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
Captain Joe has been fishing on Lake Ontario for 50 years and has been a LOTSA member for 45 years. Captain Joe fishes out of various ports aboard his Grady White named Salmonella. Some of his tournament accomplishments include the LOTSA Tournament 2024 1st place, 2019 1st place 2020 4the place and the 2017 LOTSA 323 1st place. The LOC 2026 Spring Grand Prize, 2024 Summer 1st place and the 2017 Summer Grand Prize.
Captain Joe will be going over some of his best tactics he has learned over the years being a successful angler on Lake Ontario. Some of the topics he will be covering will be bait presentation, bait selections, finding the best locations, getting the most out of your electronics while on the water, and many of the little things that can make a difference while out on the lake. With the Fall LOC just around the corner this will be the “Go to Seminar” to help improve your fishing success on Lake Ontario.
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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