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Heads up to trollers. There are emergence traps on the lake bottom and surface marker buoys approximately 5 miles east and 5 miles west of Oswego in ~100 ft of water. We experimentally released surplus Bloater eggs at these 2 sites a month ago and are now evaluating if any survived and hatched. We used large, flagged, hi-flyer buoys to maximize visibility and tried to keep the floats in as small of an area as possible. Plan is to sample these spots for approximately one mouth. There are NO nets of any kind, the sampling gear is catching 1/2” larval fish. There are lines on the bottom and heavy anchors so probably best to not troll too close and risk snagging. happy to answer any questions or concerns and thank you for steering clear! bw

The boat in the lot had an accurate report. Fished Sodus this past weekend. The shallow water was crystal clear and nothing was happening inside of 80' of water. Between 90 and 100 we got fish down 40 to 80. Tripled up on Kings at one point. Green spoons mostly. The crystal clear water is not usually a good sign for the shallow bite.

Tons of three year old king mouths to feed. Expect lots of entries but all within ounces.

I remember the last time time that the winter was this gentle. The Pro-Am was won with a fish in the high twenties. Most of the boats had their box full before 8 in the morning.

I’m in for 28 (Gambler)

Gambler might want to challenge your laker prediction. I think he is aiming for 33

I agree on the king and the brown. I think the laker will be 23. Be fun to see how it ends, weather is always a big factor.

If you run - backing, braid, LC then leader - you will be able to get more LC options (colors) on the 30. I have had no problem with the braid slipping in the board release, just add a wrap around the clip if needed.

20lb backing is fine, and yes you want to hook the mono into the in-line. Not the wire or leadcore.

26 king, 28 Laker, 16 brown

Any guesses as to top weights of divisions?