Kevin J Legg

John, I usually use #2 on ducks and #4 when they are decoying well but I do sometimes go with BB. Certainly better to shot them before they land on the water and are in close but it is definitely tough to kill any cripples on the water. I've tried various shot sizes for the cripples but it seems like even when you cover them with your pattern it takes that one magic pellet to the head. I generally set a couple longlines of broadbills with a few whistlers on one side, a few bufflehead on the other and some blacks and mallards closer to shore. If I'm where there are sea ducks I'll add some oldsquaw and scooter. We also may add a wonderduck or two and perhaps a mojo. When you're where they want to be you can get by with a few dozen decoys but sometimes you do need large sets. Good luck with the cast and blast!

Hunted the lake yesterday and got a nice mixed bag. Scoters, broadbills, gadwall,and whistler. We also knocked down a black that we couldn't recover. It's amazing how tough these ducks are. You quickly learn to keep shooting if their heads are up at all. Once they dive they are often never seen again. You often shoot more shells on the cripples than during the rest of the shoot but you certainly need to continue to shoot follow up shots to be ethical.

Pulled into a gas station in Heuvelton last night and a guy had a 10 pointer well over 200 lbs. with inside spread over 19". Definitely rutty.

Started at Green's Point, then Thompsons Point, then out by the Bat Cave and back to Thompson's Point. We marked some bait and fish but didn't have a great deal of action.

Not a lot to report on. Had three hits. One bite off (probably a pike) one dropped and one 6.5 lb. walleye caught. All off boards one on a Reef runner and other two on DT 11. Pretty slow and not many people fishing. We will be hitting Quinte a few more times this fall.

Headed for a day of fishing Quinte tomorrow I will post results after I return home.