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Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I can’t deny he is a billionaire but I cannot ignore the fact he was born with a silver spoon and given the keys to kingdom by his father. I cannot ignore the fact he then pissed it all away and no banks would lend him money so he had to go crawling to the Russian backed Deutsche Bank to stay solvent and the conflict of interest it creates. I cannot ignore his love of Putin. I cannot ignore the fact that international banks are wavering in confidence about Trumps plan and we will have to pay higher interest rates on our bonds. I hope there are still some adults in the room to steer this sinking ship in the right direction……soon. -
Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
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Nobody is disagreeing that we need fiscal responsibility from our government. Unfortunately, the guy who’s businesses have declared bankruptcy six times is in charge. He lacks a basic understanding of the world economy. We are truly f’-ed. -
Skaneateles Lake no limits, no season for walleye. Without any other info, that would be the only thing I can think of.
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Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Say a prayer for the families of the USGS. Washington is shutting down the science center. (Try to keep your insensitive comments to yourself HB2) https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-swings-budget-ax-usgs-biology-research Looks the data from the alewife survey this year won’t get out. -
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My old visions of seeing Keg Creek listed in the Sander’s fishing guide and fishermen standing shoulder to shoulder far above and below rt. 18 access during the 1980’s salmon runs have been replaced by the reality that there is only .1 miles of access on Keg Creek. There are DEC fishing access signs so it may be confusing. I don’t want anyone reading this thread to get into trouble by trespassing. Best play would be to get permission from property owner to walk to the mouth. https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/kegcreek.pdf
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When you “drain the swamp”, usually you are left with stinky muck.
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The alewife survey was completed for this year but looks like the data will not get compiled in time before job cuts. Bait levels are reported as good from the trawler survey.
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https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-swings-budget-ax-usgs-biology-research
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Today’s adventure was a hike down to the mouth of Keg Creek. This area is fishable with any sort of South wind. This is a gem of a spot that I hadn’t been to since the early 90’s. Cold and wet weather didn’t stop the Browns from crashing the beach. I probably had 15 follows up to my rod tip. I lost a bunch of fish today. One was a big steelhead that hit my lure, shook it off and then proceeded to skyrocket out the water another 10 times in front of me to show off. One giant melon head brown followed my bait 6 different times before he decided to hit the lure with only two feet of line out. He shook off too but I will admit I may have pooped in my pants a little when I saw the fish follow and open its giant mouth at waters edge. I don’t think you can fish too shallow right now. Again, follows with minnow baits and hits with the Rebel brown trout gobie imitation.
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Unfortunately, my boat suffered a cracked block coming out of winter. With things up in the air trying to figure out next steps to repower, this boatless bastard will have to revert to some old ways of catching fish to maintain proper mental health. Off to Olcott pier this afternoon to see if some browns were around. After 30 minutes of casting, I noticed lots of seagulls circling the broken piers off Krull park. Off I went. Hadn’t fished those little piers since childhood so it was a trip down memory lane. I was fully expecting to see some bait around with all the bird life but none could be seen. Nothing was hitting my Rapala flat raps either so I had to adjust. I noticed in the clear water off the piers there was some decent rock rubble and craggy shale- perfect habitat for gobies. On went a Rebel jointed brown trout pattern and it was game on. I would make about ten casts then hop to the next pier. Rinse and repeat. Each time the new pier would reload. Epic brown battles plus a bonus Atlantic. With the warm South wind it made for an enjoyable afternoon. I am not feeling so bad about being boatless.
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This is a good listen on national forests and the current climate created by Washington.
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I have an owners manual. I own a 23’ 1988 trophy.
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