So how many of you have a traditional opening day spot?

[Sir Catchalot]

just how DO you go about finding your opening day spot...obviously if ice is a limiting factor then you go where there IS ice.  On a good year (one with plenty of ice) what determines where you put your opening day spread???


Personally we have somewhat of an opening day tradition, we go to a pond with very little pressure and do quite well! 

[billditrite]

i have no tradition other than chasing trouties on opening day. i try not to go to places that get swamped . i guess just see where the ice is and where friends are going and take it from there.

[Poorboy]

Headed far north 3 yrs ago because it was a sure bet for ice on a salmon/trout lake whereas Bangor area gamefish lakes had little or no ice.  Now its a given---GO NORTH to that lake which shall remain nameless.  No sense wondering if you are going to have ice down here when they have 4-6 inches up where its cold.


   Previous to that I spent some opening days wasting time driving from place to place and not daring to walk to the part of the lake where the fish were. I want to be ON THE ICE not driving around.  That only works for hunting.

[jrelaxin]

usually head out with linguini and look for ice use to go to sabbathday for browns/brookies  but tried hiram/porter area for the past few yrs got skunked last 3 yrs so a change is in the works.....middle range pond keeps getting the best of me and might be in my sights that weekend too.

[Sir Catchalot]

Hiram/Porter...Stanley has treated me pretty well in the past, but only for the first day or two

Trafton is also okay if you can handle the crowd

[big big rdg]

Since this is only my second full season i dont have a tradition yet but i will be out for some bass as soon as we get some ice.

[Bluefinforme]

the past 6 years we have gone pike fishing............... but this 1st, we are hitting some gamefish..........eith er bigwood, highland, or the trickster.  I'll see how the ice sets up!  Sabattus will be a good spot on the first wednesday of the month if anyone wants to join me.....take a litlle vacation time and hit the bigboys in the skinny water.....right near the boat ramp


Happy Thanksgiving

[jacksmelt71]

we always hit st. froid on jan.1. the only lake in the fish river chain open during the day. been doing this for 25 yrs now.we do well on togue ,sal. and brookies.

[goneicefishin]

thinking about bigwood this year. never really had a traditional spot just waited on the best ice

[Swampbucks1]

........either bigwood, highland, or the trickster

 

You know where I'll be if you deceide on the later and we have ice..

More than welcome to join us.

[Bluefinforme]

I'll be in touch

[LINGUINI]

stanleyis the name of the pond that justrelaxin have gone the past couple of years but it seem that dave dosent have much luck their so iam thinking plesant lake in casco or like dave said range pond just have to wait and see where the ice is it might have to be the smaller ponds in the county if this rain dosent stop if their is any takers HOOK up with dave or myself maybe we can get a group thing going on opening day   

[tbtool]

usually head out with linguini and look for ice use to go to sabbathday for browns/brookies  but tried hiram/porter area for the past few yrs got skunked last 3 yrs so a change is in the works.....middle range pond keeps getting the best of me and might be in my sights that weekend too.

looks like we have the same idea.  the last few years ive been fishing sabbattus for nice browns and brookies.  last year  middle range spoiled me.  So im undecided. 

[billditrite]

looks like we have the same idea.  the last few years ive been fishing sabbattus for nice browns and brookies.  last year  middle range spoiled me.  So im undecided. 

LOL todd if youre fishing sabbattus for browns and brookies well that must be some slow fishing!!   

[fishuhalik]

generally, the first place that has ice   

[Bluefinforme]

looks like we have the same idea.  the last few years ive been fishing sabbattus for nice browns and brookies.  last year  middle range spoiled me.  So im undecided. 

now I know it's hard to tell a fall salmon from a brown.........but I KNOW you can't confuse a brookie with a pike unless you've had a couple stiff ones