Author Topic: walleyes on the mohawk (Read 4957 times)

smeltking · « **on:** Mar 05, 2008, 09:10 AM »

Has anyone been getting walldos on the mohawk yet in open water. Every year I hear about guys getting them below the locks around the utica herkimer area. Anyone on here do that and r they hitting yet.

iceplank · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 11:58 AM »

the river is probably too high this week.Season ends next sat. If water level goes down and you can get out before close of season it can be hot.i would fish at night. they usually start staging in spawning stretches like below locks and damns in febuary/ march. Otherwise wait till season opens . i guess.

FuzzyGrub · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 12:28 PM »

My son says the Mohawk is way too high. Unlikely, given the rain that it will be fishable before season closes. Same issue here, with the Susky. Not going to happen.

smeltking · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 08:35 PM »

what would u use with cold water

UPSTATE ICEMASTER · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 08:50 PM »

white jigs ,tipped with cut bait ,fished slower than slow

smeltking · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 10:08 PM »

have any of u tried this winter open water fishing

kappydick · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 06, 2008, 10:41 AM »

Quote from: smeltking on Mar 05, 2008, 10:08 PM

have any of u tried this winter open water fishing

Have fished my area a lot this winter. Dark green bucktail tipped with a fathead. 30 seconds or so in between jigs. Deadly in the deep holes.

FuzzyGrub · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 06, 2008, 11:02 AM »

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have any of u tried this winter open water fishing

I haven't been on those sections of the Mohawk (Utica-Herkimer) since late fall, before they opened/closed locks and gates for winter.

I should have gone out this last Monday, here on Susky. I heard a number of people were out w/boats, and it was in the 50's. I think my last open water day was the last week of December, maybe first week of Jan, and caught eyes. Year before was out till mid-January.

As Kappy said, slow it down.

Lookin Up · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 06, 2008, 07:31 PM »

Used to fish the Mo years ago with a buddy from work......we fished it hard, mostly the falls around Utica. Caught my first muskie there. Had some good times. But got a different job, stopped fishing....you know the story. Seeing this thread I'm gettin the itch though!

FuzzyGrub · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 07, 2008, 05:57 AM »

You might find this interesting. I am not sure if it ever made it to print. When I tried contacting him a couple of years ago, his daughter responded that he had passed away from cancer.

It has lots of Mohawk Vally/River info.

http://www.paulkeeslerbooks.com/Mohawk.htm#Contents

Canoeing the sections of the Mohawk:
http://www.paulkeeslerbooks.com/MohawkRiverTour.html

We did the falls at Utica to Dyke rd. Also have gone upstream at Frankfort. Still planning to do Dyke Rd to Frankfort, sometime.

The Daiwa Kid · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 07, 2008, 07:27 AM »

I have been fishing open water below the Mohawk all winter & will continue until Friday - 14th... Definitly slow jigging is the key, actually more like dragging the bottom... Nice slob perch seem to like it also. Good luck!

walleye junkie · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 07, 2008, 05:19 PM »

ive never fished the mohawk can they be caught in troy

?? and were is a good spot

?

ski7doo · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 07, 2008, 05:21 PM »

anybody fish lately around lock 12 ft hunter

Joe Snag · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 06:36 AM »

I'll try to check the fort hunter locks fisherman this week,I drive by there quite often.I see guys fishing there all winter.

SHills · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 06:42 AM »

Fuzzygrub,
That is some pretty interesting info on the Mo. I just keep saying NY has alot to offer for sure..
Steve

The Daiwa Kid · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 13, 2008, 06:58 AM »

Fish were biting good last night . Caught 5 real descent sized pickeral & a nice 4 lb Walleye... All fell victim to an X-Rap almost dead stick'in.

Ethan · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 13, 2008, 06:26 PM »

thats a good catch i fish the mowhawk in the summer and fall and catch alot of 15 inchers that r around 2 lbs,one day it was about 90 or so and it was sunny and about 12.00 in the afternoon i was castin a jig on the shore w/a red colored minna on it and catchin eyes every other cast

Quote from: The Daiwa Kid on Mar 13, 2008, 06:58 AM

Fish were biting good last night . Caught 5 real descent sized pickeral & a nice 4 lb Walleye... All fell victim to an X-Rap almost dead stick'in. (Image removed from quote.)

Lookin Up · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 13, 2008, 08:07 PM »

Quote from: FuzzyGrub on Mar 07, 2008, 05:57 AM

You might find this interesting. I am not sure if it ever made it to print. When I tried contacting him a couple of years ago, his daughter responded that he had passed away from cancer. It has lots of Mohawk Vally/River info.

http://www.paulkeeslerbooks.com/Mohawk.htm#Contents

Canoeing the sections of the Mohawk:
http://www.paulkeeslerbooks.com/MohawkRiverTour.html

We did the falls at Utica to Dyke rd. Also have gone upstream at Frankfort. Still planning to do Dyke Rd to Frankfort, sometime.

Hey FuzzyGrub, that was a good read. Thanks for passing it on!

smeltking · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 13, 2008, 08:37 PM »

well i just got done putting five waldosin the freezer. got one last night so the bight is on. to bad the season ends sat. open water with white and red rubber shad

The Daiwa Kid · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 17, 2008, 07:41 AM »

Took off Friday from work & fished with a friend of mine from 7AM - 4 PM... Caught 10 Walleye & 35 perch all over 12" for the freezer & released 14 Walleye & many perch that were under 10"... We were both fishing from our small boats in the canal...From noon until 2:30 it was non-stop action...

iceplank · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 17, 2008, 11:59 AM »

Nice. i worked it real hard out this way at night and only ended up with one. water was high muddy and freezin. Got abunch of perch once i got back on the ice though.

walleygod · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 12:08 PM »

a buddy and me used to fish under the dam at delta went all winter didn;t catch squat. on the 2 night of the season in may went back were fishing rap count-downs hammered em or i should say he did . biggest 1 34" some day im gonna kill him .

smeltking · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 06:01 PM »

the last night we ended uip with 14 keepers and 6 through backs

Ethan · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 07:32 PM »

is she runnin hight down at lock 12?

ski7doo · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 07:51 PM »

Quote from: Ethan on Mar 19, 2008, 07:32 PM

is she runnin hight down at lock 12?

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i would imagine, especially after this rain, i was gonna try down there today or tomorrow but idk now with this rain.

iceplank · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 20, 2008, 10:18 AM »

Quote from: smeltking on Mar 19, 2008, 06:01 PM

the last night we ended uip with 14 keepers and 6 through backs

Keeper what?

smeltking · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 20, 2008, 10:28 PM »

walleyes

Wellsy · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 21, 2008, 11:55 AM »

Well it's over for a while with the EYE fishin, but here a couple a friend of mine caught on 3/11.

The Mohawk can be a Walleye machine when conditions are right and I would say mostly due to the high C&R rate and the lack of fishing pressure for them during the summer and winter months.

dav · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 21, 2008, 11:57 AM »

Those are some beaut's

ski7doo · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 21, 2008, 04:09 PM »

Quote from: Wellsy on Mar 21, 2008, 11:55 AM

Well it's over for a while with the EYE fishin, but here a couple a friend of mine caught on 3/11.

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(Image removed from quote.)

The Mohawk can be a Walleye machine when conditions are right and I would say mostly due to the high C&R rate and the lack of fishing pressure for them during the summer and winter months.

nice

what do you have luck on in the river

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