Super User clayton86 Posted May 1, 2015 Super User Posted May 1, 2015 I got out Tuesday and Wednesday also this week smallies have really been on fire. Quote
Last_Cast Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Awesome thanks! I'll definitely try it out. I appreciate your help! Quote
ColdSVT Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Got on the board at cowanesque, PA yesterday. A 3.7 smally and 1.5 largie Quote
Last_Cast Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Got on the board at cowanesque, PA yesterday. A 3.7 smally and 1.5 largie nice! what did you use?? Quote
Last_Cast Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 I'd be looking to get hooked up with one of the Watershed ressies. You'll need a permit. I think the DEP issues them. Do you go out there by any chance?? wouldnt mind learning Quote
Super User J Francho Posted May 2, 2015 Super User Posted May 2, 2015 I have, but I'm 9 hours away. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted May 2, 2015 Super User Posted May 2, 2015 Small mouth are busy spawning now I thought I caught one Wednesday spawned out it was skinny and kinda lazy but today I took the kids fishing seen about 10 beds all with paired smallmouth on them not giving a d**n about anything I threw or the kids. Quote
ColdSVT Posted May 3, 2015 Posted May 3, 2015 Did well on Keuka today despite the 45f water temps on the main lake...a good bag of largies and smallies, some pickeral and d**n fine smallie going 4lbs 8oz on the scale Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted May 3, 2015 Super User Posted May 3, 2015 Since they are spawning in the river and the bites been slowing down anyways I think I'm gonna try the deeper reservoir above the dam thats mostly large mouth and northerns see how I do up top. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted May 4, 2015 Super User Posted May 4, 2015 I still haven't gotten on the board yet. im losing faith in my abilities lol We put an end to that today, now didn't we? LOL Ben came down and fished all day with me on Silver, and by all day I mean ALL FREAKING DAY!! LOL.We were on the water by 6:30am, and fished till 6:30pm. Now, you may ask, why would these two fools fish for 12 hours..........well because it was pretty decent. We did things a little different today than our trip last year, and photo's were forbidden due to the "secret locations" I was showing off, but by the end of the day, I would say roughly between us, 50+ largemouth were boated on numerous baits. Only one pike and one smallmouth visited us, but the largemouth were plenty willing. No super hogs but each of us boated a couple mid to upper 4lb fish, and small keepers up to 2.5 were abudant, and we probably each caught 2 limits worth of 3-4lb range fish. Frogs, wacky-rigs, swim-jigs, and flipping craws/creature baits were the best producing baits today. With a couple more cranking. Suspending jerkbaits, and wobble head jigs hauled water. Which was a bummer, but oh well, we still caught them plenty of other ways. 1 Quote
ColdSVT Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 What was the water temp on silver farmer? Keuka was 43-46 on the main lake...gin clear Quote
bradc36 Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Fishing in Lake Erie is really turning on with the ice being gone and temps going up. Went out by myself and caught 20 fish on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. Best was 4.5lbs and lost what I think had to be at least 5.5 right at the boat. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted May 4, 2015 Super User Posted May 4, 2015 I was bothering bass on beds all weekend. Gotta love shallow ponds. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted May 4, 2015 Super User Posted May 4, 2015 What was the water temp on silver farmer? Keuka was 43-46 on the main lake...gin clear 54-63 depending on location. Quote
rmcguirk Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 As a comparison, Conesus was 49 when I started on Saturday morning and up to 55 by the time I had to hit the road yesterday around lunch. Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted May 4, 2015 Super User Posted May 4, 2015 I can't believe how fast things are happening this year. Water temps around 70 already. Did pretty good over the weekend though. Quote
wnybassman Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Fishing in Lake Erie is really turning on with the ice being gone and temps going up. Went out by myself and caught 20 fish on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. Best was 4.5lbs and lost what I think had to be at least 5.5 right at the boat. My dad and I were out there on Sunday as well. I thought our fishing was rather slow. When we ran across small pods of fish you couldn't catch them fast enough, but ended as fast as it started each time. Proves to me we just weren't on good fish, they were definitely hungry when we found a few. Our best five went 4-9, 4-8, 4-6, 4-2 and a 4-0. Sounds good for anywhere else, but for Erie that is rather dismal. lol None of them were even close to the 20" minimum length for right now. Caught a couple decent ones (and a few walleye) off Woodlawn Bar but the rest came down between Myers and 18 Mile Cr. We lost quite a few also, no excuses there. I have not been to Erie during the spring in several years, but 10-15 years ago I darn near lived on that lake during May. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted May 5, 2015 Super User Posted May 5, 2015 I wanna get out to erie this year I might leave early Monday morning and go since I don't have to be to work till 730pm on Mondays. Quote
bradc36 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 My dad and I were out there on Sunday as well. I thought our fishing was rather slow. When we ran across small pods of fish you couldn't catch them fast enough, but ended as fast as it started each time. Proves to me we just weren't on good fish, they were definitely hungry when we found a few. Our best five went 4-9, 4-8, 4-6, 4-2 and a 4-0. Sounds good for anywhere else, but for Erie that is rather dismal. lol None of them were even close to the 20" minimum length for right now. Caught a couple decent ones (and a few walleye) off Woodlawn Bar but the rest came down between Myers and 18 Mile Cr. We lost quite a few also, no excuses there. I have not been to Erie during the spring in several years, but 10-15 years ago I darn near lived on that lake during May. I'll be out again Friday, and then unfortunately will be out of town for work the following 10 days. The fish should be starting to pile up in shallower water soon. Fish further North up the lake if you get out again. ***If you throw a dropshot at all, very short leader, maybe 6 inches off of the bottom, and I was only using 6# FC. Quote
ColdSVT Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 ^^^ man i couldnt buy a fish on the dropshot on keuka rhe other day...they were like " nice try rookie" lol 1 Quote
bradc36 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 ^^^ man i couldnt buy a fish on the dropshot on keuka rhe other day...they were like " nice try rookie" lol I had to do a little improv on mine though, couldn't get them to bite any of the usual suspects, so I threw a tube on the drop shot setup with a big hook and kept it just above the bottom. Quote
wnybassman Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 I'll be out again Friday, and then unfortunately will be out of town for work the following 10 days. The fish should be starting to pile up in shallower water soon. Fish further North up the lake if you get out again. ***If you throw a dropshot at all, very short leader, maybe 6 inches off of the bottom, and I was only using 6# FC. Yeah, the second and third week of May is traditionally prime for numbers and size. We could only scrounge up one fish between the tube and dropshot, all our fish came on spoons and bladebaits. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted May 5, 2015 Super User Posted May 5, 2015 Any tips for going on Erie via kayak Quote
Last_Cast Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 anyone have any info as far as what colors work and what time of year?? would also like to know what lure works best on certain times of the season... hope im making some sens??? thanks! Quote
bradc36 Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Any tips for going on Erie via kayak There was one guy out in a kayak just trolling with flicker shads that was doing really well. Deep divers down to 22 ft. You can probably do well dragging a tube jig as well over structure. Quote
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