Hey all, I am the canoetripping Newbie, so please bear that in mind should you decide to post an answer. My friend and I are planning a 4 day trip in October to Lake Lila in the New York Adirondack Mountains. We were inspired to plan this trip by posts made by the sites member Robin and his autumn trips to nearby Lake Low. Thanks Robin, for your inspiration!
My friend has much more camping experience than I do and has given me a long list of items we will need to bring. I think we will be well stocked for the trip. We tentatively have planned Sept 30 to October 4, depending on weather. If we need to postpone it will be to the next week, or the week after that. We know we need to get a permit from the forest ranger for longer than a 2 night stay. Gear wise, I believe we are getting down to what we need, but open to any “must haves” that you would suggest.
We plan to bow hunt for deer, and fish for Lake Trout and SM Bass. I have fished for bass, but never lake trout, so any suggestions on how to target them that time of year are helpful. I have some paddle tail grubs and heavy jigs, as well as some heavy spoons, as I think the LT will be deep then. I have the basic topo map of the lake from NYDEC saved on my phone. I understand that LT season closes on October 15 on this lake and it is artificial baits only.
As far as hunting, we plan to stay on the sites at the far side of the lake from the launch, as they offer easy access to the rail trail and other trails which we plan to hunt off of. I don’t know how much traffic those trails will get that time of year, and we don’t want to disturb anyone’s hike, and we also don’t want anyone to disturb our hunt. Hopefully we will not need to go too far for seclusion. We did find what looks like a good pinch point nearby. I plan to sit at that point, my friend plans to circle around it some and then come back to get me on way back to camp, possibly drawing deer towards me in the process.
Any input regarding Campsite to select, fishing or hunting would be appreciated, or even any side trips should we decide not to hunt or fish. Thanks all, I am really looking forward to this trip!
My friend has much more camping experience than I do and has given me a long list of items we will need to bring. I think we will be well stocked for the trip. We tentatively have planned Sept 30 to October 4, depending on weather. If we need to postpone it will be to the next week, or the week after that. We know we need to get a permit from the forest ranger for longer than a 2 night stay. Gear wise, I believe we are getting down to what we need, but open to any “must haves” that you would suggest.
We plan to bow hunt for deer, and fish for Lake Trout and SM Bass. I have fished for bass, but never lake trout, so any suggestions on how to target them that time of year are helpful. I have some paddle tail grubs and heavy jigs, as well as some heavy spoons, as I think the LT will be deep then. I have the basic topo map of the lake from NYDEC saved on my phone. I understand that LT season closes on October 15 on this lake and it is artificial baits only.
As far as hunting, we plan to stay on the sites at the far side of the lake from the launch, as they offer easy access to the rail trail and other trails which we plan to hunt off of. I don’t know how much traffic those trails will get that time of year, and we don’t want to disturb anyone’s hike, and we also don’t want anyone to disturb our hunt. Hopefully we will not need to go too far for seclusion. We did find what looks like a good pinch point nearby. I plan to sit at that point, my friend plans to circle around it some and then come back to get me on way back to camp, possibly drawing deer towards me in the process.
Any input regarding Campsite to select, fishing or hunting would be appreciated, or even any side trips should we decide not to hunt or fish. Thanks all, I am really looking forward to this trip!
