HB2

Mid lake , Olcott to Rochester Mid July to first week Aug

Back when I use to stream trout a lot opening day was Mepps, Rooster rails , panther Martin's or small leaf worms with a split shot bounced on bottom . (Unless of course it was Naples , and we drifted sponge before you could use real eggs) That worked great till the trees popped and it warmed up . Then the fly guys kicked our ass as the bugs started to hatch . So we started doing that . IMO, take your boys to somewhere remote , off the beaten path where you can bond with them and cherish your time with them now because pretty soon they will want to do there own thing . Make it a yearly thing and maybe keep the date the same and make your reservations around new year so everyone can clear their calender . The spots I pm you about are just that .

Sorry , but for the whole experience , nothing beats the ADKs . So much to do up there . The air is,so fresh . And I could go on . It is my experience that once warm weather hits early June , the stream trout bite turns into a fly fishing bite .

I think the extra runoff washes more nutrients in the lake , not less .

Adirondacks Lot of stuff to do Great scenery Lots of lakes and water Good fishing The mountains are calling and I must go . It's life changing up there .

A good hook for the money is an Eagle claw LS 374 . I like the 1/0 size for a standard NK 28 or similar . Also for meat heads and I replace At least the Rear hook on a #4 j plug . I use a 2/0 on Mags . Balance is everything . Generally try to match what came on it to be sure . They are sharp , don't bend and are reasonably priced. Sometimes the fish are hooked so good , i have to break the hook to get it out . I like a bronze hook on a black or dark spoon , but I don't know if it really matters .

X2 on the Oak Sandy area. Lakeside and Hamlin beach state parks both offer camping . Bald eagle has a full service Marina and is in the center of both . The lake has usually set up by then and the mid summer fishing can be game on that time .

Found out I may be going on an in law family trip to Estes park Colorodo early Summer . I know fly fishing trout is the deal there Any insight , hit spots , equipment , flies , would be appreciated .

I remember way back when fleas first showed up . We were getting this stuff on the line I thought was cottonwood . Fished Mid Aug every day for a week as my buddy was up , it was a real problem the first few days . Captain's were on the radio ( this was before cell phone ) complaining about it . You would see mates on the back off the boat slapping the rods hard down on the water . Couldn't reel fish in , you know the drill . I noticed I wasn't getting it on my cables. Figured it was the wire or diameter . So that night I took 2 rods ,stripped off some line and spliced 150 section of the 40# line I used for squid leaders . Next day , no fleas ! Did 2 more that night and problem was over . After listening to captain's on the radio , I got on and shared it .They blew me off . Told a mate that morning in the parking lot and he procedded to tell me how it wouldn't work . My buddy laughed and I shook my head and walked away . Shortly after that Cortland came out with Flea flicker . I used $2 49 spool of Mason mono ,which did 4 rods . Got on a website that was the predecessor to this one and told them and said remember you heard it from me first . Took a lot of crap about it not being sporting ,it would not work , etc. Guys were saying pink Ande ,spraying line with WD 40 etc for solutions . Now heavy line is standard procedure . It's satisfying to know I was the first to figure it out . No thank yous are necessary I was first,Me and a guy named Frank from the east end who I contacted . He told me he was using 40# because he did not want to loose his expense flasher And found out it wasn't getting the fleas .

I know all that . Which is reason for the pens . But the jury is still out and studies say that the pens don't have the returns hoped for . The fish are still imprinted to the hatchery water . Would love to see them raise some Calidonia kings again .

I don't see a problem But we will see in 3.5 years . And most of you lake guys don't fish pier heads and trib kings .