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    Robbery at Woody's in Port Ontario -LOC Derby entries

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    WTF!!! I'm pissed right now. Its hard enough for the shops to earn a living up there. They dont need this crap! Woodys is one of my favorites to visit. I love em all...thats where my $$ goes. In the tackle shops of Pulaski and Mexico.

    May the bastard get caught and redneck justice be done to him/her.

    Tom....you the man for kicking in on the reward fund. You do so much for this sport. Amen brother.

    Brad

    Electric Reels & copper line

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    Thats a big investment. I talked to them last year to see if I could get a loaner to try out. I think it makes a ton of sense especially with the poor ratio of the 345. I kept begging and telling them this could open a new market for them. Results: No loaner.

    They dont have refurbs to loan out. The rebuild and refresh and send right back out I was told. They build to order as well. Nice folks.

    I waas going to do it with the pulg that would fit the downrigger power. This way no extra battery to trip on under foot.

    Good luck if you do it. Let us know.

    Brad

    CharterCaptains with openings the weekend after Mothers Day.

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    Told us what?.....what statement did you make? Did I miss it?

    Winni has good numbers of LL salmon...just small. The lake trout for the most part are over looked. Thy Derby has a division for LT as well. The rainbow trout that they have stocked in recent years are doing fine and getting big.

    The ice fishing derby does a number on the LL salmon each year as well. Maybe that one lake should be off limits....but too hard to control since its a statewide derby.

    CharterCaptains with openings the weekend after Mothers Day.

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    Winni Derby canceled as salmon size, numbers fall

    By ROGER AMSDEN

    New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent

    Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

    CENTER HARBOR – A continuing decline in the number of trophy-size salmon being landed in Lake Winnipesaukee has caused the cancellation of May's 29th annual Winni Derby.

    "We have come to the difficult decision that this year's event has the potential to further damage the salmon fishery," said Rick Davis, executive director of the Winni Derby since its inception. "We also understand that the amount of fishing pressure is way up and it stays that way all season long.''

    He said that members of the derby committee met with biologists at one of their netting sites in mid-November to observe the fish being measured and weighed.

    "At this net site there are normally 400 to 500 salmon, and in 2009 we counted just over 70. There was only one fish that weighed over three pounds, and by actual count, 30 percent were hook-wounded,'' Davis said.

    The number of hook-wounded salmon has doubled over the last five years, according to Don Miller, fisheries biologist with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

    He said the catch-and-release practiced by many fishermen is playing a major role in reducing the size of the salmon in the lake. Hook-wounded fish are shorter and weigh less, he said

    The same situation prevails on Squam Lake and Lake Sunapee according to Miller.

    He said the decline in size of the salmon is taking place despite the presence of a large and healthy forage base of smelt and smaller fish species.

    The Fish and Game department stocks 24,000 year-old salmon each year; it takes three years for them to approach trophy size.

    Davis said the size of the winning fish in the derby has dropped almost in a straight line, from 6.02 pounds in 2003 to 4.74 pounds in 2007, 4.28 pounds in 2008 and 4.12 pounds in 2009.

    He said the expansion of charter boat services around the lake appears to be a contributing factor in the decline, along with the use of increasingly sophisticated fish-finding devices.

    â–ºNH Fish and Game Web site

    "No one seems to know how many charter boats are fishing the lake and, in some cases, two charters per day. Reports of 20 to 40 fish a day being caught are not uncommon,'' Davis said.

    Hook damage to the eyes, jaws and cheeks can stunt the growth of trout and other species, part of the problem that led to the cancellation of this year's Winni Derby tournament. (COURTESY NH FISH AND GAME)

    He said the derby results in about 225 fish being killed, but there are no records showing how many are caught and released during the three-day event.

    "We do know that the derby does not kill as many fish as any busy weekend right after ice-out,'' Davis said.

    The derby has had as many as 2,700 entrants in a year and has been slightly under 2,000 in recent years, according to Davis. He noted the event brings in hundreds of thousands of tourist dollars before the start of the summer season.

    Derby officials hope to revive the derby in 2011, but that will be dependent on the condition of the salmon population, Davis said.

    Miller said the department is looking at a number of proposals to ease pressure on the lake, including a lower daily limit and adjustments to the length of the season.

    Salmon season runs from April 1 to Sept. 30. The Fish and Game Department conducts netting during spawning season in October and November to check on the health of the fisheries and gather eggs, which are fertilized and taken to the Powder Mill Hatchery in New Durham. They are raised a year before being stocked.

    Landlocked salmon were introduced to the state from the St. Croix River in New Brunswick in 1866 and released into the Cockermouth River, a tributary of Newfound Lake. The following year they were introduced into Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam and Sunapee lakes, and have become one of the state's most popular game fish.

    Miller and fellow biologist John Viar are calling on fishermen to use caution when releasing hooks and to use rubber nets when landing fish to help prevent the loss of the slime coat, which protects them from infections.

    Fishermen are also urged to harvest severely hook-damaged fish rather than continuing to seek larger fish

    CharterCaptains with openings the weekend after Mothers Day.

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    FYI- A New Hampshire derby that has been running for nearly 30 years has decided to not have a derby this year due to the lack of size of the landlocked salmon in Lake Winnipesauke. The Winni Derby will not be held this year.

    If I was a charter Captain on lake O. with openings that Fri- Sunday I would go to http://www.fishlakewinni.com and post about coming out to beautiful Lake O. I used to fish Winni but am hooked on Lake O. I got tired of catching 2-3 pound LL salmon and love to fish for BT that time of year in the eastern basin. maybe you can hook some of these guys and have some regulars for years to come.

    Most memorable moment of the 2009 season?

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    Being blessed with a super flat day on 8/16 and being invited by my friend Capt. Dave Begins to fish with he and his GF Andrea on the Great Lakes Minnow. Dave knew I wanted to get my wife on her first king without getting her sea sick. First fish on was a nice 20# king that my wife reeled in. 2nd fish went to my daughter and that one was a very nice but just short Atlantic. It went back to swim another day. Both fish were Lake O first fish for both ladys.

    Thanks Dave and Andrea and Mother Nature!

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