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I’m selling 4 Okuma Blue Diamond roller diver rods. They are in good condition. Local pick up only. $35.00 each or 2 for $65.00 or all 4 for $120.00 2- Okuma Blue Diamond 8’6” 2- Okuma Blue Diamond 10’ 0” Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks guys! I have done a bunch baked, and perch cakes with great success. I was just looking for a healthier option.

I am wondering if any of you guys have tried frying perch in an air fryer? If so, how did it turn out? I would love to fry perch that is healthier and less hassle.

Small gobies.

Spring perch and they are laying in the snow. That photo really sums up this spring! Nice work Kevin!

10,000 Cisco’s will be gone in a week! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

That is the data I am looking at. I work at the plant running the distribution system. I sit at a desk and stare at the lake temp for 40+ hours a week.

Not necessarily true. Once the water temp drops, you do not have a big difference in water density and the temp shifts do not occur like you would think. In the summer we see huge temp shifts with big winds. In the winter, we see very slow shifts in temp and they normally come after a couple days of light winds.

The temps I used are deep water temp NOT surface temp. These temp readings are taken at our intake crib on the BOTTOM of Lake Ontario.

My buddy owned a couple cottages on Long Point. I used to go out there in May after the season opened and in the fall and cast in front of his places at night. I would wade out in waders and cast bombers and husky jerks at night. Some nights were great and some nights were horrible. My best night I got 5 walleye. Black and silver and clown colored sticks were best for me.

The video Shane posted talked about the winter and the April - June period. I have not looked at the temps during that time period yet. The video showed a segment on that and the data was not consistent. I would think the food in the lake was high after last spring / summers nutrient loading. We will see!

sounds like a job that would be as reliable as a weatherman!

YOY is young of the year. Watch Shanes video on the State of the lake meeting below and it explains it all.

I have data coming all the way back to 1997. I will get it done and up. I have the alewife data so I will compare them.

We needed another winter like last winter. If the alewife YOY survival rate is low, we could be in for another round of stocking cuts.....

I have been compiling some data on Lake temps in the winter from the deep water lake temp. As we all know, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 winters was horrible for the alewife and the 2015-2016 and the 2016-2107 winters were great. After seeing the this winters data, my guess would be a mediocre survival rate compared to the two bad and two good winters. Only time will tell. Here is the data: 1997-1998 winter average temps Dec. - 40.0* Jan. - 37.7* Feb. - 37.6* Mar. - 38.4* Apr. - 43.5* 5 month average - 39.4* this winter had 104 days below 40*. of those 104, 53 were below 38* and 0 below 35* 1998-1999 winter average temps Dec. - 43.9* Jan. - 36.5* Feb. - 36.8* Mar. - 36.7* Apr. - 42.1* 5 month average - 39.2* this winter had 96 days below 40*. Of those 96 days, 85 were below 38* and 5 were below 35* 1999-2000 winter average temps Dec. - 42.4* Jan. - 36.8* Feb. - 35.4* Mar. - 38.5* Apr. - 41.7* 5 Month average - 39.0* This winter had 93 days below 40*. Of those 93 days, 79 were below 38* and 21 were below 35* 2000-2001 winter average temps Dec. - 40.2* Jan. - 35.0* Feb. - 35.3* Mar. - 36.7* Apr. - 41.0* 5 month average - 37.7* This winter had 114 days below 40*. Of those 114 days, 102 were below 38* and 26 were below 35* 2001-2002 winter average Dec. - 44.8* Jan. - 37.5* Feb. - 37.1* Mar. - 37.7* Apr - 42.0 5 month average - 39.9* This winter had 103 days below 40*. Of those 103 days, 74 were below 38* and 0 below 35* 2002-2003 winter average temps Dec. - 40.2* Jan. - 36.0* Feb. - 34.8* Mar. - 35.7* Apr. - 38.7* 5 month average - 37.1* This winter had 125 days below 40*. Of those 125 days, 95 were below 38* and 52 below 35* 2003 - 2004 winter average temps Dec. - 40.2* Jan. - 35.8* Feb. - 34.8* Mar. - 36.8* Apr. - 40.9* 5 month average - 37.7* This winter had 120 days below 40*. Of those 120 days, 90 were below 38* and 30 below 35* 2004-2005 winter average temps Dec. - 41.9* Jan. - 36.3* Feb. - 34.5* Mar. - 35.2* Apr. - 42.1* 5 Month average - 38.0* This winter had 107 days below 40*. Of those 107 days, 95 were below 38* and 50 were below 35* 2005 - 2006 winter average temps Dec. - 39.0* Jan. - 37.8* Feb. - 36.1* Mar. - 36.8* Apr. - 42.3 5 month average - 38.4* This winter had 113 days below 40*. Of those 113 days, 80 were below 38* and 18 below 35* 2006 -2007 winter average temps Dec. - 43.4* Jan. - 39.6* Feb. - 34.1* Mar. - 36.5* Apr. - 39.8* 5 month average - 38.8* This winter had 78 days below 40*. Of those 78 days, 74 were below 38* and 28 were below 35* 2007-2008 winter average temps Dec. - 39.4* Jan. - 37.0* Feb. - 35.2* Mar. - 35.8* Apr. - 41.4* 5 month average - 37.8* This winter had 116 days below 40*. Of those 116 days, 94 were below 38* and 32 below 35* 2008-2009 winter average temps Dec. - 39.5* Jan. - 34.9* Feb. - 34.9* Mar. - 36.8* Apr. - 40.9* 5 month average - 37.4* This winter had 123 days below 40*. Of those 123 days, 96 were below 38*, and 38 below 35* 2009-2010 winter average temps Dec. - 43.3* Jan. - 35.8* Feb. - 34.6* Mar. - 38.7* Apr. - 44.7* 5 month average - 39.5* This winter had 107 days below 40*. Of those 107 days, 68 were below 38* and 37 below 35* 2010-2011 winter average temps Dec. - 39.9* Jan. - 35.4* Feb. - 34.6* Mar. - 37.5* Apr. - 41.1* 5 month average - 37.7* This winter had 117 days below 40*. Of those 117 days, 97 were below 38* and 34 below 35* 2011-2012 winter average temps Dec. - 44.5* Jan. - 38.9* Feb. - 37.1* Mar. - 40.3* Apr. - 45.6* 5 month average - 41.3* This winter had 71 days below 40*. Of those 71 days, 38 were below 38* and 0 below 35* 2012-2013 winter average temps Dec. - 44.0* Jan. - 38.0* Feb. - 36.3* Mar. - 37.1* Apr. - 40.1 5 month average temp - 39.3* This winter had 104 days below 40*. Of those 104 days, 75 were below 38* and 3 below 35* 2013-2014 winter Average temps Dec. - 38.6* Jan. - 34.3* Feb. - 33.9* Mar. 34.4* Apr. - 38.5* 5 month average - 36.0* This winter had 132 days below 40*. Of the 132 days, 119 were below 38* and 79 below 35*. 2014-2015 winter average temps Dec. - 40.4* Jan. - 35.5* Feb. - 33.9* Mar. - 34.7* Apr. - 39.5* 5 month average - 36.8* This winter had 123 days below 40*. Of the 123 days, 97 were below 38* and 70 below 35*. 2015-2016 winter average temps Dec. - 46.2* Jan. - 38.4* Feb. - 37.1* Mar. - 39.0* Apr. - 42.1* 5 month average - 40.6 This winter had 80 days below 40*. Of the 80, 47 were below 38* and 3 below 35*. 2016-2017 winter average temps Dec. - 42.5* Jan. - 37.6* Feb. - 36.9* Mar. - 38.0* Apr. - 42.8* 5 month average - 39.6** This winter had 105 days below 40*. Of the 105, 65 were below 38* and 0 below 35*. 2017 - 2018 (still compiling) Dec. - 40.6* Jan. - 35.2* Feb. - 35.4* Mar. - 36.7* (data up to 3/23/18) So far, we have had 98 days below 40*. Of those 98, 84 were below 38* and 23 below 35*. As of right now, the daily deep water temps are anywhere from 37 - 39 degrees. From here on out, they usually do not fall below 37 degrees. I am compiling more data for year prior to try compare YOY survival to the number of days the lake gets below 40, 37 and 35 degrees. I will post more when I get it.

That's a good one Chad. We call it the assembly line.