panfisher

Sswwweeeeet!!!

Big rockies can show up anywhere anytime. Always a surprise when caught as I never target them. But I have caught them over 12 inches a few times while fishing for other species. Caught a couple of big ones in the Genesee river down by Letchworth and in Honeoye Creek between Mendon, Rush and the Genny. And they taste fine, with a bone and meat structure more like crappie than other "round" sunfish, with large bones.

Nice! Bass fillets in the pan or baked are excellent!!.

I've fished Honeoye since the late 1960's. The lake has gone through some changes in regard to fishability and weeds. Used to be a salad bowl almost impossible to motor in (or even a rowboat!) because of the thick emergent weeds. A lot of that was cleared up when sewage lines went around the lake (used to be only leaky septic systems). But the warmwater fish have always been there. Tons of bass, mostly largemouths, with some big ones. Also there is some pretty good smallies and walleyes. We used to SLAM bustin' smallies with plastic grubs in the shallows under the docks and by the beach at the north (northwest) end on light-ultralight gear and 6lb test with 1/8th oz jigs. But the panfishing for crappie, gills, seeds, and rockies has always been pretty good. Those who target them can limit out on very decent coolers filled with panfish there. I like working the west shore down to around California point, but the panfish can be found anywhere and everywhere in the lake, along with largemouths. Pickerel and the occasional pike are there too. Great place (if there are not too many summer skiers and such buzzing around! ) to take the family for some relaxed and fruitful fishing day or night (eye's).

Once again.....fisherman21.....U the best, man! Keep posting those great pics. Have yet to try for those grass carp you talked about a couple years back....

Beautiful big channel cat. There is definitely a forked tail and that brown, no spot color is typical of most I've seen in the northeast. Nice hall man!

Definitely good looking fluke there. Mouth watering fish indeed!

JOE ESOX.....No, you're not being an a$$! Appreciate the clarification stated by u on the difference among the species of similar family members. Had to double check my temporary confusion in the wolf fish names too. Not to be confused with the saltwater wolf fishes (anarhichadidae). Thanx for the headsup enlightenment!

Rudds. Related to many other fish including carps and minnows. From the "old world" (so what else is new?!). Can be another big problem species (so what else is new?!).

fishmandan.....OK. That's cool. But maybe I can crack your code of silence mindset.....please consider. Even the smallest finger lakes (even though they are not called finger lakes) like Waneta and Lamoka and the Mill pond are fairly large waters. The real fingers are all large to very big by anyone's standards. I am not looking for info on what spot in these waters in order to find that perch's twin. My curiosity is more because of the pride and joy of living on a piece of the planet that has these nice gifts of nature. Pride and joy. All of the finger lakes have pretty good jumbo perch in them. Seneca is known to have plenty. Conesus used to have them all over. I say "used to" because I caught a few there and used to see one here and there floating almost dead but still bright and beautiful on the surface. Probably ones that broke off and suffered a slow demise from internal injury. Same there with some dinner plate sized sunfish! And I have not seriously fished Conesus in a while to know if it is still like that. I know some people abuse fishing info. Like some folks that try to break the law to bring fish to market for money. They suck. And that would include many commercial fishers who could care less about tomorrow than today (over fishing and $$). Most folks who are into catching good perch know already where to get them and how to target them. For the rest, it's just "wow, look what I caught!" I'm thinkin' that is your case. You captured a wonderful perch and I'll bet it tasted great (unless you are "walling" it!). Letting your fellow LOU'rs know which finger it came from (if indeed a finger lake; not a small body in the region like Cayuta or Loon or private water) will not cause a bunch of people to all of a sudden bee-line it to that lake to try for similar perch. There are too many waters with jumbos (fortunately) and they each are too big. Not looking for your spot on that lake. Just the whole lake itself. Like the pride and thrill you got from posting your fish picture, I like the pride and wonder of showing off these beautiful (and plentiful..) New York waters we have to enjoy!........fishmandan.....Am I gettin' anywhere with ya? .......As long as it is not just to protect your own self interest, but that of the fishery, I can dig that energy. I'm just curious for pride and joy's sake. BTW...Do U really catch a lot of those jacks in your spot on that lake?

Mostlymuskies.......Hoplias curupira........black wolf-fish...Niiice! That arapaima throwing itself out of the water (8 times?!!) looks fantastic!

Mostlymuskies.....what is the fish in the first pic of five (from left to right) u posted on 3/19? The black fish that looks kind of like a Coelacanth....

Used to see them all the time like that at Conesus years ago. And easy to catch. Run into them a lot in Seneca like that too. And those hogs can be in any of them here and there. Nice fish. Care to tell which finger it's from?