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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: pooley on Jan 06, 2010, 08:41 PM
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i will post the open lakes as they become fishable. (opened by the park)
4 corners pond- sterling forest.
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Pooley ,Thanks I was just thinking about this very thing,let me know maybe we can get a trip going
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i will set up a few gatherings this year.
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i will post the open lakes as they become fishable. (opened by the park)
4 corners pond- sterling forest.
Is Sterling open now?
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i called them yesterday & they said to call back friday morning about the lakes in harriman. as reported 4 corners pond in sterling forrest was the only one opened as of yesterday. walt
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I will update daily.
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I will update daily.
Thanks a lot for doing this!
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Sterling has Eagle Pond, Blue Lake, and Four Corners Pond open.
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Sterling has Eagle Pond, Blue Lake, and Four Corners Pond open.
eagle lake is another mudpuddle, but i will check tomorrow on blue lake. i didn't check today. :-\
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eagle lake is another mudpuddle, but i will check tomorrow on blue lake. i didn't check today. :-\
Is blue lake worth a try for walleye?
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there is supposed to be walleye in the lake but i have never seen or heard of anyone getting any out of there.walt
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Back when what is now Sterling Forest State Park was private property under the direction of the Sterling Forest Corp.(you paid a yearly fee to fish) walleye were stocked in Blue Lake even then the number caught or should I say reported and talked about were low.A friend of mine is one of the few people I known with photographic proof of a walleye catch .(a seven pound beauty) This was in the late 1980's I do not think NY. state has ever stocked walleye in Blue Lake there could be a few naturally reproducing fish left.
Eagle Lake as Pooley says is a small lake it was drawn down a few year back to repair it's spillway I do not know if it ever was restocked. At one time it was a hot lake for chain pickerel on tip ups >my personal best chain pickerel is from Eagle Lake (25 inches).
I would think the northern most of the Laurel Meadows ponds should be open it is another mud puddle to quote Pooley. My thanks also Pooley for your updates on lakes open for fishing.
If you do not want to wait for Pooley's reports the phone number for the Sterling Forest visitor's center is (845-351-5907)
Steve
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blue lake is open, but no walleye. no other lake have been opened, except eagle lake, and 4 corners pond.
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Back when what is now Sterling Forest State Park was private property under the direction of the Sterling Forest Corp.(you paid a yearly fee to fish) walleye were stocked in Blue Lake even then the number caught or should I say reported and talked about were low.A friend of mine is one of the few people I known with photographic proof of a walleye catch .(a seven pound beauty) This was in the late 1980's I do not think NY. state has ever stocked walleye in Blue Lake there could be a few naturally reproducing fish left.
Eagle Lake as Pooley says is a small lake it was drawn down a few year back to repair it's spillway I do not know if it ever was restocked. At one time it was a hot lake for chain pickerel on tip ups >my personal best chain pickerel is from Eagle Lake (25 inches).
I would think the northern most of the Laurel Meadows ponds should be open it is another mud puddle to quote Pooley. My thanks also Pooley for your updates on lakes open for fishing.
If you do not want to wait for Pooley's reports the phone number for the Sterling Forest visitor's center is (845-351-5907)
Steve
I don't mind waiting, Pooley is usually right on point with his info (thanks)!!!
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blue lake was slow yesterday. it's a hit or miss lake, plus the conditions were not great, with the cold front coming in friday night.
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nawahunta is now open in harriman. small lake by silvermine. probably good sunfish, and good largemouths.
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went to blue lake yesterday from 12;oo-4;00pm. 5 tip-ups out 3 flags no fish & jigged up 1 dink perch. had a couple of other fish hit jigging but no takers. marked alot of fish on the fish finder. the group next to us had a couple of keeper pickeral & couple small perch fishing all day long. 6-7 inches of ice. walt
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Back when what is now Sterling Forest State Park was private property under the direction of the Sterling Forest Corp.(you paid a yearly fee to fish) walleye were stocked in Blue Lake even then the number caught or should I say reported and talked about were low.A friend of mine is one of the few people I known with photographic proof of a walleye catch .(a seven pound beauty) This was in the late 1980's I do not think NY. state has ever stocked walleye in Blue Lake there could be a few naturally reproducing fish left.
Eagle Lake as Pooley says is a small lake it was drawn down a few year back to repair it's spillway I do not know if it ever was restocked. At one time it was a hot lake for chain pickerel on tip ups >my personal best chain pickerel is from Eagle Lake (25 inches).
I would think the northern most of the Laurel Meadows ponds should be open it is another mud puddle to quote Pooley. My thanks also Pooley for your updates on lakes open for fishing.
If you do not want to wait for Pooley's reports the phone number for the Sterling Forest visitor's center is (845-351-5907)
Steve
Laurel meadows pond is actually pretty big now due to the beavers. There was open water on it last week.
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I went up to Harriman to see if anything opened today. There was a guy on welch with a spud and he measured 6-8 inches in different spots. He was going to call the people at tiorati circle to let them know. Hopefully they will send an official down to measure.
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Hockey thank you for the update, it has been a while since I been to Laurel Meadows. I was talking about the northern most of the two ponds.
Steve
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Are there any lake open for ice fishing in harriman state park?
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only nawahunta, and rockland lake.
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has anyone ever ice fished rockland lake? isn;t there supposed to be tiger muskey in there? walt
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yeah, they have tiger musky there.
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How do you access rockland lake? thinking of going there on Saturday.
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i would go in the south entrance, and go to the fishermans parking lot, in between the 2 entrances, on the west side of the lake.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/rkldlkmap.pdf (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/rkldlkmap.pdf)
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i would go in the south entrance, and go to the fishermans parking lot, in between the 2 entrances, on the west side of the lake.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/rkldlkmap.pdf (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/rkldlkmap.pdf)
what do you think is going on with harriman pooley? .. we are the same age.. i been doing that place for years and it seems nonesense to me they are keeping it closed ! there is more than enough ice! :'(
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only nawahunta, and rockland lake.
i hit nawahunta today and caught my limit of jumbo humpback yellow perch!!! all of them were over 15 inches!!!! lol.. ! most can be found in the backend! ::) :o lmaAO
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what do you think is going on with harriman pooley? .. we are the same age.. i been doing that place for years and it seems nonesense to me they are keeping it closed ! there is more than enough ice! :'(
my firehouse friend and i were just talking about that! we have no idea.
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my firehouse friend and i were just talking about that! we have no idea.
they only have that little drainage pit open! between tioroti and silvermine! lol .. that is nothing but a drainage ditch along seven lakes drive! Fair warning to anyone not familiar with the park.. it is too small to hold much of anything let alone a keeper... complete joke! feel sorry for those who don't know better and waiste expensive gas going there to find out! NOT WORTH ICEFISHING NAWAHUNTA ! The name Nawahunta is Mohegan for " place of trout" .. but I seriously doubt it has trout even stockies..too shallow imo says it is 7 to 10ft deep... unless of coarse it is manged for stockies which is highly unlikely. probably get small sunfish dink perch and small pkl lmb but i wouldn't waiste gas going there
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they only have that little drainage pit open! between tioroti and silvermine! lol .. that is nothing but a drainage ditch along seven lakes drive! Fair warning to anyone not familiar with the park.. it is too small to hold much of anything let alone a keeper... complete joke! feel sorry for those who don't know better and waiste expensive gas going there to find out! NOT WORTH ICEFISHING NAWAHUNTA ! The name Nawahunta is Mohegan for " place of trout" .. but I seriously doubt it has trout even stockies..too shallow imo says it is 7 to 10ft deep... unless of coarse it is manged for stockies which is highly unlikely. probably get small sunfish dink perch and small pkl lmb but i wouldn't waiste gas going there
i have caught largemouth there to 5 pounds, but i haven't fished it in 15 years, or more. no trout are stocked there.
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i have caught largemouth there to 5 pounds, but i haven't fished it in 15 years, or more. no trout are stocked there.
i believe it but, it is too small for me.. welch should have been open by now. sebago would be a dream! those crappie/perch must be dieing of old age . is mark still there?
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How do you access rockland lake? thinking of going there on Saturday.
IS IT FISHABLE/OPEN YET?
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lake welch is finally opened for ice fishing. i spoke to them this morning & they finally opened it. sebago is still closed , they said there is still opened water there.i don;t think they will ever open sabago because they said there is streams running threw the lake. walt
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just call 845-351-5907 and they said the only one lake is open in harriman - lake nawahunta. i asked about welch - she said NO
HMMM >:(
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Lake Welch is open. call 351-2568
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that's the right number
351-2568
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sterling forest:
eagle lake
laurel meadows
blue lake
4 corners pond
harriman:
lake welch
lake nawahunta
rockland lake
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Welch is open..Awsome! Rockland lake has a good yellow perch population and enourmous white perch but good luck finding them!..A few years back I hit the AM crappie bite on Rockland..South west access west shore off the drop-off.
Welch open and Askoti is not!...Again! The ice Gods are crazy!
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If anyone is on Welch tomorrow,come say hello. I have an orange bucket and will be jigging off the islands>
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If anyone is on Welch tomorrow,come say hello. I have an orange bucket and will be jigging off the islands>
hockey, i'll be there ! look for orange hunter
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lake welch is finally opened for ice fishing. i spoke to them this morning & they finally opened it. sebago is still closed , they said there is still opened water there.i don;t think they will ever open sabago because they said there is streams running threw the lake. walt
seen sebago passing through, a big enough open in the middle ..welch is solid 9
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To avoid further confusion ,Sterling Forest Visitors Center 845-351-5907, 845-351-2568 is the phone number for the Lake Tiorotti office (I think). Both Harriman and Sterling are run by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission but that does not mean one knows what the other is doing unfortunately.
Thanks for the updates .
Steve
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I will!
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Lake Welch is closed as of saturday morning. It was open yesterday, we went this morning and there is a red flag. Blue Lake is still open.
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Lake welch is closed. I don't know why. 8 inches of ice!
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Bummer about Welch...Was psyched to go this morning.
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Lake Welch is closed as of saturday morning. It was open yesterday, we went this morning and there is a red flag. Blue Lake is still open.
wow! i had a blast both thurs/fri.some of those bass were huge! 6.5 being my biggest hog! all back down in the holes ..what beautiful fish.. we also caught decent mix of pannies! .. i'm burnt from two straight days! was going to go late this am but thanks to this cool forum and to those updating whom i believe are respectable fishermen!..i won't waiste a trip now and save gas :) ..today i'll be watching good football later anyway! man i tell you.. i didn't break off one bass or lose one lure ;D.. and all the bass and smaller perch crappie were also released unharmed..i do recommend 6 lb tippet flouro could get away with 4lb or even three like i had on one my combo's ..but those hogs run and you need a quality smooth drag reel.. otherwise go higher lb test or use both..as for todays heatwave quick thaw.. i respect park management in that they red flag when it is unsafe..especially when i'm too busched for three day in row outing! ;) the ice was 8 to 9 mainly but out by the d**n it was slightly thicker like 10inches/// surprisiely we did nothing at the dam..but we found them.. i wish not to internet exactly where :icefish: hockey where were you? did you see me with red sled?
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I didnt see your post about the orange pants untill I got home. Pooley and I are were right next to you. I think we actually talked to you on the way off the ice. We got out there late. I got a bass and he got a perch. That one guy sure had a nice perch hole. Your bass was a monster.
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Slow day on blue lake. Good fun with the crew as always!
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I didnt see your post about the orange pants untill I got home. Pooley and I are were right next to you. I think we actually talked to you on the way off the ice. We got out there late. I got a bass and he got a perch. That one guy sure had a nice perch hole. Your bass was a monster.
yeah, right after walking over from the dam, i seen him flopping fish , he had a tadem bass perch before you showed.. as for next outting, i'm thinking heading north in pursuit of them illusive walleye. That is if all goes well with the weather forecasts. Hope the freeze hurries back.
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welch is closed. is rockland lake still open?
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Nowahunta is closed.
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only sterling is open. >:(
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Remember, no gas augers on Blue Lake. Hand or electric only!
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I heard foxwood is open. Supposed to be bass and sunnies there. Pooley, can you confirm this? How about antrim? Nice bass there also.
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i'm fishing the quarry this morning! ::)
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i'm fishing the quarry this morning! ::)
How was the quarry?
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slayed the rockies!
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this is the number for the manager at lake welch. he closed it. i'm calling him monday.
845-947-2444 ask for bob. ;)
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this is the number for the manager at lake welch. he closed it. i'm calling him monday.
845-947-2444 ask for bob. ;)
Let us know what happened.
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never got the chance, but i'll get him tomorrow. i'm on a roll! :P
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i.called sterling & harriman this morning. all of the lakes in harriman state park are closed & all of the lakes in sterling forest are opened to ice fish. if it doesn;t rain sunday afternoon i;ll give blue lake a try after i get out of work sunday afternoon. walt
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blue lake is still open. 8" of ice still.
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whats in blue lake. worth the drive to fish. what spots are good i have no electronics. any help is appreciated.
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whats in blue lake. worth the drive to fish. what spots are good i have no electronics. any help is appreciated.
My friends have fished Blue Lake for the last three weekends. It appears that there is 1 pickeral, 1 smallmouth and 1 perch in the lake! ;D It has been really slow on that lake. I don't think it is worth the time. They have had as many as 35 tipups in the water plus a few jigging rods. I have heard good things about Cromwell.
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My friends have fished Blue Lake for the last three weekends. It appears that there is 1 pickeral, 1 smallmouth and 1 perch in the lake! ;D It has been really slow on that lake. I don't think it is worth the time. They have had as many as 35 tipups in the water plus a few jigging rods. I have heard good things about Cromwell.
thanks if i go use shiners on tip ups? jig?
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I hope the cold weather slams us the end of this coming week: it would be nice if Tiorati opens this season...
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thanks if i go use shiners on tip ups? jig?
nobody seems to be catching much at blue lake.
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nobody seems to be catching much at blue lake.
We only had luck with dink perch in blue lk. in past seasons.. the rumor of walleye is a joke imo.. two of us did jig some impressive hogs in the back cove facing the IBM..(30fow) but other than that one day jig a few decent 5 lb bass, we labeled that blue lk a tough lk not worth revisiting.. so after that season, we crossed that off for places to icefish. If only we had a big chump at the top with respect for us outdoor fishing enthusiists! The way I see it, especially the fact ny fishing licenses have more than doubled the last several yrs, we should have seen some commitment from fishing managements to improve warm water stocking programs. But that seems not the case judging from recent reports. jmho,john
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Laurel meadows pond is actually pretty big now due to the beavers. There was open water on it last week.
hockey, I know walleye live long say 20 some years in prime habitable waters.. i have tried blue lk many times and also spoke to enough to know they never took to that drink.. imho, their should have been small ones or even those from the 80s stockings reported .. i have not bothered with blue lk because the perch we caught were only little throwbacks with our luck. I did one walleye every trip but one on swinging bridge.. but that is too far a drive everyday.. maybe greenwood or monksville..thinking of getting a nj license these days
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nobody seems to be catching much at blue lake.
pooley ypu know i know you know where the big bang is!
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called tioroti ,none of the lks are open! i guess she said they will check later next week if i understood her correctly!.. and even after that ,there is no guarantees?.. wow! meanwhile I bet the last 80 hrs of 20 gegree temps and overnight teens can't freeze that water in them lks like the good old days! perhaps she meant they will be checking later today or tomorrow for monday? At least that is what I was hoping to hear :)
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:-\ :P ::) :'( can't believe it is still closed down here!!! amzing!!! :-\
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i just called sterling. four corners pond and laurel meadow north is open already.
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i just called sterling. four corners pond and laurel meadow north is open already.
I am hoping for ice tomorrow somwhere!!! today felt to breezy anyway.. i don't mind sub temps but hate a stiff wind on ice..especially smooth black ice .. i am packing gutter spikes as brakes that seem to fit perfectly into preexisting holes in the gunnels of my plastic tobogan. should at least slow or stop any time wind blows on black ice. I have monday febuary doldrums and really looking forward to ice fishing tomorrow. Is highland an easy place to get on and fish or do I need to know somebody?
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man oh man! what is with harriman park?.. is it geo-thermal activity rising deep from within causing a new york yellowstone park or what? .. I is in the low teens tonight and I seriously doubt the park commissioner won't be for opening any lks in the park superbowl sunday... but i will try calling early am.. should be enough safe ice.. maybe during the work week! i've got no work!!! :'(
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Thank you
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Why do you guys let the people that make the rules at Harriman torment you? I stopped thinking about Harriman a long time ago.
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yeah its a shame they dont open up harriman.
blue lake in sterling was open today, just a bunch of dink perch.
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excuse me but i read about this park and wonder you guys do wait alot for them to allow you to fish it , which i don't understand i fish state parks in other areas the state doesn't decide when it is safe or not, but when you can fish there do you guys ever really do well???? i have never read we killed them limit of crappies and gaint perch .... i'm just wondering
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excuse me but i read about this park and wonder you guys do wait alot for them to allow you to fish it , which i don't understand i fish state parks in other areas the state doesn't decide when it is safe or not, but when you can fish there do you guys ever really do well???? i have never read we killed them limit of crappies and gaint perch .... i'm just wondering
the 6" of ice rule is in effect due to being close to new york city. you would not believe how stupid uninformed people can be. also, this is a marginal ice area, and people go through the ice alot around here. this year it is a problem though! i'm not sure why they are not opening some lakes.
as to do we do well, yes we do!
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ok i just didn't understand why the rules ... and i don't see a lot of reports of results ....different water just caught my interest ...if i don't ask i'll never know ..thanks
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the 6" of ice rule is in effect due to being close to new york city. you would not believe how stupid uninformed people can be. also, this is a marginal ice area, and people go through the ice alot around here. this year it is a problem though! i'm not sure why they are not opening some lakes.
as to do we do well, yes we do!
i called this am and all harriman is closed to ice fishing! keeping fingers crossed for tomorrow.. harriman is close to home for me.. with gas prices, i can't really afford 50 dollar round trips for a day of icefishing! I'm one of those jobless obamas not accounted for as unemployed! lol i'm a professional BUM on record!!! .. Another truth is that I paid 70 dollars for a non resident anual ny state fishing license and do not feel that harriman state park is properly managed for ice fishermen. jmho.. we had very very cold consecutive days and nights and all the ponds here in warmer regions than harriman park are frozen solid. I suspect there has to be other reasons rather than ice safety issues at harriman, perhaps with the management themselves.. I have no reason to think the ice thickness is a liability concern at this time of year. Something is f'd up
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ok i just didn't understand why the rules ... and i don't see a lot of reports of results ....different water just caught my interest ...if i don't ask i'll never know ..thanks
we can't post results, or 50 people will decend on the lake, and it will be fished to death!
city people are stupid, you would not believe what i've seen!
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we can't post results, or 50 people will decend on the lake, and it will be fished to death!
city people are stupid, you would not believe what i've seen!
agree pooley, It can easily be fished out if that many were to hit those ponds. But honestly, the most I seen was around two dozen or so spread out and only on the weekends.. but they are not big enough to sustain to much fishing pressure .. I refuse to go to sterling forest.. i do not like that place. . i do not care for greenwood lk because to me it is simply too polluted for eats.. swinging bridge is okay but it is a 80 mile drive each way.. i'm thinking of trying first time putnam nyc reserviors that are open. I know that isn't close ride but what the hell, i'm not getting any younger!
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this is just a thought, anybody ever tried ice fishing oneida lk. ? I did good there in open water, so the icefishing should be decent.. a poster on the oneida forum referred guide transport service at the top of this website www.strikezonefishing. com
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Trapper2000 while Harriman and Sterling Forest are state parks they are managed by the Palisades Intersate Park Commission. This is the reason for the different rules from other state parks and land. Pooley is correct though about many people having no idea of the risks involved with ice fishing.
Mtbusch just remember you need a separate permit from the N.Y.C. D.E.P. to fish the reservoirs, check the booklet you should have obtained with your license. As for Oneida Lake you are talking a huge body of water a guide or someone who fishes it regularly will be of a good use to anyone not overly familiar with the lake. In late February of 2009 I made the trip to fish with other Ice Shanty members it may just have been the day but fishing was slow only four fish (yellow perch)between ten people.
Steve
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another thing about the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, they're too lazy to open the fishing lot at Rockland Lake, even though the ice is perfectly safe there!
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That is my guess, they might be understaffed ? so they feel it is in their own jurisdiction to keep it clean and simple.. keep it closed!.. meanwhile, i just paid a substaintial increase for my non resident nys fishing license. I guess i blame the state more than the palisades commission for overlooking such calamity bs.
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i fish oneida all the time and just so you know it's been on fire , you can get info from the oneida thread and most of the regulars will be glad to help you ... it is big water long walk and pressure cracks so get a understanding before you go be safe and have fun!...sandy pond is another place thats been great all year and with no snow would be well worth a trip for you guys ..... oh we fish northerns there not pickerel lol have fun be safe
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What is happening in Harriman park? .. I called the park station, was told sterling forest is open but no lakes in harriman park. Anybody have any interesting fishing reports to share from sterling?..
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Sterling is a seperate park, and is managed Mainly for hunting and fishing. The fishing is pretty lame though.
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me and my dad fished sterling forest yesterday. caught 10 pickerels between the 2 of us. the biggest one was 23":
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just gotta know when to go and where to look, pooley.
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pickerel are not what i want! ;)
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I would rather eat a bluefish!
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lol, pickerel! i caught 24 and a half in. on saturday and gave it away! i want what the others want too! :afro: :callcops: :%$#!: :icefish: with kind regards your pal mtbusch
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i heard reports of people doing really well with jumbo white perch in the deep part of greenwood lake lately.
but i definitely agree with you mtbusch, they really need to open up harriman. there are so many jumbo yellow perch on askoti and tiorati!
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i heard reports of people doing really well with jumbo white perch in the deep part of greenwood lake lately.
but i definitely agree with you mtbusch, they really need to open up harriman. there are so many jumbo yellow perch on askoti and tiorati!
I find it odd that all of sterling forest ponds have been open for about three weeks now and all the ponds just a few miles away in harriman remain closed. My guess is the ice in harriman park is every bit as thick and safe as sterling.. i still think it is local politics keeping the state park closed to ice fishermen. >:(
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Welch has open water on the beach side.
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Welch has open water on the beach side.
hockey, i guess seeing is believing.. thanks for the update!
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they can at least open up askoti though. definitely no open water there.
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they can at least open up askoti though. definitely no open water there.
serge, i ph. tiorti in the morning,doubtful but,i/m beginning to enjoy the one with the cute voice, she sounds so dear :P
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serge, i ph. tiorti in the morning,doubtful but,i/m beginning to enjoy the one with the cute voice, she sounds so dear :P
you need to go there, and see! ::)
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you need to go there, and see! ::)
she must be hot trot in tight forest green !!! wonder if she has hazel eyes? Think i'll ask her after how thick the ice is. ;)
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Hey serge, did you ice fish tiorati last year? Your jacket looks familiar. You must have fished pretty close to our group.
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I KNEW THAT COAT LOOKED FAMILIAR!
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oh yeah i think that might've been me. we only went to tiorati like once last year though. wasnt it only open for like a week or something?
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oh yeah i think that might've been me. we only went to tiorati like once last year though. wasnt it only open for like a week or something?
yup, me andmy buddy knocked em dead the last open day..that day it was pouring spring thunderstorms in the am.. we got there just after the pour..most were leaving the ice while we fished holes whirlpooling all that water on top of the ice into our jigging holes..we caught at least two dozen decent size perch.. after that is was over.. i think it is likely over this year.. i can't see them opening it up for ice fishing with the weather we are getting now. I'm already thinking much farther upstate.
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oh yeah i think that might've been me. we only went to tiorati like once last year though. wasnt it only open for like a week or something?
no, many weeks! ;)
yeah, it's over.
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no, many weeks! ;)
yeah, it's over.
those fish will be that much bigger next year!!!
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those fish will be that much bigger next year!!!
i'll be after them this spring. ;)
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i'll be after them this spring. ;)
I have a crawdad and eletric motor , was thinking about getting a key this season.. must be like waiting on a zoo line for passes? friend is picking me up in a half hr. we're going way north today, probably stay overnight and get an early sunday start..have a good weekend ;D