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We are on lakers good, 85 fow running king gear and speeds

Not sure I would be into the trolling, even though I have the gear, but drifting for them seems like a blast

It was crazy. A literal fleet. And I’m with you, I’ve got better spots to poke around, just was mind blowing to me. Could also be pandemic induced

I gotta hand it to the Honeoye walleye crew, they are as tight lipped as they come! I was out today for bass and goodness just trying to run to the north end was like dodging a land mine fleet. Planer boards, rod trees, looked like A Lake Ontario tourney out there. For as little as it’s talked about (I’m sure for good reason) sure seems like a sought after fishery. Anyway back to the important stuff, laid the smack down on the bass and the jerkbait bite was on fire!

I would love to do this, but holy cow I wouldn't even know where to start. I have it in my head that this could be a really fun yearly pilgrimage for my friends and I.

Well, this weekend was pretty amazing. Between a million bass boats being out, and a ton of pressure, bites on Sat were hard to come by. I sat tight to where I knew there were fish and kept grinding. Nothing happening on jerkbait or chatterbait, not happening on the ned rig. Alright kitech, batter up. 10 casts into a slow roll along the bottom and just a tiny “thunk”, and up to the surface comes the biggest bass I have ever hooked! Alright don’t panic, alright she is in the trolling motor PANIC. Ok she unwrapped and in the net and HOLY DEAR LORD THATS A HUGE BASS. 6lbs 8 ounces on the scale and measured at a 22 inch length. My personal best by at least .75 of a pound. Man, I’m going to be smiling about this fish for a long time. Now it’s time to get after a 7!

If you guys seriously think they are going to just do this till 4/29, welp buckle up. Conesus bass guys are gonna lose their damn minds. Lotta kayaks gonna get bought here in the near future.

If I am reading this correctly, then the usage of any launch is being prohibited. At first I read it from a private business sense, like most of the other designations, but there does not seem to be any distinction pointed out. Hope some clarity can be put out there.

Don't misunderstand, I did not say it was viable to have a natural self sustaining population. Very simply, I would rather the atlantics replace the chinooks in the current stocking effort. Pump that many atlantics into the lake, and everyone would start catching them. But alas, they do not consume the alewives at a rate that is satisfactory to everyone. Then again, if you also told me that stripers would be replacing kings, I would be all for that too. Once you cast to breaking bass in the surf, all other fishing just kinda seems more bland.

I think Atlantics are the pinnacle of the salmon/trout world. If someone told me that they would drop Chinooks tomorrow and focus exclusively on trout and Atlantics, I would be beyond thrilled. I am sure if the gear was downsized, they would be a great lake fight. I am aware that my opinion on this matter would not be shared by a single charter captain or industry member, so at least I am self aware. Would just be cool to see our rivers filled with fish that don't die when they come in and were native once upon a time.....

The only thing I think in December is “ dang those lucky SOB’s who get to hunt over cut soy.”

No tracks in the fresh snow and minimal camera action. So hopes are not high. I’ll be lucky to see a doe but I’m in the best place for it. This deer season has been exhausting and man I am looking forward to busting out the trib gear.

nada tonight, gotta get lucky tomorrow. Really wish they would start a small bow culling program on the SUNY brockport Campus, would be a ton of fun. There’s a billion of those deer milking around every night!

Out for the afternoon, let’s see if some deer want to move on this beautiful day.

I hate deer drives so much. There is just no good reason for them and I think it screws up a property badly.

Muzzleloader is my favorite part of the season, shot a lot of nice bucks during this time. They certainly know the hunters leave the woods and they drop their guard in a big way. I’ll be out this week for sure.

Yah that trigger is getting pulled 100%

Just my two cents, I would approach a situation with another armed human in a calm and non aggressive manner. I was once accused of trespassing in Keuka by a regular hunter of the land. I had permission to hunt the property but the other regular didn’t bother to ask first. He threatened to “kill me” or hurt me so bad that I couldn’t “trespass anymore”. Thank god it was bow season. He was yelling and screaming for a good 10 minutes. I waited and said I would only come down if he could actually have a conversation (Was in a climber). I got down out of my tree and calmly explained who I was and why I was ok to be there. I then explained that he told another human being that he was going to kill them and quoted his words back to him. He seemed to get the message as he backed way off and we ended the conversation speaking on friendly terms. Point is that even though these trespassers stink, you are better off just keeping a lid on the temper. Especially when weapons are present. Get the law involved, let them work and don’t let anger get the better of you. What I went through was nuts, and I wasn’t doing anything wrong. Starting from a place of rational conversation would have been much better for both him and I. People are crazy and it would be dumb for something to escalate Needlessly. Do unto others........

No movement tonight (tree stand platform was uncomfortably slick and cameras aren’t showing much. Should pick up as most hunters are out of the woods after today.

Weather was not half bad after 7:15, didn’t end up seeing anything but two close shots from the neighbors seemed to indicate that whatever was headed my way got intercepted. Other than that, fairly quiet morning. I have no doubt that the weather thinned the orange herd.