My kayak and gear is buried in the barn and with hunting season in full swing for evey critter that I hunt mainly fox and coon opening yesterday I'm done fishing till I start bugging farmer about the ice on silver lol. I'm def making it out for ice fishing this year and now that I live in holly with my gf right on the hulberton stone quarry's I'll be hitting them as well for big gills I see swimming in there.

I couldn't help it,I want out and battled the wind for about three hours. I was rewarded with a 5lb 7oz.largemouth, a 2.5lb smallmouth, and a pair of clone small keeper largemouth.

Wind actually isn't bad out here thought it would be worse this afternoon

I couldn't help it,I want out and battled the wind for about three hours. I was rewarded with a 5lb 7oz.largemouth, a 2.5lb smallmouth, and a pair of clone small keeper largemouth.

 

Blanked on Onandaga River yesterday.  Was eating a hot breakfast by 11, though.  LOL.

Yesterday afternoon was a dud,one small pike to avoid getting totally skunked. I lost a big largemouth boat side.... But I don't want to be " that guy" lol.

This weekend was a no-go. Snow, wind, rain, sometimes all at once...........I never even drove by the lake. Getting to be almost time to call it.

There's still that chance of hitting the schooling smallies just right that keeps me going. Then it'll be occasional steelhead trips between reel servicing and rod builds. 

Rained out at work,so I went and got soaked and frozen on Silver. I said to myself that I would be happy with one pike, one largemouth, and one smallmouth. It took me four hours to accomplish this but I did,and left lol. I might be done for the year. Usually late October, early November is pretty good out there, but something's off this year and for two weeks... Well actually all year( but but September through mid October were decent)Silver has stunk,

I think I'm putting all the stuff away this weekend.  I'll keep the kayak handy, just in case.

I think I'm putting all the stuff away this weekend.  I'll keep the kayak handy, just in case.

PUTTING AWAY? ha you're joking right?

Boats, Welds. I've got two that need to be winterized. Since I do all the work myself, I might as well get started. Forecast is for freezing temps and 6-8' waves.

Looks like I'll be switching to steelhead soon.

Looks like I'll be switching to steelhead soon.

I am looking for something to do between putting the bass stuff away and safe ice, I have ZERO knowledge of the gear needed for this, I'm going to shoot you a pm about it.

I am looking for something to do between putting the bass stuff away and safe ice, I have ZERO knowledge of the gear needed for this, I'm going to shoot you a pm about it.

 

Absolutely.  Might be easier to talk on the phone.  You can't be too far from 18 mile creek/Burt dam.  That's a good spot to cut your teeth.

Boats, Welds. I've got two that need to be winterized. Since I do all the work myself, I might as well get started. Forecast is for freezing temps and 6-8' waves.

Looks like I'll be switching to steelhead soon.

switch to dropshottttttt

Did your boats even see water this year john?

Last morning on the water for me this year. Tossed a jerkbait around for a couple hours, caught 4 pike. Fogged the motor, and drained the lower unit.............I am done till next spring.

Finally have some open water. A lot earlier than last year. I hope to get out soon.

Outside of the river, what else is open? This winter was brutal. 

Outside of the river, what else is open? This winter was brutal.

around here the small lakes have thawed. This was as of last Saturday. Higher altitudes probably have a while to go.

Both glennwood and alice are thawed here in Orleans county I've been out every Monday for te last three weeks. No fish yet but I seen a guy at the gas station Monday pulling his boat and heard him talking inside the store that he was headed to alice so I chatted with him he said glennwood was hot Sunday boated a couple 3# largemouth and to many smallies to count and keep track of.

I've only caught one fish this year about a month ago and it was a steel head on my drop shot set up converted to drift set up for trout till the lakes open up.

The dump looks thawed anough to get a yak in. 

How bout that spot we hammered pike john? Trout gotta be running threw there good now.

Yeah, there's trout in there, tons of guys whacking them in the mouth. It's been chocolate milk for a few days though.

Looking at the webcam, Honeoye appears to be open.

There are no fish there. Shhhhhh!