ray koziatek

after waiting 9 months I got aa chance to swim with the fishes,,,and eat a few too

neighbor got a 5FT yes 5Ft mahi mahi in only 150 ft almost unheard of in that close in the winter,,some waho in 300 ft ...but the cold front and wind for the next week gonna shove the 73 deg water out a bit so today its my first day for lobster and fishing .... First things first (wiffy says) 1030 am brunch before i play ,beach walk is done ,now ill rerig the rods for salt water ...temps fell overnight all the way to 72...almost had to turn the A/C on just to sleep.......................... life is good.... Anyone wanna come down toplay Ill get all the info ya need for some good time in paradice.

what lights ?

BOOM!!!

comon sing a bar or two>>>>>>>>>. naa better not or we'll never buy the cd. Ok happy send me one ,,,,,naaa bring it down..we'll celebrate with lobster..

just wraped up our party,,,,,at 9pm sat around outside in 72 deg weather ,,boats all ready and lobster will be first target.. Happy New Year!!

from the look on all yer faces id guess yer all Livin it and Lovin it... Good For you mike and crew , great fishin,great weather,and 1 or 2 decent fish.. Ya know where ill be for the next few months ,,,,call if ya get cold..

I tinkI tout about that once!

mmmmm something that sucks mud and debrie from the bottom must have great taste ...suppose if they were grain fed in a controled pond maybe?? naa unless its a survival situation ill pass and i would even pass the deli that sells carp,myself.. and i ant a fussy person when it comes to food...

just tried, my security warning started to flash ::::::UNKNOWN ZONE then ""The Trojan Horse"" warning Came up and all i saw on the screen was this.............................................. :mooning: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>BUT IT LOOKED REAL AND WAS HUGE!!!! was that the right site????? How yer bro pulls through.

might try to make a cd on the rainey days need a site even a polock can use thanks.

Whats up with all you guys the number behind yer name seems really small when compared to mine .. Guess that means yers is smaller than mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birfday Scott. Ray K.

lamphry treatment started in the 80s ----------------smelt population dissapeared in the 80s From Avon to me to you .....no middle man on my info....Took many calls and lots of talkin before the info was shared with me..... For the new guys to Keuka 15 lb browns were not uncommon ,landlocks could be had from any shore and rainbows ran coldbrook that would make most ontario bows (or steelies) seem small,,,,,,but ,flood of 72 , beaver dams,lack of intrest by dec,,,,and the final demise of these big spawners were the few guys who ripped 15 lb fish and every thing else outa 10 in deep pools,where the fish had no cover in the water and no protection from the shore............so enjoy yer 15 in lakers I havent spent 1 nickel to fish keuka and coldbrook in over 25 years after going head to head with avon ,after some guy behind a desk tried to tell me i had no clue on water hydraulics and my ideas were worthless..............now with new stream bottom removal restrictions by the EPA (must be treated as contamanted soil and removed from area and properly disposed of) a 10,000 job 25 yrs ago will cost millions now.....but hey me justa plummer.. I tried and I tried really hard to save that stream . but fustration foot draggin and insults made me walk away ......sorry kids I should of fought harder for you ......but i had 2 kids in diapers and a few threats from dec if i tried to correct problem my self it would cost me big fines ..for 5 years I had a pick,shovel.saw,ropes hid in the bushes in hammondsport,and kept the creek open for 100,s of spawners before gettin busted for (disturbing a streambed) not a attaboy for saving 1000's of fish......Personally I belive it was a political game for someone to discourage the 1000's of fishermen every spring to spend their time and money in that area....

ok #1 spawning area for lakers on south end is 20 ft off the dock(town pier) some late oct early nov nite check em out with a spotlight kinda freeky as they ball in masses and i mean thousands... couple train cars in 70 to 100 fow near salt plant ; couple old Barges in 80fow just off fabonies(near town garage) used to be >>>>> west side at the end of the dead end road in town... old cruiser (boat) in 50 to 75 fow straight out from rest room off beach.....casulaty of hurricane Agnes (72 flood)... id tell ya where you could lift with yer hands 3 to 4 ft pike (dont lip em ) and when but some things should never be made public...and wont by me or private as far as that goes... do you know their are hudge goldfish on the south end 18 to 24 in some as bright orange as any small goldfish and many white and multi colored ones .... suppose yer gonna want to know what happend to the millions of smelt too??

look in the mirror mark you will see white and plenty of it (sorta like me no buffy fishing will cause tan to fade)...... bummer on the wind tom well you can sit tight with the camera and make some of those goofy "baby pics" of yer own kin. just learn to identify those telltale "grunts" (diaper filling time) and hand the kid off before the smell sneaks out, ,and never ,never hold with outstreatched arms after he just ate, ,,,,,,,nuff said,,, congrats...and enjoy

sorta seasonal,and also to spacific spiecies. IE: spawing time (south end browns,bow,landlocks) lakers do concentrate south now as the baitfish are moving that way to spawn too...From may till nov their pretty much spread out..... As far as hills valleys and structure thier ant too much of that so to speak...as you drive the shore line and ya see a point (usually due to 100000 of years from a small stream feeding the lake) then the bottom does change a lot as you cross these areas most noticable from shore to 150fow...thats why most "old timers" aim point to next point and try to stay straight when "pullin copper" keepin themselfs in approx 100 fow..(good tip for newbies),,, and the streams will bring food flow that will draw the food chain to these areas (nudder good tip)..... Ahh the oll underwater river rumor yup that is just that ,,,,but in the 80s i spent 100,s of hours diving many areas and i have found several underwater "blowouts" ...well thats what i call them probly due to some ground water streams that find their way up the lake bottom(well in 0 to120 ft deep as i dive alone)....their pretty cool as they tend to "puke" a 20 to 30 ft hole pushing out old bottles rocks and debres. Now for the current, it is counter clockwise 99.9% due to the rotation of the earth much like the great lakes...If you leave long point and take a 40 to 60 deg heading you will encounter some really wierd currunts almost like 2 bodies of water reaction in one area,,,,from long point north the shoreline offers less protection from the wind as the landmass flattens out that is why ya get the goofy currents in that area sometimes creating "Inversions" that hold all sorts of crap IE sticks,mud line ,temp change and yup fishys... Well hope this helps .... Ray K.

bummer maybe next spring ya can remind me ive got 2 boxes of pretty good stuff

Ah yes those dreaded words etched in 7 different languages on the corner of the box. Tools Needed:screwdriver pliers alignment tool socket set allen wrench ruler small saw rubber mallet safty goggles ear plugs Bigger hammer prying device 3 tubes super glue 1 clean rag Note : If you actually read the instructions instead of looking for a good photo to do it your way the first 2 tools are all you need! But after you breakoff tab "B" trying to force it into Slot "C" from diagram 7 pg.127 cutaway 4 ,overview 8. By that time you will need to hammer and pry the darn thing apart. cut off all tabs give the kids safty goggles put the ear plugs in so you cant hear for the 100th time "I Told You To Read The Instructions" Break out the super glue . Use the rag to wipe forhead as to not drip sweat on the instructions (what is left) If it still doesnt look like photo send kids off to grandmas use large Hammer to smash into itty bitty parts and return to store.. Merry Christmas ,ah yes those were the years............................................ O.M.G.- I got my son a office chair just looked at box in the corner in 7 different languages it says : SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED! NNNNNNNNNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Hey Mr.Steamer, Ya done put in long hours with Yer Brother,I'm shure ya done got some great stories (I'm just guessin )....So while ya got the protection of the nurses give us the real scoop on some of Ed's tangles ........... Get well soon and Merry Christmas tho the Merry part might be a little tuff to find ......................................Unless ya got some hot nurses..

Yup the same for me, Merry Christmas to my (our) BIG family ... the oll fishery and a few thousand computers has made for one pretty big table to setup.. Naa too big ...maybe well just have a few snacks at the Pro Am derbys,and oyher events around the lake....... Ray K.

naa small boat like that would be great to hit my nearby lobster grounds...

hmm i like the dingy ?how much?

What a cute family you have ,,,no smokers i take it? "BOOM" I was gonna send back a tune I tried to make "White Christmas" ,but after a few bars everything went brown ..... would "Shart Christmas" do?

you can have em when you pull them from my cold dead hands!!!!!!!!! ANY OTHER QUESTIONS??

yes plenty ,hopefully Santa got me one of those underwater "go cams" or whatever the name is and my bro in law who is down there is a video specialest . so i hope ill be able to share some cool stuff with you guys.....Due to the High flow of water through the islands crystal clear water is not the norm ,but ive got a few spots7 miles away i can boat to.."Elbow Bank" and "Content Key" has some cool swimmin and clear water just gotta play the wind game as content key is 18 mi one way . 5 days to lift off