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Thanks to all you guy's , glad you all liked the pictures and I Appreciate the comments . Bluewater, It's an Olympus OM-d (5). Medium sized camera with A million functions and settings that I need to learn about on it. Slipbob...yes, very good fishing for shad around Lordville...it is a prime spawning area for them here most years. I don't fish for them much anymore, but once in a while will hook up with one while fishing for trout...they are very strong in early/mid May. I hope I can get some more pictures of this buck when I get back home in a few day's,..quite a few does around for him. If not, would love to see him make it through the season and winter...would like to see what he will look like next year.

Thanks for that info Rich...I thought it was all 1 big company out there on the point. I read where Ginna Nuke Plant will also be closing soon...2017 it said.Makes you wonder how many more years the remaining 2 reactors will continue operations at 9 mile pt. after Fitzpatrick shuts down next year.

I'm surprised no one has posted about the Fitzpatrick Nuke Plant, nine mile point outside Oswego is officially going to shut down late next year 2016. Entergy corp say's competition from cheaper energy from other sources has made it unprofitable for them to continue it's operations there. Producing electricity from nuclear energy must be very expensive. They said just under 400 of the 610 employees will be laid off by December 2016....then more in the distant future. The Cooling tower steam cloud plume has been a weather , wind direction and strength indicator for the entire Mexico Bay and Salmon River fishing fleet for years ,both before leaving the dock and while on the water. It will seem weird to look up and not see that steam cloud plume anymore. They did not mention any other energy producing plans to hook into those massive electric wires that begin at the plant and head south...eg wind turbines etc. The Plant closing will have an enormous economical impact in the Oswego county area.

Well "skinny buck" and another small buck got bullied around yesterday and today. This nice buck took over my property and claimed all the does, 1 of which is real close to being ready...probably tomorrow. He's 11 or 10 pts. , I've seen him a few times this summer along the river , and down the road, but always at or into the dark.Finally got to get some pictures of him today shadowing 1 doe. It was exciting for me to watch him do his thing for a good 45 minutes or so this morning....loved every minute of it, and he got to within 30 yards at 1 pt. and I could swear he had a split or double brow...but the pics don't really confirm that....anyway, here are some pics...let me know what you think...hope you like them. Grunting, pretty loud set scraping

You may remember my post last month about the concern I had for a young 7 pt. buck with his thin hind end, neck, and his ribs showing despite all the food available in and around my yard this spring and summer. I took the pictures of him in my original post the first week of September. Well, just a few hours ago in a light rain shower just before dark, I took a few more pictures of him to share with you guy's. Adk1 , Momay4000, Tile Man Dan and WW IV, you guy's were right on the money saying he will be fine....I really didn't think so. But I have been seeing him on and off these last 7 weeks and sure enough, little by little, he has been filling in nicely. Sept.3 This afternoon How's he looking ?

OK Glenn. I'm home today , but heading north up to Lake O tomorrow morning. They are predicting 10 to 14 ft waves near shore from Mexico Bay to the St. Lawrence....and 14 to 16 footers offshore.

Weather underground marine forecast is showing those winds to shift from south east to south west then west by Thursday night....40knots with 14 to 16 ft seas offshore ( 10 to 14 ft nearshore Mexico Bay to the St. Lawrence) . East and northeast NY shoreline might take a pounding and the islands ,Galloo and Stoney, too....if this prediction is correct.... and when and for how long the south west and west shift lasts.

Good one, and thanks Bruce reeleyz. You just made me think about the guy that screams Fish On ! then sheepishly whispers "rock" as he tries to unsnag his rig from the bottom.

No I did not see the fight, but I figured there might be one with all the different personalities fishing side by side on the river. Please let me know where you bought those waders...would love to get a pair for my granddaughter! I would like to order one of those hats for her, that your wife made too!

I should have posted this in the L O tributary forum...don't know how to move it there.

I don't fish for the salmon once they enter the river, but do enjoy watching the show, and listening to the banter at the town pool.They have their own language ;sayings,adjectives, and instructions, to keep other people from casting over the line of someone fighting a fish. Very entertaining. Here are some of the words and phrases I heard over and over at the town pool when someone hooked up. Fish On! - Fish Off - FIIIISH !- Going up !- Waaay up! going across!- In the middle - along the wall!- under the bridge!- Right in the mouth! - Screamer !- Going Down !- Waaay Down!- No helpers !- First Timer, Give him room!- Jumper!- Tail Hook - Belly hook- Good hook !- NET !- Yell louder, never heard you - Lots of cursing too ! then in the middle of all the madness,I spot this cute little girl who definitely gets the best waders and hat award saw this chalk message on a rock downstream a ways near the staircase

Thanks Joe Esox, Kevin J L and all you LOU guy's. Joe Esox,I am sure I will remember that muskie for the rest of my life as you said. Not many fishing trips in our fishing lives can compare to a fishing trip, when you hook, fight, land and release a fish of that size. It was a Very special feeling holding her tail in the water, feeling her gaining her strength so quickly, and then pull so hard and swim away, free once again. Awesome fish....Beautiful river.....amazing experience and thrill.

There have been a few others taken and released in the last 2 weeks...2 which were an hour after dark..wink wink

I am still shaking from the "Fish Thrill" of my lifetime today. I fished with my musky guru friend Bruce aboard his penn yan "Bear Necessity" today on the St. Lawrence.We were covering lot's of water searching and occasionally clearing lines of weeds and some fleas when we got an absolute violent ,screaming hit that nearly tore the rod holder off the boat. I grabbed the rod that was being kept from going overboard by a safety tether....and it was game on. The Beast surfaced and thrashed out about 150 feet and it took my breath away and scared me to death at the same time. I tried to get Bruce to take the rod and fight the fish because I was afraid of losing it! He said "no way" Ive got to clear lines and steer the boat. Well she sounded and thrashed around, took me a long while to get her close then panic set in again, no wire leader on that particular lure and the lure was buried out of sight in the musky's mouth ! She jumped, cleared the water and sounded again... and I thought it was all over but got lucky and was able work her back and steer her to the net !Bruce could not lift her into the boat(neither could I)...the 2 of us had to lift her! Here's a pic from my cell phone We did have a little time removing and cutting out the hooks, but we were able to get her back in the water and she revived and released really well...awesome day, awesome fight, and awesome sight watching her swim off and out of sight towards the bottom. I will never forget that fish...and I'm sure I will never top her.

Didn't mark or catch much yesterday on Ontario, but did catch and release a nice fish suspended over deep water a little before noon,