LAKE GEORGE BS THREAD

[AdkKen]

Great info. Local guy.  Fun to watch as usual.

[ship of fools]

Anyone know how much snow fell and any chance it turned to sleet/freezing rain or at least warmed up at the end?

[IcefisherSteve]

We got 3" in stillwater. All snow. I'd imagine it stayed all snow north. News said 6" but didnt see for myself but it was  all snow here.

[ship of fools]

We got 3" in stillwater. All snow. I'd imagine it stayed all snow north. News said 6" but didnt see for myself but it was  all snow here.

Too bad .. I'm in Delmar and I shoveled less than an inch of wet heavy snow.

[wec]

Anyone know how much snow fell and any chance it turned to sleet/freezing rain or at least warmed up at the end?

John, only 1/2 inch by me, stayed warm last night, 25 degrees.

[ship of fools]

John, only 1/2 inch by me, stayed warm last night, 25 degrees.

Good to hear Bill, Looking at the weather report this morning and the radar loop it looked to me that there was less snow north of glens falls. If that's the case there might be lots of new areas safe to fish after this weekend

[wec]

Good to hear Bill, Looking at the weather report this morning and the radar loop it looked to me that there was less snow north of glens falls. If that's the case there might be lots of new areas safe to fish after this weekend

Around 10 degrees tonight, and-10 tomorrow night, should really help.

[ship of fools]

Around 10 degrees tonight, and-10 tomorrow night, should really help.

There's a world of difference if that ice is under even a couple of inches of snow …..   maybe the wind will blow all the snow off but not bust up the ice. Long term forecast isn't great but there's enough cold in it to build some ice if the good water locks up.

[hardwaterhonkey]

There's a world of difference if that ice is under even a couple of inches of snow …..   maybe the wind will blow all the snow off but not bust up the ice. Long term forecast isn't great but there's enough cold in it to build some ice if the good water locks up.

Snow is very heavy and water saturated it won’t be blowing off maybe freezing over which I’m hoping for

[ship of fools]

Snow is very heavy and water saturated it won’t be blowing off maybe freezing over which I’m hoping for

Heck yeah....   if there was a couple of inches of snow and it freezes up then we get that 10 below night we're in business.

Good thing January was a good month at work ….. 

[97cougar]

I have read on here that people are fishing from Hearthstone, can any one report on the condition of the road into the campground?  Plowed, ice covered, passable with 4wd, etc.?

[wec]

I have read on here that people are fishing from Hearthstone, can any one report on the condition of the road into the campground?  Plowed, ice covered, passable with 4wd, etc.?

Road plowed, and sanded yesterday.  Would recommend 4-wheel drivevanyways.

[Adironzach]

Had 3" of snow in Saratoga, closer to 5" when you got up to Gansevoort. Good to hear that the snow tapered off once you got north of Glens Falls. If we all say a collective prayer, maybe we can get a couple windless nights. With the temps where they are,  the open water will freeze and free up a lot of untouched territory 

[CamoGurl2023]

Anyone know how much ice is on vet's? Thanks in advance 

[Jkrum10238]

Had 3" of snow in Saratoga, closer to 5" when you got up to Gansevoort. Good to hear that the snow tapered off once you got north of Glens Falls. If we all say a collective prayer, maybe we can get a couple windless nights. With the temps where they are,  the open water will freeze and free up a lot of untouched territory 

Bolton NY - "Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening."

[flyfish413]

Had 3" of snow in Saratoga, closer to 5" when you got up to Gansevoort. Good to hear that the snow tapered off once you got north of Glens Falls. If we all say a collective prayer, maybe we can get a couple windless nights. With the temps where they are,  the open water will freeze and free up a lot of untouched territory 

10 below and no wind tomorrow night should give that a serious jump start!

[Adironzach]

Bolton NY - "Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening."

I needed this today, thank you 

[lowaccord66]

All this cold coming is great.  Get to skip LG and fish for those real big lakers on Champ. 

[hardwaterhonkey]

All this cold coming is great.  Get to skip LG and fish for those real big lakers on Champ.

Lol was I crazy for thinking the same thing? Gotta go to norms Saturday am to get bait and the big water tempts me.... she was locked around the bridge last Friday knew guys who had them then

[lowaccord66]

Bait for laker fishing?  Dafuq you talking about LMAO.

[hardwaterhonkey]

Bait for laker fishing?  Dafuq you talking about LMAO.

I chum and will set a dead bait in my shack from time to time
Hard to believe but many guys on here are even tip up only... crazy thought right!

[SSmokinn SS]

There is nothing wrong in using bait for lakers..

[Adironzach]

Bait for laker fishing?  Dafuq you talking about LMAO.

Ill put a hunt or medium shiner on any metal i toss as well as my hair jigs. Have fished them both ways and with bait has out fished without bait every time. I toss a lot of tubes and swimbaits though so a lot of my bait turns to chum.

[SSmokinn SS]

Ill put a hunt or medium shiner on any metal i toss as well as my hair jigs. Have fished them both ways and with bait has out fished without bait every time. I toss a lot of tubes and swimbaits though so a lot of my bait turns to chum.

My 3 biggest lakers have all came on Icicles on tip ups, about 20-25’ below the Ice, over 90’+ of water. Haven’t fished for them in years like that tho. Have since changed to chasing bigger fish through the ice.

[TimK]

Regurgitated smelt or toulibee #1 bait.  Gimme yo dinner!

[hot tuna]

My 3 biggest lakers have all came on Icicles on tip ups, about 20-25’ below the Ice, over 90’+ of water. Haven’t fished for them in years like that tho. Have since changed to chasing bigger fish through the ice.

There are very few fish larger than a lake trout recorded as record fish in nys. Carp is one and reasonable,  pike are marginal  due to length vs girth.  Muskellunge are possible.
Chinook salmon will never happen again and a striped bass are not resident fish.
Don't leave much else.

Before the great lakes became into play.  The northern pike in question on great GSL and the lake trout from lake placid were the kings of biggest fish.

[mdougla1]

Never heard of it. What happened to not spot burning?

"what happened to not spot burning? "
this entire website honestly

[sjord89]

Hardwarerhinkey delete that comment bud. I don’t want my picture associated with spot burning

[lowaccord66]

 I was joking re bait use.  I use it occasionally on jackers but most of the lakers I catch are without bait.  Its nice to just jig.  This one ate fine without any bait.

[Fishmarket]

All this cold coming is great.  Get to skip LG and fish for those real big lakers on Champ.

Drove up through there this evening...looked ready to button up