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Raquette Lake, NY Big Fish
Photo by Rachel Pohl
Big Fish caught in Raquette Lake, NY on February 23, 2011. Weighing in at 17 pounds and 37 inches. Based on many facebook comments and deduction crowd consensus labels this a Lake Trout. Or a Monster. Congrats to local Long Laker Mike Lance for making the venture. Common questions.. how big was his auger? How did the tip ups not fall into the lake?
Raquette Lake, NY Big Fish
Photo by Rachel Pohl
Big Fish caught in Raquette Lake, NY on February 23, 2011. Weighing in at 17 pounds and 37 inches. Based on many facebook comments and deduction crowd consensus labels this a Lake Trout. Or a Monster. Congrats to local Long Laker Mike Lance for making the venture. Common questions.. how big was his auger? How did the tip ups not fall into the lake?
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Saturday June 5th, 2010, Jim & Mary Jo Waite with the assistance of the B-Team (the Parks & Rec Crew) set up a tent, table, snacks and a grill on the edge of Jennings Park Pond to host the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby in Long Lake. Families from all over New York State arrive to participate. Local residents, families from Syracuse and Clifton Park gathered on the shoreline along route 30 and along the Spillway. Worms on the hooks and let the games begin. There are prizes for Longest Trout and Longest Non-Trout, Best Fish Story… one of which involved an alien taking the fish away and only leaving a feather behind. Prizes ranged from tackle boxes, fishing poles and gift certificates from area businesses. Cabela’s got in the action, providing sponsorship for many of the prizes including hats, tackle, tools and huge coffee mugs. The weather was windy, a stroller went into the pond, luckily the baby wasn’t in it! There were 35 participants and it grows every year. It’s a casual event. Great for grandparents, families, friends. No registration, just good old Saturday June 5th, 2010, Jim & Mary Jo Waite with the assistance of the B-Team (the Parks & Rec Crew) set up a tent, table, snacks and a grill on the edge of Jennings Park Pond to host the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby in Long Lake. Families from all over New York State arrive to participate. Local residents, families from Syracuse and Clifton Park gathered on the shoreline along route 30 and along the Spillway. Worms on the hooks and let the games begin. There are prizes for Longest Trout and Longest Non-Trout, Best Fish Story… one of which involved an alien taking the fish away and only leaving a feather behind. Prizes ranged from tackle boxes, fishing poles and gift certificates from area businesses. Cabela’s got in the action, providing sponsorship for many of the prizes including hats, tackle, tools and huge coffee mugs. The weather was windy, a stroller went into the pond, luckily the baby wasn’t in it! There were 35 participants and it grows every year. It’s a casual event. Great for grandparents, families, friends. No registration, just good old ... Read more
Forecast for the weekend is for beautiful weather. Stop by the Long Lake Town Offices (closed on Friday, April 2nd) or Hoss’s Country Corner for your fishing license. Always wise to call ahead.
Enjoy our waters!
Forecast for the weekend is for beautiful weather. Stop by the Long Lake Town Offices (closed on Friday, April 2nd) or Hoss’s Country Corner for your fishing license. Always wise to call ahead.
Enjoy our waters!
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Long Lake and Raquette Lake boast several fishing derbies throughout the year. At last count there was a total of eight slated per year and launching winter 2011 will be a season long ice-fishing competition, big cash prizes awarded all season.
We are gearing up for spring fishing. Here the dates for the rest of 2010.
May 21 – 22nd 4th Annual Lamphear Memorial Fishing Derby in Raquette Lake. Register RL Tap Room. Prizes for perch, bullhead, brook trout and lake trout.
June 5th Kids Fishing Derby Long Lake, Spillway on Jennings Park Pond. The pond is stocked with trout in the spring. Prizes and an Adirondack tradition is carried on with the next generation.
June 19th Bass/Pike Opening Day Fishing Derby. Long Lake. Launch time 6am from LL Town Beach. Cash Prizes for longest Pike, Large & Smallmouth Bass. No entry fee. Weight breaks all ties.
July 24 11th Annual RL Bass Tournament. Pre-registration required. $110 entry fee, two person in a boat max. Weigh in 1:00pm. llevents@capital.net
August 28-29
2nd Annual LL Bass Fishing Derby. Pre-registration required. $85 per boat, two per
Long Lake and Raquette Lake boast several fishing derbies throughout the year. At last count there was a total of eight slated per year and launching winter 2011 will be a season long ice-fishing competition, big cash prizes awarded all season.
We are gearing up for spring fishing. Here the dates for the rest of 2010.
May 21 – 22nd 4th Annual Lamphear Memorial Fishing Derby in Raquette Lake. Register RL Tap Room. Prizes for perch, bullhead, brook trout and lake trout.
June 5th Kids Fishing Derby Long Lake, Spillway on Jennings Park Pond. The pond is stocked with trout in the spring. Prizes and an Adirondack tradition is carried on with the next generation.
June 19th Bass/Pike Opening Day Fishing Derby. Long Lake. Launch time 6am from LL Town Beach. Cash Prizes for longest Pike, Large & Smallmouth Bass. No entry fee. Weight breaks all ties.
July 24 11th Annual RL Bass Tournament. Pre-registration required. $110 entry fee, two person in a boat max. Weigh in 1:00pm. llevents@capital.net
August 28-29
2nd Annual LL Bass Fishing Derby. Pre-registration required. $85 per boat, two per ... Read more
Equals snow. We have it. Wet snow, packed snow. It’s winters February whisper, the wish we had been waiting for back in December to cover our stumps and rocks on our snowmobile trails. It is a huff in midst of a season of expectation.
We have our Adult/Kid Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, March 6th. A team can fish water all around Long Lake. More details will be forthcoming. No registration fee, but cash prizes and a family fun event. Think of it as going to the beach. Bring the grill, the lawn chairs, the kids and instead of towels, bring blankets. Instead of floatie devices, carry tip ups, instead of parking in the lot, hop on the snowmobile to find your point of operations and start a snowmobile tail gate party.
March has been known to be the best recreational winter month… hard to believe as Spring time is due… but rumor has it labeled as the best kept secret of the Adirondacks and thought you should know… we will still be grooming trails.
On another note… my friends snowmobile burned up the other day on Long Lake. He thought his hands were getting really warm from his hand Equals snow. We have it. Wet snow, packed snow. It’s winters February whisper, the wish we had been waiting for back in December to cover our stumps and rocks on our snowmobile trails. It is a huff in midst of a season of expectation.
We have our Adult/Kid Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, March 6th. A team can fish water all around Long Lake. More details will be forthcoming. No registration fee, but cash prizes and a family fun event. Think of it as going to the beach. Bring the grill, the lawn chairs, the kids and instead of towels, bring blankets. Instead of floatie devices, carry tip ups, instead of parking in the lot, hop on the snowmobile to find your point of operations and start a snowmobile tail gate party.
March has been known to be the best recreational winter month… hard to believe as Spring time is due… but rumor has it labeled as the best kept secret of the Adirondacks and thought you should know… we will still be grooming trails.
On another note… my friends snowmobile burned up the other day on Long Lake. He thought his hands were getting really warm from his hand ... Read more