Fishing Solo on The Mohawk

[grampy]

First solo trip on the river today. Between locks 9 and 10. One of my favorite stretches . Saw a mink up close but he scooted before I could get a pic. The launching and landing of the bassboat can be a pain by myself. But it went pretty good today. Oh yeah.....caught six smallmouth. The biggest about three and a half pounds.

Edited June 4, 2016 by grampy

[DirtTime]

Nice! Any Walleye's hitting?

[Hock3y24]

Smashed some walleye today Whitney point ares, and a brown, a big one got off!

[grampy]

I was targeting the smallmouth. No walleye today.

[grampy]

Smashed some walleye today Whitney point ares, and a brown, a big one got off!

Nice haul! When is the fish fry?

[Hock3y24]

Saving them to cook over a nice wood fire!

[Dinsdale]

I was targeting the smallmouth. No walleye today.

 

 

Any tips on what they are hitting?

 

Maybe poke around with the kayak up that way soon.....

[grampy]

Any tips on what they are hitting?

Maybe poke around with the kayak up that way soon.....

Most of the smallmouth including the biggest were caught on a quarter ounce white and chartreuse swim bait. In 8 to 12 feet of water, kinda close to shore. Most important was to cast to the shade of overhanging trees. Also bring along a quarter ounce white double willow blade spinnerbait and a craw imitation crankbait. Best of luck to ya!

PM sent also.

[river]

I hit the Mohawk solo on Sunday between 7-8 pool. Got a couple dink SMB nothing great, one nice waldo.

Did you launch at the cornfield? I'll be down between 6-7 this weekend I have to figure out them LMB!!

[grampy]

Yes, I put in at the cornfield launch. It's a lot nicer and less busy than the Kiwanis launch. Plus I love that stretch of the river! Just remember to put a few dollars in the can to keep it open. Between 6 and 7 use the Spro Frog in the pads for some good LM action down there! Or drag a weightless black Senko across the top, rigged weedless of course. Best of luck to ya!

[grampy]

Heading out solo again in the morning between locks 9 and 10.Got some rain yesterday in the area and got a little more current to work with. Going to try drop shot on the channel breaks and on the tail end of flats.

[DirtTime]

Good luck grampy. Don't forget the banana. LOL

[erussell]

Smashed some walleye today Whitney point ares, and a brown, a big one got off!

i take it you were fishing with someone else as the limit is 3 walleye

[PREDATE]

i take it you were fishing with someone else as the limit is 3 walleye

That must be for the res only? The last I knew the spillway was 5 eyes.

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[erussell]

That must be for the res only? The last I knew the spillway was 5 eyes.

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yes 5x15 bellow 3x18 above. i count 6 eyes and a brown. i thought he said he was on the res. tho ive never in 42 yrs heard of a brown coming out of the res. but stranger things have happened. unless he was in the river above the res. got a 30 in walleye one time by where the brown beaver inn was.

[PREDATE]

Aah the brown beaver! We used to hit that on our way to cincinatus lake. The otselic which flows into Whitney point res is a very good trout stream in it's upper reaches.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Heading out solo again in the morning between locks 9 and 10.Got some rain yesterday in the area and got a little more current to work with. Going to try drop shot on the channel breaks and on the tail end of flats.

Ever get further west and hit the "old" Mohawkriver areas? 

[grampy]

Ever get further west and hit the "old" Mohawkriver areas?

The farthest west I have been on the Mohawk is lock 16. But you have given me a geat idea to do just that, and fish the "Old Mohawk"!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

The farthest west I have been on the Mohawk is lock 16. But you have given me a geat idea to do just that, and fish the "Old Mohawk"!

Great structure fishing. Dead falls, boulders, islands, deep pockets and swift current spots. Probably the highest concentration of tiger muskies on the canal. Great eyes in the pools and the smallies are everywhere

[grampy]

Great structure fishing. Dead falls, boulders, islands, deep pockets and swift current spots. Probably the highest concentration of tiger muskies on the canal. Great eyes in the pools and the smallies are everywhere

Can you recommend a launch site to get started? Already looking forward to going! Thanks!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

What kind and size boat?

[river]

Grampy.................Mohawk Masters is going out of Duefels tomorrow  6am to 2pm $50 single man tourney you should hit it up. I'm trying to fish it but also getting ready to leave for vacation tomorrow  afternoon. uuuugh

 

If you see my rig stop and say hi.

 

Dan

Edited July 1, 2016 by river

[grampy]

Grampy.................Mohawk Masters is going out of Duefels tomorrow  6am to 2pm $50 single man tourney you should hit it up. I'm trying to fish it but also getting ready to leave for vacation tomorrow  afternoon. uuuugh

 

If you see my rig stop and say hi.

 

Dan

 

Nice rig Dan!

 

Got plans for tomorrow so can't fish that one. But will make one or two Mohawk Masters before the end of the summer. I'll surely stop and say hi. My BIL is second in points after the last event so perhaps I can swing by at weigh in time.

 

Fished six plus hours between locks 9 and 10 yesterday, and fishing was VERY slow. Caught a few dinks with a three eights oz. white willow leaf spinner bait. That was it! 

 

Best of luck to you tomorrow!!!!