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I just saw on the news that Micron in Clay NY will require 17,000,000 gallons of water per day from lake O . That’s 119,000,000 gallons per month I can’t help but wonder if this amount of draw will affect the water levels on the lake the embayments like N and S Sandy ponds , Sodus bay , Henderson harbor etc. the hundreds of boat launches along the lake shore and the St Lawrence seaway The seaway may need to keep the locks open to maintain a safe depth for ships to transit. it remains to be seen what effect this will have on the lake 119,000,000 gallons of water per month seems like a huge draw

There is good ice fishing in Henderson harbor , you can walk out from the public launch or ride snowmobile/ 4 wheeler As for salmonids , not so much. Perch , northern pike , occasional walleye are the main fish available in the harbor. the trout and salmon stay mainly on the lake where suitable ice is not found

The alewife ( mooneye) dieoff this past summer is reminiscent of the 50’s -60’s and early 70’s , before the salmonid stocking my family has owned cottages on both the N and S Sandy ponds I grew up on Lake Ontario during summers back then the alewives would die off EVERY summer and be ankle deep on the shore We would rake them up and burn them Could it be that there is not enough sticking to keep the mooneye population low enough to prevent the annual dieoff ?

😂 the “red” building is the Fitzpatrick nuclear power plant , the “main stack “ is the cooling tower for Nine Mile II nuclear power plant Go inside the bouy line ( exclusion zone for the nukes ) and watch the CG arrive to ticket you ( if you don’t get shot first ) ok fun time over browns will be where 60 ° water meets the bottom they love structure tight lines

Little early for that neck of the woods

Many people have been asking about the cause of the alewife fish die off along the shore. I checked with the lead Aquatic Biologist for Region 6 at the DEC and received the following reply: "There has been an ongoing alewife die off in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River this spring. We have one of the biggest year classes of alewife produced in a while and they went into the winter a bit slender (due to prey limitations). They then had to try to make it through a tough winter and headed into spawning a bit stressed. We've seen this before. It's a natural thing like you said, and yes we haven't seen this in quite a few years. Nothing to be alarmed of, just a little stinky." Ron Fisher, ELODC (Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Coalition) Landowners Committee Chair an little addendum: you are early for salmon on the eastern shore. This time of year target LT in 150 ‘ of water the silvers historically show up in Mexico bay around the 2 nd week of July migrating eastward from the Niagara region I just read your post again and 5/10 off bottom is too high for Lakers. I run my ball right into the bottom and bring it up 1-2 ft

Many people have been asking about the cause of the alewife fish die off along the shore. I checked with the lead Aquatic Biologist for Region 6 at the DEC and received the following reply: "There has been an ongoing alewife die off in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River this spring. We have one of the biggest year classes of alewife produced in a while and they went into the winter a bit slender (due to prey limitations). They then had to try to make it through a tough winter and headed into spawning a bit stressed. We've seen this before. It's a natural thing like you said, and yes we haven't seen this in quite a few years. Nothing to be alarmed of, just a little stinky." Ron Fisher, ELODC (Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Coalition) Landowners Committee Chair

Must be the alewife population is in decent shape. Haven’t seen big die offs in years https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/dec-explains-surplus-of-dead-fish-found-along-lake-ontario-shoreline/ar-AA1GxoKm?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Great memories! trolling Oswego harbor in a 14’ Mirrocraft , Downeaster rod holders clamped to the gunnels , Garcia 300 reels on spinning rods 6# test line and repalas or rebels then Riviera downriggers , high tech then , and our first downtemp attempt , Combinator from Advance NC . getting in line for Mexico point launch and hoping there was still parking available when you finally got past the booth . Got turned away more than once Then the cut bait revolution in the 80’s Rhys Davis herring strips 6 to a tub for $4.95 Never been another cut bait that could come close to RD for quality The ESLO derby drew fisherpeople from all over . The launches had license plates from virtually every state I started fishing Lake O in the late 70’s and have an encyclopedia of memories ( good and bad ) every trip was an adventure