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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: mike304 on Jan 23, 2007, 03:00 PM
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Here are the ice conditions on lake george as of 2pm today. they are in no way advocating going out on the ice though.
Warner,Katskill,Sandy ,and Harris Bays all frozen out to Elizabeth Island on the east and almost to the tip of long island on the west. Saw footprints and sled tracks on warner bay, so someone was out there.
Dunham's bay Frozen about 3/4 of the way out
South Basin skimmed over north to Wiawaks Point on East and English Brook on the west, then scattered ice farther north.
Basin Bay frozen about 3/4 of the way across from south to north.
Huddle bay frozen from Chicks Marina South, saw footprints and sled tracks going out from Huddle Beach rd
Sawmill Bay from Sagamore bridge north almost to the tip of Green Island.
Nothing is frozen North of Sawmill Bay all the way to Hague.
None of the ice looks good, but at least its frozen. its trying like hell to freeze, so hopefully the cold weather coming later in the week will button it up. lets keep our fingers crossed. ;D ;)
More to Follow...........
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Thanks, great update
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Thanks for the updated info, won't be long with the weather were getting now.
Say it isn't so slip, wait until you can get out to the Laker's or you'll be standing at the edge of a frozen bay just itching' to get out to were you can't go yet.
Out to the big "KING" sized Laker's
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The King is ready....almost.
A week or two and the hallowed laker waters will be in prime condition!
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Thanks for the update.
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Stopped by harris bay today and to my surprise saw marks from sleds going out.....so i ventured out and sure enough people were/had been out there. Drilled near the islands 4" of solid black ice....out farther 2" of solid black ice....looks like shes ready for the weekend for the bays.
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Love ya get out on the KING!!! Got out last Feb. for the first time ever and got into a perch bite. Best memory on the ice so far. I'm a new guy though and really don't have a fishin partner yet so I probably shouldn't venture out on the KING for another couple a weeks ???
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Everyone should be careful on the king. Remember last year the guy from Vermont who lost his life on first ice. He drove a 4-wheeler out on thin ice without test drilling first. Please everyone be careful, especially venturing out towards the middle. I don't want to read about anyone falling in and/or drowning on lake George this weekend. Good luck everyone.
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Wow, looks like I might be heading to a different place this weekend :-)
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Looks like next week is going to be really cold as well! I can't wait!! Hope to see everyone out there.
Robb :tipup:
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Looks like next week is going to be really cold as well! I can't wait!! Hope to see everyone out there.
Robb :tipup:
If you go out Robb, Save some land locks for the rest of us to catch. ;)
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i now i can't weigh to out there for the some lakers :tipup:
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THE KING...sounds like fishing the Finger Lakes...Hopefully, I might be able to bow on the shores of the Almighty, this season ;D
But, if Skaneateles freezes...you can have the KING, because I have GOD ;)2
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SSSHHH parkings already tough.
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THE KING...sounds like fishing the Finger Lakes...Hopefully, I might be able to bow on the shores of the Almighty, this season ;D
But, if Skaneateles freezes...you can have the KING, because I have GOD ;)2
AMEN!!!
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All goes well it looks like I may have to head up and do some laker fishing the weekend after this one. ;D
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With these cold temps , It should definitely be safe by next week. Just watch for the bubblers and pressure ridges.
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I'm happy with 50 of those delicious perch from the KING right about now and you can jig up some lakers right in the perch beds without having to move far ;D
You are right about that, sometimes it's your perch jig and 2 pound test that gets a workout when you least expect it. :flex:
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Wow just looked at the cameras on Capital News 9. It looks like it wont be long now. If the winds keep down and the temps get to what there suppose to maybe the whole lake will be locked up by this weekend. YEAH!!!
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Looks like what ice is there is taking a beating today.
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You're right on the money there, more wind tomorrow, too.
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SSSHHH parkings already tough.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Eddie42/CID__01-25-07_080C.jpg) Huddle ay today 8am not ready yet gonna be tuff getting on
lots of bubblers
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Eddie42/CID__01-25-07_080C.jpg) Huddle ay today 8am not ready yet gonna be tuff getting on
lots of bubblers
You da man Eddie!!! Thanks for the scouting!
Robb :tipup:
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those bubbler's make for a dangerous situation :'( i got on the lake safely one day and then not so safe getting off huddle bay :'( i was very shaken :-[
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Thanks again for the updates. I just checked the webcam and it looks like we made some progress. The area that opened up yesterday is closed again. I wonder how far the ice was able to spread.
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Going to check now, will report back.
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I checked the lake today......locked up completely........but only till about diamond point and then the lake is a WIIIIIIIIDE open :'( huddle was froze over out past the island but you could see open water out there.....2 people were out there very cautiously moving about...this was at 11 o clock this morning
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As of 4pm today:
-south end frozen up to Paulist Father's
-Dunham's Bay frozen out a couple hundred yards past the mouth
-hundred or so yards out in Basin Bay
-Huddle Bay frozen out to Clay Island, saw a portable shanty way back in the bay
-Sawmill bay frozen
Winds are dieing down, we'll see how far north the main lake buttons up by tomorrow morning.
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those bubbler's make for a dangerous situation :'( i got on the lake safely one day and then not so safe getting off huddle bay :'( i was very shaken :-[
Last year, right? - the ice pushed up on shore while we were out there and we had to wade through the water to get on shore. Seemed to be solid under the water, but it was quite scary. Is there another way to get on in Huddle Bay without walking a mile?
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Last year, right? - the ice pushed up on shore while we were out there and we had to wade through the water to get on shore. Seemed to be solid under the water, but it was quite scary. Is there another way to get on in Huddle Bay without walking a mile?
yeah it was last year :( not sure about alternate points of entry on to huddle :-\
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If you watch capital news nine loop you can see what looks like people moving around. Gonna be real soon for good solid ice
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Drove by the north end of the lake today on my way to brant, the thinnest of thin skims anywhere from 10-20 feet off shore on Indian Kettle, Freinds Points and Forest Bay.
Matt
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We are coming up to Lake George next weekend. Do you think the ice will be thick enough to fish?
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Any updates on the ice conditions? How thick do you think it will be by next Saturday?
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I just got off of Basin Bay. Only about 2 1/2 inches of nice black ice out there. I had to stay toward the edge as it starts to thin out as you get to the center of the bay. Watch out for those bubblers if you head out, almost had a scary incident today trying to get off the ice between two docks with bubblers.
Also, caught a small (21") laker and had three other flags that I'm assuming were lakers, but we'll never know will we :)?
Good fishing.
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Just got back from fishing Huddle bay, went in at 6:30, left at 8:30. The ice was 2 1/2 inches thick and the fish weren't biting, the Very few we got we very small perch. We moved to Harris Bay where the ice was 3 1/2-4 inches. The fishing there was pretty good, there were more, but they weren't very big. We caught mostly perch, a couple sunnys and a pickeral. Where are all the big ones ???.Try again next weekend,hopefully find some bigger ones! ::)
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went out on middle bay today. there was about 5 inches and the fishing was good i caught 36 keepers and alot of little ones mixed in with them in 1.5 hrs
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Middle Bay?????
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by long island thats what they called it on the map
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Thank you for the update!
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I got it, most people would probably say Harris bay, good perch out there.
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Just out of curiousity.....what size were your "keepers", just trying to compare to what seemed to the average size out there today
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most of the ones that we kept were 9-10 inches and a couple up to 13 inches
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Yea thats how it was in Harris earlier.....just minus the 13 inchers :D
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Not bad!
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Is the whole lake frozen??
Thanks,
Robb :tipup:
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We fished on Brant on Sat. , two flags , no fish in three hours , decided to drive back down along the king . North end was pretty much open , guys parked in Veterans park and fishing the Bays north and south of there. Stopped in Green Harbor were I normally fish and it was wide open , skim ice in spots . South end couldnt believe the guys on at Million Dollar ? News 10 that night said that fishermen told them they had 5 +" ??? Good Luck Hopefully this weekend ! :tipup:
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??? Looking to get an up to date on LG ice. Last post was on the 23rd. Looking for report on Harris Bay, Cleverdale, Fort Ann Beach if anybody can help? Happy fishing and Be SAFE
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Look back 1 page ;D
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Lots of ice on Harris, but it is mobbed with fishermen.
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Any updates on ice conditions?
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anybody out there fish the northern end of lake George NY? would like to take my son up this weekend would like to know if there is any ice?
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North end won't be ready by next weekend.
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Welcome to ice shanty Jigger12822 and here is a tip. This site gets a lot of action this time of year and you may need to go back a few pages to find other threads about the lake you are looking for. I too am waiting for the North End to lock up hopefully be next weekend it will but from some the last reports I saw as of Sunday it was still wide open up there. What part of Lake George do you normally fish?
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I was wondering about Northwest Bay. Does anyone have any idea how the ice is coming along up there? I am assuming that it is locked up, but I was wondering if its fishable.
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Vet's Park all day Weds, Frabill Ultralight portable, tip-ups. Come say hi...
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Hopefully with this next blast of cold weather will lock up the north end. Would love to hit Huletts or Hague this year.
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was fishing huddle bay yesterday the 30th.5" of good clear ice.tried to access sawmill bay from rogers memorial park but the bubblers have opened up the access route.fished harris bay on the 29th and there were atv's out there .i don't know but where i was fishing i had between 4.5-7" ice.lots of dink perch and a few crappies.overall a nice day.
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what do they fish for at hullets landing, gull bay. lakers? what is the depth,i usually fish the kettles for lakers
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I fish almost exclusively for lakers. I've gotten them all over in the north basin, from just under the ice to over 100 fow. Since the north basin never got any good ice last year, I'm hoping this year will lock up and they will be everywhere. I have fished out of Huletts and Hague, never got up to Gull Bay, ask Mentiply, he is an authority on the Gull Bay area.
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You can catch Lakers, Perch, Blue Gill, Bass, and the occasional Salmon in and around Gull Bay.
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looks crowded for a weekday...wait until the weekend. :P
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Going to Vets this Saturday anyone else going to be around?
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Going to be there at 1300 til dark!!
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looks crowded for a weekday...wait until the weekend. :P
How right you are!!!
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Is the lake completely frozen over ??? ... and safe ??? I'm in Orlando for work :'( but it seems like that there is good...safe... ice on the king ??? What are the points of access besides Huddle on to the lake that are safe and "bubbler free". The things just make me nervous :-\
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has anybody seen if northwest bay is frozen?
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I dont know about that roy, its the big weekend, tournament on schroon, and the superbowl, shouldn't be to bad man!
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I dont know about that roy, its the big weekend, tournament on schroon, and the superbowl, shouldn't be to bad man!
all that won't matter. I've fished it many a superbowl sunday and it is still crowded. ;D
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Please keep all the great posts comming in, I am going to be heading up to the King in mid Feb on my annual vacation to fish Vets, for the perch. Thanks so much for all of your valued info!!
From the Finger Lakes region
Rob
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all that won't matter. I've fished it many a superbowl sunday and it is still crowded. ;D
Yea really, the Super Bowl doesn't go off till later in the afternoon. ;D Get a good day in on the ice, stop on the way home, pick up some food and drink, hang out with the guys and watch a great game. And you can't bet the great halftime commercials. ;D
Sounds like The King is setting up nicely and there is plenty of ice on the southern basin for some good fishing to be had. 8)
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has anybody seen if northwest bay is frozen?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Eddie42/jan31_07.jpg)
Northwest Bay jan.31 six inches of black ice But numerous pressure cracks
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anyone got any news on cotton point?
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I just went the capital news nine website to look at the live shot of lake george and the camera no longer points out onto the lake but is instead pointed at beach road. Maybe the camera operator is a icefisherman? Yesterday I saw portables out there on the webcam.
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anyone got any news on cotton point?
I'm heading out there saturday, I'll keep you posted man.
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careful around NW Bay. open water at south end near the western shore, also open water from oahu island east and south(entrance to narrows). there is a narrow strip of ice from sawmill bay out to the point of tongue, but i don't think i'de trust it yet. arcady bay(Hague) north to rogers rock is open, at least on the west side.
this is all as of 3pm yesterday,1/31
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hey eddie thanks for the reply, thinking about givin it a try mon or tue
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vet park hows the ice on the other side of the islands :tipup: :tipup:
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Jim it really does not matter .we are just going to tie a Rope on you and follow from 100' back. LOL
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I was wondering how the ice was out of Vets park. Is the Ice froze outside of the bay up and into the narrows? Is anybody out there with Atvs yet. I know that it has been windy, but it also has been pretty cold.
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As of last Saturday there was 6" of ice off vets and Atv's were on the ice.
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There was still open water in north west bay sunday and open water out at the narrows we where in the bay just outside of sawmill and we had 5" of good black ice. you just need to use a lot more CAUTION this year.
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Sadly I have not been able to make it up to the King yet this year. I hope to make it up sometime early this week. I was wondering if the you can get up and into the narrows from Vet's park, or is it still open water outside the bay. Any info. would be appreciated.
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well like the narrows look open yet to us :tipup:
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Sadly I have not been able to make it up to the King yet this year. I hope to make it up sometime early this week. I was wondering if the you can get up and into the narrows from Vet's park, or is it still open water outside the bay. Any info. would be appreciated.
Went yesterday out of Vet's fished off Crown, "did not measure the Ice" but it was around 6-7" conservatively. Mostly Good black ice, lot's of quads out there including myself.
Narrows are still open!!!! so if you go up there in the next couple of days and they are locked up I would stay away.
Marked fish all day, iced 2 decent laker's...biggest was 25.5" and all were put back.
Talked to a bunch of guy's and it seemed pretty consistent with everybody picking up around 2-4 fish.
Still a good current out there so leave your tippers home or weight them down with at least 1/2-3/4 oz. and with a couple extra yards of line out then you think you need.
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yes where was alot of current all but 1 laker was on tipup :tipup: :tipup:
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I went to hearthstone on saturday with some family members we had a good day we caught 14 lakers with 6 keepers.
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yes where was alot of current all but 1 laker was on tipup :tipup: :tipup:
I don't know let me read my post again...........oh there it is........off Crown Island! ;)2
We were drilling holes in two's and putting our vex in 6' away from where we were jigging to pick up the lure better in the current.
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News report today said an ATV went through the ice..luckily no one was hurt. Be careful especially by those bubbler's.
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Just heard on the news there were 3 ice rescues on Lake George Today!
Channel 10 ABC
Hope everyone is OK :(
Update: at least 2 confirmed http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=204859 (http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=204859)