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Andy, This too shall pass. At least no one was hurt. You and your family will pick up the pieces and come back stronger. Hang in there, Greg
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Videos of trolling for Lake trout from a kayak
Reel Doc replied to JJBat150's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion
What a peaceful way to fish. I thought the only way to catch Lakers with a kayak is by jigging. I'm guessing you use the wind to help you control boat speed. Thanks for sharing the video. Greg -
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No worries on the slow response. I've found freezing lake trout really causes it to lose flavor and texture. You think the milk helps it freeze a little better? Greg -
That's awesome stuff!! Judging by the recent photos posted here, the next generation will have some great fishermen and women! 👍 -
I guess I should have followed you this morning. Went North out of Dean's and from 6-7 could not find fish anywhere from 120-250. Scooted over South of Long Point and still few marks, even checked the middle in case thermocline setting up but nothing much. Came back across just North of Thirsty Owl and found some fish mostly in 160-180 fow but only the short salmon were interested. By far the slowest morning I've had this month. Just Wednesday North of Dean's was really active with mostly Lakers in 170-200 fow at 50-70 down but they vanished in 4 days. Won't be able to get out for a couple weeks now so hope you all keep finding them. 👍 I'll be reading to pick up some tips for mid-July! 😉 -
I followed his instructions including the same coating. They were great. Might add some Old Bay seasoning to the coating next time to give it a slight kick. 😁
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Those fried fillets look great. Now you mentioned after the milk soak that you freeze them. Is that a short freeze so the meat sets up and holds together for frying? Have some soaking and ready to fry tonight. Thanks, Greg
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All good!! I'm enjoying the pics, especially the All-Star. I say this as I am in Philadelphia waiting for my 17 year old's next baseball game to start. -
Grandson’s first time on the finger Lakes
Reel Doc replied to tim's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion
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I'm no expert, but some of the long time pros have always said fish are very spooky when the lake surface is like a mirror. A little chop gives us some natural stealth. The only thing in our favor this morning was the overcast sky. Even so, I kept dropping everything deeper and deeper. 3 fish hit the fly 100 feet down.
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Solo trip from Dean's Cove on a calm and peaceful lake this morning. Went North near the silos and back for a three hour trip. Marked the most fish a little deeper than the past couple weeks. 120-150 fow showed fish from 30 feet on down. Couldn't convince anything but a short salmon above 60 feet off the down riggers. The copper carrying a flasher/fly was the workhorse this morning, as it consistently fired, mostly with lake trout but also a couple 20 inch landlocks. I definitely had "the look" of NymphO's son a few times, especially after spending about 10 minutes working in a stout laker! Left that one and a few others in the water but kept 1 of the salmon and a small Laker for a nice grilled dinner tonight. Sorry no pics..... I don't do selfies. 😉
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Kind of like a flasher cut up and spread out. Thanks
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Sharing your trip with us!! -
Great looking fish. Looks like you have that lake figured out. Totally agree on the blessings we have to be able to fish and get the family involved. As parents we set the example, and having spent the past few years setting limits on social media and video game time for our kids, it's a challenge for sure. Thanks for
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I completely agree. My wife says I'm like an excited kid just getting ready to go fishing so with a fish on that's the look. That pic has my vote for best of the year.
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Sounds like an active trip thanks for the post. Hoping to hit the water out of Dean's Sunday morning if the weather isn't too bad. By the way, what is a grease trap?
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Those pictures of the kids are priceless. Enjoy the week!!
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I'm in the Fingerlakes of New York. Fishing Cayuga lake exclusively at this time.
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Wondering if any of you works with a shop that does a good job outfitiing reels with copper set ups. My first and only copper rig came all set up by ATomik a few years back but I don't see that they handle reels anymore. I would like to start building an arsenal of shorter setups to run off boards but I don't trust my abilities to connect leaders and backing to copper. Thanks, Greg
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Sounds good. In years past we typically worked at speeds primarily between 1.8 and 2.2. Thanks -
That photo is priceless!! Reminds me of when we first started on Cayuga 6-7 years ago and my kids were shorter than me. Now they are passing me by but got out with one this weekend for the first time in a couple years. Headed North from Dean's Cove in the afternoon and stayed between 120 and 200 fow. Marked loads of fish especially in the 80-100 range. Brought in a hefty Laker and lost 2 others. All hits on flasher flies between 80 and 100 feet. Riggers never fired. Excited to get back out and hoping to make some regular trips this year. My question to you all is boat speed. I don't have a probe to measure speed or temp at depth so just wondering what kind of top water speed I should be working. Thanks in advance for your responses. Greg
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That is one super buck. Tell us how your hunt came together. Did you know he was out there or just a total holy cow here comes an elk!! Greg [ Post made via Android ]
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Very nice Buck! Greg
