NPike

Looking for a med - light rod. Prefer a 6' (or shorter) medium-lite fast action rod for perch and stream trout, (occasional walleye as well). So I'll be casting and jigging with it. Will need a spinning reel to finish the combo. Not looking to spend a fortune but want to buy a desent medium-light fast action rod w a lighter spinning reel, willing to go to ~ > $120+ if needed for the compo. Thks ahead of time, P.S. lost my old one haven't used it some years.

depend pure bred DDD's, Hybrids saltwater Rapala

A bit surprised that they didn't get any of 30" or over. When I used to fish Hemlock you would get a few bigger ones.

FYI, technically they can take them out any time after Columbus day (as per the NYS parks dept "who runs the show"). It's concerning that with the money they make that the state can't be a bit more considerate to sportsman and perhaps leave them in until Nov.

But the boat up this wk. However I'm highly surprised that it's turning over. Both Conesus and Chautauqua turned over some time back.

Glad Y got some action. Plenty of musky's in Chautauqua of all sizes.

Great fish,

Nice fish! Any smallmouth > 5 pounds is a jumbo. Caught hundreds w only 2 > 6 pounds to date. One on L Erie, one on Conesus. believe it or not on L Erie they go to 8 to 9 lps (perhaps more). The next WR may come out of L Erie.

Got several friends on the lake with slips. The been fishing this lake for a long time. Also talked to some guys docked at Beachcomber. Stories the same no pike, walleye, tigers for 3+ wk. These guys are all veteran Conesus fisherman and fish it often. As of last Thursday water was still at 81. Providing the forum with an update. Wish I had better news. Have heard good things coming from Chautauqua and some other Finger lakes however. Last year between September till docks were pulled out the bite was on. Got at least 12 between (30+" to 39)" {one I'd guess approaching 20 pounds)

From the input I've received any weed control chemical or mechanical hasn't effected Chautauqua's fishing. I wouldn't worry about buddy just got em last wk. Unlike Waneta they didn't knock out all the weeds (at least in the north 1/2).

Been a bit slow for pike due to heat. lake was still at 77+ yesterday. My buddy got a 38",and a 35" trolling those large X-Raps but he puts in a lot of hours and lives on the lake. Got 2 pike last week and more 1 yesterday. Not big but decent. From what I here the largemouth bite is going strong.

Happened to get a couple of good pike casting Thursday after getting skunked trolling. The fish marks and bait balls spotted while trolling were down (17 to 30) feet. Conesus is a bit of a pain to troll in summer due to floating weeds that ride the line down to bait - leader. Don't do enough to go back to downriggers, etc. Thermocline is presently at 30+' We trolled for decades. If using deep running baits, downriggers, etc we didn’t refer to this as flatline trolling. I came to understand flatline trolling as long lining, shallow running baits while trolling. Hence the term flat, not vertical.

I used to flat line troll for pike and walleyes. The accepted term basically meant to troll a shallow running bait (i.e.: floating Rapala's which come in wide variety of size, note up to 7"+). The term flatlining basically meant to troll a shallow running bait a good ways behind the boat (hence flat lining). Why would you troll at - near the surface during the dog-days. Unless perhaps your fishing after dark.

Nice!