Hudson/Mohawk

[Andrew15]

Has anyone fished below the Waterford lock near peebles island? Any luck?

[Powderfinger]

I have never fished there myself but have heard good things.

[bigredfishing]

thats my wheelhouse.   I launch the Lund in that section of river more than just about anywhere else.   Tons of smallish smallmouth (8"-12").   Lots of catfish up to 14lbs.   Carp galore.   A few walleyes for good measure.  

[tree-on]

Like BigRed said, plus tons of white perch. Remember it is all catch and release only there.

[Andrew15]

Any pike or Muskie?

[bigredfishing]

Any pike or Muskie?

There are still a few pike, but they are few and very far between, and do not attain the nearly the size they once did.    Was a few tiger muskies back when they stocked the mohawk with them, none in the last 10-15 years though.

[Andrew15]

Why aren't they the size they used to be? I've caught three tigers two years ago near peebles around 30 inches

[Bartman44]

Why aren't they the size they used to be? I've caught three tigers two years ago near peebles around 30 inches

What they used to be, right Red? A few from the past near Waterford.

[Andrew15]

Are those pics from the main river. What year is that from

[touge30]

that one tiger is sweet Iam impressed.Why do you think is stressing the pike?

[Bartman44]

Are those pics from the main river. What year is that from

Main River - catch and release area. What year? The little kid holding the tiger is now a full time mechanical engineer    Pataki opened up the C@R in 95 and the fishing was top shelf for  the first 10 years. Still can catch some but not like when it was first opened up.

[Bartman44]

that one tiger is sweet Iam impressed.Why do you think is stressing the pike?

Pike/esox are fickle creatures, who knows?   For the C@R area maybe fishing pressure(particularly ice fishing), poaching, dredging, fewer herring, throw in a few hurricanes or maybe all of the above.   

I still like the dead sea for really big snakes but it was fun times back on the river back in the late  90s.   

[bigredfishing]

Boy those were the days, uh Bart?   Great pics!!!  Here's a few old pics of some pike from the river.

[Andrew15]

How recent is that second picture of the pike? I assume that was from the main rriver? How are the back channels at Waterford near the horseshoe falls that's where I caught two tiger muskies in ten minutes

[KillerBee42]

How recent is that second picture of the pike? I assume that was from the main rriver? How are the back channels at Waterford near the horseshoe falls that's where I caught two tiger muskies in ten minutes

we used to fish the 'horseshoe' back in the 70's & 80's a lot....an amazing place to fish, especially when the herring showed up.