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MFF US Northeast => New Hampshire => Topic started by: Dispy on Apr 07, 2011, 07:03 PM
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Morning departure
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Blazing trails
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Major Obstacle
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Open water at last
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Resident fishermen return
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CATCH of THE DAY!!!!
Short video
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Catch Photo
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awesome pics!!!!!!
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Unreal!
Was the seagull hooked? What is the daily limit on seagull? ;D
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Video Part II:
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Unreal!
Was the seagull hooked? What is the daily limit on seagull? ;D
Indeed the bird was released unharmed. It just laid there in my boat while I cut the hook and extracted it from it's lower beak after reeling in about 200 feet of line, 8lb test rofl. Funny thing as I was returning to home base, another gull swooped down on my bait, picked it up and flew a short ways then dropped it from about 50 feet in the air.
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Unreal!
Was the seagull hooked? What is the daily limit on seagull? ;D
Yes the gull was hooked :D Not a very good fight though :laugh: No tags present and not sure of the daily bag limits ::)
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ha ha ha prob taste like chicken. Can you give us any hints for trolling for gulls. LOL
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Dipsy,
No recipe for Gull? Baked stuffed gull or BBQ? ;D
Capt. Black
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Dipsy,
No recipe for Gull? Baked stuffed gull or BBQ? ;D
Capt. Black
:rotflol: :rotflol: I am sure I could come up with one...to quote AquaAssassin "I bet he could make a chum pot taste good."
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LOL...great pics. I love gull on a skewer....hmmm ummmm goood
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LOL...great pics. I love gull on a skewer....hmmm ummmm goood
Hmm maybe I'll try "gull on a skewer" and call it Dispy's Fried Chicken............ ;D
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Bass I: April 16-cloudy with overcast, wind 5-10 knots south-westerly. Visibility-clear to 15 FOW. Water temps main lake 41.5*F, protected coves 45-47*F.
Switched it up a little this morning, deviated from my recently adopted stream/brooks routine and hit the lake in search of trout. Not a one to be caught. On the way into home base, I observed hundreds of male yellow perch at the channel entrance. The water was literally black with a thick school in the shallows. Observed several gills in shallow water too. The Loons were busy and even a lake otter was out fishing. What a morning!!!
As I have stated many times, where there is wood...there are bass. Where perch are spawning, the bass will be feeding. My first cast with my good ole faithful(gold/black) Bomber Long A produced several nice chunky male bass, 1 nice 4-5lbs pickerel that I lost while trying to snap a photo. I can only imagine what a small grub or jig-n-pig would have produced. Fingers numb, I decided to call it quits and drifted into the trees to which I was catching fish in/around and observed a large school of Larry's cruising the perimeter and busting up on the male yellows.
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Plenty of Sunfish and Blue gills to be caught this evening. Troutski and Josh nailed over 50 in 2 hours. A small school of yearling bass were seen cruising the sandy beach shown in the first picture of this thread. Several 7" Pickerel were also observed, as well as an Osprey dive bombing for fish. A few Mallards were also observed.
Chum pots and minnow traps were also set this evening. We are going for the State record for both Brown Bullheads ( the old record came right from this beach, I believe in 1988 or 1985) and American Eel. It is my quest to fulfill my Master Angler status this year and will be concentrating upon record fish across the State as well as on BIP. I know there are monsters living here.
This is a special time of year on the lake as new life begins, old residents return and many opportunities are abound. One has to love the New England Seasons.
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Dispy,
Have they stocked BIP yet? was there last week but decided to hit beaver brook instead. Pulled a couple nice brookies out from behind the lobster claw.
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I believe the answer is yes.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fish_stock_current.htm (http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fish_stock_current.htm)
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Pond Rainbows I: April 25
The Gang fished a small pond this evening. The water was boiling with fish feeding on today's massive hatch. It did not take Troutski and Josh very long to skunk the old man :P Good job fellas.
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Rainbows Part II: April 26
Another skunk for the 'old man', both Troutski and Josh were able to put together a decent stringer of 'bows tonight. These fish were loaded with the new hatch and could not be caught on any lure thrown at them, nor worms or powerbait. Meal worms were the ticket. If one had a 'dippers' net, I am quite sure they could have been caught as they rocketed out of the water. What a spectacular sight as they launched for their meals.
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More chum was dropped tonight into the lake for Brown Bullheads and American Eels. Night fishing is on the menu for tomorrow.
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Due to the number of registered tourneys on BIP, I will refrain from posting bass pics however, I will say, many sightings of bass in close quarters were caught today. Here are some other fishing results from shallow areas. Good luck tourney anglers, be sure to observe the rules of which you signed ;D
Smallest fish on the day:
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Crappies and perch in the trees:
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40 Larrys caught this evening and 30 plus Sallies. If you knew where the Sallies were during the hard-water season, then move up to the 10-15 foot depths, many 3+ Smallmouth caught in a 2 hour period. Zoom Flukes in an un-disclosed color as well as various 2-4' jerk baits produced the best results And again, any wood for largies.
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Thanks to Dave of ReelSilver Charters for giving us the required knowledge on setting up and trolling a lake. Also the many friend here at NH MFF whom have also given us some great advice. Man, what a whole different world and it is safe to say we are now "hooked." ;D
Trolled all day in the rain loving life :laugh: Catching over 50 larry's, 30 smallies, 1 nice brown lost at the boat, 2 rainbows, 42 pickerel, 14 crappie, 23 pig yellow perch, 68 nice gills and sunfish. What a great learning day out on the lake with my brother, Troutski and Josh.
A few pics of Josh and his evening catch:
15" yellows
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Josh's best pickerel of the evening:
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Trolled all day in the rain loving life :laugh: Catching over 50 larry's, 30 smallies, 1 nice brown lost at the boat, 2 rainbows, 42 pickerel, 14 crappie, 23 pig yellow perch, 68 nice gills and sunfish.
220+ fish for one boat trolling in a day has to be some sort of record....nice job!!!!!!
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holy cow thats a lot of fish.....you catch the bass trolling too?
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holy cow thats a lot of fish.....you catch the bass trolling too?
All caught trolling, no electronics involved. The lure selection was limited to 5 specific color patterns in 2 different sizes. The key seemed to be trolling at 1.1- 1.9 mph, targeting the 10-15 foot break lines adjacent to deep holes and moving up into 7 FOW when encountering the larger flats. Lure depths selected were 2-4 foot runners.
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220+ fish for one boat trolling in a day has to be some sort of record....nice job!!!!!!
We started at first light, stopped at the restaurant on the lake and ate breakfast, trolled some more and stopped again for lunch, then supper. Finished up fishing around 7 pm. Long wet day, but well worth it. What we observed and proved true, was that the fish were feeding aggressively on windy shorelines. The morning to mid afternoon produced fish on all northwest/westerly shorelines until the pre-frontal winds took over, thus shutting down the fishing. It then picked up even hotter on the northeast/easterly shorelines when the winds changed direction.
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Fish were still holding tru from yesterday's positioning. Whitey Bulgers were abundant this evening as were jumbo yellows, too freakin many pickerel, gill and although nothing to write home about...3 rainbows. Some table fare from tonight's catches.
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Filled 6-five gallon buckets full of nice horned pouts tonight between 9 & 12 am. Many nice fat fish caught. Pics to follow after cleaning details are completed.
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Another quick 1 hour excursion........1/2 of a five gallon pail of 'pouts tonight from 8:30 to 9:30. a few gills and one whitey bulger mixed in.
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Hit the lake with Dispy in the evening looking for pouts.
We had a great time catching a whole "festival" of New Hampshire fish. Beautiful weather, mirror-like water, stars, fantastic time to be out.
Notable developments during the outing:
What I thought to be a mosquito repellent was apparently mosquito bait. After applying copious amounts on myself, it made a very interesting task trying to fish in the middle of a large dark, raging mosquito cloud.
One of our lines got snagged and torn. Later at the same spot, I had a pout on but it got snagged too. Could see the fish half out of the water but I just could not reel it any more. Luckily Dispy had his boat on the shore so in a daring rescue operation we took to the water (all 20 feet of it from shore) and recovered the fish - with the previously lost line, sinker, hook and even the worm still tangled in for good measure.
After this excitement was over, I landed the longest catch of the day, it was a 5 foot long rope for a mooring buoy.
Dispy won the "most challenging fish of the day" award. For half an hour something was very lightly biting on his line but it would just never get hooked. We fed half a box of nightcrawlers to the fish and just before we left for the day, Dispy was able to land it. It was an 8 inch baby pickerel.
We did not get crazy action from the pouts but we got enough so that I will follow up with a pout recipe and pictures on the other topic. Speaking of pictures, I have no pictures - not even the rope - for the night as it was too dark by the time we started landing them.
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Another great BIP adventure with Dispy - this time I took the trolling 101 course :)
Incredibly beautiful morning, smooth water and surprisingly quiet. We did catch a lot of fish, couple of bluegills, a few yellow perch, a bunch of pickerel and Tom landed (boated I should say) a nice rainbow.
Few notable observations : some people have a very hard time with the 150 feet rule. We saw a jetski that was going so fast it was practically airborne around 50 feet from both the shore and a pair of kayakers.
Also saw a pontoon boat that we believed was basically sinking. The aft part of the boat - especially the port side - was basically under water, the outboard was almost under water as well. The guys on deck seemed to not care as they were landing fish as well ;D
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Nice quiet evening on the lake with Troutski. Some table fare caught tonight.
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We have been away on many excursions since our last post....
July 4 2011: Fished and camped for 4 days at the foothills of the Appalachian Trail...many nicely sized rainbows caught and served up for dinner and lunch. Whether it be trout for breakfast or trout burgers for lunch, Troutski, Josh and I had a tremendous weekend. Bringing the acoustic guitar and playing along with the loons song cannot be beat.........the howls of the distant coyotes made my two sons nervous and by each morning light they would stoke the fire and continue carving their protection walking sticks. Much like the one I carved over 25 years ago at this same spot.....passing on my heritage......
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I forgot to comment on the walking stick Dispy, nice job on that! Put alot of time and effort into it I can see. Nice job on passing on the heritage too. Your sons will be full of good memories as they get older.
I agree too....now for the next phase of learning to fish....the setup, cleaning, baiting, removal, release, cooking etc....the not so fun part.
Nice job with the boys for whatever it's worth.
Thanks for posting up pics. I enjoy seeing them.
JIGGIN.
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Thanks Jiggin'...how you been man????
A few Whiskahs from the nights fishing..love those 'pouts cooked Cajun Style
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I am still waiting on some recipes and food pics! I dont have all day I am getting skinny again, lets go!
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2012 Spring Season:
The lake has been ice free for a little over 3 weeks now, and the fishing is red hot. The Gang has picked up where the ice season has left off. Crappies and whitey bulgers are readily taken by vertical jigging over the massive schools. The trout are still sluggish and have been seen in shallow warming themselves. Yellow perch have begun their spring spawn. Many largemouth have moved into the 50+ degree pockets around the lake. And the smallmouth are following suit.
I have not seen a nice smallie like this from the lake in a long while:
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beauty of a Sally!!!
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That is a slab, I will see you on sunday buddy ;D
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What a beauty of a smallmouth!! Way to start it off strong! Nice going guys!
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Hit the lake minus one of the Gang today...cloudy and a perfect "salmon chop" on the water. Main lake temps are in the high 46's and 52.5* pockets. Fish were very aggressive!!! This pickerel had something very large in his belly, feels like a yearling muskrat, legs, tail and head....
Josh aka FlagsUp!!! and his Trophy Pickerel...he'll just have to wait till next year to find out :D
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And his first Larry of the year:
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Sure are some stud picks in there! Congrats!
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Great pics, Tom! Looks like an amazing catch! That's a MONSTER toothy critter! Some nice smallies, too!
Hope we can meet up on BIP sometime soon!
-Nate
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Fantastic! Bip gives up another monster gator.
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Fantastic! Bip gives up another monster gator.
Certified weight was 5.76 pounds, 14" girth and 26 1/4" in length.
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What a HOG of a pick!!!! Just an absolute tank!!! Congrats!...Chunky lookin larry too!
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Certified weight was 5.76 pounds, 14" girth and 26 1/4" in length.
congrats to you and FLAGSUP!!!! that is a beauty!!!!!! quite the belly on her!
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Wow, is this a little early for your lake to be open? Those bass and Pick are brutes. I miss fishing the smaller lakes and ponds, I loved fishing out of my canoe. Looks like my boat will be in about 2 weeks early this year.
Great Job Tom and kids :thumbup_smilie:
Thanks
Capt. Dave
These are "The Good Ole Days" :clapping:
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Hit the lake minus one of the Gang today...cloudy and a perfect "salmon chop" on the water. Main lake temps are in the high 46's and 52.5* pockets. Fish were very aggressive!!! This pickerel had something very large in his belly, feels like a yearling muskrat, legs, tail and head....
Josh aka FlagsUp!!! and his Trophy Pickerel...he'll just have to wait till next year to find out :D
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And his first Larry of the year:
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way to go Josh What a beauty of a fish. That qualifies for the Trophy program Hope you entered into it if not here is the site for it.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/Fishing_PDFs/trophy_and_record_fish_app.pdf
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Wow Tom you are killin it can't wait to get out tommoro
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Wow, is this a little early for your lake to be open? Those bass and Pick are brutes. I miss fishing the smaller lakes and ponds, I loved fishing out of my canoe. Looks like my boat will be in about 2 weeks early this year.
Great Job Tom and kids :thumbup_smilie:
Thanks
Capt. Dave
These are "The Good Ole Days" :clapping:
Hi Capt. Dave, thanks..the kids are slamming them pretty hard. We will be booking soon for the end of April and again for mid-June for those awesome Ontario Kings......the boys still rant about our trip with you last year ;D
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way to go Josh What a beauty of a fish. That qualifies for the Trophy program Hope you entered into it if not here is the site for it.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/Fishing_PDFs/trophy_and_record_fish_app.pdf
Thanks for the link...I was up in Concord yesterday to certify this fish..if statistics run true, it should take it for the 2012 season, however there is still much more time left for it to be beat....
Cheers!!!
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Thanks for the link...I was up in Concord yesterday to certify this fish..if statistics run true, it should take it for the 2012 season, however there is still much more time left for it to be beat....
Cheers!!!
well even if it doesn't win he will get a letter to frame and a patch. good luck Josh
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Hi Capt. Dave, thanks..the kids are slamming them pretty hard. We will be booking soon for the end of April and again for mid-June for those awesome Ontario Kings......the boys still rant about our trip with you last year ;D
Hi Tom I sent u a PM
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Waterwolf and I took to the lake this afternoon, a perfect spring day with bluebirds skies, high temps and plenty of fish sunning themselves.......Water temps are in the mid 40's on the main lake and water levels are rising..still not enough to launch a boat at the dam and a very tough main-lake bite. Some areas of the lake are in the mid 50's and fish are plentiful and very active. Wind direction played a big part in catching the fish today. Largemouth, pickerel and our favorites...rainbow trout were on the venue today.
A super day with some super company, thanks Eric :)
A few pictures, some of today's catch:
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Thanks again brotha it was a great day out there and I really appreciate you taking me with you I had a blast, I am going to have to check out the recipe thread April 1st is coming soon
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Nice job brosiffeen!
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Nice looking bows!! Congrats!
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that's a korka pickeral fo sho. good luck on the pin fish. hope he gets it. can u win a pin for a seagull? check out my moosehead pics. the BIP gang is an unstoppable fishing machine. that smallie musta been suntanning cuz it sure is dark. hopefully c ya soon once i get my hallpass back. ::)
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that's a korka pickeral fo sho. good luck on the pin fish. hope he gets it. can u win a pin for a seagull? check out my moosehead pics. the BIP gang is an unstoppable fishing machine. that smallie musta been suntanning cuz it sure is dark. hopefully c ya soon once i get my hallpass back. ::)
Indeed Kev, he's counting down the days until February....lol.......very nice Moosehead trip, north countries finest and t-shirt weather to boot. Too funny about your hallpass, when you get it back we'll get you out here...fish on!!!! :laugh: :laugh:
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March 28 2012: A friendly reminder to all boaters- please check your boats for weeds and other nuisance invasives before and after launching. Please keep in mind that the lake has lost 56 acres to milfoil and it continues to spread see report here>>> http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/exoticspecies/documents/big_island_pond.pdf (http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/exoticspecies/documents/big_island_pond.pdf)
Troutski and I went out playing in the hail and rain this afternoon, catching many smaller fish.... therefore no pictures. ::) Even with the recent colder weather, the main lake temps are at 47.3 @ 4 f.o.w. A main lake hatch was rising this afternoon and several jumpers were present but would not chase our offerings. Still a very tough main lake bite for any species and the water levels are currently prohibiting ramp access to the main lake.
Some pockets of 50*water are still present. We marked more grouped fish today than we have in our last few excursions. In the smaller coves, a mass migration has begun. With many fish holding in, around or on lake structure such as stumps, rocks and sparse isolated weed patches. Mixed schools of all species were also observed in 5' or less and often seen busting up the shoreline pinned bait-fish. Sunnies are at the top (surface) of the water column warming themselves over 15-20 f.o.w., with yellow/white perch and crappies just below them at 7-15 f.o.w.
Sallies, Larry's, crappie, white perch, yellow perch and pickerel were caught this evening on various fast presentations and bait choices.
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Nice report Dispy.
Too bad about the no pics but next time perhaps.
JIGGIN.
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Nice report Dispy.
Too bad about the no pics but next time perhaps.
JIGGIN.
Busting out the Android just did not make sense in the heavy hail and deluges of rain, I have lost far too many cameras and phones in conditions like that :laugh: specifically 4 this year........ I am going to have to get one of those new fandangled head set cams and start a documentary on the lake ;)
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Busting out the Android just did not make sense in the heavy hail and deluges of rain, I have lost far too many cameras and phones in conditions like that :laugh: specifically 4 this year........ I am going to have to get one of those new fandangled head set cams and start a documentary on the lake ;)
Hero Cam $199 at best buy. Only a third of the price of an i-phone and 1/2 a droid. Case is good to 180 feet so you can rope it and drop it to the bottom and veiw it. Not the perfect way to see the bottom, but in a pinch you can see the substrate and what might be lurking near by. I surely could have used one last year on the late tuna. Trying to turn on the phone and hold the fish in the dark didn't work very well ::).
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The boys and I are sitting in our hotel room in Virginia and are going to be hitting the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay should be great fishing if the rain hold holds off.
Lake fishing and report from Friday: Water temps in protected coves are at 68-70 degrees, main lake temps holding at 65-67*. Fish rising every evening to sip in the massive hatches. Bass are beginning to nest, several large males seen in water less than 2 feet deep. Bluegill and sunnies are abundant and eager to greet any bait whether live bait or flies. Crappies have moved in shallow and can be found cruising the sharp break lines in the evening and are schooled up over isolated weed patches. Yellow perch have spawned and will continue to do so until the end of the month. Baitfish are plentiful. Lake levels are still low and boats that cannot draft less 1 foot of water will not be able to enter the main lake.
Troutski with a decent pair of main lake rainbows. Many doubles today: All on Sticks baits trolling less than 1.5 mph.
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Nice Job Troutski!
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Fantastic!
Good luck in Virginia!
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nice to see you guys are still out and about hopefully you guys are having a good spring vaca... Nice bows!
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troutski your an animal. let your old man catch a few once in a while. ;D have a great time in Virginia.
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April 26, 2012:
The boys could not wait to hit our home lake waters after our Virginia, DC, Marlyand and New York vacation. Main lake temps are holding at 58 degrees and small coves are 60-62.5 degrees. Water levels have risen considerably with the lake being 3 feet below full pool. Plenty of action this afternoon with crappie, pickerel, sunfish and rainbows being caught in open water over 45 f.o.w.
The night time hornpout was steady this evening from 8:45-11:30 pm.
Troutski with his first rainbow since our return:
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Dark colored crappie, unusual for this lake:
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Go-Pro Video of Troutski and his leaping trout:
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Go Pro Video of us doubling up:
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Awesome!
Did the rain kill the Virginia fishing plans? It was brutal over here on Sunday.
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Nice job guys.
Capt. Black
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Awesome! Love the the videos too. Those Go Pro cameras seem to be really nice.
Thanks for sharing!
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love the videos!!!!!! great job out there guys...
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Awesome!
Did the rain kill the Virginia fishing plans? It was brutal over here on Sunday.
The weather was slightly overcast and drizzle until Tuesday morning. When I finish unpacking and can find my memory cards, I will post our vacation fishing pictures. Snakeheads, Stripers, Largemouth and a variety of different species were caught on this trip.
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Awesome! Love the the videos too. Those Go Pro cameras seem to be really nice.
Thanks for sharing!
The only issue we have with the GoPro is the fish eye lenses, which covers 170 degree viewing, however it is my understanding there are aftermarket lenses which restrict viewing to 120 degrees but, provide clearer less distorted pictures. The battery life is also lacking, typical charge only lasts for 2.5 hours, adding the LCD pack and extra battery pack can get costly, but we took the plunge buying 5 camera set ups :laugh:
We have not tried underwater filming as of yet, I am going to try using the TrollPro idea to capture fish strikes as we troll. TrollPro charges $175 for there product, but I feel we can construct one along the same idea for much cheaper. Also, we are working with corporate BestBuy to create components for the everyday user, a live series of remote underwater 360 degree webcams with light rings for night time fish viewing which will be user controlled via our soon to be up and running website. The plan is to set up 6 remotes around the lake in strategic positions to capture spawning cycles of many fish species and run 24/7 filming operations. Should be interesting. The only draw back is the prevention of theft or someone pulling the cameras up from the lake bottom. Since RHF signals cannot be transmitted thru the water, a surface antenna is necessary, this will allow others to visibly see their locations and will only spell trouble.
It is one thing to maximize all the technology that is available, however there exists a very large learning curve on the "how to's." It will take some time, but I'm sure the boys will do well.
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Sound great Tom, cannot wait for the link to the site!
The GoPro videos look very nice! I agree with you on the trolling housing, a trip to Home Depot PVC section and you will be up and running! ;D
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That's awesome Dispy! Cant wait to see your site up and running, I'll definitely be logged on. Great ideas!
Thanks for the info on the camera too. I'll eventually take the plunge and purchase one for ourselves plus the extra battery packs. Most likely in the very near future.
JIGGIN.
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Is there a way to "mount" the camera on a soft fishing hat? Kind of like how you use lights during night fishing.
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April 27, 2012:
Troutski and I hit the lake this morning braving the cold northern winds. Boat control was at best ..difficult. Small cove temps reached 65 degrees by 2 pm with many pickerel, crappie and trout caught today. A milestone for the BIP Gang today as we boated our first small brook trout from the lake. In the 27 years I have lived here, I have never caught a brookie :) Troutski is on fire this year, it is truly amazing to watch his keen intuition take over as he conveys to me " dad..troll the windy shoreline as the fish will be stacked up!!!!" Out of the mouths of babes, and two nice rainbows to follow ;D
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Is there a way to "mount" the camera on a soft fishing hat? Kind of like how you use lights during night fishing.
Yes the "kit" comes with a head band mount for the camera or a wrist band mount.
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i bet he could find a needle in a haystack. once again props to the BIPS gang
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looks like he is goin to be teachin his old man a thing or too soon.. great job troutski
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March 29, 2012:
New Frontier and I fished this morning and we were able to round out a nice limit of rainbows. Wind swept shorelines produced for us today. Varying trolling speeds proved effective. Typical pickerel, crappie, sunfish and a few chunky largemouth were also caught.
A bald eagle swooped down and snatched one of my lures, then proceeded to try to take my trout... :o Catfish will be on the venue for this evening :)
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Nice day out! Looks like that was a close call for the rainbow!
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i bet you wished you had that on video. that musta been awesome to watch. nice job dudes.
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Spent my first afternoon out on Bip today wind blown shorelines that's an understatement brutal out there. Bunch of bows pickerel and a few of largemouth and small smallmouth, perch hope to hit it again minus tha wind
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thats pretty crazy Tom, is it that same eagle thats been hangin around seems like he is starting to get the idea that he is the apex predator around and wanted to let you know haha nice haul
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Lesson: Don't mess with a bald eagle!
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thats pretty crazy Tom, is it that same eagle thats been hangin around seems like he is starting to get the idea that he is the apex predator around and wanted to let you know haha nice haul
Hey buddy lets go fishing, very hot action right now, new 6 horse motor is running like a champ, very quiet motor. The eagle attack was actually from a seasoned veteran mature eagle. There are 2 pairs nesting on Governor's Island.
@Lavaman: Strangely I did not set the GoPro up that day, wished I had as it would have made for some great footage. I did not see the eagle's first approach as I was facing forward. When New Frontier exclaimed " is that a bald eagle coming for your bait?", is when I turned and observed the bird. Truly an incredible viewing delight :) That is until I had to frantically save my catch... :laugh: speed reeling 100 feet of line :laugh:
@Pipes, were you in a boat with another adult and child? Thought I recognized you, but without your winter garb, I was not sure ;)
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Thats too funny.. Give me a call whenever I am always down to do some fishing bud, how was the vacation?
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Thats too funny.. Give me a call whenever I am always down to do some fishing bud, how was the vacation?
Vacation was great!!!!!! Still cannot find my memory cards :'( You know the drill, I fish 7 days a week, let me know what works for you and I will tailor to your availability, lake is looking very inviting right now :) Slight chop, hardly any wind ;)
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Sounds good man, you lucky dog I know your going to sneak out today haha as I am lookin at a computer screen in my (cage) I mean cubicle.. I'll be talkin to you soon
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Hey buddy lets go fishing, very hot action right now, new 6 horse motor is running like a champ, very quiet motor. The eagle attack was actually from a seasoned veteran mature eagle. There are 2 pairs nesting on Governor's Island.
@Lavaman: Strangely I did not set the GoPro up that day, wished I had as it would have made for some great footage. I did not see the eagle's first approach as I was facing forward. When New Frontier exclaimed " is that a bald eagle coming for your bait?", is when I turned and observed the bird. Truly an incredible viewing delight :) That is until I had to frantically save my catch... :laugh: speed reeling 100 feet of line :laugh:
@Pipes, were you in a boat with another adult and child? Thought I recognized you, but without your winter garb, I was not sure ;)
No just an adult but will try this afternoon with daughter a gain for a few to wife picks her up at launch
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Nice job on the trout guys!!! Congrats!
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April 30, 2012:
Nice calm day on the main lake. Two visible boats including mine. Snuck out after Waterwolf implanted the idea into my head ::) and managed to loose 4 rainbows at the boat. Landed and kept two for tonights fish fry. Trolling the previously windblown shorelines yielded the bites. 7" and 4" baits running at 4-11' over 15-25 feet of water.
Troutski and FlagsUp!!! wanted in on some of the action so after homework duties were completed, we loaded up and headed out. Troutski managed two more trout and FlagsUp!!! scored a few nice pickerel. 2" and 4" baits trolled along the non wind swept shorelines produced over 10 feet of water.
Tonights trout cakes with baked beans:
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Short video with GoPro mounted in a new location:
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wayyyyy to rub it in brotha haha.. Those trout cakes look delicious I need to start keeping a few fish here and there and trying some of your recipies. I think I am just too lazy tho :P
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wayyyyy to rub it in brotha haha.. Those trout cakes look delicious I need to start keeping a few fish here and there and trying some of your recipies. I think I am just too lazy tho :P
Would ya have it any other way?? :rotflol:
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Would ya have it any other way?? :rotflol:
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well at least I can live viariously through you haha Feel like chasing salmon anytime soon? Broodstock or landlock doesnt matter lets hook into some silver!
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Great Post Dispy!
Funny pic too with Flagsup in the background.
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Thanks fellas :) Living on a lake does present us with many opportunities, the more you go fishing the better your odds increase.
@Jiggin, too funny I tried to get a pic without FlagsUp!!! in the background..LOL.. lil stinker :laugh: almost impossible. The family comedian for sure :)
The Gang went out for a quick trip from 4:30 to 7:15, trolling stick baits in the 2-7" range and put the hammer down on many species tonight. This was Troutski's maiden voyage as the guide and captain. I must admit, although an apprentice at reading electronics and navigating, he clearly demonstrated his ability to find fish and call what species would be caught...before the rods popped. Zach also showed us an area that a new hatch will be spreading their wings on by tomorrow ;). A proud father indeed!!!!
A few pictures from tonight's fishing. 23 Rainbows were caught and released tonight, as well as all other species.
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Nice work. Thanks for the report and pictures.
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the BIP GANG is hot right now way to go guys. The crapps are starting to spawn on massy and they must be doing the same on BIP :whistling:
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nice mixed bag fellas. nice calm seas and a troutski at the wheel=excellent results
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May 5, 2012:
The two boys left, or should I say, avoided me and went fishing :laugh: with fly rods and spinning gear in tote. They also, pirated my boat leaving me with the canoe :D Minnow traps were set. The boys managed to catch a sun turtle, a few large mouth bass, crappie and FlagsUp!!! bested his brother with a keeper rainbow. Their fish were caught on dry flies and Long Bomber A's.
And their good deed for the day, rescuing a couple of 16 years olds whom were stranded in the lake after capsizing their kayaks(no life jackets). Both were retrieved and brought to our house to warm up while they awaited their fathers arrival. GREAT JOBS BOYS!!! Kayaks were not found and getting them to safety was their major concern. There is a lesson in there to be learned.
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way to go troutski and flags up for the rescue. you guys are heros and deserve some recognition. their father must have been very greatful to have them back and you guys should feel good for what you did. :clapping:
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Great job guys especially for helping out the ones on the water in need!
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Nice job guys. Kayakers were lucky you were around.
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Congrats guys! Excellent job to the both of you for not only catching some decent fish but for doing what needed to be done in helping others out.
Great job to the both of you.
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Been a little while since we last posted, so here is the low down........Smallies are on beds for the last 2 weeks and largies on the bed for the past 3-4 weeks..Crappies are still on the spawn in 5 to 20 feet of water. Backwater coves are 72-78 degrees F and main lake temps are a steady 72. The past two weeks of rain and stormy weather have moved fish on and off the beds and with the latest stable weather pattern has brought the big females up on the beds. Actually quite amazing to "remotely"via webcams, watch this natural phenomenon transpire. Website will be up soon for all to control and position cameras at their leisure. It is quite a scene to view a male "herding" his females and 4-8 others willing to bed her as well, then "do the dance." Simply amazing to witness this natural wonder in action...especially from local waters.....
We get the biggest "kick" of sorts from all these "hero bassers" making claims to the diminishing populations of large bass in many lakes.....to coin the ole farmers quote " you reap what you sow, and with that you take away from their existence.." Many cry foul when salmon are hooked and the populations decrease, why would bass be any different......oh well..your losses. You Bassmasters may relate with respects to the Northwood Lake decline??? Perhaps the bed fisherman may revise their thoughts upon taking fish on beds!!!!! It is detrimental to your favorite species too!!!!!
The Gang has been avidly trapping bait, one pot this morning yielded over 268 Goldens........of which a massive suntan was earned and burned..LOL.. 30 fish spoiled....the rest went to catching fish....a great day for all species.
This mornings pots set retrieved slightly under 1000 fish and tomorrow will be the all day and night marathon for the BIP Gang.
Horn Pout(brown bullheads) are biting, but not at the normal high pace. Chumming with liver has not produced one single American Black Eel. OF note , very hard to find fresh liver and not of the frozen kind....guess most "sheeples" do not eat liver and onions anymore. :P
Many nice fish caught today and this action will soon cease and become best to attack at early morning or at night time as the seasonal boaters have begun their lake assault........on the average day there are 65 boats and on the weekends, over 215 boats per weekend day.
The boys are still canoeing after school with their fly rods and hammering all species each evening and have recently graduated to fly fishing with small poppers with great results.
A pic of a "pin" fish yellow caught to day and released, cooler is 15" in length, we will leave ya in suspense on this one::
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Bait trapped tonight:
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Dry Fly Pickerel by Troutski:
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Crappie on live bait:
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FlagsUp!!!! with a nice rainbow:
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Great report Tom.
You gotta give me some tips on trapping shiners as I have been remarkably unsuccessful so far.
Once after reading some advice online I even wasted a very nice piece of smoked bacon in a trap and caught nothing. Should have just had the bacon for breakfast...
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that awesome guys, it was a great weekend to be out!
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Great report Tom.
You gotta give me some tips on trapping shiners as I have been remarkably unsuccessful so far.
Once after reading some advice online I even wasted a very nice piece of smoked bacon in a trap and caught nothing. Should have just had the bacon for breakfast...
No prob GB :) it is at best, very difficult to find the baitfish schools on the lake due to their roaming nature..however, when you do, it's a big score. We have to get your boat out soon for it's maiden voyage or Christening of sort..I got the champagne and the bait ;D
Looked at a nice Four Winns 32' foot cuddy, turn key boat...immaculate. I just need to hear that big ole 350 purr before I make the purchase. Sleeps 4, full galley, head, full bimini and offered at the right price...I almost feel as lucky as Big Bubba RobF and his Sea Ox score.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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No prob GB :) it is at best, very difficult to find the baitfish schools on the lake due to their roaming nature..however, when you do, it's a big score. We have to get your boat out soon for it's maiden voyage or Christening of sort..I got the champagne and the bait ;D
Looked at a nice Four Winns 32' foot cuddy, turn key boat...immaculate. I just need to hear that big ole 350 purr before I make the purchase. Sleeps 4, full galley, head, full bimini and offered at the right price...I almost feel as lucky as Big Bubba RobF and his Sea Ox score.
Absolutely, it is pretty sad but boat has not seen water this year yet other than through the earmuffs during the spring "get ready" preparations.
I will give you a call, let's plan something for the long weekend!
That nice big boat should be - or shall I say will be ;D - awesome!
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Sounds good GB..Maybe looking to hit a few north rivers very soon with all this rain, the flows should be great for some back water adventures :)
A few pictures from Sunday's excursion. Most of the fish were caught on live shiners in depths 17 feet to 45 feet of water. All were released. The Gang is searching hard for those big browns that we have been marking in 20-35 f.o.w. over 50-75 f.o.w. but have been bumping into many other species mixed in the upper water column. Deep weeds beds, 20' plus are producing giant yellow perch, all on the outside weedlines. Staging main lake schools of crappies are now being caught near humps and steep drops going into spawning areas. Most all coves are peaking for the crappie spawn. White perch have been mixed and difficult to really get "jiggy on." Some rather large fish have also been marked in groups of two on isolated structure in the 80-90 foot zones. Be nice to find out what they are ;)
A massive school of main lake fish has been witnessed rising on the calm evening waters, and the graph has been literally cluttered from top to bottom with these "non-catchables" over 50 f.o.w. and appear to be never be in the same location twice. Roaming several hundreds of yards each day. Several fin-ers are seen in these schools and they are not baitfish, or at least the schools appear as fish arches without any indication of bait balls viewed, as well as the occasional leaping trout.
Bluegills are on the spawn in all coves and heavily protecting their nests.
Troutski with nice chunky 5 pounder caught in 25 f.o.w:
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Another smaller Larry:
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FlagsUp!!! with a deep water Sally and a few Crappie:
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nice job men glad to see you guys are still getting out there! Tom havent heard from you in a while where you been brotha
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Sounds good GB..Maybe looking to hit a few north rivers very soon with all this rain, the flows should be great for some back water adventures :)
Most excellent plan Tom.
That means I will have to go back to my trusted "Essential Trout Flies" book and place on order to fill in the blanks of my fly collection... ;D
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nice job men glad to see you guys are still getting out there! Tom havent heard from you in a while where you been brotha
Thanks WW603..been a rough couple of weeks, laid up for 12 days with herniated discs...terrible thing when you loose your legs and are restricted to the horizontal position........slowly healing and trying to take it really easy. Talk to you soon buddy, good luck in NY for those "eyes."
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great pics, keep it up! hope you get well soon.
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dos bip fish sure are purdy. great job gang and great score on the boat. thanks for the info on cobbossee. check out the pics.
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Good fish everyone!
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Thanks WW603..been a rough couple of weeks, laid up for 12 days with herniated discs...terrible thing when you loose your legs and are restricted to the horizontal position........slowly healing and trying to take it really easy. Talk to you soon buddy, good luck in NY for those "eyes."
Tom, that is terrible! I hope you feel better already.
I work close to a store that sells live Barramundi. Let me know and I bring a few over in a 5 gallon bucket so you can fish from your bed! ;)
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Thanks WW603..been a rough couple of weeks, laid up for 12 days with herniated discs...terrible thing when you loose your legs and are restricted to the horizontal position........slowly healing and trying to take it really easy. Talk to you soon buddy, good luck in NY for those "eyes."
Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Take it easy.
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Thanks WW603..been a rough couple of weeks, laid up for 12 days with herniated discs...terrible thing when you loose your legs and are restricted to the horizontal position........slowly healing and trying to take it really easy. Talk to you soon buddy, good luck in NY for those "eyes."
I am sorry to hear it man, heal up quick let me know if you need anything bud
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Hey Tom where the heck have you been and how the heck are ya
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Hey Tom where the heck have you been and how the heck are ya
Hey buddy, I am still alive....lol....between back issues and a complete restoration on my Bronco, I have not been on or fishing as much as I am accustomed to. The rest of the Gang has been out every night. I never expected this latest project to be such an undertaking, 12-14 hours/day for 4 weeks now.
Fish news: many nice video footage compiled from the underwater cameras, just need time to produce them, website is still on hold..Troutski and FlagsUp!!! have been slammin many different species along with loosing their darn cell phones in the drink(phone tally=4). The latest method of choice are poppers on the fly rod ;D Fish mounts are ready to be picked up, FlagsUp!!! giant pickerel and Troutski's big brown courtesy of ReelSilver Charters.
Hope all is well with you ;D
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Nice to see you are staying busy and that the kids are still out slaying fish! Cant wait to see the bronco when it is done, now you just gotta get that back in order so you can get out and wet a line
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BIP Gang 2013 Adventures:
The lake is open on the western shorelines to about mid-lake, lake levels are slowly rising and it should not be too long now before we put our boat in. Bring on Spring!!!
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It's official, the ice has disappeared as of yesterday and that can only mean one thing............big fish here we come ;D
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Pissah! Still 18" of ice here, get it done!
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Hit the lake at 8 am with our friend Forrest in search of big browns. Although no trout were found, BIP Outdoors managed to hook another great fish for the NH Trophy program. Main lake temps were 40 degrees with a stiff 20 MPH wind, one pickerel was caught. Moving into a more protected cove yielded a few nice fish. Water temps were 43 degrees. Forry landed a nice largemouth and Zach landed a pickerel. Fish were caught over 30 feet of water. OH I almost forgot...... and a giant pickerel that could very well be the next 2013 NH Trophy Fish Caught and Released Pickerel..........Troutski is one happly angler...Congrats Zach
Zach's catch on video:
]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpAEF1yYLw&feature=youtu.be] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpAEF1yYLw&feature=youtu.be)
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And Forry using a PK Lure:
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Nice fish Zach!
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Nice fish Zach!
Thanks Paul..look foward to fishing with you soon........... :)
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Nice haul Troutski, and the BIP gang. Great job !
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Nice haul Troutski, and the BIP gang. Great job !
Thanks Streamfisha...Zach is enjoying his brief call to Fame :)
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Nice work! You guys don't mess around..what kind of boat were you guys on if you don't mind me asking?
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Nice work! You guys don't mess around..what kind of boat were you guys on if you don't mind me asking?
Our Friend GorillaHead has a nice small Pontoon Boat..this is what we fished with today..otherwise the Bip Outdoors Team fishes from a 14 footer...and thank you :)
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I'm in the market for a boat either this season or next..selling my MC..too many idiots texting. Heading out tomorrow after work to Bellamy with my yak..nice brookie the other day too!
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Very nice!
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wtg zach. way to show up the old man again. lol
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Our Friend GorillaHead has a nice small Pontoon Boat..this is what we fished with today..otherwise the Bip Outdoors Team fishes from a 14 footer...and thank you :)
Check your mail. Not sure if my message was sent
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great pics - nice job w/ that giant pickeral too!
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The lake was dead calm today and calling us to share the water with the many predator birds that were hunting this evening. Ospreys, Red Tail hawks, and 4 mature Bald Eagles were present. Upon our first line set, we were dive bombed by an Osprey, such a spectacular sight to see when they fold their wings and go shooting downwards into the water :)
Water temps in small coves are 53 degrees. Many large schools of male perch were cruising the flats. Largemouths and Pickerel were noticed schooling together while cruisng the rocky shorelines in 2-5 feet of water. Main lake temps were surprisingly warmer by ten degrees from Sunday. Temps were at an even 50*F. Many rising fish were observed sipping in the new hatch. Lake levels are still very low, affording us a less pressured fishery. The cove that contains the fishermans ramp is still not navigable. The kayak access in Atkinson is navigable to allow main lake access.
Zach managed his first smallie of the 2013 season :) caught in 10 feet of water.
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Well done Zach. You need a hat or a hair cut, you Hippy you. Can't wait to see Sunday's video.
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Nice job Zach!
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WDZ don't pay any attention to GH. He only wishs he was your age again!!
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You got that right. To be his age and know what I know Now? WOW!!! As they have asked "Why is youth wasted on the young"?
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Nice smallie
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Lake was calm today until the west winds took over. A perfect chop for catching fish. Main lake water temps are at 48 today and smaller coves are at 50*F . A few largemouth and pickerel were caught, no signs of trout yet.
Can you find both ducks in this picture??
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A decent Larry:
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I see the ducks, what do I win? :o :). Oh yea, nice fish :thumbup_smilie: those PKs are getting some good use.
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Hey Dispy, how come they don't sell PK lures around here? ??? I was on their website looking for stores that carry them and there were none in NH. I noticed you were an authorized dealer. Do you sell them direct or do we need to order them through you. Was looking at a couple cranks and some of the rubber swin baits, and wanted to give them whirl.
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nice larry bud. ill see your ducks and raise you a coyote.
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Hey Dispy, how come they don't sell PK lures around here? ??? I was on their website looking for stores that carry them and there were none in NH. I noticed you were an authorized dealer. Do you sell them direct or do we need to order them through you. Was looking at a couple cranks and some of the rubber swin baits, and wanted to give them whirl.
PM sent
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nice larry bud. ill see your ducks and raise you a coyote.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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With today's crappy weather the water temps dropped to 45*f. Fished with Zach for about an hour using PK Lures exclusively with greater than expected results. Here is a short clip....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY935UyKyRw&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY935UyKyRw&feature=youtu.be)
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:thumbup_smilie: , Tom
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:thumbup_smilie: , Tom
Hey thanks Seahunt
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Figured I would share this fishing video as the Special Olympics are coming up in May. Patrick has never fished a day in his 12 years of life and, is in his third year of competing in the Olympics. Last year he took 3 gold medals and 1 bronze :) And on this day, he skunked his old man :)
Enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYtrL2ZO3U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYtrL2ZO3U)
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That video is awesome in so many ways buddy! Love seeing your boy smiling and having a blast too! Congrats on his medals! You must be so proud. I Useto volunteer at special Olympics with my grandparents when I had more time and it was truly a inspiration seeing how hard they work with so much to deal with and them still having the best attitudes towards life I have ever seen. Nice work Tom and thank you for sharing!
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That was cool. It doesn't get any better than that. A boy with his Dad. that boys smile says it all. Glad to see you had a great day.
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Precious, Tom!
Looks like your son had a great day fishing on the boat.
You can tell Patrick loves his Dad.
Thank you very much for sharing.
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That is Awesome! :)
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thats powerful stuff right there Tom, glad he got out and not surprised you showed you a thing or two it seems all three of the boys inherited there dads fishing prowess
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Great video Tom, so nice to see Patrick out on the water!
Just be careful, soon you'll have to have four sets of everything. ;) Ask me how I know. ;D
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Priceless, awesome, words can't say enough. Thank you Tom for sharing. Way to go Patrick on your first fishing trip..way to go kiddo!!!!
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Good Stuff Dispy!
Thanks for sharing and putting a smile on my face.
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Words can not describe.......Thanks for sharing an amazing video. Way to go Patrick and dad.
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That's great stuff right there, Tom!
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Great vid, thanks for sharing.
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awesome video! thank you for sharing!!!
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It was a fantastic day for Pat and I. My family and I really appreciate all your kind words and warm thoughts:) Thanks a million. On a side note, here is humored blooper video that some of you may have not seen. Zach has a problem saying barometer in his first commentary video.
***I have removed the video due to a few slips of Zach's tongue and do not wish to offend anyone. Should you wish to view this video, please search BIP Outdoors on youtube.com Thanks in advance.
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HAHA I remember that from this winter...classic!
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Great to see the Boys out having a good time Dispy. :)
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Figured I would share this fishing video as the Special Olympics are coming up in May. Patrick has never fished a day in his 12 years of life and, is in his third year of competing in the Olympics. Last year he took 3 gold medals and 1 bronze :) And on this day, he skunked his old man :)
Enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYtrL2ZO3U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYtrL2ZO3U)
Awesome video Dispy!! I have two brother in laws involved with the Special Olympics. I haven't quite figured out who has more fun and who is prouder when they cross the finish line them or me!
Thanks for sharing a great video!
Dan
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Awesome video Dispy!! I have two brother in laws involved with the Special Olympics. I haven't quite figured out who has more fun and who is prouder when they cross the finish line them or me!
Thanks for sharing a great video!
Dan
I hear you there Dan. It was quite overwhelming the first time I watched this event. I was left with a new understanding and appreciation for "Life."
Pat's first gold was in the 50 meter run, well let me tell you lol.....he did not stop for another 50, the moment was priceless. Thanks for viewing :)
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Pat and I hit the lake at 1:30 for a brief troll and to spend some quality time. Lake temps were at 55.4*F with an Easterly wind providing a perfect chop. Bass were biting, as were the rainbows. The trip was short lived as his two brothers managed to break the tiller, which broke apart and stranded us at the northern end of the lake. Guess who is now paddling 2 miles home :laugh:
Here's a few pictures of Pat's catch.
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Great job Pat!
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Pat and I hit the lake at 1:30 for a brief troll and to spend some quality time. Lake temps were at 55.4*F with an Easterly wind providing a perfect chop. Bass were biting, as were the rainbows. The trip was short lived as his two brothers managed to break the tiller, which broke apart and stranded us at the northern end of the lake. Guess who is now paddling 2 miles home :laugh:
Here's a few pictures of Pat's catch.
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thats just awesome
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Congrats to your son
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Nice job Patrick!!! :clapping: :thumbup_smilie:
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The trip was short lived as his two brothers managed to break the tiller, which broke apart and stranded us at the northern end of the lake. Guess who is now paddling 2 miles home?
Darn kids... get use to it my friend. LOL!!! When I think back about what my poor Dad went through with me and my brothers, and then what I went through with my three boys. Some good times right there. LOL!!
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Way to go, buddy!
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Thanks again fellas :) Due to complications associated with Down's Syndrome and the fact that this little guy was born missing his left lung, it truly is a testament as to how great the doctors are at Boston's Children's Hospital. Up until his heart surgery at the age of 8, Patrick was a fragile boy and his outdoors time was very limited and next to non-existent. After placing 8 umbrellas and cauderizing his left ventricular valve, his health progressed leaps and bounds, affording my family the best gift any parent could ask for....while he still has many obstacles to overcome, Pat continues to bring us and those whom come in contact with him, continued happiness. Thanks again for your support.
As for his two older brothers, well it took Zach and Josh over 2 hours to paddle our 14 footer home. And yes they learned a valuable lesson ;D Oh and Pat got the taste of his first grilled trout :thumbup_smilie:
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Awesome!
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Glad to hear that Patricks health is improving and that he has been able to spend more time enjoying the outdoors with his Dad/Brothers. :)
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glad things are better for you. btw paddling sucks.
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Thank you Keith and Kevin :)
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Hey Franky..here you go mate :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh-cde7xVZg&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh-cde7xVZg&feature=youtu.be)
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I am aroused :o ::) lmao!
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Amazing video!
Look out, Alaska Outdoors........
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Zach and Josh scored a nice Smoker Craft, their first major purchase together :) They invested some of their profits from their winter bait sales, to purchase this 17 foot beauty. The boat came with a new floor, new carpeting installed, 80 HP Mercury, Hummingbird fish finder, new back to back seats and trailer...all for $350.00 ;D Runs like a top too. She should serve them well for a few years.
Here she is:
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Nice job guys!
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thats awesome, good for the boys
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Nice score!
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nice score dudes. where will i be sitting? lol
good luck and be safe out there. im sure your dad will show you the ropes.
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Nice to see hard working boys reaping their rewards.
Good show guys! Cant wait to see the gopro videos!
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Your choice Kev, but knowing these two boys, I'd say the back is where the action will be ;) They just scored two electric Cannon downriggers for free :)
I stripped the gunwales down to bare metal, sanded with 400 grit paper, used Brake Clean(brand name) to clean them, etched and re-painted today. I will redo the hull this winter after the Bronco is out of the garage. The new color scheme will go well with their logo design.
Take your pick :laugh:
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Congrats!
That will be a nice ride for Josh & Zach. And you will know where your boat is. ;)
Good score on both the boat & riggers.
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Congrats!
That will be a nice ride for Josh & Zach. And you will know where your boat is. ;)
Good score on both the boat & riggers.
Indeed, but I am beginning to think they only need me for gas and as a driver for now. Until they get their boaters licenses, I still have the upper hand :laugh:
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Way to go boys.
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free downriggers. WOW this deal is gettting better by the minute. i got my nh boat drivers licence if you need some one to drive. just saying. ;) those boys are going to bring BIP outdoors to a whole new level now. ;D
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Hmm, looking for designated drivers ,Where do I apply? :afro:
Nice score guys, good luck with her....
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The BIP Gang hit the big lake this morning with SeaHunt today. Too much time has passed since I ran the lake. It has been 9 years since I have been on her. Sorry SeaHunt, I was mistaken. I awoke at 2 am and prepared the boys breakfast, 1" thick, blueberry filled pancakes with sweet cream and my special ingredients, then departed at 3:13 for my day of acquaintances with my old stomping grounds. I soon realized I had forgot my license, so a quick u-turn put us back at the homestead, just in time for the newspaper ( Onion Leader & Boston Blob). A frantic search of my office revealed it's hiding position, under some wind blown paper piles on the floor. After a successful search and rescue, we were on the road in less than ten. The boys and I were excited as they have only ice fished on the lake. They had preconceived notions based upon tournaments pictures and monetary rewards she provided me from my yester year photos, trophies and cancelled checks.... and all of the lake's beauty. But they never really fathomed how big she really is. At 5:30 we arrived, one sleeping child and the other boasting that he would out fish us all ;) As "he has the largest fish on our "Wall of Fame."
We met Seahunt as he was preparing for the day's adventure, launched his Triton, and set course for the hot spot. She was a nice calm water, crisp, spring morning and all aboard were wide eyed and anticipating a strong morning bite. A nice Salmon chop occurred at 8:30 am. And as the bite was predicted (so much for the full moon theories), the action started "hot and heavy" at 8-9:10 and again at 1:30-2:30. Solunar Charts rules, if you know how to use them ;)
I won't bore you all with the details, but our Captain (Zach) navigated like a seasoned pro, he provided announcements to the tenders that the DR's should be raised and the depths to which he was marking fish. This was especially important to Seahunt for obvious reasons, hang-ups, lost gear etc. Zach proved his abilities without being directed or instructed to do so. Proud dad ;D Josh had his turn at the helm too. While he was hesitant at first, Seahunt coached him like it was an Olympic sport, his soft spoken voice and guidance made Josh's duties more comfortable for him to ease into his new role.
A great day!!! Certainly to be remembered. We boated 15 Salmon (all but 2 released- dinner and a new Salmon recipe video on Youtube:BIP Outdoors), 1 laker, 3 small-mouth bass, and 5 lost Salmon at the boat. A very special and warm thank you to SeaHunt for making this day happen ;D As I sit here writing this, I am experiencing the "roll" and reliving the day's events. Great company, great wisdom and great knowledge sharing.
A side note, I am now rethinking the center consoles. As a former owner of Forrest Wood's Ranger Boats, this Triton SeaHunt is phenomenal. The stability, ruggedness and it's hull design is superb.
Thanks again Seahunt, even though I remember you from our past indirect work experiences, buying our turkeys from your family farm, our many chats via the tele and pm's back and forth on Iceshanty, it was great to get to know you personally and enjoy a great day fishing ;D And the BIP Outdoors Team looks forward to fishing with you again, whether hard or soft water. Class Act :)
Thanks a million...The BIP Outdoors Team
A few pictures from today: It should also be noted that if ever, there was a great example of practicing the "Salmon Fishermans Oath," this fella, exemplifies the definition :thumbup_smilie:
A few pictures from today's kept fish, all others were handled, released in proper fashion to provide others with larger-future fish and the preservation of the Salmon fishery at Winnipesaukee. Again...Kuddos SeaHunt ;D
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Nice work men!
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Thanks for the kind words, Tom.
It was great finally meeting you also and spending a great day of fishing with the BIP crew. :)
I guess yesterday's key was erratic contour lines. ;)
Sorry I missed your breakfast, but really appreciated the lunch.
BTW, Tom supplied the wisdom. I just provided the platform & a little help on the "tending".
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Nice job guys...sounded like a great adventure with The BIP crew and Seahunt :thumbup_smilie:
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Nice job guys...sounded like a great adventure with The BIP crew and Seahunt :thumbup_smilie:
I think SeaHunt is down playing his part in our fishing adventure ;) But yes, anytime persons meet up to fish and feel each other out and experience sucess, is truly a great time. Thanks again Seahunt ;D
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So today Zach and Josh's new score was Christened with Yellow Perch and 3 Rainbows............
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nice job BIP gang! great story and pics!
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Nice report. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the christening!
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April 28, 2013: 7am to 12:30pm
Water temps are approaching a steady 60* and many beds were observed in shallow waters. Female Yellow Perch are easily caught at the 20-35 foot depths. A few Whitey Bulgers were caught in 45 feet of water this morning. Zach and Josh had many doubles today with Browns and Rainbows being their target. 18 fish caught and released while keeping 5 for the pan (23 trout total).
A few pictures from this morning:
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Nice pics. Great to see the double.
Wonder if the boys know how lucky they are? At their age they own a boat, riggers, and have a chauffeur. ;D
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Awesome pics guys!
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Just to regress a couple days...
A couple pics sent to me, by Gray Ghost taken on the water Fri.
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Thanks fellas, the boys rocked da fish today. We went back out around 4 pm, only this time they were trolling monster PK Lures. The type you would fish stripers with ;) in hopes a record breaker. The PK's produced. I will post up a video of one catch using them.
SeaHunt, I just saw those pictures on Facebook, and was astonished at how the paparazzi follows you :laugh: Now I know where they came from, thanks for sharing.
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You boys are the bomb. can't wait for ther video.
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Nice st of fish the boys caught!
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Way to go fellas!
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great job you guys are killin it
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Sounds like a great day on the water.
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Thanks fellas, it is nice to fish everyday and hone old and new skills, especially teaching the boys new methods of fishing from their new boat. Such as back-trolling, drift fishing, vertical jigging and anticipating the drift/how much line to send out. They are being groomed for the salt. I think the important thing they are learning at this point, is how to identify structure, understand how the fish are positioned and relating to it and/or bait schools, as well as (most important) how to stay in the zone with many trolling presentations. Crossing mid sections, drifting up and/or down the drops and how to fish the suspended fish they mark.
The lake has been producing at any given time for many species. Temps are at 64 *F as of 8:45pm this evening. The key this week has been to fish with the Southeast winds, that have brought most of the active feeders into funnels and bottle necks. There is a lot a debris moving on the water's surface so caution must be used in trolling.
Tip of the week: Darker colors are needed to provide a silhouette against the heavy pollen that is now collecting at depths of 2-6'
Picture of Zach vertically jigging in 40 fow to get this Smallmouth using, you guessed it, A PK Lure:
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Nice! Really enjoy seeing the pics, Thanks!....great job out there!
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you guys are hammering them. keep it up! love the pics!
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Ed joined me today for his first Crappie adventure and he was not disappointed. Many fish were caught and released, including an unexpected small Rainbow. A great sunny to day to be out enjoying it's warmth and for some, getting burned :o Poor Ed, he will not sleep well tonight ;)
Water temps were 68*f at 10 am three feet below the surface and 72*f at 4 pm. Light south winds provided the perfect chop to catch Yellow Perch, a few Bluegill and our target....the Black Crappie. The wind direction, Northwesterly at noon time, provided excellent fishing on the tail ends of points where calm water met the 18" chop. 58 Crappie total for the day :)
A few pictures of Ed and the smile tells it all. Thanks for a great day :)
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Thanks fellas, it is nice to fish everyday and hone old and new skills, especially teaching the boys new methods of fishing from their new boat. Such as back-trolling, drift fishing, vertical jigging and anticipating the drift/how much line to send out. They are being groomed for the salt. I think the most important thing they are learning at this point, is how to identify structure, understand how the fish are positioned and relating to it and/or bait schools, as well as (most important) how to stay in the zone with many trolling presentations. Crossing mid sections, drifting up and/or down the drops and how to fish the suspended fish they mark.
The lake has been producing at any given time for many species. Temps are at 64 *F as of 8:45pm this evening. The key this week has been to fish with the Southeast winds, that have brought most of the active feeders into funnels and bottle necks. There is a lot a debris moving on the water's surface so caution must be used in trolling.
Tip of the week: Darker colors are needed to provide a silhouette against the heavy pollen that is now collecting at depths of 2-6'
Picture of Zach vertically jigging in 40 fow to get this Smallmouth using, you guessed it, A PK Lure:
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Some really great & key info here, Tom.
Thanks for sharing.
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Some really great & key info here, Tom.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Seahunt. I liken the pollen lines to an acid bath, fish do not like to be in it. And it is very much so like fishing the mud lines on Lake Ontario :) Find the established separation and you find the fish.
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Glad to see that you enjoyed yourselves!
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Thanks Seahunt. I liken the pollen lines to an acid bath, fish do not like to be in it. And it is very much so like fishing the mud lines in on Ontario :) Find the established separation and you find the fish.
I should also add that the Southern winds will bring the Stripers into NH much sooner than anticipated. Look for the runs to start within the next week or two at the latest ;) Again Solunar Charts will play a significant role :)
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Agreed! If you want to catch (particularly browns) on "O" you have to hope for the right winds the night before & fish the "stain" or mud lines.
It definitely would not hurt my feelings to see the stripers show up early. ;D
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Pat participated in the 2103 LABBB Special Olympics on May 1. Enjoy the short video and thanks for watching :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXn-q5p8Vw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXn-q5p8Vw)
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Way to go, Pat! :clapping:
Awesome video,
Thanks for sharing, Tom.
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Pretty cool Tom! Good stuff buddy!
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WAY TO GO PATRICK. GOOD JOB. Great Job on the video Tom. You must be a proud Dad for Sure.Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks to all of you fellas that actually watched the video and commented :clapping: :flag: Yes a proud dad for sure :thumbup_smilie: The lack of response gives me a better understanding of how well an organized Special Olympics fund raiser event would be in NH. Pretty poor...... judging by the lack of video hits and comments :(
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Awesome video!!
Congrats to Patrick!!!! :clapping:
Dan
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Great Job Patrick! :clapping:
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What bothers me the most..is the persons that cannot take their hats off, or cross their heart as Our " Pledge of Allegiance" is sung. Rene Rancourt of the Boston Bruins fame sings the National Anthem and shares his voice....
Here is the Opening Ceremonies..thanks again for all of your support.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vdaebaeBBI&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vdaebaeBBI&feature=youtu.be)
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It's complete crap. I let it be known when I see that disrespect, what I would give to meet that Dubba in Toronto last night during the bruins game with a Toronto strong banner. Would love to meet him in person and beat him until his ignorance was extinct. Those who left there hats on are the "entitled" ones, you know the type. They don't owe anyone anything they just hold there hands out. Pisses me off beyond belief. Have a little respect slobs!
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Congrats to Rene Rancourt, the many volunteers, parents & especially the Olympians. :clapping: :bowdown: :flag:
Thanks for posting this up, Tom.
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"Just Another Day"
Enjoy :)
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Nice Vid, Tom! Rocky and Evander did great! HAHA!
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great job. that boat runs smoooooth.
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great job. that boat runs smoooooth.
yes siree, she 's a runner. At 80 horses she can get down to .9 without a foul :)
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yes siree, she 's a runner. At 80 horses she can get down to .9 without a foul :)
It gets down to .9 because you're dragging Perch Boy in his wet suit with a chum sock!
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It gets down to .9 because you're dragging Perch Boy in his wet suit with a chum sock!
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Come on man....that's good stuff! Hope to see ya Saturday, if not sooner.
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Thanks Tom. Just took me to a "better Place" as I'm stuck on a conference call at work listening to some blow hard from Texas telling the participants how smart he is...... ::)
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Thanks fellas :)
Low cloudy cover and rain, followed by a nice, but brief sunny break made for the perfect evening fishing excursion. Main lake water temps are at 65*F, bass and bluegill are on the beds hot and heavy across the whole lake. Crappie are close but not quite ready yet and staging heavily on the drops. Large schools of "Whitey Blugers" were observed in the mud/sand lines in shallow protected coves.
Many risers this evening feeding on the "new rain's" hatch. Love it when all species are foraging on those bugs. The key to catching was to be on the edge of the calm water and ripple. 23 Rainbows caught in our 2 hours of evening fishing. All released for another day :) Back out tonight for a hornpout slam. Butter fried Whiskas ;)
A few pics from tonight and a short video clip:
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That was a great Bow slam, boys! :clapping:
There are a lot of fish in your back yard Tom. 8)
Please keep the reports coming.
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It gets down to .9 because you're dragging Perch Boy in his wet suit with a chum sock!
Now that his hurtful. If I had feelings, I probably would have shed a tear. why you big Meany. Good job boys.
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That was a great Bow slam, boys! :clapping:
There are a lot of fish in your back yard Tom. 8)
Please keep the reports coming.
Thanks Seahunt, yes there exists many species here, if only salmon, lakers and cusk were here, I'd never leave home :laugh: :laugh:
I am determined to catch those darn fish I keep marking at the depths of the lake in 60-90 fow. Earlier in the season, we'd mark the occasional fish at those depths , but now we are marking more concentrations of these mystery fish from the bottom to 4 feet off of the bottom. I know the visibility is not great after 15 -20 feet, I know there are many deep springs, I know whitefish once existed in the lake however I have no clue what these maybe. No thermocline yet, so the big browns should not be bottom bound yet. It was rumored some years ago that a fisherman supposedly caught a laker here and spent the next 3 years DR ing for them to no avail.
Anyone have any suggestions, I will gladly take them :)
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Now that his hurtful. If I had feelings, I probably would have shed a tear. why you big Meany. Good job boys.
So you have no feelings eh? ::) I figured I'd wait till you responded to Jesse's post before letting you know, I nearly joked to death, laughing at the thought of you in a wet suit, sporting a chum bag over your head :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :'( :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Thanks Seahunt, yes there exists many species here, if only salmon, lakers and cusk were here, I'd never leave home :laugh: :laugh:
I am determined to catch those darn fish I keep marking at the depths of the lake in 60-90 fow. Earlier in the season, we'd mark the occasional fish at those depths , but now we are marking more concentrations of these mystery fish from the bottom to 4 feet off of the bottom. I know the visibility is not great after 15 -20 feet, I know there are many deep springs, I know whitefish once existed in the lake however I have no clue what these maybe. No thermocline yet, so the big browns should not be bottom bound yet. It was rumored some years ago that a fisherman supposedly caught a laker here and spent the next 3 years DR ing for them to no avail.
Anyone have any suggestions, I will gladly take them :)
I am guessing that you would know better than most what those marks are?
If I were you, I would have Gorilla Head mount a Go Pro or other sealed camera ( they are out there) and put that fancy Digitroll on a 3' bottom sensor mode.
If you can't get that to happen....
I would work on something to get your bait down there & find out. ;)
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Sounds like good times. I wanted to get out between the rains this evening myself but got stuck at work.
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Sounds like good times. I wanted to get out between the rains this evening myself but got stuck at work.
It was one of those magically "in tune" with nature moments. I think those are what we as fishermen aspire to achieve :)
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If I were you, I would have Gorilla Head mount a Go Pro or other sealed camera ( they are out there) and put that fancy Digitroll on a 3' bottom sensor mode.
If you can't get that to happen....
What a great idea, GH with wetsuit, chumbag, GoPro and maybe get Potatoman's daughter to carve up one of those nice looking spears for him while he's down there ;) :laugh: :laugh: :'( :laugh: :laugh: :w00t: :rotflol:
Sorry GH, a little fun at your expense :)
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wtg team BIP. hope to c ya soon. looks like fun times.
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wtg team BIP. hope to c ya soon. looks like fun times.
5:30 am sharp. Be here or be square. Looking forward to fishing with both you and Sorelippin'.
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Team BIP is out late fishing for pouts with modest results. Dead shiners are producing some rather hefty fish, hopefully they'll have some pics to post later. As I was fueling up for tomorrow's early morning trout adventure, the boys had 3 rods fire and reeled in a few catcher's mit sized fish. The special marinade is waiting for them. YUM YUM :)
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What a great idea, GH with wetsuit, chumbag, GoPro and maybe get Potatoman's daughter to carve up one of those nice looking spears for him while he's down there ;) :laugh: :laugh: :'( :laugh: :laugh: :w00t: :rotflol:
Sorry GH, a little fun at your expense :)
boooooo hhooooooo. I want my mommy
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Today was the day of all days to get on the trout bite. Friends Sorelippin and Lavaman joined me in what started out as a rainy day. But by 6:30 am the rain let up and the fun began. Thanks to you both for another great outing with some nice quality fish :)
On our first line set, Lavaman hooked into a fish within minutes. Mayhem broke loose with both Kevin and Jesse doubling up on what would be the first of many doubles today. A few were caught while letting out the lines, within 20 feet of the boat. Water temps were at 65*F. Trolling at 2.1-2.7 mph proved to be the magic speeds over 50-75 feet of water.
18 Rainbows , 5 lost at the boat, 1 Whitey Bulger, 3 Sunfish, 1 Pickerel, 1 Crappie and 3 Yellow Perch were caught today. All but 6 rainbows were released for another day.
Some pictures from today and one very short video. Sorry guys, after my camera went into the drink it appears to not take video anymore. I wished I could have captured some of the long battles and spectacular aerial leaps :( Maybe next time.
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And a short video: Click on pic to watch:
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WOW awesome fish guys! Nice work!
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Looks like a great day, I like that first pic. The trout bite was definitely hot today... My buddy got a 14" rainbow on a crankbait while we were fishing smallies on a downed tree. Pretty surprising.
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great pictures Tom. the secret lure was almost reveiled. :o PK was here. thanks for the hospitality.
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you are getting REALLY good at producing these videos tom! i know it's not easy, but you sure make it look easy!
keep the reports and media coming ;D
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some nice fish there guys. good video. :thumbup_smilie: :
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Nice stringer of bows, guys.
Wet days are often my favorites.
"2.1-2.7 mph proved to be the magic speeds", LOL
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Nice stringer of bows, guys.
Wet days are often my favorites.
"2.1-2.7 mph proved to be the magic speeds", LOL
Thanks fellas, it was a pleasant day catching with friends and the fishing wasn't bad either :)
Seahunt- the reason I posted speeds :laugh: was to not provide redundant knowledge :) I should have elaborated upon the cliche ;) and stated " Varying the boats speeds, 2.7 to a dead throttle, down to .5, then an increase of speed to 2.1 produced several finicky biters into striking. Trolling at a steady 2.7 speed did not provide the same action, given the techniques we were using today." ;D Good luck up in the North East Kingdom* tomorrow :)
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With the rains of this morning coming down upon us, Zach, Josh and I hit the lake at 6 am. Truly another great day of fishing :) Within seconds of our first line set, the reel was screaming with a leaping Texas Walker Rainbow ;) What a day, I was able to capture some good (and some poor) video of an Osprey as he was hunting and dive bombing within 100 feet of our boat. If you have never witnessed this before, it is a sight to behold. Simply amazing, the speed at which they hit the water, wings folded back and SPLASH!!!! A few of the dive bombs resulted in literally a three foot disturbance of the water around his entrance. Their aerodynamics are incredible, it's no wonder why DaVinci was so enthralled with birds.
I won't bore you with a long drawn out video episode, but here's a few of the many fish caught and released today using several different methods and one 40 second video:
Zach and Josh doubled up on these two small Whitey Bulgers.
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The video, click on the picture to watch:
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Tom,
Thanks again for the boat ride, man. I had a blast fishing with you and Kevin. Action was great as well as the company. I'll be in FL fishing for 10 days starting this Friday but let's plan on hitting the salt when I get back! BTW, I can't seem to open the video....
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ha ha ha Texas ranger walker rig. booya!!! i had a blast with you guy but then again its always a blast with the BIP gang. looks like the boys had on there goofy faces.
i got the video to work. it just took a long time to load
good luck in Florida u lucky duck. call me if you need some help lasso roping a tuna.
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Thanks Kevin! Will do!
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MONSTER PICKEREL Caught on BIP,SHOULD be the next NH 2013 NH Trophy Record. Please see internet for details. SPECIAL thanks to the higher up mods ;D
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West winds, well actually south-southwest winds moved the fish around over the last few days. Josh and I went out this afternoon for a much needed stress reliever. Many Rainbows were on our agenda. Most of the fish caught were located in slack water seams created by the winds or stacked up in the funnels. Water temps are at 65*F and Mr. Thermocline is starting to show his face. Fish were caught within 10 feet of the surface on flies. Both Josh and Zach are "hooked" on the screaming fly reels. No lead core, just good ole fashion floating lines set at 40 feet behind the boat.
Josh striking a pose with a few of this evenings catch, 23 trout caught and released, 5 lost at the boat:
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:clapping:
Gotta love fish on a fly rod set up. ;)
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Nice!
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Sounds like good times.
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you guys ever get any pig bows outa that lake?
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you guys ever get any pig bows outa that lake?
The average hold overs are approximately 20-25 inches. The lake is better known for producing larger warm water fish and very large Browns. The most notable Brown to date was the NH 2010 Released NH Trophy weighing in at 10.86 pounds at 30 inches. Unfortunately, NH is mostly a "put and take" fishery and most of the stockies placed in here become fish food for larger predators or make it to someone's plate. We have been releasing the majority of the fish we catch in hopes that other lake residents/ fishermen will follow suit :)
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i love fish on the fly texas walker ranger style ;D
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i love fish on the fly texas walker ranger style ;D
LOL no Chuck Norris for us....flies are working much better ;)
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wow a 20 inch bow is a trophy for me any day. im glad you got alot of nice fish right in your backyard! ny the same with the put and take fisherys. unless you go deep into the backwoods for brookys were you dont find to many stockys.
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:) Awesome catch and pose!
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Thanks fellas :) Today the boys and I changed it up abit, we went salt for a change..a belly full of change....30 quarts of clams and our neighborhood was happy, well you know.. CLAMS for all......GB(Granite Bass) and his three little ones met up with us. We recorded some nice video of his clan and the 4 hours of clamming.........Great day to be inland with the clams ;)
A video will follow soon, for now..a few pictures.
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Yeahhhh buddy!
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Yeahhhh buddy!
Thanks Franky..my neighbors are loving me again..and it is not even Memorial Day..LOL I am stuffed, set out lobster pots too........It is my 17th Wedding Anniversay today, now I must shower and pretend to like landlubber food ;D
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Congrats!
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:thumbup_smilie:
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It sure was a great day to be out. With tools working we did very good ourselves ... 7+ quarts for the day. Only one of the kids ended up in water above the rubber boots level but she was fine too :D
Here is a pic of the bigger ones we dug up, they were each 4+ oz.
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I fried most of them - was shucking them for a long long time but had 2.5 lbs shucked.
Bon appetit:
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Yummy looking all deep fried and battered up. Do you par boil them before shucking? Spent most of today in bed icing the old back and ended up in the hospital for 5 hours this evening :(
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YUM!!!!
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that looks dang good
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Yummy looking all deep fried and battered up. Do you par boil them before shucking? Spent most of today in bed icing the old back and ended up in the hospital for 5 hours this evening :(
Tom, that is really bad about your back.
For the fried ones all I do is let them sit in "purge water". For every quart of cold water you add 1 tbsp of salt and 2 tbsp of corn meal. You wash the clams down, put them in this "solution" and let them sit in the fridge (or when you have this much and the pot does not fit in the fridge then on ice) for a couple of hours.
The idea is that they will start filtering the corn meal, they hate it and purge everything they have in their bellies - including the sand. It works pretty well, you can see a lot of sand on the corn meal after you take them out of the water to shuck them.
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Tom, that is really bad about your back.
For the fried ones all I do is let them sit in "purge water". For every quart of cold water you add 1 tbsp of salt and 2 tbsp of corn meal. You wash the clams down, put them in this "solution" and let them sit in the fridge (or when you have this much and the pot does not fit in the fridge then on ice) for a couple of hours.
The idea is that they will start filtering the corn meal, they hate it and purge everything they have in their bellies - including the sand. It works pretty well, you can see a lot of sand on the corn meal after you take them out of the water to shuck them.
If I am to fry them, I will par boil them, makes for easier shucking. As for the "purge" - 15 minutes in a sea salt or non iodized salt brine solution is all that is needed. We ate all the clams within 45 minutes of returning home. Not one clam had sand or anything crunchy ;) 1 cup of sea salt to 3 cups of water makes them pucker up :o
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Zach and Josh decided to take out the canoe to polish their big ole bucketmouth skills. While I took out a few friends trolling for trout. Each of us did well for the species targeted. Trout were caught and we went 10 for 14, all released. The boys on the other hand, were reminded of the May15-June15 th rules for bass and I jumped on them hard when they showed me their catches :) As I am a firm believer that "immediately released" means just that!! No time for pictures, back in as quickly as you took them out.
Some of their evening catches/Looks like Timberlane may have a good team next year ;D
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nice job boys
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Awesome fish. Nice Job!!!
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Awesome fish. Nice Job!!!
They did tell me that "we did not fish beds." I tend to believe them as for the most part, they are very honest about their fishing. And judging by the locations viewed in the photos, I know these areas very well and are staging areas for big bubbas :laugh:
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I think these boys have nothing to hide...they are the real deal(s).
I believe them.
Thanks for sharing the pics!
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Just want to send a thank you to Dispy for having me out today. Had a great time fishing with ya. Landed some great fish along with great company! Caught 4 bows, a brown (my first), pickerel and bluegills. Tom called them all haha he really knows his stuff!! Thanks again Tom. Much appreciated and I hope to get back out there soon!
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What a playground Zach & Josh have! 8)
If I was the jealous type, I would be. ;)
Good for them for making the most of that prolific fishery!
And good for you Dispy, For providing access, support & making use of it yourself. :)
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I think these boys have nothing to hide...they are the real deal(s).
I believe them.
Thanks for sharing the pics!
Thanks Jiggin, you made them both smile and well ..me too ;D I am lucky to have three sons that love the outdoors and are willing to spend as much time as they do in conquering their goals and dreams. Education(both honors with distinction), team players in sports(powerhouse running backs..chip off the old block) and excelling at hunting/fishing :)
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Just want to send a thank you to Dispy for having me out today. Had a great time fishing with ya. Landed some great fish along with great company! Caught 4 bows, a brown (my first), pickerel and bluegills. Tom called them all haha he really knows his stuff!! Thanks again Tom. Much appreciated and I hope to get back out there soon!
The pleasure was all mine :) You are always welcome at any time, to join me out there or any other lake. Only took 4 invites to finally get you to commit :laugh: I am very pleased that you enjoyed yourself, as did I. Great company!! I believe the "call them all" thing is called fisherman's intuition :laugh: When you are on the water or ice as much as I am, it becomes instinctual. Thanks again for a great afternoon :)
PapaAthona met me prompty at 2 pm and we departed with expectations of fly rodding some main lake trout. Water temps were at 65*f, overcast skies with looming rain clouds made gold bladed baits the choice color. A south east wind created an 18" chop so getting into calmer water and searching for seams was priority to put this young fella on some fish. 5 minutes into our troll, bang screaming reel.... Someone was surprised and almost jumped overboard in his angst to set the hook. Missed fish :o But after explaining that only a slight upward motion while using his other hand to keep steady line pressure was all that is required, that someone started catching fish ;)
Two main lake rainbows and the winds shifted northeasterly and abruptly ended our main lake adventure. Seeking calmer waters and using the funnels to locate aggressive fish was key to continue this adventure. Fish were marked and found just as planned.
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PapaAnthona I hope you like it as much as I did making it!! I tried to replicate the songs that were playing on the radio while you were catching fish. Love how you reeled in to the beat ;) Thanks again for a great day fishing..ENJOY!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAjT5aJ8_8&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAjT5aJ8_8&feature=youtu.be)
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PapaAnthona I hope you like it. I tried to replicate the songs that were playing on the radio while you were catching fish. Love how you reeled in to the beat. Thanks again for a great day fishing..ENJOY!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAjT5aJ8_8&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAjT5aJ8_8&feature=youtu.be)
AWESOME!!!! Love the tunes! Thanks again Dispy..made my day!
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AWESOME!!!! Love the tunes! Thanks again Dispy..made my day!
It is amazing how the songs coincided with your retrieves, I think there may be a messege in there, especially with you "Flirtin' with Disaster" ;) I only wish I could have caught more of our double hook up in the footage at 6:32 but the mayhem and a lucky camera placement captured most of it. Man, when I say, "half of the fun of making a video is putting it to music, I really mean it" ;D It is especially meaningful to me, when I put anglers on fish consistently and more importantly, that they are having a banner day. Can't say enough.
Tomorrow Waterwolf603 & his friend are joining me for what WILL be a great fish slam.
Thanks again man, you made my day more than you know ;D
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It is amazing how the songs coincided with your retrieves, I think there may be a messege in there, especially with you "Flirtin' with Disaster" ;) I only wish I could have caught more of our double hook up in the footage at 6:32 but the mayhem and a lucky camera placement captured most of it. Man, when I say, "half of the fun of making a video is putting it to music, I really mean it" ;D It is especially meaningful to me, when I put anglers on fish consistently and more importantly, that they are having a banner day. Can't say enough.
Tomorrow Waterwolf603 & his friend are joining me for what WILL be a great fish slam.
Thanks again man, you made my day more than you know ;D
im pumped brotha man we will have a blast and as usual dominate some fish see ya bright and early
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Good luck men! I can't watch vids on my phone but I am sure it's sweet, I heard a Molly hatchet reference after all lol!
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im pumped brotha man we will have a blast and as usual dominate some fish see ya bright and early
Collecting bait pots at 3:15 and resetting..plenty of live bait for your adventure, as requested. I got a few surprises for you. And we will play it as the day goes.....Don't be a Franky. Bring plenty of smiles as you and your friend will make it into a video ;)
Looking forward to it my friend...
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Good luck men! I can't watch vids on my phone but I am sure it's sweet, I heard a Molly hatchet reference after all lol!
Hmmmm. J.Giels.."Give it to Me, Stevie Ray Vaughn " Scuttle Buttin Boogie" and Molly Hatchet...Yo Franky, smile you will be on camera soon enough and the whole world will see your beautiful Mike Tyson Smile :laugh: :laugh:
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Collecting bait pots at 3:15 and resetting..plenty of live bait for your adventure, as requested. I got a few surprises for you. And we will play it as the day goes.....Don't be a Franky. Bring plenty of smiles as you and your friend will make it into a video ;)
Looking forward to it my friend...
sounds good brotha, gimme a call if you want me to pick you up a coffee or something on the way see ya at 430!
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Looks like good times on BIP as usual, cool vid.
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Sweeeet!
Great job on the video. Looks like some fast action............
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great video tom. j geils playing in the background does make this video top notch in my book. u da man.
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Thanks for your continued viewing and support fellas :)
Hit the lake with Waterwolf603 and his pal Bill this morning at 4:30am. Main lake temps are at 64*f and fish were rising all throughout the lake. This rain has helped the new emergers get even closer to the surface and a nice hatch is developing. Bluegills and Largemouth are continuing to spawn.
After a few lost trout this morning, they got themselves together and began to haul them in. Rainbows and Browns. A few hours of early morning trolling, then it was off to Crappie land. They burned through 3 dozen shiners while putting on a clinic and loaded up on some table fare. Cleaning duties will be fun ::) but well worth the good eats :) Bill managed to catch the (2) largest Crappie today, measuring 15" . Switching over to crawlers produced some nice bull Bluegills and Pumpkinseeds. All in all, the rains held off and I think it is safe to say that all had a great time. Thanks fellas for a super day :)
Two Snow Geese are still residing upon the lake this year. The boys and I witnessed a fly-by in early April and it is the first time and 20+ years that I have seen them stay around. Beautiful birds and very, very large winged.
A few pictures from today:
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Looks like all had a great day.
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After a few lost trout this morning, they got themselves together and began to haul them in.
Now now Erik let's not horse the trout and throw caution to the wind. :P
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Now now Erik let's not horse the trout and throw caution to the wind. :P
:laugh: It was Erik that had to regain his composure after all faith was lost due to Bill's hooksets ;) :laugh: I must admit, it does take some getting used to sweeping the fly rod upwards rather than a stiff rod hook set :)
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Way to go guy's! And good work Dispy, putting fellow MFF members on the fish.
I want Erik's hat! ;D
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:laugh: It was Erik that had to regain his composure after all faith was lost due to Bill's hooksets ;) :laugh: I must admit, it does take some getting used to sweeping the fly rod upwards rather than a stiff rod hook set :)
thanks Tom it was a blast lets get out soon, im thinkin a striper trip may be in order maybe this weekend ;D
Way to go guy's! And good work Dispy, putting fellow MFF members on the fish.
I want Erik's hat! ;D
patagonia has some dope stuff
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Did ya eat'em yet?
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Did ya eat'em yet?
the lil lady is going to cook em up tonight while im at the gym, she is thinking some cajun seasoning? im pretty pumped to try em the fillets look delicious
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the lil lady is going to cook em up tonight while im at the gym, she is thinking some cajun seasoning? im pretty pumped to try em the fillets look delicious
Don't put too much cajun on them, masks the sweetness :) Here's a good one to try.....YUMMY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1-x9258yc4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1-x9258yc4)
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Don't put too much cajun on them, masks the sweetness :) Here's a good one to try.....YUMMY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1-x9258yc4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1-x9258yc4)
sounds good buddy thanks again! lets fish real soon
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thanks Tom it was a blast lets get out soon, im thinkin a striper trip may be in order maybe this weekend ;D
patagonia has some dope stuff
You trailer and we are going ;)
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Two Snow Geese are still residing upon the lake this year. The boys and I witnessed a fly-by in early April and it is the first time and 20+ years that I have seen them stay around. Beautiful birds and very, very large winged.
Hey Dipsy,
I believe those are swans!
Nice fish, and great pics as usual.
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Hey Dipsy,
I believe those are swans!
Nice fish, and great pics as usual.
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It is ironic that you mention that, as did Whitewing, my response politely is to look a bit closer into the picture and you will see the black of a tipped wing ;). The angle of this picture was shot while moving and is very misleading and non forgiving thus giving the appearance of a much longer neck than what a still shot would provide. And thank you for kind demeanor :)
The boys and I observed a rather large gaggle in early April, of a fly-over and two remained from this awesome sighting. We have much video, and documented pictures from afar of this pair of magnificent birds. Also, notice they have no black on their faces which are common to Trumpeters, Mutes or Royals.
I was very hesitant to post or make a comment about these birds early on, however, after much studying and research, I am quite confident that they are as presented. :)
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It is ironic that you mention that, as did Whitewing, my response politely is to look a bit closer into the picture and you will see the black of a tipped wing ;).
That looks more like the black leg joint that typically shows while swans are swimming. Also, not all swans have black faces. I wouldn't rule them out so easily!
But hey, you were there so I'll defer to your judgement if you think it is due to odd camera angling. Also, I'm not out to get you. I just think they could be swans!
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That looks more like the black leg joint that typically shows while swans are swimming. Also, not all swans have black faces. I wouldn't rule them out so easily!
But hey, you were there so I'll defer to your judgement if you think it is due to odd camera angling. Also, I'm not out to get you. I just think they could be swans!
I hope my response did not come across as such. I took no offense to your observations :)
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I took no offense to your observations :)
Glad to hear it, because there was no offense intended. 8)
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Tom, are the birds nesting on BIP? or somewhere near by? Canada geese have started hatching - any sign of snow goslings? Of course these maybe non-breeders (too young).
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Tom, are the birds nesting on BIP? or somewhere near by? Canada geese have started hatching - any sign of snow goslings? Of course these maybe non-breeders (too young).
They have been hanging around one of the inlets that has a nice marsh type of area suitable for nesting. I have not ventured back into those sections as the water was too shallow to draft a boat and kayaks/canoes and I do not go well The Canada geese have goslings, 4 nesting pair that I have observed. And there still are 6 pair of loons hanging around as well :) A lake otter and several muskrats have been on the shallow water prowls early morning and at dusk, every time I get within photo distance, they dive and pop-up about another 70 feet away :laugh: I'll have to invest in a nice camera with attachments for better photos, I am not liking this short money hand held :(
The flies were popping up and thick clouds are hovering a few feet over the water's surface. Aerial trout :) have to love it, thought I was at SeaWorld this afternoon. Leapers everywhere..........trolling flies and streamers produced several nice Brown's and Rainbows.
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Tom I ate the Crappie last night and i definitely will be keeping more haha it was so good i dont know why i waited so long to try it
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Tom I ate the Crappie last night and i definitely will be keeping more haha it was so good i dont know why i waited so long to try it
LOL......Indeed they are very tasty, plentiful and there are so many interesting ways to prepare them. :)
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Tom I ate the Crappie last night and i definitely will be keeping more haha it was so good i dont know why i waited so long to try it
I hear that way too often. ;D
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Caught this Painter turtle laying eggs in my neighbor's yard. They thought I was a bit disturbed filming her in the process. Thus the laughter in the background ;D I had returned from fishing and was told she had been there for two hours, I was hoping to catch her in the moment. I shot the tail end of her egg laying while she buried her clutch. I'll be keeping a close eye on this event as they should hopefully emerge in 72-80 days. I cordoned off the area to prevent any disturbances :)
A brief clip of her burial:
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Very cool. :)
Tom, please get in touch with me about Champ.
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pretty cool vid. thanks for sharing.
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Tom, very cool video.
Just yesterday Jr and I went to check on our trailcam in a local conservation area and also saw a painted making a nest:
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By the time we came back she was gone and it did not look like that she liked the hole as there were no eggs and the hole was still uncovered.
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looks like another episode of wild america. tom you could be the next turtle man. "wooo hoooo live action"
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looks like another episode of wild america. tom you could be the next turtle man. "wooo hoooo live action"
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The only turtle I have come close enough too was a "turtle touching cloth" and that was after many PBR's :laugh:
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just catching up on this thread. great pics and stories as usual. keep them coming!
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The BIP Gang (less 2 members) went to Lake Champlain this past Monday thru Thursday with Seahunt and a couple of RFP's. It was my first 'week long' experience fishing with persons that were much older than myself (13 to 37 years older). Being the "young pup" in the crew, I "listened with eyes and ears wide open and my mouth shut" to the RFP's as they shared their wisdom, their agricultural history and how closely they have been connected to the outdoors. I realized how much "today's" world differs from their early to current years. I can only hope to have their health, stamina, wisdom and encompass what NH living is truly about. Perhaps, a generation lost ;)
Thanks Richard, Bud and Hugh for a great week!!!!
Although I have no pictures to contribute, we landed many Salmon, Lake Trout and Brown Trout and most of all, I think I made a few more friends. Thanks again fellas :)
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So after missing the Champlain Grand Slam I had to get out on our lake and atleast catch a rainbow...
A short video clip:
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The BIP Gang (less 2 members) went to Lake Champlain this past Monday thru Thursday with Seahunt and a couple of RFP's. It was my first 'week long' experience fishing with persons that were much older than myself (13 to 37 years older). Being the "young pup" in the crew, I "listened with eyes and ears wide open and my mouth shut" to the RFP's as they shared their wisdom, their agricultural history and how closely they have been connected to the outdoors. I realized how much "today's" world differs from their early to current years. I can only hope to aspire to have their health, stamina, wisdom and encompass what NH living is truly about. Perhaps, a generation lost ;)
Thanks Richard, Bud and Hugh for a great week!!!!
Although I have no pictures to contribute, we landed many Salmon, Lake Trout and Brown Trout and most of all, I think I made a few more friends. Thanks again fellas :)
It was a pleasure as always, having you along Tom. Nice for me to no longer be the "young pup". ;) That beautiful country up there shouts history, agriculture & fishing.
The agricultural past ways, have been fading fast. I was fortunate to experience & learn some of the "old ways" from many good farmers & horse loggers long since gone.
That being said, there is much to learn from both old & new farmers & anglers, as evidenced by all we picked up from you. :)
BTW, sorry, I was so quiet on that trip. ;)
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"BTW, sorry, I was so quiet on that trip" :laugh: :laugh: Now that's humorous :) Good conversation is always fun ;)
The Gang and I have been slowly transitioning our fishing efforts towards the night time as the "flatlanders", "circus dwellers" and ignorant boaters have returned to the lake. By far, the most miserable time of the year for us fisherman and year round residents. Mother nature can rain all she wants, as a matter of fact I will do my "rain dance" everyday until they have vacated the lake :laugh: I just cannot get over how irresponsible and how simple courtesy/common sense is thrown to the wayside.
Sunday afternoon, the boys and I hit the lake to survey the potential chaos and to try to get in some fishing time. As suspected, a spectacular performance of high speeding water skiers ignoring the 150 foot rules, taking out four of our line sets, cutting off other boats and even, the local village idiot running into this poor fellow's Triton bass boat....not once. Not twice but thrice :o :o Zach and I decided to "exit stage left" and leave the circus tent before something more than just the human cannon ball started flying :laugh: Marine Patrol must have been sleeping at the wheel or gawking at the lioness' lying around just outside the arena :o Either that or they ran out of tickets to write upon :-\ And these persons only wonder why such a small lake has three dedicated Marine Patrol Boats in the water. The "BIP Big-Top" and "traveling circus."
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tom
that suxs man. would a call to the epo do anything? i hear ya about fisherman having their season before and after the yahoo season but the gogians are always around taking pleasure in messing with good people and ruining someone's day. call me if you need to vent or just go fishin.
have a great summer
kevin
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tom
that suxs man. would a call to the epo do anything? i hear ya about fisherman having their season before and after the yahoo season but the gogians are always around taking pleasure in messing with good people and ruining someone's day. call me if you need to vent or just go fishin.
have a great summer
kevin
LOL thanks buddy, no need for me to vent...lets get together soon :) Still no word on my surgery so I am up/game for anything ;)
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Crappie and Bluegills/Sunfish/Pumpkin Seeds were on our agenda this rainy evening. Water temps on the surface are 68*f. Zach and I took advantage of the calm water and decided to try vertical jigging the schools that were marked in 30-50 feet of water. Armed with 1/2 ounce PK Flutterfish, we put a hurtin' on the fish. We caught and released 45 Crappie and 120 Gills/Sunfish/Pumpkin Seeds, all suspended in the top 15-25 feet of water. Solid white and copper were our colors of choice. A few fish were caught using a brief troll as a locator. The trout bite should pick up once the sun breaks through ;)
A video/picture from our pan-fish slam:
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The boys having a little fun at my expense :laugh: :laugh:
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Day with Seahunt:
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The boys having a little fun at my expense :laugh: :laugh:
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Day with Seahunt:
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what a nice wheelie with that ATV . That guy must be very talented or very crazy LOL
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The boys having a little fun at my expense :laugh: :laugh:
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Day with Seahunt:
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What a nice wheelie with that four wheeler. The driver must be very talented or very crazy. LOL!!!! :-\ looks like good time though. Is that you in the first picture?
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Good stuff as always, Tom!
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keep up the good work. awesome cover pics. BIP rules!!!!
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Amazing high tech computer stuff from Zach & Josh. :)
Sweet enhancements!
With my limited knack for & interweb experience, I wouldn't know which direction to point my mouse in, to start that project? ??? ???
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Thanks fellas :) Those two are very steadfast in their desires for sure.
Hit the lake last night to find many of the "village idiots" still recklessly operating their boats, for a couple of moments I thought I was at a NASCAR race ::) Zach and I fished from 9 until 11:30 pm with modest results trolling for Whitey Bulgers :) 25 fish were caught trolling, well you know, our favorite stickbait patterns ;) Hitting the weed beds located along the drop off's on the western shoreline sand-flats proved very productive. This is the time of year especially with water temps into mid 70's that makes trolling the only worth while method in catching fish, unless of course one is to still-fish with shiner/crawlers ;) Most species, except Bluegills/Sunnies which are still on the spawn, are now sparcely schooled and very much scattered throughout the water column.
UP bright and early to hit it again this morning, only we are going to change it up a little bit by trolling spoons at a slow roll speed. HAHA this should prove interesting ;)
Happy Father's Day fellas and may your day be blessed with many catches, or just a good ole fashion visit from the kids!!!!! :)
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Good luck slow trolling spoons this a.m.
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Make sure you put out a sausage gravy milkshake hold the side of beans and give me red flannel hash please. rotflol
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Happy Fathers Day Tom. Hope You Enjoy Your Day on the water with your Boys.
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Thanks Keith, you too :)
Zach just picked off this beauty of a slime dart, 4 pounds 8 ounces and a great light line fight.
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Morning sunrise:
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Last night, ya seen one, ya seen 'em all:
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Father's Day part II: Zach and I hit the lake around 4pm and found the jack pot of the Crappie land.....One tree produced over 150 Crappie, what a great day being simple :) 75*F and these fish would not stray from the cover, even after nightfall. You literally had to cast and place your bait into the tree limbs to produce a strike.
Crappie for the pan: We only kept what we were going to eat in one setting, all else went back to their comfy tree :laugh:
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Nice bunch of crappie racks you got there boys.
Oh yeah, the fillets are cool also. ;)
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happy father's day Tom.
when u absolutely have to go fishing because it's your day. ;D
nice crappie score btw.
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happy father's day Tom.
when u absolutely have to go fishing because it's your day. ;D
nice crappie score btw.
Yo "Million Mile Man" thanks buddy, and right back at you :laugh:
Tonight's Crappie fest: BIP Outdoors special Chipotle Sauce and Salsa to put a nice zing in the tacos :laugh:
Muy caliente :o :o
Aye Carumba!!!!!
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Looks great buddy!
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Looks great buddy!
x2 looks amazing, gotta get out again soon
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I like how you strategically placed the bruins hat in there. GO BRUINS!!!!!!
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I like how you strategically placed the bruins hat in there. GO BRUINS!!!!!!
lmao yuppp too funny
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Now I'm hungry. Awesome job!
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What happened to the picture of the 4x4 doing a wheelie?
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What happened to the picture of the 4x4 doing a wheelie?
Off to the nowhere files and of course for a reference to a head up a donkeys tookus!!!! I've seen alot worse. Just like the Medicine Tax applied to outdoors gear post I posted very early this morning :laugh: :laugh: Funny thing is that one post made it to the mainline ticker, front and center..... ;D
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Those fish tacos look FANTASTIC!!! Gonna have to make some up over here soon!!!
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That looks pretty d**n good!
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Thanks fellas, it sure was tasty ;D
Took my buddy "Crazy" Joe out trolling this morning. A beautiful day to be on the water with a long time friend. Temps are at 73*F on the top three feet. Mr. Thermocline is setting up nicely and really making it difficult to get on the trout, and so is the boat traffic. Most fish are suspended over 50 feet of water. Last night, the boys and I played around with our new leadcore set up with no luck. However the Dipsy's were on fire and the downrigger was dead :) Lost something very big at 55 feet, fought with drag set as low as possible for 4 minutes but the big shouldered shaker managed to snap our 8# leader :'(
A few pictures of Joe's famous vintage fishing hat, this thing has over 60 years of fishing glitter hanging from it :laugh: And very difficult to hold a poker face when looking at it :laugh: :laugh:
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Those fish tacos look FANTASTIC!!! Gonna have to make some up over here soon!!!
They look TERRIBLE!! Send them all to me and I will dispose of them for you!!
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Yeah, that is some hat!!
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Reminds me of Hank Hill.
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
After dropping Crazy Joe off to the dock, I spent some time during the 'dead/heat of the day', to tweak and adjust the (my) learning curve on how to catch these deep water rainbows :) After two hours of mix and matching I went 10 for 10. These were my first 10 rainbows on a spoon and leadcore set up. Although I am still not overly confident, I am willing to perfect the method. After all....I am a die hard stick-bait fisherman when it comes to trolling. Perhaps I am turning a new leaf :laugh: :laugh
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That's a really nice bow there Tom. Looks like the practice is paying off. Would have liked to see what had broke the leader off on the other 4 minute fight. Your friend Joe looks like a real hoot to be around from the looks of that hat. Love the Old Man Of the Mountain pin. Nice touch.
Pat
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??? ??? Didn't think that you could catch BIP fish with a spoon? ;)
10 for 10 in the heat of the day after previously fishing, sounds like a good start!!
That would build my confidence up, especially if I just started using leads on BIP.
I know there is a spoon in there somewhere, but looks like you have been thinking a little outside of the box? ;)
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??? ??? Didn't think that you could catch BIP fish with a spoon? ;)
10 for 10 in the heat of the day after previously fishing, sounds like a good start!!
That would build my confidence up, especially if I just started using leads on BIP.
I know there is a spoon in there somewhere, but looks like you have been thinking a little outside of the box? ;)
:laugh: Recall that I do use spoons to ice fish. I just never really applied them in the open water, other than vertical jigging in the spring and fall months, but not with your typical Salmon/trout spoons. Our morning outing consisted of trolling stick baits to put Crazy Joe on some fish and give him good time :) He's getting up there in years and at 70 years young, he has never fished or been on BIP even though he lives nearby on Sunset Lake. Objective accomplished :)
You know me Seahunt, the wheels are always turning ;)
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Zach and I spent the majority of yesterday setting up their boat without spending a million bucks :laugh: Mounted two rod holders and re-configured their motor well to receive more holders and riggers. On the water at 8 am this morning the temps are at 76*f and the trout could not resist our offerings. Neutral colored lures at 6 colors out and 30' out on the riggers at 30' deep. Bingo!!!
A few from this morning:
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Nice!!
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That's what I'm talking about. ;)
The lead looks like it's coming in pretty handy with this heat.
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That's what I'm talking about. ;)
The lead looks like it's coming in pretty handy with this heat.
Yup it's catching everything ;) A fella out this morning was scoring big time on the browns. We could not get one but the rainbows were liking us, as well as Pickerel in 50 fow and Crappie at 35' :) Whole new world for us on the lake and certainly no complaints. The riggers are getting us down there and producing. I just need to define what is needed to present those d**n bottom huggers an offering they can't resist :o
Thanks Pat and Dana :)
A few pictures from this evenings troll...Full Moon Rising
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Cool, been some great clear moonlit nights the last couple days...
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nice pics of the super moon. great setup with the portable downrigger. i hardly use mine but im glad i got it. i have 2 that fit conviently in a tool box for easy travel. nice work bip gang
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Thanks fellas. It was super cloudy for the super moon ;) with a storm coming in from the north, we stuck it out to get pictures of the lightning, but did not want to risk it :o Something about an aluminum boat and 9' foot rods ::)
A few trout caught from this mornings quick 1 hour troll. 4 colors. Water temps at 9 am were at 83*F on the surface:
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Awesome pic of the LC, rod, fog & moon. Perfect angle. :thumbup_smilie:
Nice bow. Great job using a rubber net.
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Special thanks to Seahunt for many items. Thanks a million :) After setting up the boat and placing the final touches, back in the water she went for a christening. Water temps were 77*F. PK Lures were served today and producing fish on the DR's and leadcores. Zach scored 13 trout, 4 Browns and 9 Rainbows. All fish were returned to the lake :)
nice healthy 20" Bow:
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Other various producers for the rest:
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Nice work men!
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You are very welcome! Looks like you & Zach have the trout dialed in.
Pretty bows & browns. Looks like the TG's & SS's are firing along with the PK's. :)
Great job out there.
BTW, Zach looks like he's bulked up some, for football. ;)
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WTG men! Some very nice looking fish there. Looked like a great day on the water. Nice job.
Pat
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korkas wtg team bip
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Thanks guys, this opens up a whole new world of fishing to the boys :) In time they both will realize the benefits of downriggers and boarding.
Granite Bass, sorry this is a little late in posting, I thought I lost the footage of the day our families met up and went clamming. A good time for sure :) I know I have pictures of your children, I just can't seem to locate them at the moment. Enjoy :)
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I found it very comical after reviewing the edit when you started to say " you want to be very carefull and not to crush them"...and crunch :laugh:
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do you like using snap swivels for spoons when trolling? i always thought that they take away from the action of the lure but i see you guys r having alot of luck using them. just wondering if you can see a diffrence in number of fish caught with and without?
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Just my opinion, but snap swivels or not, tends to be a regional thing.
Some areas, yes, some no.
I think that you need a swivel somewhere while trolling to avoid line twists.
I use a # 10 Spro (small, quality swivel) about a rods length behind the lure. Than I use a duo lock snap to hook on my spoon.
Most, in NH, used to tie spoons & flies direct. Some still do.
In VT & NY, many use snap swivels. Some in NH do also.
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I found it very comical after reviewing the edit when you started to say " you want to be very carefull and not to crush them"...and crunch :laugh:
Yes, I noticed it too ;D Luckily it was just a scrape against the shell and not a squashed steamer.
But when I was rinsing it off before I show it to the camera I was thinking I should have had one huge already pre-dug one in the hole just for good television's sake. ;)
That 79c plastic garden shovel works really good though, actually better than the rakes.
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do you like using snap swivels for spoons when trolling? i always thought that they take away from the action of the lure but i see you guys r having alot of luck using them. just wondering if you can see a diffrence in number of fish caught with and without?
The short answer is yes. We use duo locks and/or snap barrel swivels while trolling spoons and stick baits. We tend to change out our spoons and stick-baits quite often to get on the bite. And as you have observed, it makes no difference in our opinion if a spoon is directly tied or not. We prefer the ease of quick changes and keeping lures wet. There is a youtube video on fine tuning spoons and how to build a lure testing tank that you may find useful. We do run 25' of 8# mono leaders off of our leadcore set-ups with a barrel swivel at the LC and mono transition. This acts as a safeguard to line twist that will occur, especially if we switch out and go to the live bait worm harnesses. Hope this helps :)
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thanks! i will be using more snapswivels in the future!
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thanks! i will be using more snapswivels in the future!
I should add the action given off by using a barrel snap swivel when trolling stick baits, more specifically when trolling floating stick baits, is more representative of a wide wobble versus a tight, fast non "eye catching" action. This triggers more fish, at 100 feet behind the boat, they appear to be slowly holding in the current, much like river minnows would appear. This drives predator fish nuts and is effective in all waters from ME to FLA.
The other benefit is that slightest weighted nose will allow the bait to deflect bottom changes and weeds, whereas when the lure is level planed the hooks will grab first rather than the bill deflection ;) providing less snags and sometimes a "ticked" bottom stirs things up :)
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Hit the lake with Forry this afternoon. On the edge of a cold front and wouldn't you know it.......Northeast winds turned on the bite for about 1 hour, then a virtual shut down. Water temps are 47*F at 50' and 77*F on top. Managed a nice big pickerel and two browns. Thanks for good day :) Lead cores out produced the downriggers today ;)
4 pounds 8 ounce Pickerel:
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Colorful Brown:
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And the one nice bass one your Tshirt.......LOL!
Pat
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The pickerel in there are scary
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Thanks to Dispy for my maiden voyage on BIP. :clapping:
And on Independence day to boot!
Had a great time & I will let the Cap't fill in the details....
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Thanks to Dispy for my maiden voyage on BIP. :clapping:
And on Independence day to boot!
Had a great time & I will let the Cap't fill in the details....
Thanks for a great day!!! Fishing was tough today as the locals have been tearing up the lake. Fireworks all over the place, toys, tennis balls, cups, cans and various other un-mentionables. Water temps at 4:30 this morning were at 77*F -WSW winds at 9 mph and the fish were breaking water all around us. Seahunt started off with a few quick strikes and landed his first two Crappies ;D Honestly, I thought they were trout, but at least it was a step in the correct direction. I should have known better when the resident Osprey and his partner did not stick around to fish for very long ;) But we were marking fish at 15-25- just not what we were after. 10 am rolled around and after making several spoon adjustments, it was game on. The downrigger fired and Seahunt landed a beauty of a Rainbow. Pop on the boards and I lost a decent Bow at the boat, followed by another loss. I had something hit me in 50 f.o.w. and picked me clean :( Felt it for a second or two then gone. Plus side, we were able to retrieve a stickbait that I had previously lost trolling along with a rigger ball and flasher from an outing 3 weeks ago...I'll be diving to get my "other" lost items back ;) A half an hour later a nice olive hue
Brown found it's way into the net. Followed by two more Browns all at 6 colors out. Total fish count: 2 Crappies, 3 for 5 on the Rainbows and 3 for 3 on the Browns. All fish were released to be caught another day.
Despite the heavy boat traffic, dodging water skiers/tubers, high rolling waves, extremely bright sun, high heat and limited room for maneuvering... we collectively managed to put together a solid fish yielding plan.......Thanks again Seahunt for great day :)
A few from today:
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Nice work fellas.
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that camera takes some nice pics. great detail. wtg guys
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Great fish guys! Nice work!
Pat
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Nice outing guys!
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Thanks all.
BTW, it was nice to meet Patrick & Mrs. Dispy. :)
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It did not take long for someone to claim the open seat for this morning. Forry promptly met me at 4:30 am, but the Capt was a lil sluggish from the previous nights adventures. After loading up we were on the water by 5 am and off the water by 10 am. The water temp is at 82*f. Forry went 2 for 2 on some nice rainbows, 1 pickerel. And I managed to win the ice cream for the day award by catching 2 whitey bulgers, one nice gill and an average brown. 3-6 colors streamers and spoons got the job done this morning. Thanks for a great day Forry :)
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Thank you Tom,
It is too bad the Heat and traffic drove us off the water. Maybe next time Mr. Big Brown will answer our call. It was Fun.
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Main lake water temps are at 85*F. Fishing is deep and slow. Josh and I managed to catch this "big one." After watching this family paddle for a few minutes we decided it was best to reel up all our gear and give them a tow back to port.
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And while doing so, we watched this local wrestle in this monster :laugh:
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Tom I have extensive experience wrestling inflatable sea mammals. A good friend of me has one just like the one pictured - together with a seemingly unlimited supply of exceptionally good distilled drinks ;D
Let me tell you guys something very important - and this comes from experience - the more you consume from the second, the harder it is to get on top of the first one.
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Way to lend a helping hand Tom. A man after my own heart. Nice gesture.
Pat
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Josh, Patrick and I hit the lake from 10 am to 1 pm. No boat traffic to speak of, overcast clouds, a major wind direction change from SWS all week to a NE at 9 mph, perfect conditions for any active fish to begin feeding. The waxing gibbous has put the fish into a steady predictable pattern. Now with the expected full moon, a major feeding period and although sporadic by nature, it signifies the start of the baseline patterns all over. Browns, pickerel, yellow perch were caught today at 7 colors and 50' off the riggers. Water temps at the surface are at 82*F, all fish were released to be caught another day.
Secret weapon :laugh: Think we have seen this particular one catch many species, including rainbows, salmon and lake trout :)
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nice job guys. just imagine what you would have caught if you got up in the morning LOL
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nice job guys. just imagine what you would have caught if you got up in the morning LOL
Wow what timing...just so happens that when we fished together, the night before was our lake fireworks ;D It did make me groggy as many family members do whoop it up over the holidays ;) ;) I was only 15 minutes late to awaken...geesh Louise.......However, football conditioning, doctors appointments and physical therapy get me up much earlier on most days and keep me from doing what all you would like to do...that is... fish everyday ;)...so really, morning, noon, or night is fine by me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Thanks for the laugh ;D
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Wow what timing...just so happens that when we fished together, the night before was our lake fireworks ;D It did make me groggy as many family members do whoop it up over the holidays ;) ;) I was only 15 minutes late to awaken...geesh Louise.......However, football conditioning, doctors appointments and physical therapy get me up much earlier on most days and keep me from doing what all you would like to do...that is fish everyday ;)...so really, morning, noon, or night is fine by me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Thanks for the laugh ;D
I wonder how long you would have slept had I not been there to wake you up? LOL I could understand if I were late (because I am quite a bit older than you) no more excuses you young pup. LOL
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I wonder how long you would have slept had I not been there to wake you up? LOL I could understand if I were late (because I am quite a bit older than you) no more excuses you young pup. LOL
LOL it is only cause I love to watch you roam around the yard deciding which door to bang upon. I purposely disconnect my doorbells when I know you are coming because even if I am up early, you still do not buy the prize cones :P So what's the point, I still win each time whether icefishing or open water..........You are too much my friend!! But hey, that's what friends do :laugh: :laugh:
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LOL it is only cause I love to watch you roam around the yard deciding which door to bang upon. I purposely disconnect my doorbells when I know you are coming because even if I am up early, you still do not buy the prize cones :P So what's the point, I still win each time whether icefishing or open water..........You are too much my friend!! But hey, that's what friends do :laugh: :laugh:
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Great job out there, Tom.
Top pic looks like a yellow red head PK. Am I correct in assuming it was actually a copper red head?
BTW, the striper bite was on today also. ;)
Off for Champ tomorrow.
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Two more for the road at 5-7pm, on of course my two favorites....Flying solo... :laugh: :laugh:
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Great job out there, Tom.
Top pic looks like a yellow red head PK. Am I correct in assuming it was actually a copper red head?
BTW, the striper bite was on today also. ;)
Off for Champ tomorrow.
PK Gold, their only color stock from the package. Nice job on the stripers!!! Good luck on Champ. I am sure I'll get a great report ;D I am looking forward to getting the boys up there and to Ontario soon. Funny, the Kings have been in for a while and now we are just hearing about King catches on the site ;)
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PK ALL THE WAY. nice job Tom
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The boys three and I went for a quick evening troll, beautiful sunset and even a rainbow, in the sky ;) The fish were cooperative as usual, even the smallies were biting on top over 60 FOW. Water temps were at 81*F. Highlight of this evening's troll was a decent 5.2 pound pickerel that was caught on the bottom in 62 FOW, what a fight :) Oh and of course, you know the lure ;)
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Nice job guys! Go B's Patrick!
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Nice fish guys!
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Nice Job Boyz! :D
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yea buddy. love the in your face pose. way to get um guys. got a few larries myself last nite after the rain. water was very warm.
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Beauty!! Awesome! ;D
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Thanks fellas, always fun to catch fish. Patrick enjoys himself thoroughly when out on the boat. Totally awesome seeing him finally get to enjoy the outdoors in his own special way, especially with his loving brothers :)
Kevin, you are an animal my friend :laugh: :laugh: You certainly are the "traveling fisherman." I have been silent but still follow your threads. Keep up the great work :)
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You can't beat brotherly love. It is a beautiful thing. way to go boys.
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I've seen the brotherly love between Evander and Rocky ;D They pound on each other but wouldn't know what to do without each other.....they are hillarious! Good to see Patrick out on the boat!
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I've seen the brotherly love between Evander and Rocky ;D They pound on each other but wouldn't know what to do without each other.....they are hillarious! Good to see Patrick out on the boat!
They definitely beat on each other. but push come to shove I bet they are there for each other. Pretty good kids they are.
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They definitely beat on each other. but push come to shove I bet they are there for each other. Pretty good kids they are.
No doubt about it ;D
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Nice to se the WHOLE BIP crew out, Tom.
Great pics as always.
Keep up the good work.
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Thanks fellas :) Short 2.48 min clip of "The Cocker." BIP Gang trolling at low speeds with a 80 HP Merc, 8 colors out and no shortage of feel in this medium action 9' Okuma Classic Pro GLT rod, especially when catching 5+ pound fish. PK's strike again. Enjoy :)
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:clapping: Great video!
Very nice bend, (tight to the boat) on that "heavy" ;) rod.
Excellent net job by Zach.
Congrats.
Was that your favorite gold, red head PK?
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:clapping: Great video!
Very nice bend, (tight to the boat) on that "heavy" ;) rod.
Excellent net job by Zach.
Congrats.
Was that your favorite gold, red head PK?
Thanks Seahunt :) Yes a gold PK Lure 1/2 ounce :thumbup_smilie:
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Thanks fellas :) Short 2.48 min clip of "The Cocker." BIP Gang trolling at low speeds with a 80 HP Merc, 8 colors out and no shortage of feel in this medium action 9' Okuma Classic Pro GLT rod, especially when catching 5+ pound fish. PK's strike again. Enjoy :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xv3W8aVNzQ&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xv3W8aVNzQ&feature=youtu.be)
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Nice fish! Now I Know what the PK stands for " Pickerel Killer" LOL Nice fish though,
GH
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Tom
Nice fish! Now I Know what the PK stands for " Pickerel Killer" LOL Nice fish though,
GH
Really now :laugh: :laugh: Cause they seem to catch trout, lakers and salmon too. Give the boys a text, we are heading to the place I sent you a map of ;) for 3 days :)
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Really now :laugh: :laugh: Cause they seem to catch trout, lakers and salmon too. Give the boys a text, we are heading to the place I sent you a map of ;) for 3 days :)
nice!!!! good luck send back pictures. have hit that place yet but thinking about it. that or Sebago ,not sure yet.
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Ossipee Lake Wednesday:
Arrived too late to launch the boat but got our tent site set up in proper order for a marathon day of fishing. Wabanaki Campgrounds :)
Thursday:
4:00 am came quick and it was off to the races. Very foggy departure as we headed for the main lake. It has been 7 years since I had wet a line on the big " Toon Capital", the patterns were still the same. Water temps were at a cool 75*F, unlike our home lake 82-87*F temps. Lavaman was already on his troll as we met up near the Pine River for a quick morning "hello" then we departed for separate waters. We marked many schools of baitfish and saw them bustin' up all over the place, tons of white perch. Top Guns, PK Lures, BB Guns, 61 Guns and Speedy-shiners all produced fish. 2 Salmon on the DR's and 2 Salmon on the LC's. 40' over 60' plus was the magical depth for what is normally a slow trolling lake. Zach's largest salmon (quickly released) was measured at 23". The other three were between 18" and 20". A few shorts were also caught. All healthy and purging smelt.
11:30-12:30:
Was our dinner bell as brunch was cooked up on the fire. We all laughed as I prepared the "hunter's breakfast" thinking of Seahunt's "red flannel hash" sausage gravy(milkshake ;) ) taped lure :laugh: :laugh: Great laughs, thanks Richard :)
1 PM-9PM:
We stopped for a few daredevil Bearcamp rope swing and tree platform jumps. Too funny as these were the same trees that I jumped from many moons ago in my youth. The boys incidentally met up with some of their football team-mates and enjoyed themselves trying to "out best" each other for the "king of the rope swings title." Back on the water the skies darkened. Watching with an eye towards the rolling clouds Zach managed a heavy 4.2 pounder slime dart in our 40' over 60' troll. We moved to the North East end picking up a few "Whitey Bulgers" and 3 more short Salmon. The winds started to pick up around 6 PM and we could see heavy rains off in the distance. Intuition and common sense told us it was time to pick up and head for the launch, load up and get ready for Friday's Winnipesaukee adventure.
After turning the corner of Spindle Point into Broadbay, the rain had passed, we beat the storm and decided to troll two LC's off the side rod holders and set the DR on our final leg to the landing. With 4 & 5 colors out, the DR at 35 feet, all three fired within minutes of each other. Zach landed a heavy 2013 State record contender Crappie. Josh lost a rather impressive Smallmouth at the net, estimated at 4+ pounds (DR).Then proceeded to loose an estimated 5+ pound Laker at the net, once again. The whole lake could hear the banter going back and forth between all three of us as we continued to fish until nighfall.. Poor Josh, lost his MOJO :( but shook the curse today as Lavaman picked up where he left off.
It is late, so I'll continue with today's Winni trip tomorrow, and post up a few pics of Ossipee's adventure.
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good stuff tom! lots of action on that slow lake. any size to the 23" salmon or was it a skinny-winni salmon lol
of all the big lakes i've been on (winni, newfound, squam, winnisquam, 1st, etc), ossipee has the best scenery IMO.
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Great report Tom. Good luck on the rest of your trip guys. Hope it's just as successful for you all.
Pat
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Good morning on the Main Lake. 4 salmon 17-19 inches. One fat bow that was only 14 inches and a 2.5 lb brown. All on 4 colors of lead. Nada on the rigger.
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good stuff tom! lots of action on that slow lake. any size to the 23" salmon or was it a skinny-winni salmon lol
of all the big lakes i've been on (winni, newfound, squam, winnisquam, 1st, etc), ossipee has the best scenery IMO.
Nope this was not even close to a Winni Salmon. Nice colorations and a full belly. Very healthy fish.
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Good morning on the Main Lake. 4 salmon 17-19 inches. One fat bow that was only 14 inches and a 2.5 lb brown. All on 4 colors of lead. Nada on the rigger.
Nice Joe :)
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Part Two: Ossipee/Lake Winnipesaukee:
The baby Ben went off at 3 AM and it was down pouring, so I texted Lavaman to let him know that we were undecided upon staying on Ossipee or heading out to Winni and fell back to sleep. At 4:30 AM the rains were gone, breakfast was on as the boys packed up for our departure. 6:30 AM it was off the Winni, when a call came in and it was Lavaman asking if we had room for him to fish the W with us. Of course :) So upon our arrival to the launch we organized and set up for what we hoped would become a productive day and waited for our guest to arrive. Other than ice-fishing and one early trip this year with Seahunt, it had been 8 years since I ran the lake.
Lavaman made incredible time and arrived somewhere around 8 AM. It's no wonder he puts on a million miles a year. I'd bet he could get from Ossipee to the Cape in 3 hours flat :laugh:
Well, old haunts never die ;) Within five minutes of setting out our lines Zach hooked onto a small "Whitey Bulger." Then he slammed a nice 23" Laker on the DR( 45'), which was kept for the grill. Lavaman's rod fired next with a swing and a miss :( Josh was up next and landed a small laker on the LC's out 7 colors. Lavaman fired again and came up with an eyeball :o The action was steady for a few hours and then the bite shut down, so a move was planned and executed.
Water temps were at 75*F and the Broads looked very inviting. A few areas looked appealing and proved successful. Lavaman's line got hammered and after a brief fight, it was gone. Next up, Josh with a short Laker, a smallmouth, another lost mystery fish and a decent Rainbow for the grill. The bite shut off again as the winds began to pick up, we sought refuge on the lee side of the islands. Picking up a few more smallmouth, a Whitey Bulger and another short laker. On the last line to pull in, Zach landed another decent Laker.
5:00 PM it was back to the launch and head home. A great week of fishing for the boys. Sorry Lavaman, I had no idea it was your B-Day until we were half way home. Happy Birthday Bud :) :)
After another great adventure, the boys and I sat through the State Archery Course, a long day for sure. Although I did not need the course, I led by example and participated, all three passed with flying colors. Watchout deer the Gang is coming :laugh:
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Nice work men!
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Great job Guys. Taking the boat and wife to winni tomorrow fishing till around noon. Hope I do half as good.
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Great report and nice job guys! Glad you hit them hard today!
Pat
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Congrats to Lavaman & the BIP crew.
Sounds like a very fishy couple days! :) An eclectic bunch of fish gathered up from both lakes.
Wish I'd known you were going to fish Winni.
Was out Mon & Tues & would have shared some recent intel. ;)
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tom It was nice to see some familiar faces that early in the am on ossipee. fishing solo most of the week on a family vacation has it's ups and downs. you guys were hitting the bite good. my luck was not so great at trolling this time. I had 1 hit and a miss in the am and didn't get out on the hot bite cuz I was getting ice cream with the family.
arranged to meet Tom and the boys on there boat in winni on fri. I figured maybe I could switch it up and get on the good luck boat. right away my rods started firing but could not come up with a fish. after 4 misses it appeared I was going to win the loser award that day with only a laker eyeball to show. tom thanks again for waiting up for me to fish with a bunch of the professionals. I learned a lot even though I didn't catch a lot. here are some of my vacation pics and Tom thanks for a great bday trip I will never forget. guess I forgot to tell you. lol
it's actually this wed the 7th.
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Whose pontoon boat?
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hey wats up joeGG.
that is my pontoon boat you seen out there on ossipee. I was hoping to hook up with you to learn a few other tricks. my toon is not set up with a downrigger so most of my trolling was with lead line on 2 rods. apparently I was not putting out enough colors or I had bad luck. I followed your instructions to a T but was only able to come up with 1 hit that I immediately dropped in 2 mornings of fishing.
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Nice work men!
Thanks Franky, it is nice to apply our skills( the boys skillz that is) and show that we can catch multi species outside of our home lake ;D
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Great job Guys. Taking the boat and wife to winni tomorrow fishing till around noon. Hope I do half as good.
Have not seen any recent posts John, hope you had great luck out there yesterday. Look forward to hearing about it. :)
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Great report and nice job guys! Glad you hit them hard today!
Pat
Thanks Pat. Did you place your order yet? If not let me know
I can better the prices for you, as we are now the sales contact for NE :)
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Congrats to Lavaman & the BIP crew.
Sounds like a very fishy couple days! :) An eclectic bunch of fish gathered up from both lakes.
Wish I'd known you were going to fish Winni.
Was out Mon & Tues & would have shared some recent intel. ;)
How did you fare Richard? I can honestly say that fishing on the open water with the tools you provided to us..made the difference. The knowledge of fish locations and how they relate to certain bathymetric features(ehm :laugh:)..well that was learned long ago, just this trip let us test theories, apply known variables and enabled some great fishing action. The funny thing is, that years of smallie fishing up there afforded us the wisdom to seek out different co-habitating species successfully :) Thanks to Adrien for pointing that out to us a few years back on our first trip out with him :)
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tom It was nice to see some familiar faces that early in the am on ossipee. fishing solo most of the week on a family vacation has it's ups and downs. you guys were hitting the bite good. my luck was not so great at trolling this time. I had 1 hit and a miss in the am and didn't get out on the hot bite cuz I was getting ice cream with the family.
arranged to meet Tom and the boys on there boat in winni on fri. I figured maybe I could switch it up and get on the good luck boat. right away my rods started firing but could not come up with a fish. after 4 misses it appeared I was going to win the loser award that day with only a laker eyeball to show. tom thanks again for waiting up for me to fish with a bunch of the professionals. I learned a lot even though I didn't catch a lot. here are some of my vacation pics and Tom thanks for a great bday trip I will never forget. guess I forgot to tell you. lol
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Nice smallie Kevin :) Tourney class fish for sure. Josh told me half way home it was your B-Day. Anyways, always a pleasure fishing with you. Loads of fun, regardless of catching. I am happy that it happened and you enjoyed yourself. Looking forward to ice fishing but even more so Tataug fishing.
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How did you fare Richard? I can honestly say that fishing on the open water with the tools you provided to us..made the difference. The knowledge of fish locations and how they relate to certain bathymetric features(ehm :laugh:)..well that was learned long ago, just this trip let us test theories, apply known variables and enabled some great fishing action. The funny thing is, that years of smallie fishing up there afforded us the wisdom to seek out different co-habitating species successfully :) Thanks to Adrien for pointing that out to us a few years back on our first trip out with him :)
Glad the "tools" are being put to good use & helping your catch rate. Getting lures in the "zone" is pretty critical IMO.
Winni has been pretty hot for us lately. Mostly catching the cold water fish that we are targeting. Bows have really turned on the last few weeks, some with good size. The bigger salmon are also finding our baits lately.
Going out with the Sea Hunt tomorrow! Both of us are happy about that. ;)
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BTW, As you know, Adrien won't steer you wrong.
He knows how to get it done, regardless of what puddle he fishes on. ;)
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hey wats up joeGG.
that is my pontoon boat you seen out there on ossipee. I was hoping to hook up with you to learn a few other tricks. my toon is not set up with a downrigger so most of my trolling was with lead line on 2 rods. apparently I was not putting out enough colors or I had bad luck. I followed your instructions to a T but was only able to come up with 1 hit that I immediately dropped in 2 mornings of fishing.
how early we're you out there. It's notorious for 5-8 am then shutoff. The day we got the salmon was the first good day salmon wise that I have had in a while. Although we got our fish up higher in the am with the cloud cover and not 40 ft like Tom.
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Thanks Pat. Did you place your order yet? If not let me know
I can better the prices for you, as we are now the sales contact for NE :)
Picked 2 for vaca on Winnisquam. My larger order will go through you and I'm going to get a few for the ice also. I get the order together and email it to ya. Very excited to try them out. Thanks again Tom.
Pat
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Great report Tom, looks like a blast of a vacation!
The boys are real pros now btw, I hope to see them on TV sometime soon.
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how early we're you out there. It's notorious for 5-8 am then shutoff. The day we got the salmon was the first good day salmon wise that I have had in a while. Although we got our fish up higher in the am with the cloud cover and not 40 ft like Tom.
I was out there early by 530am and I was marking big fish in the 20 ft range. they just wouldn't bite. I changed up the lure till I got the one hit on a perch colored spoon. I also tried smelt colored flys oh and I broke my eagle claw lead core rod on a perch. the fish didn't break it I broke it handling the pole by the top and it snapped right at the 1/2 way mark.
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I was out there early by 530am and I was marking big fish in the 20 ft range. they just wouldn't bite. I changed up the lure till I got the one hit on a perch colored spoon. I also tried smelt colored flys oh and I broke my eagle claw lead core rod on a perch. the fish didn't break it I broke it handling the pole by the top and it snapped right at the 1/2 way mark.
are ou up there often or just for vacation?
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are ou up there often or just for vacation?
I go up for a week every yr but I also have a camp about 15 minutes from there so I can go up any weekend.
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A lazy rainbow type of morning :laugh: Pat and I took to the water, one for a nap :laugh: and the other for sanity's sake. Water temps were at a cool 75*F and the rainbows were very co-operative. 7 colors and it was game on...a few pictures from this morning's late troll.
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Patrick thinks your boring Tom! ;D
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:clapping:
Love the top & bottom pics!!!
Something soothing about water & fire.
Looks like Patrick has a lot less worries than you do?? ;)
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It's just the soothing sound of a Mercury idling that does that to a kid. Nice fish buddy!
Pat
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Very nice color on the bow. nothing better than fishing with your boy. Way to go dad. the old lead core works well aye?
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Nice job, Tom. I'd like to think I had some sort of influence on the lead core ;) Nice colors on the bow!
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Nice looking rainbow!
Love the pic of Patrick sleeping!!!!!!! haha
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Thanks fellas, we are truly blessed with Patrick and a great fishery for our backyard :)
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Great pics dude as always!!!
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Thanks Dana!!! we have to get together soon :)
Tonight's adventure was with two of my neighbors as both boys are now in double football session and taking every moment in between to polish their archery skills :) I must admit they are dead on out to 35 yards and accurate in many real life hunting positions. Cannot wait, as many venison dinners on the ice will be abundant. So no time left to fish with Dad.
Tonight's troll yielded some extremely beautiful sunsets as well as 1 colorful Brown caught in 11 feet of water and 4 missed fish by my partners in crime. For anyone whom has a mast on board, you may enjoy this picture. Water temps were at 74*F and there seems to be a mass schooling starting to happen.
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Nice shots, Tom!
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AWESOME! Totally awesome Tom! love the pictures and great looking brown.
Pat
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Thanks fellas, those are the moments on the water that remind us of natures true beauty :)
Zach with a nice hefty Winni Laker caught trolling a 1/2 ounce PK Gold Flutterfish:
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great shot of the laker. definitely a fun day.
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Hit the lake this morning for a few hours with Tammy and her mother Penny. Although no strangers, to hunting or fishing, these two lovely ladies sure kept busy catching multiple species. After a couple of hours trolling, Penny asked if we could still fish so she could use her own tackle and rods :) Bingo, a bluegill slam. I enjoyed this morning's trip with these outdoors women, especially Penny's hunting stories about Ohio deer hunting, NH rabbit hunting and her favorite sport, Duck hunting :)
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Way to get the girls out, Tom.
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Nice to see the girls out having a good time. thanks for sharing.
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Great to see the women getting out there! Way to go ladies! Nice work!
Pat
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Thanks fellas :)
Waxing Gibbous to the Full Moon:
Well I think the Gang has shown that the Waxing Gibbous is the best time to catch patterned, predictable, consistent timing and aggressive fish- well into the Full Moon. As seen on Iceshanty, this is contrary to those that think the 3 days before and after the full moon is a virtually non existent bite. The best time to be successful in "catching" is now. Solunar chart followers are likely to agree ;). Tonight was no different.......Mike and I set out for the evening troll and experienced two doubles. First was a double hook up on the Browns, and second time around was a confirmed double on the Rainbows. All lead and riggers were set at 25 feet, water temps were at 73*F and producing.
A few pictures from this evening's two hour troll 3 for 4 adventure......I count fish in the boat as caught ;) A few posts back I mentioned a mass schooling, well these are sunfish and bluegills over very deep water. They make great forage :)
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The Gang plus guest Trevor Guilmette hit the lake this morning catching and releasing 200 plus fish. Water temps are at 76*f and rains gave way to a massive hatch.
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Great job guys! ;D Got to love those NEW Pk's! Glad I got my order in. Those are gona be a hot item come the hard water season. 200 fish today! :thumbup_smilie: Awesome!
Pat
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Great job guys! ;D Got to love those NEW Pk's! Glad I got my order in. Those are gona be a hot item come the hard water season. 200 fish today! :thumbup_smilie: Awesome!
Pat
You were invited :laugh: and still are if you are available. I received your message late. We will be squirrel hunting tomorrow, then clamming. I'll have to check the opening dates and status but I am thinking we will have another 30 quarts...Yum!!!!
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You were invited :laugh: and still are if you are available. I received your message late. We will be squirrel hunting tomorrow, then clamming. I'll have to check the opening dates and status but I am thinking we will have another 30 quarts...Yum!!!!
Don't forget your buddies. LOL
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Squirrels by day and fish by night :D Ed and I took to the water this evening, armed with our Glow Pk's to seal the deal. Tonight's trip completed my goal of catching all the species of panfish in the lake using the new PK GLow colors and Predators. Perfect conditions for drifting and vertical jigging. 76*F and all fish were caught 3 feet of the bottom. Tomorrow, we will hit rivers in search of a trout bite.
A few pictures from this evening:
Red Dot Glow Flutterfish:
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Never a dull moment over there with you guys, is there!? :thumbup_smilie: Nice catch boys and oh, let Ed know. #99 Carl Edwards is having a good night! LOL!
Pat
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u guys are rockin the pk's
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just catching up on this thread. love those sunrise/sunset pics. amazing! great job on the fish too.... :)
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Thanks fellas. Things have been hectic around here with hunting, fishing, 3 football games per week and the final push on the Bronco Restoration. I must say, fall time fishing is welcomed and embraced with open arms as the "flatlanders" have left the lake :laugh: Don't forget Columbus Day weekend is the annual Fall Draw Down of many NH lakes and often provide the angler with fast and furious action. This is an experience to be enjoyed for most species of fish. The Crappie and Whitey Bulgers are beginning to feed on the surface with lake temps at 72-74*F and will continue to school heavily well into the next moon phases. Browns will begin to move shallow and rainbows are still found over their summertime haunts.
A few pictures testing out the new PK Spoon Glow Colors and Predators:
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8) Lookin good!
Sounds like you're a busy boy. ;)
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what do you use for bait to catch loons?
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A friendly reminder for those still open water fishing, State scheduled Lake Draw downs will start tomorrow and other on October 14th. A list can be seen here>>>>http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dam/documents/20130909-drawdown.pdf (http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dam/documents/20130909-drawdown.pdf)
Break out the ice fishing rods and get vertical!!!! A favorite time of year to catch many schooling species :)
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Zach and Josh warmed up the Vexillar FL-20 Pro Pack and went vertical today using what else?? A variety of PK Lures. Perfect water conditions, temps are at 60*F and the waters are receding. Numerous Crappies are gorging on the now displaced bait fish. Pictures can be seen here as there are too many to copy and paste from the bucket to here :)>>>>https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.241229559367281.1073741864.159546374202267&type=1&l=4d3604d6ed (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.241229559367281.1073741864.159546374202267&type=1&l=4d3604d6ed)
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Good stuff, Tom. Didn't run into any whites?
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Good stuff, Tom. Didn't run into any whites?
Thanks buddy :) We hit the whitey "bulgers" hard a few weeks ago in the main lake, they were surface feeding on a bug hatch. Water temps are at an even 60*F right now and I noticed that familiar screen that we see during this time of the year. The second to the last of the year mayfly hatch is slowly coming up from the bottoms, and I mean everywhere across the lake. Right about now, I know some will think I am crazy but, I am marking them at 7-14' and by the full moon they will hatch. The last hatch is on or around the November full moon. I plan to document this event if I can stay out of the hospital long enough to witness it. I'll take some screen shots tomorrow and post 'em up. :)
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nice job dudes.
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nice job dudes.
Thanks Kevin!!! The perfect time of year for pan-fisherman. But as you know from first hand experience..we are opportunistic fisherman :laugh:
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Took my good friend New Frontier out for a 3 hour fishing excursion for pan-fish.....specifically Crappie and Bluegills. Water temps are at 61*F and it is a very light bite. Taking a few photgraphy lessons from Outlaw..we present these
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Looking good Dispy, having never caught a crappie before or seen one in the flesh I am surprised by how big they are. When can I come down for a visit?
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Looking good Dispy, having never caught a crappie before or seen one in the flesh I am surprised by how big they are. When can I come down for a visit?
Thanks man!! Love to have you aboard anytime. I fish everyday, and not to be cliche.....What works for you? I am available at any time, day or night..literally! 603-329-6294
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Great pictures! Looks like you had a good day. Also good to see New Frontier back around.
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Thanks man!! Love to have you aboard anytime. I fish everyday, and not to be cliche.....What works for you? I am available at any time, day or night..literally! 603-329-6294
Awesome! I work retarded vampire hours during the week so weekends are my best bet for getting out right now for any length of time and the next two are already said for with family activities(my folks are visiting and a full blown redneck wedding the next.. :w00t:). How late does the open water action last there?
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Awesome! I work retarded vampire hours during the week so weekends are my best bet for getting out right now for any length of time and the next two are already said for with family activities(my folks are visiting and a full blown redneck wedding the next.. :w00t:). How late does the open water action last there?
Um year round?? ;D great all through out the year!
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I was visited by an old friend this afternoon for some long over due catching up and a little fishing too. Again,going vertical with the Vexillar and PK combo, Seahunt and I managed to pull in several species today :) What a way to spend the afternoon, thanks buddy!! Pretty sure I know what Santa will be putting under Seahunt's tree!!! ;)
Today's water temperature was at 63.2*F and little tougher bite as a front and southern winds blew through. Finding the seams and calm spots on the lake enabled Seahunt to accurately see a Vexillar work and the magic they produce.
A few from today's fishing:
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Yes Tom, it was great catching up. Seeing your bait tank, the vex work & vertical jigging was a big plus.
Actually, when I got home, Santa was asking about my afternoon. Of course the Vex came up in conversation. ;)
There were a few clarification questions asked about the Vex? Can't start to tell you how rare clarification questions are post fishing trips, from "Santa". So, we'll see.......
Let me know how Zach makes out tonight.
BTW, can't wait to jig my own PK predators through the ice.
Thanks,
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Very nice reports and pics dipsy, you guys have a great thing going there. X2 on what seahunt said about the predators 8)
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what size color were those pk's?
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Very nice reports and pics dipsy, you guys have a great thing going there. X2 on what seahunt said about the predators 8)
Thanks muskyon...they just absolutely rock :)
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what size color were those pk's?
1/8 and 1/4 ounce Kevin...Bluegill Glow, Bengal Tiger Glow and Pink Pearl Chartreuse Glow :) you know where to get 'em ;)
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1/8 and 1/4 ounce Kevin...Bluegill Glow, Bengal Tiger Glow and Pink Pearl Chartreuse Glow :) you know where to get 'em ;)
love those colors that's why I was asking. nice reflection pictures. I gotta try that. looks awesome. ice soooooooon. :tipup:
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With just a little over a month away for the ice fishing season, the BIP Gang is still whackin' the fish. The draw down is complete and affords us an un-pressured fishery at our disposal. Thanks for all of your responses, views and support :-X Here is a preview of our 2013 year end video, enjoy!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeQIWxpYiI&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeQIWxpYiI&feature=youtu.be)
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Great video bud! And I saw a few familiar looking rainbows in there too! ;D
Pat
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Looks great BIP crew.
Amazing what you all can do with all that fancy stuff on the interweb. ;)
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Looks great BIP crew.
Amazing what you all can do with all that fancy stuff on the interweb. ;)
What is amazing is..what my kids do for me :D
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April Fools!!! 7 days to open water!!! 8)
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BOOM! BOOM Throwback days:
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Tom, never mind Zach and John catching all those fish, that throwback "Tom montage" takes the price for sure ;)
I will call you - Saturday got Jr to go with me and we were eating steamers for two days...
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Good stuff
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8)
Great to see the old (younger) pics. :)
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you know I love the bass pics. great job. there are some tanks in that mix.
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Yeah Baby!! The Boys of BIP Outdoors having fun!!! ;D
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Way to git er dun boys.
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Great bassin pics guys 8)
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Slamming the browns, nice job!!!
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yea :o
nice work guys. great looking browns and a bonus pike.
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Way to nail them guys. Who is that young fella in the fourth picture down? ;D
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Way to nail them guys. Who is that young fella in the fourth picture down? ;D
Snickers..You Know who Coffin Dodger is !! A great friend to the "boys of BIP"...Dennis even though we have never met, Richard gives you great accolades!!! 8)
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Slamming the browns, nice job!!!
X2 and then some ;D
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Ontario Browns!! To be exact!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yw-qPFxfoU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yw-qPFxfoU)
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Way to nail them guys. Who is that young fella in the fourth picture down? ;D
Was it the smile that gave it away, Denny? :D
Awesome video, Tom.
Thanks for the trip.
Looks like the flying nun lost his hat in the light & variables. ;)
Tom, tell us what you think about the Laurvik releases? LOL.
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great video Tom. very professionally done. great music. glad you guys did well.
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Snickers..You Know who Coffin Dodger is !! A great friend to the "boys of BIP"...Dennis even though we have never met, Richard gives you great accolades!!! 8)
CD was with me on one of my good days. Great video. Makes me want to take a road trip. I like when CD flipped his hat off. He was doing that when we were ice fishing. He gets excited when he hooks a fish or gets a flag and his ears move and flips his hat back. :D That's why he has it hooked on to his jacket.
How deep were you guys fishing? Good to see Bruin fans on the boat. Going to kick some Canadians butt tonight.
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CD was with me on one of my good days. Great video. Makes me want to take a road trip. I like when CD flipped his hat off. He was doing that when we were ice fishing. He gets excited when he hooks a fish or gets a flag and his ears move and flips his hat back. :D That's why he has it hooked on to his jacket.
How deep were you guys fishing? Good to see Bruin fans on the boat. Going to kick some Canadians butt tonight.
Not sure about the ears, Denny LOL, but I have chased a few hats around on both the ice & water.
I nail it down now, to keep my top knot from getting a sunburn. :D
Good luck to the B's tonight.
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Awesome Video Dispy!
Thanks for sharing.......getting the fever now to get my boat out there.
Good job BIP.
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Awesome video...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsJDfSSGM1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsJDfSSGM1s)
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Zach, Josh, Trevor and I took advantage of a little R&R and fished like mad men across the State working from West to East. Departing on Thursday evening (after spooling up the Okumas with leadcore and for flatlining- The boys had prepared nothing for the trip until I got home) we arrived at our first destination around 9:45 pm. Traveling was miserable as heavy rains, high winds tore through the Western part of the State. Dodging downed trees on Route 4 made for a challenging adventure. Driving rains slowed us down to about 3 mph and the winds nearly pushed us over the mountain.
Appalachian Trail:
Upon our arrival, the outboard would not start, thwarting our one mile putt into the main pond. Realizing we needed to set up a make shift tarp, set bait pots, toss down a few cold ones- the boys got to work climbing trees and attaching the bungie cords.....high and dry!!! Sleeping in the truck, was comical and the vapors from within would have knocked a buzzard off his last desert meal. Friday morning, we pulled the plugs, loaded up and it was off to fishing never never land. We had the pond to ourselves and set up camp along a natural sandy beach however the high winds were still present. A great deal of nature's splendors very much reminded of us of our small place in this big ole world. Beautiful sunsets with fire red skies breaking through as that heater in the sky fought to break through the cloudy skies.
We nailed the rainbows hard, all two colors out on ...haha Richard....Dream Weaver Spoons!!!!! It only took two passes to dial them in and soon the boys remembered that it was 3 years ago that we were hammering them on stickbaits....some old haunts never die and the fishing was as it has always been in the past.....RED HOT!!!!
Sunday morning the weather finally gave us a decent day so we packed up and headed East fishing the Baker River in Dorchester, Grafton. We then switched over to To Woodstock, again brook trout and rainbows were on the agenda. Still trying to scratch the itch of not fishing for over 2 months, we headed up 93 North to Lancaster, Jefferson, Twin Mountain, Conway, Ossipee hitting the upper and lower Ammnonusic Rivers, Saco and Bearcamp..............Although we ate like kings camp fire and ice fishing style, I treated the boys to the Yankee Smokehouse for a filling meal consisting of pulled prok, ribs, smoked chicken, corn on the cob, garlic bread, coleslaw, smokehouse baked beans.....did I say YUM? A great weekend with some great company and many memories to add to our adventure files!
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Good to see you and the boys had a good trip.
Reminds me of trips up there with my Dad when I was a kid... Great Memories.
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AWESOME, Tom & boys! :clapping:
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Great trip guys. Looks like quite the meal in that first picture.
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Thanks fellas ..it certainly was a very much needed release ;)
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A Crappie Video Spoof filmed on our home lake...enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqEV6ihvek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqEV6ihvek)
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That was funny ,let it go in the bucket ,nice vid guys
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awesome as usual. I know that spot.
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Sounded like a great trip :thumbup_smilie: One of my favorite spots to fish is the Baker River Valley...mmmmm, pork an beans, bet that made for a fun ride LOL ...nice job BIP
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Not allowed to say what these were caught on..however...they were not on BB Guns, Mini-Guns, Top Guns, DB Smelts, Speedy Shiners or those other famous spoons.....TreeGuyMark and I hit up an early Sunday morning troll.......4.5 colors and game on..a few from this past Sunday! Thanks Mark for a great morning fishing...really bringing me back into what I have not done in the last 2 months...Fishing!(https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi985.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae333%2Fbipoutdoors%2Fmark2_zpse5645f94.jpg&hash=144fe8d772da40991a3f1cf795bd8506)
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Nice post guys and nice thread.
Thanks Dispy! Getting my fix through this site.
I've only been out once this open water season due to other priorities..... ::) but I enjoy seeing all the pics! Thanks everyone.
Go Go Get Em!
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A Crappie Video Spoof filmed on our home lake...enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqEV6ihvek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqEV6ihvek)
Nice video Tom. cant wait to git back out there.
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Thanks fellas, nice vid you got started on Jiggin!
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Lake Ontario: Too bad NH could not manage our water to produce fish like this....if you need to scratch the itch, Ontario is the place to do so.
Kevin, Zach, Josh and I departed for our long awaited trip to Lake Ontario at 10:30 pm Wednesday night. Arriving at the dock at 5:30 am, the boys were ready to hook up with Big Kings. The day was slow until about 10:30 am when the rigger started firing with some hefty cow lakers. We were a bit disappointed with the absence of the mighty King Salmon predators however the lakers made up for it. Biggest Lake Trout on the day was 36.5 inches weighing in at 22 pounds.
Day 2 The Fish of a Lifetime: We hit the docks at 5:30 am anticipating a new game plan however it was back to the same area. You do not leave fish to find fish, especially on Lake "O." 10:15 am the 400 copper fired, screaming drags and Kevin was up for a blistering 45 minute fight. This fish took out most of the backer line as the boys and I cleared lines for the Captain to manuvere the boat to catch up to this hard fighting 32 pounder! Arms sore and loss of hand feeling sensations Kevin battled and won his prize. until this point, my Laker from yesterday was the largest freshwater fish he had ever seen............After our reset, the 400 copper found its target and Zach was off to fight what would be his 30 pound King Salmon! The Wall of Fame in our log cabin is going to expand to another wall**
We managed a mixed bag of Kings, Steelhead and Lake Trout to which rounded out a great two day excursion at "sea." I will soon have the video up for you all to enjoy, as well as a few more pictures. Here are a few to keep your interest......I need to make more room on my hard drive to upload the rest.
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Awesome trips guys. I definately have to make that trip before the "Fish God" comes and gets me. Nice quality to the pictures.
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Awesome!!! :clapping:
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Can't ask for two better days than that. Congrats on a great trip. :clapping: :thumbup_smilie:
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You are dead on Dispy we could have that type of fishery if this state would change their prospective on what they should be doing.[Probably going to time out for that one ]
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"We don't grow them like this in New Hampshire".
Team BIP doing it in style!
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Very nice guys thanks for sharing
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Nice group of fish guys , great pics , well done
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Great pics, great trip and awesome video!
Congrats, guys. :clapping:
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nice job Tom and gang some beautiful fish i love those chromers must be a blast catchin them in the big lake. what with the habs fan :nono:
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WOW!
Another great adventure!
Congrats guys! Thanks for sharing too.
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Who's ready for trolling? Enjoy!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI7n4Hys57M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI7n4Hys57M)
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Nice job, Zach.
That was a screamah. 8)
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Boat is in the water and it's off to the races.....love this time of year because we again enjoy three to four weeks of non-pressured fishing. Ramp access is not "draftable" by any means........keep tuned for the first catches of the year! :D
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Good luck men!
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Nice adventure pics Tom looks like a blast one of my bucket list getaways ,good luck this week getting on the trout .
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Annual Ontario trip is scheduled for April 23......the line up will include BrownBaggin, Lavaman, PapaAnthona and myself..should be lots of fish caught and much footage for a video.
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Annual Ontario trip is scheduled for April 23......the line up will include BrownBaggin, Lavaman, PapaAnthona and myself..should be lots of fish caught and much footage for a video.
Good luck. My friends, who are guides on the Lake, are hammering the browns right now.
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Good luck. My friends, who are guides on the Lake, are hammering the browns right now.
Spring Browns are very fun and yes they are whacking 'em as usual :laugh:
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Slightly under what we like to catch trolling, however still fun to reel in and catch...flat lining with mono and stickbaits..
breaking in our new Okuma Magda 45's with 7' GL Trolling Rods.
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Nice catches guys off to a good start
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Nice :thumbup_smilie:
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I like the first pic... love that time of day.
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Great sunset pic, Tom.
What size is that fire tiger plug??
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Great sunset pic, Tom.
What size is that fire tiger plug??
We tend to vary this time of year from 2.5" to 7" sticks......all are countdowns to help get into the zone quicker on the line delivery...out at 180 feet. As the season progresses we will switch to differing runner depths. As for right now 2-4' runners are our choice. Main lake temps are at 46*f and significantly warmer temps are found where the sun shines all day, those being 50-52*f.
Of note beds were observed in 5 fow today as well as the yellow perch which spawned out last week 8)
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Slow troll and a steady bite this morning. First Rainbow of the year for Josh and Zach's first Smallmouth of the year....great morning to be on the water, Loons, ducks, Canada Geese, beavers and a Bald Eagle soaring high above us....All fish were released to be caught another day.
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Nice work trolling guys time to start hitting the lakes this week for me
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Nice work guys.
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Thanks fellas. Sure is great to be back on the open water, especially after loosing my ice fishing season to a knee surgery.
A quick video of Troutski's Smallie action while trolling`click the picture to view:
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Quick 30 second video of FlagsUP!!! and his first Fainbow of the year, click on the picture to view:
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Leaving tonight with Lavaman, PapaAnthona and Brownbaggin for the big "O!!" Should be a great trip!! Stay tuned for the results and a video of the trip. But, for now I'll leave you with the personal best Lake Trout from our last Ontario trip on August 8, 2014/ video is 4:52 minutes. Weighing in at 28 pounds and change & measuring 36.5"......... this fish actually fought me..not like reeling in a soaked waterlogged boot.
Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZathFeoT1U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZathFeoT1U)
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Nice job boys!
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Your inbox is full Tom
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Your inbox is full Tom
Clearing now
Franky or please call me.....
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Ok bud, heading home from Vermont now
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Dipsy, that's one helluvah Laker! I went out to Ontario last july with my future brother and father in law. We caught some unbelievable King's and Browns. Hope you guys have a killer trip!
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Good luck out there Tom.
Forgot today was the day.
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April 23, 2015: Lake Ontario Adventure with Lavaman, PapaAnthona, Brownbaggin and myself:
The trip was not looking like it was going to materialize as the weather pattern significantly changed earier the week. A small craft advisory, 30-40 mph West winds, snow, rain along with 6-8 foot seas, did not stop this dynamic group of fisherman from getting the job done. I had booked the trip for us back in February and the excitement had been building for quite some time only to have our hopes dashed due to this major shift in the trending weather patterns for the area. After many conversations with my friend, charter Captain David Silver of Reel Silver Charters it was decided upon that our boat was not going to be running the south shorelines. I knew I had to reach out to a different area on the lake if this trip was going to happen, nor could I disappoint the group. To our rescue, Bill Saiff III (BSO-Bill Saiff Outdoors) answered the call ........a truly amazing charter service. Captain Bill Saiff Jr and his mate Rich Moore made this adventure a very rewarding, satisfying and fruitful event. Atfer a 7.5 hour drive, we arrived and was greeted by Captain Bill Jr "so which one of you guys knows Franky!!!" I knew this was going to be great trip..........A few pictures with a video to soon follow:
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Congrats on salvaging the trip.
Some nice browns there.
Real sweet Atlantic Dana has. 8)
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Wild Bill does it again!
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Right on, way to go guys.
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Nice job everyone :thumbup_smilie: looks like a great time.
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nice lookin fish there guys. love that atlantic. water don't look that ruff. im headed up next weekend . hope the weathers better.
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Nice fish guys :thumbup_smilie: congrats ona successful trip..
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Those are some nice fish boys great job :thumbup_smilie: :thumbup_smilie:
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Congrats on salvaging the trip.
Some nice browns there.
Real sweet Atlantic Dana has. 8)
Thanks!! It was tasty too.
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BEST DAY EVA!!! Wecome to my new addiction. great times with a great crew. the suspense of weather conditions cancelling our trip combined with if we could find the fish then limiting out then catching a rare atlantic salmon while snowing and being the only boat out there is what the best fishing stories are made from. Tom thanks for including me in a trip I will never forget. I think everyone really appreciated the way you had a plan B in place in case the trip was cancelled and the fact that you drove both ways without much sleep. that capt and mate entertained us all day and I would recommend them highly. I cant wait to do it again. :bowdown:
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Looks like a great time Kevin. I got to take a trip there someday. The Chu not treating me very well so far this year.
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jeff its a long journey but well worth it. the chu gave me my first skunk last sun.
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Thanks Dana, Kevin and Kevin....was a trip to remember!
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Our ice out season resulted in the 14 footer being placed into the water with a great running 'rude 6 hp motor, but the itch to get the boy's
Smoker Craft into the water was a priority. Prior to the lower unit replacement, the boys installed a new upper transom, fabricated a full transom stiffener, and after sitting in the shop for three months last season for a new lower unit install, the work was completed by the last day of the Salmon season-Last Year. Given that the motor sat uncovered, no cowling over the head, the starter collected water and resulted in a replacement, as well as the ethanol eaten fuel lines..so off for her maiden 2015 launch and the neutral position was engaged in the forward position.. GRRRRRRR.... a quick drop of the lower unit to re=install it in the correct shift position..it was off to the races. HAHA but not yet, as with any B-O-A-T ( break out another thousand), a maiden "paddle home" from the main lake was inevitable, the new starter lost the bendix shaft lock nut and the fuel tank fitting failed..........
Troutski and I did manage to get out and all things went smoothly.......a few pictures from a two hour troll....
14 for 16: all released!!!
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Nice job getting out, BIP. :)
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Hit the lake for a few hours this afternoon, the winds changed direction and the bite turned on in a new area of the lake today. Water temps are at 67*f (cloudy conditions) and 72*f (bright sun). After posting an open seat invite on our facebook page, TreeguyMark stopped over for a couple hour troll. Downriggers and leadcores picked away at the rainbows.
A few from this evening's fishing: All fish were released
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Nice trolling set up Tom and I can see it works great on taking trout :thumbup_smilie:
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Nice job guys! That top pick looks vintage. Did you alter it?
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Nice job guys! That top pick looks vintage. Did you alter it?
No Sir Clams, that picture was taken by a BIP property owner from his three tier deck over-looking the water on the same day, unsure if he took it with a filter or I? was just too far out of focus.
Thanks guys, it really has fun being out on the water after missing last boating season as well as the hardwater season.
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After another open call for an evening troll...Steven Champa and I connected for a brief fishing adventure. Our newest spoons are really whacking the fish....
A few pictures from our adventure: If you do not know Steve, he is an accomplished hunter and fisherman and quite the character~~ for a young 20 year old!! .....Going 5 for 10 in two hours time. An evening sunset photo as well.
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Nice job guys.
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great pictures Tom love the one with the trolling spread
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Brownbaggin and I hit the lake for a 6 hour troll, lost count after 50...great times on the water! Almost a fish every 15 minutes, sometimes two and three at a whack!
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haven't been on much this season but just stopped by to check out how all are doing.
See you and the boys still got it going on Dispy!
Nice pictures, thanks for posting.
Getting the fever myself now.
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haven't been on much this season but just stopped by to check out how all are doing.
See you and the boys still got it going on Dispy!
Nice pictures, thanks for posting.
Getting the fever myself now.
We want some copper pulling pics bro!
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haven't been on much this season but just stopped by to check out how all are doing.
See you and the boys still got it going on Dispy!
Nice pictures, thanks for posting.
Getting the fever myself now.
Thanks JIGGIN. Seems as though it has become harder to round up the boys to get out on the water.....Both are now 16 & 17 and enjoying their freedoms as teenagers with driver licenses, bulking up for football, chasing turkey/deer and chasing members of the opposite sex.......
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We want some copper pulling pics bro!
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So I have been taking many fisherman out for their first experiences trolling with downrigger & planer boards in the absence of the BIP boys.......and have been enjoying seeing those individuals experience banner days.....a few pictures with Ben Gallo:
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A few more of Ben Gallo's first time out for trout! Thanks for an awesome day of enjoyment!
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Killin it Tom nice work!
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troll master. wtg Tom
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Nice job Tom....and well done Ben :thumbup_smilie:
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A few more pictures from the past two weeks on B.I.P. Including two NH Grand Slams on Lake Winnipesaukee in the pouring rain today. A hefty 4.5 pounder eluded the camera as it was eager to return to the 62 degree water. The first fish of today was a female that started dropping her eggs all over Brownbaggin and the boat. He has a way with the hens...lol. Our new "BIP Special" is proving itself to be market quality with high catch rates.
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Nice work guys the boat came out good Tom :thumbup_smilie: :thumbup_smilie:
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Nice job guys.
The rain really turns on the bite out there. ;)
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Thanks for a great time.
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Nice job guys.
The rain really turns on the bite out there. ;)
Thanks Richard and Eric..Even though the conditions were better suited for waterfowl..we slammed them. The simple enjoyment of placing friends on fish is enough for me...I did not even touch a rod all day except for a few instructionals of how to send out the line sets ( long line out to the board and stepping in with each line ;) ), hook sets and how to net the fish and grab a quick photo as well as a quick release. All but one fish were released , one Salmon was kept for dinner. As a note the Green Ghost was at the launch and told me he had just ticketed a fisherman for having 8 rainbows in his possession.
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( long line out to the board and stepping in with each line wink ), :nono: :rotflol:
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( long line out to the board and stepping in with each line wink ), :nono: :rotflol:
no tangles, no line fouls and fish caught..lmao :rotflol: please check your pm's, I'd like to swing by tomorrow and drop off your Lowrance.
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man I missed a good time. nice work. you guys put a hurting on those troutskis and salmon. kudos to the salmon king
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Connor Perry joined us for an evening troll. 77 *F water temps, a fly hatch emerging and Rainbows, Rainbows and more Rainbows.....Way to put the hammer down Connor! Three doubles and one triple tonight! Thanks for a great evening on the water!
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Bravo. nice work on the bows. great healthy fish.
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6/14/2015:
Winnipesaukee hammah time!! Great day on the water with Connor and Henry.....ehm Nick....LOL.....Lots of yearling Salmon today, the bigger fish were keying in upon the new hatch. Smelt were observed feasting upon the new hatch and in turn, the Salmon were there too. Rainbows were best bite with a beauty being taken by Connor Perry. Slightly above average Lakers were caught as well.
All in all a terrific day with Connor & Nick catching two new species, a new personal best Rainbow and both anglers achieved NH Grand Slams!!Nice to fish with both of you today, had a tremendous amount of laughs and many smiles!!!
Conditions and Lake Report:
Salmon have followed the smelt into Hex Hatch areas, one year old classes are still at 4&5 colors over 70 to 95 feet, Rainbows are very active at 4 colors and lakers were caught from 35 fow over 40 fow and at 65 fow over 70-95 fow. Water temps are 67*F at three feet. 10 Rainbows, 15 Salmon and 12 Lakers today. Good luck out there and there is your weekend update! Add 3 nice Smallmouth to the catches.
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Well done guys !!
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Josh and I decided to change things up and returned to the salt. Mackerel were running hard on the incoming tide as a father/daughter team were loading up on them using Deadly Dick lures...Those two sure put on a clinic and talk about great surfcasters. As for us, the Striper action was hot with schoolies abundant. After scouring the ocean maps, I think we may start going to the salt more often to target larger prey......
A short video clip from the 8:42pm incoming:https://youtu.be/mdTlCTU4zxo (https://youtu.be/mdTlCTU4zxo)
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Nice job getting out guys!
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Nothing like getting out in the salt for some reason it makes me feel more alive ,nice striper team bip I'm taking my boy this week but he would rather beach comb than real in a bull
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Nice job getting on the salt, BIP team - 1/3. ;)
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Thanks fellas....the seed has been planted, now to sit back and watch as a new passion develops for Zach and Josh(me too-seeing them invigorated). I have been planning this for quite sometime. Teach them how to fish using the "Lay of the Land", pre-scouting for winter fish at the October Draw Downs, map reading and interpretation, fish strategies and how, why's and where's, then incorporating electronics to further substantiate teachings, fishing different lakes/species (although BIP has everything to offer), Trolling, back trolling and now the final plan for the big fish............"we're gunna need a bigger boat!!"
Gosh Darn I love this sport!! Both boys are out tonight less "my 1/3" chasing salty fish.
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Customer Appreciation Day with Katelyn Osborne, Gage Osborne and Mike Richard......Team BIP spent the day on Lake Winnipesaukee with our loyal bait customers.....Gage scored 4 species today with a nice hefty 20 3/4" Rainbow and a dandy Landlocked Salmon....Both Katelyn and Mike scored Rainbows, White Perch, Lake Trout and Smallmouth Bass...A few shorts were caught and released, all fish came from 55 to 85 feet of water. Rainbows and Salmon were full of bugs and a small crayfish.
Surface temps are at 73*f. The Osborne Gang landed 13 and lost 5 at the boat...great time spent on the big lake!
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Nice job guys!
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The look on the kids face in the first picture is what it's all about! Looks like a great day on the water, and as always I enjoyed the pictures.
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Wow some beauties there great job Captain. :clapping:
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Great salmon!! And pics.
Sounds like your customers appreciate BIP too.
Win / Win for everyone.
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BIP outdoors knows their stuff. nuff said ;) ;)
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Thanks a million fellas....have to admit .. I am not happy unless I am on the water....which means I am very happy cause I am on the water everyday.....Lavaman, we know just enough to catch fish consistently, LOL. A few pictures of a blind date with Jim Sawyer....a quick 4 hour troll produced 10 losses at the boat, and 7 released keeper sized Rainbows and few shorts on Lake Winnipesaukee. Jim had never been big lake trolling, but he finally caught on, as to how to play/land the fish..great day and thanks for joining us on the water.
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Nice work you are the troll-master! Seen the B.I.P boat rolling thru Barrington a couple weeks ago,that is one seriously hooked up boat!
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Nice work you are the troll-master! Seen the B.I.P boat rolling thru Barrington a couple weeks ago,that is one seriously hooked up boat!
WE do OK when it comes to putting fish in the locker...thanks Brad...I sent you my cell number on Facebook..call me and I'll help you to the best of my knowledge ;D
Striper Fest with Captain Randy Drago and new recipe/shrimp stuffing with some Mexican ZIP!:
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I'm so hungry
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I'm so hungry
What time is supper?
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looks great got to give it a try thanks for sharing
;D ;D ;D
RAT
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Thanks fellas, it was Delish..... ;D
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OMG THAT LOOKS DELISH. Talked with Bill saiff today. he still refers to us as the snow storm wild bunch and he will never forget us. lol
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OMG THAT LOOKS DELISH. Talked with Bill saiff today. he still refers to us as the snow storm wild bunch and he will never forget us. lol
That was an epic trip Kevin..........
New ride for the salt...look out big fish here we come!!! 25 footer CC with nice cuddy powered by twin 175's.
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Nice boat Tom! Should be able to go way offshore & get there quick with that bad girl!
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holy mackerel!!!!!! :o someone say TUNA ?
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BIP strikes again! - no fish is safe!
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!! :thumbup_smilie:
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Thanks fellas ;D..... first up on deck is a complete re-wire from blocks to all electrical components.. do not need to be stranded and have to use my sea tow package....then add the latest tech in gadgetries such as radar, new state of the art graphs, update all on board accessories for tackling big fish, new tires-trailer comes with hose connections to flush all brake systems- repack bearings, grease new hubs, possibly new brakes....change all hydraulic steering fluids, lower unit fluids(x2), water impellors, plugs, wires, add new halogen deck lights of the iridescent kind, add new boat name " F/V Suzie Doozy" , add TEAM BIP Logo, bottom paint oil the teak, re furbish all upholstery, and add a heat exchanger and Bimini enclosure..........all in a very short time frame....
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Got LOLIGOs??? We do...
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2KR...yummy!!
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More memories for the wall:
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man those fish came out great. gotta get back to the big lake again to beat my 14 lb laker pb.
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The ice is almost gone and time to get it rockin'........I stand corrected as she measures 25'6" bow to stern with an additional 3 feet of motor set-back. We managed to put 17 hours on her before ice in (we had wanted to run her hard for 20 hours prior to gettin' her out in the salt).......Helm is completely re-wired, motors and harnesses are completely re-wired, oil injection system going in and new planer reels soon to be mounted.....game on fellas and may you enjoy a long and fishy season.
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That's an awesome rigTom. You'll have tons of fun with that big puppy. :thumbup_smilie:
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That's an awesome rigTom. You'll have tons of fun with that big puppy. :thumbup_smilie:
Thanks John....she a keepah. I hope you had an enjoyable winter down south and happy to hear you are still around.
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Saturday March 12, 2016:
The dam was finally closed on the seventh, a little too late considering our up stream feeders did not freeze therefore run off into the lake was next to nothing.......should give us a good fishery until mid June before the lake recovers to full pool. Providing Mother Nature dumps a lot of spring rains lake guest can expect to be able to draft a boat by mid June.
Picking up from the ice season, Ben Gallo and his brothers could not wait to get onto the lake via their canoe....they were not disappointed.....Shallow running stickbaits casted into 6" of water along perch spawning areas produced over 20 bass for these diehards. Water temps in the extremely shallow southern shorelines are at 45*f on sunny days and the bite is on.
Ben's brother pictured with his personal best of the day:
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It is with great dismay that I alone, am facing a major back operation, one that will temporarily relieve me of my current circumstances. That alone is a great relief, however, on a larger scale I was told that I'll be in a wheel chair within 1.5 years..I do not wish for "well beings" or anything of the such. I put this out there so that those that follow our BIP Gang thread understand why it is that you are not seeing "the core" posting fish caught. Zach will be going to college on a football scholarship, Josh is awaiting greatness in the wings and I am left to figure it all out and how to keep it all together!
So if my posts of our patrons offend you in any way, I ask that you refrain from bashing and know that these are people that stand by us, me in times of uncertainty. Thanks in advance.
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Good luck with your surgery, Tom.
Try to keep your head up about that wheelchair business.
Dr's have been wrong before!
George Burn's, myself and I'm sure many others have out lived both Dr's and their "predictions". ;)
Remember..."Only the good die young". You may very well have great chances. ;D
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Tom. The thread is unlocked. Your inbox is full.
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Tom. The thread is unlocked. Your inbox is full.
Thank you Keith, box is cleared.
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Managed to hop aboard a few boats in Destin Florida, "the luckiest fishing village" in Florida. Beautiful 78-82 weather, no humidity and Gulf temps around 68 degrees.....$49.99 gets you on board with all gear provided for 12 hours per trip. Grouper, Yellow Fin, and Triggerfish were targeted on day one. Day two through four, I stayed in shore targeting Cobia...what a trip...14 days in the sun with lots of fun...not mention finding a few nice places on the water with docks...may pull the trigger and trailer the Dusky down for the winter fishing season..... During the month of April a month long Cobia tournament takes place...seen some hefty 80 pounders go up on the board along the Harborwalk. A few evenings were spent at the famous Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, Coyote Ugly and AJ's. This perhaps is one of the best places in Florida to visit. Vision, clarity and determination is what prompted my trip..only wished I had more time to visit New Orleans, Bourbon Street.
Back to reality, today I spent 4.5 hours at the New England Baptist Hospital Spine Center for the first step in what I hope to be great recovery. A piece of my L4 disc had broken off in October and lodged itself into my L4 nerve root, creating excruciating pain in my legs, at some points confining me to my bed for weeks and along with loads of frustration. My L5 disc was removed, cleaned up and shaped to provide de-compression, to say the least, it was down right scary and worrisome. So I am not even 24 hours out, walking again with zero sciatic and leg pains. The expected limited movement recovery is 3-4 months and dependent upon each patient, 1-2 years for full 100% recovery. I will miss most of the season, but will work harder and stay dedicated/focused upon my recovery and optimistic in "catching" the tail end of the Atlantic fishing season. Fingers crossed!
Zach (Troutski) departs for Hawaii at 3 am with the intention putting in a few days out on the Pacific Ocean. I look forward to his pictures, as he has a knack for catching the big ones ;D His reward for maintaining Honors with High Distinction in his senior year at high school.
BIP reports: water temps are hovering around 45*f, the main lake is draftable and she has been stocked with the typical Rainbows, Browns and Brookies. I have seen some pictures from a few bass fisherman hauling in some respectably sized largemouth.
A few pictures from my Florida trip, unfortunately I could not take selfies as I have a lifting restriction of 5 pounds placed upon me and found it very difficult to play and land any fish. Luckily, I explained my situation had an awesome "dedicated to me" mate to aid in my catches, so technically-shared catches:
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After surgery, I was told to get up a walk, walk and more walk...so I enjoyed a 3/4 mile jaunt on the docks near the Mystic Power Plant.....really driving the itch to get out and fish..beautiful day and great smelling the NE salt:
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Tom so glad to hear things are going well with the surgery and your experiencing less pain. The trip to Destin sounds like an awesome time. A marathon trip for that price is not bad. Take care and good luck foward.
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Tom looks and sounds like great time down there.
Amazing what the doctors can do. Hit the rehab hard that is the key. Good luck I wish you well.
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Thank you SeaHunt, FishEnticer and MeatnMetal for your kind words of encouragement. So far so good, been walking 2 miles a day to keep lucid, no physical therapy scheduled as of yet, but I have managed to loose the unwanted 20 pounds that I have gained since October...... that makes it slightly easier to gain an extra step or two without breaking a sweat. The bright side is that my blood pressure is at is lowest...119/72 versus 154/98.
I sincerely hope you are all out and nailing the fish. Between exercising "within reason", I have been mass producing some spinners that I am eagerly awaiting to try trolling at some point. It is really tough watching fish breaking water each evening knowing that they are out " of my reach" at the moment. Tight lines to all and may your fish lockers be full ;D
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nice clean boats they have down there. great pictures. makes me want to go to fla. hoping you a speedy recovery bud. I know this movement restriction is hurting you more than we know. at least your able to get some fishing in and time outdoors is better therapy than any rehab place. keep getting better. c ya on the water
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nice clean boats they have down there. great pictures. makes me want to go to fla. hoping you a speedy recovery bud. I know this movement restriction is hurting you more than we know. at least your able to get some fishing in and time outdoors is better therapy than any rehab place. keep getting better. c ya on the water
Thanks Kev, fishing has been non existent after surgery, however that is going to change. Josh and I are planning a striper assault this week, tides are lining up correctly for after school fishing.
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Thanks Kev, fishing has been non existent after surgery, however that is going to change. Josh and I are planning a striper assault this week, tides are lining up correctly for after school fishing.
Good luck Tom I'm sure it will feel great to get out but take it easy. Baby Steps.
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Good luck Tom I'm sure it will feel great to get out but take it easy. Baby Steps.
Thanks Denny :) " Gotta-Hav-It" is coming home on Wednesday....game on!!!!!!
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Finally on the water and not missing a beat....it feels so gooooooood! A few more bugs to work out and it is off to officially start our Atlantic Adventures. I even enjoyed a sunset nap in the cuddy...lol
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Great to see you back out Tom. Those boys of yours are getting big. Time flies by.
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Great to see you back out Tom. Those boys of yours are getting big. Time flies by.
Thanks Denny, been testing her very hard and after 35 hours of run time, I deem her seaworthy......off to the salt at 0300 for a much needed blood bath and offerings to the gods......time does fly for sure and both boys have been packing on the weight and hitting gym with dedication...hopefully they'll be up to the BT test when the time comes.....some reports of some nice BT showing up...won't be long.
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Good luck out there, Tom.
Hope ya kept some Simple Green on board to swab the bloody decks with.
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There has to be something to "Simple Green - Mister Clean - Grease Magnet"?
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Day One Ocean Trip:
Departed at 3:35 am and arrived at Cashman's at 4:30 am, what a beautiful morning to be alive and be as one with great Mother Nature. Cool morning temperatures gave way to a sensational sunrise on the salt. Such serenity and a much needed inner connection with nature. Deer were feeding along the banks of the river as the river levels dropped. Birds were dive bombing all over the place as we left the mouth of the mighty Merrimack for a few hours of bait catching. The river temperatures were 72*f at the surface and upon exiting and heading south, the temperatures dropped to 65*f. The Mackerel were eager to meet our offerings, both jigs and Sabiki rigs. One livewell full, we ventured further south to Ipswich Bay in search of a few pre-determined areas that I had found appealing while scouring my maps. All paid off with great dividends and held large quantities of Macks. After few hours spent confirming 5 separate Mackerel bathymetry patterns , we then traveled north to see if the pattern would hold true. Water temperatures north of Breaking Rocks were at 62*f. 80 feet of water held several schools in all 5 patterns, saddles, humps, rock to mud, sand to mud and steep break lines leading into deeper holes all were validated, in various locations. As a matter of fact, we had so much fun dissecting and discovering these multiple patterns, we forgot about our second goal, locating offshore stripers and/or possible Bluefish. After running to Shoal Ledges, Hampton Harbor, Breaking Rocks we decided to live line Macks at the mouth. Thousands of 3-5" baitfish were visibly shadowed by decent sized non biting stripers. What a sight. At 2:00 pm, we hit the inside river hooking up with many 20-30" stripers bottom bouncing live macks. Exhausting our livewell stocks, we ran offshore again to see if the existing Mackerel pattern would still work. Confirmed, loaded up again and returned to the river. By 4 pm the multitudes arrived and the madness that only the Merrimack brings, began.
All in all, a great day to explore and test theories, locate new areas outside of the known bait spots. I gained a whole new level of appreciation for those that successfully drift the jetties. Normally, under the power of one outboard, I had no major issues holding position. Now having independent twin counter rotating outboards, it was nerve racking and at times, very stressful. I pushed the limits of the Dusky under the adverse incoming and out going tides and came away with a strong confidence level of overcoming my limitations and those of the boat itself. The control is endless with the twins. We left the river at 7:10 pm.
Given the levels of concentration, safety and awareness needed to sharpen my boat control skills, I could not take very many pictures. The boat ran great and all possible emergency protocols were exercised and practiced with Zachary and our guest for the day. The decks were bloodied, fish were caught and the gods were pleased and so were we. This weekend will put us out 35-40 miles offshore in search of new groundfish locations to break away from the packs of fisherman.
A couple of pictures of Zachary in his morning eagerness to his flat out arm killing jigging day :o
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And before anyone gets their panties in an uproar, I am well aware of the law on attaching to a buoy...a situation arose where a safety related issue presented itself and it had to be done.
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Sounds like a good time. Thanks for sharing the story.
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Relatively smooth waters and feeling rather invigorated I sailed over 78 miles in search of "new to me" out of the way humps in search of new baitfish areas and to explore the depths that Scantum, The Cove, Hampton Shoals, and the Isle of Shoals has to offer. While I enjoy the companionship and days fishing with my sons, a mutiny/disappointment of sorts left me crewless, however, fishing solo does have its advantages. The lack of pressure to put people on fish, the solitude, the opportunity to reflect upon one's inner self, to step back and enjoy the smell of the salty air coupled with the permeating fish oils from a predator feeding frenzy, breaking shools of fish, dive bombing birds and of course the warmth of the rising sun. Simply stated, it has been far too long since I have enjoyed the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean and the feeling of just how small we are in comparison.......
Heading east I briefly stopped at Breaking Rocks to catch a few Macks to use for chum as the day progressed. They were found anywhere from 35 to 85 feet of water and they were easily caught on various sized Diamond jigs and Sabiki rigs. I felt like a jigging machine, armed with a rod in each hand rhythmically pumping my offerings to the biters below. After a brief cadence adjustment, it was game on. I filled half the livewell before leaving for both shoals. Stopping at Hampton Shoals, I found macks and small cod..keeping in the back of my mind that August 1 is Cod season but I will venture to more proven grounds and opt not to fish for the often wormy fish that close offshore areas often yield.
Next stop, the Isles of Shoals. In her splendor, the light house caught my eye and afforded me a few pictures...it has been 15 years since I've seen her up close and personal. Ah, such magnificent beauty! There were a few boats working around the islands, some fishing the rocks for stripers whiles others loaded up with bait. A perfect time to breath deep!! Macks and harbor Pollack were eager to meet the hook and her waters provided many tinkers, the perfect size to run through the grinder for tomorrow's day at sea with the boys and their grandfather.
I spent the rest of the day marking fish along the inner side of Jeffreys Ledge and planning my navigation routes for Sunday. Another solid 14 hour day on the salt in books.
Sunday's trip found us departing at 3:30 am, fueling up with 122 gallons and reaching the launch site at 4:45 am. Two five gallon buckets full of chum and a gallon of clams we set out to load up with live tinkers. It had been a very long time, maybe 30+ years, since I have fished with my father. I felt like a little boy waiting for his dad to return home from work and take me to the fishing hole...and to have my sons along was a bonus. Overwhelming memories flooded my thoughts of the many weekends we'd spend out on the salt in my youth. New memories were forever etched into our minds. As life tends to get in the the way of things, I realized how important and short life really is and will make more of an effort to spend time with my dad and sons.
We spent the better part of two hours loading up the livewell before heading out to deeper waters for ling and haddock. Something did not feel quite right when we arrived to my first fish holding area I located yesterday. The winds picked up and so did the swells. It was time go! Always trust your gut feelings. Upon reaching 5 miles offshore, we were greeted by a pod of porpoises and a few spectacular whale breachings. As quick as I grabbed my camera, they were gone. We finished up the day having laughs and sharing old fishing stories in Mackerel waters, the youngsters, including myself, were schooled by a very wise old Salt.......and Dad, if you are reading this...thanks for a great day!
A few pictures from this weekend:
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FLAG!!!! ;D
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BIP Double
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Great story Tom. A day to remember. Time does go by fast so enjoy the moments while you can.
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Nice that you were able to get back out on the salt after your long hiatus, Tom.
And with three generations, wow! 8)
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Great report and story. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks fellas, making up for lost time...and not complaining....suddenly BIP feels so small! LOL.
A few pictures taken by a photographer friend of a new resident family of the lake.
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Another beautiful day on the salt. On the river by 4:15 am, it was all about loading up on mackerel and setting up for stripers. The action was fast and furious as 4 of us hammered away them. We filled the livewell and a 50 gallon bag full in less than an hours time. A few drifts into the mouth later and striper action, we had a double........unfortunately both stripers were dropped. Multiple sturgeon sightings were witnessed as they were feeding along the outside curl of the south jetty. Around 8:30 am the bite slowed, numerous Captains were flooding the radio with non existent action reports.
Off to deeper water.........and multiple species later.........
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great pics! Nothing better then spending time with the boys no matter how or where! Love the comment etched into memory! reminds me of that Flip Pallot guy from ESPN walkers Cay chronicles morning fishing show.
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I was wrong he says burn instead of etched :'(
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great pics! Nothing better then spending time with the boys no matter how or where! Love the comment etched into memory! reminds me of that Flip Pallot guy from ESPN walkers Cay chronicles morning fishing show.
Great video series, well worth the watch imo. These two boys surely have been raised in the woods and on the water ;D
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$1650 per motor to rebuild carbs....uhuh I don't think so..........rebuilt 12 carbs for less than $123, developed a leak in the old hynautic steering system-two new o-rings and done........rebuilt the power trim motor on the port side motor, $25 in parts........what a savings, plus I got to know my motors inside and out- degreased and 350 ponies are galloping nicely :D A week of down time and boredom, has now led me to refinish all the teak throughout the boat. 12 hour test run on the lake and all is good...... Back on the salt on Thursday through next Friday.
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No strangers to fishing with us, the Osborne crew experienced their "another first"- a trip on the salt. Departing at 3 am, we were on the water at 4:15 am. A rather cool morning especially after the northwesterly gales that blew for the past two days, dropping the surface temps from 78*f down to a cool 62*f. The smell of two stroke and saltwater just gets my blood pumping! Fine views of the moon nestled in the clouds and being greeted by the morning sun as she peeks over the ocean horizon is truly one of the most spectacular starts to the day. It provides time for a reflection of the "new/meets old", a sense of excitement and the definition of "what is our place on this planet."
On the mackerel by 4:30 am, we observed the lack of larger Mackerel in comparison to those that were caught during my previous trips. We were rewarded with Striper gold....Tinkers and plenty of them! It did not take long for the three of us to fill the livewell and catching the one and one half hour & three hours after period. Dead low tide(6:01) am. The new comers to the salt were all smiles, I think they are now hooked.......We fished to no avail along the jetties, outside the MOM and along the breakline troughs that Plum Island offers......not too much going on..two hook-ups and two losses. Even the birds had moved of the shores and there was no shortage of seals (tell tale sign as to why). A very slow morning reported by many of the Captains. I considered running to Ipswich as there have been reports of blues working along Plum Island Sound but thought better as the blows more than likely pushed them back around the point of Cape Ann..thinking in terms of the Cape being a nice wind break for staging fish to sit back and let mother nature push free meals to them on the lee side before chasing meals further north. Considering this seasons wind history, I'd bet dollar for dollar, they will not migrate north and grace our shores. Local reports have been strong for those seeking bluefish in and around Sandy Bay and the Misery Island area.
Back out to reload with more Mackerel, we ventured 3 miles offshore to try our luck on the many irregular bathymetry contours insignificant humps that I found while creating new maps on my last solo trip out. More Tinks...hmmm so just where did the eater sized Mackerel go ;)
High tide at noon time, it was time to search out Striper activity when the strangest thing occurred.....at thirty-five feet, my sonar blacked out. Completely blacked out from two feet to the bottom, however the upper limit kept bouncing - 2 to 4 to 9 to 12 back to 2 feet. Odd, so we circled back around following my GPS tracks......nothing, unit was reading fine from top to bottom. Searching 50 yards east it happened again. Ok let's drop the lines and see what we have under us..no birds were present....but 12-14" voracious meat eating fast attacking squid were.......A first for me catching squid on live lined Tinkers....Intrigued by that, we spent the next two hours chasing squid, too bad I took my smaller net and squid jigs out of the boat the night before (note too self, put that gear back in the boat along with two five gallon buckets and get back out there in the morning). Although, we brought several squid along the boat side, none were taken... the sight of me trying to net them with my bait net must have looked very strange to passersby :D I even laughed at myself for trying and almost getting inked in the process 8)
Giving up on the squid, it was time to buckle down and put their first Striper in the boat....Two more massive strikes and two more losses...the Osborne's hopes were dwindling. 3pm and the starboard line starts screaming, Gage, Katelyn's son was sleeping in the cuddy (you may remember these two from our Winni outing last season-the youngster holding up a dandy Salmon and pig Rainbow found in previous pages on this thread) so Katelyn is up to bat...I grab the rod, not taking any chances on inexperience losing another fish, bury the hook and hand over the rod to her. The fish took her around the boat twice with each attempt to bring it to the boat the fish made more drag peeling runs. Working hard to clear all the lines to give her as much room as needed, she held the fish to the starboard and did an excellent job in doing so......One more run under the boat, she brought the fish around the bow and it immediately went for the "twins" Oh boy, there goes the fish...............................
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Teaching the youngster the art of Jigging:
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Notice the hole in the head, squid beak destruction:
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Thick with Squid:
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More Squid damage:
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The Prize!! 28" right on the button and loaded with a belly full of Silversides:
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Nice Job Kate & Gage!
Good Man getting them out and on the fish Dispy.
I met Katelyn, her niece and Gage at the Ice Shanty Get Together this past March. Katelyn won the portable ice shack we raffled off. It was too big to fit in her car so I offered to deliver it for her. Very nice woman and Great kids. Hopefully they will get some good use out of it this winter.
Glad to see everyone had a good day out there. :thumbup_smilie:
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Was the surface temp really 78 degrees on the ocean? That's what it's been on the lakes but I would have thought much cooler on the ocean.
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Was the surface temp really 78 degrees on the ocean? That's what it's been on the lakes but I would have thought much cooler on the ocean.
Here is a good link for ocean temps JoeGG ......keep in mind I reported surface temps and did not drop a fishhawk to monitor the depths. Our home lake is 89*f (on the hottest of days) on the surface with a good thermocline set up at 45 f.o.w. https://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/sat_data/show/?file=../../regions/bigbight/sst/noaa/2016/img/160821.234.1842.n19.jpg (https://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/sat_data/show/?file=../../regions/bigbight/sst/noaa/2016/img/160821.234.1842.n19.jpg)
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Nice Job Kate & Gage!
Good Man getting them out and on the fish Dispy.
I met Katelyn, her niece and Gage at the Ice Shanty Get Together this past March. Katelyn won the portable ice shack we raffled off. It was too big to fit in her car so I offered to deliver it for her. Very nice woman and Great kids. Hopefully they will get some good use out of it this winter.
Glad to see everyone had a good day out there. :thumbup_smilie:
Thanks NHTF, we all enjoyed a long 16 hour day. Katelyn mentioned that you dropped off her winnings, very nice of you to do that. I know they'll be enjoying the ice in comfort this upcoming season. We gifted Gage a Coleman heater for his birthday....they'll stay warm for sure. Both of them are diehards icefishers..lucky boy to have a mom like that!
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Here is a good link for ocean temps JoeGG ......keep in mind I reported surface temps and did not drop a fishhawk to monitor the depths. Our home lake is 89*f (on the hottest of days) on the surface with a good thermocline set up at 45 f.o.w. https://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/sat_data/show/?file=../../regions/bigbight/sst/noaa/2016/img/160821.234.1842.n19.jpg (https://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/sat_data/show/?file=../../regions/bigbight/sst/noaa/2016/img/160821.234.1842.n19.jpg)
I know the link and realize you were talking surface temp as my post states. 78 degrees just seems too warm unless you're out in the gulfstream.
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I know the link and realize you were talking surface temp as my post states. 78 degrees just seems too warm unless you're out in the gulfstream.
JoeGG if you clicked on the link you'd clearly see the color yellow denoting 74*f surface water temps on our NH coastline at that particular time of the day. It is not impossible to find warmer surface temps during the sun's highest point in the day on flat seas.....do those temps stay that way all day, of course not..many differing factors to the equation ;)
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JoeGG if you clicked on the link you'd clearly see the color yellow denoting 74*f surface water temps on our NH coastline at that particular time of the day. It is not impossible to find warmer surface temps during the sun's highest point in the day on flat seas.....do those temps stay that way all day, of course not..many differing factors to the equation ;)
I don't know about "clearly" Tom. Even 74 is pushing it with the blues, greens, and faint yellows I'm looking at. Although I don't really know how far out you went. Let's hope those surface temps don't get any warmer the way the tropics are starting to heat up.
On another note, have you ever fished the Deer Island Rip in Boston Harbor. I can give you some very good first hand info if you and the boys want to try it.
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I don't know about "clearly" Tom. Even 74 is pushing it with the blues, greens, and faint yellows I'm looking at. Although I don't really know how far out you went. Let's hope those surface temps don't get any warmer the way the tropics are starting to heat up.
On another note, have you ever fished the Deer Island Rip in Boston Harbor. I can give you some very good first hand info if you and the boys want to try it.
It's all good Joe.....yes I fish the rips in May for floundah...........having the new boat, I am no longer restricted by the captain as it is me.......Love to have you aboard..I'll be running the ocean until January at Cape Hatteras, then off to Destin Florida, returning for Lake Ontario and back to our NE salt in June....
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Big Island Pond update: Water Temp 78*F on this cloudy day. Temps at 3 feet below the surface. The trout are setting up on the thermocline....4-5 colors gets the best results.
Off to a rather slow start this year with some costly repairs from late October being remedied and tested before we hit the big blue...new port side lower unit, port side trim motor, LED gunwale lights as well as LED soft blue lights to highlight the deck, saltwater trolling gear(outriggers)..... updated LED mast light...lol to fish the salt costs triple the small ponds like Winnipesaukee.
5 hours on the pond today with starboard motor.....soon we will be in full swing!
Tight Lines~
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Great ready Dispy. Thanks.
Another thread i enjoy reading although i couldn't see pictures :(
Cheers to you and the BIP Gang.
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Hope all are well... we have not been very active for quite some time due to mechanical issues, replacing the twins and two boys in college..however we still check in from time to time...hope everyone has experienced a great season.
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Hope all are well... we have not been very active for quite some time due to mechanical issues, replacing the twins and two boys in college..however we still check in from time to time...hope everyone has experienced a great season.
Tom good to hear from you I know what you mean with the kids in college. Hope the boys are having a good time in college I sure did, I think? I have been out quite a bit especially for bass.
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Nice to see this thread get bumped back into the board. Some really good info, and stories in here. And the photos are working again too for most of the pics. Only problem is with all the food pics I’m getting hungry...
Good luck with the motor Dispy, and hope you get a chance to post a new report or two in here. I have been rereading this thread and really have enjoyed it.