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Pretty close, but seemed more compressed, and a rounded tail... Could be that decomposition had some effect on how the fish looked as well.. Its not a big deal, I was just curious... bob

no, wish I did....bob

Been fishing Cayuga for 29 years, and am totally unfamiliar with the small fish i found in a brown I cleaned yesterday.. there were 5 or 6 of them, in varying stages of decomposition.. The heads were more digested than the bodies, so it was hard for me to get a look at the heads/faces... They were about 5 inches long, and silvery like a sawbelly.,,, However, they were elongated like an eel.. Not round like an eel or a lamprey, they were vertically compressed like a sawbelly, but elongated like an eel. Think of an eel like bait fish, but silvery ,compressed, and the had some dark lines/markings as well.. A few thin lines, not real dark running lengthwise along the body.. They were not Gobies, seen a million of those, certainly not alewives or smelt,,, They must be schooling fish such as an alewife however as this brown was packed with them, all siilvery long, thin and vertically compressed, with some markings... This computer not set up for pictures right now, so could not take any pics... any ideas???.. I would recognize a picture of them... Oh yeah, tail fin was quite rounded from what I could tell, not forked.... . bob

agreed... plus its outdoors, not an enclosed space... these guys need to open their businesses up or they won't have a business

The fishing stated in the ""new normal"" we are dealing with means commercial fishing, mostly restricted to the ocean and salt water tidal estuaries... I doubt it includes charters and guides yet, but that might be coming soon... Maybe.... We either let the economy deteriorate until we are in a monstrous depression, or we resume normalcy and take precautions... The vaccine thats being touted will not be a panacea,,,, Coronaviruses have been known for many decades and vaccines have not been well developed for them as yet... Many common colds are coronavirus strains, and we haven't figured them out thus far... bob

that looks like blue skis and flat water in the background.. Every time I look outside all I see is howling wind, sideways rain, snow or all the above.. guess you got out during a good window..Nice laker btw,,, ....

Gizzard Shad-. they make SPECTACULAR cut bait... Browns, rainbows. lakers will swallow them with abandon right on the bottom, if they see it.. BIG Catfish , bullheads, and stripers too, in lakes where they exist.. They stink when cut, but the scent draws predators, and they hit chunks readily bob

Report post Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Wow. The walleye is an illegally introduced species to one of the last true cold water trout fishery lakes in New York State. The walleye was illegally introduced by short sighted bucket biologists...and an ignorant particular “guide”. They wanted fish that are easy to catch and good eating in the lake. A few well known (and one deceased) Homer locals did most of the illegal stocking. These individuals took the hard work of fisheries biologists, those tasked with the management of the lake, and pissed on it. Skaneateles Lake is a trout lake. Always will be. It is unique. And with restoration and management of the invasive vermin walleye, as the state is proceeding... The trout fishery will continue to dominate as we who live here expect it to. Thats what local, law abiding sportsmen and women overwhelmingly show support for. Walleye is vermin in Skaneateles Lake, and anyone supporting or positive of the walleye existence in Skaneateles Lake is either not from around here, is a misguided meat fisherman, or is a one of the illegal walleye stockers... or perhaps a bs guide guilty of introducing this fish in the first place for cash gain Oh Brother.. Do you and the other ""locals"" OWN this lake?.. Yeah, i thought not. Rainbows, Browns, LL Salmon are also "invasives" by your logic.. they are NOT native to Skaneatles.. Only lake Trout are.. Matter of fact the Walleye can and will spawn in the lake itself as well as feeder streams, so they are better suited to the lake than your precious trout. I realize what this forum is .. Its 90% fishermen that deep troll for trout almost exclusively.. thats fine if thats what you like.. There are some here, in the small minority that have no interest in that type of fishing, and LOVE the thought of a viable, or even productive walleye fishery in skaneateles.. Any fish that needs to be stocked yearly to simply exist should be phased out in my opinion, and fish that can reproduce naturally should get preference in management.. Maybe you can petition the NY state DEC, and they can poison the lake, and then fill it back up with rainbows only ... bob

Furuno is the unit that all the party boat/.charter boat captains in NJ used for years and years.. Very dependable commercial grade equipment that lasts.. My Garmin 250 C is a nice color unit, 500 watts RMS and was all I needed.. Problem is even though it was lightly used and well taken care of, it crapped out for no apparent reason after a few seasons use.. Had to send it back to garmin, they rebuilt it for a good deal of money, it lasted another season, needed work again, and they no longer support that unit so now its junk.. I like Garmin when it works.. Good performance at a reasonable price, but they seem a lot more interested in selling new equipment as opposed to keeping their older stuff working for its owners.. bob

Here's the formula- "Boat weight is the most important consideration to take into account when choosing a trolling motor. A beginning rule of thumb is that you want a minimum of 2 lbs of thrust for every 100lbs. For example, if you have a 3000lb boat, fully loaded, then the calculation is (3000/100) * 2 = 60lbs of thrust. When calculating boat weight, make sure you calculate the heaviest potential weight which includes a boat fully loaded with gear, fuel and the maximum number of passengers". I suppose it depends on what you are doing... If you are in heavy seas with the 40 mph wind blowing you away from your launch area you are in trouble.. The electric troller is better than nothing but not much.. Calm water it will be ok, until the batteries go dead.. I only have a 17 footer but I feel very secure with a little 4 HP 2 stroke or even my 2 hp 2 stroke.. thats how I would go, and they are really cheap in the off season $225-275 will get you a decent used 2-3-4 HP gas 2 stroke that would be way better than the electric.. You might only make 1-2 knots in the wind, but it will push you against a strong wind... The electric?.. Not so sure, even thoughyou are well within the weight guidelines.. Electrics are for changing position in small areas while fishing, and holding position against the wind in a boat that size... The excel at that.. They aren't really meant to push a heavy boat with a dead main engine 5 miles back to the ramp in heavy wind.. The small gas motor will do it quite slowly, but it will do it... Ask me how I know!.... bob

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t-s&p=perch+walleye+hybrid#id=1&vid=93dde4ab312d3ad7b29772b6d68c698a&action=click here's a youtube video of one, just like yours