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WTG. My hat's off to you guys. Please be carefull out there. The little guys generally come up & fight near the surface, sometimes jumping, but the bigger ones will generally come up to the boat then dig right for the bottom. Tom B. (LongLine) ps. that king was stocked.

Dale, If you’re asking why there are so many little guys: 1. We had a short winter. I believe survival rate was high with this last stocking that used a couple more pens than past years. 2. Little guys eat little Alewives and their hatch was pretty good this year. (Older Alewives are not as plentiful as the younger ones.) Although there are some “homebodiesâ€, many Salmon often travel in east/west fashion not just in fall for their spawning run. I.e. little salmon will travel E-W gobbling little alewives, which are fairly close to shore, as they go. Bigger fish prefer bigger Alewives which are further out. 3. Lake has been changing. Water is clearer & nearshore is quite warm right now. Big fish are deep & currently being spotted 150+ft down. (Although they do go vertically to eat & will begin sniffing out their home rivers very soon – probably end of this week. If you catch one that is beginning to darken, it’s been in warm water.) 4. 2007 had the eye-up issue in the hatcheries, so central’s allotment was cut. (2008 stocking) I.e. more little guys than big guys right now. If you’re asking why I post pictures of little guys: I am very interested in the amount of Natural reproduction going on out there. Studies show it varies every year. I’m guessing this year is in the 35-40% range. HIH, Tom B. (LongLine)

I got 2 of them. Guess I'm special? Tom B. (LongLine)

What's wrong is that a guy is taking a picture of another guy taking a picture of a third guy pretending to be whizzing on the rigg'rs. Tom B. (LongLine)

Fishing Report: LongLine Launched at the river pretty early this morning: River temp cooking at 76F. Some clouds, slight SES wind so blew the oil out of the engine as I headed off Russell. (ie full throttle) Set up the rigg’rs in 120 FOW. 54F down 60 ft. Took a Northerly heading and worked out to 250 FOW then back in. Screen most active 180-200FOW. At 190FOW, 54F was 85 down. (interestingly…) Thermocline pretty thin. Couple fleas at the knot once in a while but nothing to speak off. Anyways – 12 for 16. 11 kings & 1 Brown. All small ones. Nothing bigger than 6 Lbs. All clean fish except the largest which had a nasty Lamprey wound. Brownie starting to darken up a little. Kings very feisty. Majority jumped at least once. (even with rod tip down) 2 naturals, rest clipped. Clean DWSS-purples, down 60-85, 15-20 ft back, 2.5 down speed. Direction didn’t matter. Off a little after 10. About 30 vehicles in lot. 14 with trailers. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Chris. We're going to have some tremendous fishing next year out there. oops...shhh...I didn't say that. Tom B. (LongLine)

Next time look at the dental records. Browns and Atlantics often look the same BUT the teeth structure on the roof of their mouths is so completely different that a blind man could tell them apart. Tom B (LongLine) ps. I vote Atlantic

AJ - welcome to the site. Check out the various sections, then ask away. Tom B. (LongLine)

WF - well said. Proponents often site singular aquatic studies but they obviously failed biology because there's a big difference between saltwater and freshwater aquatic life. Freshwater fish are much more dependent upon the nearshore environment. They also fail to consider the endangered species that we have such as the Great Lakes Sturgeon, American Eel and Atlantic Salmon, just to name a few. They also ignore what the USA Corps of Engs is trying to do in the Sanitary Canal. I.E. use pulsed DC to alter the migration path of the Asian carp. I have asked proponents what is the difference between USACE pulsed DC and the 0.5 to 3 Hz at 33,000 volts of turbine transmission lines. The only way I can describe their looks is "oops, this guy knows something about electro-magnetic force fields, induction and corona effects." Tom - You're too much of a gentleman. I would have used a heavy felt marker, signed my name followed by a not abbreviated "N.F.W." (Hopefully, they're not like drug dealers that use minors to sell their wares. But if they are, I would'a signed my name in chinese: Mr. No F.N. Wey.) Tom B. (LongLine)

Very nice Paul. Hope you have a seatbelt on when you get you 1st 20 Lb'r. Tom B. (LongLine)

Well, someone doubts the Great Lakes make up 95% of the nation’s freshwater supply - Check this out: http://gleams.altarum.org/glwatershed/glwatershed.html oops...who woud ever write that "rubbish"?...Listed contact person for the above article: Guess there's no use in my refering you to the USGS were they say that 97% of the world water is saline and only 3% is fresh, and that of that 3%, .9% is ground water & ice cap and that 87% of the remaining 2% is in lakes. As far as not being able to fish “that half mile areaâ€: According to the NYPA GLOW proposal, spacing between turbines is 2,100 ft. There’s 5,280 ft in a mile, last time I checked, so there’s considerably more than a “half mile†involved here, especially when you read further into GLOW and see that they want them in rectangular staggered arrays of 5 x 10 minimum. It's always amazing to me that proponents always read just a few posts and instantly label opposition viewpoints as "must be NIMBY syndrome", without checking out any referenced material. Want to discuss pollution? I suggest a quick google on "USEPA Areas of Concern - Great Lakes" before doing so. (Also read the morning's D&C on beach closings) Tom B. (LongLine)

BD - I liked the yellow with black & red dots, then the green with yellow hallos around blk dots. (frog). Both wood. Funny how it's hard to find yellow lures, but those were killers for me. Tom B. (LongLine)

Going to have to change your board name in a couple weeks huh? (No longer a Free-man) - congratulations Welcome back. Tom B. (LongLine)

You'll find quite a few guys on spoonpullers that love the evil eyes (eppinger). We used to get quite a few salmon on the Black/purple ones. I still have a few in my box but they don't get the water time due to DWSS. Some guys loved the chartruse (green) & orange. Also have a couple red eye wrigglers in the box. Mostly for sentimental reasons. When growing up, I used to do a lot of casting for bass & northerns. Only used 4 lures: Daredevil (eppinger) Red eye wiggler (hofschnieder), ABU spinners and real flatfish. Tom B. (LongLine)

Very nice. Tom B. (LongLine)

Our normal pattern this time of year has been to go deep, however this year with all the recent rain, I wouldn't be surprised if they've moved in a bit or are moving around more each day. Tom B. (LongLine)

Shadster Check your hoses. Ethanol may be eating them thus deposits. Tom B. (LongLine)

If it's only been sitting for a month, it should be fine. When in doubt add a few drops of stabil to it before storage. If you're really worried about it, tilt the can up on one end, let set for a few minutes then siphon out a little from the lowest edge into a glass jar. Let that set for a few minutes and look at it. If there's anything wrong with it you should see it. Tom B. (LongLine)

DWSS - purple Tom B. (LongLine)

John - You keeping score on the non-clipped shakers? Looks like about 35-40% from what I'm hearing. Tom B. (LongLine)

Get youself a good fishfinder, then a good downspeed indicator. Welcome to the board. Tom B. (LongLine)

General rule of thumb is that the winch should be rated at half the weight of the fully loaded boat w motor. If you can afford a higher rated one then go for it & you'll never have to worry about it. The winch is for loading the boat. Don't depend on it to hold the front end down as your speeding down the expressway. Install a safety chain at the bow and make sure you have a good strap holding the rear end down. Tom B. (LongLine)