Seem to recall the mid 80s-it was a real big deal back then with the lake several feet low.

Well if you like dink perch and no crowds Black lake is the place to be

Tonight we boated  well over 100 crappie with 48 keepers. Ran out of bait. Had them hitting top water raplas .  Wish I brought my fly rod

Fish fry city!  Enjoy, Clint.  They are fun on the fly. I bagged silly season early and spent 4 days of great to crazy good striper fishing. Tomorrow  after some float tube brookies in the High Peaks.  See how steel develops. No more crowds for me.

Well I am back  from my black lake trip and it was wonderful. Boated at least 100 gills and crappie every day and brought home plenty of slabs. All the fish had migrated up a smallish creek so it was a bit crowded over the weekend , but the last two days were peaceful. On Saturday there was a boat every fifty feet I thought it was the town pool (see I got the SR reference in). I got to go with my sick friend and a guy that I consider a father and friend and it was nice. These guys are in their 70's so every trip is special. WAY more fun than dealing with the shat show. I will make a trip up this week though, probably Thursday. My buddy has someone with his wife (who needs constant supervision ) so all will drop at a hat if he calls and wants to go Waldo hunting.  My little boat is running well after a carb and fuel pump rebuild along with adjusting the timing. A few more trips and the up for the winter it goes and out comes the ice gear.

That's a great report Clint and glad you got that time with friends to share . I'm sure those crappie were icing on the cake . I never heard of "that" lake but seems it's pretty darn good if you had company a few days by other fishers .
My soft water gear is for the most part packed away until spring . If you start really zeroing in on some chrome , well , I might have to dig some out :)
Have a good fall and I will take ice all day over snow = yuck to me , lol
Gonna be outta the loop for awhile as I fly to France sat morning for 7 days .

hot tuna
That's a great report Clint and glad you got that time with friends to share . I'm sure those crappie were icing on the cake . I never heard of "that" lake but seems it's pretty darn good if you had company a few days by other fishers .
My soft water gear is for the most part packed away until spring . If you start really zeroing in on some chrome , well , I might have to dig some out :)
Have a good fall and I will take ice all day over snow = yuck to me , lol
Gonna be outta the loop for awhile as I fly to France sat morning for 7 days .

Did n't know they had Steelhead in France?

Honestly , I have no idea what they have there and would probably have more fun at deer camp . Just one of those things I guess. Most likely be wondering if there is ice yet in NY while I'm there , lol

The ADK's are 150% on fire this week.  The wind riffles blowing white across the boatless Lake Placid  looked like ice on Monday.  Especially as it was just at freezing and the trees on Whiteface were coated in rime.  I don't think you'll be waiting long for ice far up, HT.  Have a good trip, though I know most of it is translating greed and criminal negligence from the french.  I'm waiting for Clint to put up a good pure steel report. Then I'll get excited.

DSR reports that the Steel are starting to show down there,however with this low water the snaggers will thin them out when they try to move up river.Meanwhile out west the main problem is NO water,don't know wgen that'll change as there are no big rain events in sight.