hammer289

anyone been to the canal locks yet for smallies? that was my money-spot last summer.

They are there. I stopped on the way home from a bigger trib about a month ago and managed 5 in a half hour. nothing big but still count as smallies. May try 2morow after work.

anyone been to the canal locks yet for smallies? that was my money-spot last summer.

They are there. I stopped on the way home from a bigger trib about a month ago and managed 5 in a half hour. nothing big but still count as smallies. May try 2morow after work.

Haha thats the weirdest looking striper iv seen but thanks guys i knew it was one of the two. They made for a good day and you aren't kdding they fight like smallies and especially when they get in the current they really make it pretty interesting.

I ended up catching 3 of these in 5 casts and also lost one. I know they have got to be either a white bass or a white perch and i caught them on the upper niagara not out of ontario if that helps at all. I was hoping someone could give me a hand with what these are. Thanks in advanced

Zoom super fluke in the smoking shad color. usually use a weighted worm hook or weightless on a 2/0 hook.

Nice looking bass! Looks like ya got them dialed in pretty good! but I took the kayak out yesterday hit up somewhere around 25 with a couple 3 pounders and a decent sized pike. most were on flukes and the bigger ones on jigs with some flapper trailers.

I hit 4 or 5 in a trib last weekend on jigs and spinners. This one was probably pushing 3 or so pounds.

Then caught this one in the exact same spot last year.

So im not the only one haha. I went 3 days last week for a couple hours at a nearby pond and went 15, 13, and 9 numbers wise for maybe 2 hours or so on largemouths. Caught em all on weight less flukes and jerkbaits. Loads of fun on light line and constant action. They all were around 12 or 14 inchers with the biggest being about 2 pounds.

Just a few from this past fall that i thought i should add in.

Ill definately be out alot more too. I saw it hanging in the garage and can't wait to get out to some more places. Im gonna try out some fly fishing maybe for some bass this season.

Dont feel bad....iv seen 2 deer this season and both of em i ended up dragging out for my dad but the neighboring farm managed to get 25 nuisance permits this past summer so its been tough ALL season....trying it saturday and sunday as a last ditch effort! just keep at it and they ll show up!

My grandparents used to rent a cottage on lake alice idk how many years ago. so we would always leave a pole rigged with corn and catch carp throughout the day....one day my cousin forgot to leave the bail open and off the pole goes out into the lake by some big carp....2 days later my grandpas bottom fishin worms and he hooks into a big stick and sure enough up comes my cousins pole...sure miss the old days....my bad just reread the original post and saw it was this year so i guess i can say i was fishin at a town park near my house throwin a spinner bait and it gets blasted by somethin so i toss it out real quick in the same spot and about a 3 foot pike completely demolishes it and what a suprise that was

The tables have been turned on the gobies. They are now a main food source for bass and brown trout. The bass and also the browns are growing faster and bigger because of it.

Just a thought, iv used soft goby swimbaits for bass the past couple years and they nail em left and right but i was wondering if the browns would hit em the same either trolling or casting of the piers in the spring time?

Hey at least you guys got out this weekend! Iv been dying to go since last december and all i could do was sit and wait for any break in the rain. The wind i can deal with but i dont wanna lose a deer just because its raining out...Oh well dont get good around here ti halloween anyways then its game on!!!! Good luck to everyone this year!!!!!

Cant beat them on 6 pound test ....i usually test my steelhead rods out on carp

Them are some nice looking fish! that smallie looks like a cross between a smallie and a sheepshead

Thanks he got the info. He has been hitting the erie canel somewhere out there..

Theres always somethin to catch there

When you look at these pictures, you quickly realize that NYS has the potential to be in the upper tier of states in the U.S. We have the habitat and significant agriculture to grow some real monsters, but also to grow bucks of consistent quality.

I think the only thing that we are lacking is an overall strategy to cultivate the great resource that we have.. I am not sure if the DEC doesn't have the resources to give this the attention it needs or if people are fearful of making some radical changes...

In my opinion, all you need to do is look at what has been done in other states like Ohio, Illinois, etc... When you look at the increaed land values (tax base), revenues from travel and out of state liscencses, etc.. You would think it would be a win, win for the hunters, states and DEC...

I just don't get why status qou seems to be the acceptable answer????

Im about 30 minutes northeast of buffalo and the town just pushed through a 150 lot subdivision in big plot of woods, i knew dozens of people that hunted that land forever and there were always big bucks hanging out in there but now everyone that moves in there will be complaning about all the deer eating their bushes and gardens and will have no clue why...i mean yea it will hopefully push some deer my way but for the fact of taking out 200 acres of land i think is a bit excessive so i hear ya that people dont understand the strategy but they all think about the money

What a beast! Hope ya stick that one this year!

What a monster! im somewhat new to salmon fishing and mostly stuck to shore but from all the reports and pictures iv been seeing the kings seem to be a bit oversized compared to recent years

Well theres quite a few parks with some small ponds around the north campus if thats where he is and for some reason i wanna say there is a pond on one of the ub campuses or theres all kinds of spots along the upper niagara river but that may be a little tough for fly fishing with the current and wind....thats all depending on his mode of transportation.....hope that helps out a bit

The rod holder is gonna be the next addtion definately but i wasn't concerned about storage for tackle....im mostly a soft plastics guy for bass so a 2 piece spinning rod,2 small plano boxes that fit in my vest and a couple bags of worms and flukes and im good to go .....thanks for the info again

Wel thanks for everyones opinion and info on all that but i ended up getting a sit on top future beach from dicks...i had to rethink my budget and how much time in gonnna have for the time bein....but iv taken it out twice, fishing once and its an absolute blast, its got plenty of stability for me, and enough room for a couple poles and a couple plastic boxes so im plenty happy with my purchase. Thanks again everyone

Nice pictures ....been watching a 8 thats a border line shooter and a similar 6 and sure hope the monster (170 class 10 at 4 years old) that was around last year is still around....just starting to get out to do some scouting and put the finishing touches on the food plots...Cant wait!

You aint kidding i havent caught one that colored, i caught one a couple weeks ago in the upper niagara that was darn near black.....nice ones tho!