Ice out at Burden!!

Any pike in 2nd like there (suposedly) is in 3rd?  I am all over continuing my streak of chasing them on streamers right at ice-out.  I did it all Spring two seasons ago up north and loved it.  I slacked a little last year because I stayed so close to home chasing Stripers every weekend and a lot of evenings after work.
 
This year I am splitting my time.  A few early morning (ugh) Striper trips before work with Ship, some weekend jaunts with some of you guys, and a whole lot of weekends deep in the ADKs with the new ultralight canoe and the new girlfriend.  Lots of bunny-strip streamers at the ready.  Just like Stripers, the real 'window' of opportunity to target shallow, aggressive water pike comes for those few weeks after ice out.  It is a great way to pass the time as you wait for the trout streams to slow to a fishable level during runoff.

Perhaps I was referring to the new lightweight canoe... 
 
Or the wicked sweet new tackle bag I bought out at Bass Pro in Auburn this weekend... 
 
The boat is getting uncovered this week as soon as the rain stops, and I am going to start the terrifying (and usually expensive) process of getting her running and ready for April and the long openwater season ahead.
 
If I've learned ONE THING from all you married stiffs, it's that I can't afford a girlfriend AND a boat at the same time.  But sometimes you can't enjoy one without the other when the weather is nice and the fishing is slow.
 
Heck, if she can spilt the gas money and cook a good breakfast then maybe I could use some company

Good Numbers off big crappies and big gills!!! and YES some nice BASS!!!

Is there any where to launch a boat there never saw one?

You can only use a cartop boat, sorry No boat launch, parking on one side of the dike rds. only!! If you know were Kay's Pizza is, your there!! I'll be checking on the lake in a few days report to follow!! It shouldn't be too long!!

I'll do a "DRIVE-BY" today after work!!!!! 

NNY, ANY Time!!!!!!!!  Did my Drive-By yesterday 2nd lake is starting to open up!! The next few days should help with a little wind/rain it will be Fishable soon!! 

by an off chance... would it be open enough to fish this week end?

well, idk if we can get out, but if it's open... i'm sure i can make time
who could resist... any pointers? not my usual stomping grounds or type of fishing.
maybe we can hook up.
 
i have a three day weekend but i'm booked friday. so this week end is pretty open.

I drove by Glass Lake, Burden Lake, Crooked Lake at 530pm saturday.  Lots of open water, lots of skim ice.... looks fishable in places to me

went out on burden on sat. ended up w/ over a dozen fish in half a day. second burden is almost completely ice free, the big one stilll has a skim on the far end (away from the dike)
 
jimmy. wanna pm me when those craps get in?

yeah, we had 1.5'' tubes w/ worm under a slip float. any advice on the crappie? only caught gills, pumpkin seeds, and perch.
 
ever get any whites out of burden? also, have you seen glass or crooked lately?

yeah finally got one, didnt even bring any live bait  got her in like 6 ft of water.
s.o.b. took a crap all over me though

i'll have to give it a try. when are you thinking about going next?
kays has a sign that said they open april 6th, might make a day of it sometime

Whos got monday off???