Author Topic: Zach's 2005-06 Hardwater Season: Update 2-15 Smallmouth and other pics (Page 13) (Read 28916 times)

ol crawdad · « **Reply #150 on:** Jan 26, 2006, 03:00 PM »

Quote from: ChenBassHead on Jan 26, 2006, 02:09 PM

C'mon guys, give me a friggin break...

That was my point, and pikeguys too I believe...

PGKris · « **Reply #151 on:** Jan 26, 2006, 09:43 PM »

You're gonna be nailed to the floor!! Enjoy!! Hows that go.....

"A young man once asked a young woman to marry him...........The young woman said NO!..............The young man went fishing and hunting as much as he pleased for the rest of his life"

PIKEGUY · « **Reply #152 on:** Jan 27, 2006, 07:47 AM »

Quote from: ol crawdad on Jan 26, 2006, 03:00 PM

That was my point, and pikeguys too I believe...

Yep. Nothing wrong with a girl that likes you and likes to fish. To an extent of course

Chucker · « **Reply #153 on:** Jan 28, 2006, 05:01 AM »

Quote from: ChenBassHead on Jan 25, 2006, 06:23 AM

Yeha, but it's a lot different than when you were here! See that white building? That's a big @ss student center that they're building right now. It's complete with a pool hall, a new cafe, a NEW BUXTON , and YES....even a bar! There's also a huge library that's only a few years old. I'll take some pictures and post them on here later on so you can see what I mean.

-Zach

Was last up about 2 years ago, and actually, I don't like it. Ya can't see the stinkin' lake anymore

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #154 on:** Jan 30, 2006, 06:16 PM »

Well, this weekend was full of fun, as we held the IceShanty Adirondack Get-Together on Simon Pond (off Tupper Lake).

Here is Coldbum and I with our nice walleyes, 22" and 21" respectively.

Today, I headed out here on Lower St. Regis Lake for some pike action...while I didn't get any flags that resulted in landed fish, we managed a couple nice fish anyway.

I caught this nice pike on my UL, while jigging for perch...24" on 3 lb. test...taken on a jig made by Cold Feet.

My friend Ryan jigged up this nice bass, which was his first bass ever through the ice.

My flags are going to be left out all night, so hopefully I'll have a flag or 2 in the AM!

-Zach

bonkfan14 · « **Reply #155 on:** Jan 30, 2006, 06:28 PM »

good luck tonight hopefully you will have 5 flags in the morn...zeke

fishingking · « **Reply #156 on:** Jan 30, 2006, 06:55 PM »

NIce walleye Zac hope you get 5 flags in the AM

fishstalker · « **Reply #157 on:** Jan 30, 2006, 08:28 PM »

Hey Zach my name is Ben and i will be attending my Freshman year at paul Smiths in Fall of 06! I am an avid outdoorsman and love to fish and hunt. I knew that the hunting was good in New York, but i didn't realize that the fishing was as good! Great Pics! Since i will be away from my normal fishing ranges in VT I was hoping that you could give me some suggestions on were to go fishing over there at Paul Smiths. I love to fish for Lake Trout, Salmon, Walley, Northerns and of course perch and smelt! Any suggestions on were to go would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Zach, and keep posting those awesome Pics! P.S. Any good deer hunting spots would be awesome too! just joking

Thanks- Ben

Robb · « **Reply #158 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 07:13 AM »

Nice fish!! How was the winter camping??

Robb

PIKEGUY · « **Reply #159 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:13 AM »

Way to go on all the different fish.

Great pics as always Zach

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #160 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:18 AM »

Miserable for me! I didn't have a tent, or camping gear, so I had to sleep outside on the ground...it sucked so badly, because I was tired (for good reason

) and just wanted to get some sleep....I would fall asleep next to the fire, and wake up to it just smoldering...then I would build it back up and fall asleep, and wake up to it smoldering...I ended up sleeping in Harry's truck, although let me tell ya, that was still cold!

-Zach

Robb · « **Reply #161 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:20 AM »

Quote from: ChenBassHead on Jan 31, 2006, 08:18 AM

Miserable for me! I didn't have a tent, or camping gear, so I had to sleep outside on the ground...it sucked so badly, because I was tired (for good reason ) and just wanted to get some sleep....I would fall asleep next to the fire, and wake up to it just smoldering...then I would build it back up and fall asleep, and wake up to it smoldering...I ended up sleeping in Harry's truck, although let me tell ya, that was still cold!

-Zach

Man that's terrible! But kinda funny

Sorry bud!

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #162 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:34 AM »

Yeah, it was terrible...but ironically, Harry woke me up in the AM, saying "Let's go catch some walleyes"...after I got out of the truck, we were walking over towards my sled and he said "Oh yes, napkins!", and ran into the woods...

So I decided to check my tipups, since I really wasn't motivated enough to do it the night before. I got to the other side of the island and...

FLAG!!

So I walk over and yank it out and that fish had taken out all my line, down to the knot on my spool!! I yanked it out of the hole, and pulled on what felt like slack line for a while when all of a sudden it just stopped....damn fish had me wrapped around a log or something!

So I wrapped my hand around the line, and pulled hard, thinking that either my line was going to break or the fish was going to come up...low and behold, the line pops free and out comes a 21" walleye!

-Zach

Robb · « **Reply #163 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:36 AM »

Nice!! Did you guys finish ALL the Pizza?? Hope there was enough

. I think in the next few weeks a few of us are goning to head up to Raquette lake if your interested......

Robb

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #164 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:38 AM »

When we were getting ready to leave, there were 2 pizzas...I brought one and Sal, J, and Bruce got the other...mine is gone!

Would I be interested in Raquette Lake? You know I would be!!

BAZOOKAJOE · « **Reply #165 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:44 AM »

You bonehead...winter camping with no tent or gear...geeezzz???

You must have froze your a** off!!

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #166 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:47 AM »

Well, I had originally planned to just fish all night....but as you can see, plans change!

BAZOOKAJOE · « **Reply #167 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 08:49 AM »

It probably didn't have anything to do with that keg of beer, did it?

I can't say i havn't done the same thing before.

BCJensen · « **Reply #168 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 09:41 AM »

Zach, how did you make out last night?? anything??

Brent

ol crawdad · « **Reply #169 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 11:09 AM »

Quote from: ChenBassHead on Jan 30, 2006, 06:16 PM

My flags are going to be left out all night, so hopefully I'll have a flag or 2 in the AM!

Is it legal to leave tip-ups out all night unattended while you are not monitoring them? (Or anytime?)

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #170 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 12:58 PM »

Went out last night to check my tipups...had 2 flags, with one being a bait tripped falg and the other, which had on a dead shiner, was stripped off the hook. So I reset the one that still had bait, and left...

This AM, I went out and check my tipups again. On the way out, my friend Wes, who had brougth his jigging rod, dropped his hali down a hole and BAM!, caught this nice perch.

So we continue down to the flags and he drops his jig in another hole...BAM! His line goes slack, the result of a pike bite off...

We finally get to the tipups, and I had a bait flag on the one from the night before...so I reset it and decided to check my tipups...I got to the last one and my bait had buried itself in the weeds...so I reset it about a foot higher, and we left...100 yards later, I turned around and the flag was up! So I ran over to it, and pulled out this small, eater size pike.

Wasn't a bad morning afterall...the walk is killer, but it's a good spot!

-Zach

SLIPPERYFISH · « **Reply #171 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 01:21 PM »

Nice fish guys!

BCJensen · « **Reply #172 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 01:24 PM »

NIce fish guys

ol crawdad · « **Reply #173 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 01:58 PM »

Quote from: ol crawdad on Jan 31, 2006, 11:09 AM

Is it legal to leave tip-ups out all night unattended while you are not monitoring them? (Or anytime?)

From DEC site:
In New York State, general angling regulations limit anglers to two jigging lines (or hand lines) and five tip-ups in most waters. Each tip-up must be marked with the operator's name and address; the operator must be in immediate attendance when the lines are in the water.

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #174 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 02:07 PM »

Ooops....guess I didn't realize that. I was told before by someone that there was no attendance law in NY...but you can't argue with cold, hard evidence like that. Thanks Lou!

-Zach

ol crawdad · « **Reply #175 on:** Jan 31, 2006, 02:12 PM »

CBH, PM box is full...

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #176 on:** Feb 15, 2006, 12:51 PM »

Well, I haven't updated this in a while, because this past week I didn't fish too much. But I have a few pics from today and the weekend before last.

Went out today to do a little jigging because it's so nice out. The wind was a little heavy, but since it's coming out of the SW, it's actually sort of "warm." As soon as I dropped a jig down, the bottom came alive with fish.

I caught a ton of perch in short order. This was the best one, about 10"...nothing special, not even really sure why I took the picture...
All of a sudden the fish just disappeared...I knew there was a predator of some sort in the area. All of a sudden a mark showed up just below my jig, and hit rather hard...The fight was on!

After about 5 minutes I landed this 18.5" smallmouth(estimated after laying it next to my rod), which is actually the first smallie I've ever caught through the ice.

Another shot...man what a fight!

Last weekend, I jigged out here on Lower St. Regis and caught some nice pumpkinseeds.

Here's a 34" pike taken by a friend of mine...A real nice fish that weighed 10# even...

On Monday, I fished for a few hours with BCjenson, who was up doing work in Ray Brook.

Fishing was slow, but I did manage a nice 11" perch. Again, not sure why I took the photo...Just to have the pics I guess!

On Tuesday, I went out with Pikie to do some smelt fishing on Upper Saranac...no pics, but we did catch 70 or so in about an hour and 1/2...I was also broke off by a laker...

Finally, some kitchen shots...

My bowl full of pike...Notice the perch fillets on top. There are more perch and even a walleye in there somewhere.

I'm not a culinary arts major, and I don't have a ton of fancy breading mixes and stuff...but don't these pan fried pike and perch look great?

-Zach

PIKEGUY · « **Reply #177 on:** Feb 15, 2006, 01:47 PM »

I just ate and now I'm hungry again? That's not fair Zach

BCJensen · « **Reply #178 on:** Feb 15, 2006, 02:05 PM »

Did not catch much but it sure did snow on us. caught a couple on colby on sat... Zach thanks again for going taking the time to go out with me.

hali-man · « **Reply #179 on:** Feb 15, 2006, 02:08 PM »

Nice fish, guys!
I LOVE smallies...

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