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Let's see what happens the next few weeks .
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Sub troll
HB2 replied to SHOOTER544's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
SOG is worthless information as far as trolling goes IMO . If you had a surface speed paddle on your depth finder , SOG, surface speed , and down speed would all be different . And the only one that matters is down speed . -
Sub troll
HB2 replied to SHOOTER544's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Did both read the same going in all directions ? After the big blow on Sat , there was a good current out there yesterday . -
Sandy Fri and Sun
HB2 replied to HB2's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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My son and I got out early both days. Fished 75 to 130 most of the time . Fri we landed probably 20 fish . A mixed bag of everything . We got I think 3 good kings up to 20# . About 6 real nice steelheads up to 11# maybe . Temp was down like 80 ft . Sat morning it was howling so bad I didn't even get in the rowboat to fish the creek and that never happens . East wind Sat brought temp up . Was 42 deg down 50 . We ended up having consistent action all day . Riggers we're hot till 830 or so . 40 to 55 down took 2 good kings . Then my slide diver took over the show . 3 good kings netted and lost a few more .
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DEC Atlantic salmon stocking proposal MUST READ
HB2 replied to fjrider's topic in Open Lake Discussion
This state spends money it doesn't have all the time on projects . Maintanence , that's another issue . So I could see a new job creating hatchery project . Why not ? A great opportunity for ribbon cutting photo oops . The ecosystem has changed . There are less bass but man are they bigger. A lot of big perch also if you know how to catch them . I also get a lot of Northerners . My arms were tired yesterday from all the fish I reeled in yesterday. Is the fishing not good enough out there ? So why not develop this Atlantic project . Could be a great thing for stream anglers . They should have some say in this whole thing also . I spend a fair amount of time on the tribs with my fly rod . It's extremely challenging . I like that. My guess if the Altlantics take hold , guys will come from near and far to chase them . And that " noise " comment is just insulting . -
DEC Atlantic salmon stocking proposal MUST READ
HB2 replied to fjrider's topic in Open Lake Discussion
The entire NYS northern shoreline has ecosystems that support pretty much any freshwater fish that swims. How lucky are we to have that ? You can fish bass ,pike , musky walleye , panfish , trout or salmon . More importantly you can fish fish for those species in a way you like to . For trout / salmon , some guys like to troll . Others passion is the trib pin or fly fishing thing . I like to do it all ( but I can't bring myself to pick up a center pin ) . And I can tell you from my perspective , if I'm targeting fall browns and rainbows , stream kings can be a nuisance. Sounds to me like there is a fear by some that kings will be put on the back burner . I don't see that happening . The king fishing is lights out this year . I personally would love to see a good Atlantic program . It's always fun to catch one and why shouldn't the trib guys have what they want also ? They buy license and pay their tax dollars for the stocking program also. As far as hatchery space . I said it before and now again . It's time for a new state of the art hatchery in this state . It should be priority 1 of the members of this board . -
DEC Atlantic salmon stocking proposal MUST READ
HB2 replied to fjrider's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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DEC Atlantic salmon stocking proposal MUST READ
HB2 replied to fjrider's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Braid and fleas??
HB2 replied to Tluc's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
A long long time ago the fleas first showed up and nobody knew what they were . Common practice was to use straight 15 # mono back then . Well we all know that is a flea catching mess. There was much discussion on a previous to this board about how to combat them . As I recall some nice guy , I don't remember who , spliced a 150 ft section of 40# on his reels . He went on that same board and revealed his findings. He got all kinds of crap . Was told he wasn't a sportsman , how it wouldn't work , etc. He even told a charter captain ,who arrogantly said he was crazy . Fast forward to today . He was the first to solve everyones problem . Some guys are just forward thinking problem solving geniuses . Wish I could remember who it was . -
Braid and fleas??
HB2 replied to Tluc's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
I know I hit bottom in 80 ft with 65# braid , a mag diver , and my counter at 260 this weekend r -
Braid and fleas??
HB2 replied to Tluc's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Yes been doing it for years . Not as good as wire but its not bad . Outweighs the other problems with wire by far IMO . 65 # power pro minimum . -
6/30 Braddocks
HB2 replied to fishfish's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Welcome to Lake Ontario
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Sub troll
HB2 replied to SHOOTER544's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Your SOG and speed thru the water are 2 completely different things You could be trolling into a heavy current at 2 mph on your down speed indicator and actually going backwards SOG . 1.7 isn't really that big a difference . -
Sub troll
HB2 replied to SHOOTER544's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Yes , and the current can get worse than that . -
Went out early with my boy and followed Coyote K to the hot spot with the new boat . It occurred to me this morning that I have not named her yet . Very happy so far with her . We fished the 110 to 140 waters. Got this 260 on my braid dipsey and broke off another screamer on my slide diver . wound up going 5 for 8 or 9 All spoon bite .
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Stopped by today . Nice shop with good assortment . Local people . Support them .
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for sale : usa ISO of older cannon clutch knob
HB2 replied to jamiechipper's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa ISO of older cannon clutch knob
HB2 replied to jamiechipper's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa ISO of older cannon clutch knob
HB2 replied to jamiechipper's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa ISO of older cannon clutch knob
HB2 replied to jamiechipper's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Olcott june 20
HB2 replied to Triumphchaos83's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
I'm working on the lake in Rochester and it's white caps . 1 to 3 ft -
Good sales at Bass pro and Cabalas (same thing ) but regular prices are high since the merger . I'll stop by soon at the new shop .
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After the microburst that came thru Thursday night and getting bumped to a different campsite because of all the monster trees that came down in the tent section , we had a good weekend . It's very luck that someone was not killed . If it was a day later and we were on that site , it could have been tragic . A huge tree fell right where our tents would have been set up . Thank God . We went out for a few hrs Fri afternoon and fished the inside outlet and did well on bass . Next morning it an angry lake was howling and the bay was capping so plan B was fish the creek where the diving boards were . We did well and got our shore lunch we always get without fail , that looked like was in jeopardy . Small Senko style and Swimbaits did the trick . An old freind who knows 0 about fish caught this nice bass on the third cast after I set him up and showed him how . I can make a fisherman out of anyone I figured it would blow itself out overnight but Sun morning was as bad as Sat . There was drifting sand at the swimming area parking lots . Great party with good friends which the older I get , is more of what it's about