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thats what I am talking about. LG?
yeah lake George. Captain Joe Greco of justy Joe charters.great guy and even better fisherman.
Ventured to a ledge in mdb fairly steep to 53 FOW took a few mins but started marking a couple lakers... seemed sluggish wouldn’t really move off the bottom it was around 3pm but anyone else have trouble getting them interested today?
We were not very far from mdb today and we had 30+ chasers today and not a single laker would hit our jigs! Man today was one of the most frustrating days ive had on LG... we were marking alot of bait near bottom as well. The Lakers would just not commit to anything we threw down at them. Some of them would chase it 3-4 times in a row and they had no interest in opening their steel traps today for us. ...
I have a theory that the reason more really big lakers aren't caught is that they like really big bait. A 20" sucker or cisco would be about right. They want a meal, not a snack. They'd have to feed all day if they were eating smelt. They gobble up a big meal, then go back and sit on the bottom for a few days--don't eat very often. That's my 2 cents.
Elephants eat penuts, I've caught 4 lakers over 15lbs from lake George 3 came on spoons that were less than 3" while trolling and 1 came on an icicle a few ft under ice on a salmon set. Before the bait laws I had a spot near my house where I could easily catch 8-12" suckers and used them often. Using big baits I caught a lot of fish that weren't even legal. I fish the lake a couple times a week summer and winter and have never caught a laker over 10lbs on the bottom.
I find that when the Lakers are tight lipped like that best thing to do is go tiny tiny jigs with a very subtle presentation lighter line helps too
Can you launch wheelers at the MDB parking lot?
Has there ever been a 40”+ laker caught on LG ?
There's a picture and a newspaper article on the wall of the Ranger Station at Glen Island of a really big one caught years ago(70's or 80's) Can't remember the size exactly but I believe it was bigger than any one mentioned on here.
I would really like to se a slot limit on LG with a lowered minimum size. Say 2 fish 21-25 nothing 25-30 and be allowed one 30+ as long as you don't already have 2.
And here is the smallest laker I ever caught it was in 120' of water jigging for ciscoes.
Funny you mention that... I was out this morning and caught two; one 25" and one 24". I've been fishing Lake George year-around for about 45 years now and I don't ever recall catching a laker under 21 or 22 inches. If I had to guess the average size of the lakers I've caught in my lifetime, I'd say it was in the high twenties. I've never seen a small one. Has anyone ever caught a 12" lake trout?Tight lines,Bob