Smallmouth insanity NY state

[thmyorke1]

47 smallies... I'm trying to do the math: it's too many smallies for my mind to process! Amazing.

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

47 smallies... I'm trying to do the math: it's too many smallies for my mind to process! Amazing.

It really is,.. I could have caught a ton more as well, they were still biting like crazy, but I was tired of retying rigs.. Lost probably 10 jigs/plastics in the rocks, and I simply had enough.. It was actually getting boring.. too easy.
the bottom had to be paved with bass, as I caught all those fish within a few feet of one another.. tried another spot 10 minutes down the road that I know and not a even a touch despite lots of rocks, deep water, current breaks , a large feeder stream that creates all kinds of upwellings and eddies, looks SO fishy,, Not a hit.. This river has SO much dead water that it remains very lightly fished.. However, there are sections where there are just a ton of fish, and I know where one of them is...

[AndyS]

I think you are correct, many anglers go up that way looking for the cold water trout fishing in the lakes, rivers and streams but overlook the great smallmouth fishery there.

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Originally Posted by AndyS

I think you are correct, many anglers go up that way looking for the cold water trout fishing in the lakes, rivers and streams but overlook the great smallmouth fishery there.

Its all trout all the time... mostly trolling with downriggers, dipseys, lead core, wire.. Blech,, not my bag. I would rather anchor up with a couple dozen worms, and catch sunnies, perch, rockies, bass, etc... bob