I don't know much about Seneca perch but I did a LOT of calico/crappie fishing down home. I would be doing good on them and then lite bite and miss. I found out a school of perch would come in and to get them to hit better they needed some meat on the hook.
I also got one of these helps a lot.....
Ironwood 0081 Top-Snapper Fastening Tool
Makes snapping boat covers and tops easy
Dual stainless steel blades to align and fasten inside and outside snaps
Ideal for unsnapping snaps without damaging the canvas
Works on corroded snaps and shrunken canvas
Easy-to-grip rubberized handle
Lifetime warranty
If you just want to drag bottom for lakers , I took a finned cannon ball drilled a small hole in bottom ( careful lead hangs up the drill bit ). I then put a screw eye in hole , made a mono line up with snap hooked to old logging chain, dropped that to bottom if it hung up only lost the chain and a snap.
If you have a drain valve and a fill valve for the tank seems like only ONE should be open. If they are automatic easy system to set-up. If they are hand operated then Les nailed it unless he/she was following orders. Then fire the boss....
35,000 gal spill
UPDATE: Yates County, Village of Penn Yan, Sewage Discharge, Keuka Lake Outlet East of Fox's Mill Rd, Entered Seneca Lake
Issued August 24 2017 3:04 PM by Penn Yan (V) STP
How Soon
Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
How Severe
Significant threat to life or property
How Likely
Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Affects: New York - Yates - Dresden, New York - Yates - Milo, New York - Yates - Penn Yan, New York - Yates - Torrey
Summary
Expires: 8/31/2017 1:31 PM ...
Location of Discharge: Keuka Lake Outlet Trail, Penn Yan, NY 14527, USA
Additional Address Info: Storm drain adjacent to Reed bed
Name of Waterbody Affected: Keuka Lake Outlet, Seneca Lake
Description of Discharge: Treated Sludge from Secondary Digester
Potential public area(s) impacted:
The following public areas were potentially impacted:
Fishing Area:
Keuka Lake Outlet
Facility name: Penn Yan (V) STP, Facility ID: NY0029726
Date and Time of Discharge: Aug 23 2017 4:00PM
Duration of Discharge: 14.5 hours ended.
Reason for Discharge:
Other:
Valve left open after transfer
Volume or Rate of Discharge: 35000 Gallons (Estimated)
Treated State of Discharge: Partially Treated Without Disinfection
Steps Taken to Contain Discharge: Closed valve, constructed earthen berm on paved surface to contain standing water. Installed earthen coffer dam in receiving ditch and Vacuumed remaining material from ditch with Vacuum Truck
For more information on this and other discharges, visit SPRTK
I've said that a number of times without any thing to back it. Just that Cayuga fishing came back so fast , with all the fish that were killed by the over amount of lamprey because of the high water. Then the three larger lakes west of them had a decline in there fishing !!!!! Now with a bad spring again wonder what will happen there in the next year or so with the lamprey.
I saw that boat in the rain during the storm the day before. Was not sure if it was DEC or from the sonar unit. Then next morning saw a marked out in front then they showed up. Looked like one in 17' to maybe 30' and one other out in around a 100' in front of my camp.
I saw the fish also just one day , about 25% were shot , they had one laker in the 10#+ class. If you get more info on all the testing and #,s they took I would like to see that report. THANKS for the reply.
For dummies like me , I started with a good real and rod but mono line. I got a good idea out of that set up in the spring then when the fleas showed up it was time to change out the mono and go to wire , tilly-tip and make sure wire is tight or loaded all the time so you do not get a kink in it.....
Lasts years info :
March 26, 2017
Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Watkins Glen Community Center
Boat Launch Road Watkins Glen, New York 14891
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WIEGHTS AT THE FLTA TACKLE SHOW AND SALE
I will be set up across from the food concession with downrigger weights and Seth Green trolling sinkers. Torpedos 12 and 16 pounds,balls 16 to 6 pounds,herbies(fish) 10 and 14 pounds. Sinkers 40 oz. to 20 oz. Rich from Custom Downrigger Weights will be there with his Shark weights-10 to16 pounds.Great weights at great prices!
WIEGHTS AT THE FLTA TACKLE SHOW AND SALE
I will be set up across from the food concession with downrigger weights and Seth Green trolling sinkers. Torpedos 12 and 16 pounds,balls 16 to 6 pounds,herbies(fish) 10 and 14 pounds. Sinkers 40 oz. to 20 oz. Rich from Custom Downrigger Weights will be there with his Shark weights-10 to16 pounds.Great weights at great prices!
The linecounter ? All of them get a little sticky a shot of WD 40 or a lite oil into the area where the reset button is helps> I give all mine a shot each year and more if they act up durning the season.