NAME --------------------- Pete, Tim & Lou
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- Mon. 1/31
TIMES --------------------- 9AM to 2PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny & Mild
AREA FISHED ------------- The Ridge
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- Tip-Up & Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shinners
NOTES --------------------- We tried the deep water again. Had nothing fishing 30 to 50 feet off Nolans Pt. yesterday, today we worked the Ridge. We must have caught 40 Perch, 35 were between 5 & 6 inches. Best fish of the day was a little fat 17 inch Walley pictured below.
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NAME --------------------- Dave, Pat, and Jim
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 1/30/05
TIMES --------------------- 8-5pm
CONDITIONS ------------- fair
AREA FISHED ------------- drop off to deep water
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- tip-ups and jigs
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners and maggots
NOTES --------------------- We set up some tip-ups with shiners along the drop-off that didn't do much for us except a couple of perch. The jigging landed a sunfish, 3 small stripers, and 3 nice channel catfish from 7 to 8-1/2 lbs. We marked lots of fish on our flashers but found it difficult to get them to bite, some more so than others. Here's my only fish for the day:
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno
E-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@msn.com
DATE ---------------------- 1/29/05
TIMES --------------------- 11:30 - 3:00
CONDITIONS ------------- Sun & Light breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx
WATER TEMPERATURE-- Icey cold
FISHING METHOD ------- Tip-ups & Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shiners and Jigs
NOTES --------------------- Nice 1st day out on the hard stuff in 2005. Me and Brian Murphy (soon to be KDC member) had a good time on the 8 - 10" of ice. It was a bit mushy in some areas, but real solid underneath the slop. Set up the tip-ups and nailde 2 nice Pickerel in the 1st 90 minutes. Had a few laughs and met up with some other KDC members, Fred, Joe L, Homer, etc. The only downside of the day was the annoying voice projecting from the intercom at Johnny's Marina...
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NAME --------------------- Mark Hrab and Richard Nagy
E-MAIL --------------------- fishthefalls427@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 1/29/05
TIMES --------------------- 9am to 4pm
CONDITIONS ------------- calm
AREA FISHED ------------- river styx
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ice 8 inches
FISHING METHOD ------- tip-ups and jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- jigging and tip-ups
NOTES --------------------- today was a good day for me and my uncle. well to me it was. it was my first time ice fishing on lake hopatcong and i was so0o0o0o hyper to catch a fish through the ice. So we took our ice house(shantey)about 50 yards out from jonnys marina. we set up the tip-ups with some medium shiners. then when that was done we put our ice jigging poles in the water. while jigging i looked out to see if my tip-ups flag went up. and shure enough it did. i pulled out of the water a 3lbs pickeral. then later on while jigging i caught another pickeral. then after the bite slowed down on the jigging lures we switched to mouises. i ended up catching one yellow perch. then it started to get late then we decided to go home. it was a great day. and i thank my uncle rich for taking me out ice fishing for my first time on lake hopatcong. (FISHING BUDDYS 4 LIFE)
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NAME --------------------- dbag and bird
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 1-28-05
TIMES --------------------- 11am till dark
CONDITIONS ------------- calm, almost nice out
AREA FISHED ------------- henderson cove
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- tip up and jig
BAIT/LURES USED -------
NOTES --------------------- very slow day. not the best day ever. about a half dozen small perch.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 1-28-05
TIMES --------------------- 3:00-5:00
CONDITIONS ------------- mild
AREA FISHED ------------- nolans piont-Dows
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- tip up - jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners
NOTES --------------------- Wasn't very productive for tip up's at all. I caught 3 fish on tip ups and jigged 12 nice perch. Jigging was best and more productive. Totaled 2 small pickeral, alot of perch. GREAT DAY ON THE ICE!
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NAME --------------------- JOHN PIAZA
E-MAIL --------------------- buckstop108@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 01-27-05
TIMES --------------------- 9:30 AM to 3:00PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Clear and Cold
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styxs
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 8 inches of ice
FISHING METHOD ------- tip-ups & jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shinners/fatheads/mouses/meal worms
NOTES --------------------- Fished 5ft to 15 ft 1 large pickeral and 5 small perch. Pickeral came out of 5 feet of water the perch were caught deeper while jigging.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 1-25-05
TIMES --------------------- 3:30-5:00
CONDITIONS ------------- cool and sloppy
AREA FISHED ------------- nolans piont-Dows
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- tip up - jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners
NOTES --------------------- I went again after school and found Pete and Lou in the area. they said they were cayching perch. I went and set my tip-up's in had nonstop action for 30min. Every tip up went up at least twice and jigging was good but smaller perch then a couple days ago. The biggest today was about a 3lb pickeral, short and fat. All and all it was a nice evening.
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NAME --------------------- Pete Cusick & Lou Marcucci
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- Tues. 1/25
TIMES --------------------- 1PM to 3:30PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Light wind & Sunny
AREA FISHED ------------- Nolans Pt.
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Blue & Silver, Black & Silver Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Got a late start so we decided just to jig. It was a good move, we caught quite a few Perch on the Rapalas.We fished in 12 to 16 foot of water off the point.
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NAME --------------------- Mackin Boys
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 1/24/04
TIMES --------------------- 12:00-Dark
CONDITIONS ------------- mild wind and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- nolans piont-Dows
WATER TEMPERATURE-- cold
FISHING METHOD ------- tip up and jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners
NOTES --------------------- We Started late so we could give it a chance to warm up. Not much but better then the morning. Once we got all our tip ups in we had steady action.The jigging stunk in the begging and and got better as the day went on.As the jigging got better the tip ups stop producing fish. We jigged half our fish of the day. We totaled 10 nice yellow perch,4 pickeral, and a bonus fish that was small, a 16inch tru strain muskie. Not big butt diffrent. The biggest pickeral was jigged and weighed 3lb 11oz (25 1/2).
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NAME --------------------- Mackin Boys and Mikey
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- Jan 23 05
TIMES --------------------- 3:00-5:00
CONDITIONS ------------- windy and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- nolans piont
WATER TEMPERATURE-- cold
FISHING METHOD ------- tip up
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners
NOTES --------------------- We fished the north part of the lake and produce nothing. So we decided to try the big lake side. We chose nolans piont because we thought it would hav been blocked wind. OH did we think wrong! We final get all our tip ups in and we catch a beauty perch.Then a second later we lost a nicer fish next to the hole. Fish looked big and fought nice(pickeral,bass,walleye)got the hook back and everything.Really cold. But all and all was a nice day.
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NAME --------------------- Kevin Scalon, Pete Cusick & Lou Marcucci
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- Fri. 1/21
TIMES --------------------- 10AM to 12:30PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Cold & Windy
AREA FISHED ------------- Woodport
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging & Tip-Up
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shinners
NOTES --------------------- The ice has grown two inches since Wednesday, we had over six inches of ice. The wind made it almost impossible to fish. None of us put more than three tip-ups out. We caught several Perch before we left.
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NAME --------------------- Pete Cusick & Lou Marcucci
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- Wed.1/19
TIMES --------------------- 2:30PM to 4PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Cold, Snow
AREA FISHED ------------- Woodport
WATER TEMPERATURE--
FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED -------
NOTES --------------------- Went out to check the ice this afternoon, brought the jigging stuff just in case. There was 4 inches of ice in Woodport, I thought there would be more. The main lake closed up last night, but it still has to be thin ice. Be careful at the Lake Forest Yatch Club, if you were parked in the lot and did not have a sticker the police werer giving tickets.
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NAME --------------------- CARL & BILL
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 1/13
TIMES --------------------- 9 AM- 4PM
CONDITIONS ------------- CALM & THICK FOG
AREA FISHED ------------- POINTS
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 34
FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING
BAIT/LURES USED -------
NOTES --------------------- BILL SAW THAT WE COULD GET THE BOAT OUT SO WE TRIED OUR LUCK. BILL GOT 13 PERCH ALL SMALL. I GOT 3 PERCH AND 1 WALLEYE (3LBS). GOOD THING WE HAD THE GPS, IT WAS SO FOGGY THAT YOU COULD ONLY SEE ABOUT 100 YARDS.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin, Chris Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 1-5-05
TIMES --------------------- 3:30PM-4:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- cold and snowy
AREA FISHED ------------- BRADYS BRIDGE
WATER TEMPERATURE-- cold
FISHING METHOD ------- pitching jigs
BAIT/LURES USED ------- small grubs
NOTES --------------------- We didnt hesitate to try the bridge one more time to see if there were any fish. We didnt catch any fish for the first 30min then we switched sides of the bridge and found them.The first cast on the new side in the cold snow and we caught some decent yellow perch most perch were almost tipping a pound. Chris got one that was a pound. Every perch full with eggs. Then i caught the new species of the day and it was probly a pound pickeral, took my jig but was a little better fight on the light tackle.
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NAME --------------------- Webguy
E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org
DATE ---------------------- 1/2/5
TIMES --------------------- 9-4pm
CONDITIONS ------------- cold
AREA FISHED ------------- main lake
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 36
FISHING METHOD ------- troll
BAIT/LURES USED ------- crankbaits
NOTES --------------------- I couldn't get out New Year's day but I did check the boat ramp (which was mostly clear of ice) and then the ice at the state park with my kids in tow. I noticed a set of tip-ups, a bucket, and a couple rods out there but no humans, huh? I saw a flag up so I checked it out leaving my kids with friends at shore. While spud barring the ice along the way I looked for a hole that might explain why there was no one around ... maybe a big hole. The ice was a little over 4 inches thick but I just didn't feel comfortable on it. I could see water between the cracks move ahead of me as I approached. Well, no fish on the flag and no bait either. I figured someone would come out to their stuff if they saw me messing with it but no dice. I guess they didn't know (or didn't care) that you can't leave your tip-ups unattended (state law). Anyway, I went back to shore and a few minutes later a couple guys passed me by (carrying a bucket of bait and speaking a language I didn't recognize) who went out to tend their stuff. As far as a fishing report goes, the only thing I caught trolling (while dodging icebergs) was another anchor, just thought I'd help out Scan-Tech Salvage clean up the lake a little.
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NAME --------------------- Mark Hrab and Jon Kemp
E-MAIL --------------------- fishthefalls427@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 1/1/05
TIMES --------------------- 2:15pm to 4:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- boating docks by jonnys marina
WATER TEMPERATURE-- dont know
FISHING METHOD ------- jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rubber jig's and metal jig's
NOTES --------------------- It was a slow day for me and my cousin Jon. We went fishing to day just to let our parents relax over last nights new years. so when we got to the docks my cousin started to jig a medium sized rubber worm that had a purple body and a pinkish-orange tail. As soon as he droped his jig in the water a monster perch swallowed it up. it had to atleast be 1lbs. then later on i caught my fish of the day. It was a small pickeral about 1 and a half pounds. He put up a fight to remember(LOL). so that is my first fishing report of the year and it will sure not be my last. so have a happy new year everyone and be safe!!! PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE)
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