Who's going to the Walleye Challenge??

[nightrunner06]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pumped up about ice fishing this year!!! Who's going to the walleye challenge on the Great Sacandaga Lake??

[sacandagakid]

we"ll be there in joe's new shanty he won in louies contest

[nightrunner06]

do you have any clue when they send out the rist bands for the tourny??

[Rick James]

I'll be there.

[sacandagakid]

you can pick them up after jan 1st at fuel and food. not sure when they start mailing. its full so will start soon.best contest in new york.MOstly thanks to louie from fuel and food.he also does all weekend contest last weekend of walleye.the fuel and food contest is  a great time as well

[thor94]

Signed up and ready to go!  Great tournament, just hoping we do better than our two dink-walleye production last year. 

[weavs150]

where is sacandaga lake?

[IceLabrador]

Signed up and ready to roll.....I think the bracelets go out after the first.....I paid a little extra to have them mail it out. 

[hindes]

will be there agian for sure,getting the hard shack finished up tomarrow,hoping to do better this year,we entered 4 walleyes last year and didnt place in the money.good luck to all entered!!!!

[Hardwaternubie53]

where is sacandaga lake?

There are two. This thread is referring to the Great Sacandaga, formerly known as the Sacandaga Res. It straddles Fulton and Saratoga counties. Look up Mayfield and Broadalbin on a map. These two villages are roughly across from one another on the lower end of the lake. Also, reference Northville, Gloversville, Johnstown and Amsterdam,near by cities.

[iceman260]

I'll be there with the crew from photo 1 in the photo contest. Graet time and prizes. Fishing isn't all that great we caught two just legal walleyes and four big perch last year.

[sacandagakid]

sacandaga has alot of eyes.just have to fish it more than once or twice a year because they don't really school up here.lots of fish though

[kayak2fish]

It's full already!? I hope my dad got our entry forms mailed in time. I think he sent them out last week sometime.

[Joe Snag]

i'll be there with buckfish and carogakid in the northampton walleyewagon-

[TROPHYMAN]

Already got the wrist bands and ready to fish just need some ice good luck to all

[IceLabrador]

How did you get the bracelets already?  I thought they were mailing them out or available for pick up after the first...

[drocko17]

when does registration close

[o2rmk800]

as soon as they get 1500 entries. @ 3:00 pm yesterday they had 20-30 left.

[SSminnow]

sacandaga has alot of eyes.

i have to disagree with you on that.  i think it had a lot of eyes before the white perch wiped them out.  now it seems like the pike are thriving because they have the white perch to chow on.  last year there were only 125 or so eyes weighed in at the challenge out of say 800 people out of the 1500 entries.  that is 4000 tip ups and less than 200 eyes.  i did really well on bass/pike this summer and caught a ton of white perch.

[Booker]

We will be there hoping for  better results than last year. I want one of the wheelers!!!!!!!!!! And a large eye would be a bonus.

[hunts2long]

All set to go...got our wrist bands when we signed up a Food and Fuel. Had a good year this summer with the walleyes, so hoping this winter will be better than last year on the ice. They are there, just have to find them....hunts2long

[SSminnow]

All set to go...got our wrist bands when we signed up a Food and Fuel. Had a good year this summer with the walleyes, so hoping this winter will be better than last year on the ice. They are there, just have to find them....hunts2long

I know they are in there just not a lot of them.  Tough to find them on the ice,  did good trolling this summer but covered a lot of water to do so.  Just need to be in the right place at the right time.

[icedd]

I'm in, never fished the lake before any maps you can recommend we always have a good time at these things maybe we'll see you there

[sacandagakid]

I agree with you minnow.alot of big pike  but in summer its not uncommon for us to do 10-15 eyes trolling in a couple of hours. winter is not as good but we got 6 sat and 4 sun.all legal and all released. I target trout so next weekend will be diff. hope to get a flag

[eiderz]

My three buddies and I are in, but have never been to the lake. I would like to try it once before the tournament so I'm not fumbling around in the dark, is there ice yet? If I understood sacandagakid correctly it sounds as if there is.

[SSminnow]

My three buddies and I are in, but have never been to the lake. I would like to try it once before the tournament so I'm not fumbling around in the dark, is there ice yet? If I understood sacandagakid correctly it sounds as if there is.

I was cutting 5 inches in the bay i live on, I wouldn't wonder out to the middle of the lake just yet.

[eiderz]

Thanks SSminnow. Plan to give 'er a try in a couple of weeks, it's a 3 hour ride for us to the lake-hope the ice is better so it doesn't turn into a 3 hour tour.

[SSminnow]

Thanks SSminnow. Plan to give 'er a try in a couple of weeks, it's a 3 hour ride for us to the lake-hope the ice is better so it doesn't turn into a 3 hour tour.

there will be plenty of ice by then.  where do you plan on going out from? 

[dan_lais]

i sent my registration out thursday night and just called the chamber and i just made it! ;Dnever catch much there in the winter but at least ill have a chance at all those prizes.

[eiderz]

where do you plan on going out from?

Well, that raises a good question. Based on the derby literature it appears we could use the state ramp in Broadalbin, is there an access point closer to, or at, Lanzis? I don't mind paying a little if it's a convenient spot, with 1500+ people on the ice it must be a zoo at the launches, that's partly why I want to try it in advance. Is there anywhere else that would be a good access point? We have ATVs so a couple mile ride is no big deal.