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i like that its sheltered down there and i'll be able to fish can always bring pike gear and hit up severen on the way back if its slow

got a chance to get out tomarrow with the strong west wind Lake O is out normally i would run right to watkins but thinking of trying something different. does anyone fish the south end of canadaguia this time of year? are all the fish still in the tribs or is it worth it. I searched old posts and there is not a lot from this time of year. just curious trying to plan tomarrows trip.

i used to fish the canal from greece west all the time ther are a ton of smallies in there and pleanty of largemouths and even decent pike and walleye. if the kid is old enough to do it just keep walking and casting i found the fish there were not real well fed and as a result supper aggresive if there was a fish in site of te lure i would get hit on the first or second cast in every spot and if i missed one I could get it to hit again in just a few mins. small spinners or cranks are good lots of vibration and flash. I used to spot them and cast well away just to watch them charge 20 to inhale a bait. if your up for still fishing take some corn and chum there are loads of carp and if you can get them to stay in an area its a full day of fun. if your real close make a habbit of throwing a couple handfuls of corn out multiple times a week than there will always be carp around you may even get some big cats out of it.

i use the storm pre-rigged baits right out of the package they work great for pike never tried them for browns

i used to do a cod trip out of NH in june one of the things that would happen with the party boat if the currents picked up the tangles would get more common switch to one hook keeps you out of a bunch of the mess so while others are re-rigging your fishing. also braid is big I still have reel filled with dacron from those trips. Jigs are good but they are a lot of work i found i was much happier with a bait line and a beer especially after cranking fish up 400 ft all day. use to use the walmart pre made rigs never had issues catching fish untill we had a few to many beers in us

nailed it

i'm with gambler power pro is awesome I also have home made board and use to use the dacron planer line it worked but releases took a while to move. I upgraded to power pro 2 seasons ago and so far no problems i just keep a glove on the boat to pull the boards in with so i dont cut my hand

there is a place in lyons called perez wildlife artistry i dont think he has a website but there is a facebook page. he has done some fish for me and they came out very well and resonably priced as well

Ha i almost spilled my drink

gambler that is a very intriguing idea and very reasonably thought out which unfortunatly is not something that NY is known for. it would be nice to see greater DEC presense but that is probably not going to happen anytime soon with our current budget. there are special regulations all over the state for differnet fisherys and the precedence in the streams is already there to have special regs in certian sections. this combined with some key habitat restoration might be a way to win all the way around by protecting fish when they are most concentrated but also allowing for the promtion of trib fishing which brings a lot of money in and puts a lot of attention on fisherys and attention can be a good thing the squeaky wheel gets the greese.

state of mind can have a wonderful healing effect hopefully the draw of open water and the warming weather will help lead to a sucessfull recovery.

justtracy i think you said it far more eloquently than I did I was limited to shore fishing for many years and saw many unethicle fisherman. However I also met many very skilled fisherman who can and do do as much or more for the fishery than many lake fisherman. I dont think they should be punished because of some people lack of respect for regs. I have seen boat fisherman keep illegal fish and out of season fish and over there limit just because someone has the money to buy the bigger toy doesnt guarentee there a better person

so i'm all for catch and release and sportsmanship. when i was a kid snagging was legal for salmon in the fall. i was a lifter after that for years and have since learned far better habits and now rarely stream fish because i'm lazy and hate crowds. that being said is stocking really that terrible of a thing? rainbows are not native to seneca and are only there because of stocking in the 20s. If stocking imporves the population it could increase noteriety which will increase fishing hours and thereby bring more money into local economys and put more pressure on to preserve the fishery which is really the ultimate goal. That being said lake trout stocking is being reduced to prevent stunting so maybe that money should be used to stock rainbows? heck we could go big picture and hope the increased popularity leads to a hatchery (my wishful thinking) which could have far reaching benefits. if we increase the number of sportsman fishing it ultimatly improves the area and limits the ability of lifters and poachers. As a side note ecosystems are dynamic things that change regularly so it should be expected that populations may have to to supplimented to keep consistent numbers and on the other side they may have to be occasionaly culled like lake trout in keuka. i'm not trying to support those that lift snag or herd and I certainly am not trying to bash anyone here . I am however tying to offer a different perspective and say that banner trib fishing can if properly managed actully be a long term benefit.

there all over the corn fields around here i think they are confused i see flocks passing each other going in oppisit directions