Fishing thread

[Koz]

Headed to the Cohocton River tomorrow morning near Atlanta/N. Cohocton for wild brookies and wild and stocked browns. I haven't been on that portion of the river yet. I've heard good things and have a few suggestions from some locals.

 

[Saltwater60]

Hoping to get out a few hours tomorrow or Saturday

I’m going today and hoping for another Muskie for the boy. I’m happy with anything these days as long as I’m on the water and the kids having fun. 2026 I’m looking to get a better boat.

 

[Saltwater60]

One big small mouth and one medium sized small mouth. I hooked something huge but lost it. I ran out drag and my lure sideways about 40 feet under a bridge and rubbed up against the concrete pilling to spit the hook. 30 lbs drain and pulling hard and it never moved off the bottom or gained any ground. I’d have loved to have seen it.

 

[squib]

Highlights of this years fishing season courtesy of NYC.

 

[Saltwater60]

Tha

Highlights of this years fishing season courtesy of NYC.

That first smallmouth is beautiful. Love browns.

 

[squib]

I stink at fishing. They were all beaten to death with the same paddle.

 

[pjzwtl]

Went out just above Port Henry no lakers but we did grab a few keeper salmon.

 

[stokes]

Heading up to Lake Ontario next Tues afternoon, charter trip booked for Wed. I do a lot of fly fishing, but this Lake Ontario trip is my favorite fishing ever.

 

[REF]

Went out just above Port Henry no lakers but we did grab a few keeper salmon.
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I hit Champlain on Thursday out of Westport towards Split Rock. 2 lakers made it in the boat. Lost a nice sized landlocked at the boat due to my daughter’s lack of netting skills ……. again, lol . 3 of us fished paradox lake all day on Saturday with only 2 pickerel to show for it. No pics because nothing caught was worth the effort. Rainy spring has made it a tough bite

 

[REF]

Caught these with consecutive casts in the Niagara River near the North Grand Island Bridges the other evening. Probably one of the best bass fishing rivers there are .

 

[Saltwater60]

Caught these with consecutive casts in the Niagara River near the North Grand Island Bridges the other evening. Probably one of the best bass fishing rivers there are .

There are Muskie in there too and some big ones. Great fishing to the right of the GI bridge. Some huge sheepshead in there too. I don’t target sheepshead but I caught about a 6-7 lbs one a few years back and it fought like a tank. To the right it is sandy and you can walk out there if the weather is nice. What were you using?

 

[REF]

There are Muskie in there too and some big ones. Great fishing to the right of the GI bridge. Some huge sheepshead in there too. I don’t target sheepshead but I caught about a 6-7 lbs one a few years back and it fought like a tank. To the right it is sandy and you can walk out there if the weather is nice. What were you using?

Just a brown/pumpkin ,(with flake)soft plastic swim bait,(worm), Texas rigged weedless. I think it was the “Yum” brand

 

[Saltwater60]

I

Just a brown/pumpkin ,(with flake)soft plastic swim bait,(worm), Texas rigged weedless. I think it was the “Yum” brand

suck fishing with plastics. I can catch fish in saltwater with them but not freshwater. Mind you I’ve fished them in saltwater 3-4 times and caught more fish in 3-4 hours than I have done n freshwater with them. Chatterbaits, spinner baits and crank baits are where it’s at for me but I’d love to get better with plastics.

 

[REF]

I

suck fishing with plastics. I can catch fish in saltwater with them but not freshwater. Mind you I’ve fished them in saltwater 3-4 times and caught more fish in 3-4 hours than I have done n freshwater with them. Chatterbaits, spinner baits and crank baits are where it’s at for me but I’d love to get better with plastics.

I pretty much only use them and top water baits,( hula poppers, frogs,etc )for bass. With the soft plastics it’s all about presentation. Sometimes Texas rigged , Carolina rigged, wacky rigged , drop shot, is mostly what works for me . That and find the right color. Top water baits are great as well. I’ve caught some on spinner baits as well just not as frequently and the fact you can’t really use them around structures or weeds limits them. I’ve had absolutely no luck at all with crank baits or jigs ever, ymmv

 

[Saltwater60]

I pretty much only use them and top water baits,( hula poppers, frogs,etc )for bass. With the soft plastics it’s all about presentation. Sometimes Texas rigged , Carolina rigged, wacky rigged , drop shot, is mostly what works for me . That and find the right color. Top water baits are great as well. I’ve caught some on spinner baits as well just not as frequently and the fact you can’t really use them around structures or weeds limits them. I’ve had absolutely no luck at all with crank baits or jigs ever, ymmv

I have gotten into liking whopper ploppers as well but they are costly.
crank baits along the shoreline where there are rocks now works well or trolling. I troll a lot in 15-10 FOW with 10-12 foot diving cranks and we get hit pretty good. I just got into chatterbaits but man I loving them. I used them on the St Lawrence last season and did great. I work them in on the bottom like a jig or hop them through the water column

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

I have gotten into liking whopper ploppers as well but they are costly.
crank baits along the shoreline where there are rocks now works well or trolling. I troll a lot in 15-10 FOW with 10-12 foot diving cranks and we get hit pretty good. I just got into chatterbaits but man I loving them. I used them on the St Lawrence last season and did great. I work them in on the bottom like a jig or hop them through the water column

I love the action of throwing a jitterbug or something out in the evening and watching a big bass grab it. It's about as exciting of fishing as you can get.

 

[Saltwater60]

I love the action of throwing a jitterbug or something out in the evening and watching a big bass grab it. It's about as exciting of fishing as you can get.

I much prefer a whopper plopper over a jitterbug. I used the whopper plopper in the 1000 islands last year and I had some huge blow ups on them. I lost two on 20# braided line. I think one was a huge pile and the other a huge bowfin. They are not cheap but great lures. We landed a few really nice sized large mouth on them last season and it is exciting. The misses kill you though.