LAKE GEORGE BS THREAD

[flyfish413]

Just Got off the ice from there, lost 2 ciscos on the way up and marked probably 6 lakers, only 2 chased it, and the others were hugging the bottom something fierce. got frustrated and went to work... lol!

Yup pretty much the story of my day yesterday, but considering the 2.5 hour drive back I stuck it out through my aggravation.

[bigredonice]

I agree and know people like that as well.  Perchinmybucket I never thought id see the day where the cape cod canal could be full of guys at 2am in the morning.  10 years ago maybe a two dozen of us on any given weeknight.  Fast forward to today and because of social media its insanely packed.  Some of which is great...the local businesses are happy, people catching are happy.  Cars getting broken into more, more violence, more drama and many different types of people from ALL walks of life became aware of the fishing and now partake.  Any reasonable person can understand that even natural resources have a limit.  In the case of the canal its fishing space and fish.  Lake george no different.  If the few guys who caught constantly posted publically it would be natural for others to try for salmon when they may have never had the thought.  Much like I would have never started fishing LG if I didn't read this thread one day.  Any good sportsman should want to foster participation. We need it terribly. However times have changed and being careful about how much limelight we put on a specific area or species is part of being a good sportsman, at least that's how I feel.  You take nothing away from the beautiful salmon if you don't name the spot.  Its still a beautiful salmon.

Dead on.   Accurate.   This should be stickied somewhere for everyone to read.

[hot tuna]

Dead on.   Accurate.   This should be stickied somewhere for everyone to read.

Come on man,  you know and I know it's to late. The damage has already been done .
Facebook is just another leaky faucet as well.
Why do you think oneida is being bombarded and people are getting into bad situations other than sheep following a wolf in disguise

[Hardwater2]

I agree and know people like that as well.  Perchinmybucket I never thought id see the day where the cape cod canal could be full of guys at 2am in the morning.  10 years ago maybe a two dozen of us on any given weeknight.  Fast forward to today and because of social media its insanely packed.  Some of which is great...the local businesses are happy, people catching are happy.  Cars getting broken into more, more violence, more drama and many different types of people from ALL walks of life became aware of the fishing and now partake.  Any reasonable person can understand that even natural resources have a limit.  In the case of the canal its fishing space and fish.  Lake george no different.  If the few guys who caught constantly posted publically it would be natural for others to try for salmon when they may have never had the thought.  Much like I would have never started fishing LG if I didn't read this thread one day.  Any good sportsman should want to foster participation. We need it terribly. However times have changed and being careful about how much limelight we put on a specific area or species is part of being a good sportsman, at least that's how I feel.  You take nothing away from the beautiful salmon if you don't name the spot.  Its still a beautiful salmon.

Nailed it!
Perfectly stated....

[lowaccord66]

Thanks guys.  RE the Cisco's.  Of the 17 lakers I landed the other day only 2 chased.  The rest did not.  Something to think about.  If the bait is paving the bottom and staying there why would you expect the lakers to chase a jig away from where the easy meals are hanging?  Instead I saw the opposite.  A couple of times groups of 5-7 lakers would bomb down from 20 fow to 70 and hammer those ciscos on the bottom!  They were coming in on a good angle and using the water column as structure it was really cool to watch.

[filetandrelease]

Come on man,  you know and I know it's to late. The damage has already been done .
Facebook is just another leaky faucet as well.
Why do you think oneida is being bombarded and people are getting into bad situations other than sheep following a wolf in disguise

Yep there are sheep everywhere
You have two choices be a follower your try and find your own fish ,
   Tuna you are correct but Oneida has handled big pressure for years

[SSmokinn SS]

[hot tuna]

Awesome  !!
I'm sure you will both remember that day forever

[filetandrelease]

 Great stuff SS

[delawareriver]

fished pilots the last two days. as many guy said yesterday was frustrating ended up with 1 and buddy got one, did mark a ton but not many chasing or interested in anything. today took a walk thinking out front would be packed again, little better some chasers, and the ones on bottom were more active. ended up 4 but all small ones. buddy got one nice one. trying to come up with a game plan for tomorrow. anyone that wants to help a couple first timers would appreciate a PM

[fullThrottle]

Looking good ss. Got that boy hooked!

[mdougla1]

I agree and know people like that as well.  Perchinmybucket I never thought id see the day where the cape cod canal could be full of guys at 2am in the morning.  10 years ago maybe a two dozen of us on any given weeknight.  Fast forward to today and because of social media its insanely packed.  Some of which is great...the local businesses are happy, people catching are happy.  Cars getting broken into more, more violence, more drama and many different types of people from ALL walks of life became aware of the fishing and now partake.  Any reasonable person can understand that even natural resources have a limit.  In the case of the canal its fishing space and fish.  Lake george no different.  If the few guys who caught constantly posted publically it would be natural for others to try for salmon when they may have never had the thought.  Much like I would have never started fishing LG if I didn't read this thread one day.  Any good sportsman should want to foster participation. We need it terribly. However times have changed and being careful about how much limelight we put on a specific area or species is part of being a good sportsman, at least that's how I feel.  You take nothing away from the beautiful salmon if you don't name the spot.  Its still a beautiful salmon.

I never would have started fishing LG if I didn't read this thread one day

Being careful about how much limelight we put on a specific area is part of being a good Sportsman


 Holy smokes. You cannot make this up


Its only cool to learn about lakes online when i do it.

[Swinginhammers_and_fishin]

Ssmokin—-

Good work, was nice to see that.

Kid looks like he had a fun day with his old man

[SSmokinn SS]

[Hardwater2]

Thanks guys.  RE the Cisco's.  Of the 17 lakers I landed the other day only 2 chased.  The rest did not.  Something to think about.  If the bait is paving the bottom and staying there why would you expect the lakers to chase a jig away from where the easy meals are hanging?  Instead I saw the opposite.  A couple of times groups of 5-7 lakers would bomb down from 20 fow to 70 and hammer those ciscos on the bottom!  They were coming in on a good angle and using the water column as structure it was really cool to watch.

I fished LG on Tuesday and Wednesday from dark to dark both days. Just crazy.....I noticed Strikingly similar behavior! Suspended fish were diving to the bottom with regularity on my flasher. Was trying to dissect what was going on. (All part of the fun) Changing up jigging presentations,, not necessarily change in lures seemed to be key. It worked well for me, and Wednesday improved over Tuesday. Moving away from the crowds and looking for those “sweet spots” so to speak made a big difference. Landed 13 lost a few others. Regardless, biting or not it’s  nice to be out there! Headed back tomorrow to fish through the weekend. Good fishing everyone and enjoy the weekend👍

[hot tuna]

Yep there are sheep everywhere
You have two choices be a follower your try and find your own fish ,
   Tuna you are correct but Oneida has handled big pressure for years

I don't know a lot about that place but I can almost bet 10 or 15 years ago you didn't see as many pa,nj,ma plates as now.  I  know they are showing up on LG as well in the winter instead of just summer.

I tend to not chase or follow but just go fish

[lowaccord66]

Nice job SS.  I may bring my daughter to LG for the first time Sunday.  She said this evening "I dont mind a long car ride dad"

She used to call lake trout lakermouths! People who take kids fishing are the coolest and I am definitely biased.

[hot tuna]

Nice job SS.  I may bring my daughter to LG for the first time Sunday.  She said this evening "I dont mind a long car ride dad"

She used to call lake trout lakermouths! People who take kids fishing are the coolest and I am definitely biased.

Do it man !!

[fullThrottle]

Yeah bring the kids up. Rowan had a blast this week. Out fished me lol. Just remember snacks and drinks

[SSmokinn SS]

Thanks guys. He had fun... but I am done with perch for the season. Finishing out the rest of the season going for the big girls that have giant teeth..

Gonna bring him farther north next weekend and show him the tip up game.

[SSmokinn SS]

Yeah bring the kids up. Rowan had a blast this week. Out fished me lol. Just remember snacks and drinks

Snacks... your not kidding.

[fullThrottle]

Lol yeah jerky keeps the yapping down. The bathroom situation is little bit tricky with the girls tho.

[hot tuna]

Lol yeah jerky keeps the yapping down. The bathroom situation is little bit tricky with the girls tho.

5 gallon bucket.  Dual purpose

[filetandrelease]

Tuna your right there are more people these days on many lakes ,  with all the social media , including these 2 sites, videos , and FB ,
 Good or bad it’s all out there
 Seeing parents or grand parents taking kids fishing is the best

[lowaccord66]

Do it man !!

You know I was thinking maybe a few exits up and a big hill might be fun for her too.  As for the bathroom situation she is fine.  We had to get tactical a few times trolling.  She loves when I cook hotdogs on the buddy heater.

[SSmokinn SS]

You know I was thinking maybe a few exits up and a big hill might be fun for her too.  As for the bathroom situation she is fine.  We had to get tactical a few times trolling.  She loves when I cook hotdogs on the buddy heater.

I cooked spaghettio’s on the buddy heater for Avery lol

[hot tuna]

You know I was thinking maybe a few exits up and a big hill might be fun for her too.  As for the bathroom situation she is fine.  We had to get tactical a few times trolling.  She loves when I cook hotdogs on the buddy heater.

It fished very well the one and only day I made it out before getting sick.
34-40 fow

[pikemanEd]

Anyone worried about the wind coming on Sunday?  Possible gusts 40-60mph in the afternoon when the cold front passes. Models are showing gusts up to 70-80mph for buffalo when that wind starts there it won't take long to get windy on LG

[lowaccord66]

Wind forecasts are never to be trusted Ed.  RJ nice to hear.  Thst fishery has improved over the past few years from what ive noticed.

[basshunter12748]

Access on lake George is way bigger issue than overfishing.  Its a 32 mile long lake and most guys can only get on with there is ice.  Million dollar beach is an embarrassment,  about 15 boat and trailer spots and the rest is beach parking, plus the aggravation of enduring the ridiculous boat inspection and 20 dollars plus permit to launch.  Go to one of the private launches and expect to break out at least 70+ just to get on the water.   Once out there don't go within 30 yards of anyones precious dock or you get chewed out.  I got yelled at last year for using my powerpoles (no anchoring).  Tournaments have been effectively banned as boats and trailers from tourney guys have been targeted for tickets and it has made clear they are not welcome.  But yah the big issue is someone posting a salmon will blow it up haha c'mon