Author Topic: Help on lake george (Read 2912 times)

Fishguy718! · « **on:** Mar 03, 2021, 05:25 PM »

Hello, my dad is taking me to lake George. We live in Connecticut and are coming here for the first time considering there is no ice left in Connecticut. He says that he is going to put me on the fish but I am not so sure😂. We have a flasher and underwater camera. In the images I attached is the general area of where we will be staying and we do not have a quad or Anything like that.
It would be amazing if I could get some tips and tricks. I am only 13 and have not caught a lake trout yet. So hopefully a lake trout and secondary would be a pike. Would love any feedback. 👍

adkRoy · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 03, 2021, 06:40 PM »

For lake trout, try to get out at least 40 feet deep. If you are using tip-ups, set your bait just off the bottom of the lake. For jigging, use a white swedish pimple tipped with a piece of minnow. jig it hard by whipping it up off the bottom. good luck.

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 03, 2021, 07:26 PM »

Trust your Dad. He's bringing you to a lake you won't soon forget. In the area you showed you'll want to safely try to fish near where the smelt are staging. They will be setting up near any creek/stream mouths. If I were you and your dad I'd set traps for salmon and jig for perch. The lakers will be all over the lake from 5-10ft to 80 or more. That area isn't the best for numbers of lakers out deep but you can catch decent numbers incidentally while perch fishing. Read the BS thread....while there is some BS there's a ton you can learn too. Ice should be good for you and your dad. Have a great trip.

pikemanEd · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 03, 2021, 09:28 PM »

We live in Connecticut and are coming here for the first time considering there is no ice left in Connecticut.

Plenty of ice in CT still 15-20in on some lakes right now. Good luck this weekend I'll be on the lake this weekend also. Listen to Lowaccord his advice will produce fish for you. Ice conditions will be great for walking. Bring a spud bar and be careful around pressure ridges and bubblers

theTUGistheDRUG · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 11:40 AM »

If you see a mark moving fast towards your bait on the flasher, keep reeling away from it until it bites. They are a blast. Hope you catch some and have a great trip. Lake George is a magical place!

IcefisherSteve · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 01:43 PM »

To ensure lakers will chase make sure you are not looking at the flasher. For example grab a chip from the bag, tie on jig to another pole, check email or text or just flat out dont pay attention. Guarentee to have mark at your jig when you look at screen just in time to miss it
Hope this helps lol.

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 02:09 PM »

Quote from: IcefisherSteve on Mar 04, 2021, 01:43 PM

To ensure lakers will chase make sure you are not looking at the flasher. For example grab a chip from the bag, tie on jig to another pole, check email or text or just flat out dont pay attention. Guarentee to have mark at your jig when you look at screen just in time to miss it
Hope this helps lol.

X2 this always works. But for some strange reason I miss them marks when I’m not paying attention. Lol
🤣🤣

Hardwater2 · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 02:12 PM »

Quote from: IcefisherSteve on Mar 04, 2021, 01:43 PM

To ensure lakers will chase make sure you are not looking at the flasher. For example grab a chip from the bag, tie on jig to another pole, check email or text or just flat out dont pay attention. Guarentee to have mark at your jig when you look at screen just in time to miss it
Hope this helps lol.

X3!
This is classic.....haha!!
The best bites I’ve ever had for any species is when I’m doing anyone of those things.
Perfectly stated sir!

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 02:17 PM »

Quote from: Hardwater2 on Mar 04, 2021, 02:12 PM

X3!
This is classic.....haha!!
The best bites I’ve ever had for any species is when I’m doing anyone of those things.
Perfectly stated sir!

I have a fish whistle that is to blame for many a missed bite. Just gotta pay more selective attention. 😂 lol 😆

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 02:17 PM »

Quote from: Hardwater2 on Mar 04, 2021, 02:12 PM

X3!
This is classic.....haha!!
The best bites I’ve ever had for any species is when I’m doing anyone of those things.
Perfectly stated sir!

I have a fish whistle that is to blame for many a missed bite. Just gotta pay more selective attention. 😂 lol 😆

Hardwater2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 04, 2021, 02:22 PM »

Quote from: BeenPerchin315 on Mar 04, 2021, 02:17 PM

I have a fish whistle that is to blame for many a missed bite. Just gotta pay more selective attention. 😂 lol 😆

Lol! No doubt

Fishguy718! · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 05, 2021, 08:23 AM »

Thank you for the feedback. On our way now hopefully will have some pictures to post.

Hardwater2 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 05, 2021, 08:27 AM »

Good luck up there! When they smash baits it sure is fun......

prchslyr · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 05, 2021, 09:31 AM »

I think your dad has a decent plan. That area is slow during the middle of the season. It can have some hot days at early ice and late ice. You've got piles of smelt in that area starting to ball up and prepare to move up those 3 streams. The lake trout know this and follow. If you're running tipups. Stagger your depths. If 1 gets hit. Make sure you're quick to change the others.
My kid is a ninja burping trout. If you get a fish you'd like to harvest. Burp any smelt you can out of it and lay it in the mud under a tipup. If you happen to jig up any live ones. Even better. But they absolutely will scarf a half digest smelt out of the mud and weeds.

kpd145 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 05, 2021, 10:52 AM »

Quote from: IcefisherSteve on Mar 04, 2021, 01:43 PM

To ensure lakers will chase make sure you are not looking at the flasher. For example grab a chip from the bag, tie on jig to another pole, check email or text or just flat out dont pay attention. Guarentee to have mark at your jig when you look at screen just in time to miss it
Hope this helps lol.

Lol

This is 100% true

Fishguy718! · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 05:24 PM »

Very good day, had really good guide and caught 8 Lakers. Thanks for the tips

adkRoy · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 05:49 PM »

Congratulations on the beautiful lakers!

Hardwater2 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 05:51 PM »

You’re smile says it all

Nicely done!

hardwaterhonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 04:08 AM »

Well done bud looks like you’ll be back

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 07:11 AM »

Thats awesome glad you had a good trip!

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 07:17 AM »

Quote from: Fishguy718! on Mar 06, 2021, 05:24 PM

Very good day, had really good guide and caught 8 Lakers. Thanks for the tips

Great job. Hope you get a few more before you go back.
Tight lines
Perchin

ActiveTrapChecker · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 09:41 AM »

Congrats on a successful trip!

theTUGistheDRUG · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 04:01 PM »

Excellent! Congrats on the lakers!

IceDog88 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 07, 2021, 06:56 PM »

Well that was a great way start out on trip and never fish the area, and with some great tips, it got you some great results on the those nice lakers. Congrats

Fishguy718! · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 08, 2021, 08:36 AM »

kpd145 · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 08, 2021, 11:51 AM »

Great you had a nice trip and those are some nice lake trout

iceman260 · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 09, 2021, 07:12 AM »

Nice lake trout, looks like you had a good time.

Jackalope78 · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 09, 2021, 07:50 AM »

Nice fish

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Author Topic: Help on lake george (Read 2912 times)