My son and I have a honey hole that we only go to once in awhile as a treat when the fish aren’t biting at other spots. We discovered it earlier in the season with a friend of ours, Andrew, and have sworn ourselves to secrecy and have pledged to only fish it once in awhile. It is a 20 acre or so complex of ponds and wetlands and seems perfectly made for kayak fishing.
The bass are nice and so far, they are always biting! On Friday, we caught 31 largemouth bass in 3 hrs. Most were 2-4lbs (and deep-bodied) caught on Yum frogs. There were just a few under 1lb. Great fun and the Stealth 14 seems as equally at home in backwater areas like this as it does in the big water. For a longer fishing kayak, it is very versatile!
Do you have a special honey hole? Kayaks let you fish where others can’t!
Those are great pictures. I am new to this type of fishing. Can you please suggest some good spots to fish around the Rochester, NY area and if you deciede to mention that honey hole of yours – I swear that I won't tell a soul !!!!!!
Welcome to kayak fishing! We are fortunate to have so many places to fish for many different species of fishes in the Rochester area. Silver Lake (great kayak fishing at the north end), Conesus (although I avoid this lake during the busy summer), Hemlock, Canadice, and Honeoye are all within about 45 minutes drive. Several parks have fishable waters such as Mendon Ponds Park nearby. Black Creek has State launch sites. Although I have yet to fish in the Erie Canal, I'm told by fellow kayak anglers that parts of it to the east of Rochester can be good fishing and are great when the wind is blowing too hard to be elsewhere. Along Lake Ontario, you can find many adjacent ponds and bays including Irondequoit Bay, Long Pond, Braddock Bay – also several creeks that feed into Lake Ontario have access and are fantastic for kayak fishing. In fact, there are so many places to fish, it's impossible to hit them all in one season. If you aren't already signed up for the Western NY Kayak Fishing Association (see link on Fishgator homepage), you can keep informed about informal joint fishing trips to some of these spots. See you on the water!
-Paul
Thats a nice minnow you got there paul(the 19 incher =_) ). by the way they taste better then any bass ive caught anywhere else, soooo white the meat is with no discoloration what so ever. even better then northern canada.
2 weeks man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 weeks till salmon/trout start, weather depending we may even get a few early big O' kings at the tributary mouth's this year, water is pretty high.
Madison49 – for $15,000(cash small bills) ill tell you where it is, and even what lure to use (gotta pay off college somehow).
Thats a nice minnow you got there paul(the 19 incher =_) ). by the way they taste better then any bass ive caught anywhere else, soooo white the meat is with no discoloration what so ever. even better then northern canada.
2 weeks man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 weeks till salmon/trout start, weather depending we may even get a few early big O' kings at the tributary mouth's this year, water is pretty high.
Madison49 – for $15,000(cash small bills) ill tell you where it is, and even what lure to use (gotta pay off college somehow).