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For whatever reason it won’t let me upload the second half of the video so I’ll explain, but as you can see the buckwheat is coming in fantastic. It will act as a smother crop, that shades out weed competition during summer and acts as a pollinator crop. When brassica time comes I will broadcast the fertilizer and brassica seed into the standing buckwheat and then smash the buckwheat down with a roller and spray the plot with gly. This will ensure great seed to soil contact as well as creating a layer of “mulch” over my seeds to trap moisture and build my top layer of soil. On top of that it should kill any small amount of broadleaf weeds that did germinate during summer. The first portion is going well so I can’t wait to see the fall results! 

Hey guys, I’m implementing a no till

method for my food plots this year. Better soil health and way less weed competition. I explain it in my video below and I will be updating the thread throughout the summer - come failures or success! 
 

As of right now the program is off to a great start! Can’t wait to see fall results!

I do jig for lakers and I quite like doing it! I have jigged Canandaigua and Keuka with success, and I really have made it work well on Lake Ontario (but that is a beast compared to the fingers). I have always wanted to jig Cayuga for lakers as I know it is currently the most productive lake for it, but for one reason or another I just never got around to it. I would like some information on spots if you don't mind and then I have a question about the jigging method itself. Mostly spot lock related. 

Can somebody please school me in this method of fishing for the fingerlakes trout? I am specifically interested in the browns (not that any other bycatch wouldn't be cool). I am a decent enough troller, I just don't love doing it on the fingerlakes, (the fight just isn't a lake O King ya know?). More interested in the 1v1 non moving fight of those trout and generally figuring out a new way of fishing. 

Anyway, I am not looking for spots or anything like that. I just want to know the how and the why of the style and the gear needed. Feel free to PM if you would rather not post in the comments!

Thanks!

Just wondering what the state of the bird populations are around Hemlock and Canadice. Would be interested in getting after some public land birds. Not looking for spots or specifics just if the turkey population is doing well around those parcels. 

4 hours ago, longspurs said:

Bring creepers. Very slick and uneven . I fished the south end again this morning. I didn't measure but I would say 9 plus every hole I fished . Fishing was slow for me today.

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Thank you. Not gonna play the panfish game, gonna do the easy thing and go for bass and pickeral lol 

Anyone have an idea of honeoye ice thickness as of today? Was looking to get out the next two days or so 

41 minutes ago, longspurs said:

Went to honeoye this morning . Fishing was pretty good couldn't believe there was nobody else there till about 9. Walk was ok with the jet sled not sure how the shanty would be.

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Ice should be fine Saturday right? From a thickness perspective? 

On 2/19/2021 at 7:34 PM, Crafty Jay said:

Thanks for the report. Hard getting info from the diehards out there. Can’t blame them tho. Great job grinding it out and finding the fish.


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I kinda don’t get this. It’s the most walleye populated lake in the state besides Erie. Yet people treat it like a Rochester pond with 2 fish left in it. 

On 2/20/2021 at 11:16 PM, machzrcr said:

Nice catch! Where did u end up going out from?

 

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Lewis Point, south shore

38 minutes ago, Crafty Jay said:

 

Awesome job! Considering doing the same on Sunday with some buddies. Has to be rewarding going in blind and finding a bite. Did you guys have machines or did you hoof it? Can be an intimidating lake with no machine.


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Was very rewarding and I was quite happy with it. We had ATVs but even that was dicey as we almost got stuck twice, as there were slush pockets 8 inches deep covered by snow crust. It was a shame too because if we could have moved further we prob would have been able to find some schools with bigger size. As it was we covered a lot of water and didn’t stop searching. We would smack a few in a hole and then move on when that bite died. DONT CAMP, keep moving! Electronics and navionics also helped immensely. 

Fun day on Oneida. Never fished it before but my buddy and I gave it a go and made it work! We caught over 20 walleye but it was hard to find keepers! The consistent action along with the bonus jumbo perch still made for a fun trip! Not bad for a couple of Oneida rookies!   

Heading to Oneida tomorrow. Any advice? 

The worst part is getting everything settled and then having all that commotion. Like I’m fairly confident I’ll outfish the other guys, but not if there is a ton of noise scaring the crap out of every fish near my set. 
 

out of curiosity anyone every use set lines for walleye at Oneida or is that strictly a jigging game? 

58 minutes ago, Gator said:

So, with all the talk about folks setting up too close to you, I had a chuckle today on Conesus when a guy towing three shanties stopped his ATV between one of my buddies and his tip ups, right in the middle of  where we were fishing. My buddy had to move his tent to see his flags! This guy on the ATV didn't even ask whether there was room or if we minded or even said boo. Not that we gave two craps (well, Scotty could have given them a crap, in a bag packaged nice nonetheless), but it would have been decent to acknowledge that there were other guys there. And it wasn't like we were fishing near other folks, just five of us in a group way the hell away from the crowd. 

 

Go figure.

Unreal. Just have like an ounce of awareness, ya know? 

3 hours ago, Gator said:

 

We had the ATV on Honeoye this week, and I'm not sure that I would do it again. Simply put, the ride sucked. I don't think that we were unsafe, but I was surprised that these temperatures haven't built more ice There was still only 5-6" of black ice mid-lake with white ice, slush, and then snow on top. 

 

The ATV didn't get stuck...but the million gallons of icy slush that came over the handlebars when we hit a deep pocket at 15 mph was a real waker-upper lol. I'd like to think that the past few days since Tuesday have put some more backbone into the top layer, but I wouldn't count on it. Make sure that you have chains and a good way to get your ATV out of the slush if you give it a try. 

 

The bottom-line: it's doable. 

Woof, that sounds awful. I think I will prob play it safe and get some exercise!

Anyone know if Sodus or Honeoye are 4 wheeler safe yet? I would love to go exploring away from the crowds but I also don't want to die lol. I am not a super serious ice fisherman so please forgive me if this is a super dumb question. 

4 minutes ago, Silver Fox said:

I was on honeoye Monday and had my tip ups pretty darn close together and not all spread out. Everyone still had to walk right down the middle of them. I get it, sometimes you have too, but their was a ton of room around me.


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Yah I am not trying to be a grouch but there is so much lake...... so you know how it goes 

Got on bass and pickerel at honeoye. Slow but steady pick on tipups and jawjackers. Panfish bite was nada. Bass shiners early, fatheads as sun came up. 
 

side note, what is it about honeoye ice fisherman that makes them come 20 yards from your spread and drill holes for like 30 min? Fishing would be better if people spread out....

Missed a Doe clean at 60 lol. I’m calling the season, got plenty of venison in the freezer. Was a fun one though! 

Step out in daylight deer, let’s go.

Busting out my Hawken .50 caplock tonight. Love trying to take a late season doe with the ol' patched round ball!

7 hours ago, Gator said:

Man, she's been chowing well. Good find.

 

I wish my food plot looked like Ken's! The stupid deer ate everything is sight before late October. One of the three still has some marble sized beets and radishes, but that's it. I'd put up a fence, but I'm not into the $$ and having to put it up and take it down every year. I'm still mulling possibilities. I may seek some professional guidance next year on food, cover and access improvements.

Same gator. All our plots put out decent size bulbs but they by in large got crushed before the end of bow season. Thank god I put out rye, which between that and bulbs have kept them coming back. I think seeding at a much higher rate and higher fertilizer amounts are going to be very key for me next year. 

I would say shoot her. DEC did a study showing those fawns as being able to survive no problem. Nothing screws a big buck hunt like a mature blowing and teaching other deer where to not be. I rather have two year olds around, they reproduce the same.....

1 hour ago, Fishon11 said:

I knew someone would go CVA, only thing I don’t like is any CVA I’ve picked up has weighed a ton.... I will have to check them out thanks for input


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It weighs a decent amount but that mitigates recoil and most hunting in NY is not exactly mountain climbing.....