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I have seen where late in the year steelies still kicking around the tribs get chased by smallies making beds they would work over the tail as well and with fins if there's an infection they rot away quick Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Made up info and bs claims are a tactic used by all sides skateman made a great point about the sewage discharges those in combination with hot water are truly dangerous getting that situation fixed should be a top priority regardless of the rest of it. As for the plant running it is still a complicated mix of pros and cons Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That's low this group collectively should change their name to PITA for pain in the a**. They have some good intentions but to many overly idealistic people with not enough science background or verified fact checking. also tend to make no attempt at local understanding. this is a group that would push all lake trout and 100% protection of cormorants Roys Boys I hear you on the why bit coin but the answer is simply thats what can pay the bills right now. they only way to get any local benefit is really to have the plant running. if they were to set up the bit coin part without the plant the extra draw of power might be to much for the local infrastructure and the utility company's are likely to take any upgrade costs and translate it directly to the locals so better to avoid that. like anything else there should be requirements to minimize any environmental damage that includes protected intakes and max temps for outflows. In an ideal world we could rely on our elected officials and our DEC to have our best interest in mind and make decisions accordingly unfortunately we all know that politicians can be unduly influenced by parties that are not part of the group that elected them and often conveniently forget about the best interest of those they are supposed to represent.

no one ever said hundreds of jobs. Also there seems to be focus on the bitcoin aspect. that part is more or less irrelevant bitcoing mining put simply is a program that is running on a series of servers. that part is not the key here what is key is those computers require power and that is what the plant would be used to provide the plant itself would require a staff of some sort to keep it running. maybe its a dozen people but that is not exactly a populous area so a dozen jobs is significant. yes there would contractors in and out at times as well but contractors make a living doing short jobs large and small so anything that produces those contracts is important to there economy if every job that took a week or less disappeared than a large percentage of contractors would go out of business. As far as pollution the big concern is thermal pollution. the water would be used primarily for cooling in one form or another as long as the temperature is not to high it can benefit the fishery overall even with large swings as the lake itself still provides a fairly stable fall back as well as the stream above the discharge. algae blooms happen and are not by default bad in fact they can be an important source of food at the bottom of the food chain. That said abnormal nutrient loads can lead to "harmful" algae blooms or blooms of organisms that produce toxins most notably botulism. to some extent even these blooms can be a normal and natural occurrence. A lake like Seneca is typically low in nutrients and in that scenario a warm water discharge cannot cause a bloom as there is no food for the algae. Nutrient loading is by far the bigger cause of blooms that are abnormal in size or frequency. In many cases the photo period is also more important for good algae growth which is why you dont see them in the winter months even in warm water discharges. Running the power plant is very unlikely to cause any change the algae grown unless some additional form of pollution is added to the runoff. i do however think that air pollution could be a concern as a turbine that is that inefficient will require a lot more fuel to generate the desired electricity. Though natural gas is a fairly clean burning source it is not perfect and there are some emissions.

i used to love wading out in the outlet in a pair of shorts in the summer the warm water attracts a lot of bait and fish. not sure how much trout reproduction happens there but the discharge is very near the mouth so the spawning areas and natal areas would be relatively un-affected. Algae blooms are more dependent on nutrients like phosphorous than just temp. I would say a turbine upgrade is in order it just makes sense for the economics. One piece no one has mentioned is that running the plant will create some jobs.

You need a bill of sale the signed title and a form you fill out from the DMV and a whole lot of paitence to deal with the lines and general apathy from the dmv Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Go for it could be lots of fun out of a yak Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

we always called that honeycomb ice was trying to hold out hope for one more ice trip this weekend but looking more for open water now.

you could always do a single mast on each side just aft of your rod storage. another option if you break your rods down for storage you can get the mast high enough to run the tow lines over the rods

Wire is a different beast than other lines simple knots work well the torpedo divers website had some videos on wire knots one of them is a single overhand knot crazy as that is I tried it and could not break it so I have used it the last two years as I age I'm starting to have some nerve issues with my elbows and hands so a simple knot is a godsend Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Nice fish a beast worthy of the research for the right taxidermist. 13+ is no small feat Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Got a diawa mooching reel and making a custom rod to go with may or may not upgrade the electronics Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Lamprey can also reproduce in the Delta's of creeks. Eradication is not practically possible in lakes the size of Seneca. There are even indications that lamprey have been there from before human interference. That all said human interaction and change of the environment combined with multiple invasive species puts a lot of pressure on the system and sometimes the spieces that best thrives is not the desirable one. Let's hope for ideal weather for stream treatment this spring and a early spring to strengthen the forage base and lead to good recruitment of this year's stockies Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Man that is like a nightmare come true Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app