pjzwtl
.308 Win
Champlain just north of Port Henry is still holding lakers. We caught a few off of dark spoons @45’ and lost a nice salmon from a stacker set at 18’ at the back of the boat.
2024 Fishing thread
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218bee
.44 mag
Nice Lakers, Pjzwtl…Long Island sound (Westchester) update : No Stripers or Blues in-shore yet. Catching them out in the middle on Mojo’s, etc trolling. I usually plug around the exposed reefs and hook up with schoolies pretty regularly. Nothing yet in three or four days out so far, at least where I am. Hopefully they’ll come in soon.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Nice. My boy and I each grabbed about 4-5 nice large mouth bass this weekend and a few in the 12” range. The larger ones were 18-20”. His were bigger than mine even though I told him how to fish for them. I lost a really big one in the weeds.
Here’s my 1 and only that broke the “skunk “ on Champlain last weekend around Barber Point. Green and silver spoon at 35’ down. Had a couple other releases in front of Spilt Rick but nobody was home. Fish were very scattered and it was way too calm in my opinion . I will be back this coming weekend
Here’s a pic of a decent size crappie I caught on a top water popper on Paradox lake the night before I was on Champlain.Was a pleasant surprise. Would have been lunch the next day but totally forgot about it in the back of my truck , in the baking sun all day. That smell was hard to get rid of!
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Most of my fishing is local fly fishing on small creeks. Been catching some decent brookies this year in a creek across the road, no pics, I dont have a cam with me when I go. I'll be heading up to Lake Ontario 2nd week of June for some salmon and various trout. My friends usually have a camera/phone so I'll try to get some for a report. Have been doing this trip for the last 3 yrs and always limit or very close to.
pjzwtl
.308 Win
I love those small creek brookies. People would be surprised where you can find them.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Thats for sure. Biggest brookie I ever got was a 14"er in the West Kill. A very shallow creek that feeds the Schoharie. Mostly 6 to 8"ers all day and then this monster, lol. It felt like a monster on my little 2wt rod.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I love Brookie fishing in small creeks. They are so beautiful, the surroundings are beautiful, and they are so aggressive.
When I was a kid, my friend and I fished Mill Brook, in N.Syracuse (it runs under Bear Rd.), I caught a 16" brooky on a chunk of German ring bologna and that was the small one. My parents wouldn't let me eat it, so my friend took it home and ate it.
The creek was about 8" deep and 4' wide with small pools; pulled it out from a log snag with my trusty Zebco33 on a fiberglass Garcia 6' rod. Never could get the other two larger fish to hit anything.
The creek was about 8" deep and 4' wide with small pools; pulled it out from a log snag with my trusty Zebco33 on a fiberglass Garcia 6' rod. Never could get the other two larger fish to hit anything.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Still do or they dart around and then don’t bite. I take my son and his friend from my church and the one kid never gets it. I try to tell him and he uses trout magnets not worms. Worms are the ticket.
Hit Champlain last Saturday. The wind was a little much but managed to land 4 lakers , 2 on a black and orange Michigan Stinger spoon and 2 on a some earthy colored Crazy Ivan spoon. Lost a very decent sized salmon on a cheater at the boat due to my daughters lack of netting skills 
Took 2 eaters home.
Took 2 eaters home.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I caught a nice bass last week 20” small mouth and he hit like a tin of bricks. Great fight running drag and thought it was a northern instead. Fun but no other fish that day.