Sad moment set in.. 2024
Ksam1234 reply :
So up here in ny the fishing season for me is pretty
much over .. such s sad moment. This is the last week of warm weather but the water temp where I fish is already in low 50s.. fish are biting slow it's getting to cold to fish , at least for me.. and the weatherman called for 1/4 inch of snow at night next week.. soon it will be only memories and dreams of catching fish as I don't ice fish, can't wait till spring already. For some of you down south this is one of the best times of year so I'm jealous ! Keep on catching those fish and giving good stories so I have something to pass the time.
J Francho reply :
Uh, this fish came the tail end of November. It's not over. Once the lakes freeze, you can fish tribs for steelhead all winter.
RichF reply :
I'm heading up to the 1000 Islands region next weekend to fish a couple tournaments with my dad. This is the best bassin time up north!
A-Jay reply :
I wouldn't give up just yet -
Yesterday was decent.
TnRiver46 reply :
The season is Just getting started in East Tennessee. Still got some wake boarders though
BassWhole! reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 2:11 AM, RichF said:I'm heading up to the 1000 Islands region next weekend to fish a couple tournaments with my dad. This is the best bassin time up north!
I just spent a week up there last month, and I'm sure that if I was a local I'd be breaking through skim ice at the ramp and catching brown fish (and pike) before hanging it up most years.
J Francho reply :
I've been known to shovel off the ramp.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 1:55 AM, J Francho said:Uh, this fish came the tail end of November. It's not over. Once the lakes freeze, you can fish tribs for steelhead all winter.
I don't have a boat all
i have is a canoe. And the area where the fish are as of now require a boat.. @A-Jay
Ronnie Daniels reply :
Keep fishing! Find a way!!
I'm gonna go after the catfish this winter.
J Francho reply :
I'm running a kayak. What's the issue again?
Ksam1234 reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 3:27 AM, J Francho said:I'm running a kayak. What's the issue again?
Apparently it's me hah
A-Jay reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 3:21 AM, Ksam1234 said:I don't have a boat all
i have is a canoe. And the area where the fish are as of now require a boat.. @A-Jay
A Canoe you say ?
I've got one of those myself - an Old Town.
This bass is from last November
A-Jay
bigbill reply :
I made one trip in November just before thanksgiving, I was tossing a yum money minnow. I used the dying minnow twitch. I latched on to the biggest bass I ever had on my line. It was snow flurries too. Don't give up till the ice is on.
the bass don't give up so soon too.
J Francho reply :
December 2009:
Lake Ontario steelhead
MassYak85 reply :
The right clothing can really extend your season. I primarily fish out of a kayak too and I don't call it quits until the water is hard or my guides freeze. I usually attach my outriggers once the water gets down into the lower 50's to limit my chances of getting wet. That, some good layering, a waterproof shell, and the right gloves and the only times I'm not fishing throughout the year are when the ice is too thin to stand on.
scaleface reply :
The last warm spell a year ago , mid November , I caught a limit of 15 inch keepers .It took me several hours to get the first bite but after that I got dialed in and the fishing was great .
Kevinator1 reply :
I'm in Indiana and i'm sure i'm going to still be fishing with snow on the deck of my boat.....only when the water freezes will she be put up.....
BillP reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 2:11 AM, RichF said:I'm heading up to the 1000 Islands region next weekend to fish a couple tournaments with my dad. This is the best bassin time up north!
I fish in that area on my August vacation. Charleston Lake. Sure is scenic there
islandbass reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 3:10 AM, J Francho said:I've been known to shovel off the ramp.
That’s awesome. Love that dedication. A few years ago, a forecast for the day I planned to go fishing was going to be in the upper 20s lower 30s. I was shocked to see the a layer of ice on the pond upon arrival because lakes freezing over isn’t too common in the Seattle area. Instead of tucking my tail and heading home, I found large rocks sky high attempting to pop holes in the ice. Luckily, I was successful. It was actually a lot of fun skipping my lure on the ice and getting it to fall into the holes.
I didn’t catch anything that die, but the cold day in h-e- double hockey sticks didn’t stop me.
@Ksam1234: I hear you and know that sad moment well. The pacific nw is already in the cold and wet mode of weather. It encourages me to target other species than bass that thrive in this weather. steelhead and salmon might be close by as JF suggested. Hopefully it’s a possibility for you.
IndianaFinesse reply :
I used to only fish out of a canoe, and there was one time in January that the ice actually came off of a small section of the lake, it was only about half of an acre but it was there. So I hauled the canoe to the boat ramp, and launched it into the ice (last year, a guy actually pulled off of the adjacent road to watch us onload an aluminum boat off of the trailer into the ice, he was laughing so hard at us like it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen) As in, I used a big wooden oar to beat through the ice so I could get the canoe in the 34° ice water. It was only about 1 inch thick, but it was thick enough to keep me from paddling through it. So I beat my way through about 3/8 of a mile through the ice to reach that little bit of open water, it took an hour and a half but it was worth it. Turns out there wasn't any fish in the open water section, so I simply smashed the ice out from over top a good structure situation, where I had been catching fish prior to ice-up. After giving the fish half an hour to recover from being spooked from the racket caused by beating through ice with a paddle, I actually managed to catch almost a dozen bass and some white bass vertically jigging blade baits.
Every year I still make about a dozen trips that involve breaking through ice with either a 14' aluminum boat or the canoe, and i've never been skunked yet doing so. Rain, shine, snow, freezing rain (that's the worst) 0° or 100°, and it's still always worth going fishing.
RPreeb reply :
We had a hard freeze 2 weeks ago for just one night, since then it's been high 70's during the days with temps in the 30's and 40's at night - typical fall weather in eastern Colorado. The last 2 times out I've been shut out in the 2 ponds where I go most often for evening outings. It gets into the 70's during the day and unfortunately that keeps the mosquitoes plenty active, but the water must be in the mid 50's at best and the bass aren't biting on anything I offer them lately.
Today was 79°, but tomorrow it cools off and mostly stays in the 50's and 60's in the long range forecast. Since this is my first autumn seeking bass, I don't really know what to expect, so I'll just take everything I own that keep plugging along.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 3:43 AM, A-Jay said:A Canoe you say ?
I've got one of those myself - an Old Town.
This bass is from last November
A-Jay
d**n dude that's nice! I have an old town myself, 14.5 footer.. and we went out today on Lake Erie and we just couldn't find them... the guy I was with doesn't rly know how to use his lowrance so we didn't get ****
On 10/21/2017 at 7:12 AM, islandbass said:That’s awesome. Love that dedication. A few years ago, a forecast for the day I planned to go fishing was going to be in the upper 20s lower 30s. I was shocked to see the a layer of ice on the pond upon arrival because lakes freezing over isn’t too common in the Seattle area. Instead of tucking my tail and heading home, I found large rocks sky high attempting to pop holes in the ice. Luckily, I was successful. It was actually a lot of fun skipping my lure on the ice and getting it to fall into the holes.
I didn’t catch anything that die, but the cold day in h-e- double hockey sticks didn’t stop me.
@Ksam1234: I hear you and know that sad moment well. The pacific nw is already in the cold and wet mode of weather. It encourages me to target other species than bass that thrive in this weather. steelhead and salmon might be close by as JF suggested. Hopefully it’s a possibility for you.
Yeah we have a lot of good creeks that steelhead love to come up, I was thinking about trying it this weekend !
islandbass reply :
Hold on to your seat. Them thar salmonids put up a fight like a big bass but with more stamina and therefore a longer fight. ?
WRB reply :
We visit snow and ice in the mountains and enjoy bass fishing year around in sunny SoCal. What is sad is all those snow birds who flock down here.
Tom
Raul reply :
Dang, these temperatures are just bad, high 80's - low 90's suck :........ ooops, sorry ! wrong side of the Mason-Dixon line.
Quarry Man reply :
What gloves do you recommend for active casting in cold weather?
pondbassin101 reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 1:26 AM, Ksam1234 said:So up here in ny the fishing season for me is pretty
much over .. such s sad moment. This is the last week of warm weather but the water temp where I fish is already in low 50s.. fish are biting slow it's getting to cold to fish , at least for me.. and the weatherman called for 1/4 inch of snow at night next week.. soon it will be only memories and dreams of catching fish as I don't ice fish, can't wait till spring already. For some of you down south this is one of the best times of year so I'm jealous ! Keep on catching those fish and giving good stories so I have something to pass the time.
Well, with temperatures still in low 80s down here, fishing is ok. Its supposed to get down to the low 50s Tuesday night so we'll how that goes
Bankbeater reply :
It's just starting to cool off here. Next week highs in the 60's and 70's.
Jar11591 reply :
Don’t give up yet! Take it from a fellow NYer, there are still fish to be caught. Went out today when the air temperature was in the mid 30s and the water temp wasn’t even 50 degrees and I still had a good day. They were hitting jigs, spinnerbaits, and guess what? I even caught a half dozen on top water. Get some cold weather gear, and keep fishing! If you can tolerate the cold, there is still fishing to be done! I won’t stop for the year until my first skunk, which I haven’t even sniffed in the last few weeks.
Sword of the Lord reply :
On 10/22/2017 at 3:58 AM, Jar11591 said:Don’t give up yet! Take it from a fellow NYer, there are still fish to be caught. Went out today when the air temperature was in the mid 30s and the water temp wasn’t even 50 degrees and I still had a good day. They were hitting jigs, spinnerbaits, and guess what? I even caught a half dozen on top water. Get some cold weather gear, and keep fishing! If you can tolerate the cold, there is still fishing to be done! I won’t stop for the year until my first skunk, which I haven’t even sniffed in the last few weeks.
I wouldn't even quit after one skunk. The water would have to be hard. Until then, there will often be that one fish.
Ksam1234 reply :
I just went out today and got 5 decent ones, was the last day on the canoe for me. I'll still fish from shore here and there until the water freezes , was a good year tho.. was cool looking over my tackle today of all the crazy bite marks and torn up baits .. my whopper plopper was destroyed !
Sword of the Lord reply :
On 10/22/2017 at 7:14 AM, Ksam1234 said:I just went out today and got 5 decent ones, was the last day on the canoe for me. I'll still fish from shore here and there until the water freezes , was a good year tho.. was cool looking over my tackle today of all the crazy bite marks and torn up baits .. my whopper plopper was destroyed !
River2Sea really needs to put a warning label on the Whopper Plopper for the haters.
Warning: Despite the price, this isn't a magical lure that is guaranteed to catch a DD. This lure may not even catch a fish on some occasions. Magic isn't real. Stop complaining.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 10/22/2017 at 7:29 AM, Sword of the Lord said:River2Sea really needs to put a warning label on the Whopper Plopper for the haters.
Warning: Despite the price, this isn't a magical lure that is guaranteed to catch a DD. This lure may not even catch a fish on some occasions. Magic isn't real. Stop complaining.
Yeah I know! For me the whopper plopper is a big fish catcher ! I reember during summer strying off in the morning catching like 10-15 in 90 minutes or so.. also my very first pike was on the loon 130.. that was a badass topwater hit ! Oh and another warning label bc of how sticky those treble hooks are!
burrows reply :
Stupid whopper plopper
OCdockskipper reply :
On 10/22/2017 at 7:29 AM, Sword of the Lord said:River2Sea really needs to put a warning label on the Whopper Plopper for the haters.
Warning: Despite the price, this isn't a magical lure that is guaranteed to catch a DD. This lure may not even catch a fish on some occasions. Magic isn't real. Stop complaining.
For me, the whopper plopper lets you know really quick whether the bass are willing to chase are not. If they are in a shy or reclusive mood, it won't get a sniff. However, if they are the least bit active, they seem to hammer it.
Last Saturday was an active day for me,at least for the first 90 minutes of the morning. I even had a 13lb channel catfish do his "Jaws" imitation, getting to the surface and chasing down the whopper plopper 90 like a shark running down a swimmer. It was the first time I had ever caught a channel catfish on a surface lure.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 10/22/2017 at 10:43 AM, OCdockskipper said:For me, the whopper plopper lets you know really quick whether the bass are willing to chase are not. If they are in a shy or reclusive mood, it won't get a sniff. However, if they are the least bit active, they seem to hammer it.
Last Saturday was an active day for me,at least for the first 90 minutes of the morning. I even had a 13lb channel catfish do his "Jaws" imitation, getting to the surface and chasing down the whopper plopper 90 like a shark running down a swimmer. It was the first time I had ever caught a channel catfish on a surface lure.
That would have been awesome to see
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