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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: jkowal on Dec 31, 2009, 08:16 AM
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Tournament this weekend out of boat launch 7am, what is the fishing like there?
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that lake can be "Hit or miss".
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The reports and conditions page should get you up to speed: http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=13692.140 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=13692.140)
Good Luck!
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Fished her today,5-6" solid ice. 2 rock bass,6 LM bass & a lot of dink gills. Had a BIG northern attack my aqua-view camera 5 times.wish i could have recorded it. Looking for big gills & perch. Any advice on where to start looking?
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Sandy bottoms....north end....weeds......wall eye's.......easy access......less crowds..... 8)
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Im new here would like to go tommrow. whare ie the marina everyone is talking about.
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The marina is on the east side about a mile down. It's called Trident. It's easy to find.
Stay Sharp, Be Safe
Grady
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I am an Australian (hence the screen name...) I had my first ever ice fishing experience at Honeoye (thanks Dan!!) and have been hooked ever since. I love the lake, but as has been said already, it really is hit or miss...my first time was miss, but it didn't stop me :)
I hear talk of good pickerel and a eye or two every now and then.
Sean.
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I am an Australian (hence the screen name...) I had my first ever ice fishing experience at Honeoye (thanks Dan!!) and have been hooked ever since. I love the lake, but as has been said already, it really is hit or miss...my first time was miss, but it didn't stop me :)
I hear talk of good pickerel and a eye or two every now and then.
Sean.
Can you ice fish "down under" during your winter (our summer)?
Thanks
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Sandy bottoms....north end....weeds......wall eye's.......easy access......less crowds..... 8)
Not anymore......... :-\
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ive fished this lake for a few years now and ive noticed a pattern about every two years the blugills and crappie are monsters i mean absolute giants most of the time we catch them late in the ice season i mean really late liek last ice on the east side down about 500 yards if you can get there 12 -14 fow with minnows and plain grey round ball jigs but in the off years everything is dinks if you notice in the summer months the lake gets fished really hard almost to hard
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My family has had a cottage on the lake since 1933 and I have been going to the lake since I was born (1957). In that time there have been several major changes and lots of minor ones that have affected the fishery. A lot of folks are talking about it on the "Conditions and Reports" board but I think this is a better spot for the discussion.
Back when I started ice fishing in the 60's and through the 70's, we used to catch tons of perch 7-10 inches and the weedline was well defined at about 10 ft. Walleye were being caught deep for the most part and pickeral were very prevalent in the weeds. Most everyone I know or saw took just about every perch caught and left the small ones on the ice. I don't remember many bluegill catches being big at that time, but that could just be where I was fishing and what I was using.
In 1979, sewers were put in around the lake. This caused the 1st major change that I remember as the water cleared up and the weed line moved out to about 14 ft. Also, the perch fishing slowed and I heard about alewife being found in the lake. Fishing equipment started to improve also and depth finders became more advanced. Using a paper graph and a flasher, I located a number of underwater structures during the summer, which I found also held fish in the winter and I started to catch more bass, walleye, and bluegill ice fishing.
In 1995-96 another major change happened as there was a massive die-off of the alewife. The ice was littered with them. There was also a massive die-off of weeds that year. I was able to find small patches of weeds on some of the underwater structures I found, and had one of my best years ever on big gills fishing those spots.
The next major change came around 2002 with the zebra mussel. The water cleared up and the weed line moved out to 18-20 ft. I also started catching lots more bass ice fishing then. Now it also is evident that somebody has introduced Northern pike into the lake.
My main reason for going through this is to illustrate that the lake is very dynamic and we have to adapt to it, as it will not adapt to us.
I hope others will share their observations and hopefully we can all learn from it without anyone being offended or insulting anyone else. Let's keep the Reports board for the reports.
Good luck.
Norm
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8) 8) 8) very well said ....and nicely put...Thanx 8) 8) 8)
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well put it is always changing thats why it is called fishing!! ;D
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Nice report! A long time obsevation is a valued tool .
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Well Norm, I for one am offended. You've just proved you know more about your home water than I do.
You have just hit the nail square and drove it home. Fishermen need to adapt. I dare say that most waters I fish...year round....change frequently. If you're a stream fisherman, you know that the stream flushes each spring and a few times throughout the year. The pools and eddys change. It's basically the same. but with subtle differences.
Lakes, especially smaller lakes like Honeoye, change too. Yearly temperature changes, rainfall and available sunlight can affect weed growth and, conversely, fish reproduction and feeding areas. The changes can be dramatic or very subtle....but....there's always a change. The word DYNAMIC is accurate.
I'll be down there tomorrow morning testing my ability to adapt ;D
Thanks Norm. Local insight is more valuable than a jig collection.
RG
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No ice in Oz....some snow in a very few select places for a very short time.
I have fished my whole life, took 40 years to find my favourite type!!
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Norm,
Very well said. The fish are there and so are we. It is still always fun to be out.
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No No No...Keep doing and fishing like you have been for the last 10 years ::), ::). The whole enviroment is changing everywhere, we need to adapt. Thank you Norm for your post :bow:, you know this lake very very well. It is funny you posted that I was just talking to and older friend over the weekend about Honeoye and he was saying about the same exact stuff.....If I just could get my hands on his journal.
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Norm is 100% correct. If you don't change with the times, you are going to be left behind. I have found that this lake changes more than any other lake I fish. The pike issue, they could be getting in there other ways other than people dumping them in. Honeoye Creek ( which has a pike population) dumps into the Genesee River. The Genesee River has a decent pike population also. Nothing stopping pike from getting into the lake for years.
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Norm is 100% correct. If you don't change with the times, you are going to be left behind. I have found that this lake changes more than any other lake I fish. The pike issue, they could be getting in there other ways other than people dumping them in. Honeoye Creek ( which has a pike population) dumps into the Genesee River. The Genesee River has a decent pike population also. Nothing stopping pike from getting into the lake for years.
Hi Gambell,
Good to hear from you. Hopefully we can fish together sometime this year.
I don't think the pike came from Honeoye Creek for several reasons. The pike population in the creek is near the Genesee. Between there and the lake you have the dam at Rush and Honeoye Falls which are pretty formidible barriers. Another reason is I talked to a business owner in the area a few years ago. He said that one of his more "backwoodsy" customers admitted to him that he caught a bunch of pike at Conesus and threw them in the lake because he was tired of catching small panfish and wanted to clean them up. I couldn't get a name from him however.
Good luck.
Norm
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Hey Norm. I might be on Honeoye Sunday. If I'm in your area, I will let you know. I have a buddy that has caught pike on both sides of that dam. I do believe some of it is from boneheaded bucket biologists. I might rig one tip up with dead bait next time I'm at Honeoye ;D.
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Another reason Honeoye is tough is because a lot guys fish the close to the major public access areas of the lake that get hammered all season. Get away from the crowds ( and the well trained fish) and you will find active fish. If you drive down the lake, you seen crowdes of people off of the 3 major public access spots (Trident, Sandy Bottom Beach, and the South end boat launch). Look at rest of the lake and there are a few (and I mean a few) guys in all the rest of the lake.
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hey Norm ,hey Gambell, I agree about what you guys are saying about the lake.It is my favarite lake to ice fish,but sometimes it realy humbles me .lol Those fish dont get that big being stupid. lol >*{{{< will be there friday, maybe? well see ;D
maybe sunday. but good luck to you guys hope I see you out
.Ch.7 on radio right norm? will call.
T
"The FishinFoool" :tipup:_________________tight lines!
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hey Norm ,hey Gambell, I agree about what you guys are saying about the lake.It is my favarite lake to ice fish,but sometimes it realy humbles me .lol Those fish dont get that big being stupid. lol >*{{{< will be there friday, maybe? well see ;D
maybe sunday. but good luck to you guys hope I see you out
.Ch.7 on radio right norm? will call.
T
"The FishinFoool" :tipup:_________________tight lines!
I guess that theory doesn't apply to people. ;D ;D
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hey norm thank for the great report
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Sorry Gambell thank you and the rest of guys for your reports
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Another reason Honeoye is tough is because a lot guys fish the close to the major public access areas of the lake that get hammered all season. Get away from the crowds ( and the well trained fish) and you will find active fish. If you drive down the lake, you seen crowdes of people off of the 3 major public access spots (Trident, Sandy Bottom Beach, and the South end boat launch). Look at rest of the lake and there are a few (and I mean a few) guys in all the rest of the lake.
Roger Copy.
If ya need more access spots, during then on ice fishing season knock on a few doors with some of last seasons venison ,or jerky or Moms apple pie and a six pack of pop or beer and introduce yourself. Access is only an issue because some folks abuse the privilege. There are a lot of good folks that if you ask em and are respectful will let you on the lake and you can get away from the crowd and over fish.
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Pete I fished just north of California ranch yesterday and was in a spot that was NOT heavily fished and gut a bunch of dink perch, so I went to coneseous for an hour or so to get some better action. IT WORKED!!!
"The FishinFoool" :tipup:______________tight lines!
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Pete I fished just north of California ranch yesterday and was in a spot that was NOT heavily fished and gut a bunch of dink perch, so I went to coneseous for an hour or so to get some better action. IT WORKED!!!
"The FishinFoool" :tipup:______________tight lines!
Steve, sorry we haven't got together yet this year. My Honeoye experiences have been spotty at best after that first week. Conesus does have a ton of 7-8 1/2" 'Gills though. I'm actually heading South (where it has been cold since you left there) next week. Let's hope things cool down up here as ice is going as we speak. Cya....
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I can vouch for the pike, Had 1 40"+ attack my camera on my aqua-vu 5 times. The last time he hit it head on while we watched. (Nice inside mouth footage) I wish I could have recorded it. I never seen anything like it.So there are some very nice pike in there who love plastic cameras
We tryed the long walk to get away but man that sled sure pulls harder and harder. Great idea on knocking on doors and asking for permission to gain access.May have to try it. Got a lot of dinks today then it rained
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Fished Thursday from about 130-dark. Got on at the south end boat launch and walked a little ways to get away from everyone and fished in 10-20 fow, same side as boat launch. No one even semi close to us. Skunked! Had 9 tipups between 2 of us also, not even a flag! They were baited with bass shiners about a foot off the bottom. Didn't think for a minute I'd get skunked, figured with all those bass in there I would be bound to get at least 1! :-\. Tough day with the long walk and no fish. Any advice to what I was doing wrong? Only my second year ice fishing and I'm all for learning anything I can. Thanks, Jeff
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With the tip ups try varying the depths until you start catching fish. They maybe higher in the water and fish can't really look down easily.
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Hey jtf19,
The fish are skittish this year. Make sure your presentation is as light as you can personally stand to make it. Sometimes, people make their terminal tackle on tip-ups look like grappling hooks! These fish this season get spooked by teardrop ice flies, much less great big treble hooks on heavy line. Everything works somewhere, but here, now, this year, on this lake, subtle presentations may help put a few more on the ice. Crazy as it sounds, maybe even try going real light and going with a small Niagara or a Fathead. Been working for me. I use the bigger stuff elsewhere mind you. Seems to me that the fish in this lake are just not yet ready to commit to attacking big stuff. What the heck, you might as well try something. ;)
Good luck. Let us know how you do.
Stay Sharp, Be Safe
Grady
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The water is the clearest I have seen it on Honeoye in a long time also. Yesterday I was in 18' of water and could sight fish (looked like I was fishing in 8 fow). Gardy95 is right about down sizing. Yesterday 90% of our fish were taken on small shiners. The bigger shiners did not produce as much. Another thing is the use of light florocarbon on the tip ups. I still see guys out there running steel leaders and regular mono. I run 6 or 8 lb. Seagar floro on my tip ups with a small treble. Makes a huge difference.
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hop to be able to fish this weekend
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I went back and read what some people said. I truly believe Honeoye is "hit or miss" only if you dont move enough to find the fish. There are so many pan fish in there that you will find them eventually. Ive had times out where it took trying 6-7 spots before i got on fish but eventually we did. Just gotta work at it until you find the fish and coax them suckers into biting. maybe you wont get on bigger fish but you should at least be able to get on a bunch of medium size fish at least. That and there are sooo many bass. Just my 2 cents on it :P :P :P
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Hoping we can find some tomorow!
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well if you get on just move till you find um man, dave genz says the best ice fishermen know when its time to move on even if a spot seems good and that guy knows what he is talking about
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Yeah he does. Im sure we can find some decent fish.
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hope you do, text me and let me know how it goes man
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Will do!
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How much ice is there looking to go out and do some fishing
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Just looking back a few pages. What happened to the posts from Jan 2010 through two days ago???? They were there last week. ???
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South end ice thickness varies. 3 to 5 to 2.... fishing is slow. Spud spud spud!
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My buddy and i went out to the 30fow and slow s-ame ice as the south 5-4-2 so yeah use a spud
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Hows the fishing here never been here before
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Can be great for gills crappies and perch put in the work and u will get rewarded.. but there is color to the water rt now so the perch where tough 3ft of viz would be a good time to target crappies
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hey I am trying to go ice fishing Saturday how good is the ice one guy said its like 5/6 inches but that was on the 10th anyone? ??? ???
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hey I am trying to go ice fishing Saturday how good is the ice one guy said its like 5/6 inches but that was on the 10th anyone? ??? ???
You now have 3 Posts so go to the "Reports & Conditions" board under New York and look at the Honeoye Lake thread there.
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Attention Guys/Gals - Someone Stole our tip ups out of their holes last Saturday night! (1/11/14) My daughter and I put them in after the rain stopped and fished until the winds picked up and rain started. My parents live on Honeoye lake in the cove by Burns Point (East Side 1/4 mile South of Marina). We were inside eating dinner, and I went back out to check them and they were gone! (Between 6-8pm) 5 Black Polar Tipups :tipup: Reflective tape on the flags. 500' Spools. These tipups are the ones my father bought me as a kid and want to pass them on to my kids. And yes, they were labeled with our names! I checked the shoreline and found nothing. We have evidence they were stolen, a shoelace was caught in a leader and they broke the line on the grab. My father and I have been fishing the same cove for 30 years and never had a problem. If you know who has them or come across them in your travels, please ask they do the right thing --- Return them to the yellow Cape Cod house on Burns Point. No questions asked! Thank you! >:( >:( >:( Feel free to share this post! Thanks! Pete
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went out on west side mid lake.shore ice not good. Went back over to east side.trident was good ice.
Shore ice fine and ice was solid four and half to five inches. Put out flags in 12fow to 18 fow . Soaked them from five fifteen am til eleven.nothing. jigged in 19fow and marked a lot of smaller perch.ice is holding good but spud your way out. Be mindful of any shore ice.good luck boys.
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Sorry to hear that .
We're your name and address on them? Maybe someone thought they were abandoned since they were unattended for a couple hours.
. Name only. They were not more than 100 feet from shore.
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Maybe a game warden took them !!!
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From NY Regs Book..
In New York State, general angling regulations limit anglers to two jigging lines (or hand lines) and five tip-ups in most waters. Each tip-up must be marked with the operator's name and address; the operator must be in immediate attendance when the lines are in the water. Since special regulations apply on many waters, review the current fishing regulations guide when planning an ice fishing trip - and don't forget your current year's fishing license.
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BOOOM :callcops:
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From NY Regs Book..
In New York State, general angling regulations limit anglers to two jigging lines (or hand lines) and five tip-ups in most waters. Each tip-up must be marked with the operator's name and address; the operator must be in immediate attendance when the lines are in the water. Since special regulations apply on many waters, review the current fishing regulations guide when planning an ice fishing trip - and don't forget your current year's fishing license.
You must be looking at an older version. Go to the NYSDEC website. Under general regulations it states 3 handlines an 5 tip ups. Not trying to argue but just now looked it up.
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He can send them a ticket in the mail! (I hope not)....but.... if you were in "immediate attendance of the tip ups" as described in the regs, they would've been caught in the act. It still sucks
Game Warden? Its possible, however unlikely. He/she would of knocked on our door. This was a grab, no flashlights seen probably by some guys walking north to Trident. BTW -- Please define "in immediate attendance" 25, 50, 100 yards? -- we were in our (House) not more than 75 feet away! I have seen guys put tip ups in near weed line and go 1/4 mile to the middle to jig ... and I know you seen it also! These tipups were in close 6 -10 ft ... Not that is makes any difference at all. They are gone. Thanks for the positive comments. Its sucks either way for my daughter.
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Game Warden? Its possible, however unlikely. He/she would of knocked on our door. This was a grab, no flashlights seen probably by some guys walking north to Trident. BTW -- Please define "in immediate attendance" 25, 50, 100 yards? -- we were in our (House) not more than 75 feet away! I have seen guys put tip ups in near weed line and go 1/4 mile to the middle to jig ... and I know you seen it also! These tipups were in close 6 -10 ft ... Not that is makes any difference at all. They are gone. Thanks for the positive comments. Its sucks either way for my daughter.
Not trying to be smart a** about it but typically "In immediate attendance" means that if a game warden goes by and trips a flag that the owner immediately comes out to check on it. If all 5 tipups are tripped and pulled out of the water and no one comes then I would say that it was not "in immediate attendance". Anyway, very sorry for your loss..
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You must be looking at an older version. Go to the NYSDEC website. Under general regulations it states 3 handlines an 5 tip ups. Not trying to argue but just now looked it up.
Ok even better....
Wherever ice fishing is permitted, no more than three hand lines and 5 tip‑ups may be used, except as noted in BORDER WATERS, LAKE CHAMPLAIN or SPECIAL REGULATIONS BY COUNTY. All tip‑ups must be marked with the name and address of the operator. The operator must be present when lines (tip‑ups or hand lines) are in the water.
I'm sorry you lost them Pete. Its hard to replace things with sentimental value.. :(
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I got ticketed on Silver Lake a dozen years ago for something similar. I had my spread out, was fishing for a couple hours, walked up to shore to my cousin's house where we were parked to use the bathroom and microwave a quick bowl of chili. I looked out the window and there's someone standing in the middle of my spread looking around. I went out immediately and it was DEC and he immediately wrote me a ticket. I told him "I was right there" and pointed to the house and that I hadn't been gone more than 5 minutes. That didn't matter. I had left my gear "unattended".
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Thanks Guys for the positive feedback! If I see you out there...stop by and say hello. We will have a nip and talk about the old days of catching fish. (Honeoye fishing seems to get worse every year) Who remembers Good Derbies like - Honeyhole, Gamrods, Chamber of Commerce, California Ranch, Fish and Game Club! Them were the days! See you out there! Watch out for gas holes on the west side!!
Regards,
Pete
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No Arguing! .....Ok, at least we know the secret spot now. ;D
Seriously though Hipnip, I may be able to dig up some tipups that we're no longer using if you want them for the daughter.
Thanks Devo! I'm good! Maybe Grandpa will give some up!
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Thanks Guys for the positive feedback! If I see you out there...stop by and say hello. We will have a nip and talk about the old days of catching fish. (Honeoye fishing seems to get worse every year) Who remembers Good Derbies like - Honeyhole, Gamrods, Chamber of Commerce, California Ranch, Fish and Game Club! Them were the days! See you out there! Watch out for gas holes on the west side!!
Regards,
Pete
if you say man I catch more and bigger bluegills and pumpkinseeds every year. my dad said its actually not bad compared to when he used to fish back in the day
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if you say man I catch more and bigger bluegills and pumpkinseeds every year. my dad said its actually not bad compared to when he used to fish back in the day
fishing is still good just not like it used to be...they need to stop cutting the weeds!!!!!!!!
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fishing is still good just not like it used to be...they need to stop cutting the weeds!!!!!!!!
you are right about the weeds. i remember when the weed line went to like 18 ft when i was a kid. its more like 12ft now. all that blue green algae cant help either
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you are right about the weeds. i remember when the weed line went to like 18 ft when i was a kid. its more like ft now. all that blue green algae cant help either
why do u think that blue alge comes around every summer? Every year about a week after they start cutting the lake turns to pea soup and the 3" of "grass clippings" floating on top promotes the blue alge process..I don't even go to the family cottage after July 4it is nasty...what a way to destroy an amazing lake, and I have seen other alge blooms on other lakes you can't tell me that honeoyes weed cutting has nothing to do with It.
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Thanks Guys for the positive feedback! If I see you out there...stop by and say hello. We will have a nip and talk about the old days of catching fish. (Honeoye fishing seems to get worse every year) Who remembers Good Derbies like - Honeyhole, Gamrods, Chamber of Commerce, California Ranch, Fish and Game Club! Them were the days! See you out there! Watch out for gas holes on the west side!!
Regards,
Pete
Remember the derbies well ,Fished them all, and some how survived. ;D
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Still and all you shouldn't, have too worried about getting your stuff stolen.nice to know theres guys we fish with that would rip you off in a heart beat.never know who your talking to out on that ice.ran into the same problem myself and looked up his name and guess what.no more fishing with him.
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Hipnip: yes you were in violation, analyze it this way. If you didn't see someone taking the time to pull up your tip-ups, then you wouldn't have seen a flag pop. That is the reason for the law. In attendance means that you have to have sight of the tip-ups so as soon as a flag pops you can react by starting towards the active tip-up. When I was checking ice fisherman and found what I presumed to be "unattended" tip-ups, I would wave my arm and if no one appeared within a couple of minutes it was ticket time.
Also, you need the name and address of the "operator" on said tip-up. That means the tip-up can have many names and address on them. You should see the Mennonites in the Penn Yan area, they may have five or six names on each tip-up as the pass them around between family members so much. JTP
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why do u think that blue alge comes around every summer? Every year about a week after they start cutting the lake turns to pea soup and the 3" of "grass clippings" floating on top promotes the blue alge process..I don't even go to the family cottage after July 4it is nasty...what a way to destroy an amazing lake, and I have seen other alge blooms on other lakes you can't tell me that honeoyes weed cutting has nothing to do with It.
Interesting, and it is too bad. Now they have room for about 100 boat trailers at the South launch and the Lake is unfishable about the time people would be coming.... Cya...
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Not to change the subject but I miss the noce Pickerel days on the south end. Use to fish there starting 30 years ago and they were plentyful. I went a few years ago and didn't see or hear of one.
What happened to them.
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I was probably fishing right next to you back then. They were a lot in the lake back in the day . now its the Bass that are plentiful. Could be any number of reasons as to why they declined. But I'm not a Biologist so couldn't give you a straight answer.
The lake has changed a lot over the years.
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people threw them on the ice for the sea rats lol
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why do u think that blue alge comes around every summer? Every year about a week after they start cutting the lake turns to pea soup and the 3" of "grass clippings" floating on top promotes the blue alge process..I don't even go to the family cottage after July 4it is nasty...what a way to destroy an amazing lake, and I have seen other alge blooms on other lakes you can't tell me that honeoyes weed cutting has nothing to do with It.
yea its freaking lame. its been terrible for like the last 3 years i mean really ad. my buddy can smell the lake from his house miles away
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I caught and released a 29" pickerel on the south end last week, my personal best. But u are right on about the bass. They are fun to catch though
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why do u think that blue alge comes around every summer? Every year about a week after they start cutting the lake turns to pea soup and the 3" of "grass clippings" floating on top promotes the blue alge process..I don't even go to the family cottage after July 4it is nasty...what a way to destroy an amazing lake, and I have seen other alge blooms on other lakes you can't tell me that honeoyes weed cutting has nothing to do with It.
I remember back in college once when I went up to check out Honeoye. Nasty algae bloom and the year was 1970. Also, another one of our favorite spots, Silver, had the worse algae bloom I ever saw in 1971. They did not cut weeds back then either. I kind of think that direct sewage and fertilizer caused the problem back then. They stopped that and both lakes cleared for a while. Next thing you know, they cut the weeds and the alge bloom comes back. Blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) live off of dead vegetation and cause it to decay giving off all those toxins. Weed cutting is just not sound and hurts the ecosystem in a variety of ways. My 2 cents!
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Got out with my dad and bros yesterday. Managed to pick up 2 nice deep water Bluegills and a nice perch. The bro also picked up a nice keeper perch and we caught plenty of small ones. Saw 2 smallies on the camera as well and the one was pushing 3.5lbs by the looks of him. teased me by tapping the jig 3 times but wouldn't grab it.
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u678/Lucas_Slover/108_1061_zps786e1b78.jpg) (http://s1327.photobucket.com/user/Lucas_Slover/media/108_1061_zps786e1b78.jpg.html)
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anything biting lately?
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I'll be out there Sunday.
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Ok this #3. Going to check the reports now
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Was on Honeoye 1/26, 2 keeper Bluegills and a few dinks, south end, west side
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Check around this site, there no less than three active Honeoye Lake threads. The fishing has been outstanding depending on what you are after. My brother inlaw and I have been catching double digit numbers of bass and pickerel on tip ups just about anywhere we go, my wife and I caught 15 pickerel between 7:00AM- 11:00AM one morning. stay away from the crowds. I have fished exclusivley for walleye 4 -5 days and have limited 3 of those days, with one day taking 45 min to limit. If you are after the perch it sounds as if they have been a bit on the finicky side, I don't fish for them too often on Honeoye. Stay away from the crowds and stick to the basics, good green weed line and you should have no problem. Crowds don't always mean great fishing. Take care.
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does anybody have any info on the kids clinic this weekend on Honeoye Lake? My son is 4 and loves to go fishing having a hard time catching anything though. This is my first year ice fishing and I suck, any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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does anybody have any info on the kids clinic this weekend on Honeoye Lake? My son is 4 and loves to go fishing having a hard time catching anything though. This is my first year ice fishing and I suck, any help would be appreciated. Thanks
6th Annual Kids Ice Fishing Clinic
Sponsored by the Honeoye Fish and Game Club
Saturday, February 1st
Honeoye Lake State Boat Launch (East Lake Road)
On ice clinic presentation by Scott Brauer of Maki Plastic starts at 9am
Kids will have the opportunity to fish with our Ice Staff immediately following the presentation. All equipment, bait and refreshments will be provided. All kids will take home ice fishing equipment.
For more information call Al Lis at (585)-451-8451
Sponsors Include
Maki Plastic
Clam Corp
Ted’s Tackle
HT Enterprises
Kodiak Jigs
Lowes
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Come on down and have some fun. It's a great time and i'm sure I can speak for the others that help, we really enjoy seeing the kids (and parents) getting excited about this great sport.
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Sounds good we'll be down their on the 1st.
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Yes I remember 30 years ago the fishing on the Sout end was awesome for Pickeral. It was a thrill to watch the flags and bring home a mess of them. Perch then were not plentiful but we got a few.
I might have to consider a trip out to try it out again. They are one sweet tasting fish.
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can you take a 4 wheeler out of the state launch silver lake SP wont allow them it would be nice to know before i make the trip down on sun
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can you take a 4 wheeler out of the state launch silver lake SP wont allow them it would be nice to know before i make the trip down on sun
Very good question. I thought you were not allowed but I watched sleds and wheelers drive down the ramp and on to the ice. Not complaining but if its OK im bringing mine ???
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I think you can @ Honeoye, we did last year quite a few times with no issues. They have car races on the north end.....
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How has the drag been lately? Bringing out some first timers for the clinic, and just wanna know if i should bring all the toys, or keep the weight down? Thanks in advance
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Does anyone know approximately how long the ice fishing clinic will last tomorrow? Plan on taking both my nephews to the clinic and I am going to do some fishing after the clinic with them. Thank you in advance for your help,
John
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How has the drag been lately? Bringing out some first timers for the clinic, and just wanna know if i should bring all the toys, or keep the weight down? Thanks in advance
I was out on Tuesday and there was 1-2 inches of snow on top. I'm guessing with this little warm up, it might be a bit sticky out there.
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has the perch picked up at all
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any word on the bite on honeoye?
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saturday was great sunday was terrible. we fished the southwest end.
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Shoulda been there saturday! ;D our crew did well, limits of bass, tanker gills, crappies, perch, pickeral and 1 eye. Couldnt ask for a better mixed bag..
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My wife, brother in law, and myself fished Sunday 8:00 - 2:00 took our two nieces out who have never really ice fished before. They came out around noon, as soon as they stepped on the ice their first flag went up, we had 9 more flags with fish in the next 40 minutes. The youngest niece had told us that ice fishing was boring, when we asked if she was bored she said no way catching fish is a lot of work. We took 3 doz shiners out and came home 7 they had a ball. I will check with my sister in law to see if she minds putting the kids pictures on the web and try to get some pictures up. It is amazing what a fish we think is a so so fish is to a child, just putting fish on the ice is all they cared about. TAke care.
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My wife, brother in law, and myself fished Sunday 8:00 - 2:00 took our two nieces out who have never really ice fished before. They came out around noon, as soon as they stepped on the ice their first flag went up, we had 9 more flags with fish in the next 40 minutes. The youngest niece had told us that ice fishing was boring, when we asked if she was bored she said no way catching fish is a lot of work. We took 3 doz shiners out and came home 7 they had a ball. I will check with my sister in law to see if she minds putting the kids pictures on the web and try to get some pictures up. It is amazing what a fish we think is a so so fish is to a child, just putting fish on the ice is all they cared about. TAke care.
That's awesome always love to hear about kids fishing and loving it!! I managed to find some big perch on the west side of lake just south of the trailer park, caught 5 slob perch and fished for about 5-6 hours. Still was a good time. Going to try across from the boat launch tomarrow.