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Zach. I sent you a PM.

Seems like that statement from "whomever" on Facebook is flawed. Lake St. Lawrence level would increase, not decrease.The Massina Dam is above where the Ottowa River, which is raging, empties into the St. Lawrence R. Montreal is downstream from the Ottowa River. Lake St. Lawrence is downstream from Montreal. If they were to increase flow from the Massina Dam, Montreal will be flooded worse and Lake St Lawrence water level would increase drastically causing or increasing flooding there. Unfortunately, no matter how you look at it, there is a limit to how fast the lake can be lowered through the St. Lawrence R. AND mother nature is the only place you can put any blame. I don't think the amount of rain we had could have been predicted. And even if it could have been, letting out extra water ahead of time may not have been enough either.

Maybe it is overwhelmed with traffic.

I heard back from Brad Hammers with some preliminary info on the results of the trap netting that was just completed on Waneta and Lamoka Lakes. I will have that info at the meeting tonight. So this will be another topic to discuss.

That's great. Can't wait to hear more at the meeting tomorrow.

Muskies Inc. Chapter 69 Meeting Hello everyone, Just a reminder, albeit short notice. we have a meeting tomorrow evening at the Moose Lodge in Henrietta, NY at 7pm. There is no guest speaker scheduled. Besides general business and ongoing activities, we will be discussing upcoming events. We have an announcement of a new Region 3 representative who many of you know. For those of you who have been tuned into Lake Ontario United, Facebook etc., you are probably already aware of all the things our new tournament director Zach Baker has been doing with help from other members as well as members of the musky fishing community. So we will be talking about the Otisco tournament which is coming up this Saturday, May 20th. It should be the best one yet. Thank you, Zach. He is also making plans for the Chautauqua Tournament which we are expecting to be much better. From what I heard yesterday, the DEC has completed their planned trap netting in Waneta and Lamoka Lakes. I emailed Mr. Brad Hammers at DEC Region 8 yesterday to see if he can give me some preliminary information of the results of the netting. Hopefully I will hear from him tomorrow or sometime soon. This is the first time in a very long time they have done this in Lamoka. If it shows the presence of muskies, it will be easier to make the case for starting a new musky stocking program there. It is looking like this year is shaping up to be the best ever for Chapter 69. If you can, come on down tomorrow and join us at the meeting to help support our musky fisheries and your musky community. Membership not required to attend the meeting.

We need 2 or 3 weeks of no rain just to turn it around. I imagine farmers are waiting for many their fields to dry out so they can plant.

Read the news from Montreal. The flooding there is pretty bad. They don't have the waves to contend with but the flooding there is worse. Many areas in Canada have been experiencing heavy rains and flooding. The Ottawa River is raging right now and it enters the St. Lawrence just above Montreal. The Dam on the St. Lawrence is upstream from there. If they let more water past the dam, it will make matters much worse for them. It is just an unfortunate situation due to the excessive amount of rain we have had this spring. It still would have happened under the old water level control program.

I was wondering if there anything that can be done to limit the flow from the upper lakes into Lake Ontario but I haven't seen it mentioned at all. Hope we get a break from all the rain.

Zach, Did you get the email I sent you and the PM I sent you on LOU about changes to tournament rules? I need to get it done soon and wanted your input on changes.

I have an 18 ft boat too. I used a 15 ft 2x4 and some regular 2x4s and saw horse brackets to build a big saw horse that is about as tall as your frame. The front legs are shorter for the raised bow platform. I used 1 1/2 " x 12" stock for ribs and trimmed them with about a 45 degree angle and attached them with one drywall screw to the top edge of the top 2x4. I trimmed each set (R&L) at the bottom also with an angle and so they sat right on the edge of the gunwale and numbered them 1R, 1L and so on. I tied the tarp mostly to the trailer and some places on the transom using nylon rope about 3/16 thick. I used old folded up towels on the corners of the 2x4 and windshield. Spraying silicone waterproofing helps to make the snow slide off the tarp. I found out this year that the cheapest tarp is only good for one season. The material tore around the grommets a little so they are now weakened.