The 600ft rule is for the whole st Lawrence river and Lake Ontario There was an executive order signed the other day extending the temporary law until August 2nd I believe here is a link put out from the governors office https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-multi-agency-actions-enforce-no-wake-zone-along-lake-ontario-and-st Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United
OPRHP doesn't care about people who fish/hunt/boat. All they care about is spending millions on new crap houses and playgrounds for the campers. They haven't done a thing with the boat launches on the St. Lawrence river besides close them. All it would take is a little bit of time to get something in place so they could be used Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United
We were going to fish this afternoon but the wind was blowing pretty good so we decided not to. We will be out around first light tomorrow Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United
Yes fort Niagara is open and the Wilson/Tuscarora is open. At Wilson/Tuscarora they are launching 1 at a time with a state worker monitoring the traffic Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United
Just because there is a big hole through the ice doesn't mean he was targeting musky. When I ice fish for pike or walleyes I double drill all my holes, it makes it easier to land the fish. I can guarantee you he was NOT targeting muskies out of season. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
I know they need to be handled properly I regularly fish for them on the st Lawrence and have made trips to St Clair and have caught my fair share of st Lawrence musky. He is holding the fish properly and it never said it was weighed on a scale I am friends with the person and he knows how to handle fish properly. He grew up on and fishes the st Lawrence regularly and is very responsible when it comes to handling big fish. It never said it was caught pike fishing either I'm pretty sure I know where it was caught because I caught one through the ice a few years ago. The optics are not bad just blurred out so he did not revel the spot the fish was caught. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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New York State requires a floating object permit for something like that. They are fairly easy to obtain and the have standards they are supposed to follow
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You can also try Captain Paul Corbett with Irish Hammer Sport fishing. He is out of Clayton but travels to Lake O frequently
www.irishhammerfishing.com
I know the DEC is well under staffed but maybe a flood of phone calls might get them to finally come out. Getting boat registration numbers would give them a direction to start tracking these people down.
The last few days the perch fishing has picked up. The water temp has been high 40's low 50's depending on where you are. We did catch a blue perch today