Author Topic: SOUTHERN N.Y. THREAD (L.I., WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, SULLIVAN, ORANGE COUN (Read 1096026 times)

TRAPPER3 · « **Reply #7260 on:** Jan 10, 2015, 06:54 PM »

tipup28.....some nice fish there.....

Reelemin · « **Reply #7261 on:** Jan 10, 2015, 07:08 PM »

tipup28...Thanks for posting your pics....Looks like you got some good ones!

Loudmouth879 · « **Reply #7262 on:** Jan 10, 2015, 07:18 PM »

I'll be out tomorrow chasing some 12"-15" perch

ice boy19 · « **Reply #7263 on:** Jan 10, 2015, 10:26 PM »

Quote from: bigace on Jan 10, 2015, 05:14 PM

anybody know he ice conditions on rockland lake??

rockland lake is along the lines of the lakes in harriman. It won't be open for a bit. There's supposedly some springs that prevent the lake opening right away. I've been out on Rockland with 8 inches and you move to a different spot and there was barely 4 inches

spooledbyporgy · « **Reply #7264 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 03:35 AM »

Quote from: shellfish on Jan 10, 2015, 08:44 PM

lol.?? You say you and the motor cycle family neefd to know what from who online?...You lost me there ?.. kinda wonder how your stupid pm got by the moderator too.

What's this Motorcycle family? Threats over not telling a fishing spot??

mr.clean · « **Reply #7265 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 04:26 AM »

Tipup 28 congratulations on a good trip, nice group of photos. Bigace welcome to the Ice shanty family here are a few lake that contain walleyes. White Pond in Putnam county, Lake Huntington, White Lake and Morningside Lake all in Sullivan county and Blue Lake in Orange county. ( Blue Lake is in Sterling Forest State Park the authority that runs the parks will not open the lake for ice fishing until there is 6 inches of ice. ) Go back a couple pages in this thread and you will find a phone number for the Visitor's Center in Sterling Forest. Also the walleye numbers in Blue Lake will not be high last I knew lake has not been stocked with walleye since it went from private ownership to being part of a state park. Ownership change hand ten or more years ago.
Steve

Edm87 · « **Reply #7266 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:35 AM »

Nice fish tip-up. Didn't realize they were craps in there, I gotta get out today. Just gotta figure out where I want to go.

ice boy19 · « **Reply #7267 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 12:24 PM »

Quote from: mr.clean on Jan 11, 2015, 04:26 AM

Tipup 28 congratulations on a good trip, nice group of photos. Bigace welcome to the Ice shanty family here are a few lake that contain walleyes. White Pond in Putnam county, Lake Huntington, White Lake and Morningside Lake all in Sullivan county and Blue Lake in Orange county. ( Blue Lake is in Sterling Forest State Park the authority that runs the parks will not open the lake for ice fishing until there is 6 inches of ice. ) Go back a couple pages in this thread and you will find a phone number for the Visitor's Center in Sterling Forest. Also the walleye numbers in Blue Lake will not be high last I knew lake has not been stocked with walleye since it went from private ownership to being part of a state park. Ownership change hand ten or more years ago.
Steve

I've fished blue lake for at least 15 years and have never caught nor seen a walleye caught there. I have on the other hand seen some really nice browns come out of there.

john23 · « **Reply #7268 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 01:40 PM »

Iw was at Walton lake from 7-1:30. One 12" trout one dink perch. Weatherman lied again. Not 30 and sunny. With wind 14 and overcast. 4-5" of good ice.

yuranB · « **Reply #7269 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 02:46 PM »

Laurel Meadow and Four Corners Ponds were open today in Harriman

tipup28 · « **Reply #7270 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 03:46 PM »

Bam! 23"er. 14 other small pickerel 12-16". Nice day out.

BigJoesFishing · « **Reply #7271 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 04:38 PM »

I'm ice fish in Orange County right now on 5.5 inchs of ice!! Hopefully this lake produces. There's huge panfish in it n no one ice fishs it!! But it's a secret spot...

Reelemin · « **Reply #7272 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:03 PM »

Quote from: hardwater diehard on Jan 09, 2015, 05:02 AM

May be venturing out on my local lake today ..field testing the Clam plate/DeWalt drill set up .

Hardwater Dieard, How did you make out with your new clam plate drill setup? Everyone I show mine to, loves it!

hardwater diehard · « **Reply #7273 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:09 PM »

Quote from: Reelemin on Jan 11, 2015, 06:03 PM

Hardwater Dieard, How did you make out with your new clam plate drill setup? Everyone I show mine to, loves it!

Had it out today ...going to have to get the larger ...3+ AH batteries ...the 1.5 ah batteries ain't cutting it ...pun intended.
got 9-10 inches of ice now ....so the gas auger may be needed for the next outing

were you able to get out ? Ice report ?

boss j · « **Reply #7274 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:18 PM »

i was on 8 inches today. got some HUGE gill, a bunch of dink perch with 2-3 nice ones, one pickerel and 1 bass. most of the gills i got today were 10" or BETTER!!!

Reelemin · « **Reply #7275 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:20 PM »

Quote from: hardwater diehard on Jan 11, 2015, 06:09 PM

Had it out today ...going to have to get the larger ...3+ AH batteries ...the 1.5 ah batteries ain't cutting it ...pun intended.
got 9-10 inches of ice now ....so the gas auger may be need for the next outing

I was going to ask you what amp battery you were running. When I first got mine last year I started with the 1.5 amp and it dogged out after about 20 holes. At the very least you should have a 3.0 amp battery and at least an 18 volt drill. The 4.0 amp batteries are what I run and the 18 volt Milwaukee fuel drill has worked very well for me. I couple it with the synthetic strikemaster 6 inch hand auger and have cut through 20 inches of ice with it. Did you get the extention with it? If not they are well worth the investment just to save your back!

hardwater diehard · « **Reply #7276 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 06:32 PM »

I got the extension ...worth every penny ! ..the 1.5 does well on the 4-7 range which is what my intension was for the Clam plate set up.

tipup28 · « **Reply #7277 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 07:17 PM »

Haha ooops posted my pic from yesterday again... Heres the actual 23"er from today

vfk220 · « **Reply #7278 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 07:32 PM »

Hello All

I'm switching from reading mode to read/write - making my first post here

Fished White Lake today (Monticello, Sullivan) , slow action, 1 pickerel on tip-up and few yellow perch,
other guys around were bored as well... ice is solid black, about 7-8''...
And couples Q's :
(1) Anybody fished Mahopac lake this season?
(2) In the Jack Stewart's annual mag I see that big size yellow perches has been taken recently from Swan Lake - which 'Swan' is it,
the one in Sullivan county, or that in Putnam ? If latter, any info how to access it?

Thank you,
vfk220

mr.clean · « **Reply #7279 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 04:34 AM »

Glad to see people getting out fishing. Tipup28 your season is off to a great start. YuranB thank you for the report. No Offense meant but Laurel Meadow and Four Corners Pond are in Sterling Forest State Park not Harriman.
Shellfish nice Walleye! I have a question for you what reservoir had the 7 to 8 inches of ice. I hope you know that the NYC water supply reservoirs are closed to ice fishing. Do not want to see you or anyone else get into trouble.

On another subject I'm still trying to get information on the following fire department contests in Sullivan county. These are the contests and dates. Sunday Jan.25 Swan Lake , Saturday Feb.7 Loch Sheldrake and Saturday Feb.21 Monticello held at Sackett Lake. Both Loch Sheldrake and Monticello have websites which I've been checking daily to date nothing is posted about contests. If anyone has information send me a personal message. In particular I'm looking for contest hours ,if live bait fish and food drink are available for purchase, where to park,entry fee, ATV and snowmobiles allowed, etc. Thinking of calling Sport Nuts in Rock Hill to see if they have any information.
Steve

vfk220 · « **Reply #7280 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 08:37 AM »

I guess "Catskills reservoir"+Walleye means Swinging Bridge ?

greensider · « **Reply #7281 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 10:20 AM »

i get carp on crappie jigs in choddike lake in the summer

RIVERRAT2 · « **Reply #7282 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 01:53 PM »

Quote from: tipup28 on Jan 11, 2015, 07:17 PM

Haha ooops posted my pic from yesterday again... Heres the actual 23"er from today

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LOVE looking at great fish photo's,keep them coming[NICE fish]

RAT

BCSHANTY · « **Reply #7283 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 03:02 PM »

Quote from: vfk220 on Jan 11, 2015, 07:32 PM

Hello All

I'm switching from reading mode to read/write - making my first post here
Fished White Lake today (Monticello, Sullivan) , slow action, 1 pickerel on tip-up and few yellow perch,
other guys around were bored as well... ice is solid black, about 7-8''...
And couples Q's :
(1) Anybody fished Mahopac lake this season?
(2) In the Jack Stewart's annual mag I see that big size yellow perches has been taken recently from Swan Lake - which 'Swan' is it,
the one in Sullivan county, or that in Putnam ? If latter, any info how to access it?

Thank you,
vfk220

SULLIVAN CO.

Loudmouth879 · « **Reply #7284 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 03:53 PM »

Looks like we're going to get a warm up starting this weekend.... Sunday 43/26 Monday 39/25 Tuesday 38/27 Wednesday 41/27.... At least it will be cold at night

vfk220 · « **Reply #7285 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 04:23 PM »

Thanks for replies to shellfish & bcshanty ... I drove by Swan Lake (Sullivan) yesterday
morning and found only a single person fishing there (right in the center of the lake)
so decided to go to White Lake where at least 20 fishermen explored their luck during the day,
all depths from that 80' hole close to rt 17b to shallow-weeds near Fire Dept. but looks like
fish was biting nowhere ... and my new toy " Lowrance Elite 4 Ice" registered only occasional fish
(once in 15 min) swimming 1ft from the bottom a (lone perch abandoned its school?)

As of resevoirs water level change , I think it explains why occasionally there is a layer a water on the ice(if the level goes down),
sometimes a lot (last year at SWing. Br. I waded nearly a feet-deep pools in February)... I agree that SWing. Br. is
a challenge , probably unless you live nearby and can use an ATV to drive to dam area and learn where and how to fish year-by-year...

quailman2 · « **Reply #7286 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 05:36 PM »

Hey shellfish I know its a dumb question to ask but are you getting those walleye in orange co ? just looking to get into some of them.

BlackH2O · « **Reply #7287 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 06:08 PM »

Quote from: tipup28 on Jan 11, 2015, 07:17 PM

Haha ooops posted my pic from yesterday again... Heres the actual 23"er from today

Nice pickerel.

ice boy19 · « **Reply #7288 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 06:40 PM »

I'm trying to go out tomorrow somewhere but I have no idea where to go anyone have an ideas? Just trying to catch a few pan fish and maybe a pickerel or 2 on the tip ups. Considering going to walton but I haven't had much luck there. Trying to get out as its my only day off

fishon723 · « **Reply #7289 on:** Jan 12, 2015, 08:41 PM »

Ice boy try laurel meadow north or south pond in Sterling Forest. Have had good luck there in the past for pickerel and gils. You will also get an occasional bass. Its also a little closer if you coming up from New City. Unfortunately I have to work, maybe later this week for me. Good Luck.

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