bigbob
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trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
this place looks sooooo good. i have tryed it 3 times last winter, little luck, few pike, bass etc. it is impossible to get info on this lake. if anybody cares to share...........thanks in advance. also, we will be trying it again this saturday if anybody is interested.
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wade alexander
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 18:39:20
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what are you fishing for? will probably be able to take the boat out after the rain tommorow lol
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bigbob
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 19:00:25
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game commissioner told me about the huge musky.............we will be fishing for musky first and foremost. but if a large pike/bass wants to hit that creek chub, that will be fine also.
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wade alexander
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 19:04:43
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i know its been stocked in the past... dont think by the state tho, is such a small body of water that anyone that does do well prolly wont say much. u think ice will be safe? wilhelm looked pretty thin
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bigbob
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 19:22:31
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fished sugar over the weekend and it had great ice. sandy is in the same area, and is about the same size etc. so i do believe it WILL have safe ice. if it doesn't, i will go to sugar again. what happened to tamarack it is like the dead sea lately? last two years, i haven't been able to do any good there.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 20:58:03
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ORIGINAL: bigbob
fished sugar over the weekend and it had great ice. sandy is in the same area, and is about the same size etc. so i do believe it WILL have safe ice. if it doesn't, i will go to sugar again. what happened to tamarack it is like the dead sea lately? last two years, i haven't been able to do any good there.
It seems more likely then ever that red spot has hit the muskies hard there im afraid... I'm not sure on this but have heard the rumors.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 21:08:59
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ORIGINAL: bigbob
fished sugar over the weekend and it had great ice. sandy is in the same area, and is about the same size etc. so i do believe it WILL have safe ice. if it doesn't, i will go to sugar again. what happened to tamarack it is like the dead sea lately? last two years, i haven't been able to do any good there.
Have seen some healthy fish there in recent years but have also seen my share of BIG heads and skinny bodies come up too. Forage base is way out of balance there, same problem occurring at eaton res. lots of small skinny fish with only an occasional good one.
Musky, all other fish are just bait! Ask me about getting DirecTV hooked up on your boat or camper
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anatikus
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/25 22:55:30
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i think its poor genetics......pa should introduce slot limits on toothy fish.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/26 00:45:05
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I live in Stoneboro. The lake is not even close to be frozen over. Just some general information the lake is privately owned. The owner generously allows people to fish it. What time are you planning to fish? I can alert the fire department to have people standing by.
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bigbob
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/26 06:39:23
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well, sugar lake it is, thanks 3799 ORIGINAL: 3799
I live in Stoneboro. The lake is not even close to be frozen over. Just some general information the lake is privately owned. The owner generously allows people to fish it. What time are you planning to fish? I can alert the fire department to have people standing by.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/26 16:11:08
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38* and rain here, near Sugar Lake, ....better bring a plank. The shore ice wasn't that good to begin with. 33* tonight and 38* again tomorrow.
Cochranton Fire Dept. on stand by.
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bigbob
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/26 17:21:49
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all this fire dept. talk................i might just stay home. lol thanks for the info ......... saves me a trip from pittsburgh.
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Ymesss
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/26 18:14:52
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ORIGINAL: 3799
I live in Stoneboro. The lake is not even close to be frozen over. Just some general information the lake is privately owned. The owner generously allows people to fish it. What time are you planning to fish? I can alert the fire department to have people standing by.
Is there any ice at all on the lake? Could you launch a boat? Thanks.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/28 11:17:21
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I used to kill the perch there thru the ice years ago. Very clear lake as well. Haven't fished it in about 10 years. Saw some kind of fresh water jellyfish or something like that years ago as well. They were gg shaped and flashed bright colors. And no, I was not under the influence, haha. Anybody know what they were or ever see them before ?
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/28 11:52:22
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ive seen algae form gelatinous balls of clear protoplasm.... thats about it. you should of caught one of those 'jellies' and poked it with a stick.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/28 16:42:26
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Yes sandy lake is very special in that it suports a species of freshwater jellyfish. IMO very neat
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wade alexander
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/28 16:59:21
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my buddy used to bring them into school in jars, was pretty cool
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anatikus
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/29 04:36:15
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catch a few, if you clean 'em i'll cook 'em 
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/29 14:37:58
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Pymy also has freshwater jellies....
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/30 09:44:42
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fish warden told me at tamarack, fish were so skinny because they wouldnt eat. everytime they did eat something it had hooks in it! that lake got pounded for about 5 years. red spot was also a reason. fished it 5 times last 2 years and caught 1 fish.
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RE: trying sandy lake AGAIN!!!!!
2012/01/30 20:20:32
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i would be all about a 2-4 year freeze on fishing pressure. why fish a non fishable lake for the sake of wetting a line. i wont fish it again until it rebounds. both for my own time and the sake of the fish. shame because it is the first safe lake to fish.
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