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Charley Tuna

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  1. Wow Bill you seem to be able to pull it off when the rest of us struggle. I'm amazed as usual! I had another question or two for you. Last time I was fishing up on the big Lake I didn't do well but found the temperatures pretty warm (70's) down to about 50 feet which is as deep as my probe (Clinefinder) will go. Just don't have the extra $$ for the real deal probes that attach to the downrigger cable. I was wondering how cold was the water 60 - 80' down when you were offshore. It seems to me there is a lot of warm water in the eastern basin from everything I've experienced and heard lately. So my second question is how warm do you think off shore salmon will tolerate this time of year before they go elsewhere. I know they will sometimes stay in warmer water if there is a lot of bait there but you obviously look for a temperature range. If this is top secret information, I certainly understand. Thanks.
  2. I've got Scottie's and love them. They are belt run and draw less current than most and haul up those heavy balls pretty darn quick. I had a problem once due to my own "pilot error" and the service was fantastic.
  3. Fished from 7 - 12 AM out of Long Point. Near calm conditions all morning which I think hurt the fishing. Caught 5 Lake Trout and one small rainbow during the early bite which ended around 9 AM. Biggest laker was 8#. All fish came on the riggers on 3" die hard and alewife patterns with one fish caught on cowbells off the rigger. Productive rigger depth was 50 - 70 feet with one fish caught 100 down. Wire lines were not effective today. Best action 100 - 200 fow. Fleas were not bad but floating weed mats caused some annoying problems.
  4. Chowder, Thanks, I can handle the weeds I think. Sounds like you had the program down. Way to go! Hope to give it a try later this week.
  5. Mower, Nice going! How were the fleas, were they bearable? Sounds like you must have been able to handle them. Thanks for the great post.
  6. Tim, Excellent report and a well executed trip. Good luck on your upcoming trips.
  7. Chris, Thanks for the great report. Did you mark much in the way of bait or salmon?
  8. Thanks Bob I sent a email to my assemblyman. rail bird, I just don't think sticking fisherman with another $10 tax is going to solve anything. If it was needed by the resource I would jump on the bandwagon as would most everybody here. But the request did not originate from the biologists but the politicians to get more money into the general fund. New Yorkers already pay the second highest taxes in the country. Its a matter of principle, government has gotten too big and must cut spending rather than tax us more. The working people are being tapped out. The state in which residents pay the most in combined state, local and federal taxes, per capita, is Connecticut (38.3%), followed by New York (37.1%), New Jersey (35.6%) and Nevada (35.2%). Oklahoma residents pay the least (27.8%), followed by those in Alabama (28.0%) and Alaska (28.1%). source: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Ta ... Taxes.aspx
  9. To Billy V and other concerned fishermen, I just spoke to Dave Figura Outdoor Editor of the Post Standard and he is writing a piece about this that will appear in this Sunday's Post Standard. Please send your concerns via email to: [email protected] by 12 noon tomorrow (Thursday 18 December) . Thanks!!
  10. I favor 3 rods per angler. Everybody should have the right to have a big tangle regardless of the state you live in!! Many states allow 3 lines while trolling! Michigan for instance: Since 2000, anglers have been allowed to use three lines when fishing for salmon on the Great Lakes, but were restricted to two lines elsewhere and when pursuing other species in the Great Lakes. Just recently, the Michigan Legislature amended State Statute to provide the Director of the DNR the authority to allow for an increase in the number of fishing rods for all anglers on all public waters of Michigan. The intent of this change is to allow anglers to fish with three lines (rods) regardless of species, location or season.
  11. Three rods per person is a good idea. Most states allow at least three rods. I don't think there is a biological reason not to allow it.
  12. :no: (Thanks Billy V) This whole thing smells bad!! Hunters and Fishermen already pay for 66% of the NYSDEC Budget. A major New York State Department/Entity that benefits all New Yorkers and others. And then, the same folks who pay for the 66% also pay into the other 34%, by way of the general fund. (see for instance: http://www.outdoorliaisons.com/licensefee.htm). Its a giant rip off. Take Hunting: As hunters we are doing the state a great service in managing the deer herd. You could make the argument that hunters should'nt have to pay a dime and in fact we should be paid to help us cover our expenses. As fishermen we already paying alot. Again fishermen are doing a service to the entire state in helping to manage the resource. Without fishermen to keep the salmonids and bait fish in balance what would happen? Think of the lost revenue due to massive alewife die-offs on the beaches as happened during the years before the introduction of Pacific Salmon in Lake Ontario. Aside from licence fees we pay 10 to 11 percent on the cost of our equipment through the Pittman Robertson Act and Dingell Johnson Act (11 percent excise tax on rifles, shotguns and ammunition and 10 percent tax on fishing tackle, handguns and archery equipment). I have no problem with it myself since it all goes back to the resource. But, additionally we pay 8 percent sales tax on the the retail cost!!! Although many can afford to pay the extra licence fee, what about older fishermen, the retired and the young who are already strapped for cash. How about the working man with two jobs stuggling to raise a family and just making it. Its just not fair and its clear to me that in our society those that attempt to work hard and be self sufficient and not get into debt are having to pay for those that can't or don't even want to try. New York State is a beautiful place but its government is a bloated mess.
  13. I have three Scotties on my boat and they have been great! No regrets.
  14. ADKice, I'd go to Ed Vernum, Forest Fisheries ((607) 749-2891) in Homer. Ed has the largest Starcraft dealership in the Northeast and has been great to me in sales and in service. I purchased a 2006 FM 196 from him and couldn't be happier.
  15. Finders Keepers, You are not alone. We fished out of Oswego four times during the last week and a-half. Went 4 for 6, 2 for 4, 2 for 4 and 1 for 1. The last trip was last saturday and it was awful. We couldn't have fished harder. They salmon seem to be widely scattered to non-existant. Hope they are just late?
  16. Fished from 2PM - 6PM Sunday after the wind had dropped and the seas had come down from 5 feet plus. Went 4 for 6. 2 kings, 17 and 20#, two browns 8.5 amd 9 #. One king on white e-ship flasher white fly, one on green e-chip flasher and green hammer fly, one brown on white flasher white fly and one on a froggy spoon. Two (one king and one brown) on riggers (45 to 50 down) and two (one king and one brown) on dipsies (110 and 150 back). Best action over 60 to 80 fow. One of the kings was starting to darken up. Wound up being a nice afternoon. Chuck
  17. Thanks for the report. You did very well under the current conditions.
  18. Kevin, 2- 2.5 mph should work out well. I would jockey the speed up a bit for the kings at times. Channel 05 gets most of the fishing chatter. Good Luck!
  19. Kevin, You shouldn't feel you have to have dipsy's to catch fish, your rigger rods will serve you well. I fished last weekend and we still had a lot of spinny water fleas which clog up lines so you need to use large diameter line from your rod to the ball. I recommend you use 30 pound line (I like ANDE) for the vertical portion of your rigger lines then blood knot into lighter line for spoons or keep the heavy mono for the flashers and fly presentation. If your targeting browns try to use a long lead of 60 feet and no more than 12 pound test leader for spoons. Although folks have been catching browns on flashers and flies spoons, such a natural born killer, die hard and alewife patterns have been taking the lion's share of them lately. They have also been effective on kings. The flea situation may make using the 80 pound power-pro diffucult due to its's small diameter. You could run a heavy mono dipsy for steelhead which are often higher in the water column if you don't have time to set up for wire. As was mentioned above its good advice to use a rod with some backbone to handle the larger dipsy's size #1 and up.
  20. Thanks Bill, Much Appreciated! I feel better already. I'm getting pumped-up for the better days ahead! Chuck
  21. Hey Bill, We fished out of Fairhaven yesterday and after 10 straight great "catchin" trips on Lake O. Mr. Skunk was our passenger. Tried everything from 50 fow out to 600, flashers and flies and spoons. Had to happen sometime I guess. Sob Sob. Chuck
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