Kevin J Legg

One winter we caught 13 burbot fishing Chaumont Bay. They must have been on the shoal ready to spawn.They were very good eating. Caught some on tip-ups and others jigging for perch. Incidentally burbot are not the same as bowfin (dogfish) they are a fresh water cod but are scaleless like a mudpuppy.

I have fished the Grasse for bass with a fly rod and they are abundant but in general, not real large. That being said, I have seen episodes of "Rod and Reel Stream Side" where Bill Meisner caught some nice muskies fishing the Grasse. It would be floatable in a kayak or small boat and is wadable in many areas. You might be able to find this past episodes by doing a search. I believe it has potential and is not heavily fished in many areas. I've thought of giving it a try myself.

Lets see. I've lost many lead depth finder, a leatherman, hook out, jaw spreader, many jigs, a couple jig pole (one when a fish took it down the hole). .Also lost a trolling rod, reel, flasher/fly, and rod holder when a salmon ripped it off the boat. On the other had I have recovered 2 nice lost rods and reels one I hooked in Black River and one in Butterfield Lake two landing nets (one a nice heavy long handled one from Lake Ontario and I was able to recatch a lost jig pole lost through a hole. I even once landed a salmon on my fly rod when I snagged someones broken line. Not to high jack this thread but it would be interesting to hear some other unusual catches and recoveries.

Yep, 7.3 lb. smallmouth was a pig.

I caught one pushing 5 lbs. on Butterfield Lake and a couple over 3 last week. Very common to catch them on the Indian River Lakes and St Lawrence Bays especially on late the ice.

I guess I'll have to settle for a day of ice fishing tomorrow. I hear talk that they may change the season in the Northern Zone to match the Western zone next season.

What a great looking bunch of birds. Reward for your hard work. Congrats. Been years since I've even seen a canvasback. Maybe next year I'll get a chance.

I'm jealous

Sounds like my season might be over as there are very limited places to launch.

I use to save all the front legs and when I got a bunch I cooked them up like chicken wings and called them rabbit wings.

Nice job. We're due to have wind chill of -30 tomorrow but a warm up this weekend.

Great way to start

I have a nice pair of whistlers for a buddy that wants to have them mounted. Hope to hunt Canada this week and perhaps the western end of Lake Ontario as well.

Matt, I also mix in some pork butt for a bit more fat and flavor. Not too bad. If I can't eat them I feel bad shooting them. That's why I pass on Mergansers and Old Squaw are marginal. I do have friends that use them training their.

Sounds like a fun shoot. I generally grind the seas ducks and use them to make sausage. Any other suggestions?