pokepole39

Well I see the old mentality stands strong for a few.. go get them we will never run out they are plentifull....hell we used to think that about the smelt to as we could fill a limit with out boots or lantern..  just wait for 7 o clock put your net in the water and fill it and go home ...how many 55 gallon drums were filled ..ya go get them we will never run out .... I wish I knew how many times I said that smelting.. now I wish I could find a bucket load .... like getting stone cats and leaving the egg side of the rock up ..... just my thoughts not worth a penny to most on hear ... always good till its gone then we complain about the good ole days ......a good year fishing to all ,keep your hooks shark and your coolers only as full as need be ....  

wow what a hornets nest this has stirred ....I would like to bring forth one point ..I never meant to hurt tommy of his brother it was a what if ..... if I was not told this story by a game warden how would I have known any of it ... I don't fish with them or they me ...it was a female and male game warden checking docks on sat their were a total of 8 of us that were told this ...I do apologize to Johnny and tommy for the hard feelings ... and wish all a great season for sure ...and as far as being a southern redneck have fished Seneca over 45 yrs and remember the days you could walk on smelt... also good with copper... to those that posted an honest post thank you ... to those that made threats thank you ... to those that simply stated an opinion thank you... and good luck fishing ... to those who have stated I have enimies on the water thank you but please don't run my dingy over .... I have apologized to tommy and not sure who Johnny is on hear .... dang seems a lot of you had to keep up with it though .... the dumb southern ass lmao

OHHHH YOU FELLAS HAVE IT RIGHT ..I DO LOVE TO RUFFLE FEATHERS BUT IT WAS A SIMPLE WHAT IF POST ... AS FOR FISHING HAVE FISHED SENECA LAKE FOR WELL OVER 40 YRS AND HUNTED DUCKS AND GEESE ON IT BEFORE MANNY OF YOU WERE BORN.... AND ONE OF THE OLD BOYS WHOACTUALY KNOWS WHAT COPPER IS AND HOW TO USE IT .. IT WAS A NICE FISH THE BOYS HAD FOR SURE NEVER DISSPUTED THAT ... HAVE PLACED IN THE DERBY SEVERAL TIMES AND NEVER THOUGHT TO WORRY TO MUCH ABOUT WINNING IT OUT TO FISH..... SO FOR YOU DUMMIES WHO THINK I CANT FISH ... YOUR WRONG ... AS FOR MAKING ENIMIES ON THE WATER IF THAT IS HOW SOME FEEL OR NEED TO FEEL FINE... SO HAVE A GREAT SUMMER FISHING AND GOOD LUCK ... BUT PLEASE DONT RUN ME OVER IN MY LITTLE DINGY MAYBE I CANT SWIM EITHER ..... YA.LL COME BACK NOW YA HEAR ....OHH A NATIVE NEW YORKER LMAO HAVE FUN

ya a southern issue lmao .... by sharing the rod it was cheating alone but whatever lmao ... ya I cant fish either took money 3 yrs ago and just cry .... as far as rabbit and I cant think for myself funny old man he is ... ohhhhh now I have enemies on the water to what pray tell will I ever do ..... 7 and 8 lbs were easy all 7 days and no I cant fish either ... and I run a little boat please don't run me over .... ok glad you are all so tolerant have a great summer ...

Would have been a great memorial day derby except that the winning fish wasn't turned in by who caught it !!!!! The fish was turned in by his brother while he slept.. And 2 game wardens knew it ... wasn't their job to do anything about it ....just some food for thought all winners should get a Polly graph no matter what .. funny the stories wardens will tell as they check the boats and shores of Seneca ... but then again he made it through whithout a word spoken ... yaaa derbys sure are a chance game aren't they .... now for those of you who would like to talk about it or shout its alright maybe one or two of you lost money to the second place winner in Interlaken did for sure.... honesty ya right

just a word of advice ... always let your trailer cool down after hauling a little bit before backing it into the lake helps considerable in saving bearing ...just a pain when you wanna be on the water for sure

now that picture is fantastic ...hope the young one is hooked for life ...good luck and great fishing

rumor is though on a brighter point they are getting a few a taganic park .. verrrry few a cpl and hr but don't forget Cayuga lake still has times and seasons you can smelt..... what a joke regulate the few that even know what smelting is anymore... remember the days when your could not walk in a store and buy smelt nets now around the finger lakes you have to go on line ..... but does anyone know anyone that still makes speed nets if you know what they are lol good luck....        

Dang no mercy for a fellow fisherman and his good luck hat lmao... its ok luck is just luck moves around from day to day for all .. now his fishing partner that's good luck and cant be beat ..doesn't even ask for coffee ... do think  maybe a salt water hat for him as salty as he is ..good fishing to all and good luck in the derby

be very carefull out their fellas their seems to a lot of big stuff floating in the lake ..lower unit hole in boat damage stuff keep your eyes open your hooks sharp and good luck to all ..      would have put a beer but the way its shapping up its a coffee year for sure

every year we have this chat and its always the same... if you want a mess of smelt get away from the finger lakes ..the days of filling buckets and barrels in a few minutes are long gone .. the dec will probably never stock smelt as they were and invasive species to start ,just one that was good for the lakes ... not sure about Cayuga but on Seneca you cant even get to half the creeks anymore ,,,wonder if those landowners that own the land under the creeks pay lakefront taxes on that land... face it fellows although I come back home to fish the drbys the great state  of ny would screw up a good dream .and yall pay good taxes to be treated like second rate citizens ,,,god I love the south never thought I would...... 

and I must be old fashioned as they come heck we still run big boards not much it those little yellow and red water skippers lmao ,,,, but then again fish mostly old school anyway ..good luck all

Make sure she's running good or you have trolling motor on her....... not a good lake to break down on if the weather turns on you !!!!  Just saying......have fun with the new ride !!!!

hey all bottom bouncer crew will be fishing once again ...her ny crew and old yankee capt from bama sorry no pic 25 foot baha 251 bottom bouncer... maybe those fools cuss and jerk around on the radio this year will remember their are kids fishing and keep their beer consumption to a case a day ...good luck to all those fishing and hope its a little calmer than one day last year .....

m OST FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE SENECA HAS FROZE OVER SOLID TO BUT IN THE 70 S IT DID AND BEFORE THAT IT FROZE SO SOLID THEY HAD HORSES ON IT... OLD TIMERS CHASED DUCKS OUT OF WATER THEY WERE GETTING STUCK IN THE SLUSH BEFORE THE WATER FROZE ...LEO RORICK OF LODI LOST A HUGE RAFT OF DECOYS THAT DAY ,,HAND CARVED ,,,, OOPS SORRY FOR SHOUTING TO LAZY TO RETYPE ..GOOD FISHING ALL SEE YOU FOR THE TROUT DERBY

lmao!!!!!! what does it do ?Kinda shows you how the game boys and such are taking over our youth ..what this does is catch fish like no other method on the finger lakes but to much of a learning curb and expence for most .... does keep the forearms tuned though ..pitty it will be a lost art soon for sure... the old fellows that love it and know how to do it are slowely dying off.. time you loose a set of flashers weight and spoon.not to mention swivel and some copper most will never lern this way of fishing ...pitty..just dont do it with any lightning on the lake.. a real hair raising time .. and not fun ..lmao good fishing to all .........    

I like briar patches got used to them chasing the coon dogs around ...but not to worried about grizzly bears ..seems alot like sportsmen are never happy though 70 dollars for a year of fishing seems pretty cheap to me im an out of stater no lifetime licence for me...still buy it every year why.... i like to fish kinda like putting gas in your truck you do it because you need it just like fishing for most we need it ....

       hot dog the old rabbit jumps....not enough rods not enough help from the dec not enough fish ..to many flees to many taxes ..to manny laws and now cant have manny guns or magizines to boot ...ya tell me about ny I live in bama now my pistol licence is 20 dollars a year concealed carry no pistol numbers on it the permit is good for all guns you wish to carry they dont want to know how manny you  own ... whats next rubber dull hooks for you new yorkers .... GO COMO ...  OHHH SOME SMILES FOR RABBIT HE NEEDS THEM FOR SURE

I lived in ny york finger lakes until i was 18 moved back after military. moved away for work and am now an out of stater . fish the trout derby and ontario .... if you complain about an 70 dollar out of state fee maybe you should stay home or look at the cost of some other states ....        

lol all this complaining about weeds and fleas... heck at least you dont get bored sitting or your butt waiting for a rod to pop off....nice to have to work a little for fish isint it... BYT PLEASE MY BUDDY NUDGED A LOG YESTERDAY DIDNT SEE IT JUST UNDER THE SURFACE BE CAREFULL UNTIL THE DEBRI CLEARS .....

if it were me i would have tried super small spoons worked great for the derby and sawbelies were close enough to get off dock then to ..small lures does not mean small fish

didnt know seneca had ever died..  always a great lake compared to the rest .. except that dang wind ..

yes this is a great boat  fished with it two years as i am the preveous owner ..great on fuel and handles well ... but why not ask what the fellow paid for it as i gave him a break as he was military ... just say much much less than he is asking for it now ... good going shane

bad year when all were so spoiled last year ..problem with a great year is their arent as manny fish the next few years ... we fished fairhaven for 2 and a half dys starting april 9 th one sick pike one coockie cutter brown and one nice lakes ...not a dang thing else

fished ontario and my buddies son caught a nice northern with red nasty spots covering its whole body never even took a pic is was so nasty ..pitty it was a good pike even if not in season .... 

dang how could a yank use a bama rig ...give it up fellows lmao just pulling some chain