Tim Bromund

I think those are for whole baits, not strips. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Attached is a Community Update detailing the USEPA's planned activities regarding the cleanup of the contaminated upper sections of 18 Mile Creek in Lockport, NY for 2015. http://www.lotsa.org/SKMBT_C28015040408060.pdf Tim

I wouldn't think you would need to run a black box coil on a coated cable. I never did when I was running my BB. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

On Thursday April 9th at 7pm the Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA) will be sponsoring a Seminar by Charter Captain Carl Bish of Salmo Charters on Techniques for spring Brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario. Carl has been fishing Lake Ontario since the age of 12 years old. Carl started chartering in 1987 and continued for 10 years, then took an eight year break to concentrate on raising a family. In 2005 he started up the charter business again and has been doing it ever since. Carl is usually one of the first ones back in the water in the spring starting his trips at the beginning of April. Carl is well known at the Oak and has always been helpful to fellow anglers sharing his successful fishing techniques he has used to be a productive charter captain on Lake Ontario. LOTSA is a group of mainly weekend recreational fishermen who are dedicated to the enhancement of the Lake Ontario Sport-Fishery including the pen rearing project at Olcott. Each meeting also features a sharing of information the current fishing conditions. So come join us and become more successful at fishing Lake Ontario! The meeting will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4487 Lake Avenue (Route 78 two miles north of Lockport), Lockport, NY 14094. The Seminar is open to the public and free to attend. See www.lotsa.org for any questions.

Rochester had Bar like fishing last spring with the warm water coming out of the Genny. I expect this spring to be much the same unless Erie ice melts quick.

^^^^^^^THIS!!!!^^^^^^^

In that situation, just don't make your probe rigger your deep one.

That looks like fun. Reminds me of the time my first season of salmon fishing in 1996 when we got caught 12 miles off shore in 500 fow in 8-10 footers in our brand new 19' Bayliner Bowrider. :tmi:

Also around 15" leaders from the baby SD to the penut fly. 6" Red Alderton "Action Flashers" with a penut fly are killer as well for spring coho. There have been many days where a baby SD on one side and a 6" red Alderton on the other on 2 and 3 color cores off Walleye boards and I couldn't keep them in the water. I've had fish hit them when I had the line in my hand as I was trying to attach the board to the line after deploying the lead core.

Yup, 15'-20' max on the leader off the lead core, and I tend towards to shorter end of that. I've always used 20 lb fluorocarbon and never had an issue. Too long of a leader and it negates the wandering/snaking action of the lead core that makes it so effective.

Yes, the fish get weighed when they go in and weekly while they are in the pens and then at release. If water temps allow us to keep them in the pens the full 3 weeks the weight gains are significant. Here is a link to the data from last year's project http://www.lotsa.org/2014_olcott_pen_rearing_project_data.html Tim

BTW, there are pen rearing projects all along the lake shore, Ours is way out of your way, but some of the ones on the East End might be more reasonable especially if you're going to be up on the Lake fishing during that time frame anyway. We try to hold the fish at least 3 weeks in the pens, water temps permitting. Thanks Pap. Tim

We have 4 pens, the 67,200 kings get spread out between 3 of them and the steelhead go in the 4th. They each get fed different food, so they would have to be separated regardless, but the steelie smolts are so much bigger than the baby kings that they would see the king smolts as potential food as well.

On that note, once the babies are delivered, they need to be fed 5 times every day until they are released. 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. I will have a calendar showing the available feeding times and a form to sign up for a feeding time on the LOTSA Website once we have an idea when the fish will come. Feeding the fish is simple and a GREAT thing to bring the kids to do. Whether it is our project in Olcott, or any of the others across the lake, every project is looking for feeders, so volunteer to take a feeding or two if you can, it's a lot of fun and it really does help our fishery. According to the DEC at the recent State of the Lake Meetings, the data is showing that the pen reared fish are seeing a 2:1 rate of return over direct stocked fish, so these pen rearing projects really do make a difference in the quality of our fishery. Tim

I don't think there is a min water temp, just the max water temp of 65 when they HAVE to be released. The Hatchery won't send them until they deem them ready. In years past, the steelhead and kings did NOT show up at the same time, they came when the hatchery said it was time to send em.

We are putting the pens together and getting them in the water on Saturday, April, 11. We're meeting at the Town of Newfane Marina at 9:00 AM and will be getting the netting attached to the metal frames and the pens into their spots in the marina, so we will be ready to receive the 67,200 baby Kings and 3,500 Steelhead when the DEC delivers them. Anyone want to help, come on down, many hands makes short work of it. Bring side cutters to cut the wire ties we use to attach the netting to the pen frames. Thank you, Tim Bromund LOTSA Corresponding Secretary.

Both ways work, it depends on the mood of the fish whether they want the bigger profile fly of the lower profile that particular day. I normally run mine with the bigger profile, but I have also seen flies that have caught so many fish and were so beat up that only a half dozen strands of tinsel remained, yet they still catch fish like crazy, so it really may not matter much which way you run them.

Yeah, what Mike said.

You're actually safer with the boat in the water than on the trailer once it's been unwinterized. The warmer lake/marina water will insulate to a degree and help keep the block from freezing, that's not the case sitting on the trailer.

They must be thicker (diameter) to get the extra breaking strength. Never used 8's but the 10's I've used for years and have been flawless.

Size 10 Spro Power Swivels, 50 lb test. Been using them for years. Tim Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Wow, a 35 word question that would take a 30 page response to answer adequately. 😃 But seriously, what part of the lake and what time of year/species are you hoping to target. The answers will vary greatly based on those and many other parameters. Tim Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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