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My son and some of his friends are going to Keuka next week. Just checking for any fishing reports.. Did see Indian's info. a few days ago {thanks for the post}

They will be near the Bluff.

Thanks!

Hope to make it up around Wens. Is T-Falls open to launch? Also, are the wake restrictions still in? Thanks!!!

A past post said no unnessary boating, you stated no wakes, so you can fish the lakes??

Got a trailer. Found a 2002 on a lot that was never sold. Gal, 2,380 lb. cap. ,13 in. wheels, for $600!!!

Looking for a used boat trailer. Ideally, galvanized, for a 16' boat, at least 1200lb.

We drive 250miles round trip so it needs to be in good shape.

Thanks Mac. You look like you were having a good time. That was our first time winter fishing on a Finger Lake. Our boat speed and presentation just didn't cut it. A full moon and hi-pressure could be used by some to explain the lull. I think if we stayed into the afternoon it might have picked up for us but when a heated I had for my cool-blooded friend ran out of fuel, my friend started to freeze. We did hit the rip-tickets in Owego. Hope to get up in a few weeks and try it again.

You should have a GREAT day on Fri. cause they can't be this slow 2 days in a row.

We were the first boat in at T. Falls but should have known when we kepted smelling skunks on the way up, that one would get in the boat. When we left at noon, there were 8 other trailers parked. Spoke with 2 diff boats, they said they had nothing, another had 2 LL in the first hr. Still it was a good day to be out esp. for Feb 17. Did get rid of some serious cabin fever. Good luck on Fri.

Will go out Thurs. due to the winds forcasted for Fri. I'll post how it goes.

Maybe LaNina pattern. Could have been the reason for the off season on Ontario if I gathered correctly by the various posts.

Drove two hrs. to get bounced around by waves and catch a few small LL. The forcasted wind speed from NOAA was alittle off, 3 mph at 7:00 was more like 9mph. Out of the NW gave the waves time to build. While out of T Falls kept thinking of the Edmond Fitz. Did catch the smallest fish on my rig ever. Had a good fish on but trying to land it with a hand line and the wind controlling the boat, it got off but left a 3" sawbelly perfectly placed on the hook.

It was a good day on the water anyhow and the season isn't over yet. Wished we went to Keuka form the sound of the other report.

Thanks to L&M, Ray K, and Chowder. Tried Chowder's method. With a few adjustments the ribs will be excellent the next time. Had to leave the cooker for 75 min.[not for beer] and the temp shot to 350 with some negative results. No ribs will go to waste any more.

Also slow cook a 4lb neck roast rubed with porketta rub from an Italian section near Scranton. If you like porketta, you would like this.

Thanks. Both ways sound interesting. Will try Chowders first. There will be more ribs this year to try the rock salt method, if it came from a polish woman, it will be good! Bias, yes - my last name is Shelinski.

Why wasn't I surprised to see replies from Ray and info from Chowder?

Thank You!

Had excellent deer ribs 20+ years ago at a rod + gun club. The man has pasted on without sharing his knowledge. Have tried 3 0r 4 times to cook them myself and each time they ended up in the trash. I never waste any fish or game except for thoes ____ ribs.

Anyone have a proven way to cook them? It is safe to say the deer has been taken care of with all considerations to the various ways and deer meat can become tainted.

Thanks for the report. Hope to make it up Tues. if the wind forcast stays the same. Will be fishing around the Falls.

Fishing buddy thought it would rain in the AM so he didn't want the ride 2+ hr. to get wet, so I went solo. Went in at T. Fall. Wind came up earlier than forcasted so with a smaller boat worked behind some points. Good morning, 3 nice LT, 26", 28", 32" and 3 smaller LT & LL. Took one male Lt home with two fat females back in. When do they spawn??

Met 2 guys from So. Williamsort, told them about LOU, said they would look it up, if you did, how did you do?

Great report! Lots of good info.

My friend and I used to rent a slip for the season at Jake's. In the last 4 years we have trailered our boat to the other Finger Lakes for a change. Cayuga is 30 min. nearer for us. We found the ave. size of the fish at Keuka getting smaller. But it still is a good thing when you catch fish

We planned to make the trip a "meat hunt". Besides, a 22in. or 23in. laker is the perfect size for 2 people.

Thanks for the report.

Have fished Cayuga this year, but will be going to Keuka next week for our yearly cabbage run [sauerkraut time + ]

Has anyone been out and if so, how have you done?

Caught a 14+lb. laker that were more like a log than fish. Other large ones were almost as passive. Maybe it was another species?

Fished Cayuga 7/1 am. Only slight problems with the fleas. The bite wasn't there. Anyone out today, if so, how did you do? Fished around T-Falls Wind came up faster than Nooa forcasted.

Yep! They do like it 90' to 130' Just have to find them. As the summer goes on, a thermocline sets up around 60'. It will be common to mark fish on the bottom and 60'. I troll with suttan spoons. I have some luck at the thermocline but the most productive is near the bottom.

Thanks for the reports. Haven't been to Keuka for a while but plan to go this week. In the past we can get fish almost anywhere on the lake. Any ideas on what is keeping the size down the last few years?

Jason;

Just saw this "Hot topic" on the LOU report.

Were you joking? $400? REALY???

My LOU name has come ture to form if they do.

Go deeper. My fishing friend and I use a small boat. Our speed is about .8 to 1.2 mph. We use 16oz weights which work well at that speed.

Hey Ray

We were around Deans Cove three weeks ago and caught alot of LL, 10" - 12". Are these stocked?

I had to look these up. Sorry - don't know.

For those who would like to know about these fish ---

Kokanee salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Kokanee are the land-locked form of sockeye salmon. Because they never migrate out to the ocean to feed, kokanee are often much smaller than sockeye. However, other than their size, kokanee have very similar identifying characteristics as sockeye. Most kokanee live in a lake for most of their lives, so you can usually see them spawning near the edge of a lake or in a small tributary that feeds into a lake. There are kokanee populations in Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish, Issaquah Creek, and other the other small creeks that feed into these water bodies. If you see a fish, here's some tips to use to determine whether or not it's a kokanee...