justtracytrolling

I run 6' 15-20 pound flouro off a barrel swivel. Check leader and last bit of braid especially the knots they chaff as kevin said Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

During rifle season if you live where their is one you can use a centerfire at night. We dont predator hunt much till after season anyways as it only causes problems, and you cant run hounds. We shot many coyotes with a 17 out to 200 if its not windy. Of course i dont have to track them we have dogs, but i have dropped many... Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I know this is an old thread but thought I wondered how many guys are hunting yotes regularly with hounds or calling. I started hunting them in 92 and most people didn't know they existed then. Wow have they taken off. Used to be if your group got 10 a year in the southern tier you were doing great, now if a group doesn't get 12 a week its a slow week. Seems like the more you shoot the more there is, and ive read they throw bigger litters if the population gets stressed. Wish we had an open season on em as deer season lasts longer than yote season for houndsmen! I like the long deer season just hate waiting to run my dog and im not a big fan of to much time running in pens. justin

I hope i dont offend anyone here, but isnt this a forum where we share info? Exact locations arent necessary, but this isnt supposed to be a bragging board. If you cant even mention the lake i dont need to read your posts! What is everyone afraid of? Ive been going to the adirondacks for 20 years and ive never seen enough fisherman to burn your happy place. If you dont want to share why be a member. Ive posted almost every outing all summer and have had a great summer at otisco with no negative impact to my fishing. If you are fishing from shore i get it as access is limited, but unless the lake is the size of a farm pond and you are fishing from a boat there's plenty to go around. Just my personal opinion, but there's absolutely no need to post anything if you cant at least share the body of water. If u cant share with the class keep it to yourself. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Even cranberry doesnt have real big bass...big pike there tho...heard from a club bass guy raquette and uwatonna? are both good for bass. Scramp is spot on with his assessment...if you want great fishing stay in the finger lakes...if you want beauty and a challenge head to adk...the best fishing ive ever found in the adks was the saranac river. Ive canoed it 4-5 times in 1 long weekend and been down it 20 times at least and always did well. Just stay outta the permanent rapids unless you know what you are doing...the whole section from saranac lake to franklin falls pond is good for bass and pike, and walleyes from franklin pond to union falls pond. Even on its best day the Adirondacks are poor compared to the fingerlakes for everything! Otisco has produced 25lb 5 fish limits in several tournaments, tons of 8lb + eyes and several tigers every year over 20 lbs...but....i have to go up every year. My son worked his tail off for a few bass at tupper and caught 10 big smb this morn in 2 hours not 400 yds from the house in the susquehanna...go figure! Adk is not just fishing tho... Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ill get up to Great Sacandaga eventually...ill bet you can troll up pike there too while walleye trolling. If you run cranks for walleye you get some of everything! Cranberry really wasnt hard...fish werent that deep as lake is pretty shallow...im still looking for my map, ill post some more info when i find it...my son had it last and he'll be home soon. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Tell me about it! Its getting better on this forum. If we can get more guys talking about their fishing in the Adirondacks it would help a lot. Most of us only fish those lakes once a year and its a steep learning curve when you go. I wont go back up to stained water for eyes again without purple and uv baits...learned that this year the hard way...running 9 rods and only one has THE color...You know there should be an Adirondacks section to this forum! Can this be added??? justin

I stooped there last year for 2 days the last week of August and did well on smb and pike. We caught 2 nice pike over 36" and lost a big one. All 3 pike came on a Rapala clackin minnow with a 3 ounce clip weight 20 feet in front trolling the breaklines of the main deep section of the lake speed was 2.5 - 3. Only ran 1 rod for pike and had 3 hook ups in 3-4 hours. We had the other rods on different DT series bass cranks and caught 20+ smb in the same time. The rest of our trip was casting for bass which seemed much better in the pm than the am. My son only let me troll a little and that was in the middle of the day. Ill look for my map and Ill post a pic of where we camped, there was a nice sandy area to drag a boat up and where we found fish. justin

Way to go Chris! Good to see you get after em! Sounds like I still need a big water boat. Wont be long and the river will be ready. justin