Buffalo, NY/WNY Fishing

[BuffaloBassMaster]

On April 20, 2016 at 0:23 PM, LastCastChris said:

Anyone ever fish the big pond off Dann Rd in Amherst?

No, looked it up on the maps it looks nice.. But also looks it might be one of those private resident home ponds.. Looks like it's worth a shot though

8 hours ago, Justjigger said:

I fish alot of topwater in there and I cast about 3/4 across the pond.. like I said before the bigger bass are in the center 

 

[River Dave]

I've read online that Dann Rd is public with hiking trails back to it. Fishing is supposed to be good but I've never personally talked to anyone who's fished it. Looks like a hassle to get to so I never bothered. Just gettin' old and lazy I guess. Years ago I'd have already been there AND fished the far side of it because that's always where the big ones are right? I used to always hack my way through the woods to get to the back side of every pond and puddle in town because I was always convinced the fishing would be better on the other side. Of course it never was. 

The pond at Ellicott Creek Park is usually pretty good but sounds like it's still too early yet. Should be good by now but my buddy was there Monday and said it was low, muddy, and fishless so far.  

[Hurricane]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBassMaster said:

No, looked it up on the maps it looks nice.. But also looks it might be one of those private resident home ponds.. Looks like it's worth a shot though

 

My buddy was told about it by a guy who works at Gander... He went back there and checked it out... was told there were bass and Pike in there . Was thinking about taking the canoe...

[John Gustas]

3 hours ago, LastCastChris said:

My buddy was told about it by a guy who works at Gander... He went back there and checked it out... was told there were bass and Pike in there . Was thinking about taking the canoe...

Where exactly is this? I drive down the 990 at least once a week and see a huge body of water that seems completely unfished.. 

 

Also, any input on the Cassadaga lakes? 

[Hurricane]

1 hour ago, John Gustas said:

Where exactly is this? I drive down the 990 at least once a week and see a huge body of water that seems completely unfished.. 

 

Also, any input on the Cassadaga lakes? 

All I know is that its off of Dann road... I hope to go check it out soon.. I guess you park on the road and walk down a trail and its right there..

[River Dave]

Dann Road is off Transit between County/French Road and Millersport right across from Bittermans Automotive. From what I read online you go down Dann Road and somewhere around the sharp bend there are marked trails back to the pond (might follow the power lines or something?). Satellite picture shows three bodies of water back there but I think everyone is talking about the biggest one. 

 I haven't been to Cassadaga in years. Real pretty lake(s) just full of Lilly pads and other great looking cover but I never had much luck there. That doesn't mean much though, I never caught much at Silver Lake or Coneseus either and it sounds those are both great fishing. 

Here's another one of my maps . Dann Road is the one at the bottom of the ponds with the dogleg right where it hits that little body of water.

[Hurricane]

thanks dave..

[River Dave]

Sure thing Chris.

Had a good day today. Didn't get out fishing but got to spend the day playing in the boat and getting it ready to go. Got it cleaned up a little and got my new depth finder in today. I got sick of always having to leave the bow to see how deep it was so I bought another unit for the bow. I had a similar set up on my first boat and it was great so I think I'm going to love this. I have the same thing but bigger for my main unit so this one is easy to learn plus it came with a nice map chip that fits both units so that was a nice surprise. Can't wait to get it on the water and check it out! Hopefully next week. 

 

[Hurricane]

8 hours ago, River Dave said:

Sure thing Chris.

Had a good day today. Didn't get out fishing but got to spend the day playing in the boat and getting it ready to go. Got it cleaned up a little and got my new depth finder in today. I got sick of always having to leave the bow to see how deep it was so I bought another unit for the bow. I had a similar set up on my first boat and it was great so I think I'm going to love this. I have the same thing but bigger for my main unit so this one is easy to learn plus it came with a nice map chip that fits both units so that was a nice surprise. Can't wait to get it on the water and check it out! Hopefully next week. 

Good luck when you do go out.  I can't wait to get out on the river or the lake.  Just waiting for my brother in law to get his boat out of storage..

[Hurricane]

I have a brand new canoe with a brand new trolling motor.. not trying to take it on the river lol

[River Dave]

Hey thanks, if the weather is decent I'm hoping to get out sometime this week. Not much hope of catching anything this early but that's OK, I just want to go.  I see a lot of kayaks in the river but never a canoe. My buddy used to have a canoe/trolling motor set up and we went to Glenwood Lake and the Alabama Swamps a few times. It was a great set up.

[Hurricane]

1 hour ago, River Dave said:

Hey thanks, if the weather is decent I'm hoping to get out sometime this week. Not much hope of catching anything this early but that's OK, I just want to go.  I see a lot of kayaks in the river but never a conoe. My buddy used to have a conoe/trolling motor set up and we went to Glenwood Lake and the Alabama Swamps a few times. It was a great set up.

I have a 16 acre private lake that I fish. I know a couple that live on it. Out in cowlesville. I usually use their Jon boat but it sucks.. hoping to get the canoe out there tomorrow..

[River Dave]

Oh man that sounds like the perfect setup. Sweet!

[BuffaloBass716]

Were any of you guys at the overflow pond at ellicott creek on friday afternoon? I managed to get out for the first time this year and saw a few guys there. Nobody caught anything while I was there but I did get one on an inline spinner so I felt like I accomplished something good.

[John Gustas]

I was there between 11 and 1.  Managed to get a pike on a red lipless.. Had a monster on shortly after, but he threw the hook!

 

Any luck at birdsong lately? 

And has anyone been to the Cassadaga Lakes? 

[fayegarnett]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBass716 said:

Were any of you guys at the overflow pond at ellicott creek on friday afternoon? I managed to get out for the first time this year and saw a few guys there. Nobody caught anything while I was there but I did get one on an inline spinner so I felt like I accomplished something good.

my friend and his buddy were there on friday, and the two of them caught five. they left at 5 or so. i was there today and caught five, though three were pretty small

when is a good time to catch smallmouth off niawanda park? there are **** ton of minnows there, but i didn't see any big fish the other day.

[River Dave]

10 hours ago, John Gustas said:

 

 

Any luck at birdsong lately? 

And has anyone been to the Cassadaga Lakes? 

Only went to Birdsong once so far this year and didn't catch anything but that was a month ago so it should be better now.

Cassadaga is real pretty with lilly pads everywhere and all kinds of good looking cover. I was pretty young when I went and didn't catch much (if anything) but I'd like to think I've improved since then. Maybe I'll try it again someday but with Chataqua a little further down the road I doubt it.

[BuffaloBass716]

16 hours ago, fayegarnett said:

my friend and his buddy were there on friday, and the two of them caught five. they left at 5 or so. i was there today and caught five, though three were pretty small

when is a good time to catch smallmouth off niawanda park? there are **** ton of minnows there, but i didn't see any big fish the other day.

What were they biting on for you? As for river smallmouth, I managed this hog in the river this past friday. Pre spawn belly with huge shoulders on her. Very healthy fish, she's covered in foam, I didn't get a chance to wash it off before the picture but the colors were amazing.

[Hurricane]

Took the canoe out to the private lake. Caught 28 Largemouth .Nothing over a 1lb... Was fun though..

[fayegarnett]

3 hours ago, BuffaloBass716 said:

What were they biting on for you? As for river smallmouth, I managed this hog in the river this past friday. Pre spawn belly with huge shoulders on her. Very healthy fish, she's covered in foam, I didn't get a chance to wash it off before the picture but the colors were amazing.

Nice!! I was using a tube yesterday and found a sweet spot in the shallow. I kept pulling them out. Which part of the river did you catch that nice smallie? I've been looking for a good spot to catch smallies.

[BuffaloBass716]

2 hours ago, fayegarnett said:

Nice!! I was using a tube yesterday and found a sweet spot in the shallow. I kept pulling them out. Which part of the river did you catch that nice smallie? I've been looking for a good spot to catch smallies.

Hmmm, tubes in the creek? I've never tried that. 

That smallmouth was at the foot of sheridan, at near the boat launch

[Justjigger]

Nice smallie on a swimbait at my dock yesterday 

[River Dave]

On 4/24/2016 at 4:26 PM, BuffaloBass716 said:

Foot of Sheridan near the boat launch. 

Hey that's my old spot! I used to fish there all the time. I would go off on the right side of the launch heading towards the Huntley plant and catch all kinds of smallies (even caught a muskie there once). Used to do real good sometimes right at those discharge pipes when the water was flowing. I haven't fished there in years but I launch the boat there all the time. 

[Justjigger]

3 hours ago, River Dave said:

Hey that's my old spot! I used to fish there all the time. I would go off on the right side of the launch heading towards the Huntley plant and catch all kinds of smallies (even caught a muskie there once). Used to do real good sometimes right at those discharge pipes when the water was flowing. I haven't fished there in years but I launch the boat there all the time. 

Love fishing the huntly plant, south side of strawberry is great too. Nothing beats the slobs at sturgeon point. I fish from a center console so I'm on the lake alot.

[BuffaloBass716]

13 hours ago, River Dave said:

Hey that's my old spot! I used to fish there all the time. I would go off on the right side of the launch heading towards the Huntley plant and catch all kinds of smallies (even caught a muskie there once). Used to do real good sometimes right at those discharge pipes when the water was flowing. I haven't fished there in years but I launch the boat there all the time. 

Yeah, Its a solid spot from spring to the fall.  I even manage some decent smallies during the heat of the summer, when most fish head out to the lake. Most people stray away once the weeds grow in, but I have a few way to get around them and I know were the fish tend to hangout.