Fishable Ice
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ICE
Have been out 3 times in the last week...caught pike every time out with a bundle of perch in the mix....have been chateaugay lake in the adirondacks and some frozen bodies of the saranac....anyone know how deep to fish for trout through the ice??? We are dying to land one
Have been out 3 times in the last week...caught pike every time out with a bundle of perch in the mix....have been chateaugay lake in the adirondacks and some frozen bodies of the saranac....anyone know how deep to fish for trout through the ice??? We are dying to land one
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Ice in Putnam
I drove by West Bracnh on Sunday and there were 2 guys out there. I didn't stop to check how thick it was but it looked slim based on the shavings around the hole. No fish around them either unfortunately.
By this weekend the ice should be ready. (I hope 8?)
hood,
try to find a creek bed 10-20' deep and keep the bait a foot off the bottom. If it's narrow enough, spread your tipups to the left and right across it and jig the middle.
If it's a large round lake try any inlet mouths or in a straight line from shore as the depth drops. Try jigging spoons at various depths too.
I drove by West Bracnh on Sunday and there were 2 guys out there. I didn't stop to check how thick it was but it looked slim based on the shavings around the hole. No fish around them either unfortunately.
By this weekend the ice should be ready. (I hope 8?)
hood,
try to find a creek bed 10-20' deep and keep the bait a foot off the bottom. If it's narrow enough, spread your tipups to the left and right across it and jig the middle.
If it's a large round lake try any inlet mouths or in a straight line from shore as the depth drops. Try jigging spoons at various depths too.
trout
thanks browntrout....we have a small pond lined up this weekend that is supposed to have brookies lakers rainbows and splake deep to 60 feet in one hole, i have a contour map of the lake if u dont mind i will send u the link and you may be able to suggest a plan of attack cuz its a really gnarly shaped pond... ill let you know how we do with pics if we succeed...thanks again!
harry
thanks browntrout....we have a small pond lined up this weekend that is supposed to have brookies lakers rainbows and splake deep to 60 feet in one hole, i have a contour map of the lake if u dont mind i will send u the link and you may be able to suggest a plan of attack cuz its a really gnarly shaped pond... ill let you know how we do with pics if we succeed...thanks again!
harry
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hood,
go ahead and send it. I'd be happy to put my $.02 in. Good luck up there.
P.S. do you have a flasher or portable fish finder?
go ahead and send it. I'd be happy to put my $.02 in. Good luck up there.
P.S. do you have a flasher or portable fish finder?
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Connery Pond
hood,
I would start at the NE corner where the inlet comes in. The trout are likely to cruise in shallow and hunt for any food that is washed in that way. It also appears there is a basin in that corner that is 50' deep. Set your tipups in 10 - 50' depths in a WSW line from the inlet. Try to find out what the most common forage in the pond is and "match the hatch". I'm assuming the species in this lake are the same as you posted about the unfishable lake.
Another option is to try setting your tipups off the larger of the two points, on the NE side where the depth drops off more quickly. Same set up, 10' depth increments to the 50' mark.
If your going w/ someone else you can set the tipups at both areas and jig the middle w/ spoons.
Lakers and splake will generally be deeper and near the bottom. Browns and bows can be anywhere in the water colunm. Use smaller baits for the bows as they tend to feed more on invertabrates than fish. Lakers, splake and browns have no problem mauling lager baitfish.
Hope this helps, let me know if you need any other info. Good Luck and flying flags!!
hood,
I would start at the NE corner where the inlet comes in. The trout are likely to cruise in shallow and hunt for any food that is washed in that way. It also appears there is a basin in that corner that is 50' deep. Set your tipups in 10 - 50' depths in a WSW line from the inlet. Try to find out what the most common forage in the pond is and "match the hatch". I'm assuming the species in this lake are the same as you posted about the unfishable lake.
Another option is to try setting your tipups off the larger of the two points, on the NE side where the depth drops off more quickly. Same set up, 10' depth increments to the 50' mark.
If your going w/ someone else you can set the tipups at both areas and jig the middle w/ spoons.
Lakers and splake will generally be deeper and near the bottom. Browns and bows can be anywhere in the water colunm. Use smaller baits for the bows as they tend to feed more on invertabrates than fish. Lakers, splake and browns have no problem mauling lager baitfish.
Hope this helps, let me know if you need any other info. Good Luck and flying flags!!
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