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by flyguy
Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Lonesome Lake 11/13
Replies: 5
Views: 860

Re: Lonesome Lake 11/13

Thanks for the tip - sounds like a good setup!
by flyguy
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:31 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Lonesome Lake 11/13
Replies: 5
Views: 860

Re: Lonesome Lake 11/13

great report - thanks for sharing! Probably see a few more boats out once deer season ends - thsi is the best time of year to be on the water. You need a partner to go with you - VT law says two lines per angler.
by flyguy
Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: Lake Champlain
Topic: Close the cove
Replies: 24
Views: 13484

Re: Close the cove

I have brought this issue to the attention of the F&W board and the Commissioner. Hopefully, we can discuss this at the next Board meeting.
by flyguy
Fri Aug 26, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Evening trip to the Sea
Replies: 3
Views: 1220

Re: Evening trip to the Sea

Thanks for the report, Matt - beautiful sunset! I was out in the 1'ers yesterday afternoon, north of where you had been on Wednesday. Found temp break at 90', lots of bait, etc. Must have been 1K cormorants feeding on the surface...alewives? Between the cormorants and real birds, it looked like a fe...
by flyguy
Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:22 am
Forum: Lake Champlain
Topic: lamprey
Replies: 2
Views: 794

Re: lamprey

Is your friend SURE that they are lamprey wounds? Frequently, pike exhibit sores that could be mistaken for lamprey wounds. There are two different things that cause these - lymphosarcoma and red sore. Pike also often exhibit open sores from spawning activity.
by flyguy
Wed May 11, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: North end foray May 9th
Replies: 2
Views: 781

North end foray May 9th

Set out from Kings Bay launch at 9:00 am. Trolled the trench north of Knights to no avail. Marked very little bait. Trolled two lead-cores at 2,3,4 colors and two riggers at 25,35,40ft. ST was at 50 degrees, Ray Jeff showed 43 degrees below 12'. Gave up and ran outside through the gut (not a lot of ...
by flyguy
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:21 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Good luck Frostbiters
Replies: 2
Views: 977

Re: Good luck Frostbiters

Have a greaat winter, Joey. With you and C-hawk both out, the shootout will be under-represented by team Skyland.
by flyguy
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:18 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Frostbite Derby
Replies: 21
Views: 3185

Re: Frostbite Derby

Sorry to hear you're still under the weather. The shootout won't be the same without you. Get better, and look forward. Best wishes!!!
by flyguy
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:30 am
Forum: Lake Champlain
Topic: Northernmost Summer Lakers
Replies: 4
Views: 1750

Re: Northernmost Summer Lakers

North of Cumberland, try off Gravely Point on the NY side to the "sisters" islands by the entrance to the Gut. You'll want a temp probe, as C-Hawk said- the temp break can be elusive up there.
by flyguy
Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: Lake Champlain
Topic: Hydraulic Steering
Replies: 8
Views: 2320

Re: Hydraulic Steering

I replaced the cable steering on my 1985 sea nymph 195 fish-n-ski with a BayStar system about 7 years ago. This is the smaller version of the SeaStar system, which was appropriate for my 115 Merc. It was an easy DIY project (one day, alone) and made a huge difference to the enjoyment of my boat. I r...
by flyguy
Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Late pictures are better than nothing right?
Replies: 6
Views: 1001

Re: Late pictures are better than nothing right?

Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat like a king in his boat for a lifetime.
by flyguy
Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:25 pm
Forum: Lake Champlain
Topic: Renting ice houses
Replies: 4
Views: 953

Re: Renting ice houses

Try Holiday Harvest in North Hero VT - they rent set-up shanties on the Alburg Passage
by flyguy
Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:20 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Any fleas found north?
Replies: 14
Views: 2667

Re: Any fleas found north?

There are fleas up to the gut at North Hero on the broad lake, and fleas at the south end of the IS
by flyguy
Mon May 11, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: Fishing Reports
Topic: Champlain 1st timer
Replies: 10
Views: 2374

Re: Champlain 1st timer

Assuming that you can get into your rental by then and will be going fishing from there, here's my take on salmon and lakers in the area. From where you would be, the best spots are to your south. The closest area is from about where the gut cuts through to the inland sea and the sister islands acro...
by flyguy
Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Trout and Salmon tactics
Topic: Salmon over ice
Replies: 2
Views: 2542

Re: Salmon over ice

Flourocarbon leaders and small circle hooks on tip-ups. As you said, right under the ice to 10' off the bottom, change depths often. Also jig live bait in one hole on ice rod. Strip scales from any dead bait and dump into holes as attraction. Hooking bait at adipose fin seems to work best for me. Go...