Yes. I fished it quite a bit last week. I was on vacation from work. The chinook fishing is very good, it's about peak now. There are some browns and a few steelies in the mix as well. The brown action seems to be picking up.
I am vacating my seat on the NMA board after many years. As a conservation Director, my primary duty was as a liason to the DEC. This generally had me sending the occasional E-mail to them after running it by the board first, and attending a few state of the lake, or other DEC public meetings. I thought of you as a good replacement, and was wondering if you would accept my nomination.
John, I will be 272 miles in the rainforest; no cell phone, no electric, no roads and no people other then clients.There are 12ft black camen, 20ft Anaconda's and jaguar's!
John, I will not be at Chautauqua Lake very much for the rest of this year.I talked with Bob Green on Monday about your trip with him, he is all set for you.
John, it's good to see you are cashing in on your banquet prize. Please try to post a full report of your trip with Capt. Bob. I hope all of the guided trip lucky winners will do the same.
I think the numbers of muskies caught this July in the river, including those under 40 inches, are down compared to the last few years. Also, there have been no sub-30s reported, which is unusual and a bit concerning. I think there have been about 22 fish reported for July. Last year there were 38, and that was a slow year. But it may be too early to tell. I know the tubes and jigs have not been real productive, but the early morning and night trolling have been.
I also should add that the UN2 area has really been pounded that past two years. I don't believe that is good for this fishery. But the tubers won't leave it. This is something I say often, but nobody really listens.
Guys - sorry for the delayed response. ALl the NMA emails were going to my junk box. Problem solved! I look forward to hooking up with you all in the future.
Board Member
Scott McKee
Welcome to the site John. If you have any questions about it, the club or musky fishing, never hesitate to contact me. Enjoy.
Sep 7, 2012
Chris Kempf
Hi John, I stopped doing that but if you go to my website
www.nyreelrepair.com there is a link to Dave Casey that will do that and does a great job.
Sep 24, 2013
Jim Kinner
Yes. I fished it quite a bit last week. I was on vacation from work. The chinook fishing is very good, it's about peak now. There are some browns and a few steelies in the mix as well. The brown action seems to be picking up.
I am vacating my seat on the NMA board after many years. As a conservation Director, my primary duty was as a liason to the DEC. This generally had me sending the occasional E-mail to them after running it by the board first, and attending a few state of the lake, or other DEC public meetings. I thought of you as a good replacement, and was wondering if you would accept my nomination.
Oct 22, 2013
Capt. Larry D. Jones
Feb 10, 2014
Capt. Larry D. Jones
Jul 25, 2014
Board Member
Scott McKee
John, it's good to see you are cashing in on your banquet prize. Please try to post a full report of your trip with Capt. Bob. I hope all of the guided trip lucky winners will do the same.
Good luck!
Jul 26, 2014
Board Member
Tony Scime
John,
I think the numbers of muskies caught this July in the river, including those under 40 inches, are down compared to the last few years. Also, there have been no sub-30s reported, which is unusual and a bit concerning. I think there have been about 22 fish reported for July. Last year there were 38, and that was a slow year. But it may be too early to tell. I know the tubes and jigs have not been real productive, but the early morning and night trolling have been.
Tony
Jul 26, 2014
Board Member
Tony Scime
John,
I also should add that the UN2 area has really been pounded that past two years. I don't believe that is good for this fishery. But the tubers won't leave it. This is something I say often, but nobody really listens.
Tony
Jul 26, 2014
Gavin Middleton
Thanks John!
Nov 28, 2014
Chad Lapa
Thanks John - excited to be here!
Feb 28, 2015
Michael Defelice
Mar 19, 2015
chris dufresne
thanks john look forward to meeting you
Mar 22, 2015
Ryan Shea
Guys - sorry for the delayed response. ALl the NMA emails were going to my junk box. Problem solved! I look forward to hooking up with you all in the future.
Jul 14, 2016