myself ” I just lost the one I wanted for the smoker.” Immediately the excitement turned to sorrow as we were defeated by one lucky King Salmon. It had taken almost 3 hours to hook one fish, and with other charters having similar luck, all I could think was “did I just loose the only hungry fish in the lake?”

With in 20 minutes Joseph Sr. had us on another fish, which I landed in less than one minute and was told it was the smallest salmon they have ever landed. This immature fish was thrown back for another day. I was now much more excited than I was the first 2 hours and could not wait for the next hog to bite the fly.

Within the next hour or so we hooked 4 more fish which all were landed but one, the biggest weighting in at 22lbs and a perfect size for the smoker.

The excitement that the Jason and Joe showed when I was reeling in the Salmon was overwhelming. Dad was giving son instructions on landing them, son was giving dad instructions on where to find more of them, and I was smiling fighting them.

Aboard the ARGO I you will not only catch fish, you will enjoy the atmosphere of the folks chartering it as well. The Orsen family doesn’t hesitate to feed you snacks, give you information about equipment, and even a little comedy between father and son too. I want to send out a special thanks to Jason and Joe who truly made my day out on Lake Ontario a special one (even after fishing too). Anyone that is looking for couple of great guys who will show you how to catch these fish that can reach 30 plus pounds on Lake Ontario, they still have a few days left this year, and plenty of bookings available for next year. Please contact the Orsens For Reservations: (607) 725-3881 or captjoe@tsicharters.com

TSI Charters Launches New Site

Capt. Joe — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:39:32 +0000

TSI Charters is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved web site www.tsicharters.com. The site features a new look and feel, an information blog, a free subscription based newsletter and also provides information on Lake Ontario fishing charters, Oswego County, Lake Ontario fishing reports and more.

The new web site offers six main areas a visitor can explore. These main areas are: About, Charter Fishing Information, Contact and Booking Information, Fishing Photos & Video, Frequently Asked Questions, and Lake Ontario Fishing News Links.

The site also features links to pertinent resources such as Conservation, Sportsman Associations, Marine and Local Weather, and Lake Ontario Fishing Tournaments.

We invite you to visit the new www.tsicharters.com today.

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Trophy Sportfishing Inc (/dba TSI Charters) provides Lake Ontario fishing charters for salmon and trout in Oswego, New York. For additional information, please visit www.tsicharters.com.

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Contact Information

Capt. Joe Orsen

www.tsicharters.com

Phone: (607) 725-3881

Email: captjoe@tsicharters.com