Lots-O-Fish!

ishoot308 · 05-11-2015, 08:23 AM

Here's a nice sight to see on your Lowrance when fishing!

This school of salmon was about 1/3rd of a mile long by 200 yards wide from top to bottom! They appear to thin out at the surface only because it's closer to the transducer and the sonar cone is much narrower...

Hope everyone enjoyed the great weather and calm conditions on the lake!!

Dan

pjard · 05-11-2015, 08:52 AM

WOW! That almost looks like a malfunction! That's amazing....

ishoot308 · 05-11-2015, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pjard

WOW! That almost looks like a malfunction! That's amazing....

Yup, I had to take a couple second looks as well but I kept being able to go in and out of the school and had a few risers around the boat. The fish were migrating in a northerly direction. At first I thought they were white perch and I only say they were salmon because after quite a few passes through the school I was able to hook into one and land it and it was a nice 21 1/2" salmon, fat and in great shape but I guess the rest weren't very hungry. I suppose it could of been a lone salmon in a school of some other type of fish but I doubt it...

It was fun to see!

Dan

MAXUM · 05-11-2015, 11:19 AM

Hey Dan take your fish finder out of demo mode!

ishoot308 · 05-11-2015, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MAXUM

Hey Dan take your fish finder out of demo mode!

LOL! Believe it or not, that was the first thing I checked. Thought the ducer may have come unplugged or loose somehow which will automatically put it in demo mode, but nope this was a true reading right on the money including water depth...

8gv · 05-11-2015, 12:02 PM

Ya but...

Did you catch any of them???

ishoot308 · 05-11-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 8gv

Ya but...

Did you catch any of them???

See post #3...

MAXUM · 05-11-2015, 01:03 PM

I think there is a problem with my honey hole....

Diver1111 · 05-11-2015, 02:28 PM

That's a fantastic shot. If your dimensions are roughly correct that's the largest school of fish I've ever seen on sonar.

If you have DI/Down Imaging try that too. Many units these days have it. I got it free a few years back as part of a routine software upgrade.

ishoot308 · 05-11-2015, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Diver1111

That's a fantastic shot. If your dimensions are roughly correct that's the largest school of fish I've ever seen on sonar.

If you have DI/Down Imaging try that too. Many units these days have it. I got it free a few years back as part of a routine software upgrade.

Thanks Diver! It's the largest school I have ever encountered also and why I posted the screen shot to share the anomaly.

Dan

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ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,227 Thanks: 2,382 Thanked 5,275 Times in 2,049 Posts	Lots-O-Fish! Here's a nice sight to see on your Lowrance when fishing! This school of salmon was about 1/3rd of a mile long by 200 yards wide from top to bottom! They appear to thin out at the surface only because it's closer to the transducer and the sonar cone is much narrower... Hope everyone enjoyed the great weather and calm conditions on the lake!! Dan Attached Images __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 635 Thanks: 490 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	WOW! That almost looks like a malfunction! That's amazing....

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MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Hey Dan take your fish finder out of demo mode!

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Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	That's a fantastic shot. If your dimensions are roughly correct that's the largest school of fish I've ever seen on sonar. If you have DI/Down Imaging try that too. Many units these days have it. I got it free a few years back as part of a routine software upgrade.

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