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I think a lot of the salmon size was lost due to early staging. The salmon started to get dark and their stomachs were tight really early last season. We caught a bunch of dark kings in early August instead of mid to late August. They started to burn the fat reserves early therefore the weighed less by the time they hit the hatchery.

Here is a link to the report. http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lou2012hilights.pdf Things are looking up for the alewives for sure! The other thing that is good is cormorants are eating tons of gobies and leaving alewives, bass and perch alone compared to years ago.

I started working on the boat last weekend. The new engine goes in tomorrow! It feels good to be this far ahead of schedule. Now if we could only get some warmer weather to get things going!

Only the slime! Actually Steve, there has only been a couple lakers worthy of that net since I purchased it.

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I purchased a new net today so the old one is up for sale. Not sure of the hoop size but it is very large. The handle extends from 4' to 8'. Here is a photo of it. The net also comes with a scotty net bag clip that holds the netting back when netting fish. . $40.00 - local pick up only.

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This is off the engine (305) I just pulled out of the boat and replaced with a 350 with the newer style distributor. $50.00 takes it.

Yeck, NK, Stinger (standard size and scorpions), Moonshine, Honey Bee, Crippled alewive, Evil eyes, and R&R spoons $65.00 with free shipping to the lower 48.

Magic, I can't remember the size off hand but the swivel goes through the guides with ease as long as you use heat shring on the swivel. Look on the atommik site and you will find the swivels and the size.

Yes I do. I only have a couple 47lcs left and they are getting upgraded in 2 weeks. I will no longer need the parts so they are yours if you want them.

Nice post Jason.

Jakeybaby, If you need one, I have a couple. You are not far from me. Let me know.

Jerry, We have people from Ginna that take water samples from our intake to test for Radiation in fish. I know Jason takes the same lady out to get fish to study for the same purpose. P.S. Check your Pm's Jerry

I'm selling 2 8' 6" Diawa Heartland (black rods) rigger rods. I used them one season. I purchased them new around this time last year from HillsValleyandstreams. $40.00 for both. I do not want to ship but I will for $10.00 aditional.

There was nothing wrong with the old format. If it is not broke, why fix it? The Lake Ontario fishing community is shrinking every year. More people fall due to the cost of our great sport. Lake trout fishermen were slapped in the face and bumped out of the fall derby (yes there are some guys that ONLY fish lake trout). Why knock guys out that have been supporting this derby for years? Not good business sense. Where are you going to draw new people from???????

If you do not want crowds, pick smaller port. Ports like the Oak, Niagara ports, Sodus, Oswego get more traffic. Look at smaller ports and you will find smaller crowds.

I know Tim. Just busting chops. Next year I will take off if I'm stuck working!

Lets hear your thoughts on this. I feel that lake trout, browns and steelhead are just important to the derby as salmon. Without the trout, what would we fish for on years when the salmon fishing is bad? Trout should have an equal chance to beat out a salmon in the LOC. If a trout can beat the leading salmon, it shows how we have a World Class fishery for ALL species of trout and salmon in Lake Ontario. Why not promote the ENTIRE fishery not just the salmon fishery? Dave Chilson said in his email to me that I posted early this winter that one of the reasons for taking the lake trout out of the Fall derby was due to the stocking issues and the population being down. There are a lot of trout killed for that $100.00 fish of the day and thrown in someones garden. Why not dump the fish of the day and put the money into the divisions? I will continue to fish all three LOC derbies. I really enjoy the added bonus of going out on the water and having a chance to win some money. If the entry fee went up and the prize structure went up too, I would not care. The $30.00 I spend for each derby is a drop in the bucket of what I spend on tackle every year.

I missed it again. Tim, can you guys schedule on a weekend I do not have to work next year?