greenhornet73
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Does anyone know what depth the thermocline is set up on otisco lately? I am marking most fish at 10' and a few 30' down over 40'-50' but not sure how well my old fish finder is working since it was also marking a pretty steady line at 10' down for very long stretches. Could have been bait but isn't that usually the reason for fishing the thermocline since that is where the water temp break is? -
I personally agree with the 40" limit. In my opinion the only reason to keep one of these fish would be for a wall mount since they are not much for table fare. I caught a 46" purebred muskie in Ontario, Canada a few years ago and released it since it wasn't 50" and that is still my goal to this day and may likely never reach it but that's what keeps me going back!
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I know it, it was so close to 40". Been doing pretty well this year for my first year with the kayak but still haven't gotten any walleyes trolling there yet. Was that you out by Lader's Sunday morning around 6:30 AM? There was a nice rig out there trolling and I thought it might be you. If it was, that was me doing the one handed paddle to shore with the muskie in my net hung over the side haha. I love the looks of that area but never have been able to fish it until this year. Would probably be a good ice fishing spot if I could figure out how to get over there without hiking across the lake.
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Thanks, I'm still pretty stoked about it. I haven't landed a tiger in over 3 years and never one over 33" before this one
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I went out this morning and trolled between 45 and 50 FOW for walleyes and saw a couple large marks about 10' down and only picked up one smallmouth deep. Decided to take a break from paddling and moved into shore and threw out a big spinnerbait and on the 3rd cast Wham.....felt like a nice bass hit and reeled it in to about 20' from the kayak when suddenly the fish turned around after it realized it was hooked as I realized it wasn't a bass and hung on for a long fight.....a 38" Tiger is now the biggest fish my kayak has seen yet this year and I sent it back on it's way after borrowing someone's dock for a couple of quick photos, my apologies and thanks to the owners.
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Flyboy that makes my shoulders sore just thinking about it, you are a machine. Good to know that the magnum dipsy's get down that deep. I will have to try that in the finger lakes I fish for lakers where it's a shorter trip to deep water. For salmon, knowing my paddling limit, I think I will have to stick to flatlining or keel sinkers closer to shore when the salmon are entering staging mode. How deep are they typically running in september before they hit the rivers and estuaries? I have a fish finder but it is an old Humminbird LCR 4000 that is pretty basic in terms of functions. Thank you for the helpful responses. -
I have been having a blast with fishing with the yak this season including some huge fish that have taken me for a ride. A salmon would be awesome and am definitely hoping for favorable lake conditions this fall so I can get off the bank.
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Hey guys, I've been working on my bucket list this season and am hoping to try salmon fishing from the kayak instead of wading the river this fall. I've been finding it tough to troll for any length of time with a lot of weight for walleyes and would like to pick your brains for basic lure, size and color selections for the Selkirk and Salmon River estuary area with floating/ diving lures without heavy weight to drag. I have 8 1/2' conventional trolling rods with penn 209 reels and plan to replace the 20# mono with braid by then. Let me know what you all think! Thanks
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Stony point reports?
greenhornet73 replied to mullenj's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Wow nice fish, the second pic looks like an Atlantic to me?? The water was nice and calm over the weekend but I didn't have the gear to fish the deep water in my kayak so I stayed inshore. -
My biggest kayak walleye of the year! A 27" trolling 26' down off of Stoney Point July 4th. Thought it might be a laker as I saw it coming up. Caught a sheepshead that took me for another ride the next day through the same run that probably went close to 10lbs. -
Stony point reports?
greenhornet73 replied to mullenj's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
I fished Stoney Point in my kayak last weekend and there was very little boat activity. I trolled in 26' with deep divers and hit a couple walleyes and sheepshead including this 27" walleye. Did well around the island as well with the smallmouths. -
nice football! I tried once for browns this spring at fair haven while there was still ice on most of the bays and had no luck but have been doing great since walleye season opened. Can't wait for september to try for salmon but will keep having fun with walleyes, smallmouths and muskies until that time comes! I would love to upgrade to a Hobie in the coming years to free my hands up, been finding it hard to manage 2 lines if there is any wind while catching decent fish.
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Yeah I wonder how much that thing weighed. My 20" felt close to 5 lbs. unofficially, it had shoulders on it. A 23" out of here has to be 7 plus? -
On opening night, there wasn't an area we fished that wasn't saturated with alewives on the surface and numerous ones floating on their sides. Everyone fishing from the rocks on shore were asking us what all the splashing was out there. We have assumed every year that this is spawning activity and that all the dead ones floating were a result. Anyways, we found the fish and have been doing well out there. Eventually they will reach the area where the others have not been catching them? The 27"er weighed 8.5 lbs., the other that night was 6 even.
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I assumed they were talking about when they swim around in circles splashing water up into the air like rooster tails. That has been happening since opening night and have seen it the other nights I have been out as well. what activity are they talking about?
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I was on Otisco in my kayak when that storm hit on Sunday. Fortunately I was about 100 yards from shore when the wind and rain hit, along with some impressive lightning. I was hoping to troll for tigers but only managed about 15 minutes of working the point before I saw this cloud and decided to begin my trek back across the lake to my car. I was working a drop off but since I have never trolled for tigers I didn't know what depths to work. I set up my kayak for trolling with 2 rod mounts and a fish finder but could use any tips you guys might have for trolling tigers. I have only casted for them with spinner baits and stick baits on the surface in the summer. Thanks guys, you will probably see my kayak out there quite a bit this year. -
Otisco has been my primary lake for 20 years now since I live only 20 minutes away and after thinking about it some of you may be surprised what I'm going to say. As already mentioned, the lake has very limited public access, from shore fishing access to boat launches. Fishing pressure for walleyes is not that impressive unless you like to fish the causeway, which is occupied just about every night during the spring and fall. The winter walleye fishery is nearly non- existent and in the summertime, only the die hards are fishing for them. The quality of the fish is so good that I am not concerned about the quantity. One otisco walleye has as much meat as 3 oneida 16"ers like the one I got last week. With this being said, as of now I do not think an every other year stocking program will hurt but that remains to be seen. Very few people that fish here expect to get a limit of 'eyes when they come out. I have always called this lake the "lake of 1,000 casts" because that is sometimes how many it takes for a fish. If you shine a flashlight at night along the shore to about 50 yds. out this time of year you will see why it takes so many casts to attract a fish to your lure. It does surprise me that they are cutting back on walleye stocking even after they have decided to eliminate brown trout stocking in the lake as well, due to labeling it a warm water fishery. The DEC is aware of fish populations since I see them shocking it just about every year and if they feel the numbers are healthy then so be it. If the reason is simply politics, then that is BS and I will surely jump on the bandwagon and send my share of letters. Oneida gets constant fishing pressure but also has ample resources for natural reproduction so I do not support additional stocking at Otisco's expense. If they want to do something to help that fishery, get more officers patrolling the water and checking legal fish limits. The harvesting that takes place out there by certain individuals would make any sportsman cringe. I am not trying to start an argument, but offering a different perspective from what I have been hearing on the topic.
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The alewives are in full force since opening day swimming in circles and schooled up like they are every spring. Hard to compete with them, especially when there are plenty of them half dead floating on the surface like sitting ducks. We finally have some wind which should pick things up but even when it was dead calm I was still having luck late at night.
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Been getting large eyes this spring so far on large suspenders as well. Biggest so far is a 27" 8.5 lber with the others being 24- 26" including a 20" smallmouth one night that torpedoed like a marlin. Launched from the park in Amber yesterday and had to beach early due to the storm but lost my kayak flag on the way back in the wind. It is a red "diver down" flag mounted to a driveway stake if anyone happens to come across it. It has an orange swim noodle attached to it so it is floating around out there somewhere.
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I just mounted mine over the weekend and it worked out really well and It is easy to remove too which is nice. The stern of my yak is squared off though but I guess the basic concept could be used on a standard kayak shape as well. Home Depot carries 48" strips of 1/8" x 2" aluminum that is easy to bend. I mounted the transducer to one end, then bent the top end to hang off of the rear handle and secured it on with a zip tie.
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Hey Flyak, I hope to get my yak down to RI one of these years. Usually we rent a cottage on the channel coming out of Potter's Pond in south kingston and have a blast with my fly rod and light spinning gear. Unfortunately, the realtor put all of the real estate in Succatash Park up for sale last fall so It may be harder for me to find a rental next time. I also fish the Charlestown breachway, point Judith and the walls. This year we are going to the Cape in September but was advised not to bring the yak because of the increased Great White population due to the fairly recent protection of seals in the area. After hearing that, and having a 7' blacktip swim up to me in the Outer Banks last summer, I will be happy to use the surf gear from the beach behind the house thank you very much . That is a crazy story about your friend, he is definitely lucky and thank God he made it out alive.
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Thanks for the tips. nice albies, I fish RI every fall for stripers and have yet to hook an albie. heading down to LI this weekend and may have a chance to drop into a salt pond or the sound to try my luck for some bass. Chris
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Thanks for the tips. nice albies, I fish RI every fall for stripers and have yet to hook an albie. heading down to LI this weekend and may have a chance to drop into a salt pond or the sound to try my luck for some bass. Chris
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Thanks for the tips. nice albies, I fish RI every fall for stripers and have yet to hook an albie. heading down to LI this weekend and may have a chance to drop into a salt pond or the sound to try my luck for some bass. Chris
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Nice, yeah I don't think i will be going too far offshore with my yak. I took it out to to Fair Haven Sunday morning and while it was fairly calm it still had taken in a little water just from paddling around. Next time I think I will bring a large sponge along to help keep it within reason in the cold weather. Do glow in the dark spoons work well in the fall? I can't believe with all the great fishing to come from spring through summer I am already looking forward to fall, I'm not right.