Missdemeanor

That's a smoker.... Congrats to your son Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Is a 30' pursuit on the list...hehehe Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Here you go Scott... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I will address your post Lucky... First off.... I can only answer for the Genny project... The DEC tells us when the fish are being delivered.. We usually only get a few days to a week notice. We cannot put tbe pens in several days or weeks earlier due to the collection of debris, plus in the spring we get current and water height fluctuations so risking destroying the pens before the fish go in isn't an option. Plus the Genny crew needs to coordinate with Skip Shumway when he is available.... The past 5 or 6 years the pens are put in the water on weekdays in the evening after 1630hrs... Most of us are busy with trips on the weekends, so that's why it's done that way.... Pretty much standard operating the past few years.... Notifications via Emails, posts on Social Media like here and Facebook... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Right on! If the DEC would allow volunteers to net kings for the egg take, I'd be the first in line. We do the pens out of respect for the fishery. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Simple spreads are proven to produce more fish.... For instance, I used to run 5 riggers. As the zebra mussels have cleared the water, the fish can be spooky. I switched to 3 riggers and as an average i took more rigger shots.... My theory is less cable hum in the water column. 90% of the time I run fixed or slide cheaters in order to get more lures in the strike zone. Divers- usually only one per side.... Junk lines- if it's rough- one copper or lead core ( depending on where the temp is) down the chute.... If conditions are ok ( boat traffic or waves) then I will run one on each side off Otter Boats.. Simple spreads mean less tangles, your lures are in the strike zone longer, and easier to manage if you get more than one fish on... Tight lines Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ha... Jay your cooked! Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'll through in my 2 bits... Do I think the public should foot the bill? To a degree yes..... The DEC provides the fish, transports them to the sites, and gives us the fish food. .... It's our tax dollars and license fees that indirectly do this. So now comes the real need.... Backs... Strong backs to put the pens in and take them out.., volunteers to feed the fish... Money raised by seminars, flea markets, raffles ECT... Are used for net repairs/ pen framing repairs...ect... Without the volunteers and donations, the pen projects would not exist, the fish ( kings and Steelhead) would be direct stocked and be victimized by cormorants and other predators... So...do we sacrifice a little time and sweat for a successful program ( DEC agrees), or do we go out cheap and lazy hoping the little guys can get enjoyed when they are bigger? Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

SMH.... This post is nauseating.... It really doesn't matter what anyone thinks is right... The DEC is going to do what they want.... It's been the same since I've started fishing 40 years ago... What else is nauseating is the fact that us lake guys are the ones volunteering time, and raising money for the Penn Rearing programs which the DEC says is a good success. I tend to agree with them. Just recently the DEC commented that the "Trib guys" get involved....now emails are out volunteering from Trib guys... SMH.... Pretty funny that guys stood around with their hands in their pockets for years, but now the DEC hints they should get involved and people are lined up.... Very telling indeed.... See all you guys in the spring. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Watching this thread Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

A lure A .... There is one other way to look at it..... Genetics... Steve LaPan has admitted that staff at the Hatchery take both large and smaller "Mature" salmon. Now I don't have a fancy college piece of paper on my wall , but I understand basic genetics... Tall people who have kids...kids tend to be tall... Two chocolate labs bred together tend to produce choc pups... In other words.... Genetics can play a big role ... I'll go on record to say I saw a ton of bait out there...cleaned a lot of kings ( all had bait in them) ... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

If guys do not go to the meetings and get involved, then they shouldn't complain. Get out to one, or all of the meetings ( if possible) and show some pride in our world class fishery. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Right on..... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app