LAKE GEORGE BS THREAD

[ship of fools]

There are way more being caught than most know about. Most that catch salmon regularly don’t brag on the internet like those that catch a random one.

It was an outstanding open water season for them. We caught two or three on the charter i did and I watched his facebook page and he caught them all summer.

[Forest]

Anyone want to give me some pointers on Lake George?
I just moved to Luzerne. Never fished LG before

I have been hitting some small ponds in Warren County but I’m tired of catching dink pickerel lol.

[Buckmaster7600]

It was an outstanding open water season for them. We caught two or three on the charter i did and I watched his facebook page and he caught them all summer.

From someone that lives here and fishes the lake 2-3 times a week all year I wouldn’t call the salmon fishing outstanding, I would say the salmon fishing is 10% of what it was 20years ago. It is coming back but it has a long ways to go! That being said it’s been a pretty good start so far for salmon.

[prchslyr]

There are way more being caught than most know about. Most that catch salmon regularly don’t brag on the internet like those that catch a random one.

This dude is 100% on the money.
My buddies that put in the effort with 6 tipups just under the ice are getting them more often than I remember the last 10 or 15 years.
I just can't bring myself to fool with tipups anymore.

[lowaccord66]

This dude is 100% on the money.
My buddies that put in the effort with 6 tipups just under the ice are getting them more often than I remember the last 10 or 15 years.
I just can't bring myself to fool with tipups anymore.

Yup I know guys that nail them almost every trip out.

[SSmokinn SS]

Can you access off huddle beach road or are ht bubblers to much?

I’m sure it’s fine.

I got on at Bixby Beach Rd yesterday and that was good. Bixby access goes before huddle rd.

[Fishmarket]

Anyone want to give me some pointers on Lake George?
I just moved to Luzerne. Never fished LG before

I have been hitting some small ponds in Warren County but I’m tired of catching dink pickerel lol.

What species are you looking to go after?  There's lots of good info on the thread if you go have spare time to back through it all.  Theres also a LG perch thread on here although it hasnt been very active lately.

[Forest]

What species are you looking to go after?  There's lots of good info on the thread if you go have spare time to back through it all.  Theres also a LG perch thread on here although it hasnt been very active lately.

Well a laker is on my bucket list as I have never caught one.
But I think for my first shot I’d  like to stick with warm water species like perch etc. I haven’t heard much about bass or pike or eyes in LG but I guess they’re there somewhere?

I will do some more looking in previous threads as you said.

[Big Tupper]

Went Laker Jigging off Pilot knob today for the very 1st time, I was in 80 ft of water, man that is tough fishing. Did catch my 1st laker that chased almost 40 ft before it smashed me. Only 1 laker out of 4 chasers but marking fish was far and far between. Is that the norm for Laker Jigging? Some areas only 4 to 5 inches of ice. Used a marcum and a swim jig. Any feedback would be great that's very slow fishing....

[fullThrottle]

Maybe down size your bait. I like a 2.5 inch plastic because you’ll get smaller fish and larger fish. I’ve fished larger baits and you get a lot of lookers but not as many takers.

[Big Tupper]

How long do you guys wait for marks before you move on? There was a lot of people around not much catching going, be careful out there fellows after this rain.

Shawn

[SSmokinn SS]

[fullThrottle]

How long do you guys wait for marks before you move on? There was a lot of people around not much catching going, be careful out there fellows after this rain.

Shawn

I’ll start moving it as soon as I see the mark. 

[got em]

  . Got on at bixby Beach. . Hearthstone packed . . Huddle  also.   . . Drilled three holes . . 😗 .  Done.   Back in ravena by noon . .

[Toyotaguy 1]

Best thing I can say is get away from the crowds .

[Fontona19]

Well a laker is on my bucket list as I have never caught one.
But I think for my first shot I’d  like to stick with warm water species like perch etc. I haven’t heard much about bass or pike or eyes in LG but I guess they’re there somewhere?

I will do some more looking in previous threads as you said.

You have a good chance of catching a Laker no matter what type of fishing you're doing in that Lake. There are plenty of bass around, and definitely some decent Pike, unfortunately there are no walleye unless you ask some of the Yahoos on here.   

[Toyotaguy 1]

I’ll start moving it as soon as I see the mark.

I think he meant how long before you move to a different location

[Fishmarket]

Good haul. Found some good ones myself

[sameoljets]

Lots of pressure ridges and heaves forming.  Keep your eyes peeled.  Ice was much different headed back in

[Big Tupper]

Nice Perch, yes I meant how long to move to a different area. We actually started off with perch today but it was slow. We accidentally used a few holes that some guys had drilled but they were real cool about it so we gave them a bunch of nice perch so it was a win win. The way it should be.

[SSmokinn SS]

. Got on at bixby Beach. . Hearthstone packed . . Huddle  also.   . . Drilled three holes . . 😗 .  Done.   Back in ravena by noon . .

So in other words you took home a limit of 7-8”s? Lol

[pixleyken]

Pilot knob gonna survive this warm up for Saturday? Looks like ice up there tonight but rain tomorrow night

[SSmokinn SS]

Pilot knob gonna survive this warm up for Saturday? Looks like ice up there tonight but rain tomorrow night

I’m not sure. That area will go quick with this weather we have been having. I’d be cautious your next trip back there.

[TimK]

Good haul. Found some good ones myself

Looks like the perchn's been good this week!

[SSmokinn SS]

Looks like the perchn's been good this week!

10” average... nice. 9” average is my minumum to keep.

[icecaptain14]

Any close parking to basin bay always wanted to fish it but didn't know any access there

[lowaccord66]

How long do you guys wait for marks before you move on? There was a lot of people around not much catching going, be careful out there fellows after this rain.

Shawn

Sometimes I never move.  You can ruin an entire trip trying to find the "spot"  if you are in an area and you've marked a few but they don't hit...start going through a rotation of offerings before you move.  So many times a subtle switch in presentation will change everything.  Plenty of times where I've marked squat in a spot for 30 minutes, change jigs and bam.

Now there are times where some moves have helped but more often than not if I'm in a decent area I can be patient enough to hit a school that comes through.  Sometimes all of the catching is limited to an hour or 2 out of an 8 hour trip. 

[Fishmarket]

Sometimes I never move.  You can ruin an entire trip trying to find the "spot"  if you are in an area and you've marked a few but they don't hit...start going through a rotation of offerings before you move.  So many times a subtle switch in presentation will change everything.  Plenty of times where I've marked squat in a spot for 30 minutes, change jigs and bam.

Now there are times where some moves have helped but more often than not if I'm in a decent area I can be patient enough to hit a school that comes through.  Sometimes all of the catching is limited to an hour or 2 out of an 8 hour trip.

Good info man.  I just got into the jigging for laker game last year and enjoy hearing what you die hards have to say.  I find my self often asking myself if I should make a move.

[step2jimi]

For me it all depends on how many fish Im marking. If I have single fish coming in every 20 minutes they better be aggressive. If they are coming in and haphazardly chasing or just looking and leaving I will move. Not big moves maybe 50 yards a time. If Im having multiple fish come in each time but they're not chasing its time to figure out what they want. I rarely change lures just change what Im doing either to get them to come look or change what i do once i mark. I was turned on to a lure a few years ago and haven't used much of anything else sens. Honestly most of my moving comes 1st thing in the morning. If my 1st hole doesn't produce a mark in the first 15 minutes i move. When I find a hole that's marking but fish don't seem to be aggressive its usually as simple as working my bait a little higher in the water column. It seems if they come up a little higher to investigate they are more committed to chase. Great thing about lake George is, if you find a hole thats marking a bunch of fish, you should have too much trouble enticing them to chase.

[lowaccord66]

Good info man.  I just got into the jigging for laker game last year and enjoy hearing what you die hards have to say.  I find my self often asking myself if I should make a move.

You may never get out of the game, it's a lot of fun.