Trev, I'd venture to say your good. What is your pitch? Its been above freezing for over 48 hours now.

RG with the rain it probably slid off most around here have.    It absolutely POURED for alot of the day.  Snow is melting FAST

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Still a steady light rain but with the snow now gone they seem to have peaked.

Hey, I know that spot. Glad you got some decent pike. Nice largie, too.
Shirtsleeve ice ain't so bad.....

I agree Clint . I will be out often .. Next trips might be in laker country next mon & tues.

Way to warm here below Albany . Some areas in th adk's it stayed in the 30's with deep freeze coming tues again.

We kept some snow  here, though it's patchy. Enough for a white Christmas.
Do you ever get landlocks, HT?  I bet they'd fight like the dickens  through the ice.
I didn't know if you could target them or not. Have a good hunt!

Yep what DB said a weak lake effect event dropped a few inches last night.  It was wide spread fro cuse to Pulaski.   More of the same this afternoon

Much as I love the river, I'd skip this morning!  That morning we went to the Upper, Clint,  was as cold as I like. Single digits, OK- below- no!.  6" of clear ice on my small ponds. I'm going to try some jigging this afternoon.

The coldest I fished the river was -5 with my buddy Jimmy.. He sat in the truck most of the day..lol Funny thing was it was the first and only time ever approached by DEC officer, 3 times to check our license.. Twice in LFZ, once in Ells.. Finally the 3rd time I just said REALLY !!
I ice fished Schroon Lake at -22 and -17. That day I got a few Landlocks and Lakers.. Downfall was once they were removed from the 33 deg water they were flash frozen..
 
Clint, If you go with a sonar don't go with a to cheap one or you'll be disappointed.. As said I have a Vex fl-18 tri-beam.. My bro-in -law had a cheaper hummingbird and now just got a Vex fl-20 tri-beam..
Buy a good one and you'll only buy one..
 

I borrowed a vex fl-8 for a season from a co worker who upgraded to an 18 before I bought mine.
The 8 worked great for below 100 fow. It was tough in laker ( 80-160 fow) water. Hence his upgrade and my buy of the 18

You should do well. Water level , conditions and timing is good.

Chartist, dress warm- those heaters only go so far!  I'll throw out a few tips to keep you and  your guide happy- you may know them- you may not. Be careful when you swing your leg over the side with cleats or studs- it's very easy to shred the seats or damage  a rod left out. You get reduced mobility with a bunch of layers on. Accidents happen.  Don't get too close to those heaters. Because of all the layers and the cold sometimes you don't feel them until there's a hole in your waders or you've melted part of your boot. It's really easy to forget either of those things in the cold.  The guide will probably tell you these things, but, sometimes in the rush to get fishing....  Excuse me if you know this already. I've ripped a seat by accident myself in a friend's boat,  and seen several  destroyed pairs of boots and waders from the heaters.
Hope you learn and catch  a lot and have a good trip.

Chartist who is your guide, thinking of going up and pulling some plugs on Friday Ill say high on the pass bye.

3fan
Chartist who is your guide, thinking of going up and pulling some plugs on Friday Ill say high on the pass bye.

Shane of the Salmon River Guide service.

Hopefully some good reports coming up! Get 'em guys...