Title: Too warm still
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 12, 2022, 03:14:07 PM
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 12, 2022, 03:14:07 PM
First post covid trip to the St Lawrence since 2019 last weekend and my expectations were high; hoping to finally break the 7 lb smallie mark or maybe a new pb best 5.
Water was a warm 56° and extremely clear. The shallow fish were extremely spooky and pressured......nice weather had a dozen boats covering the juice and the deep fish were singles rather than grouped and competitive. We were a week earlier last trip,one morning it took a 1/2hour to thaw my boat off the trailer.
Fishing is always good as I say. Catching was pretty good though none of our group of 7 broke the 5lb smallie mark and we all brought in a limit of walleye "eaters" each night for our tailgate hotel parking lot feed. Good weekend of fishing and friends. Shallow fish were caught on 3.3 keitech swimbait deep fish on hazedong shad by megabass 12-30'.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/48c1340d8f746f3cff6e6733f91f5543.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/651478a4649f4d70bf49a5c6b33ab941.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/7d2967880b9f4eac64077fcf1e85807d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/f278dc668823cf54eb0d72fc8c9f22e1.jpg)
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Water was a warm 56° and extremely clear. The shallow fish were extremely spooky and pressured......nice weather had a dozen boats covering the juice and the deep fish were singles rather than grouped and competitive. We were a week earlier last trip,one morning it took a 1/2hour to thaw my boat off the trailer.
Fishing is always good as I say. Catching was pretty good though none of our group of 7 broke the 5lb smallie mark and we all brought in a limit of walleye "eaters" each night for our tailgate hotel parking lot feed. Good weekend of fishing and friends. Shallow fish were caught on 3.3 keitech swimbait deep fish on hazedong shad by megabass 12-30'.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/48c1340d8f746f3cff6e6733f91f5543.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/651478a4649f4d70bf49a5c6b33ab941.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/7d2967880b9f4eac64077fcf1e85807d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221112/f278dc668823cf54eb0d72fc8c9f22e1.jpg)
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Title: Too warm still
Post by: Dark3 on November 12, 2022, 04:17:23 PM
Post by: Dark3 on November 12, 2022, 04:17:23 PM
What part of the St Lawrence was this? I am getting ready to move back there near Alexandria Bay in NY near the big lake.
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Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 12, 2022, 05:04:19 PM
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 12, 2022, 05:04:19 PM
Quote from: Dark3 on November 12, 2022, 04:17:23 PMEast of there, below the lock and dam in Cornwall. The St. Francis pool it is called.....Frannie..
What part of the St Lawrence was this? I am getting ready to move back there near Alexandria Bay in NY near the big lake.
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Wish it was closer. Congratulations on your move back.
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Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: apenland01 on November 12, 2022, 06:11:37 PM
Post by: apenland01 on November 12, 2022, 06:11:37 PM
Nice looking fish, looks and sounds like you had a blast out there...
Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Dark3 on November 13, 2022, 12:57:32 AM
Post by: Dark3 on November 13, 2022, 12:57:32 AM
Quote from: Eric-Maine on November 12, 2022, 05:04:19 PMThanks. Maybe we can demand the next UB Rally be up northQuote from: Dark3 on November 12, 2022, 04:17:23 PMEast of there, below the lock and dam in Cornwall. The St. Francis pool it is called.....Frannie..
What part of the St Lawrence was this? I am getting ready to move back there near Alexandria Bay in NY near the big lake.
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Wish it was closer. Congratulations on your move back.
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Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Donald Garner on November 13, 2022, 09:59:58 AM
Post by: Donald Garner on November 13, 2022, 09:59:58 AM
Congrats on the catching there. Tks for sharing the trip and pictures with us also.
Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: RangerAndBass on November 13, 2022, 09:06:40 PM
Post by: RangerAndBass on November 13, 2022, 09:06:40 PM
Fun trip Eric, congrats. Light tackle smallies are so much fun.
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Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Oldfart9999 on November 14, 2022, 05:28:22 AM
Post by: Oldfart9999 on November 14, 2022, 05:28:22 AM
Too warm? We have 33 degrees and snow on the ground here, trade you. lo Takes a while for the big lake to cool down.
Rodney
Rodney
Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 14, 2022, 01:15:50 PM
Post by: Eric-Maine on November 14, 2022, 01:15:50 PM
Cold here too now. Going to Winnipesaukee tomorrow.
Snow would be good to hide all the leaves I haven't raked up yet.
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Snow would be good to hide all the leaves I haven't raked up yet.
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Title: Re: Too warm still
Post by: Oldfart9999 on November 15, 2022, 05:58:05 AM
Post by: Oldfart9999 on November 15, 2022, 05:58:05 AM
Quote from: Eric-Maine on November 14, 2022, 01:15:50 PM
Snow would be good to hide all the leaves I haven't raked up yet.
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Eric, you must learn to mulch them into the lawn, very good soil amendment, free and far less work which means more fishing time.
Rodney