SOUTHERN N.Y. THREAD (L.I., WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, SULLIVAN, ORANGE COUN

[deweyicefish]

are there signs with the names of the lakes on them?

[OldHunter Road]

Heading over to Lake Tiorati hope to have a good day and hope to report good news !

[PWG]

Five hours in Sullivan - not too shabby. 
Got two biggest pickerels of 2014 so far, yellow perch was ignoring me for some reason.

[wetdreams]

Very nice, well done

[razvy]

Congratulation , that's a nice pickerel , I was today on Sullivan( beautiful day)  and end up whit one 15" crappie and a bunch a small perch, tomorrow 6 am i'm on the ice

[numinous]

Perch were slow on West Branch today also.

[Dave327]

I hit Silver Mine,  today, on ice at 8 AM, off at 5:30 PM. caught two descent pickerel, one nice crappy, and eight nice perch. Over all a pretty slow day fishing, but could not ask for a better day to be out on the ice.

[kb]

What do you do with the pickerel?

[TheThinIce]

Five hours in Sullivan - not too shabby. 
Got two biggest pickerels of 2014 so far, yellow perch was ignoring me for some reason.

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Nice fish!

[eightysixCJ]

I just did a Little research. Apparently gas augers are allowed on all Lakes except Blue Lake. that's a relief, I thought I was going to have to buy a new drill.

Hello all,

Are there any other lakes in Bear Mountain, Harriman, or Sterling Forest, or Westchester/Putnam where gas augers are prohibited?  Are gas augers permitted on the NYC reservoirs?

Are there any permits required to ice fish or park in these State Parks?

Thanks, 

Tom

[Lightsimage]

No gas augers (or electric, for that matter) on NYC Reservoirs.

[mjgonehunting]

I was under the impression that you CAN use gas augers now on NYC reservoirs!
No extra gas carried on the ice,and it has to be put on shore after drilling holes.
I had been told this several years ago,so maybe it's changed again!

[hardwater diehard]

No gas augers (or electric, for that matter) on NYC Reservoirs.

     from their web site    (5) Motorized fishing equipment is prohibited on City Property, including but not limited
to powered ice augers and trolling motors. Automotive type batteries shall not be used
to power lights or fishing equipment.
                                                        http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/recrules/recrules.pdf   

[eightysixCJ]

Thank you very much.  Any other area lakes (other than Blue Lake) where gas augers are prohibited?

Also, any permits needed to ice fish or park in Bear Mountian/Harriman/Sterling Forest?

Thanks,

Tom

[reelaction]

     from their web site    (5) Motorized fishing equipment is prohibited on City Property, including but not limited
to powered ice augers and trolling motors. Automotive type batteries shall not be used
to power lights or fishing equipment.
                                                        http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/recrules/recrules.pdf

where it says ::: Motorized fishing equipment is prohibited on City Property, including but not limited
to powered ice augers  i know you cant use gas but what about electric ice augers with the same battery you use for your vexilar ?? are you aloud to use propane heaters  like a buddy heater with the small 1 lb bottle??

[wetdreams]

Took a ride past Glenmere yesterday. I have never seen so many people out on Glenmere. I went this morning Me & my girlfriend. Got there at 6;45 & the gate was still closed. The sign says it doesnt open until 7;00. Got on the ice around 7;15 & went straight across to catfish rock. Started seting up tipups & got a flag setting up on the 4th tipup. Small bass. Got all of the tipups in Then started catching fish. Jigged up 1 decent perch then caught Bass up to 3.5 pounds A bunch of other decent bass & decent pickeral & a bunch of small ones. Nice day until it started to rain around 2;oo. Picked up everything & called it a day. Had 7 inches of ice. A couple of quads out on the ice. Walt

[hardwater diehard]

where it says ::: Motorized fishing equipment is prohibited on City Property, including but not limited
to powered ice augers  i know you cant use gas but what about electric ice augers with the same battery you use for your vexilar ?? are you aloud to use propane heaters  like a buddy heater with the small 1 lb bottle??

    I emailed the DEP of NYC ...let you when/if they respond .... very good question though.

[tipup28]

Fished Yankeetown Pond in Woodstock today from 1:30 till 5:00. Not a single flag and no bites jigging. Moved around a lot, but NOTHING! Has anyone had any luck here?

[razvy]

It was slow bite on many lakes today , I fished half a day until the rain start it , slow for me but what it come to my jig give a nice bite ,I cold not touch a crappie  got few perch few lmb
 

[reelaction]

thank you HARDWATER please let me know

[Edm87]

Tipup- I fished it once during hardwater half heartedly caught nothing.  I recently talked to a gentlemen on the ice who told me that Yankee town pond used to be a good fishery, but has gone down hill due to excessive weed growth in the summer.  If you take a look on google earth/ maps it looks pretty ugly in the summer with weed growth.

[MarlinAintAFISH]

Yeah.. I hit the Silver Mine. Any size to those crappie?

They were 10 to 14 inches. ok size. Damn pickerel cut three of my lines.

[Corndog]

They were 10 to 14 inches. ok size. Damn pickerel cut three of my lines.

Ugh! Dang pickerel! Those are some of ice size crappies! Congrats!

[AmIceMan]

Any one up in Sullivan today. How was the snow situation?

[Ice Wine]

Any one up in Sullivan today. How was the snow situation?

Nothing much, couple inches here at 1700 feet. Didn't even see the plow truck.

[razvy]

Just finish plowing , we got 5" . more coming Wednesday pm

[pooley]

Thank you very much.  Any other area lakes (other than Blue Lake) where gas augers are prohibited?

Also, any permits needed to ice fish or park in Bear Mountian/Harriman/Sterling Forest?

Thanks,

Tom

Only Blue lake has a gas auger ban in Palisades/Sterling forest parks

[kb]

What fees or permits are required to fish Harriman?  Do they charge or is it free?

[Corndog]

What fees or permits are required to fish Harriman?  Do they charge or is it free?

Ice fishing... FREE!

[kb]

Nice. Thanks. Gonna check it out.