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This is a loaded question. If you were to ask me my 100s and 150s produce as many fish as my all my other coppers combined. Reason... I fish them throughout the entire season. They get water time from May - Sept. As for long coppers 250 or more... 350' copper was my best in 2018, 400' was my best in 2017, and 300' was my best in 2016. Year to year it changes as you can see. My suggestion would be for you to start with a 300. It's a length that can be very versatile. You can fish anything on it spoons, plugs, flashers, paddles. It's also not an overwhelming length of copper. It's a good way to get your feet wet in the world of copper. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

So the line counter decreases when reeling line in????? Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Dont let him fool you, that is all he runs!!!

Heres some data... https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//res/glcfs/compare_years/compare_years_o.html

Typical summer King program will do just fine.

I have spent the entire month of may for the past five years fishing from Olcott and have yet been disappointed. By the time the spring derby comes around I have had enough of the shallow brown fishing and I am ready to fish Kings. All but one of those years fishing was good county wide. The off year we spent chasing the bite at the bar. The important thing to realize is it's may and we are King fishing! Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Water color dictates everything... Clean water = a natural presentation (black flash, goby, brown trout, chrome blue, chrome black) dirty water= bright colors (my secret, coho crusher, green frog) Short shallows get the majority of the work load but S3s, and long shallows all have their days. Heres my best of spring 2018... Heres my best of spring 2017...

Heres a good list of ideas. Some of them have been covered but... 1. Online Forums www.lakeontariounited.com www.greatlakesfisherman.com Endless information available on every topic. Virtually a library. 2.Facebook and social media https://www.facebook.com/teamlegacysportfishing/ We are all on social media and there is a ton of info posted every day. New products, fishing reports, how to videos, ect. Get on and follow captains, friends, manufactures. LOts of group pages on FAcebook also. 3.Great Lakes Angler Magazine http://www.glangler.com/ Really the only choice for printed material these days that pertains to what we do. 4.Clubs https://lotsa1.org/ https://geneseecharterboat.com/ http://www.elosta.org/ Join some clubs and go to meetings. There is often speakers at monthly meetings. I know that LOTSA does this on a regular basis. 5.Tournaments Volunteering to be an observer gets a chance to get on some boats that you probably never would and see what they do. Best part is you get paid to fish!!! A lot of teams will also invite you to fish with them on big fish friday. The WHI, ProAms, Atommik Invite all require observers. Contact tournament organizers and they will put you on the back up list if you cant find a team in need of one already. The other side of that is... fish some tournaments. Start small. Put a crew together and have fun. Tournament fishing has taught me more about fishing than chartering clients ever will. 6.Shows Niagara Fishing Expo/ LOTSA Salmon School https://niagarafishingexpo.com/ ELOSTA Flea Market http://www.elosta.org/ GCBA Flea Market https://geneseecharterboat.com/ Get out and go to shows and get in on the seminars. I would encourage everyone to spend a couple days at the Niagara Expo. I think this past year there was over 100 seminars in 3 days. 7.Books and DVDs Dan Keating http://www.bluehorizonsportfishing.net/salmon-fishing-books-videos.html Dan Keating offers some good reading relevant material. I have not seen the DVDs but I have read his books. 8. Captains Try reaching out to some guys and asking questions. Or doing the old school dock walk and talk it up. Besides tournaments, most guys (including myself) are willing to give out information.

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Heads are exploding... I can hear them!!! Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Honestly the best resource out there is probably this site. Not a ton of authors out there writing about this stuff except for Dan Keating. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

For my leaders I'm using 10-12' of 8-12# fluorocarbon. I cut them back as needed and once I see them get down to 6-7' I consider getting fresh ones. I always use a micro swivel for the connection. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

32 or 45? advantages and disadvantages to both. I personally only run 45. Its dive curve is steeper and it holds depth better. 32 is a bit easier to work with. Im a Blood Run guy all the way. http://www.bloodruntackle.com/ leader/copper/backer can be done with a swivel or with an albright knot my leaders start at about 36' Read this...

Vampire of the Sea: Without sea lamprey controls, the Great Lakes would not be so great https://doorcountypulse.com/vampire-of-the-sea-without-sea-lamprey-controls-the-great-lakes-would-not-be-so-great/?fbclid=IwAR0JHgn6m46VgjIGkMROqKIYKjCQfyjYr7CsCFCiGcDW6N0jhlyZeQ8XCq8

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/115977.html?fbclid=IwAR2rZ_Fy6-9OB9Cycz2a1Dz1iCL8MLX9_5jMdXqnHaXAGV0hS38Fb-mbcXY Considerations for Great Lakes Sportfish Regulation Changes for 2020 The Department is currently considering the following potential Great Lakes sportfishing regulation changes and is interested in soliciting feedback on what may be proposed later this year. How to submit input To submit input regarding any of the possible changes being considered: send an email to [email protected] Include the following subject line: "Possible Great Lakes Fishing Regulation Changes [ID number of the regulation you are commenting on, such as "2020_GL 01"]." For your convenience, each "Email a comment" link below each potential regulation change will fill in the "To:" and "Subject:" lines with the correct information. To ensure we receive and can properly review your suggestions, you must leave the subject line as it appears on the e-mail, and be sure to indicate the ID # (s) of the regulation(s) you are commenting on. Please send a separate email for each potential regulation change you would like to make suggestions on! Note: Due to the high volume of e-mails received, the Department will be unable to reply to individual submissions. All input will be reviewed and considered towards developing a proposed rule making consisting of sportfishing regulation changes that, if accepted, would become effective April 1, 2020. Great Lakes regulations under consideration Extend the open season for lake trout in Lake Ontario and the Lower Niagara River (2020_GL 01) Email a comment Description: Open the Lake Ontario/Lower Niagara River lake trout season on December 1 (currently opens January 1). The season would be closed from October 1 through November 30. Rationale: Anglers targeting rainbow trout/steelhead in the Lower Niagara River frequently catch lake trout. Since lake trout spawning is largely over by the end of November, opening the lake trout season on December 1 will provide anglers with additional opportunities to harvest trophy lake trout without jeopardizing lake trout restoration efforts. Reduce the daily creel limit for brown trout in Lake Ontario tributaries (2020_GL_02) Email a comment Description: Reduce the daily creel limit for brown trout in Lake Ontario tributaries from 3 fish per day to 1 fish per day (excluding the Lower Niagara River). Rationale: This potential change is intended to prolong high quality brown trout fishing opportunities through the winter months, while still allowing anglers the opportunity to harvest a trophy fish. Fishing effort on Lake Ontario tributaries can be intense each year from fall through spring, and maintaining high quality brown trout fishing opportunities relies on anglers releasing a high proportion of their catch. Increase the minimum size limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario tributaries (2020_GL_03) Email a comment Description: Increase the minimum size limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario tributaries from 21" to 25" (excluding the Lower Niagara River). Rationale: This potential change is intended to prolong high quality rainbow trout/steelhead fishing opportunities through the winter months, while still allowing anglers the opportunity to harvest a trophy fish. Anglers have noted smaller rainbow trout/steelhead in recent years, and declining rainbow trout/steelhead fishing success as the winter season progresses. Decrease the daily creel limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario and the Lower Niagara River (2020_GL_04) Email a comment Description: Reduce the daily creel limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario and the Lower Niagara River from 3 fish per day to 2 fish per day. Rationale: Rainbow trout/steelhead provide the primary sportfishery in Lake Ontario's tributaries from November through the following spring. This potential change is designed to increase numbers and sustainability of rainbow trout/steelhead in the tributary fishery by reducing open lake harvest during periods when Chinook fishing success in the lake declines and more anglers specifically target rainbow trout/steelhead. Eliminate special Lake Erie tributary regulations applied to Spooner Creek and North Branch of Clear Creek (Erie County) (2020_GL_05) Email a comment Description: Angling on Spooner Creek and the North Branch of Clear Creek is currently closed each year from January 1 through March 31rst. Under this potential change, anglers would be able to fish species with an open season during the period January 1 through March 31rst. Rationale: The original intent of these regulations was to protect adult steelhead and promote natural reproduction in these two tributaries. More recent research has indicated that juvenile habitat is the factor limiting wild steelhead production, not the number of adults. Moreover, these regulations apply to stream sections that are entirely privately owned and are posted, significantly limiting angling pressure.

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