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Discussion Forum – Freshwater Kayak Fishing

• winter steelhead February 4, 2010
      Word on the street is that lots of steelhead are in the lower genesee up to the falls in the 5-10+ lb range.  was going to go this morning but i woke up at 2:30pm DOH!.  im gonna go check it out tomarrow.  Word is there hitting on brown malibues tiped with wax worms on floats.  Prime bite has been around 9 am and 4pm.  […]
  Andrew Zioto
• Put the hurt on the 'gills today... February 1, 2010
  My son and I caught 73 jigging small lead-head jigs for 2.5 hours this afternoon on Conesus Lake.  They were still biting when we left.My wife is frying up the fishsticks as I post this...:D […]
  Paul Shipman
• Which Scotty Rod Holder(s) to get?!?!?!? January 29, 2010
  I'm working on getting things we need to set our boats up when we pick them up in a month or so.  I need help deciding which rod holders we need.  I've settled on following, but I just need advice on which one will do the most for us.  We will be using both baitcast reels and spinning reels.   Model 280 - Baitcaster/Spinning Model 230 - Power Lock […]
  Philip Ptak
• Starting to make some flies for this spring. January 29, 2010
    I decided to get to work on some flies for the trout stream. I whipped up a half dozen size 16 pheasant tail nymphs. These are an incredible fly on the trout stream. I bet they woul… […]
  Jude SanGregory
• Plastic Lip Grippers January 29, 2010
  Do any of you guys use those floating plastic lip grippers?  I'm looking for something to get my 10 year old son in case he gets a pike or a salmon while fishing in his 'yak.....It may no be possible for me to get to him in my 'yak to help him with a bigger fish, so I need to get him something to help him handle these larger fish.  I can' […]
  Philip Ptak
• Proposed WNYKFA Kayak Fishing Tournament Schedule and Format... January 28, 2010
  Many of us in the Western NY Kayak Fishing Association have discussed starting a series of kayak fishing tournaments and it's time to put talk into action.  Here is an initial schedule and format up for discussion that we will put to a final vote by WNYKFA members at a meeting in February.  Tournament fishing will not replace our informal get togethers […]
  Paul Shipman
• Planning the Spring Kayak Fishing Season January 26, 2010
  So in looking to put together a schedule of "official" events for 2010, I was curious as to who wants to fish for what after ice out. March, April and May are wide open for a ton of species, and I want to get a feel for what you like to fish for when. Chime in! […]
  Kevin Webster
• State of New York announced deal to purchase Canadice and Hemlock Lakes. January 21, 2010
  Apparently Canadice and Hemlock Lakes are excepted from the proposed moratorium on state land acquisitions in the New York State budget.  http://rocnow.com/article/local-news/2010100121017I have mixed feelings about this because the lakes, the most pristine and least developed of all of the Finger Lakes, have been well-protected by the City of Rochester.  Th […]
  Paul Shipman
• Anadromous fish count when caught in freshwater? January 6, 2010
  as told by my blog post.... I love fishing for sturgeon. They’re big, prehistoric creature with a pension for burning out drag washers. The winter season just started last month and things have been slow. I’ve fished a number of good holes lately with little success other than a few undersized shakers here and there. That all changed yesterday. With an impen […]
  The Nothing
• Happy New Year! January 1, 2010
  Here's to a great year for everybody in 2010! […]
  Paul Shipman