Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA)
LOTSA is a Not-For-Profit group of mainly weekend recreational fishermen who are dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of the Lake Ontario Sport-Fishery. LOTSA places a heavy emphasis on Education including recruiting new Anglers to the Lake Ontario Fishery and providing continual Education opportunities for the experienced Anglers.
LOTSA meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of certain months (see events below) at 7:00 p.m. at the North Amherst Fire Company, 2200 Tonawanda Creek Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 and usually feature an informational seminar on a particular topic relating to the Lake Ontario fishery. Each meeting also features a sharing of information on the current fishing conditions. Get Directions >>
Upcoming Meeting Information
On Thursday June 11th at 7pm, the Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA) will be sponsoring a Seminar on “Summer Transition Fishing” with Captain Johnathan Forder of Mister Sportfishing.
Captain Jonathan has been fishing on Lake Ontario for over many years and has been chartering since 2021 aboard his 10-meter Trojan “Bite Me”. Captain Jonathan and his team are well known on the tournament trail, fishing in many of them in the Pro Division. He will be going over many of the things he has learned through the years on how to improve your fishing success from the late Spring to the early Summer during what is known as the “Summer Transition “on Lake Ontario. As always, he will be taking your questions that you may have to help you become a better angler during that time on the lake.
LOTSA is a group of mainly weekend recreational fishermen who are dedicated to the enhancement of the Lake Ontario Sport-Fishery including the pen rearing project at Olcott. Each meeting also features a sharing of information on the current fishing conditions. So come join us and become more successful at fishing Lake Ontario.
The meeting will be held at The North Amherst Fire Company, 2200 Tonawanda Creek Rd. Amherst, N.Y. The Seminar is open to the public and free to attend. See WWW.LOTSA1.ORG for any questions.
Article written by John Suttell LOTSA Board Member
LOTSA Membership
Register or Renew your LOTSA membership as well as view the current LOTSA Membership list.
Salmon School
The well-known, in-depth salmon school of detailed instruction taught by top captains.
LOTSA Tournament
A fun tournament with simple rules that encourages family participation & promotion of the fishery.
LOTSA Picnic
Picnic and raffle on for this year!
323 Tournament
Fishing tournament with 3 fish weighed in over 2 days with 3 winners.
Curt Meddaugh Tournament
Free tournament for LOTSA Members only. 3 Fish tournament – Salmon Only! BIG FISH FRIDAY! $150 payout to largest salmon weighed in!! Largest (by Weight) Salmon caught by a boat not in the top 3 teams above will win $150.
Quick Links
Below you will find a collection of links that the members of LOTSA have found useful, educational and entertaining over the years.
If you would like to see additional links added to this section, please let us know. We will be happy to review the suggested link with the board for inclusion.
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