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aren't the eyes last ice ? along with mud bay ?
As I sit here on my day off drinking coffee and staring out the window wishing there was ice to be fishing I was thinking about new ice I would like to try this year. A place that came to mind is osgood pond near paul smiths. Anyone have any experience with this pond? First ice there very soon?
good thread! fish the st. lawrence religously. the walleye bite is on right NOW certain spots. i just got a 9 pounder the other day ill post pic. fish cranberry too for trophy pike. fish the raquette reservoirs too considering its my hometown waters. not great fishing though. whoever started this thread i see they are from canton. that is the most local i have seen to me.
So glad to see this NNY thread. I'm back to the shanty and waiting to get out there. Cant wait to hit Black lake and also would like to try fishing the river in Massena this year, never been past coles creek.
Went to school up ther back in the late 80's. Fished Osgood alot (was my fav!!!!), but all the info I have is from then so kind of old. Access if real good and the pike fishing rocked! No monsters but lots of action. I was a poor student looking for food so I would perch fish at Lake Clear and catch a bunch of 4 inch dinks, skin them whole and use them on Osgood as dead bait.
Don't forget Star Lake.
Near cranberry lake...where the docks have kicker motors.
I hear that the lake has some nice lakers but everytime I have fished there I never landed one...gave up and fished for rockbass instead.
Hey guys. I'm in the Rochester area and I'm planning for a few days on the St. Lawrence in February. I've never ice fished the river before. I've sort of got my choices whittled down to perhaps Coles Creek area near Massena or Wheathouse Bay near Ogdensburg. I'm not married to either of these locations and I'm really open to suggestions. I just want to try and find some productive fishing in the extreme reaches of northern New York. Primarily I'm a Walleye guy and I have a small Clam shanty so the Walleye night bite is definitely not out of the question. Perch would be my plan B. I understand the Pike fishing can be nuts so, just for some action, that might be a good plan C if after a couple days I'm not having luck on the eyes. If anyone's willing to throw some info and/or advice my way, I'd love to hear it. I'm not looking for anyone's honey hole. I'll buy topo maps and scope out good looking spots but GENERAL locations would really be appreciated. I've got no snowmobile or ATV and I'd be hoofin' it so that's a factor as well. Thanks a bunch in advance guys. I'll keep an eye on the PM's too.Thanks again.Bob BeeleyIrondequoit, NY
Have fished Coles Creek for over 25 years and every year the fishing there is the same old story, good first ice then it peders off so bad I don't keep a shanty there any more. There are much better choices, The Bay is better in my opinion outside of waddington.
which star lake the one near Theresa on 37 ? I'm glad they have this thread ,cause i like to try different spots just to see if i can cut it ,and i don't keep really big ones they are just for pics ,i like to eat the smaller ones ,but that doesn't mean don't keep them that's just me ,it's the idea of getting a really large eye through a hole in the ice more of a thrill for me ,like some of the bigger cats ,what a rush
Looking forward to hammering Lakers and Perch on 4th Lake
hasn't been overly cold durring the days up here , we need some cold days to keep and add onto the ice that is being made at night.