Hey boys please post the water temp at the piers when you come in. I might want to go chucking tonight. Thanks.
PS: it's getting pretty late at the dance, you may want to head west of Wilson.
Doc, the return on investment for Atlantics are HORRIBLE. They are extremely fragile and not as tolerant of the conditions found in Lake Ontario. That is why so few are stocked. As for table fare.....give me Coho over Atlantics any day. Coho availability is better as more of a year-round fish than Atlantics which usually are only caught in spring.
Pink salmon are present in the St Mary's flow into Huron so runs are possible. I don't think salmon would eat them but Lake Trout definitely would.
The whiting effect, as seen on Modis, does not happen in an oligotrophic lake (clear infertile). With all the rain, Lady O is set to explode with all the nutrient-rich run-off. The OMNR and DEC last year described the needed cuts to King stocking numbers because of the hole in alewife population from the bad winters of '13 and '14. As the rationale for the cuts were laid out, it was argued that because alewives no longer live past 5 years of age on Lake Ontario, the hole in the population would severely hamper future stocks because the two lost future breeding classes. Thankfully, they decided to listen to us fishermen and survey more areas of the lake. The fruits from this years more intensive trawler search is that the population of alewife classes does in fact contain robust age 5,6, and 7 year olds that can cover the shortfall. The fish I saw on the Kaho were huge-fat alewives that often had food in their stomach despite being at the end of the winter cycle. The common sense approach would be to collect and raise the bi-national agreed upon numbers of kings and wait to set the final stocking numbers for spring after we see what this winter holds for us. Bad winter= make your cuts. Another mild winter or "normal" winter= give us the full allotment.
https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1&template=sub&image=t1.17242.1555.LakeOntario.143.250m.jpg
Speaking for all us fisherfolk at work....trying to live vicariously thru you.....yes please sharpen your hooks lol. Try tightening the release on your dipsys and lighten your drags.
Gents, a battery switch will not stop the subtroll from the slow trickle down on your battery. I have a Perko switch and in the "off"position I still can see the little black dot on the Subtroll display. I unplug the unit after each outing.
As others have suggested probably Coyote. I would also ask if you have seen any Eagles around lately? I drove down to Ithaca Sunday and saw an Eagle. When rabbits are killed in my yard by hawks, usually only the head is left.
Naw, they got pushed west from the Oak by East wind Thursday then shoved up against the south shore by a strong north to south current yesterday. When those kings get their bearings...,,,they gone. Get them while you can.
Thank you for posting. I know walleye guys are not usually forthcoming with info. After my original posting, I noticed a few postings on LEU that mimicked my program with good results. Keep the info flowing!
Put a good ball bearing swivel two feet in front of your spin doctors on rigger rods. Dipsys have the extra swivel so never a problem on those with line twist.