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I recall a ~19 lb rainbow caught in Seneca Lake in the late 1950's, early '60s. It won the Louis A Whele Genesee Beer fishing contest for the year, and is the largest bow that I know of from a Finger Lake (I've since misplaced /lost the documentation), and can't recall the exact year. That contest ran yearly for nearly 50 years, including both warm and cold water fish catagories. The Naples Creek 10+ Club still lists the 15 lb 5 oz as the largest from the creek, with a 14 lb 15 oz bow second, but certainly a larger bow is possible.

It certainly is a very special fish and a great story/details of the catch. To the best of my memory and information I have, it's the 2nd largest Canandaigua bow ever and the largest taken from the lake... the record Canandaigua bow dates to 1962, taken from Naples creek (see article below). I believe it to be the largest/record bow taken from the lake. The previous largest bow from the lake (again to my info/memory) was caught in 1973, weighing 14 lbs 4 oz. Congratualations on a great achievement!!!

And to think the 2021 Grand Prize derby winner was a Canandaigua Lake all time record LT... 29.25 lbs. The previous lake record was 26 lbs 6 oz, ~60 years earlier.

Some quite impressive trout for a small, 2 day derby. Largest LT: 14.15 lbs. Largest RT: 15.15 lbs, Grand Prize winner, a Bow!! Largest BT: 11.30 lbs.

Exactly... that's why I used the terminology "data/prediction". Experience and judgement are ALWAYS the final decision makers.

Example of data from the site for Sunday morning, 6/4, in the Olcott area, LO:

Another good source for wind/wave forecast... click on the section of Lake Ontario you're interested in and data/prediction of conditions is provided: scroll down for full data, both table and graphical format https://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/#

Final standings...

Salotti takes home $13,000 for winning the National Lake Trout Derby https://www.fltimes.com/news/outdoors-salotti-takes-home-13-000-for-winning-the-national-lake-trout-derby/article_7d6f24aa-feec-11ed-ab69-1b8dbf3106da.html

DEC stocking schedule calls for 6800 this spring...

https://www.facebook.com/naplestroutderby/

Post you're purchase interest in the Finger Lakes section of LOU... more likely to get a response

Man rescued from Lake Ontario as boat sinks https://www.rochesterfirst.com/new-york-state/man-rescued-from-lake-ontario-as-boat-sinks/

DISREGARD.... WRONG DATE... ooops New York Power Authority boat Breaker II brings sections of the ice boom into the inner harbor, as crews began to remove it from Lake Erie, March 22, 2021. https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/photos-new-york-power-authority-crews-remove-ice-boom-from-lake-erie/collection_4b7dafa0-8b37-11eb-a9af-efe0aa754e40.html#1