justtracytrolling

Nice work! We've been waiting for some snow to run, but not waiting much longer.

Jeff (miss em), You better be in! Jeff(meathunter), Ill get you on someones boat if I dont have room. Anyone else who isnt setup or boatless I will attempt to find a spot for you. For you regulars the big eyes in the rivers are starting. A buddy here on the forum got a 30" and my son a 28" this week" both on sticks at night. I havent moved a rod myself, but Cody's 28 was a pig and safely released.

I happened to be Gander mtn today and its hard to believe how expensive inlines are....you can get 2 diawa spinning combos for the price of 1 walleye board! Just a flag kit is 10 bucks!

If you pull hard pulling lures like reef runner deep divers, and especially if you get in weeds and structure you will wear out the rubber pads with braid. Snags really wear out the pads! In open water though they should last many seasons.

Rollie, As soon as the fingerlakes events are scheduled can you post a list of possible dates for the walleye event. Id say anytime in july SHOULD work. I still like the idea of a night event in the spring also. Last I knew the campground is having a derby opening weekend of bass season also. They asked me to run i, but I havent heard much.

We can all be guilty of losing our cool. I know I have, but there is fine line between constructive criticism and character assassination. We as members have to treat each other as we expect to be treated. Ive made some good friends and met some great people via this site, but Im tired of the bs mentioned above. I love reading everybodys fishing/hunting stories, but anymore I dont blame anyone for not posting trips because there are so many negative posters. We have to police our own....

I'm gonna be there every weekend at a minimum, and if there is interest Id be happy to host an event. We have 2 choices: hope for a more typical summer and try another trolling event, or try it in may/june when walleye are a bit easier to target though this means night fishing. I had a great time last year even though the fishing was beyond tough for everyone except Miss em! I hope we can do it again!! We need feedback!!

First, and foremost, great fish 1dogshy! I live on the susquehanna and live on Otisco most of the summer, and locals in both places tend to agree with final flight. Honestly, on the surface its a logical conclusion to jump to. We have a long way to go to educate sportsman as to the need for muskies and tigers. For a meat fisherman, the only kind of fisherman until recently, its not a normal reaction to want the huge predators. I personally agree with the musky consevationists, but I havent always. With a little time, patience, and a continued effort to educate anglers as to the pros I feel sportsman will continue to become more tolerant of the esox overall, and from what I can see both Otisco and the susquehanna have excellent numbers of these fish. This leads me to believe most people catching them arent killing them for the most part. old man pm me if you ever wanna fish the susquhanna Ill point you in the right direction. Just dont put that beautiful boat of your in the river!

Ditto what rick said....Ive caught some pretty big tigers and if the rubber pads arent worn out it wont release even when they take the board under. If you run braid you will wear out the pinch pad though. I use rubber shrink tubing to replace them, but this season late I didnt have any tubing on me so I put 1 wrap on and it worked great. I still prefer big boards, but there are plenty of applications where they wont do the job and my walleye boards do the job and well!

I have fished much of the adirondacks by canoe, and few of the bigger lakes by boat, and Ive only run into them in franklin falls pond, union falls pond, and tupper lake. I havent fished Great Sacanaga though. If you are looking to actually catch walleye, especially if you want to eat them, I would NOT go to the adirondacks. If, on the other hand, you want to connect with nature and the wilderness that is left all while having the challenge of catching eyes Id recommend tupper if you wanna troll and franklin/union pond for jigging. I can give you details for either. Its a long haul but if you want wilderness and walleyes in the US id head to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. I have alot of info for that trip too!

Nice mount Zack!! I was hoping youd post a pic of the mount as soon as I saw the pic last year. I too wish we had more quality walleye lakes and also feel there is PLENTY of trout water. Ive never fished Hemlock, but I spend as much time on Otisco as anyone and its very rare that an angler not targeting walleye catches 1. Our 5th wheel is close to the launch giving me an excellent opportunity to talk to other anglers and many come see me too and if my memory serves correct I remember 3 incidental catches last season out of EVERY person I talked to. Furthermore, even those who target walleye on Otisco dont catch many even though a few of us have little trouble catching a couple. On top of that the guys that know what they are doing arent talking or participating in the diary program. Ill bet there is more walleye in there than you think. Think about Owasco, it hasnt been stocked in many years and walleye are rare if you ask around, but for those of us who passionately target them they can be targeted at certain times with relative ease even with low numbers of fish. If you spend enough time out there at night you might be surprised, and by night I dont just mean after dark, I mean after midnight. This is not to say I havent done well after dark, at dusk, or even in the light. Im not saying we dont need more stockings or more fish, just that no matter how many you put in it wont be easy to catch them with the bait densities found in most finger lakes. If you fish for walleye in places without a huge bait source, rivers, oneida, etc, you will catch them easily and accidentaly. If walleyes were easy to target they would call it bass fishing or even trout fishing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice job John!

Made it out this evening for a few hours, but didnt see a thing. My best friend Matt shot a beauty tonight though! Several of you that fish with me know Matt so l thought Id share a pic. Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app

When I started bowhunting in the late 80's it worked very well for me, but I havent had much luck with it since. I always figured that between a bad buck to doe ratio and over use rattling has become less effective. We used to cover lots of ground and make many sets a day and invariably ran into some bucks. We never ran into other bowhunters and there wasnt any posted land. Nowadays i only use rattling sparingly as i too have no confidence in it. Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Les, I couldnt agree more!!!! I have met so many great guys and learned so much from this forum. Thats why it pains me to read negative, nonconstructive posts. Differing opinions, debate, and discussion are constructive and educational unlike much of the name calling and bs that plagues us this time of year! In addition to recovering a deer that probably shouldnt have been found I met a great, like minded individual and believe all of us had a fine time afield, dog included. John you are welcome at my fire ANYTIME. Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Greg, I love the bombers too all spring casting, but ive never caught a single fish of any kind trolling them! I will say i dont troll em in spring tho as Id rather cast then, but i ran them alot this summer side by side with reefs with all fish on the reef runners. Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app

My son gut shot a little buck friday night. The deer took a step as he shot, but the rage extreme, john, his dog, and i bailed him out. Deer made it 800-900 yds and never bedded once including when it dropped dead. I just wanted to thank John as Im certain I would never have recovered the deer without your help. The last couple hundred yds would have been VERY tough all by myself. Dried dark blood was tough and the super dry leaves were blowing around too! Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I still have to get the pic of cody with the deer posted... Sent from my LG-L38C using Lake Ontario United mobile app