Prof T
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Most guys that have read my posts know I'm an after dark fisherman. The fish have been cooperating this week, but family dinner plans kept me in the house last night. So I got up at " 0 kevin 30 " and was on the water by 3:30 AM. Decided to explore a couple spots that are a little farther away than I generally go, Pleasantly surprised as my limit came pretty quickly. Had to share the river with only one other boat at daybreak. Photo attached. Not a bad way to start the day! Other caption could have been "how to make a 21 incher look small" Cheers! -
It turns out as I had expected...we ALL like to figure them out, spend time and money catching them, go through the work of preparing them but get the most enjoyment out of treating friends and family to fine table fare that you just can't get anywhere else. My most requested appetizer. -
I know there is a seperate recipe thread, but if you're a walleye guy and haven't tried this you are missing out. Simple appetizers everyone will love. Just take chunks of walleye, a little salt and Old Bay, and wrap with only1/9 a strip of bacon. I cut into thirds lengthwise, then cut them into 3 strips. Adds flavor and gives the tooth pic or scewer something to grab. Grill till the bacon is done and the fish will be AWESOME. Not a bad use of cheeks if you've got them either.
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ditto here too...moving around to find fish that want to cooperate....pick one here, one there. Had a decent night a couple days ago, but also have had some no action nights to go along with it. Shad flies? Have a buddy in Fishers Landing. North west wind brigs them in in SHEETS. -
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I've wanted to post this for some time about visibility at night. REMEMBER YOUR LIGHTS. They are there so that you can be seen, not so that you can see. I've swapped out all of mine for 2 mile LED's. I replaced my bow light with port and starboard side mounts a couple feet back because my trolling motor obscured it. Everyone, take a look at yours....you owe it to the rest of us. My boat is bright, yet there are times when it seems someone has a course set right on you long enough to make you get nervous. Keep a strong light where you can get at it in a hurry. And don't hesitate to let them know you're there. The river has a big population of pleasure boaters, many of them are out at night, and just like everywhere there are some who just don't think. Also don't expect everyone to adhere to the 15 MPH night speed limit. I have the luxury of not having to be out on the big weekends. Or, if you're up to it, do it like Kevin.....3 AM! Don't get me wrong, with the number of hours we spend out in the dark, the number of close calls is minimal. Fortunately, while fishing we're mostly hugging the shoreline. But while running you will be amazed how distorted your depth perception becomes. Best to stay in the areas you are familiar with. Sorry for the rant -
Had a boat of three on a perfect night to be out last night. Managed to land just about every fish we had on, had minimal tackle issues, and enjoyed the company of two guys who are both passionate and capable fishermen. Also fished alongside another boat with considerate anglers so we could both be successful. End result: limit of 9. Floor of my boat never looked so good!
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Put in a couple hours last night. Pretty stiff wind was pushing a lot of water down river and the current seemed rather hefty. 2 1/2 hrs till midnight, 1 fish on for about 1 microsecond. Better days ahead.
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Is anyone else running this combo with any accuracy? I just updated to a HDS7 Touch and forked over $99 to Navionics to upgrade to Navionics +. Pretty 1 ft contours on the basemap and couldn't wait head out. Launched out of Sackets to fish the far side of Black River Bay. Couldn't even use it as the contour depths weren't even close to the sounder readings. In many places the drop from 20 to 30 ft of water was off by as far as 50 yards! I was so confused I dropped my rigger weight intentionally to the bottom while stopped to verify that the sounder depth was accurate. It's not that it is always reading deeper than the map contour would indicate, it is equally off in some shallow situations. It is just a sh***y, useless map. My home port is the St. Lawrence between Clayton and Alex Bay. Launched at Wellesley Island State Park. Came around through Eel Bay. Turn off the contours and the Navionics base chart (whatever it is) says 7 ft depth, (water is actually 9 because of present water level). Perfect...turn on contours and it says 2 miles of 2 ft of water....GARBAGE Come out to the river, Shoals I know not located properly, soundings totally off. This chip is not only useless, it is DANGEROUS. Sent an email to Navionics, but it was Saturday morning. So far just an atomated response. Just wondering if anyone else is happy with this chip? Put this package together specifically for the 1 ft contours.
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My buddy Jerry and I met Kevin and Randy (we look like 6th graders next to them) at the launch and fished about 5 hrs. Lost two lures after being driven into shallow water by an unforgiving oncoming boat, lost another to a bite off, caught no fish....then Kevin sends me a pic of that 31!!! Humbled again- -
Fished it for 20 years and caught exactly one brown trout there. Smaller than yours but what I remember most was that it hit a brown trout rapala. That was one of my go to lures there, along with blue/silver. -
chaumont bay
Prof T replied to Patriot's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Guffins, You say "usual pattern" and no big numbers "yet". Historically, what can I expect over the next few weeks? Fished it w/Kevin yesterday with no takers. Keep hitting the same areas we did or look elsewhere? -
Looking for some info on Sacandaga
Prof T replied to Tiger Stalker's topic in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)
Agree about Dave's, as well as the early spawn. Big problem is that the state park at Northampton has been closed until the end of the month for the past few years. Thanks a lot NYS, launch is locked up as well. It used to be that they opened for the fishing opener and they got a lot of campers/fishermen. Perfect time to camp in the Adirondaks if you know anything about black flies and Memorial Day weekend. Now access is very limited, if not impossible. In my opinion a huge dis-service to sportsmen and guys like Dave trying to run a sport shop. Imagine trying to survive a season when that crap gets added to a year when the weather short circuits the ice fishing. -
Lots of scouting pays off again! (Picked up another dozen good perch yesterday, tried for bullheads around the corner and got none)
