finsntins

hoping to be in the water mid-april.we will be fishing the first week of may for the loc.look for my reports.send me a pm for more info if you want.

i think we talked last year,but you never made it out.are you going to fish mexico bay???

picked some up at the elotsa show.looking forward to putting them in the spread.still looking at alot of ice on this side of the pond though!!!!

id take a skunk just to be able to get out on the water!!!!

hey pap,we have been doing that for the last 2 months.running out of "indoor stuff"to do.really need to get in the boat.

boat is in inlet,ny.not willing to seperate.

thanks steve,hope we see you this spring for browns,barry,if you buy it,i will decorate the cabin with spoons!!!!

those are the only pics.i have.

not mexico bay!!!!

i have 1992 24' wellcraft sportsman walkaround.i bought this boat 3 years ago and never did anything with it.i laso have a 1987 200 hp yamaha that i took off a boat i used 2 years ago,motor runs greatand just bought a trailer.the boat has all the rigging for the yamie,just needs to be hooked up.boat is in really good shape,just needs a cleaning.stand up cabin with sink,stove,fridge and head.large open deck.i also have fishfinder,gps,and manual riggers ill throw in.i am planning on putting this all together and selling it turn key this summer,but if someone wants a project,id be willing to sell now.$2,500.motor alone is worth that.

sorry to hear about your friend,its never easy.i wont make it to the hudson this year,but i want to try to get back down there next year.

the run is water temp.dependent.as the water warms they keep heading up the river.so,depending on where you fish,will dictate what time.usually mid-april they start showing up down south and by beginning of may they are up to albany,but probably will be later this year.i use my rigger rods,a sinker slide,which is a plastic slide with a clip for your sinker.your fishing line passes through it and you stop it with a barrel swivel 3 feet above your hook,this allows you to change weight as the tide changes in strength.we dont drift,we anchor up on shoals or channel edges and fish the bottom with herring chunks and always 1 live lined.like was stated above,leave reel in neutral with clicker on.stripers like to pick up a bait,run with it a bit then drop it,then come back for it,so,dont set the hook right away,let them run.stripers 24/7 is a great site to learn and keep up with reports.also,river basin sport shop in catskill has a great website with reports.he has run a striper contest for the last 27 years,but is looking to retire soon,so isnt running it this year.look at the size of the fish that have won in the past!!!!!giz,if you are looking to go,i think i have hooks,sinkers and the slides ill give you if you need them.

could be,i heard they were fishing for perch!!!!

i know someone pulled a 25 lber through the ice in the beginning of winter in front of daikers.

wasnt a tiger,we lost him cause he wouldnt fit in the net!!!!!when he flipped out he just layed there for a bit,so i got a good look at him.you can catch lakers fairly easy in the spring,but once the water warms and they start heading deep,its all over.pike are a little easier to target and find then lakers in the summer.

we lost one a couple years ago on fourth trolling that was well over 4 feet.have caught many over 30,never through the ice though.there are plenty of big lakers in there as well,but they are very hard to catch after spring.

fourth lake,fulton chain.

we did it,but just south of albany in catskill.did for several years in a row till we started fishing lake o.its alot of fun,towed the boat down and stayed for a week.dont need much as far as tackle.its all about timing.the run doesnt last that long.

it can go pretty quick,but its gona be beginning of april at least.they were riding sleds on the little salmon around mikes and salmon country.