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What's new is that they're going after Browns. For the last few years, more "resistant" Laker strains has been introduced into Big-O. Tom B. (LongLine)

Some of our Browns & Bows have had lamprey scars on them. Kings & Lakers have been clean. Kind of strange...seems like the reverse of other years. Tom B. (LongLine)

Fishing Report LongLine Hit the river at 5:45 this morning. (Slept in a little) Ran into Reel Drag at the launch. Nice to see ya again Joe – Like that boat you got. Anyways. River 61F. Slight North-NE wind. Clear sky. Had to retie everything going out so no pier picture. Here’s one looking back at the Moon. Headed straight out till the shoreline was about a thumb nail high (Looks like sonar crapped out) and fished blind. Went 6 out of 8. 4 rig’r, 1 wire dipsey & 1 off the board. 2 Rainbows, 2 Kings, 1 Brown & one Laker. I probably should have broke the fish finder years ago. Laker was just a hair under 10#. Darn – almost had an entry. 1 King natural, other stocked. 1 Bow had a lamprey wound & looked like he swam head first into a boat. Other Bow had no adipose fin. (?????) Everything else was clean. Bloody Blck/Slvr R&R took a couple, Orange spoon took another, Red dodger/squid took another, and Storm Frtgr took the Brown. Generally short leads, less than 45 down, except the Brown on the board which was way back. Have to work tomorrow, (and rest up) but will try to get back out Tuesday. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

Fishing Report LongLine Met my brother at the launch at 5:30 & headed out before the sun came up. I was a little worried about the weather as the north wind was blowing waves right up the river but after we cleared the channel, it wasn’t bad. Maybe 2 ft’rs with an occasional 3 ft swell. Worked west, back then out. Started out with scattered clouds, then went clear & bright, then overcast, clear and back to cloudy again within 6 hrs….strange weather pattern. Quite nippy in the wind, especially if you got wet. Winds died a little as the day progressed. River temp low 60â€s, surface while trolling in the 45-47F range. Had a board & wire diver out but only the rigg’rs worked today. Started out with this laker; Then I let Bro' catch this one: Then another king (13#) Not big enough to enter but nice fish none the less. (Both naturals) All on short leads, in the top 15-20 ft of water. DW Dolphin, R&R Bloody Blk/Slvr & my home made $19 Fly. (The one that cost me $19 in mylar, beads & tubing before I made a decent one) Where were we? Well as I said in other post, deeper than most but shallower than others…this guy was among the latter… No we didn't have to go that deep.. the scow was coming out the river. Actually, the Laker came in approx 35 FOW between river & Russell, Kings came approx 70-80 FOW off the river. Only 6 cars in the lot. Guess there was a little excitment there this morning and the police closed it for a while. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

Leads on the solenoid?, Bad spot on the starter? Tom B. (LongLine)

Luck to all. Tom B. (LongLine) I'm going deeper than most and shallower than some.

Yep, agree thast your cable is more vertical and your probe is also more vertical. Too much blowback & you'll probably loose speed at the probe altogether. Tom B. (LongLine)

I'm sure that many a paint salesman will tell you that it's true. Yrs ago I painted mine silver partially because I thought they looked better and partially because I was bored to death that weekend. I'm fairly sure the fish care more about the lures than the weight. But then again. I've never caught a fish on a rigg'r weight. Tom B. (LongLine)

Always check the action of your spoon about 6-8 ft back with the rod tip just underwater. If it's just laying there, it needs a little more speed. If revolving in a tight circle, it needs less. To answer your question: can you run nk28's & standard DW's - Heck yes, great combo. Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG - 1st one is always the hardest. Tom B. (LongLine)

I heard someone took a quick poll…

YepNice fish. Tom B. (LongLine)

Well the weather $uck$ so I might as well give it a shot…(and besides I know Ray is just dying to hear this) 1. We owe our fisheries today to the fact that dead fish float. Back in the ‘60’s, many millions of alewives floated up on shore and stunk up the beaches hence we knew something had to be done about them. 2. Every “fishkill†that you read about in the news is/was discovered by vast numbers of dead floating fish. 3. Back when they rotenoned the river to kill Asian Carp, they found no AC but required many boaters to remove the dead fish that floated up. 4. Sharks, rays & gobies will sink because they don’t have swim bladders. 5. Currents and down-wellings can keep dead fish down until they rot. http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/74- ... float.html also published on the “fish channel†http://www.fishchannel.com/fishkidz/bey ... float.aspx Tom B. (LongLine)

Some ways to remember the difference between an Atlantic & a Brown: Atlantic Salmon – Single row of teeth in roof of mouth Atlantic Salmon – mouth At or Ahead of the eye Atlantic Salmon – Arc or Semi-circle tail Brown Trout - Twice as many rows of teeth Brown Trout – mouth Beyond the eye Brown Trout – Tetragon (square) tail Tom B. (LongLine)

Depends on how you release them. Release them into your cooler and no they won't survive. If not "gut" hooked and not horsed around in the boat then great majority do survive. The Lake Ontario Annual report said that close to 45% of the fish caught were released, yet I have never seen more than a couple dead salmon per year floating out there (spring & summer) Tom B. (LongLine)

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 950 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE LOZ043-044-222015- HAMLIN BEACH TO MEXICO BAY ALONG LAKE ONTARIO INCLUDING IRONDEQUOIT BAY- 950 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. MONDAY NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. Yikes - right out of the North! Glad I trailer and don't park on the Genny. Tom B. (LongLine)

Silicone in the lines??????? Do you mean that sludgey stuff like your gas line has been eaten up with eth-eth-eth-ethanol? If so take a look at your fuel pump. Start the engine and see if it'll run if you continuous pump the bulb? Tom B. (LongLine)

Get yourself a good nautical chart...watch out for thet 5 ft stuff. Good way to lose a prop. South wind pushes the warm surface water offshore and brings in the cold stuff from out deep. North wind does the opposite. "General" lake current on the south shore comes from the west and goes to the east, however it hits many "snags" along the way. Run heavy spoons like NK on the fast side, Stingers can go slow or fast. Start out slow & work the old Zig-zag. Be observant as to which side gets the hit then adjust speed accordingly. Good luck. Tom B. (LongLine)

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Kind of obvious which marinas/harbors want the powerboats/fishermen and which ones don't, isn't it? Tom B. (LongLine)

There's definitely a plus side to aluminum boats. Tom B. (LongLine)

Permanent with a long antennea. Hand helds are too easy to drop, especially overboard and don't have the range of the permament ones. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the board JB. Those salt outfits are more than enough for anything in freshwater. You might want to lighten up on the gear a little. Something with a little more give, especially in the rods. Your liable to straighten out a few hooks. Most of the guys use 7-10 ft medium action rods. I personally use 8'6" heartland rods with penn 320 GT2's. July August is Flea season. The 30 Lb is often used by some to keep the fleas off, not really necessary for catching the fish. As long as you reel as a smooth enough drag to let the fish peel off 100-150 yds on his first run, you'll be fine. Tom B. (LongLine)

I suggest camera for 2 reasons: 1. Post a pic with his name visible... and 2. I had a boat comming at my port side while trolling in 200 FOW with not another boat in sight. I took many pictures in sucession and the driver caught the flash out of the corner of his eye & swerved. Tom B. (LongLine)

Yikes! Good luck with it. I'm sure it'll be a lot better when your done with it. Tom B. (LongLine)