Last weekend May 4th and 5th I found myself being drawn to Lake George again. This time I went out of Veterans park and fished the Tongue Mt area. The water was flat calm for a while and the fishing was slow. Water temp had moved up to 50ish degrees. Around 8:30 a breeze kicked up and the bite turned on. I managed going 4 for 6 on Lakers before it shut down. I was off the water by 12:30 and pretty happy with myself. All of the fish were in the 28” range and never taken out of the net or water for release. There was definitely more boat traffic on the lake and even though the fish are still on top I made the decision it would be my last day for trout until after Labor Day.
That brings me to yesterday. Yesterday I arrived at one of my favorite lakes in the area. Earlier I fished it the days following ice out and managed a few. (See earlier posts). Traditionally this same lake gets better as the water temps increase and is exceptionally good when it’s in the high 50s and low 60s. Yesterday the temps ranged 51-56 depending on the depth of the water. Early morning I caught several Splake and Rainbow’s in the mid 20” range and it seemed like that was going to be the trend until a small front moved in with wind and rain which kinda shut it down for the bigger fish. After that, the rest of the day I was catching fish from 10 to 16”. When I came off the water at 2:30 I had boated a combo of 33 Splake and Rainbows and probably lost or had on just as many. All were caught trolling or casting flies. Over the seasons I’ve develop my own style of fly to fish from my kayak. They are basically a buggier version of Adirondack originals. Kayak fishing is a lot of fun because you can control the flies movement. Each stroke, paddle or pedal can lift, drop or turn a fly and if it’s buggy the motion or pulse of the fibers makes it realistic. Anyway, in my opinion, the fishing has turned on and the Dog Days of early spring are finally over.
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