Mcr 5/22/14:

[AndyS]

Get to the bait store the skies open up, lightning, ugggh.
Driving to the lake a big dog tick walking on the inside of my windshield, took care of that. Launched, set up on the East side, catch a lake trout and get a call, storms in the area. Pull anchor motor back by the boat ramp and anchor up in 35 ft. of water, get a smallmouth and lake trout in short order. Get a call, storms breaking up so I motor back to the East side and set up in about 80 ft. of water. Steady action. Lost count on lake trout and got 3 browns, 2@ 16in. and 1 @ 21". No pics - browns went back into the water fast as I could. Had to cut the line on the 21" brown because of where the hook was. It's a very small #8 light wire hook with no bait barbs on the back so the fish should be fine. New PB on the lake trout 27", here's a pic for ya acabtp. Bigfishy, my best brown trout days up there have been with bluebird skies, go figure. 7 trailers in the lot, and yet another boat with a jerking machine up there. Hope to get one more good weather day, only casualty so far has been the boat strap for the trailer, that went today.

[Big Steve]

Great posts Andy, going to hit it up on sunday. :p:p

[FASTEDDIE29]

Controlled MAYHEM!!! Well maybe not too controlled, HAHAHAHA!!! Great reports all week and thanx for the FISH PORN! Some serious catching going on these days. All healthy fish, GOOD STUFF!!!:D

[Skunk City]

Finally some pics!!! Sounds like you have been killing it up there, sir!

[Polelock]

Nice work Andy....

[Eskimo]

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Sounds like a great day fishing.

So somebody calls you when the weather changes?

There is a great app called NOAA Hi-Def Radar that does an excellent job of showing the weather around you. It's only like $2.
Here's a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noaa-hi-def-radar/id458225159?mt=8

http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/cc/28/ef/cc28efed-7de1-dda5-4e16-ac2c8ec9e6de/screen568x568.jpeg

[briansnat]

Another nice day for ya. I've been thinking of going down there on my days off the past few weeks and I always procrastinated to the point where I wound up staying local. Maybe next week.

You getting those on herring or lures?

[AndyS]

All fish on herring. I have a dumb phone so I have to rely on weather updates from other fellow NJF people, cell service is spotty at best there. I WON'T take a chance with lightning as I have been struck once and that was more than enough.

[Jigman13]

cell service is spotty at best there

place is a battery drainer for sure! never has my phone died so quickly as it does when I'm up there. Airplane mode is a must.

Nice catching, Andy. Pretttty good week for you so far!

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice bronze!!! And, congrats on the pb! That's a tasty lookin dish towel you have there.... :D

[ithaca10]

Whats the price on herring these days?

[Eskimo]

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Whats the price on herring these days?


I paid $8.50 a dozen (mixed sizes) last weekend.




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[Mike M]

Get to the bait store the skies open up, lightning, ugggh.
Driving to the lake a big dog tick walking on the inside of my windshield, took care of that. Launched, set up on the East side, catch a lake trout and get a call, storms in the area. Pull anchor motor back by the boat ramp and anchor up in 35 ft. of water, get a smallmouth and lake trout in short order. Get a call, storms breaking up so I motor back to the East side and set up in about 80 ft. of water. Steady action. Lost count on lake trout and got 3 browns, 2@ 16in. and 1 @ 21". No pics - browns went back into the water fast as I could. Had to cut the line on the 21" brown because of where the hook was. It's a very small #8 light wire hook with no bait barbs on the back so the fish should be fine. New PB on the lake trout 27", here's a pic for ya acabtp. Bigfishy, my best brown trout days up there have been with bluebird skies, go figure. 7 trailers in the lot, and yet another boat with a jerking machine up there. Hope to get one more good weather day, only casualty so far has been the boat strap for the trailer, that went today.
Sounds like you had a good week so far. Every body complains about the fighting ability of lake trout , but it looks likes a fish that size could put a nice bend in your rod I never caught one so I wouldn't know.
Do they reproduce naturally in there or is the population dependent on stocking?

[AndyS]

Yes, they do put a bend in the rod, like reeling in a cinder block. They are reproducing naturally in there, so much so the place is now infested with them.