1 3/4 is not long for us, we used to go to Otisco every week we launched right next to the inn at the public launch. You are the boat we talked to, aren't you? I forget, but we did talk to someone on the water. For many years we have gone someplace in NY every week. Sometimes with a boat and with ice fishing gear too and several times we have had to go home due too much ice to boat and not enough to ice fish. Otisco is full hours from here. Made that trip a lot!!!!
Well heck we talked to you then! I do remember seeing a red lund, and we did talk to someone out there, I think it was the red lund boat. We were in the junkie old beat up Grumman with the 15hp Johnson(it's 50th aniversity of putting around the finger lakes). we have a friend with a big trolling boat but prefer to jig. For us the lake is 1 3/4 hours away. 5 hours is max, 4 is preferred, always stop on way home at one of the local resturants for our pick-me-up lunch......jk Ps E-mail me
Can't get much more old school than me. I just learned to type ten years ago. Something about that lure in the photo reminds me of the old cherry bomber........jk
Was up today. I wanted to go to Cayuga but my buddy does not like the bigger water. Saw more bait than we have seen in two years. That is a good sign. We got several fish but none over 22 inches, we were one of five boats at the bluff......jk
Been up to the chibougamau area 60-70 times since the early '80. Can't argue with his advice. But do move around constantly until you find good fish. Try different lakes and as he advised hit those rivers with the small boats that you can hand launch. Our favorite boat was a 16 foot car top, super lite and we had two engines a 6 and a 15 for small and big water. Go where other people can't with their big boats for big fish. Look at maps carry the in to hidden spot. My best day was walleyes and the best pike day was 35 but I never even saw 50 inch fish. Try the fly rod too. My biggest pike was 45 1/2. We took a 40+ on most trips. I kept a big tackle box in the cabin and a very small one with me
Not just sharper hooks but stiffer rod and braided line for no stretch. Ya gotta act almost instinctively on a hit, and you need to delay that on the bumpies. I don't think you are ever going to get to the 50% point of hookups vs hits. You have to keep alert. Sometimes it feels like they just hit the lure with their tail, you have to play into that and tease them into mouthing the lure......jk
The way fish are held now adays you just can't tell. It still is bigger than any I have taken this year here in Pa. I have fished Otisco a lot in the past, both through the ice and from boats. Was hoping to go to this event but buddy just lost interest in traveling over two hours. Good luck everyone and keep posting.....jk
Guff this time year We seem to get smaller fish going up the east arm of the lake. But do good halfway out from the power plant in the middle. At that point that you mentioned, we get a lot of fish when go up there but that is not to often. And going north from the bluffs the first mile or so seems not to produce for us. We fish from a small boat and usually fish the south end, goldseal to the restaurant being our best location........jk
If you get any much bigger than that let us know. We go every week but they are that size, small and thin. We have seen some schools of bait but not like in the previous years. Thanks for posting, the place is not dead but........jk
On Saturday we turned around and went home, lots of white caps. You did good, hope you get the browns but we don't get many at all. That is just us but we only jig.....jk