JJBat150

Brings new meaning to the statement "My ice shanty smells like fish...."

Yes, last weekend people were getting on the ice at the college, but security was chasing them off saying that access via college property is not allowed. Students also told to not access the ice via college property. Cars parked in the area had paperwork on the windshield, didn't get info on what it said.

How much snow is on the ice there ?

Either month is good. Thermocline will be set-up nice by July, so they'll be under it by mid-day. I have found lakers early morning in 30 FOW and higher - to the point that they chase all the way to the yak. Obviously, Sheldrake & T-Falls will be a bit crazy July 4th weekend, but if you get off the water mid-morning, you'll be OK.

Hobie Kayaker here - Look at my previous post regarding the finger lakes. Sheldrake and T-Falls on the west side are good for kayaks and jigging laker - the Finger Lakes have prevailing winds out of the west - so keep that in mind when looking at the forecast. For Sheldrake, Reel Doc is spot on about parking - room for 20-25 vehicles. During the off-season or weekdays it's pretty wide open, I'll even leave the SUV & trailer right on the beach when I'm the only one there. Hemlock and Canadice lakes are small boat lakes (under 10 HP) and no development, so very scenic. Issue with those 2 lakes are the cidiot kayakers that show up on the weekends and plug up the launches. Both lakes have a healthy laker populations, but there's a lot of smelt in the lake, so they're well fed and not always willing to bite.

I pull streamer flies from the kayak spring and fall - Here's a few things I've learned. Run them anywhere from 150-200 ft back - I run braid line with 30-50 ft of fluor top shot / leader Small split shots for depth; usually 3 - 3.5 ft above the fly In the past I've tried using a section of 1 color of lead core, or sinking fly line, but found the KISS method to be best Hook sizes depends on manufacturer of the flies; If I tie my own, use a #4 or #6 (my finished products are ugly, but still catch fish) Haven't noticed a difference in hook-up rates on a tandem compared to a single hook. A tandem does give you a larger presentation, however. Smelt patterns work well, so do orange / red combinations http://www.trollingflies.com/flyselections https://rangeleyflyshop.com/collections/types?q=Tandem%20Trolling%20Streamers https://flyshack.com I've used "wiggle disc" to add action - never used a flasher / spin doctor Here's some discussion on another thread ... https://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/90468-flasher-and-fly-on-finger-lakes/

One thing to remember - this is sentencing from his conviction in June... not another case of being caught. Sent from my SM-G981U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Never fished the reservoir before - Any more details ? See that it's only 50 ft deep - does it stratify ?