Bad toe snd cold hands

According to DEC, that is what the fall spawners are, domestic stocked from the Randolph Hatchery in Cattaraugus County.
 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lorpt13part1.pdf
 
It is in the first chapter after the executive summary.  RA: (Randolph) a fall spawning strain  of domestic Rainbow trout maintained at the NYSDEC Randolph Hatchery.
 
In the chart later in the report, they indicate 75,850 total for the Lake, and although the closest lake stocking point is Sodus with 20,000 stocked, they range far and wide.
Stocky fish for its length, with a lot of red in the sides and gill plate?
 
Have you tried chemical hand warmers or electric socks for your hands and feet?
 
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I been there and quote, done that..
Really Clint the only thing that helps besides wool fingerless, which I think are the best, chemical hand warmers in easy access pockets, Ya just gotta move alot to keep circulation and blood flowing... Run on dat... lol
Standing on spot you will get cold, at least I do.. Heck unless you crank the buddy heater in the shanty, which will be happening sat :), in the woods of course..
Cast awhile walk down stream as far as you wish to fish then work your way back up..
 
Good luck

must be nice to take a nap :). Rob took a nap on the floor of the shanty sat...
I just cant stand in a spot much more then 15-20 mins when is cold, I get cold fast..

For the rainbows, they ate usually right in the same time frame as the browns with some late runners that you can catch as late as early February after spawned out. The largest rainbow I've ever caught was of this "domestic" type in early december of 99... Chased it all the down to long bridge to find it hooked in the ****... Was able to land it. Was a male well over 20 pounds. Revived it and said good bye... If my buddy had come down with me I would've had no shame snapping a pic of this beast...


Glad you got one clint!

I'm starting to think about putting the fly gear away for the winter.   The genny can be very dangerous in the cold.  I never thought about this when I started down there in my early 30's but 30 years later, I've got a lot more scars and aches from run-ins with the rocks, and the last thing I want to have to do is walk up the 1/2 mile long hill after a dunking in subfreezing temperatures.  With these "it could dump three feet anywhere" forecasts and weather the SR is out, I spent well over an hour between Palermo and Hannibal once, making a usually 2 hour trip nearly 4.  Lots of things to finish if the snow goes for a couple of days, gutters need cleaning even if all the leaves are not down (and what better way to bring them down than to clean the gutters!)
 
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Palermo through hannibal definitely gets their own unique dose of the white stuff lucky. It seems many folks are opting out the past two weeks. Very few people fishing. All out fights over warm wear attire??? I think that was more like a misunderstanding... But Cutting and threading black pipe in the wind and snow must have my body numb... Or should I say my mind dumb???

I also work outside all day and nights too . All be it I'm just a lazy heavy equipment operator but I do have to get out and work underground quite often .
The big difference between work and play is that mostly while working your moving and keeping circulation and blood flowing which will help keep warm (er) .
Things i do include sitting in a tree stand or standing on the ice all day, I get cold. Mostly my hands and feet. Standing on the banks of a 33 deg river while only casting repeatedly will make me feel cold much faster then casting for 15 mins then walking a bit to keep circulation going again.
I have had bootfoot neo waders , while they are not the most elegant or comfortable waders , they do provide the best warmth, esp when you put some chemical heat packs in the feet. I think it's because there is more air space to allow better circulation . That's just me and my experience .
I don't however own them any longer and instead have stocking foot breathables , I get cold and need to take warm up breaks often, its the only solution I have found.

A nice warm hat, some good wool gloves and a wind proof outter shell jacket are some of the things that have made my torso up at least feel comfortable .
Good luck with the tie and stay warm out there

Hear that rg, my stand boots are 2,000 gm and my walking boots are 800gm. . A gamete of bibs & jackets. Last sat it was also in the teens with a few inches of snow. I always pack the heavy cloths in and put on when I get to stand.
Well after about 2 hrs, my feet still got cold. The heat packs in the boots sure did make it nice .

Now I'm getteing older and shamefully lazy. Heading out this weekend and camping in a brand new custom cargo trailer with heat. Bringing the atv for easy access to the far spots and a propane heater for the shanty which is set up in the woods. Heck I may even take a nap or two while out there.
Next year on the list will be a lazyboy :)

Yea we got a few of those little pop ups but they are real cheaply made. Any snow and the roof will collapse .
I set one of my heavy duty ice shanty s with removable windows up during bow season and take it down on my last hunt. It stays toasty for the most part but a little heat in there and you'll be down to just a long sleeve shirt . :) a lazyboy would be sweet .. Lol
As with the shanty & pop ups we also have 9 established tree stands . Only 5 of us hunt the property at any one given time and there are Hundreds of acres, 874 to be exact with thousand surrounding , no it's not state land :)

Well, I fished without gloves today, as it wasn't very cold. Pretty nice day. I went 3 for 6 all fair hooked and came home with more flies than I brought thanks to a snag with 4 flies in it.  Fished  sz. 4 stones with 1 #7. Never snagged, but got the fish to take.  Next trip will be in mid week a few weeks from now. Wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and good hunting.

Thanks, bro. Could have used your net skills (and a buddy to fish with) today- lost a monster that I couldn't get to go in the diversion above the island, it continued down the heavy water and got me. I'll always remember the one you short stopped for me. Not many pics today, Nanc was not feeling too good and was napping on the snow banks. A couple were still fairly bright with the red blush. Fought hard.

Glad to hear you got fish, and missed the storm.
 
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Looks like you nailed it.

Nice tuna! We hit 20...up to 29 now...going up to 41... The warmer lake is still in our favor around here for some pleasant days... Other than high potential for lake effect!