I will tell ya what! The Northerns are absolutely HUGE this year! I finally have one at the taxidermist - She is 34" long (Ive caught longer) BUT! she weighs 15 pounds. Usually I catch the "babies" first; not this year - catching a lot of big 'uns.
I am using my usual bait: large shiners. Instead of fishing them beneath a bobber, I am using a size 6 hook, with a slip sinker. WOrks like a CHARM!
I think I mentioned I fish on the Upper Niagara River, near Buffalo.
I am CERTAIN this is the year I will catch "Nessie" - she is a freakin HUGE Nothern, honestly probably close to 4 feet long, and thick as a log! Wish me luck!
Posted Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:04 am