Fish Junkie

i dont think it includes, cayuga,otisco,owasco, or skaneateles. i may be wrong.

Correct, not all the lakes, just appears to be all the ones in region 8....the ones that need it.

The way I am reading it, it includes the lakes also...

New DEC regs changed creel limit on rainbows in Fingerlakes to (1) fish :

http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/79970.html

Actually NOT all Fingers, just the ones in Region 8 looks like...the ones that need it.

Close Brian there are 3... one facing the beach and 2 swimming towards the left. After spotting them I was able to make a few casts and get one to eat. They don't like to stay on the line however....

The cast....

The take.....

The wave good bye...

Hint:

Picture was taken last week on vacation in the Virgin Islands.....big fish working the shore for bait. They aren't that obvious, but anyone used to spotting fish in the tribs should be able to make them out....

How many fish are in the picture?

Will deer from your own private collection be on display? I want to meet some of these legends....LOL

I could ask the same of you.....LOL

The real kicker is my buddy stayed this winter to ice fish. He normally spends the entire winter in Costa Rica. He usually fished one or two trips with me on the ice and then went South. He purchased a new auger, tent, tip ups, rods and jigs. He is the one that really screwed the winter up for us!

Stop trying to pass the buck Brian ! We have already been through this.....it was you and you alone that put us in this predicament by buying that new propane auger !!!! Thanks buddy ! LOL

Yeah I saw them. not for me. Been checking the ice the last couple days. 2 pokes with the spud and i was thru yesterday . Was the same thing today. They are on 2" maybe 2 1/2" but an inch of that is weak white stuff....

Correct, it is 'Robbie's'.

I first attempted to lip a couple like bass to try and feel the strength of the fish and then got a bit braver. Let me tell you, some of those big boys i'm sure could yank your arm out of your socket if they held on long enough !!!!

Lipping a 150 lb. class fish....

...And yes they draw blood....

He teases.....

He torments......

Until someone loses his temper.............

SOLD

Great buck Ray ! How about a story to go along with it ?

Thought i would have time to try and play around with this item. Wrong ! Instead it has been in our closet for 2 years unopened and the wife gave me orders to sell it. You know the saying: " If momma ain't happy, no one is happy !"

So here it is, unopened in the box:

-Digital control

-2974.8 cu. Inches smoke capacity

-4 racks

-721.4 square inches of cooking surface

-retails $200.00-250.00

Below is a link from Cabelas with photo and more specs and outstanding reviews:

http://www.cabelas.com/smokers-accessories-masterbuilt-electric-smokers.shtml?WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=732471&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=9F027452-F5D2-DF11-82EF-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA

FIRST $ 175.00 takes it.

Fine first buck. Congrats

We can meet up on Conesus one day this winter (if it ever gets cold) and I will let you take it for a test drive.

Me first ! Me First !

Not saying it isn't possible, but Conesus, Honeoye, and Silver lake usually aren't safe until about the second week in January in my experience. Sometimes a bit earlier, and sometimes later. The shallow bays off of Lake Ontario usually have the first ice by January 1st and are usually have good to very good pike action if that is what you are after. Might look into some of them.

Congrats !

My wife and I just got back last night from the Keys ourselves and i can relate to your story. We too rented a boat but from Robbie's in Islamorada and fished around the channel #2 bridge. We had a 10' nurse shark cruise through our slick along with several smaller carribean reef sharks. Sounds like you had a big bull or lemon come in. Man would have loved to seen that. Awesome story. Get some pics !

P.S. Those mackeral are Cero's. We got into them too. They are larger than the Spanish Macks and their spotting pattern is slightly different. Incredible fighters and put a steelie or king of similar size to shame.

Good Luck if you head out there again.

Glad to see more guys using this technique in Ontario

As usual, nice report guys !

great place. did you fish the salt ponds?

Yep. The large salt pond in Philipsburg and any other back waters we found.

Some pics of our recent trip to St. Maarten. Hit the beginning of hurricane Irene our first day or two but luckily she was just a 'tropical storm' when she passed over our island....still some intense weather with some temporary flooding and minor wind damage. It didn't prevent us from chasing the local tarpon. Caught many aggresive juvenile fish that were readily taking lures for us.....

Get Trout Unlimited involved.

Good idea