Closing out the season...maybe one more trip left (he says optimistically)!
Wind forecast was 0 to 3 mph out of the North through mid morning, then increasing to 6 to 7.
Now there's an olde fisherman's saying about the wind...
Wind out of the South, blows the bait in their mouth
Wind out of the West, Fishing is best
Wind out of the East, fish bite the least
Wind out of the North, don't go forth
Sure it was out of the North...but only 0 to 3 mph...
It was too much temptation to resist!
Temps started out at 26 degrees, rising to 45 by mid afternoon...
Not bad for Wednesday, November 19, 2025, just a week before Thanksgiving!
Oh, but it was cold at dawn! Only boat at the Lamoka Lake launch. Saw some thin ice heading out through the channel, and fine mist was rising as the lake gave off heat. The mist was freezing on everything in the boat, painting everything with a sparkly sheen as I entered the lake.
I started on the same pattern, Fishing a wannabe minnow plastic bait on a dropshot rig up the edge from 20 feet to 10 feet, along the same stretch on the Northshore.
Fingers were cold numb, and I had to dip the rod in the lake on about every 3rd cast to clear the ice on the rod guides. It was freezing fast till about 30 minutes past that wonderful sun rising to warm these old bones.
The lake temperature was 43 degrees...so warm enough!
And the fish tally tells the story!
Boated 8, with 6 of them 2 pound plus chunks. Big solid fish, mostly smallies, plus 3 good hits and a monster that broke off. Also a couple of toothy snake fish, a Pike and a Perch. Great action!
And
The
Big
Fish
For
The
Day...
4 pounds and 13 ounces of giant largemouth!
Easily the biggest I've ever caught on Lamoka...or even in NY.
And tomorrow's forecast is for more of the same...
Except the wind will be out of the South!
Let the adventure continue...
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