I don't normally go when there is too much snow on the ground since I haul my canoe on wheels and not one of the circus members who stash canoes.    Most good ponds you can't fish til April 1st anyways, and never know what its going to do with respect to ICE.   I just ask the Region's biologists what he knows about ice out.   A lot of them are also closed in a couple weeks ( Mid OCtober ) due to spawning.  Don't ask what ponds are open for ice fishing, there are SOME I believe.  I have not ice fished in a few years and it was in Hamilton County, a good hike.   I would pick ponds that have 'relative" short hikes.   
The Sargents have been good, fair fish.  Spruce has good fish.  If you have a super light and pack it ( rather than wheels) , go for it. 

I THINK, going off memory here, that Long Pond also contains NYS brood stock of brook trout. HUge ones in there I think. 

Not in those waters.  Long Pond,  in the St. Regis area there are all the species you mention I believe.   

Always have mostly fished for browns soon as ice is out in shallower water.  Then later on,  however .  
But question is specifically for Fall browns prior to spawning.  Since Browns spawn in October-November,  and looking to get into select streams/rivers can trolling be effective on the lake during this time?  Never done before.  Same patterns?  speeds?  Will they take spoons?  We would go out of Stoney.  I believe they MAY spawn up Stoney but not certain.   Or we'd find a nice contour marking fish and hope to get them cruising to SR or wherever. 
Any insight is helpful.  Thanks.  

 

I've hunted large brookies my entire life.  Lots of places now days only a shorter ish hike.   I like 5 ponds  North of the Stillwater REs. Many 5 pound Brookies up there. 
 Past few years Lower Sargent has produced large fish,  Spruce has big ones.   I believe the State Record Brook trout came out of Spruce, not Silver Lake.  
Rainbows all over the place throughout.  Just search the DEC stocking list.   Lake Trout, Lake George but motor traffic in there.  

Tons of nice brookies all over the St. Regis Canoe area.  

Brooks spawn in October though, I've never really fished for them at that time.  Might want to check the reg's on that.  A lot may be closed to fishing.  

 

13 hours ago, whaler1 said:

PM’s no longer show up on the mobile app. They do on a PC.


Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Odd, I WAS on my PC and nothing.  Strange.  Maybe a setting or something.  IDK.  

2 hours ago, bearhunter said:

Sent you a pm

Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app
 

I did not receive any PM.    

Yup, Its Mike Fumano.   Fish On motel right in town.  He's been helpful when I meet up with him around town. 

I believe the BSO fleet has been in there most of the Year check out all their videos and photos on their website or Facebook

Anything happening in the 100 to 1:30 contour North up to the trench and back?

How many Saiff boats are in that area ?  I was concerned it is fairly narrow in there and 6 other boats floating around in there,  I might just work North or South out of Stoney.     

Thanks. Yeah, Zangari got a big king this morning.  Black as hell already too.  Must have been there a while. 

 

First time trolling off of Stoney, relative newbie,  we got skunked ( targeting Kings ).  We worked the 131 contour then headed a little deeper but marked fish all over 80-100.  We want to head into the trench or near?  I know it may be mobbed soon but wondering through that area between Main Duck Island and Galloo or Stoney Island and Point area looked good. 

We were sort of 'in no mans land I call it I think last time?   Out over 150 sort of between large contour lines.   IDK.  Still marking fish at 100.  

Sort of basic trolling area just outside the trench seems to be all over the board for depths.    Thanks for any info or thoughts.     

Okie dokie, thanks Mr580 

I'm new to this but anyone ever use just a fly and dipsy, with no flasher?   Is it effective or no way?  We have a small boat and in 35 FOW right now, thinking about calling it quits soon here as the temperature was 57 degrees at 25 ft.  off Lakeview area.      But I tried this with about a 8 ft. leader off a dipsy ( @ 30 ft. ).  is that leader not long enough or is a flasher always needed?  I also  was wondering a fly off a smaller Walker TripZ diver off a board which we landed a nice Steelie and Brown the other day. ( 20 fow ) but the temp was around 54 degrees that day. ( spoons though ) 

Thanks. 

 

In our little 'row boat' we had some luck last night North of SR,  30FOW.  Off boards with the TripZ divers.  Black edge glow and black tux glow.  At least we werent skunked again.    lol  

I'm new to this, never tried it.  We want to run one color of leadcore off boards on the rear boards 110 ft back.  Do we run mono , then spliced in 30 ft of lead core followed by a leader?  Running full leadcore the entire way is gonna hit bottom for sure right?  in 10fow.    Just want to try something different see how it goes compared to split shot weighted rods. 

Funny.  We had a Gin and tonic out as well, the fish took the Sexy Shad.   lol 

9 hours ago, J.D. said:

Michigan Stinger Standard Spoon

Gin and Tonic, regular and glow would be a close match

15 hours ago, jerryriggin said:

Definitely not a dw. I would say silver streak

Ah Hah.  I was thinking SS was made by DW,  my bad.  I"ll look it up now.  Thanks

Still available?  I have been searching.    

Just ever so slowly starting to pick up a bit in the Lakeview area.  My old neighbor and I have rigged up his dads old very tiny little boat with 6 boards.   Can barely fit the two of us.   
Got this one last night, not a monster but its SOMETHING.   lol     I had posted in another thread about the spoon which has taken two Browns so far, I can't ID the name of it. Thanks.   Admin I am sorry if you need to delete the spoon here?  or leave it on the other thread.   

 

So with a slow start for us and browns, two fish were taken on this spoon.  So I may think its one of my go-to's now.   lol    
I think its a Dreamweaver SS spoon and I thought someone at one point at Fat Nancy's in Pulaski had told me it was discontinued.   Anyone know what the name of it is?  I can look later and see if indeed it says SS on the nose of it but I think it does.  

Or i'll try and copy it but I don't have great luck with DIY for me.   THanks. 

The spoon produced our biggest fish so far this year at 12#.   Not a monster but nice fish.  We are just two guys and a tiny little boat and 6 boards. 

All Seasons Sports in Pulaski.  
 

To me they look " home made "   or  ( added the tape to existing spoon ).  I do this all the time in the ADK back country brook trout ponds.