Sandy Creek 9/1

[Scotter96]

Marked a bunch of fish at 130 .. temp at 80ish and nice speed .. BUT . Seaweed was very obnoxious. Every lure and Downrigger to dipsy covered every time they we’re dropped . Anyone else experience this today ?

 

 

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[brucehookedup]

Stupid weeds this year like never  before. I hear braddocks is cutting them daily and off they go. Killing me!!!

[GAMBLER]

3 hours ago, brucehookedup said:

Stupid weeds this year like never  before. I hear braddocks is cutting them daily and off they go. Killing me!!!

It has made brown fishing very difficult all summer!  

[Gator]

Who in Braddock's is cutting them? That's going to impact ice fishing, too.

[jimski2]

Who in Braddock's is cutting them? That's going to impact ice fishing, too.

They can spread all over and you could be fined for not washing them off your trailer boat.


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[Scotter96]

I seen they have some type of rake there idk if they use it but it makes sense


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[whaler1]

Who in Braddock's is cutting them? That's going to impact ice fishing, too.

West Point Marina. They have a boat with a big weed rake.


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[Gator]

Interesting. I have no vested interest in whether or not they harvest, but a permit is required from DEC adjacent to designated wetlands. Given the $$ pumped into that bay over the past couple of years, it'd be great to know that there is some oversight and an integrated management plan, and it's not just a marina operator taking things into their own hands. I'm not pointing fingers here, but can anyone provide additional clarity? I wonder whether there has been some consideration of the impact on the ecosystem. Weed harvesting can be a controversial business in the best of situations.

[rod hog]

they cut the weeds by the ramp and the docks. not the whole bay

[whaler1]

Yep


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[whaler1]

They have to, the approach to the gas dock is awful. I stopped going there for gas.


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[rod hog]

boats are getting stuck backing out of there slips. this hot summer has the weeds growing thick

[UNREEL]

9 minutes ago, rod hog said:

boats are getting stuck backing out of there slips. this hot summer has the weeds growing thick

Weeds in I-bay at the south shallower end are the worst we’ve seen in recent memory. Boat traffic is keeping the channels open to the marinas thankfully. Kayakers are paddling extra hard in the shallows