Live From The Water 2023 Freshwater Edition!

[crappyice]

I'm in too deep!

After stopping at a shop in CT right near an Orvis in CT (and with the blessing of @The_Real_TCIII), I decided to go with the Echo 10' 3wt over the Orvis Clearwater. My primary reason was the Orvis salesman was so frickin pushy and a touch snobbish. Insisted I needed a dedicated reel and euro fly line and their pre-tied sighters and tippits. Eventually he figured out I had some idea that I knew what I was talking about (thanks to Tacks) and he knew I wasn't dropping $500+ for him that day and then just shut down the pitch. 

Can't wait to give it a test drive hopefully soon.

 

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by crappyice

[Stubborn1vt]

"sighters"?  You fly fisherman kill me. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

17 hours ago, Stubborn1vt said:

"sighters"?  You fly fisherman kill me. 

Thats just what they call the leader, its orange or yellow so you can see it 

[The_Real_TCIII]

17 hours ago, Stubborn1vt said:

"sighters"?  You fly fisherman kill me. 

@Jeremy K was so pissed when he joined us and found out there were no ciders to be had

[Jeremy K]

5 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

@Jeremy K was so pissed when he joined us and found out there were no ciders to be had

I definitely wasn't happy

[Buckmaster7600]

Miserable weather with the 20-30mph winds but nice being out and the fish are biting.

[crappyice]

Tale of 2 NY's....50 degrees and a touch breezy...got my first fish with the new rod and have officially joined the dark side!!! Native brown as this stretch is not stocked.

 

[Robhuntandfish]

2 hours ago, crappyice said:

Tale of 2 NY's....50 degrees and a touch breezy...got my first fish with the new rod and have officially joined the dark side!!! Native brown as this stretch is not stocked.

 

Catching trout in January is a sweet thing.  Might as well join Tacks' trout a month being off to a good start. 

Edited January 29, 2023 by Robhuntandfish

[Skillet]

I saw some carp through the ice a month or so ago, in this spot. 

Open water now, so I figured why not try for them like I do all summer.

Was an awesome fight. 

[Stubborn1vt]

Finally got out on the ice on Champlain.  8-10" of ice.  Beautiful afternoon.  Almost no weeds though, so just hundreds of 4-6" perch.  This was my go-to bay for bluegills the past few years.  Going to have to do some looking around I guess.  

[The_Real_TCIII]

12 hours ago, Stubborn1vt said:

Finally got out on the ice on Champlain.  8-10" of ice.  Beautiful afternoon.  Almost no weeds though, so just hundreds of 4-6" perch.  This was my go-to bay for bluegills the past few years.  Going to have to do some looking around I guess.  

Thats how Chautauqua fishes, 100s of perch but maybe 20 worth cleaning typically

[The_Real_TCIII]

On 1/29/2023 at 1:56 PM, Skillet said:

I saw some carp through the ice a month or so ago, in this spot. 

Open water now, so I figured why not try for them like I do all summer.

Was an awesome fight. 

Whats your go to method? We would bottom fish with a mash of wheaties and strawberry soda lol

[The_Real_TCIII]

On 1/28/2023 at 8:20 PM, Robhuntandfish said:

Catching trout in January is a sweet thing.  Might as well join Tacks' trout a month being off to a good start. 

Hes got January and February!

[Skillet]

33 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Whats your go to method? We would bottom fish with a mash of wheaties and strawberry soda lol

 

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I use a hair rig. It's a really effective way to fool their sensitive mouths. I usually use field corn boiled in cherry Kool-aid. Sometimes I use boilies made with birdseed or coconut.

I fish it on the bottom, with a sliding 3oz sinker. Sounds heavy, but the weight of the sinker helps set the hook when the fish bolts. 

Carp fishing is definitely one of my favorites.

[Stubborn1vt]

48 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Thats how Chautauqua fishes, 100s of perch but maybe 20 worth cleaning typically

It's usually full of 3-4' tall weeds that hold sunfish.  In the past couple years the state has been killing off weeds in some of the bays.  I think it's something the boaters and camp owners want?  I get it, but shallow water with no weeds doesn't hold anything great for fish.