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MFF US Northeast => New York => Topic started by: Raquettedacker on Feb 22, 2012, 09:08 AM
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Will this warm weather get the Striped Bass in the river earlier this spring?.. Would really like to try it this year....
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Don't know, but I'm hoping everything everywhere gets going early this year. And in a couple of weeks, Daylight Savings Time starts- more time to fish after work!
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I dont see why not. Stripahs are a migratory fish that migrate with water temps. Since we had no winter it shouldnt be long especially if the sun keeps shining
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You might see some scouts showing up a week early , but odds are the main run will be right on time like every year. Usually with-in a 7-10 day window. The best part is no ice in the river now, and not going to be a lot of run off from up north ... so the actual river conditions will be more fishable (barring heavy rains) that can ruin it quick.
Raq- Give a shout out when/if you plan on heading out this way, i'll most likey be able to give you current conditions and action ... i spend endless hours out there chasing the linesiders in April/May ;D
BB
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Great minds think alike. I was having this very conversation today with a couple friends. Like Brian says water temp is the key and with not much winter snow runoff conditions should be good this year. You can also checkout http://www.stripers247.com/phpBB2/ (http://www.stripers247.com/phpBB2/)Plenty of good info.
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Thanks Brian will do... As a kid growing up on Long Island Sound and the Housatonic River in Conn. I have caught my share but have never tryed for a Hudson River fish....
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Great site Fatman... Thank you..
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they have been getting fish in the rockland area all winter, and not just small ones either.
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I went through my dads old salt water tackle box today... It hasn't been opened in over 25 years.. All the rubber eels are pretty dried up.. Theres a bunch of Diamond Jigs, most still in the packages and a bunch of miscellaneous things... I have a good supply of stainless leaders now...
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I know it's early, but I am getting itchy. Any fish being taken from shore yet?
If not, where abouts are they. Thanks
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I know it's early, but I am getting itchy. Any fish being taken from shore yet?
If not, where abouts are they. Thanks
The water temp at Albany this morning is 36.9* Not yet !
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The season dosen't open until March 15th ... and we don't usually start seeing them in the Catskill north area until 1st week of April at the earliest.
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Gotta wait wait wait!!! Stareing at the boat is driving me crazy
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This site is up dated daily for temps on the Hudson :http://www.rung.us/chas/rivtemp.pl
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Will this warm weather get the Striped Bass in the river earlier this spring?.. Would really like to try it this year....
This is an age old argument ..... for the most part the stripers follow the herring... and the herring run based on hours of daylight 8)
Dom - open invite on the ship of fools ....... i fish almost every morning.
Issiah and Jonathan are going to come up to fish as well .......... sometimes two boats works well to cover more water.
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This is an age old argument ..... for the most part the stripers follow the herring... and the herring run based on hours of daylight 8)
Dom - open invite on the ship of fools ....... i fish almost every morning.
Issiah and Jonathan are going to come up to fish as well .......... sometimes two boats works well to cover more water.
the higher water temps will get them to more aggressively chase down herring/ lures which in turns gets many guys to believe they are running earlier...atleast thats how I look at it
I never fished the Hudson for them but fish the Delaware as well as the Susky Flats and its always within a week or two every year that the first #s of fish start getting caught. The warmer the water the more aggressive they become and the more usually end up being caught but we still mark plenty when the waters still cold.
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I'll be out as much as i can be. At least we wont have the conditions we had last year.
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Yes! They are getting keepers in RI, and a 29 pounder was pulled out of chatham. Reportedly anyways
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Dom - open invite on the ship of fools ....... i fish almost every morning.
Thanks buddy... That is something I will be sure to take you up on.... ;D ;D
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Now I got an itch, I can't scratch yet .... ::)
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Gonna be a good year Jeff no junk in the water. Well very little at least.
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Crossin fingers ... ;D
Raquettedacker look for all of us over on Stripers247.com . Hudson River thread. Lots of good info, and good people. If ya ever think of a charter think of www.acecharters.com (http://www.acecharters.com).
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look for all of us over on Stripers247.com .
yeah no thanks. I liked you guys over there, but the saltwater guys are total a-holes. Screw that place.
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Will this warm weather get the Striped Bass in the river earlier this spring?
Here you go ...
Update from Tom the Riverbasin www.riverbasinsports.com (http://www.riverbasinsports.com) ... very reliable source.
His records go back much futher than mine. Earliest i have recorded is April 6th. Here is part of his report,
check his site for more info on the regs and info about Walleyes ....
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EARLY STRIPERS?
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As we approach the start of April the most often heard question here at the River Basin is “Do you think the stripers will be in early this year?” Our reply is always that we won’t know until the end of March since we could still get nailed by a bunch of cold weather, “nor’easter storms,” or even a blizzard. This has all happened in years past.
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But, should the present weather pattern continue, there is a good chance we might see an earlier arrival than usual. Generally the herring arrive here first, immediately followed by the stripers. There have been some years we’ve actually seen the stripers around before the herring. One thing for sure is that the stripers and the herring are partnered by nature and if we spot either one of them the other is sure to be around.
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Ignoring the early February rumors we’ve heard of herring already being here, our River Basin records show the earliest past verified herring / striper arrival in the Catskill area took place back on March 29, 2002. At that time we were in a warming trend and the Catskill Creek was flowing at a temperature of 43 degrees, reaching 47 degrees just a week later. Other early arrival years at the end of March were 1983, 1987, 1998, 2004 and 2006.
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Right now the trend seems to indicate that this year just might top any of those others. But keep in mind that that’s just the start of the run – it’s usually 2 to 3 weeks after that before the number of fish in the area has grown appreciably to the stage where you can successfully fish for them
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just got a first hand report from the river, from the haverstraw area. My buddy is sampling juvenile sturgeon, and while they haven't seen any stripers or herring in their nets, they observed a fellow land a 30lb striper from shore today, about an hour ago. They also heard a report of someone catching 25-30 small schoolies last week when it was warm.
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Good info Brian... Thanks..
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just got a first hand report from the river, from the haverstraw area. My buddy is sampling juvenile sturgeon, and while they haven't seen any stripers or herring in their nets, they observed a fellow land a 30lb striper from shore today, about an hour ago. They also heard a report of someone catching 25-30 small schoolies last week when it was warm.
That's sweet man..... Let's hope it's a good run of fish this season .
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I'm in Newburgh. I was talking to a few guys that were fishing in Cornwall. As of April 5th they haven't had any luck. they were fishing from the shore... I have only seen 2-3 boats out fishing. It should pick up this coming week. I hope to get out during the week.
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I consider myself a pretty hard-core fisherman, and chase stripers in the salt from MV to LBI. I have only been doing the Hudson River thing for a few years since moving to Albany, and am trying to get the hang of it. I fish out of Henry Hudson. I haven't been able to consistenly figure out the pattern of where they hold (depth, current, tide, time of day), best presentation, etc., but have fun trying. I typically anchor up and fish chunks on the bottom and/or a live herring on a downrigger. I have also experimented with drifting and livelining herring and casting artificials. Thus far the only tactic that has worked for me is chunks.
Anyhow, I would be interested to hear from anglers that have mastered the wonderful fishery and their success rates. My success rate is around 50% (in other words, I get skunked as often as I catch one), and the most I have ever landed in a day is two fish.
Does this grasshopper still have a lot to learn, or is this level of success about par for the course?
Thanks, and have a great season.
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I would recamend you try to go to a striper seminar, they have boat Capt's. that give out a few tips, on the way
they rig for drifting, trolling etc.
if your doing 50 % now, i think that's pretty good. i have been after stripers, on the river seance 94-95, and i have lost more than i have boated by a long shot.
i do better with live lining herring, than chunks, and drifting is what i like to do, if i don`t see any schools of
fish coming up the river, iam not going to sit some if there ain't any fish there.
best of luck this yr.
to day i got a cat fish, and a 18`` shad, on my herring rig, water temp when i got off 48.6
did mark a few small schools under the boat.
p.s. a good site, to check is www.striperchum.com they have a lot of tips, that show you how to rig up worm rigs and herring rigs, etc. GO getum.
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my buddy and I went 3 for 7 today in the Albany area, with a 27'', 24'', and a shorty, a bunch of cats and 2 dink whitey's. It took about 3 hours to get a herring and THAT sealed the deal. That was the only herring we boated. Water temp was same as stated in previous post.
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can someone tell me , where there is a boat launch and a baitshop thats close to the launch in the albany area! so we can get a few tips for fishing stripers ! its are first time doing this type of fishing! any input would be greatly appreciated!
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conroys bait and tackle watervite mike is a very nice guy if you go tell him 30 40 sent you . he will tell you where to gbo good luck
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river front right of of 787 or henry hudson boat launch on 9w glenmont ny
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www.hudsonriverbait.com
he`s just across the dun bridge in rensselaer
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river front right of of 787 or henry hudson boat launch on 9w glenmont ny
Henry Hudson is off 144 not 9W ;)
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my bad
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imean 144 :laugh:
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my bad
no problem ..... it would be one heck of a boat ride to the hudson from 9W :o
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thank you guys for all your help! :)
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I've got to make my way south and try for some Stripers... I live in the Glens falls area and don't get the chance to fish for them around here.
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the season is not open untill the 15th
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ya march 15
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http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html)
Striped bass: Hudson River north of George Washington Bridge 18 1 Mar 16 - Nov 30
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Havnt posted on a while because iv been redoing the interior ofmy boat but its all done and ill be afterthem later in the week. Still think we have another week untoll the main run but what do I know. I'll ne trying some new tactics this year and can't wait.
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boat wont start. had no spark filed points got spark. still wont start. bringing it to my guy tonight. heres to hoping otherwise no stripers for me this year.
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If u didn't treat ur gas with "BLUE" colored ethanol treatment its prolly the carbs
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Good luck with the boat jimi from the looks of the weather there should be a surge of cows on the way.
I'll be there in 3 weeks. ;D
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new points and condensor and some new plugs and shes purring like a kitten. ill be out from albany to castleton on sunday, i have a gew more things to take care of to button her up tomorrow and tonight after work and then ill be ready.
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plenty of striper action near Albany this morning...herring, too :)
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water temp. is the key, strippers will follow the herring up the river.
;D ;D ;D
RAT
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My boat is on the disabled list. Anyone getting herring & stripers from the shore?
Thanks!
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Fwe fished off shore at the postenkill on Sunday morning and saw quite a few caught. No herring just stripers. I'll ne out in the boat all weekend so ill post a report on Sunday night.
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Lets see some pics of those cows!!!! :D
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Most of the fish beeing caught have been between 30-40 inches . No big cows yet the biggest I have seen this year so far was 42 inches . They have been geting a lot around catskill. My one buddie got 9 on Thursday. Lastnight I was driving through town and a guy was draging one down main street
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Anyone getting anything from shore around Albany yet? Looking to play hooky one if these days...
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Fished yesterday by Troy, 2 runs one 36", herring were tough to catch but we managed about a dozen.
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How are you getting the bait creek or main river.
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Most of the fish i have been seeing, catching, hearing about are in the 25"-34" range , with a handful of 36"-38" females.
Bait has been a pain for many people, but getting a little easier.
I did see a pic of a 40lb class fish caught by a friend in the past few days :w00t: :clapping: :thumbup_smilie: :bowdown: :bowdown:
It's going to be a circus out there int he coming weeks. :P
Good luck.
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This is nice to see a striper site--trying it tomorrow and Friday--hope to god I can catch some herring, tides look good for a good morning anchor and kick the feet back day. Will try catching herring in Port I find if its tough there its tough everywhere. Rens boat docks in anyone?
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dock is not in @ RENS. as of today when i left.
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Lets see some pics of those cows!!!! :D
here's a calf :D
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can someone tell me , where there is a boat launch and a baitshop thats close to the launch in the albany area! so we can get a few tips for fishing stripers ! its are first time doing this type of fishing! any input would be greatly appreciated!
Get some sabiki rigs and catch your own bait, Dicks carries them out that way. Throw the herring in the livewell and keep the pump circulating or they will croak. I lived in the capital district for a lot of years and didn't start striper fishing until the last couple years I was out there, it was a blast, wish I started earlier. It is pretty easy, just need some heavy lead 2- 6 oz depending on current, circle hooks, some 3-way swivles and a reel with clicker on it, when they take the bait they rip with it. Most guys anchor but I did well drifting, lower the bait the bottom then bring it up about 2 ft, stick in the rod holder, put the clicker on, and drift. Watch the depth finder and adjust your bait as the depth changes. You can cover a long stretch like this and find some fish.
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1 of 3 I landed this morning. 34"
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Not bad..
I hope I hit a good run when I go may 4th.
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Nice striper bauis25, hope to get on some this weekend. Thanks for sharing the picture.
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Is anyone fishing around Newburgh?
Dwight
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1 of 3 I landed this morning. 34"
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Nice fish. Going Sunday , never got one over 8lbs
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Nice fish. Going Sunday , never got one over 8lbs
Your gonna love it Addam, I used to fish the Sound alot back in the day...heres an older shot back when I knew you before you went into the service Addam. Great fish Paul and killerbee. ;D
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This will be ny first time fishing them in the hudson. Got a call today that a charter had a opening Sunday.
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You guys are killing me. I'm a week behind due to motor troubles but the boats running better then ever now and I just picked up two new baiteunners. Question for some of u, iv used the baitrunners and really like them. Ihad a guy telling me that they are junk and not to get them cause they will never work as good as a baotcastwr. Any opinions? He was telling me this stuff at ducks maybe it was just his store.
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You guys are killing me. I'm a week behind due to motor troubles but the boats running better then ever now and I just picked up two new baiteunners. Question for some of u, iv used the baitrunners and really like them. Ihad a guy telling me that they are junk and not to get them cause they will never work as good as a baotcastwr. Any opinions? He was telling me this stuff at ducks maybe it was just his store.
Baitrunner's are king for stripers.
I have one now that still has the skunk on it.
But my first striper trip my friend had them and he taught me to use my spinning reel to get the same effect.
First we set the drag to where it should be and marked it with 2 dots of nail polish that lined up.
Then after the cast in the rod holder he loosened the drag just to where the current didn't pull line.
On the hook set you palm the spool and use your hand as the drag while setting the drag to line up the dots.
I have been quite good at it so far I'm 3 for 3.
I hear that clicker in my dreams but always wake up on the hook set LOL
This is my first and bigest I'm hooked for life
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Little off subject but how the heck can you anchor on an incoming tide--I do not like to drift fish there is always two many boats, but havent found a way to have any control while anchoring on any tide but an out going tide. As soon as it goes slack or incoming I am lost...... Is it possible to still catch stripers anchoring in an incoming tide or do you need to start drifting....
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You guys are killing me. I'm a week behind due to motor troubles but the boats running better then ever now and I just picked up two new baiteunners. Question for some of u, iv used the baitrunners and really like them. Ihad a guy telling me that they are junk and not to get them cause they will never work as good as a baotcastwr. Any opinions? He was telling me this stuff at ducks maybe it was just his store.
It all depends on the brand of baitrunner. I've learned the hard way to stay away from the Okuma's unless you remember to test them everytime you set them. Lost 2 rods because the baitrunners never engaged when set >:( >:( Have had buddies who have had the same problems with them as well. Only Okuma products I've ever had problems with
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And of coarse that's what I got. What do you mean didn't ingage like when you set the switch to freespool it was still locked?
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There are 3 Okuma's on the boat when I go and we have never had a prob.
Why would you not test that your runner is on and working.
I pull a few inches off every ten min. It sure does keep your partner awake and I love that sound. ;D
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Baitrunner's are king for stripers.
I have one now that still has the skunk on it.
But my first striper trip my friend had them and he taught me to use my spinning reel to get the same effect.
First we set the drag to where it should be and marked it with 2 dots of nail polish that lined up.
Then after the cast in the rod holder he loosened the drag just to where the current didn't pull line.
On the hook set you palm the spool and use your hand as the drag while setting the drag to line up the dots.
I have been quite good at it so far I'm 3 for 3.
I hear that clicker in my dreams but always wake up on the hook set LOL
This is my first and bigest I'm hooked for life
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Nice Striper sporty!!! :thumbup_smilie:,
I own a couple of the older Cabelas Salt striker bait runners, never had a problem with them, just got to crank it a couple turns to make sure its in gaged.. Shimano came out with the first baitrunner...I generally just ran my penn 4500's and watched the rod tip while fishing bunker heads and physically tightened the drag like sporty said.. How strong the Tides were dictated what reel I used. I had a couple line counter reels for strong tides...At the tail end of a tide when the current slowed we used our steelhead noodle rods with 10lb. test, what a blast that was reeling in those monsters.
Heres a pic of my best friend Dave with our biggest we ever landed on 10lb. test and a 10 foot noodle rod... June of 2002
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I can see this is going to be a great thread to read, keep smashing them boys.....
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thats when the big boys eat... :o
used to think that until last year when I caught this one, my biggest Hudson River striper to date.
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Prior to this fish, my two biggest had come at night.
course that was a magical day last year, we caught 13 that day, all but 2 over 20lbs.
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Man that's a pretty Fish Lance, nice job Bro!!!!!!! :thumbup_smilie: :flag:
If anyone wants to read a good book about targeting large stripers, I highly recomend a book called "The trophy Striper" by Frank Daignault, excellent read ... I bought it right after its release in 99, it helped my understanding of stripers alot.
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I gotta get off my keister and find me some hudson river stripers. Got them in the salt before but never even tried for them despite living almost my entire life within 30 minutes to the hudson. Great pix guys.
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I can't find any type of limit posted for herring in either the fresh or salt water regulation books. Anyone know where it's posted if there is any limit other than net sizes.
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And of coarse that's what I got. What do you mean didn't ingage like when you set the switch to freespool it was still locked?
every so often when you flip the bait runner switch on the bottom they will stay locked in regular mode (atleast with every one I've ever handled). As long as you check them each time you set them to make sure they are working you should be fine
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I do not think there is a limit I could be wrong and maybe someone can correct me.. The limit in my opinion is how many or well you can keep then alive... I know my livewell does ok with about 8-10 any more than that I am just wasting them and they die off. Bait north of Port is pretty much catch at will anyway so probably not a need to keep too many in the hopper..
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I was more thinking about keeping them to freeze.
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you Hudson River guys are lucky. Down here on the Delaware we can't even keep any herring :-\ Last year they cut it down to 10 and this year its 0
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LAKER RAKER---Not that anyone doesnt do it but I am sure that there is a no re-entry rule with Herring and thats why you have to buy that certified bait stuff---I am not sure what fines there are if you get caught by Dec at the launch with a non certified pile of herring... Just a warning they are out there I got a ticket the other day for failure to fix reg sticker on trailer in the Rens parking lot--I had it received it the night before but just forget to put it on---ticket was in my window on truck--they must have just swung threw...
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When you buy herring frozen at thebaitshop you get them in vacume sealed bags and you get no certification receipt
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I actually live in the "Hudson River Overland Transportation Corridor" ;D.
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you Hudson River guys are lucky. Down here on the Delaware we can't even keep any herring :-\ Last year they cut it down to 10 and this year its 0
That is insane.
What do you do to catch striper now just troll and cast artificial baits?
We run the creek and get them before we hit the river I'm also curious of a limit.
Our boat has 2 wells and we normally put 12 in each and when we get anchored in our spot we put 6 from each well in the herring hotel.
Can you guys still fish for shad because we cant any more >:(
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That is insane.
What do you do to catch striper now just troll and cast artificial baits?
We run the creek and get them before we hit the river I'm also curious of a limit.
get used to it, because unless something happens soon, its coming to the Hudson. Our herring numbers have been steadily dropping, according to the DEC. The woman in charge of the hudson river fisheries unit actually had submitted a law change closing the creeks to herring fishing and limiting the herring to 5 per angler per day, but the NY assembly didn't pass it in time to go into effect this year. She has stated that if the population numbers don't increase, she will completely close the herring fishery, like most other east coast rivers already have.
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I won't be keeping as many as I had hoped. I was going to freeze them to bring to Mass for bait this summer, but Mass is a no possession state. So it'll just be a few to use on the hudson if I even bother trying to get them before I go out.
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Anyone going out tommorrow---I can't decide north of port or south of port---worried about catching bait south of port but seem to catch bigger fish down there---anyone think the stripers are harder to catch when bait is too plentiful like troy area is right now
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get used to it, because unless something happens soon, its coming to the Hudson. Our herring numbers have been steadily dropping, according to the DEC. The woman in charge of the hudson river fisheries unit actually had submitted a law change closing the creeks to herring fishing and limiting the herring to 5 per angler per day, but the NY assembly didn't pass it in time to go into effect this year. She has stated that if the population numbers don't increase, she will completely close the herring fishery, like most other east coast rivers already have.
that pretty much sums it up. Herring numbers have been dropping every year and we are finally starting to see increased regs on them. Whether or not its too little too late is anyones guess
That is insane.
What do you do to catch striper now just troll and cast artificial baits?
We run the creek and get them before we hit the river I'm also curious of a limit.
Our boat has 2 wells and we normally put 12 in each and when we get anchored in our spot we put 6 from each well in the herring hotel.
Can you guys still fish for shad because we cant any more >:(
I haven't even bothered going down this year because of it. I'm usually limited to the banks and never had any luck on frozen herring and thats all thats available to use right now unless you want to catch a shad and chunk it up but with their numbers on the decline as well I choose not too :-\ Currently our shad limit is at 3 per person per day but there are talks about dropping it to 1 or 0 for next year
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If we cant use herring for bait how would you catch fish eel?
There's no way You will see me trolling with the price of gas and a limit of 1 it just wouldn't be worth it.
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It all depends on the brand of baitrunner. I've learned the hard way to stay away from the Okuma's unless you remember to test them everytime you set them. Lost 2 rods because the baitrunners never engaged when set >:( >:( Have had buddies who have had the same problems with them as well. Only Okuma products I've ever had problems with
I know what u mean I have an old one that's black and gold never had any problems . Got two new silver ones and if you don't check it some times it does not engage . Deft could lose a pole .
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Here in New York we can't use Shad in any capacity.
Season closed on them in 2009. Probably for the longterm unless a miracle happens.
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Well i took the boat out for its first run of the season. After a new interior. New points condensor water pump and starter. Ran perfect. Got a couple hours of fishing in. Fished just north of castleton and didn't have a bite. Herring or striper. Incoming tide very windy and very choppy. Marked lots of fish no takers. Going North tomorrow and will post from the water if I think of it. If not report to come tomorrow night.
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Well i took the boat out for its first run of the season. After a new interior. New points condensor water pump and starter. Ran perfect. Got a couple hours of fishing in. Fished just north of castleton and didn't have a bite. Herring or striper. Incoming tide very windy and very choppy. Marked lots of fish no takers. Going North tomorrow and will post from the water if I think of it. If not report to come tomorrow night.
Good luck out there!!!!
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Thanks buddy. Now if I could just sleep. Still like a little kid with my excitment. Guess Ill go over the gear......again.
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Fishing North. Of Albany and herring are every were. One run so far missed fish.
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If we cant use herring for bait how would you catch fish eel?
There's no way You will see me trolling with the price of gas and a limit of 1 it just wouldn't be worth it.
We have had the Herring moratorium in Mass since 2006. Fish them with eel's,macks,menhaden,and Lot's of artificals.
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Ran up to the port to grab bait, few minutes had 30ish. Ran back south and waiting for a run. The wind settling down would be nice.
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Back out for the evening and drifting chunks seems to he the trick. Heads to be exact. 1 for 2 22lbs.
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goin out tomorrow.
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will try to get out today, many boat on the water yesterday.
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Been out sense 630 and though baits harder to find today then yesterday were 3 for 5 will post picks later.
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Went out today went 2 for 8 . On strippers . One shad . Missed a nice pike
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Went out today went 2 for 8 . On strippers . One shad . Missed a nice pike
at my age 1 stripper out of 8 would do me in :w00t: lets see some pics of the stripers
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at my age 1 stripper out of 8 would do me in :w00t: lets see some pics of the stripers
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Here's me and the boys with 3. Today was my best day fishing for stripers. Ended up 5 for 8 and finaly seeing a true monster that my buddy lost. All on live hERRING.
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super nice guys :thumbup_smilie:
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great job guys they were on fire around catskill last mon but all seems quiet now some buddies said troy is smokin if you can find bait
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really nice picture guys! nice fish to boot!
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Catskill is still on fire . That's where I was . My buddie got a 43 1/4 . Thursday around that area
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Any one near albany care to report on water clarity for us who have to travel...Did the storm kill it for a few days?
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dont think the storm will effect much the fish are around and hungry dont forget usually there is flood waters and debri everywhere with the snow melt this year we have none of that heard the debri was bad thurs thinking they cleaned the federal dam in troy if so that should be gone now get them wet you cant get fish on the couch sorry to those that are working and yes i do work so dont go there!!!
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Thanks---I heard there are zero herring and zero stripers left in albany area so noone needs to bother going out any longer....Ha Ha---if there are as many stripers as boats so far we are going to have a stellar year...
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Nice stripers guys!!--KP ;)
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there were a lot of boats on there this weekend. saturday everyone was good around me sunday not so much. we were the first boat at our spot in the morning and by 9 we were surounded but no one got to close. untill we cought our third fish. we didnt see but one person catch or have a striper run all dayl. after our third a bout that was out in front and to the left of us a ways backed up right in front of my boat. we continued to get runs they did not. they were up river from us wich makes me believe the fishing were coming up and hit our lines first. i could be wrong but moving in on our space didnt get them anything but a better look at the fish WE were catching and they were not.
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I fished down in Croton Friday and went 5 for 7 on fish from 18 to 24 lbs. We only fished for about 2 hrs, 9:30 to 11:30. All fish were caught on bunker. We marked a lot of fish, but only in a small area. They are definately relating to deeper dropoffs. I guthooked one real bad, so that was dinner. It was a female and still had eggs, so they are still coming in. Water temp was 58, so it will be over pretty soon.
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A lot of people ivtalked to say the bigger fish havnt even come in yet.
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My buddie with a 43 1/4
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nice....how are the herring running this year?
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My biggest from last year
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i think we still have almost a month left......what exactly is a bunker? is it what they call a white perch? catch a few of them on the herring rigs. also, bloodwormds, i ehar alot about them.....they seem like they would get alot of other fish pecking at it if irgged up? any comments?
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Raker....those look like real reel screamers 8)
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i think we still have almost a month left......what exactly is a bunker? is it what they call a white perch? catch a few of them on the herring rigs. also, bloodwormds, i ehar alot about them.....they seem like they would get alot of other fish pecking at it if irgged up? any comments?
Did you guys get that big front with cold rain/snow we got if so that will just prolong the season.
My buddy has been getting a few and said the egg's are still very green, lots of time left.
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Bunker are menhadden...
I don't think many make it all the way to Albany. Maybe some do though?
It's the main forage (and bait choice) for the New Jersey striper contingent and other coastal fisheries.
Around Albany, seems like herring is the name of the game.
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few from the weekend
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Times like this I wish i had a boat :'( Nice pics boys
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i think we still have almost a month left......what exactly is a bunker? is it what they call a white perch? catch a few of them on the herring rigs. also, bloodwormds, i ehar alot about them.....they seem like they would get alot of other fish pecking at it if irgged up? any comments?
Looks exactly like a shad but smaller usually. They are the same family of species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_menhaden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_menhaden)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shad)
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My buddie with a 43 1/4
Nice fish
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Hogs
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Beauties!!!!!! :thumbup_smilie:
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Big Red--how does drifting work on an incoming tide--I am an anchor person but the outgoing anchor tides are little late in the morning for a like a week----Does the incoming tide eventually settle and then you will start floating back river again, last time I had to kick the trolling motor in gear just to move.. Any help would be great..
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i drift right back up river when the tide is coming in good just like I would drift downriver when its going out. when its slack, i will use the electric motor to slowly move myself around. I watched my buddy pickup a bunch one day during slack tide, he was just going back and forth between the two abutments of the rennsellear bridge with his bow mount trolling motor.
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Thanks for the response Red---I am waiting for one of those days you had last year or a few years back that must have been amazing
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In or Out going, dosen't matter to me :D . If it's slack i just like to be stopped (because it's like being on anchor pretty much) right in a "key" area. Or like Red mentioned you can use the trolling motor to move around if you want.
It was soooo windy the other day, the tide was going out and the wind was whipping north ... we stayed in one spot for like a 1/2 hr straight (no anchor, no sock, no trolling motor) it was odd. But we were on active fish so didn't care
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Its getting to the point where--I cannot pick the tides I want to fish anymore so I just need to learn how to fish them all...Just love to sit back in the boat on a good outgoing tide feet up and rods out--I feel I have so much control over the rods and the boat, But I do realize that I am not covering ground and could be missing fish. What I hate the most is getting down to the Hudson at daylight and not catching herring for a few hours and missing the prime time....Guess cannot be all that easy still fund trying to figure them out I guess.
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This is a good thread.
I would listen real hard to what these last few old men have to say. Those dudes catch Striped Bass.
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when you guys are drifting, are you using live herring right on the botom with heavy weight, or a short cast behind the boat with light weight?
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I would listen real hard to what these last few old men have to say
Who ya called old ? :pinch: LOL
when you guys are drifting, are you using live herring
Funny you mention that, i prefer a nice live Herring over ANYthing else, BUT this year we got some drifting chunk (1st time i ever drifted chunk) In past years we have got them on whole dead too.
If they are under you and hungry, i think they will just eat what you put in front of them.
Put in your time, keep moving until you find active fish ;)
I'm not the type of person to sit still, i always tell people my Striper fishing is a lot of work, but FUN work !! ;D
Sure i could get a few bait and anchor all day in one spot (don't get me wrong it works and i know guys who catch a lot of fish doing this) just not for me.
Good luck
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Brian never thought of that slack tide sitting there just floating could be productive. Makes a ton of sense like hovering over some walleyes I guess and picking them off one by one. Well I better get some work done today--great info boys, I never really care where people are catching them just love the how..Up to us to find our own holes..
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nice fish guys. this is a good thread for being mff not 247 or river basin. does anyone know the dock situation for the rensselaer launch over by the hilton?
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Yeah the dock is worthless---Low tide its about a mile from the water and high tide you smash your motor into the cement block in front. My advice if you plan on coming in low tide bring chest waders if there is any strong wind or current. Do not pull up on the south side of the launch and get out- the mud will suck you in and it actually scared me to death. A real nice guy was there and got out his chest waders and directed my boat onto the trailer if not for him I would still be there... Loading unloading by yourself at that one is really tough..
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Went out this afternoon for a copuple hours, and hit a few spots from Henry Hudson north to Troy. We had a difficult time finding herring, and only caught two. Chunked them and drifted around without a hit. Water was pretty turbid, and temperature dropped from last week. Maybe that shut off the bite.
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we fished tonight from 6 to 9 from castleton to just north of albany and couldnt find a single herring. had some from yesterday and chunked up but no stripers. we drifted for a while over fish in the finder and anchored where we did well the other day and nothing. i too feel live herring is key. back out friday night so well see.
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this weather going to turn them off for a couple day 20 this week at night shut her down for a couple days good luck
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Good news is the cool down should keep the fish around a little longer. They seem to bite better at 55 or less mid- river. Those 40+ inchers are in, though!! I actually used an in line planer board with a live herring 2 weeks ago and got 2 nice ones.I was anchored up, but it worked perfectly for 3/4 of the tide.I Still like chunks the best, though
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Turn them off it may but ill still be out there. Can't catch them from home, and I feel like if foods in front of them they will eat it.
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i wont turn them off....they are already here, and arent leaving for a while.....the water temp is still in ideal range for catching them, and being that they gotta eat, things are just heating up. especially now that the 44+er's are just starting to reach us
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like some said they are here and get it in front of them they cant resist will be out around catskill to cox in the morning good luck for whatever reasons chunk has out done everything this season but will continue to play the game !!!
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got asked to do tourny on saturday by a buddy.....anyone willing to share suggestions? hahahahahahha havent fished that area yet. weather is gonna be chilly, but hope it doesnt give me lock jaw!!! might be tough to drift if alot of people out and about
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There will be tons of boats on that stretch imgoingto put the 80 bucks in the gas tank and head south.
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There will be tons of boats on that stretch imgoingto put the 80 bucks in the gas tank and head south.
good move ;)
fishing is going to be horrible in troy tomorrow ..... the water is too stained to get bait, the temp dropped 6 or 8 degrees in the past 4 or 5 days and the boat traffic will be maxed out
although ...... if you manage to get a fish tomorrow you'll probably be in the money ;D
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although ...... if you manage to get a fish tomorrow you'll probably be in the money
SOOOOO true , if you get just an avg one that could be $$$$$$$$$ :laugh: Good luck Man
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where is this tourney and how much
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tourny is from menands bridge to the troy dam...sign up through the ale house....
bassinbrian......any suggestions/tips???? have a couple frozen herring saved from last outing to get started...should i use any plugs?
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Fishing in the Hudson area has been on fire
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can only fish from troy d**n to the menands bridge
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like some said they are here and get it in front of them they cant resist will be out around catskill to cox in the morning good luck for whatever reasons chunk has out done everything this season but will continue to play the game !!!
USE HERRING[LIVE] works most times
;D ;D ;D
RAT
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tourny is from menands bridge to the troy dam...sign up through the ale house....
bassinbrian......any suggestions/tips???? have a couple frozen herring saved from last outing to get started...should i use any plugs?
I HAVE FOUND live herring works best,but i have used plugs in the locks when i worked there
;D ;D ;D
RAT
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if i was going out tommorow i would try plugs to . these are my fav BIG MACKS SILVER/BLUE ORANGE FIRE/TIGER BOMERS IN SILVER AND BLACK /DEPHTRADIERS IN BLACK AND SILVER AND FIRE TIGER 16 BUCKS A PIECE AND JAW BREAKERS IN SILVER /BLACK AND MANS 20 PLUS BLUE AND BLACK AND ORANGE A VERY GOOD COLOR BELIVE IT OR NOT .THERE SOME TO TRY HOLD ON TIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
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I'm out on the river right now, sceen a few been caught. Was fishing near the weigh in station, and saw how upstate charters was bringing a fish in...
Don't seem right too me. I won't enter this contest again.
Befor too long everyone is just going to rent a charter for the day of the tournament weeks in advance, go out with someone who fishes the river for a living. All day, everyday. Seems like some instant money too me. And super pathetic.
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I'm out on the river right now, sceen a few been caught. Was fishing near the weigh in station, and saw how upstate charters was bringing a fish in...
Don't seem right too me. I won't enter this contest again.
Befor too long everyone is just going to rent a charter for the day of the tournament weeks in advance, go out with someone who fishes the river for a living. All day, everyday. Seems like some instant money too me. And super pathetic.
herring hitting the jigs??
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Just one herring, talked to 2 other people out on the water and they each Only got 1 as well. And just 5 minutes ago that stupid charter just went by me and got tangled in my lines, someOne's gotta tell him to beat it
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wanted to know the winning weight for the contest today .lets see some pic thanks guys
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Idk about the tourney today but I seen a ton of boats out . I'm in the river basin tourney but I wish I could get out more . All my friends keep seending me pictures.
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Ooops, I always struggle with this. Hopefully this time I get it right.
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I'm out on the river right now, sceen a few been caught. Was fishing near the weigh in station, and saw how upstate charters was bringing a fish in...
Don't seem right too me. I won't enter this contest again.
Befor too long everyone is just going to rent a charter for the day of the tournament weeks in advance, go out with someone who fishes the river for a living. All day, everyday. Seems like some instant money too me. And super pathetic.
because someone rents a charter boat they should not be allowed to enter? how is that instant money? I have never fished the Hudson but I would be willing to bet the winning fish did not come from a charter boat. that is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. not everyone has a boat and if they want to pay, out of their own pocket, to rent a charter then good for them. you have just as much of a chance as they do if you put in the time and effort.
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And yea the charter came in second. Who would have guessed? Haha.
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And yea the charter came in second. Who would have guessed? Haha.
why did the charter not take all the prize money then? my grandfather used to fish every day, all day, after he retired, should he not have been allowed to enter a tourny because he fished more than you? if you can out fish all of us any day you should not have to worry about the charter boats and you would take all the prize money right? no, you didn't win any money? go figure!
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awesome use of punctuation and spelling.
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And yea the charter came in second. Who would have guessed? Haha.
Kids nowadays ::)
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Been searching cannot find a website for Jeff 521 Charters---Oh wait I think I may call Upstate Charters at least they will get me in the money.
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Very nice KID :P
If that's the case. Everyone who enters the tournament should enter in a charter, there out there for 12 hours out of 24 on 2, 6 hour fishing trips" everyday. I hope your the guy who had the planer board's out and didn't win nuts.
Just because it's a charter doesn't mean squat , we out fish them all the time ... the fish move around day to day , hour to hour ... they still have to fish and catch them.
.I'm 20 and I'll outfish all of you any day.
Apperantly NOT !!!! you didn't outfish anybody for the derby HAHA ;D
Never again will I enter a tournament with
Everybody is going to miss you :-*
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I am glad Upstate Charters got in the money---alot of pressure on those guys.. Good advertising for them and maybe business will be good enough for them to stay instead of picking up and getting out of the area.. They have no better chance than anyone of us. Most of us love to try to outfish them, makes us feel like we also know what we are doing..
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Nice fish Hoc!
Hey jeff calm down dude its a big river with lots of fish for everyone. I'll tell you one thing, being 20 years old and making a statements like "I'll out fish all of you any day" and "If fishing was my job I'd be the best in the world" shows just how much you've got to learn. Maybe you should have taken the money that you put towards entering that ale house tourney, and used it to charter a boat and captain instead.... There's a lot of outstanding very knowledgeable charter captains down there, and I'd bet all of them have forgotten more about striper fishing than you know. Take a step back and eat a slice of humble pie and try to learn something from this site, there's lots of great guys here who do know there stuff, because rest assured you don't know half of what you think you do.
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Yea sorry I was just mad lol but I agree I got a lot more to learn. I fish everyday and it's my favorite thing to do in the world. I just think that's such an edge in my opinion. ;)
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Idk this guy but he caught this beast today in the tourny I'm in . Also entered today was a 46 and a 45 inch looks like today was a good day to be out south
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Fished from the postenkill to Albany today. Picked up some herring throughout the day but missed a couple runs but no stripers today. My buddy met us out in his boat and landed a 21lb and a 10 lb. If the weatheer gets as warm as they say and we dontget much rain next weekend should he a great end of week and weekend.
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We can only hope.
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1st place for the ale house tourny was somewhere around 28lbs, and 8th pllace was 23lbs
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I can't wait to get there I missed last year due to the insane water levels.
We got a camp for sat night on the river and I want to through some lures from the island at night.
Can anyone recommend a few good ones to try on that full moon sat?
Also where should I hook a eel if I decide to use it for bait.
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Tried my luck yesterday, and got skunked on the stripers. Found plenty of herring, and ended up with an eel! :cursing:
Going to try again Thursday.
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Okay--Old timers what do we do know.. I fished all day Monday daylight to dark--herring --jigging---not a problem, but not a single striper... I am sure I was marking them, tried drifting, anchoring, all depths. Either they cannot see the bait well or are the numbers just not there again.
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Be happy you got herring. Iv been having a hard time finding any latley
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There are not where they usually are---there is a school of them that I have found for some reason they are there thick as can be.... electronics are key and they are for some reason in the top 5 feet of the water column not the bottom----Hint----" Catching them really really stinks"... I know some of you river guys now exactly where I am talking about......
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later in the season, especially once the water temps climb, i try to catch most of my herring within ten feet of the surface. ...just keep that sabiki a few feet down, those higher up ones seem to be more prone to loading up the sabiki too....not unusual to pull out 4 or 5 at a time with those high up herring and alewives.
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Thank you for the tip I know just where your talkin about.
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Thank you for the tip I know just where your talkin about.
Anybody know the price of the launch at Gully's (Newburgh)
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Big Red --little birdy told me your the night striper fishermen, can you private message me with some techniques, water depths etc that you use at night... I have some ideas of areas where I want to try but not sure how deep or how different... Boat traffic just makes me sick---I am guilty because I contribute to boat traffic as well.. Your message box is full.
Second thought--10 years ago we had the best day on the river with like 11 stripers landed, on" fresh" cut bait, I havent caught one on cut bait since then.... Do you guys think that fresh unfrozen herring (cut) really can work. Or does it have to be fresh cut---If I take the chance to go south and cannot catch my own herring--thats all I will be stuck with... Sitting at work need something to keep my mind on stripers.
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Big Red --little birdy told me your the night striper fishermen, can you private message me with some techniques, water depths etc that you use at night... Your message box is full.
Do you guys think that fresh unfrozen herring (cut) really can work. Or does it have to be fresh cut---
Bigred = Full mailbox ? Noooo wayyyy ::) LOL
Night fishing can be fun on calm nights, think shallow & stay very quiet. ;)
As for cut bait, FRESH is wayyyy better, sure old/frozen stuff will work sometimes, but freshly cut bloody herring (poor little fellers') is your best bet. Change often.
BB
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Brian they say your like one of the best striper fishermen in the area...What kind of weight do you put on some of the reports when guys go out and say--that they nailed them catching tons of fish when a bunch of the experienced guys fish all week and catch nothing..I am cannot get access to that Stripers 247 site blocked at work, but I have a few guys who are on that and tell me that you really do not know who to believe...They say the guys who post the pictures you obviously have to believe but the claims with no back up you might have to take with a grain of salt. Another thing is why do guys come up to the area I fish and then run back down south, I would think you would stay near the bait. They say this site doesnt get many lurkers so thats a good thing I guess..
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Could also use some tips on night fishing. Do ok during the day but once the sun goes down nothing. Any help would be much appreciated. Pm if u want ill be out tonight. Iv fished from coeymans to troy over the last five days with only a couple runs and I'm starting to get frustrated. wont quit though , not in myblood.
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What kind of weight do you put on some of the reports when guys go out and say--that they nailed them catching tons of fish when a bunch of the experienced guys fish all week and catch nothing.
The thing about the Hudson is the fishing can be highly variable from place to place and day to day (maybe even tide to tide or hour to hour sometimes). So regardless of whether a report is true or not, the only thing that I put any real weight into is being on the river and finding out what is going on myself.
I'm not saying that I don't read and believe reports...I just don't spend enough time on any particular one to ask "Is the truth being altered?". I don't depend on them for when, where, or how to fish, so what the truth is really doesn't make any difference to me. Just like any fishing story, some likely need to be taken with a grain of salt and some likely do not.
There is no substitute for going fishing. 8)
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Well Put--I guess since I have to travel from Glens Falls area, which is a long way from HH Park--trying to maximize time, we all know we do not get much time off in this economy, cant afford too
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couple things; I have only striper fished at night about a dozen times, so I don't have a ton of experience at it, but here's what I can tell you. It seems to be an anchoring deal, and the best luck I've had is two kinds of spots. One is any expansive flat from 5-15 feet of water. Just Anchoring up and being quiet. Couple rods out with live, couple with chunk. The other kind of spot is a "concentration point". My old hudson PB came from this kind of spot. Its basically any spot where you have a flat, a channel drop off and a point that seperates the two. Same deal, anchoring. all electronics off - silent mode. couple rods with live, couple with chunk.
In terms of reports, outdoorsman (who knows more than a thing or two about the river and it's stripers) nailed it. The river is such a varied fishery, with herring, shad, sturgeon, big stripers, little stripers - all coming and going, some feeding, some spawning - and some just swimming around. I've had days where we struggled to get a bite, and the other guys slammed them, and I've seen it the other way around too...the only thing that I REALLY pay attention to is water clarity and temperature. I'm not going if the water has less than a few inches of clarity, and I'm not going if the water temp isn't between 48 and 63....
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The thing about the Hudson is the fishing can be highly variable from place to place and day to day (maybe even tide to tide or hour to hour sometimes). So regardless of whether a report is true or not, the only thing that I put any real weight into is being on the river and finding out what is going on myself.
Ian, this is one of the best statements in the whole thread. :clapping: Guys should read this.
Brian they say your like one of the best striper fishermen in the area...
HAHA Who is They :cookoo:? That's funny.
I def wouldn't say this is true. Sure we do well, but we also struggle at times just like everybody else man.
Got our butts kicked for 2 days straight last weekend, not even a hit, while i know otheres were catching fish.
I'm still learning new things every year. Part of success is putting in a lot of time out there. ;)
BB
As for reports being true or not, most of the regulars on 247 i believe, pics or not ! They spend a lot hours out there chasing Stripers and have no reason to give fake reports.
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These are probably the best things I have read about the Hudson in years. A lot of the perimeters that were noted I can recall not catching fish also outside of those perimeters... I really seem to struggle when water clarity is bad. Maybe thats why we did great that week before the Monsoon came. Seemed like as quick as we can find bait it was a striper or at least a run.. Thanks for all the tips...
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The river is one of the most unpredictable bodies of water I have ever fished. One day is great, the next is a bust for no particular reason. My best method for having a good season is to KEEP GOING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I agree with big red on locations. Also, a 60 degree cone angle on your transducer allows you to move around at a decent speed while marking fish. Combine the two and you are playing the odds about as effectively as possible.The closer to the spawn, though, the less marking fish helps as much, as there are so many fish in the river, some areas are black with them.
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Back at work today waiting for the weekend----Based on conversations above--North of Ravena we will say--Is Chunkbait going to be the best option. Do any of you tie any inline floats a foot or so above the chunck bait. I think Herring will be near impossible south of the port.. Just curious what kind of game plans you guys have or how these conditions may affect what you do... Looks like some good tides for an early morning anchor.. For you experienced guys who fish outside the Albany crowd box, if you were to anchor would you just get to one of your spots before daylight and set up with the fresh/frozen you have or would you waste a little time trying to find bait. Sorry for so many questions but I would be an idiot not to try to learn as much from you guys as possible---Notice I never ask for spots just techniques.
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Weve been starting to pick up some herring south of alb in the castleton area. With that said, tomorrow morning we will he anchored in one of our spots North of the port pre sunrise with the few live herring. we have. Things have been hard to say the least. We've fished 6 strait days with no stripers. Tomorrow we will fish from about 6 am untill after dark mainley focusing North of Albany(unless a good report comes our way from our club). Our "team" consists of three boats 8 guys. That's lots of rods in the water. I'll be reporting what I find from the water. Good luck this weekend guys. Ps yes I am obsessed but could be worse.
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Caught my first striper ever on wednesday! Not a whopper-but really cool anyway. Herring were hard to come by, but we caught a few. Also got a giant freakin' shad
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Also got a giant freakin' shad
Personally, I think the Shad are the most exciting fish in the river!
Sure wish we could bomb shad darts to them with ultralights. (*sigh*)
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Personally, I think the Shad are the most exciting fish in the river!
Sure wish we could bomb shad darts to them with ultralights. (*sigh*)
I agree, used to fish the shad only. Darts and 4lb test, great fighters. Now I am learning stripers too, not liking the crowds though.
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water temp.is key,fish channel with ALIVE herring
;D ;D ;D
RAT
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hit the river last night with my buddy brian and his brother keith. Brians been working on some spots in the albany area, and we decided to try an evening trip. Herring came easily. After we had enough bait, we anchored up in a shallower area (5'-15') and had runs right off the bat. We were quickly rewarded with a couple of schoolie stripers.
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Our action slowed down, so Brian decided to move us and anchor in a slightly deeper cut along a current edge. We immediately had a double, and both dropped our fish >:(. We rebaited, and after a few minutes, both Keith and Brian landed some slightly better fish.
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It was starting to get dark, and we were counting down, decided to give it 15 more minutes, and after about 10 minutes we had another double, and this time we both landed fish.
A hefty mid teens striper
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A solid 20lb 8oz Striper for Keith
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We decided to give it 15 more minutes, and after about 14 minutes, this specimen came along and took my herring
A 24lb 10oz beast!
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some release shots
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After that we called it a night!! 7 stripers total. 2 over 20, 2 over 10 and 3 others. Great trip!
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Awesome pics bigred!!! :D
I ended up catching my first ever Hudson striper yesterday. Caught on rubber swim bait in about 5' of water. I will post pics in the next day or two. Planning on making at least one more trip south before the stripers vacate the river.
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Got my first last week: 21+lbs, 34.75 inches. What a blast landing him! Pics were taken, can't get them posted, for some reason.
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Bigred - that's what i'm talking about buddy !!! :thumbup_smilie:
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Here is that pic of my first ever Hudson River striper. The second pic is one my buddy got. I know they arent mosters, but I was pretty happy to have hooked anything being a rookie and all.
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Here is that pic of my first ever Hudson River striper. The second pic is one my buddy got. I know they arent mosters, but I was pretty happy to have hooked anything being a rookie and all.
Very cool guys, good stuff. :thumbup_smilie: It's not always about the big ones anyway, you got out had fun and learned how to catch them. WTG
Got on a greta bite with a buddy this morning, action was fast and fun, no huge ones, but VERY fun ! ;D
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Personally, I think the Shad are the most exciting fish in the river!
Sure wish we could bomb shad darts to them with ultralights. (*sigh*)
Pound for pound they might just be the most exciting fish I've EVER fished for ;D ;D I still have no idea why they don't allow you guys to fish them catch and release ???
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My son James fished for the first time today on the Hudson. Took 2nd place in tourny. won 300 dollars. Sorry to all the vets who fish all the time. Begginers luck. He fished out of Saugertise.
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Went 1 for 3 today
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Here is that pic of my first ever Hudson River striper. The second pic is one my buddy got. I know they arent mosters, but I was pretty happy to have hooked anything being a rookie and all.
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:thumbup_smilie: :flag:
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Does the lack of postings indicate that the fishing is slow out there? Talked to a few buddies who were able to get out this weekend who said bait was easy but no takers. Rain might hurt things for a bit...
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went out friday from shore with a buddy on the troy side. got a 10lber and 16lber 5 minutes apart....herring everywhere.....went to same spot on sunday with 7 other people. nothing! 1 hit. lots and lots of herring
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We went out sat all day 0 the wind was nasty.
Sunday we hit it from shore 6am ~2 and had 15 short runs all on the out going tide.
They are getting smart or there is just too much bait in the river but probably both.
Herring are quite close to spawning.
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Is there a small boat launch near Bella Napoli in Troy.. Is it safe? Vandalism etc if you were to leave a truck there?
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Is there a small boat launch near Bella Napoli in Troy.. Is it safe? Vandalism etc if you were to leave a truck there?
It's Troy... Just lock up your stuff and hide anything worth breaking a window for.
People park there everyday without issue. But it's not exactly a Country Club atmosphere.
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yeah, its in the ghetto. Its okay to say that. Couple things about that launch
1. its only half paved - the bottom half is gravel/rock/flotsam - so you need a 4x4
2. the paved portion has an extremely steep grade
3. there is no dock, so launching a fiberglass boat there is not recommended if you value the gel coat.
4. There's no parking area, just a grassy lot that everyone parks haphazardly in.
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Thank you Red---for another thread but has Toga turned on yet? I would love to take a trip down to the Catskill area and try it one of these days, I would be lost and not know the 1st thing about fishing that environment,I hear it is so different catching bait and depths you fish and everything, Anyone transplant from there and can give a rundown on whats different.
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Thank you Red---for another thread but has Toga turned on yet? I would love to take a trip down to the Catskill area and try it one of these days, I would be lost and not know the 1st thing about fishing that environment,I hear it is so different catching bait and depths you fish and everything, Anyone transplant from there and can give a rundown on whats different.
toga's been on since march. soon as the ice comes off, the fish start biting.
Fishing downstream i think is the same, some drift, some anchor. I haven't seen it to where you can regular use a sabiki to get bait. some i know use scap nets or gill nets, and others use things like sea worms or troll with stickbaits.
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Does the lack of postings indicate that the fishing is slow out there? Talked to a few buddies who were able to get out this weekend who said bait was easy but no takers. Rain might hurt things for a bit...
Not turned off here :D ... had to do some thinking outside of the box, but they are out there.
From the last 4-days , including today in the rain when we had the river to ourselfs ;D
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Just waiting to find a few big ones ... but no complaints here, we are boating mult fish daily. :thumbup_smilie:
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Not turned off here :D ... had to do some thinking outside of the box, but they are out there.
From the last 4-days , including today in the rain when we had the river to ourselfs
Just waiting to find a few big ones ... but no complaints here, we are boating mult fish daily. :thumbup_smilie:
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Wow! You have been slamming them man. I have two days off next week, and they are going to be spent on the mighty Hudson. Cant wait to get back down there. Hopefully I can find a way to get a couple more.
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Beautiful fish. Nice job!
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WOW, NICE JOB!
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Great fish Brian... :thumbup_smilie: :clapping: :thumbup_smilie: :clapping:
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Nice job Brian. Iv been 6 of the last 7 days and can't find stripers anywere. Herring have been easy to find but stripers are apparently not on any of the places I have tried before.
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fishin did slow a little and might get worse with two to three inches of rain in mohawk valley headed for the hudson fished hard over weekend our group ended with six no monsters thirty to thirty six range the fish are there just constantly moving chasing bait the right spot and temps tides the wind sucks the bait is ok a little big live and chunk usually six poles per boat three live three chunk at least the chunk keeps the cats and eels happy they have to eat too you know!!!
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congrats brian, I'm glad to see your catching and not just fishing.
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Anyone have a few tips for someone looking to fish the Shad Island area? I will be coming over from the east, Mass. Area. Appears to be a launch by the Castleton Bridge. Any info is much appreciated.
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I am just starting to get into Drift fishing, anchoring is getting boring.. Here are the current problems I am having with my set up and I am hoping to get some ideas from some of you guys who have tried everything and have come up with a favorite rod set up, sinkers and leader length.
I do not have any bait feeder type reels, probably half my problem.. I use the 8.3 foot ugle sticks and Okuma line counter reels. For anchoring the rod seems to give me enough soft tip and enough backbound to hook him when they run.. Problem drift fishing is that they bounce up and down like crazy with the waves--may be a good thing I guess... Please post some Rod and Reel combos and why they work for drift fishing for you. Egg Sinkers Versus the fish finder and length of leaders.....
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I hold my fishing rod when I drift. I have three set ups that I like. I have 2 7' Ugly Stik Lites MH and they are paired with Abu Garcia 6501-c3 casting reels, topped with 20lb big game. My other rod is a 7'6" Ugly stik lite spinning rod with a silstar baitrunning spinning reel. I like the fish finder sinker slider set up myself, I think it snags less and gives you a more positive bottom contact feeling.
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Iv been doing a lot of drifting this year and was wondering how importwnt it is to keep the baits right on the bottom. sometimes its easier to pull them up and let them hang just wondering if I'm screwing myself doing this. Nothing seems to be working for me so iv been trying everything. Crayzy how ypu can go from an awesome weekend think your getting the hang of things to not being able to find a single fish.
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Crayzy how ypu can go from an awesome weekend think your getting the hang of things to not being able to find a single fish.
that is how striper fishing has been the last couple years my numbers show about 10% of trips slam them, 30% catch more than three, 60% 3 or less...
Seems like the last couple years its been like that. when I re-started striper fishing the Hudson a few years back, it seems like you could expect to catch anywhere from 4 to 6 as long as conditions were right during the two - three week period whent he run is at its best. Last couple years, it seems more like its slow, gets crazy for up to 7 days, then goes to very very slow and then its over.
The big fish just started showing up on the cape, and the river is blown out....I'm done with Hudson stripers for the year, and am getting geared up for REAL striper fishing starting next week!!!!
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I got my one and only fish this year casting artificials. Neither anchoring or drifting has worked for me yet.
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I got my one and only fish this year casting artificials. Neither anchoring or drifting has worked for me yet.
That's actually one heck of an accomplishment in the Albany area!!!
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big red what do you mean real striper fishing? in the ocean?
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big red what do you mean real striper fishing? in the ocean?
yeah, using 10lb test gear, throwing small 1/4 jigheads and plastics to 40" saltwater fish out off Cape Cod....I love the river and grew up fishing it, but man, there is NOTHING like a cape cod striper blitz!
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Iv been doing a lot of drifting this year and was wondering how importwnt it is to keep the baits right on the bottom. sometimes its easier to pull them up and let them hang just wondering if I'm screwing myself doing this. Nothing seems to be working for me so iv been trying everything. Crayzy how ypu can go from an awesome weekend think your getting the hang of things to not being able to find a single fish.
Baits should be on the bottom ...... your weights however do not need to be .... if you have a 3 foot leader and drop your weight to the bottom then come up 3 feet your herring can be right on bottom.
That way if you get a foot or two shallower you won't get snagged ..... if you get a foot or two deeper then you want to let out a foot or two more line.
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That's actually one heck of an accomplishment in the Albany area!!!
I honestly dont know what I am doing. I know that we set up for 15 hours between two trips with bait with no runs, and I got sick of sitting around. Out came the oversized swimbaits. Only took about 30 casts. Then nothing again for the rest of the day.
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I landed a small one last night on ten pound test . With my steelhead rod
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I honestly dont know what I am doing. I know that we set up for 15 hours between two trips with bait with no runs, and I got sick of sitting around. Out came the oversized swimbaits. Only took about 30 casts. Then nothing again for the rest of the day.
you prolly weren't doin anything wrong , just not in the right spot . If I sit out for a hour with no runs I definetly move if I'm in a boat . From shore its normal to sit for a a few hours with nothing. Most of the time I get runs or a fish right in the first half hour . Past 3 trips I landed fish with in the first ten min . What area do u fish .
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you prolly weren't doin anything wrong , just not in the right spot . If I sit out for a hour with no runs I definetly move if I'm in a boat . From shore its normal to sit for a a few hours with nothing. Most of the time I get runs or a fish right in the first half hour . Past 3 trips I landed fish with in the first ten min . What area do u fish .
I have been fishing mostly by the dam. I only have a 9.9 Merc on my boat, so big runs take forever. I think I might move around a little more next time out. Just hit the bait by the dam, and then go exploring. Any suggestions?
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BIG RED--Our crew is thinking the same thing, they have given up on the albany area and are thinking Catskill area which none of us have a clue or ocean time... We all thought that since we nailed them that 1st week it was going to be great again....Seems like its falling back into that trend from the last few years....
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BIG RED--Our crew is thinking the same thing, they have given up on the albany area and are thinking Catskill area which none of us have a clue or ocean time... We all thought that since we nailed them that 1st week it was going to be great again....Seems like its falling back into that trend from the last few years....
The lower river should be more fishable in the short-term, but its very difficult to jig bait down there.
The cape cod canal should be ridiculous for 10 days+ starting yesturday. The brewster flats will be picking up in a few days, and that will be good through June.
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***Live update from the river
There are stripers being caught as we speak, despite the terrible conditions. Albany and points south.
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That's pretty d**n good in these conditions !! Hope to see a few pics ;)
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That's good to hear. Going out at 3 to try to break the bad streak.
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Hey look what we found today !!! ;D bigred was right :-*
Safe to say the Stripers did Not leave due to the muddy water HAHA .... color is very poor but ended up getting 5 in the boat today.
Pretty darn sweet in tough conditions. Normally we release these little dudes at the side of the boat but heck we were giddy catching them in these tough conditions so we had to share. 8)
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Nice chunky one for Tkstriper
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Got to get out and try different things, they are here and will bite.
Can't catch them from your couch ;)
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Nice Pics BB...LETS GET THEM AGAIN TOMMORROW..... ;D
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Finally got out on the Hudson yesterday. Conditions weren't great, but not terrible either in the Kingston area (murky, debris, but we have seen worse). Fish were spotty, and where we found them early in the day there were already a few boats on them. I'm very disappointed in the number of "snaggers" out there these days...I don't remember seeing quite so much of it in the past. The first batch of fish that we found were biting when we got there, being targeted by a few boats, then quit once a bunch more boats showed up and started ripping downrigger balls through the area. The fish were still around for the remainder of the tide, and so was the armada. The majority of these guys were going FAST, passing us by easily, nearly leaving a wake! Then we would see a rod double over, the reel would sing, and they would usually bring in a small striper that was pulling harder than it should because it was hooked in the side. I smiled when I saw one such snagger snag a fish and as the reel was singing, raised the rod back too much while the boat was still flying along and snapped the line right off...amateur (and not a real fisherman IMHO).
Trolling is our primary tactic, and we pull the lures at a speed where they run correctly and don't drop the downrigger balls down into the schools. If more people fished that way, the fish might actually keep biting in an area! Less fish with snagging/downrigger related injuries, too.
Regardless, we moved to a different location after getting sick of the snagging crowd and found some active fish, where we proceeded to fish a tough bite but caught fish. Nothing huge. Deep divers and downriggers both produced. The action got pretty good for a couple hours at the later end of that tide. Fortunately, no other boats came into the area. Gotta find the right place at the right tide, and hope to be left alone!
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Nice stripers! Looks like you guys had a blast!
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Outdoorsman--well that explains a lot--I went on a charter for stripers out of Kingston and the captain only trolled and the the downriggers would bounce all day long...He said it was debris but know I believe that he was pounding fish.. The only fish we caught was by the tail area.
Great JoB Bassin---
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That's good to hear. Going out at 3 to try to break the bad streak.
your inbox is full ::) ..... all i had to say was i haven't been out since before the rain
i never catch much when it is this bad ....... and the river is ugly when it is so muddy and fast so it's not even a pleasant place to be while not catching fish (thompsons is much more scenic with no fish as well ;D)
plus i was so far behind at work i needed a few days to catch up before i fish every day again when the water clears ;D
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Outdoorsman--well that explains a lot--I went on a charter for stripers out of Kingston and the captain only trolled and the the downriggers would bounce all day long...He said it was debris but know I believe that he was pounding fish.. The only fish we caught was by the tail area.
Definitely fish. There is quite a bit of debris in the river, but not that much debris!
There was a very large number of boats down below Esopus Flats today...we did not join the fray. It looked insane... Tough to find fish, but when we did we caught a few, all in locations away from the armada once again. Still a relatively tough bite.
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Anybody else see the boat that was sunk . It was bobbing like a cork straight up in down with about a foot of the bow sticking straight up . Then I seen a row boat washed up on shore up side down all bent up .
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Well finally got back on some fishthis weekend. Sunday had 8 runs on the boat.
My buddy lost a good one close to the boat because he likes to do things his own way even though he's never been striper fishing before. Either way I went 2 for 4 and my buddies 0 for 4. Here's a couple pics of mine.
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Sweet Stripers, Gentlemen!!! Way to keep at it!!!
"Fishin' Ain't Luck"- Gamakatsu
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Thats a great bass! I too have friends who have their own interesting angling habits that tends to conflict with my own for the worse, but good for you to have patience its truly a virtue among us anglers! haha. Good fishing!
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WOW STEP2! THATS HUGEEEE! nice job m8!
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Now let's hope I can find her and her older sister next weekend during the derby.
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Those are some better fish guys , WTG :thumbup_smilie:
We finished up a 8 day stretch on the river & boated mult fish each day except for the 1 skunk-O (Weds 9th, the day after the rain). The days prior to the rain were getting real good, after the rain it was tougher but we managed to find some. :D
Praying the rain is not to bad this week. :-\
Now let's hope I can find her and her older sister next weekend during the derby.
I hear you man, we'll be hoping to find a few bigger ones too ;)
BB
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Had my best day to date today. Buddy and I went out from 7am to 1pm and went 8 for 11, incuding a 39" that had to be pushing 25lbs. I will post some pics later when I get a chance. It was absolutely great. Man I a see why there are so many striper addicts. :D
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Are you fishing the derby brian?
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Are you fishing the derby brian?
Yes sir ... it's been a tradition for me a few friends, wouldn't miss it !! Good times
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Sweet. Are you a member there or dock there for the season or do you just do the derby. This will be my second year there. I placed 10th last year so I'm hoping to beat that this year. I'll be there all weekend so if you see a greyish blue and white four winns pulling up to the docks that's me say hello ill buy you a beer or 12 then pick your brain for info haha. Good luck buddy.
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No we dock elsewhere, just go to CBC for the derby. I'm sure we'll run into you there man.
That's cool you placed your 1st time in. For some reason i always struggle one of the two days during thier derby :P ... but both my buddy's cashed last year (one got 2nd). My best is like 7th or 8th a few years back. We have always like the 2-day format, it's a fun weekend for sure. Hope they are cooking fresh Striper fish frys too. :)
Just hope the rains tomorrow don't make for tough fishing this weekend.
BB
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Yea i hear that. I have a hard enough time when conditions are good let alone a milkshake for a river. I'm still trying to figure out where I want to fish. we have had one spot that has been pretty regular but I'm starting to worry they are going to leave soon so I should be moving south.
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So nobody knows anything about the boat that sunk just south of catskill . The troopers pulled it out
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The boat hit a unlighted navigation marker around 11pm - boat speed was between 30-35 mph.
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It is a little scary that some of them are not lit but 35 in the dark :blink: hope they are ok the boat canbe replaced. How are things your way Jeff ath the new house and fishing and such.
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The boat hit a unlighted navigation marker around 11pm - boat speed was between 30-35 mph.
So nobody knows anything about the boat that sunk just south of catskill . The troopers pulled it out
I want to say this is 2 different situations ??? The one you're talking about Jeff was up in Bethlehem (we saw the boat launching in the afternoon (really nice speed boat "Tropic Thunder" was the name) ... we know some of the responders from Selkirk FD
Didn't hear anything about a boat in Catskill ?
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Had my best day to date today. Buddy and I went out from 7am to 1pm and went 8 for 11, incuding a 39" that had to be pushing 25lbs. I will post some pics later when I get a chance. It was absolutely great. Man I a see why there are so many striper addicts. :D
How was the water color where you were ?
Just curious ... it's going to change now with the rain yest and today. :-\
And yes, i find the Stripers to be very addicting ever since i caught my 1st one in 1994. Now friends and i plan vacations around it :laugh: Where else can you catch fish like them 10mins from home. Wish it lasted year round up here.
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I would guess visability was about 3'. It was a little stirred up, but they seemed to be pretty aggressive. A couple of our runs where just seconds after the bait hitting the water. I think I might take the month of May off next year. :D
Here are a few pics of the ones we caught.
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Very nice fish :thumbup_smilie: .... but the conditions look horriable, is that black rain :rotflol: LOL
When the water is right and they are biting, they are can be very aggressive. That's when it's fun and you can get into lots of nice fish.
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Thanks BB. This rain is going to mess stuff up pretty good, but I am going to try it Thursday anyway. ;D
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It is a little scary that some of them are not lit but 35 in the dark :blink: hope they are ok the boat canbe replaced. How are things your way Jeff ath the new house and fishing and such.
I should have moved closer to the Stripers ... 8) fishing is good ! exploring new places ...
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I cannot get away until after 05/20/2012 could there still be decent striper fishing Bethlehem North after that? I was forced to take some vacation time during that period. Any experienced guys are you usually done by then...
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Well I am not one of those experienced guys, but from what I am reading, there is still 2 -3 weeks left in the Albany area. I hope thats true, because I have planned a few more trips for the upcoming weeks.
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We normally fish right until June, def some fish around ... a lot less boat traffic too ;D
Just swung by river at lunch, NOT pretty :'(
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Brian--that is really cool that you can check on the river, we depend on you southern boys to let us know..If you are like me you are nuts at work thinking about stripers and this is the only connection....All the guys want to go to Toga this weekend but they are not true striperfishermen--My wife suprisingly got me two bait feeder reels for my bday so I will try those out for the 1st time...
Did you guys catch the Hank Parker episode where they were catching huge stripers by some d**n--it was like every cast, not sure wear.
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It is nice working only 5 mins from the river, i can run down at lunch and see what's going on ... problem is i don't ever want to go back to work :P LOL Plan on taking another look shortly. I'm guessing the water color won't be any better but there is a 110% chance of me being back on the river this weekend.
When i am here, i have 8hrs sitting in front of a computer thinking, reading & talking about Stripers ;D
I can't believe it's Mid-May already :'(
Didn't catch that episode.
Some other states actually have freshwater lakes with Stripers, that would be cool.
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I'm praying it cleans up a little brian. I want the incoming tide saterday morning so il be at my spot at 4 am. Good luck this weekend. See you at the boat club.
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UGH :( just back from HH park ... water is very poor in color. >:( Going to be tough local.
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UGH :( just back from HH park ... water is very poor in color. >:( Going to be tough local.
should be good to go ..... next friggin week :'( ::)
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I'm going to challenge the odds saterday and stay North. Chunking and changing often and just let them sniff it out. All I need is one good one to make me happy.
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I hope it clears up, because I am going Sunday no matter what. I am jonesing to hear that drag scream. :laugh:
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this really sucks ......
i haven't been out since 5/5 ..... and it's 5/17 and realistically it's not going to clear up until probably monday (5/21) or maybe even tuesday or wednesday
the feeder creeks around albany are still muddy and heavy and we didn't get the storms last night so the ones in those areas must be raging
it's a shame ..... this was setting up to be one of the best runs in years ..... and the bright side is there is still lots of fishing ahead of us
plus... i am all caught up at work ;D ....... i was a bit behind to say the least after stretches of 11 straight and 5 of 7 days ::)
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this really sucks ......
i haven't been out since 5/5 ..... and it's 5/17 and realistically it's not going to clear up until probably monday (5/21) or maybe even tuesday or wednesday
the feeder creeks around albany are still muddy and heavy and we didn't get the storms last night so the ones in those areas must be raging
it's a shame ..... this was setting up to be one of the best runs in years ..... and the bright side is there is still lots of fishing ahead of us
plus... i am all caught up at work ;D ....... i was a bit behind to say the least after stretches of 11 straight and 5 of 7 days ::)
i'm going trolling for trout tomorrow 8)
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Less boats the better.
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Well the suit and tie are on and its off to a buddies wedding. Home and in bed tossing and turning in anticipation of the castleton striper derby by midnight. 230 wake up call and fishing the start of the outgoing tide at 4am. Good luck to the other entrants this year me and my partner will be fishing hard unroll sundys wiegh in.
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good luck step!
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Great fish! I passed the river going through NY today, saw a good amount of rods on the boulevard! Hope everyone else is doing just as well!
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How did everybody make out in day 1 of the derby ?
My buddy was holding 3rd as of 5pm .... very tough day for all. :P
guess i need a slob tomorrow 8)
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Until Frank and Wally came in with 30 pounders?????
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Our herring Rig catch of the day....
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No striper for me today. Hard day 4am until 7. Hopefully find a good one tomorrow but I'd be glad finding fish.
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so ... is the river still horrrible?
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so ... is the river still horrrible?
yes yes it is yoo hoo in color...14 hours and one and a half fish and tons of Cats...
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Until Frank and Wally came in with 30 pounders?????
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Our herring Rig catch of the day....
That fish sure looks a lot like a hybrid! Very deep bodied and broken patterning...interesting fish.
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That fish sure looks a lot like a hybrid! Very deep bodied and broken patterning...interesting fish.
i was thinking the exact same thing
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Whats the results from castleton ?I fished it on saturday had a nice one on lost it next to boat.Only striper hit all day.Did not fish today.
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Hit the upper Hudson in Troy today. Went 1 for 4 with a smaller 28". It was nice to get out, but it might be my last trip down this year.
Tight lines.
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2 days and twenty four plus hours of river time logged for the derby and had nothing for luck. Day one was just a self confidence killer with no runs and no herring till 3 pm. Had a little hope Sunday morning with 4 runs right off the rip up north but that was it, nothing for four hours. Congratulations to the 30 pound wrangler! Hopefully next year we can be bigger contenders. Untill then it's back to small and largemouth! Saranac lake here we come
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Don't teasee with saranac smallies. Should be fun this weekend. Well get the stripes next year.
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Placed 7th in the Castleton tourney with a 36 inch 16 lb fish. One tough weekend thats for sure, hopefully the river will keep clearing up and we will be able to catch a few more before they leave. 39 fish for the year and i would love to hit the 40 fish mark. Good luck to those still out trying
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i was thinking the exact same thing
Me three... Looks like that thing came from Lake Wallenpaupack or something!
Quite a fattie though, for a little guy!
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just curious but do you need a NY license as well as the saltwater registry to fish the river near newburg.
I live in PA but within an hour of the river and was thinking of giving it a try. would a 17.5 foot Bass boat be good enough. I know it is some big water down there.
thanks in advance.... ;D
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I think its just the saltwater registry, but I have both, so I am not positive.
A 17 footer is plenty of boat. Alot of us fish them out of 14 footers.
Good luck out there, but be careful. If you hook one you will quickly become an addict. Your wife will never see you again. ;) :laugh:
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Yup, just a saltwater registry. Here's the link.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31427.html (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31427.html)
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From all reports best year in a very long time on the river for strippers.
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From all reports best year in a very long time on the river for strippers.
The strippers left the clubs to go striper fishing because the striper run has been so hot.
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LOL very good Iowa.
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LOL very good Iowa.
I havent had a chance to go yet but have been teased with a bunch of pictures. Looks like a solid run so far.
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I FISH ALMOST EVERY DAY IT HAS BEEN REAL GOOD
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Got 6 yesterday with one keeper. Lost about 6 more. Sorry I'm having trouble with my phone and it has a stranglehold on my pics. I don't fish the Hudson a lot but I went with a guy who lives on it for the whole striper season. He says it is the best season in years.
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Good to hear, nice going. I'm going to try to get out this week in between chores.
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Good luck Bart.
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Thanks, heading out tomorrow morning. Bringing sunblock.
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One run off and one38 incher today. Marked a lot of herring but bait was a little slow coming.
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Got my picture problem straightened out. Here are a couple from May 6th. I did manage to catch one that was legal and put him on the barbeque, mmmmmmmm!
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Nice fish! What size is legal? How many can you keep?
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Great job 62👍👍👍👍
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Nice. Fish haven't fished for them in a couple years.
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Well done 62 🎣