Being in the Fire Service over 20 years made it easy for me to base the name of our Charter Service! Hi folks, I am your Captain Matt Trombley. I hold a United States Coast Guard Master Captains License along with being a CPR certified Emergency Medical Technician. Our charter is fully licensed & insured; we carry all of the required Coast Guard compliant equipment to make your trip a safe & pleasurable one! We carry nothing but the best Rods, Reels, Lures & tackle, to make sure we put the best effort forward in your quest for the trophy of a life time or a cooler full of filets to take home with you!
I have grown up hunting & fishing the woods & waters of Vermont & New York my whole life! I have been fortunate enough to hunt and fish in thirteen different states & three Canadian Provinces in the years since graduating from High school. In 2005 I began our sister business, Foothills Outdoor Expeditions, a consulting agency design to match up outdoorsman with Outfitters & Charter Captains around the globe! We have become versed in networking with seasoned Charter captains in all venues we offer, keeping us in tune with the latest tackle & techniques that are keeping folks coming back year after year! Please be sure to browse our web site and see what you think, no doubt we can put you on some the best Trout, Salmon & Striped Bass fishing found anywhere in the Northeast! Give us a call as prime dates are sure to book fast!
The “Flashpoint” is a 25ft Penn Yan Contender hardtop with a 250 hp Mercruiser IO .She has a small but comfortable cuddy equipped with porta-potty, plenty of space for four fisherman to enjoy an all day trip with anything that mother nature can dish out! Penn Yans are well known in the Lake Ontario fishing circles, as they were originally designed in western NY, the Flashpoint is no exception as she has put in her share of hours on the Big O’ as well! She was totally reconditioned in 2008, you won’t find a finer Contender out there! She is equipped with all of the latest fishing tackle and on board equipment to keep us on the fish all day, which include the following-
Suzuki 15 hp four stroke kicker for quiet trolling
Four Cannon Mag 10 Downriggers
Rod Holders & Rocket Launchers by Cannon & Traxtech
Big Jon planer system
Lowarance X-5 fishfinder/GPS
Raymarine A65 color fishfinder/GPS with Navionics
Fish Hawk down speed & Temp
Ship to shore radio
Cell Phone with weather data & radar
Daiwa Heartland Rods & Daiwa reels
Lures & Tackle by well known manufactures such Rapala, Yozuri, Dream Weaver, Northern King, Michigan Stinger,Tamiron, Hi-Tech, A-tom-mik, Spin Doctor & Pro Troll
MAY-Hudson River- Striped Bass are well known in the shore fishing world of the East Coast, but what many folks dont know is that in the spring we can catch them in great numbers, much closer to home then one thinks! Stripers move up the Hudson River to make their spring mating ritual to spawn, traveling as far north as the Troy Dam, just outside of Albany NY. Beginning in mid April these beautiful sport fish show up in large numbers just outside of Kingston NY. Fishing action can get fast & furious, where the fish finder screen can blackout with schools of fish from top to bottom! Fish average from TEN to TWENTY pounds with fish over THIRTY not uncommon! We will be fishing during the month of May, trips leaving from the Rondout Yacht basin on Rondout Creek, just outside of the city of Kingston. Traditional trolling tackle & techniques will be used, following the schools as they travel with the tidal changes each day. Peak bite times & location change each day, we work with a net work of captains to keep you on the fishing action every trip!
JUNE AUGUST -Lake Champlain - Its no big secret that this lake is gaining national attention as one of the top fishing destinations for both cold water & warm water species!! We target cold water species from June through early August, trolling with light action tackle primarily for Trout & Landlock Atlantic Salmon. Mix bags of Brown Trout, Lake Trout & Steelhead are not uncommon while trolling for the acrobatic Salmon. Speaking of acrobats, Vermont Fish & Game efforts over the last few years of stocking Steelhead are starting to show great success as our charters have been producing quite a few of these fish who can tail dance with the best of them! Catches of Salmon, Browns & Steelies are averaging two to four pounds apiece, with Lake Trout averaging Six to Ten pounds with a few chasing fifteen each year! We fish the mid section of the lake, with most of our trips covering from Westport NY to Charlotte VT. We will be running from Toms marina on the Otter Creek in Vergennes Vermont, which provides a scenic ride down to the mouth of the river offering great wildlife viewing along the way! These trips are great for the family looking to enjoy the beauty that the Champlain Valley provides, with action of Twenty to Thirty hookups per day not uncommon!
August September- Lake Ontario - Line screaming King Salmon!!! What else can we say, there is nothing more exhilarating then holding on to a tackle busting 30 pound King as he takes out 400 hundred feet of line in about 30 seconds! We fish out of Wrights landing in Oswego NY on the eastern end of Lake Ontario during mid August to the first week of September. The weeks surrounding labor day tend to be the best time to catch both Kings & there smaller cousin; Cohos, as they stage in close to shore, preparing for the fall migration up the Oswego & Salmon Rivers. Browns & occasionally Steelhead & Lake trout round out what one could expect to put in with a cooler full of Salmon! Four year old Kings average anywhere from eighteen to thirty two pounds, with monsters pushing FOURTY pounds being taken each year! The King is an eating machine, packing on the pounds from the plentiful bait fish in the lake, gaining the most weight during the summer. This area of Lake Ontario holds the largest concentration of Salmon, as it is where the greatest numbers of young salmon are stocked before making their four year tour of the lake prior to returning to the rivers to spawn. Cohos are a bit smaller but great fighters as well and will push the scales to 20 pounds. The Brown trout fishing in this area is hot all summer; we catch a fair number of these brilliant colored fish during this time period as well with most fish being 6 to 10 pounds, just maybe a 15 pounder for the wall! Come & enjoy Lake Ontario.shell leave you begging for more!
April, September-October The time period prior to and after having the big boat out allows us to get some quiet time in our canoe paddling some more remote ponds and rivers of central Vermont. April offers fantastic stream and pond fishing for Brook, Brown & Rainbow trout on light tackle with both live bait & spinners. We also have some awesome local ponds that have great Bass & Pike fishing; these large predators are hungry and looking for food as the waters warm! With the on slot of fall, the waters cool but the fishing heats up as the scenery comes alive with color! Local rivers such as the Otter Creek & its tributaries, the White River & its tribs along with the many lakes and ponds of Rutland & Addison counties make up the bulk of the waters that we fish in Western Vermont. We offer one on one & two on one trips, making this a great father and son trip to enjoy!
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Rates- A $100 deposit is required to book any dates for all trips. Trip duration possibly can be extended, if time allows, discretion of the captain. The Captain reserves the right to cancel any trips due to inclement weather or rough seas. Cancelations need to be made 30 days in advance to refund deposits. All trips are based on a 1-3 passengers with a fourth addition possible. Please feel free to contact us for special package deals for Lake Ontario & the Hudson River. We work with a network of Charter captains, larger groups can be arranged.
4 Hr Charter- 1-3 persons $250 add $50 for the fourth
8 Hr charter- 1-3 persons $425 add $75 for the fourth
A Sur charge for fuel increases may be added at the discretion of the captain.
4 Hr Canoe trips for Bass & Pike , normally early morning or evening. $150/1 person $225/2 persons.
Matthew Trombley- U.S.C.G Master Captain
162 River St.
Florence VT. 05744
Phone - 802-345-7949
email- foothillsoe_yahoo.com
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Third Alarm Charters is your venue for Lake Ontario King Salmon, Champlain Trout & Salmon and Hudson River Stripers!
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