Mohawk Kitty Fishin'

Went out for a little bottom fishing before the football games. Hit the usual spot showed to me by the venerable ILIKEPIKE.  I had one big runner that I think was a carp, but old idiot me didn't tighten the drag down enough when I set the hook and I got a big whizzzz instead. When i tightened up and yanked again, I lost her. Seemed like a heavyweight too.
I was changing my bait one more time before leaving and as I approached a pole to reel it in. off it went.  This time I got the hook in her and she was all muscle, jumped a couple of times and put up a nice fight.  I dragged her****into shore and right then the line snapped.  Luckily she was pooped out and i could grab her and throw her up out of the water. 
WOOHOO New Personal Best Kitty, 29 3/4 inches.  Couldn't stretch her that 1/4" though. I was using doughballs rolled in some Quaker oats somebody was nice enough to leave a pile of. 
While there, a Bald Eagle flew in, and sat on a sandbar nearby for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile across the river two fawns were lapping up the water, and a heron watched over all.  Wilderness experience 5 minutes from my house in da Ghetto...awesome.
Picture is in my camera that has a broken uploading cable ...trust me it was a nice cat though.

great job!! that place is full of catfish right now!! congrats!!

i've been seeing tons of deer across the river too lately. The other day there were 4 of them on the other side hanging out. haven't seen a bald eagle down there though.

Yow that sucks. My wife got one a few years back on Rte 9J... what a mess. I've been lucky so far.  Hope the damage wasn't bad that bites.

Nice post NYY and sure wish I could get into some of those giants like I did when I was a kid, ahh only to be a kid again..

Hey Tuna, everytime I grab my rods and tackle I am a kid again.. or at least feel that way theres just something about a float sliding below the surface or a bass slammin a topwater lure or the rise of a trout and watching the end of a rod tip forward a few times then bend double that just brings out the kid in all of us.
N Y Yank that sounded like a hole lot of fun there, great post!

You sure did hijack the hell out of this one, Tuna...    Just kidding brother.
 
Glad to see Yank discovering wilderness so close to the same place he saw the ****s...
 
From hot pants to Bald Eagles withing  a few miles distance- wow.
 
I don't think either of those species could be considered endangered these days around Waterford.
 
Also: I suddenly realize where Hot Tuna gets those venison tenderloins all winter for ice fishing!  Ah HA!

I saw a bald eagle down by the troy dam yesterday, that thing was huge!! my friends girlfriend got some good pictures of it.
I'll post them up if they ever e-mail them to me.

LMAO RF   There'd be a lot of time for banter with all those fish not getting caught. 

lmao

I'm off to the Mohawk tonight to see if the fall walleye bite has started yet.  Will let ya all know.

Tuna:  Sounds like you might better put the gun away this fall & stick with the truck. 

You guys do well for eyes in the mohawk in the fall? I always seem to do my best from late spring to mid summer. I usually jig. What are you guys trying? Cranks? Jigging?