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October I usually leave the grunt tube in bag until the last weekend. This time of year they are bachelor'd up and sparring so I use the snort wheeze for bucks and use a fawn bawl for does. Both made with my mouth....you don't need to spend money on additional calls.

Up top. Turn left out of exit then next right in town parking area. Bring a flat shovel to clear crap from launch. Nice new launch but nobody cleans it of debris each morning.

Above and beyond good properly wired and working redundant bilge systems, the next most important item to keep from sinking is a couple of buckets. If you have ever seen the fishing fleet in third world countries you would first feel good about the safety of your own rig. Second, they have a crucifix or cross mounted somewhere. Third, they have buckets.

Wow OCD clean rig!

Snap jigging curly grubs and ripping stickbaits for me. I can't sit still enough to watch a do-nothing rig.

Launch for free at Youngstown launch.

Over on lakeerieunited some of the reports said slower fishing but also expansion into the upper layers with five colors of lead mentioned. Perhaps less condensed into that bottom 10'

Granted the rut hasn't kicked in to swell the neck, but since both pictures are taken in September one year apart rutty body shape is out of the equation. I would say you better shoot him (no duh!) as he looks like he is declining (mild winter too).

I had my traditional missed doe broadside at 20 yards on opening day. Always have to get that out of the way.

Can't wait to fish this year class next year when they are perfect sized. Gill them in an ice bath cooler and you end up with pure white meat. Roll the fillets in egg whites then corn meal / Italian bread crumbs/ salt mixture and fry.

Thats awesome!

Jimski, not sure what you were intended with this statement as the internet does not reflect true meanings sometimes but..... of all the stakeholders (all have financial interest) on both sides of the lake that voted on the 2017 cuts, all except one voted FOR the cuts. Everybody on both sides of the arguments presented on this forum want proper stewardship. There is not necessarily a right or wrong answer as nobody has a crystal ball.

Looks like fun! I would be interested to hear how they taste, didn't know people ate Pigeons. Spent yesterday at the 3F club in Lewiston with my two dogs volunteering for their pheasant youth program/hunt. Really warm for the dogs but great action for them to get primed for season.

Yes Rick, I am using this forum to come out of the closet. Going to change my boat name to "hole in my transom". I agree the bickering is stupid and will admit I have stuff going on right now in my life that has me particularly on edge. Rick, I think you would agree that a lot of good has come out of these threads on stocking figures/ alewife numbers-sampling methods/ functioning of Altmar/ pen projects etc etc.