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Had something happen today that never has happened to me before. Was sitting in my truck about 75 ft from Lake George when my whole truck rocked and I heard a crack that was louder than a rifle shot. Now I've been on the ice when its cracked and moved a lot, but I've never had it shake the ground so much its rocked my truck. Was anyone else on the ice when it happened?
I'll go ya one better JJ, the WHOLE lake is frozen! I went all the way to Rogers Rock yesterday and saw no open water. Only place that looked sketchy was out in front of the Village of Hague, but it was frozen. Not claiming i know how much ice, just sayin it frozen.
Just want to note with the very cold temperatures to be sure to get the fish back into the water quickly before they freeze, doesn't take long for the fin tips and eyes to ice up when temps are in the single digits and below. Also try to handle the fish with care, stay away from the gill area and don't squeeze too much near the head and belly. Instead of holding them vertically for a picture, it is better for the fish to cradle them with two hands and squeeze only around the tail if needed. I've seen damaged gill plates on fish that were held by them, the tissue wasn't meant to support the weight of the whole fish there; and studies have shown that the spine gets damaged when they are held by the lip and start to thrash around. They may swim away but will die afterwards but there is no way of knowing about it.Of course this is only for fish you intend to release, do what you want with keepers. There are plenty of lakers to go around and it won't hurt to remove some, the best eating fish are the smaller ones. Consider letting the larger fish(28"+) go so we can all have a chance at some bigger fish, would be nice to see more 15-20 pounders around. Not picking on anyone in particular and don't want anyone to feel the need to get defensive, just trying to pass on what I have learned so we can all enjoy this resource. Curious what others have to add, thanks.
Why would anyone drive up to Bolton when Harris bay closer for most with waaaay more JUMBO perch?NW Bay is fished out and the pressure has got to the Lakers baaad.
. But one day we took a ride out and saw a bunch of outta staters with dead fish all over the ice........aaggghhh... ...where's dec when you need em. Way over their limit and lots of big fish.
This is a joke, right? from what I see, the only reason most guys go to Harris is because of the easy access and it usually freezes earlier than most other spots on LG. As soon as LG freezes over all the way most guys abandon Harris like a bad penny. Nice day like today and a friday to boot, and there were only 4 guys fishing it. Just sayin.................
Shhh! Have you ever heard of defensive fishing.There are slabs to be had at Harris!
Kinda figured that.
Million Dollar Beach is my favorite place. Especially during the winter carnival with all the sleds, fourwheelers, and parasailors, and cars and people who walk out and ask you what you're doing. I just can't get enough of that place. Catch either a Jumbo Perch or a slab Laker on every drop!
Ice did that twice to us today. Felt like a good earthquake and was pretty loud. As we were walking back to the parking area there was new huge pressure ridges that weren't there in the am when we walked out. Where the ice eater is, the ice heaved up a few feet at some point today when we were out.
