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We got there around 7 due to a crew member whose pillow was extra soft, but once there we made it out fast and we started fishing in around 70 feet of water. It only took about 3 minutes for the first dipsy to fire and the fight was on. It took about 15 minutes and three runs when we got a first good look at this bruiser. Is was the biggest so far this season and well over twenty pounds by the looks of him. But that was all we got to see of him because he made a new run and this time around he straightened out the lock snap swivel and took off with the lure. That fish just opened and bent a 60 pound test snap swivel and he was not horsed! We talked and speculated about this one for quite a while. The rest of the day was less exiting. We fished over 115 to 160 with water temperature about 52 to 54 at 45 down. in the next 2 hours we did another six salmon in the 4 to 10 pound range, but no bruisers. Around 10 in the morning the wind and waves started to get annoying and the warm water was pushed away. We ended up fishing in 4 footers with a few 5 footers thrown in for good measure so we packed up and went back in. My 1985 19 foot islander did get thrown around , but that boat is like a tank and at no point did those waves worry me, it just sucks to fish in that sort of weather.

I have done it several times. It seems easy. The newer type that slide into a slot are easy. The older type is a lot harder. Getting the glue to stick in the right places is not easy. It tends to dry up or get onto your hands.You will need soap,band aides and iodine. The soap is to wash out your mouth several times during the process. The one thing that makes things a lot easier is sticking the bellows in very hot water for a while, it makes them softer and a bit more stretchy

You may want to consider Fairhaven. The fishing is comparable to Oswego, but if the weather is poor, you have a large bay that you can fish in. Wednesday will be quiet in Irondequoit bay. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Were there many seals in the race?

Jon is right. the reward should go to the winners, not to taxes. Specially since all of this is money that taxes have been paid over already. As for amateurs not getting any cash prizes. Gas costs money and it is always very nice to be able to fish for free ,because the prize paid for the gas

DEC Delivers Press Release -Information to keep you connected and informed from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Share or view as a web page || Update preferences or unsubscribe DEC Announces Sea Lamprey Control Treatments on Seneca Lake to Enhance Lake Trout and Salmon Populations A program to combat the parasitic sea lamprey is scheduled to begin the week of June 4 on Seneca Lake tributaries in Chemung, Schuyler and Yates Counties, Paul D'Amato, Regional Director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. By effectively controlling sea lampreys, DEC can reduce mortality rates for fish targeted by sea lamprey, especially lake trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, and landlocked salmon. In addition, fewer sea lampreys mean fewer unsightly scars and wounds on sportfish. Typically, immature sea lamprey live in streams for three to four years before they become parasitic, descending into the lake to prey on other fish, like trout and salmon. Through the sea lamprey control program, DEC will apply a lampricide, called TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) to the streams in a continuous, metered manner over a period of approximately 12 hours to kill the immature, larval form of the sea lamprey. TFM is a selective pesticide used extensively for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes for decades and in Seneca Lake tributaries since 1982. The dosage levels of TFM that are lethal to larval sea lampreys can be harmlessly processed by most other aquatic organisms. Following an environmental impact statement and public hearing that were conducted prior to initiation of the sea lamprey control program, DEC concluded that the sea lamprey control program "offers an effective and immediate measure for protecting the native lake trout populations in Seneca Lake." DEC further concluded that the project will not have any significant impacts to the environment or non-target organisms exposed to the lampricide. Some minor fish and aquatic invertebrate mortality is expected and may be visible. The stream treatments do not pose any significant hazard to human health. However, as a precautionary measure, the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) has advised no stream water consumption, fishing, swimming, livestock watering or irrigation in the treatment zone during and immediately following applications. Appropriate signs will be posted along the treated streams. Since 1982, Catharine Creek and Keuka Outlet have been treated ten and six times, respectively, without any significant environmental or human health problems or impacts. DEC will treat waters inhabited by juvenile sea lampreys in Catharine Creek and tributaries from the Chemung/Schuyler County line to Montour Falls and Keuka Outlet from Cascade Mills downstream. Lampricide applications are scheduled to start June 5 in Catharine Creek and June 7 in Keuka Outlet, however, weather conditions may warrant postponement to later in the week or the following week. http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/77537.html

I just put a thousand feet of wire on. The reel counters are never precise. They do not measure actual footage ,the counter just turns a number when the reel rotates one turn. I asked the torpedo wire guy, Matthew. He told me that they tried to use coloring like leadcore , but it did not work well. His advice is to use a high gloss spray paint. I spray on the wire for about 3 feet length on places that I have measured while on a sports field. I did every fifty feet and use fluorescent green , orange and yellow. It takes a while to dry and every so often I refresh the paint. It is very precise. After a while you remember the number on the counter where the spray painted wire comes of the reel. By the way, the numbers always differ a bit

The Horsin' Around team got together for the first time this year to start preparing for the competition season and apart from accidentally dropping some stuff overboard thinking it was attached things worked out well. We got a slip in Oswego this year and so far this works out very well for us. Traveling time to the grounds is much shorter (from 40 minutes down to 8 minutes) and the catching is great(so far). We went 8 for 10 using Gill's secret weapon which as we all know is bobber and worm. Most of the kings came out of deep water. What we thought would be lakers were in fact kings. Getting together again after a long winter, having fun on the water and catching fish made for a very happy day. Cornelis.

Magda pro just is not built for heavy duty fishing. There is a reason why they are cheap. I only have one on my rig and at most I use it for fingerlake lakers.

I have used pike and bass minnows for laketrout . They work just as good and stay alive a lot better Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Night crawlers or day strollers? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

First trip of the year and we wanted it to be good so we drove west to Olcot. We left port around 06.30 and headed north. The water temperature was around 43 on the surface and at fifty foot down it was around 39 and a bit below. Every once in a while there were patches of forty degree water down below, but no large areas of steady 40 degrees. We headed north to about 280 feet and apart from from some fish at 130 down (lakers?) it was an empty screen. We had 2 downriggers at around 50 foot down, 2 dipsies on 3 settings 100 feet out, 1 leadcore with 5 colors out and a surface line. We used spoons only. mostly dreamweaver super slims in varieties of orange and lemon colors with one chicken wing further down . Going back south we started catching and ended up with 4 nice kings and one very nice steelhead. Later on ,back at the dock we heard from the folks who stayed close to shore that they mostly got skunked and one guy told us that he went out to 350 feet and ended up with 3 out of 8. I think that the wind changing from east to west over night broke up some patterns and made it harder to fish. On the way back home to Rochester, we blew a trailer tire on the 531. We were lucky to carry a spare and all the tools needed to fix it. Special thanks to a very friendly state trooper who pulled up behind us and gave us safety cover from behind while were fixing the tire.

$50 come and get it

I do believe that it can handle a 100 pounder.

DEC Update on Adirondack Hatchery Power Outage On May 4, a storm that brought severe high winds to much of upstate New York caused widespread power outages in many locations throughout the North Country, including DEC’s Adirondack Hatchery. Although the backup generator at the hatchery functioned properly during the outage, restored power from the main service line was cut off due to a malfunctioning transfer switch. This malfunction prevented the flow of well water to raceways holding fry, quickly depleting the water of oxygen. It is estimated that 41,000 of the 296,000 fry in the raceways survived. The transfer switch is being repaired and DEC is actively identifying options for installing new, more modern monitoring and alarm systems to prevent events like these in the future. In addition, the Bureau of Fisheries is working to secure surplus landlocked salmon fry from other northeast states and federal fish hatcheries to help offset these loses. The result of this event is a significant decrease in the number of landlocked salmon that will be stocked in New York in 2019. DEC has stocked its full compliment of 230,000 spring yearling fish this year. Although unfortunate and significant, the quality of fishing in most of the 41 waters stocked will not be diminished appreciably. In a given body of water, anglers typically catch landlocked salmon 2 to 4 years old, so angler success is not likely to be impacted for several years. Landlocked salmon represent just one piece of New York’s vast coldwater species fishing portfolio, and in larger waters are usually stocked alongside other salmonids such as rainbow trout and brown trout, which provide a similar angling experience. DEC remains committed to providing anglers with premier fishing opportunities throughout the State and will continue to work diligently on rehabilitating our hatchery infrastructure through funding provided under the NY Works Initiative.‎

+1 for Gator, but if you have $1500 to spend, you might want to consider a Furuno 585 or better a 588. These are 1 kh units . If you combine that with a good transducer you not only see your weights, but also your downrigger cables. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

maybe they learned how to eat gobies

I have a Furuno 628 and I love it. The fish finder quality mostly depends on sensitivity of the transducer. The best investment is a high end transducer. The user friendly and high end transducer furuno is the biggest bang for your buck. I don’t think that you will find them at Cabelas. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Yes Haddock fishing is here big time. We went out on May fifth for a glorious day on the water. After having traveled from Upstate NY and having lodged in Hubbardston MA we arrived in Gloucester and immediately went over to George's for breakfast. This is THE place in Gloucester for people who like huge pancakes and other great foods. Then it was on to the dock to meet Captain Kevin of Kayman Charters and the other members of our team. Soon we were on our way to the grounds. On our way there, we saw a few dozen whales spouting and breaching.The whales stayed close to us all day. Although minimum size for haddock is 17 inch, we decided on 19 inch for starters. That was a mistake. We should have made it 21 inch and we would still have boxed out. From the moment we started fishing we were hauling up doubles until our arms were lame. While fishing , we were visited by dolphins around and under the boat. By the end of the day we bumped up the minimum keeper size to 21+ and the last keepers were all over 22 inches. We all boxed out . On our way back we were a happy exhausted group of fishermen, but there was another surprise. We saw a right whale! Back in port we walked away with around 20 pounds of haddock fillets each, a tired feeling in our bodies and a sense of great satisfaction. I was too busy fishing and I did not take any pictures , but DRLFC did shoot some pics. Doc, if you read this, can you please put up some pics from the trip? We'll be back next year!

Sorry no picture yet, It is a good stainless steel made for up to 15 horse kicker bracket. It does need some cleanup $75. I would prefer pickup, mostly because this is a heavy bracket and I would like you to see what it is before you buy. I can email you the pics