Long Lake (Naples)

[tonyjackson]

Got out yesterday and there was a good 6 inches or more everywhere. Some spots with slush/water and some spots were glare ice.
Caught a handful of white perch. They were extremely picky, I had to hold a worm in front of them for a minute just to get a bite.

Big question for those that have fished it for cusk: Is it too early in the year? and should I target the Harrison end, Naples end, or the middle?
Thanks

[woodchip]

Tony we jigged White perch yesterday and today on Little Sebago. we did catch perch but with a garmen and a Vexilar flasher we could see lots of fish near bottom. they were not aggresive in their bite at all 4 of us fished all day and the perch were on bottom all day and they would come up to our jigs with night crawlers on hook and nose bait   Ive never had two days in a row with the bite so light . usally on a mid morning we can get 50 to 100 fish    but not this year .

[woodchip]

We had 7 1/2" of solid ice today with some water on surface around presure cracks

[tonyjackson]

Tony we jigged White perch yesterday and today on Little Sebago. we did catch perch but with a garmen and a Vexilar flasher we could see lots of fish near bottom. they were not aggresive in their bite at all 4 of us fished all day and the perch were on bottom all day and they would come up to our jigs with night crawlers on hook and nose bait   Ive never had two days in a row with the bite so light . usally on a mid morning we can get 50 to 100 fish    but not this year .

That's exactly what they did to me. Used my little garmin finder and pulled all of them off the bottom.
I'm hoping it's due to high barometric pressure and not a theme for the year.

[woodchip]

In all my fishing years Ive never seen Jigging perch like that two days in a row  when you can see them on bottom

[Skorpion]

I would also be interested in hearing any cusk tips for long lake. Is there a certain color that works best when jigging? What water depths do folks like to target?

[woodchip]

Cusk like cut bait, If i catch a smaLL perch cut some half inch chuncks lay on bottom ,any cusk around youll get them

[nbourque]

Cusk like cut bait, If i catch a smaLL perch cut some half inch chuncks lay on bottom ,any cusk around youll get them

Illegal

[darby74]

I usually have my bait guy set aside some dead shiners, and use leftover smelts for bait.  I do ok this time of year up North for Cusk, but come the middle of February through March they school up, and we can put more than a dozen on the ice 3-5lbs.  I mentioned it before, but attaching a Dr. FISH deep drop light (Amazon) a couole of feet from the bait really seems to help.  Just me and the dogs this weekend, will report on salmon and cisk bite

[woodchip]

Keeping those 30" browntrout is illeagel also

[nbourque]

Keeping those 30" browntrout is illeagel also

Indeed

[DowneastPescador]

I usually have my bait guy set aside some dead shiners, and use leftover smelts for bait.  I do ok this time of year up North for Cusk, but come the middle of February through March they school up, and we can put more than a dozen on the ice 3-5lbs.  I mentioned it before, but attaching a Dr. FISH deep drop light (Amazon) a couole of feet from the bait really seems to help.  Just me and the dogs this weekend, will report on salmon and cisk bite

Have never caught one before. Thanks for the tip.

[gamefisher]

Keeping those 30" browntrout is illeagel also

Only from flowing waters Chippy,  catch all the 30" browns from little sebago you can and post them up on here. 😎

[woodchip]

Ive caught most of my cusk on a diced up Chub or large minnows also all my big Togue i usally by one or two suckers at a local bait shop ill dice these up as i need bait ,youll find out it works great.

[nbourque]

Ive caught most of my cusk on a diced up Chub or large minnows also all my big Togue i usally by one or two suckers at a local bait shop ill dice these up as i need bait ,youll find out it works great.

Legal

[darby74]

Legal

Lol

[nbourque]

Lol

Ol woody better be careful. He’s gonna get a visit by Mr green jeans 

[woodchip]

They probaly want to see my 30" Browns.

[nbourque]

They probaly want to see my 30" Browns.

In your dreams 

[Steve H.]

Everyone knows browns in Little Sebago top out at 29".

[nbourque]

Everyone knows browns in Little Sebago top out at 29".

Indeed

[woodchip]

Years ago a friend of mine caught a 10lb Brown trolling on so side of Horse is. I cant imagine he or anyone else catching a fish of a life time and being forced to let it go.

[nbourque]

Years ago a friend of mine caught a 10lb Brown trolling on so side of Horse is. I cant imagine he or anyone else catching a fish of a life time and being forced to let it go.

Dude you need to read the special regs more carefully.

[joefishmore]

Dude you need to read the special regs more carefully.

       Those are only suggestions aren't they ?

[nbourque]

       Those are only suggestions aren't they ?

Lol in woodys world they are.