Ice Fishing...

[tank]

Darkcloud and I limited out on the big C today.Drilled alot of holes.No one good place to find fish.

[dredger]

What did you limit out with, perch or eyes?

[Dark Cloud]

Heres todays results....

Timmy, nice fishing with you today...

[CNY Tim]

We caught quite a few perch Tank, Dark Cloud and Billy. You had to pick through to get some keepers but it was pretty fishy all day except for a 30min. stretch late. Always great to fish with the southern tier boys.

Slip Bob I didn't have Robb's cell so I called Shawn with the report. My computer at home is cobbed up so that's why I didn't post when I got home yesterday

Frank don't know what you have planned for Thursday but Tank and Billy are coming back-up if you wanted another tune-up trip before the event this weekend.

Z is coming over tonight for spikes, I should have a report from him later also.

[CNY Tim]

Big Johnny - Thanks for the email buddy. Looked out of the cam, dang overcast couldn't see you out there too good. Good luck today... Missed your cell phone call thought it was my phone and tried to call you by landline, no good. Call me later tonight I'll be home after 5 p.m.

[tank]

Funny!Everyone was chomping at the bit to get on the ice.Though most ice is safe now I dont see many reports on this site.I guess we have alot of lookers and talkers but not many fishing.

[cnypanfisher]

I'm heading out to BB tommorrow, then going out in front of Constantia Saturday or Sunday. Weather looks kinda good 4 the weekend. Next week it's gonna be bitter cold, so there will be good ice everywhere. Where you going fishing this weekend Tank? Looks like most of these guys are heading to Silver for the derby.

To Tim

[BigJohnnyIce]

Hello guys,

Didn't get a chance to call last night Timmy, had to get everything dried out from the blizzard at Silver yesterday LOL!!

Well, I got at the CC at first light...I was the first one there and I waited for the Wizard to show up. I get a call on my cell and it is him....I can't hear him too good or talk to him because my cell phone service sucks down there. I did hear him say that he was running late. I have to look into a new provider...

Any way, I decided to do something stupid. I went off the CC by myself. Nobody else around on the ice up there. There was a minor 'path' that a few guys made the day before, so I took that out to about 1/4 of the way across. I get off the 'path' and my foot goes through the top crust, then hits water, then come to rest on some solid ice. I think to myself the the ice below the standing water must be 6" or more with all of the cold weather. So, I get my auger and drill a hole. After TWO turns, it goes through. The ice was a mere 3" (I carefully measured it with my ruler.) I didn't feel safe out there with all of the water and snow on top so I got off.

Finally hooked up with the Wizard, and we didn't actually start fishing till around 9:30 or so. Got off of Traber and moved to 30 FOW. The ice there was 5-6" with about 6" of snow on top of some slush. At the time, the wind and snow wasn't too bad. Marked fish right away, and once I found what they wanted, I got 4 keepers in the first 1/2 hour. A lot of dinks. Then, at 11am or so, all hell broke loose. Winds 30+, snow squalls, complete white out conditions at times. Haliman showed up just in time for the fun....I had enough at 3pm and headed home. The walk in the Traber Road was terrible when we left....6-10" of snow with deep drifts, with slush spots below the snow. Made for a HARD pull even though I lightened up my Trap.

Ended up 11 keeper perch (9.5" or better) in the 6 hours or so of fishing. Must have caught about 50 dinks. Here a a few pics before the wind and snow came....

One of the better ones...

The future perch family...

Measured ice thickness of off Traber in 30 FOW.

[Thunderman]

Thanks for the report BigJohnnyIce nice pictures looks like its going to be a cardio workout for the TA.Its going to be like draging a deer around the ice by the sounds of it.Maybe one of these days when whenyou are out this way fishing with tim i can hookup with you guys and do some fishing thanks for the report johnny.Thunderman

[BigJohnnyIce]

Thunderman and others:

Unless anything suddenly comes up, I will be out there on Silver Saturday with you guys. I hope the wind blew off some of the snow near Traber. My legs are still burning!!!

I wasn't down at the very south end area, but with all of the people on it, it should be packed down hopefully and easier to walk.

[Dark Cloud]

Talked to dad at 10ish and he had a dozen keepers, same drill as before on C....

Cnypanfisher - Were not sure about this weekend? Oneida or Tully are possible? Hopeing to get on the south end of Owasco soon, not sure if its ready though....

[CNY Tim]

Dark Cloud - On ice report from Tank, yeah baby! Did you get your Pop to use da spoons on this trip Good luck to you guys this weekend and everyone else that get's out.

[Bsens07]

Hi guys, new to this. I just signed up today. Couple questions if anyone can help. My friend and i have been ice fishing on and off but have started ice fishing regularly. Has anyone fished Little York lake? If so any ideas where to go there, we are going to try it tomorrow morning but not sure where to go. Looking to catch anything, this year has been slow for us. We tried Dryden Lake last weekend and caught 1 perch, also 2 small eyes on Whitney Point. Looking to try Long Pond if that doesnt pan out. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

PS Whitney Point Crappie Derby is officialy "Almost" annual yet again. Derby was cancelled last night.

[cnypanfisher]

Went out in front of Constantia today, 6 inches of good black ice, real easy walking, slush is frozen. Going to try Dakins tommorrow, and see if I can buy a fish or 2.

Heard they were getting perch off Williams park on south shore, but it's not he firmest report.

Chamount Bay is rocking hard on the perch, my buddy got 90 lbs perch of good size wednesday and we are going up saturday for the day.

TO Tim

[tank]

Just got back from Canadarago.Ended up with 21 my partner had 19.Alot of down time and alot of small fish.

[HeyNow]

Hey Tank - good to see that you and your boy did well this week and that you had a good day yesterday even though the fish were on the small side for darago. Been out only twice so far - did well on perch last Saturday on Erieville res. but same lake, same area on Sunday produced only 4 keepers. Tough to get around with the snow/slush conditions that exist on that lake. Been real busy with buying a new house and the renovations that need to be done so I haven't really had much time to post. Gonna hit the big C today before taking off some more days with housework.

Good luck to Tim and the rest of the crew at the upcoming trap attack!

[CNY Tim]

Thanks Dave! Sharpening hooks now. Setting up my two gill rods and two perch rods and lightening my load as much as possible. Good luck out there on C today I know your anxious to get things buttoned up quick with the house.

Tank sounded like you had to bob and weave a little yesterday, good job...

Thunderman- Hey how was Oneida or did you head to tusc?

[Thunderman]

TIM,went out off of lewis point this morning went twords the beach about 30 fow.didnt move much marked alot of sniffers NO TAKERS. fished till about 10;30am ice is 5 to 6 inches thick good black ice pretty easy traveling quite a few guys out about 20 huts mostly to the west of the point they are all over it with machines. hey we will see you silver in the morning donnie is bringing his 2 way radios i know the channel give me a yell i will be parked at the launch will let you know where we are. Thunderman out

[CNYFrank]

See you at the launch . . .I smell chicken wings!!!

[CNY Tim]

See you there Todd. Z was on C today and Tanks new stomping grounds was terrible, last call he was by the creek off Cooks. Didn't call for a report.. Good luck to everyone this weekend!

[cnypanfisher]

As reported , good ice in front of Constantia, got a little sloppy at end of the day Friday. We got 4 nice walleyes out by the islands, saw 5 or 6 guys with limits. All in all a good day.

Went to BB this morning at 6, was on ice at 6:30 and couldn't buy a bite to save my life. Think i'm gonna try fishing out in the mouth where we were 3 years ago, I guess the lake levels are down, so maybe they aren't where they usually are. Talked to some guys sad they did good Friday, but usually i'm day late and dollar short.

:-) TO Tim

[tank]

Darkcloud and I fished tully today.Bite was slow.Ended up with 1crappie,7 perch and 10 gills and sunnies.6 inches of ice with 3 inches of snow.

[RTF]

Hey guys ! Been a while I know. Been very busy and today will be my first time out on the ice. Going to Canadarago. Drove around yesterday to some other spots and could not find any safe ice. Forget about the south end of Otsego lake for now. I went to a small local gun club pond that is full of crappie. Went on the ice and the spud went striaght through. Walked a little further out in hopes of thicker ice

but no such luck. I think the snow really does insulate the ice. Anyhow getting ready to leave now. Most likely will walk out from the boat launch as thats the easiest place to park. Will let you all know how I make out.

[RTF]

Ok I got out on the big lake. Boy did we freeze our butts off. Way too much wind. Was not as many anglers on this weekend as they were last weekend when I drove by. Started out in 7 f.o.w. , went to 15 f.o.w then finally to 31 f.o.w The only place we marked fish where at 31 ft. Did not get a bite the whole day and came off at around 1 pm as most people did. The south end had 1 vehicle parked there as I drove by on the way home. I walked off from the state boat launch. Talked to another angler and he told me last week, key was 30 + fow and they where coming up from the bottom. Got his limit fast.

Edit to say, I'm not happy with the ice. You got snow on top of slushy water then solid ice. Only 4 inches shollow and in 30 fow it was 5 inches. Ice making noises were far and few in-between. But they had their 4 wheelers and sleds out there.

[insurance guy]

Things are FINALLY ready on the south basin of Lake George! I was out Saturday and Sunday on about 5" of ice with the quad and slammed the perch and lakers! Brought home about 25 perch Saturday afternoon and about 35 yesterday and then I spent about 3 hours jigging up lakers yesterday after the morning perch frenzy and caught 15 and lost a few others! Can't wait to go back this Saturday and rock some more lakers