finsntins

just got back from 3 days fishing out of catskill,boated 4,lost 3,and had several good runs we never hooked up on.tried several different spots both up river and down river,temp.42 to 44 degrees on sunday.the water coming out of catskill creek was between 47 and 50 degrees,so we anchored up outside the creek in the warmer water and that's where we had all our bites.best time seemed to be right in the middle of both tides.couple runs on live herring,but all fish hooked up on was on chunks on the bottom.nothing hot and heavy,but the weather was great,other then today,was very windy.have not fished stripers in about 5 years,forgot how much fun it is to just anchor up,drop your baits and wait for the scream!!!!!!

finhooker charters 570-282-4368 or 315-591-1345 or totally hooked charters 845-594-3372,both fish out of the Kingston area.

heading down to the Hudson next week,hoping to fish out of catskill if the fish have made it that far north.i like to anchor up along channel edges or behind breaks in the current like bridge pilings or rock piles.preferred bait for us is cut herring and 1 live one swimming around.you can find bait at river basin sport shop,right in catskill 518-943-2111 or riverview marine services,518-943-5311,which is right near the launch.

like what was stated above,ratcheting is the way to go which ever brand you buy,we use big jons,never had a problem,just picked up a new pair off amazon for 80 bucks each,105 for the multi-axis,made to fit in a track

Geordie magee does quality work,but is very pricey.i have had 2 full stand up enclosures made over the last 5 years by mikes custom canvas.top notch work and very reasonable.he is in brewerton area and is mobile.his number is 315-247-0677.i don't recommend mark cooper of cooper custom canvas in fair haven.started a job for me and never finished.

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march 17th