And a reproduction using length, girth, and weight has been made. Monday—Trap and skeet shooting at Lisbon Sportsmen’s Club at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday--Trap shooting at Gouverneur R&G Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday--Trap shooting at Black Lake F&G at 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday--West Potsdam Fire Department’s Gun Show at Bingo Hall (268-1000). Avid angler Peter Dubuc caught the current North American Record back in 1940 while pike fishing in New York’s Sacandaga Lake. They are known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, and most of Eastern Europe, Canada and the United States.. Pike can grow to a relatively large size: the average length is … Prime fall-fishing spots include weed lines, areas of scattered weeds, points, tributary mouths, and wind-blown shorelines with adjacent deep water. The Great Sacandaga Lake (formerly the Sacandaga Reservoir) is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States.The lake has a surface area of about 41.7 square miles (108 km 2) at capacity, and the length is about 29 miles (47 km).The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The Fisherman’s Rest sign was testament to Dubuc’s World Record catch and included a painted pike, her fathers name, the date, weight, and length of the pike that was caught. Info on fishing the Great Sacandaga Lake. High quality pike waters include many of the larger Adirondack lakes such as Tupper Lake, Schroon Lake, Lake George, the Saranac Lake Chain, Cranberry Lake, First through Fourth Lakes (Fulton Chain), Long Lake, Upper Chateaugay and the St. Regis Chain of Lakes. Keeping the Sacandaga an “anglers haven” has been the focus of the Great Sacandaga Lake Fishing Federation (GSLFF) a federally recognized not for profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the fishery of the Great Sacandaga Lake. It was caught more than 50 years ago in 1940 from New York's Sacandaga Lake. Peters daughter Gail Freeman is of the opinion that the Outdoor Life article is the most accurate account of Dubuc’s pike legacy. But even native-minded coldwater fish biologists warmed to news of a fledgling fly fisherman who landed a record pike on of line and usually a 10 lb test. The Great Sacandaga Lake (formerly the Sacandaga Reservoir) is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States.The lake has a surface area of about 41.7 square miles (108 km 2) at capacity, and the length is about 29 miles (47 km).The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The house became a resort where people could stay, a boat livery, and was a fishing guide. In NY they spawn in late April when pike season opens May 1st they’re still up in the shallow water along the shore. He caught the pike white casting. He enjoyed the time and technique used to catch a fish. Waltzing all over the lake coming out of the water about every 10 feet skipping and tail dancing, rolling on the leader, trying every trick it knew to throw the hook. Dubuc went ashore and had the fish weighed at what his daughter Gail remembers as Pelchers store in Benedict, northeast of North Broadalbin. He didn’t make much of a fuss about it, just swapped ends and lit out. He also noted that he didn’t care much for fish mounts. The organization yearly stocks game fish in the lake. Northern pike have dark-green to light-green sides with rows of light roundish spots. Like other pike, they migrate into flooded marshes to deposit their adhesive eggs. And there they would be, minnows, bullheads, whatever, swimming around in the tub with faucet water trickling”. On September 15, 1940 Peter Dubac caught the world-record northern pike on New York’s Sacandaga Lake. Current New York State Record Freshwater Fish Species Weight Length (inches) Angler Lure/Bait Water Date Caught American Eel 7 lb. It was a fisherman’s paradise that was a home to pickerel, trout, walleye bass and pike. Trophy Pike The Great Sacandaga Lake once held the distinction of home to the world record, current North American record, northern pike. To compare costs, the same fish would have been upwards of $450.00 to $650.00 today. n/a Larry Manino Nightcrawler Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. 7/25/84 American Shad 9 lb. World record? Almost 70 years later Gail Dubuc Freeman was searching the internet for stories about her fathers famous catch and happened upon the website visitsacandaga.com which had made mention of her father and the pike. Not a man to “ just fish for whatever he could catch” Dubuc’s focus was pike. That fish measured 52.5 inches and weighed 46 … He landed them both in the same net. He got to know it so well he’d take bets that he could guess within two feet and rarely lost. But the catch was verified and recorded in Albany. Territorial in nature, northern pike are sight feeders that prey primarily on baitfish and other fish but have been known to eat frogs, mice, ducklings, and more. North American Record Pike World record weight: 46 lb. Meeting with Gail Dubuc Freeman, she talked about fishing trips with her father on the Sacandaga when she was very small: “He would get me up at 3 am. 2 Oz. So I gave the fish away. The Great Sacandaga Lake has a reputation for producing big pike, and rightly so. Chance of snow 80%. She added “After landing the record pike things started arriving in the mail. Support local journalism — join now! Why are there no photos of the world record pike? If I could keep him away from the stumps and snags chances were good I’d come out on top. The water depth pike frequent depends on a lot of factors. After leaving school he moved to Schenectady and as a young man to worked for New York Power and Light which later became Niagara Mohawk (and now is National Grid) until he was forced to retire in the 30’s due to a heart attack. Measuring 52.5” and weighing 46 pounds and 2 ounces, it was the heaviest northern pike ever caught in the world at that time. Thank you for signing in! The fish struck during a long retrieve and then swam around a drowned tree stump. He had caught some with surface plugs. Go. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. The 22 pounder proved to be the toughest. This September will mark the 75th anniversary of the once­world record northern pike caught on Great Sacandaga Lake by Peter Dubuc in 1940, and for the area’s sportsmen, that’s reason to … This story has a tail however: Read our important update (03/09/2018) on this story here! 2 oz. He felt that the daylight hours during the dark- of -the -moon period produced peak activity. His weight was a record smashing 46 lbs.2 oz. It has been written that Dubuc didn’t catch the world record fish at all. September 19-20--Youth Waterfowl Hunt Days in Northeast Zone. The pike jumped for 30 minutes but then finally lost steam and the rest was easy. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.. His reasoning being that he believed Northerns shed their smaller teeth and would go off their feed. Thank you for using NNY360! 28 Robert Kubica Shad Dart Hudson River, Albany Co. 5/9/07 Atlantic Salmon 24... 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