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Keep'n it reel I left another copper on the bottom for you! I broke this one on the the braid backer. I didn't even have a fish on. I checked my roller rod and found the guides had groves worn in them. The burr must have cut the braid. If you find that one you will have a nice bright new copper 600'. My own fault for not checking my equipment. I could have marked it on my gps but I was so dumb founded I didn't think to do that. Good luck Sunday! Wes

I got several fish down 140 feet. Dropped two nice fish in front of a big audience at Tfalls. Doubled up with two big silver fish and they both came off at the same time. We spent the morning jigging which I have always wanted to try. Not a single bite.Started trolling back after 1:00pm and had a steady pick. Great day to be on the lake. Wes

See you on the water! Wes

I will be on channel 68 today if anyone is out and about. Wes

Thanks, I hope to get out Saturday. I will post how we do! Wes

The caretaker is making an attempt to warn you that the ramp will be jammed up at a certain time. You can go back to the launch at the same time but it might be crowded. Any time people come to fish from outside the area the spend money in that town, pay launch fees and so on. How long do you think our state parks and local parks would stay open if only 1 or 2 people used them on a weekend. It would be nice if we always had the lake to ourselves but then who would come to our aide if we got in trouble! The fact of the matter is all the stocking and access programs would not happen if only a few used them. I have been fishing with a 92 year old guy that has been fishing the lake for over 50 years and he told me that the fishing pressure is a fraction of what it was 30 or 40 years ago. He said that most any weekend 50 boats would be working in front of his cottage. Many of the people that fish these derbies have direct contact with the local DEC biologist giving first hand what is going on with the lake. If you want a private fishing hole buy a big lake, post it, stock it,build a ramp and have at it!

Nice job Keepin It Reel. Thanks for cleaning up the bottom that I left a mess.My wife could not believe you guys got it. Hope you can rebreath some life back in that old copper. Nick was correct on the length. It started out as 600' but due to another misshape It ended that length. It was a fun day. Good to meet some new people and catch up with ones that we have known for years. Nice job Mike! Wes

We were never out to win, we just loved all the planning and trying new things. He had great respect for the outdoors and I remember one LOU derby we had three 9lb lakers in the box and we caught a 5 lb rainbow. The rainbows were scarce in those days and we decided to release that fish even though we needed it for our five fish box. I think we are in for some good fishing over the next few years. With reduced laker stocking and larger creel limit, more pressure from other lakes that are not doing well the fish numbers will be down but the size and health of the fish will be better. With the amount of bait I have been seeing it might be tougher fishing because they have so much to eat. I love the challenge more than filling a box so I am O.K. with that. Wes

Les, Are you trying to trick me to get me out of the competition The derby is on Sunday. I'm looking forward to meeting you.We have both been doing this for a long time. It has been hard for me since my boy passed away tree years ago. He was a better fisherman than I but the two of us made a great team. He made me promise that I would keep fishing and I hope to do well this weekend in his honor. I think the big lakers are still in spawn mode. Wes

Cayuga 10/8 The only good thing was no fleas! Temps were deep. we got some short salmon and a couple of small lakers. Lost a nice brown 50' behind the boat. Weeds are still a big problem. All spoon bite . almost every time we pulled rods they were fouled with weeds. Marked tons of bait and one of the lakers I cleaned had three smelt in his gut. I have not seen that in years. Wes