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  1. Gonna be hard to practice social distancing now. Should be quite a show. This is one of those  instances that restraint of pen and tongue would be best observed.  Well, off to trout fish on the O. 

  2. Selling 2004 16" Mirrocraft with 15hp Mercury 4 stroke with less than 30 hours on motor.  I am the second owner and bought the boat with 5 hours on the motor.  Be aware that there is no paperwork for the trailer.  It is a Caravan trailer that I never used so never bothered with the paperwork.

     

    The boat comes with the following:

    2 cushioned lock on seats

    4 rail rod holders

    3 rod holder mount

    bilge pump

    Eagle Fish elite 502(gps does not work)

    New spare for trailer

    Bait well

    Storage compartment

    Canvas Cover with bows

     

    Boat and trailer in excellent condition.

     

    Selling for $2500 or BO   Call 315-277-0125.   Will run with ears on so serious buyer.

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  3. I agree with Erabbit. Disconnect the motor from the steering and see if the motor swings easily by hand. Try the steering without the motor attached. That should tell you where the problem is. Hydraulic steering may not be the answer and having installed it myself, it is not as easy as it sounds. Email me if you have anymore questions.

    MT

  4. Grew up in the area and Cross Lake is notorious for iffy ice. In addition to the river current there are also some springs in the lake that keep the ice from really forming. Most locals in the area fish Otter Lake that is close by. I would be very careful about venturing out on Cross and think twice about bringing my kids with me. Just my two cents.

  5. The following are the findings in Owasco Lake. I spoke to the county water quality people and they sent their samples to NYS Dept of Health. THe health dept made the announcement. In addition there will be an announcement forecoming that there is another invasive species in the lake that has contributed to the outbreak. Look up Lake George and Lake Tahoe invasive species and see what caused the blue-green algae outbreak there. For the past 10 years those of us that have fished this body of water have suspected that water quality has been compromised leading to a decline in the fishery. Recently there has been an admission that there are high phospate levels in Owasco Lake. Is this the reason for the decline? What has caused the increased high phospate levels? Between shoreline development, municipal waste water discharges and agricultural runoff, there is more than enough blame to go around.

    I do not want to point a finger at anyone. I just want to fix the problem.

    It is my hope that other Finger Lakes address this issue before they suffer the same fate as Owasco Lake's has.

    PS. The NYS DEC was had nothing to say on the issue.

    http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/P ... gqD2g.cspx

  6. Guys

    Owasco Lake recently had an occurrence of the worst green algae that I have ever seen in 30+ years of fishing. I contacted Region 7 DEC and the water quality people said that it was an algae bloom. I told them in quite graphic detail that I thought that they should get someone out there to test it. The county soil and water people are in the process of doing so but I will say that I felt that the DEC water people were just blowing smoke up my dress and I let them know it in no unceratin terms. I have watched Owasco Lake degrade over the last ten years from a great fishery into a shadow of what it once was. Over that time I listened to people say that it was the walleye that was causing the decline in the trout population when all along it was a water quality issue. Phosphorus from municipal waste treatment plants and I am certain agricultural runoff. I have included some pics for you take a look at. Will let you know what the county people say.

    Dion

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