Kevin J Legg

It was a little windy but we still had a great outing on the river. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

From my research the risk is low to begin with. In addition freezing to -4 F for 7 days kills any potential parasites ( make sure your freezer is set this cold)and the salt kills and bacteria so should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Was thinking even if you could launch at Stony it might be pretty shallow journey out to the lake same with Pine Grove. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Tastes like lox to me. going to have it tomorrow with bagels, cream cheese, red onion and tomato.

After reading the dangers of fresh water lox I decided to try it. Froze the skinned fillets for a week then put them in 50/50 mix of Kosher Salt and sugar with some dill weed. Vacuum sealed and put in refrigerator with a plate and weight on top. Left 2 days remove bones, rinsed and sliced thin. Then candled to search for parasites. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I want to give Tony’s Reel and Downrigger Repair out of Orchard Park a shout out. I sent them two Penn reels that were not functioning and one with a broken part. They repaired them and even sent me an extra part in case I need it at a later time. Also very personable on the phone and reasonably priced. I’d highly recommend them. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I’ve tried many as believe this one is best. Roll in flour then mix sparkling water with flour till you have a thin batter (similar to tempura) then dip in panko and deep fry. They come out nice and crispy and brown and you never get the oil foaming up like with egg wash. Also can reuse the oil and they don’t seem to absorb any grease. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Prof T and I had a decent morning. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I personally run 50/50 mix of spoons and sticks. Sometimes they favor one over the other, sometimes it doesn’t matter. I run straight 12 lb big game mono with small snap swivels so it’s easy to change lures. When shallow I run without any weight. When out in 12 fow or deeper I add spit shot or use 2 or 3 color leadcore off the boards and drop riggers deeper. Spoons can certainly hang up and cause problems if your boards stall so it’s critical to watch your turns. I like running a good spread 6-8 lures so fish can tell me what they want as it changes day to day. That said it is better to start with small spread and build as you get experience. When bite is on a 4 lure spread is plenty to keep you busy. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That’s interesting. The ones we caught were mostly empty except one had seven 2” bluegills in it’s stomach which I thought was strange. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have my boat uncovered and in the garage. Engine started right up. Vacuumed it and will do some cleaning and by tonight it should be ready for spring fishing. It will need a good power washing later this spring. I may be greatly jumping the gun but it’s always better to be prepared.[emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Rather than hit the sloppy ice today I got 8 rods spooled up for browns and walleyes. 2 for shallow riggers, 4 for inline boards, and 2 with 2 color lead core off boards. Next will be uncovering the boat, putting it in my garage, and getting it ready to roll. Then wait for a launch to open. This warm rain and wind should help! Looking forward to browns, perch and then walleyes. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Got this photo of the launch. Looks like it may be a while! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Last year I was able to launch at Mexico on March 10th. Anyone have any idea when the launch may open up? Was thinking with little ice cover and the current warm conditions things might open up early again. I do have my boat plowed out so it wouldn’t take a lot to get ready to fish. Probably just a pipe dream. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Amazing how dumb and inconsiderate people can be. Not wishing that anyone would get injured but it would serve then right if they dropped their front end in. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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