fishbear

Blame Bin Laden.

Fishing, Swimming. Can boat for many miles on the canal too, without having to go through a lock. Could include boat and motor. Contact [email protected]. See more details at lakehouse.com. http://lakehouse.com/page-256187.html

Mostlymuskies, I've never heard of anything but Tiger Muskies being stocked in the Cross Lake/Seneca River area. Where did you hear about purebred Muskies? http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/r7tigmstmap.pdf http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23243.html

http://lakehouse.com/page-256187.html By State Ditch in Jack's Reef. See all details on Lakehouse.com

Cross Lake and most anywhere in the Seneca River.

Latest reports on another forum not encouraging http://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_for ... ic=50165.0

I really loved the Sanders Fishing Guides and a few years ago was corresponding directly with John Sander. I had heard he was coming out with a new edition, and I was urging him to do so, telling him his Guides were the ABSOLUTE BEST references I had ever come across for New York State fishing. At that time I believe he really intended to pursue a new edition, and he even told me that a lot of information had been sent to the DEC so they could review it for accuracy- a good move considering a lot of information I have read in other NYS Fishing Books has been a total fantasy, claiming there were lots of fish species in lakes where I knew they did not exist or were extremely rare. I heard John had some health problems. Maybe this was the reason the new editions never came out. I had also heard that he had sold or turned over the information to someone else so they could pursue publishing updated Sanders Guides. But this turned out to be false. Too bad for everyone.

OK, here's a question. Oneida Lake is famous for the near-shore Walleye bite, as is being discussed on the "Cross Lake 9/25" thread. Cross Lake and the Seneca River have Walleyes, though not as many as Oneida. Has anyone ever heard of Walleyes coming near shore at dusk like they do on Oneida? If not, I wonder why they don't.

Not a Finger Lake, but very close by- Cross Lake and the nearby Seneca River is full of them. I catch them when I'm not trying- they hit your Bass and Panfish lures. It's impossible to keep them off the hook.

Before you get rid of those reels, check this out. Think the basic principles would be the same for most brands. I've replaced the springs myself, and I'm no great repair expert. Also note that he said sometimes you can just tune up the reel a bit without even changing the spring.

How big were the silver bass?

If you got any numbers, definitely report him.

For tons of Oneida Lake info, try myfishfinder.com

When I first fished Cross a few years ago I hooked what I thought was about a 30" Pike. Turned out to be a 14" Catfish.

Well, since an 8" one would be big for me, I'd be delighted to AVERAGE 10"! Do you get them on the bigger lures? I usually use a #3 Spinner for panfish, and maybe that's too small. I'd love to catch some bigger ones, because unlike some, I think those silvers are excellent eating. And you sure don't have to feel guilty about keeping a bunch because they could use some thinning out in Cross.

Johnny, how big were the silver bass? I catch tons, but most run small. Some say they catch them up to 12". Maybe I have to use bigger lures.

If you don't mind eating fish from the Niagara River or Lake Erie, once a couple of the most polluted places around but now cleaner, I wouldn't worry about fish from the canal. But you can get the whole story from http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/outdoors/fish/fish.htm

I have a camp out there in the Jack's Reef area. Last time I was there was before the water came up, and it was high even then. My floating dock got pushed out of place. This was going to be the year than I was going to be able to fish more for early season bullheads and crappies, and now I can't put my boat in or even fish off my dock

Sounds like you got your priorities straight then

If you're going to get the minnows for yourself anyway and are willing to spend the money for tanks and other equipment just for yourself I suppose it can't hurt to sell to others too. But if you are doing it to make a profit, you have to consider whether you will sell enough to make it worthwhile and whether you are willing to spend time at home selling bait when you could be out fishing yourself. Remember, most people would be coming to your house for the bait at the times you might want to be out on a lake or river using the bait!Also, if you want a lot of customers, don't forget advertising costs.

When I was a kid my father and uncles would swear by silver Red Eye Wigglers and red and white Dardevles. But I came to believe than spinners would outcatch spoons anyday because they move slower and more regularly and are easier for the pike to chase down. Just my opinion.

Did you by any chance read about "pickerel" in some Canadian cook book? Usually when Canadians say pickerel,they mean what we call walleye No rolmops, I'm talking about Chain Pickerel. There are so many in Oneida Lake that you don't have to worry about keeping your limit- lots of people say there are way too many. I may try the technique you suggested, but I'm still interested in a grinder or processor to do the job. I have been softening the bones in a pressure cooker, but it's time-consuming and smells up the house!

I am interested in finding a specific Make and Model Grinder or Food Processor that someone KNOWS will grind up the small pinbones in Pickerel so the meat can be used for fish patties. I've read on other forums that people have done this sucessfully but I've never seen a specfic one referenced. Has anyone here been using a grinder or processor for this, and if so exactly what do you use?