Author Topic: Reporting Live (sort of) From the Schroon Lake Derby (Read 17658 times)

SchrnLker · « **on:** Mar 03, 2012, 11:21 AM »

Rain has gone away, sunny, mild, 40's. Lots of folks out there. So far at the Fish & Game club there is one 7 1/2 lb laker , no salmon, and some not very impressive pike , as of 11am.

roundlakeNY · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 03, 2012, 11:49 AM »

sweet i will be up tomorrow morning to catch the prize winning pike

How's the ice , snow holding up? Good day for a ice tan.

OneBucketMike · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 03, 2012, 12:13 PM »

You better batten down the hatches if you end up getting the 50-60 mph winds we are getting now. Good luck...

SchrnLker · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 03, 2012, 04:42 PM »

Stopped by F&G at 4;30, one pike at 17.88lbs, another 17+, salmon at 3.5lbs, pickerel 3.5, perch 14" 1.5lbs, laker still at 7.5. Snow on lake melting fast with nearly 50* temps today, however edges remain mostly good. Colder temps coming in tonight should button things up for the morning.

SchrnLker · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 04, 2012, 11:24 AM »

Noontime Sunday, Pike 17.92lbs Lake Trout 8.5lbs, Salmon 3.6lbs

prchslyr · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 04, 2012, 01:26 PM »

Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

TimK · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 05, 2012, 12:19 AM »

id like to see a pic of 17.92lb pike.. thats criminal to report that w/o a pic|!!!

SchrnLker · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 05, 2012, 05:43 AM »

I hear ya about the pics, two problems. SL F&G does their derby this way, they go around the lake collecting big fish caught. They label and put them in plastic bags, bring them back to the clubhouse, measure and weigh, then leave the bags hanging outside on the front deck. Or sometimes your just seeing a name on a bulletin board. So if someone wanted to take a pic, it would be a shot of a fish curled up in a Grand Union bag. Not very impressive. The other problem is I'm a self taught computer idiot who hasn't quite figured out the posting of pictures. Eventually I'll get it,(just like I figured out copying and pasting)

Hammertime-IceCube · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 05, 2012, 08:46 AM »

Thanks for the reports Tony. Sat. our group of 14 guys caught just 4 18-20" lakers and a couple of shorts, all from holes about 20 ' apart over 50 fow. There were teeny finger perch jigged but only a few. Everything else was zilch. But fun was had by all, especially 5-6 guys that stayed in Saratoga and painted town red. They showed up 11am and were the ones catching the fish! those of us up at 330am on the ice at 6 got diddly. go figure

On Sat. afternoon, we saw a man walking out from the town park behinf Stewarts (with no gear), crossing the very thin ice and slush next to open water. We could only assume he thought it was ankle deep. Sure enough, kerplunk, he went in to his neck... but quickly crawled out and made a long walk back up the hill towards the Stewarts.

It is a beautiful lake with a wide variety of fishing options.

SchrnLker · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 22, 2012, 06:05 PM »

Schroon Lake official ice-out occurred today, March 22, a mere 18 days after the close of the ice fishing derby. Earliest ever in anyone's memory.

t6p · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 25, 2012, 10:37 AM »

Any boats out there yet? Any idea about Paradox?

Raquettedacker · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 25, 2012, 10:51 AM »

You might get a better responce here..... http://www.myfishfinder.com/

SchrnLker · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 03:26 PM »

Just stopped by the F&G club, 17.59lb pike, just under 6lb Lake Trout, just under 4lb Salmon so far. Looks to be a pretty good turnout, guys scattered north and south.

Adkrs · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 03:28 PM »

Quote from: SchrnLker on Mar 05, 2016, 03:26 PM

Just stopped by the F&G club, 17.59lb pike, just under 6lb Lake Trout, just under 4lb Salmon so far. Looks to be a pretty good turnout, guys scattered north and south.

That's a nice pike! Think i saw that laker get pulled up

4lb salmon aint too shabby either. Be back out in the a.m. great weather/conditions for the derby

SchrnLker · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 03:31 PM »

The pike just came in, 41 1/2" youngster brought it in, hope he was the one who caught it, he sure was all smiles!

Pic courtesy Schroon Lake Fb Page

SchrnLker · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 03:59 PM »

Only to be bested by this one that just came in. 43.5 inches and 21.44 lbs

Courtesy SL Fb Pg.

iceshantyrookie · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 04:28 PM »

Do all these fish end up dying I assume?? Either way great fish

Adkrs · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 04:39 PM »

Wow! Awesome stuff!

pughole · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 11:54 AM »

How are the weigh in's today?

Icicle1 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 12:22 PM »

Nice pikes

SchrnLker · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 12:51 PM »

I just saw a picture of a 25lb pike caught in the Narrows today by a guy NOT in the Derby!

Adkrs · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 01:17 PM »

I could hear something being caught over there lol congrats to that guy/group! Thats a great fish

Cowboys#1 · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 03:39 PM »

Quote from: iceshantyrookie on Mar 05, 2016, 04:28 PM

Do all these fish end up dying I assume?? Either way great fish

I was wondering the same thing. After they are weighted in the go in a plastic bag?! So how many fish end up in the garbage? This sounds like a bar tourny not a fish and game tourny!

HudsonRiverRat · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 05:14 PM »

It is a very well run tourney. Please read the rules of the tourney! It is a very fun time

JAGER61 · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 05:57 PM »

Quote from: SchrnLker on Mar 06, 2016, 12:51 PM

I just saw a picture of a 25lb pike caught in the Narrows today by a guy NOT in the Derby!

Tony, the guy who caught it is a friend of a guy I fish with here at home! The fish reportedly is 47" !!!

MK

o2rmk800 · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 06:19 PM »

We need pics, we need pics, we need pics

Adkrs · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 06:21 PM »

Quote from: o2rmk800 on Mar 06, 2016, 06:19 PM

We need pics, we need pics, we need pics

+1! Gotta see it.

Adkrs · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 06:27 PM »

It didnt have a small gold treble in its mouth did it? Was about 100yds away from them and had something break me off today.

bigfish1212 · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 06:41 PM »

I saw a pic on Facebook earlier but can't find it now that thing is a slob. Don't remember seeing any jigs in its mouth.

JJ · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 06, 2016, 07:27 PM »

For the guys complaining about fish beinG killed, that is why we have size and creel limits. As long as they are legal fish, it is none of your business what people do with them.

Sounds like some real nice pike.

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Author Topic: Reporting Live (sort of) From the Schroon Lake Derby (Read 17658 times)

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