Adirondacks

[adkRoy]

Made for a great back woods adventure , Nice pics how was the fishing 

Water was very, very low and warm. No fish were biting. We need lots of rain.

[stka]

Looks like a good trip. To bad about the water conditions though.

[bogmanjr]

water is low everywhere, Great pic's though.

[upstatehunter]

Sure is!!!!
 
People thought we had so much rain in April and May.....Good thing!!  With no real snow pack to feed the ground, our tables are way down.....Something to keep watch of as August gets here....A lot of deer food may not produce as hoped....might have to adjust stand locations........or find a way to water your plots.....
A lot of trout in that area are sure to perish as well AR......

[Green Mountian Hunter]

Sure is!!!!
 
People thought we had so much rain in April and May.....Good thing!!  With no real snow pack to feed the ground, our tables are way down.....Something to keep watch of as August gets here....A lot of deer food may not produce as hoped....might have to adjust stand locations........or find a way to water your plots.....
A lot of trout in that area are sure to perish as well AR......

  No rain for the week being predicted : It's not going to be good by no means

[OTIS]

We spent most of the weekend up in the Adirondacks in the White Lake to Inlet area.  During our travels we seen three different sets of momma turkeys with very little polts.  they couldn't have been the size of a softball.  There must have been quite a few late hatchings in the area.

[loonyone]

same at camp in the mexico area...small tiny poults with small size clutches.......but I have seen some full sized poults as well....so we have both size clutches in the area.

[mcully]

Saw two hens with good looking poults yesterday in Syracuse. Must have been a dozen anyway.

[adkRoy]

Hiked into 2 ponds in the southern adirondacks today. Tried fishing both. Over all an 8 mile round trip. No fish were caught. 

Funny posted sign near the trail head.

Lots of these guys all over the place. I had to watch where I stepped.

Pond #1, 1.5 miles from the trail head:


This is what makes me a grumpy old man. I hate people that just leave their trash out in the woods. If the idiots can haul it in, then they sure as heck can haul it out.


Where I fished on Pond #1. I could see pan fish but they were not biting. Pond was down low.

Really cool blue flowers growing all around the pond:


Lets play guess what animal left the poo?

Old house foundation from the 1800's


At 3.3 miles I reached pond #2 and found this junk lying around. People amaze me with the crap they haul into the woods sometimes.


Campsite on pond #2:



Some views of pond #2:






Some self shots at pond # 2. I did try fishing here but saw and got no fish.



More trash left by people by this beautiful little lake   :cursing:



I love the way this tree grew


Old dam and mill foundation at pond #2 dating back to the 1800's, 3.6 miles from the trail head


The beavers have patched up the hole in the old dam thus raising the water level back up.


at 3.8 miles from the trail head, I found where some one lost part of their atv even though atv's are not allowed on forest preserve land.


Some indian pipes growing on the trail:



Spring next to the trail at 4.0 miles



at 4.1 miles from trail head, came across a very old hunting cabin:



Unfortunately,  you can see how people have broken into the cabin many times:


This is where I turned around and walked back. The last mile back to the trail head I got caught in a down pour. 
Over all a great hike.

[bogmanjr]

Nice pic's, Pretty without the trash. 

[adkRoy]

Hiked in to Jockeybush Lake in the Adirondacks this morning before the big rains to do a little fishing.  Sally Beagle came with me to keepme company.

These are Emerald Ash Borer traps the state put up to monitor the spread of this invasive bug.



It says 1.1 miles to the lake but that is to the outlet. You need to walk another .25 to get to deeper swimmable, fishable water.


Sally was excited to be hiking


Hey dad, I found a good smell!


Sally crossing a stream, she hates getting wet


When we got to the outlet of the lake, sally wanted to get a drink but ended up getting stuck in the mud:


Jockeybush lake looking west from the outlet



I recommend crossing over the old beaver dam at the outlet and staying on the north side. nice fisherman's path that leads to a campsite and some rock out crops and deeper water.




My collapsable pole and hiking tackle box. fit nicely in my backpack

Sally drinking. This is where I threw her in and washed the mud off her.

I love this dog.


Sally napped while I fished.


Sally took this picture of me fishing

[Raquettedacker]

Cool picts ADK.   No fishes?? 

[upstatehunter]

Very nice!!!   Trout might be right on the bottom of a deep spring hole right now....

[brace]

Awesome pics!!!  Thanks for sharing the trip - Looks like a great time.

[adkRoy]

Cool picts ADK.   No fishes??

No. I need to carry a canoe or kayak back there to get into the real deep water where the trout are.  The water in that little lake was very warm. lots of big bullfrogs around it though.