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Dave, Catching steelhead over and over in the tribs may not cause them to die immediately but it does cause huge amounts of stress. Fighting drop back stressed out steelhead in warmer water can not be good for them. As for bigger steelhead in the 90's and 2000's, why are the fish smaller? Is it from lake fishermen harvesting too many (lake trips are down from the hay days of the 80's)? Eating a less diverse alewife diet? Is it from too much pressure in the tribs (trib popularity has seriously increase since the late 90's)? These are the answers we need BEFORE we change limits. If the steelhead simply are not getting bigger due to stress from eating alewife, a size limit will do nothing to help. If it is from too much lake pressure, than we need to change something. If it is from too much trib pressure, seasons need to be shortened. I know this could be a hard pill for all to swallow but if everyone involved wants a trophy fishery, appropriate changes should be made.

I emailed my opinion in when this press release came out. I think the DEC should do a study on catch and release mortality before they change the steelhead limits on the lake.

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Sodus and Conesus are your best bets locally.

More than likely it is a bad board. It is the most common thing to go on Cannon riggers. Easy fix. Fish 307 has replacement boards.

Update: Lake Ontario temp 1/10/14 - 34 degrees 1/10/15 - 34 degrees 1/10/16 - 42 degrees 1/10/17 - 37 degrees 1/10/18 - 35 degrees 1/10/19 - 39 degrees looking good so far!

We are remodeling our down stairs and we are changing the theme. There is three pictures and two lab figurines up for sale. I want to sell all of these as a package deal. I will not ship. Local pick up or I can meet up in the Greece Hilton area. $50.00 for everything. The big picture is 29”x34”, the medium picture is 18 1/2” x 22 1/2”, and the small picture is 10 1/2” x 12 1/2”. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Gambler Rigs will be there! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have been running Saltists since they came out with zero issues. They are both great reels and worth the money. The only pro I see with the Saltist is the drag adjustments are better when you adjust it. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Did you get the one with the stainless barrel or Nitride finish?

Honeoye, Conesus, Greece ponds, braddock Bay, Canadice, Hemlock and Oneida are my favorites. Lots of variety of species to choose from. For starts, you will need jigging rods, tip ups, a tent, and an auger.

One year ago today, our intake temp was 35 degrees. We are currently sitting at 40 degrees. Hopefully this pattern continues and the lake temp is not cold too long.