Lakers and a new fish for me

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bassinbrian
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2009/01/22 18:12:30 (permalink)

Lakers and a new fish for me

Work has been slow and i got a last minute call to go for Lakers again ... couldn't say no

We were not there a 1/2 hr when i hooked up, felt like a med size Laker than i got this to the hole ...







I had no idea what it was ??? Had to ask my buddy and come to find out is a Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) = new species for me, 20" fish.


Picked up a smaller Laker, lost a good pulling one, finally my bait got plowed by one and the head shakes were awesome. I get it up to the hole and can see it's a nice one, they are very slippery and hard to hold on to. Rather than risk losing it i figured a little bit of a bloddy thumb was worth it (they have teeth, not razor sharp teeth like pike) so i lipped him



My personal best 26" fish




The 5 of us all managed some good fish, i didn't take many pics but had to get this really nice fish taken by one of the boys ....



32-1/2" long .... kind of skinny but still sweet , longest one i have seen with my own eyes.




These are some great fighting fish and all went back to grow and fight another day. I would have to say Lakers are what really turned me onto ice fishing, they are a blast
 
Thanks for looking !

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    Wisdom
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 18:34:47 (permalink)
    Nice Fish!!!! Hope to get out for Lakers myself some day.

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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 19:00:33 (permalink)
    sweet fish Brian. You seem to have those lakers dialed in. Keep it up and you'll catch a wall hanger.

    "whats that smell like fish oh baby" .. J. Kaukonen
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 19:05:30 (permalink)
    Dude...
     
    Do you EVER catch SMALL fish?   Those are some sweet Lakers...  I still have never chased them in the wintertime (and have only limited success with the downrigger on open water) but it sure sounds like a lotta' guys are finding some nice ones this winter up north.
     
    Great fish, man!!!  I've got to get up to Lake George one of these weekends, once I am done traveling for work this month.  I will be fully focused on hardwater after the first week of February.
     
    Kudos, Brian...   You always seem to pull a nice fish out of your hat, huh?

    "I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there" -Robert Altman
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 20:19:31 (permalink)

    WTG - Brian !!!
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 20:38:29 (permalink)
    Very nice fish guys. I am jealous. I am still a laker rookie myself. Hopefully I can change that tomorrow with RJ on LG. Can't wait to pull one of those beauties through the hole someday.  
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 20:51:15 (permalink)
    Thanks guys !
     
    You always seem to pull a nice fish out of your hat, huh?

     
    Not always Jimmy LOL !! I catch lots of small fish but the last 12-18 months have been by far the BESTfishing of my life !!  I owe a lot to a friend of mine, he has given me many tips & taken me to locations i can not mention or else i will end up missing
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/22 21:06:04 (permalink)
    Brian:

    Whitefish are what the really big lakers feed on in the lakes of the Adirondacks.
    They are also good to eat when smoked.

    Eagle Ed
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/23 22:24:54 (permalink)
    Beauty photos ! that's some ADK  LT, man you guys male me want to move up there I swear!! lol tuna ! now brian the salmonoid king ! I never seen a white fish , caught huge similiar size lake chub,guess it may be good smoked as Ed says? I heard the same about suckers but I have't bothered trying yet. I did fry me a few late night johns perch deluxe wopper specials
    post edited by backin79 - 2009/01/23 22:29:45
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/26 23:22:46 (permalink)
    No offense, but those are the skinniest Lake Trout I've ever seen.  Those fish should be triple their weight.  I'm guessing that there is not a lot of feed for them in that lake.  EagleEd was right about the whitefish being forage for the Lakers.  We've caught Lakers with 21" whitefish in them.  We have luck catching whitefish jigging with silver hopkins lures.  They are great smoked.  Check out the price of smoked whitefish next time you are in the supermarket.
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/26 23:33:11 (permalink)
    Somebody's going to have a plant a GPS Homing Device on Brian's truck if this keeps up...
     
    I am convinced that he bought a timeshare in LUNKERVILLE or something...  I saw the sticker on his boat...
     
    Even his friggin' Whitefish are HUGE...  Ummm, Brian, wanna' go fishing?  
     
     

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    bassinbrian
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 07:23:54 (permalink)
    No offense, but those are the skinniest Lake Trout I've ever seen.  Those fish should be triple their weight.  I'm guessing that there is not a lot of feed for them in that lake. 

     
    I totally agree , when my buddy iced it, we were like wow it's skinny. But still fun as hell to catch
     
    Here is one from last year .... oink oink .....
     

     
    And a fat 12lber was caught thia past weekend as well.
     
     
     
     
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 07:25:22 (permalink)
    Ummm, Brian, wanna' go fishing?  

     
    Yes Jimmy , every weekend  
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 16:08:40 (permalink)
    bassbrian, You headed to the King this weekend?? Seen any Salmon on the ice???

    Monster PERCH Rulz!!!
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 18:33:47 (permalink)
    Another impressive ! I wish I had that opportunity around here over hardwater. But I can't afford overnighters with business so slow, I opt for my local for good eating panfish. WTG brain enjoy! As much as I like big trophy trout, I much prefer the taste of fried perch. I still am anticipating a green flag on a local park lk. that I know has to open soon. I'm hoping to show some nice crappies along with perch here.
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    bassinbrian
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 19:37:11 (permalink)
    Perch - No King this weekend, Saturday hitting that smaller place in southern Albany county, haven't been there in 3 weeks !! Sunday is up in the air ????
     
    Anybody want to join me and a few buddies Saturday you are more than welcome !!!
    post edited by bassinbrian - 2009/01/27 19:38:28
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 20:25:26 (permalink)
    what would the target be? i'm hyped on lakers right now, had a 12 fish week end, cant wait for some more
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    RE: Lakers and a new fish for me 2009/01/27 21:07:07 (permalink)
    what would the target be? i'm hyped on lakers right now, had a 12 fish week end, cant wait for some more

     
     
    Just pan fish this weekend and they have been hit & miss where i am going. So i can't promise the world. LOL
     
    Those Lakers are fun though  ... did you go to LG ?
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