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Gill-T

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  1. 2012 was the last time I caught a fish over 30 lbs.
  2. 2018 was when we had that incredible 2 year old bite. 2016 was a mild winter and record hatch of alewives
  3. I think the smelt are loving the mud plume. I think you will see an uptick in smelt. I think you will see a great looking class of two year old kings that have been able to feed up all winter on YOY. Surface temps that I believe are recorded 30’ down are showing 39 degrees offshore. Kings actively feeding all winter might balance out any gains in alewife stocks.
  4. Wow! That is spring-like. Smallies don’t bite in the winter.
  5. The first wave of starlings showed up in my yard this weekend. Today I saw a Robin.
  6. First visit to Rattlesnake WMA Sunday. Two birds flushed in about three hours. Great day to be out but the same theme of low bird numbers continues
  7. Zach, how does someone sign up for the event and what is the cut off date? Thanks.
  8. It is a tough business! What I am hearing…… -Bayrat lures are shutting down (maybe they will sell to another?). Can anyone confirm this? -Northport Nailer. Best paint job in the business IMO. The owner says they are selling down the rest of their stock as they are heading towards retirement. -luhr Jensen J-plugs….forget about it. -Silver Horde plugs….good luck finding them in the color you want -R&R …..has there been any Dave Wilczak sightings?
  9. Any rules on what port you must leave from?
  10. If it is super muddy, fish can’t see your bait. You may have to slide East to find good water color.
  11. It’s been a muddy mess all winter since 70 mph wind and 30’ wave event before Christmas. I hope it clears by spring.
  12. This is a tough one. I have had two observers that were not fisher-folk on my boat that got sick to the point I had to come in. I felt bad for the ladies that got roped into the event by their families. I agree observers get a great education if on the right boat. Many start as observers then decide to enter tournaments (me). I feel bad for tournament organizers that have no perfect answer to stop cheating. It would be a great win-win to coordinate with the USGS or DEC to do stomach content checks in the name of science for each fish after weigh-in. If everyone knew their fish would get cut open, lots of would be cheaters would think twice. Randomly draw name from a hat for pre-cooler/boat check prior to send off each morning.
  13. I think there are a bunch on the shelves right now due to Valentines Day
  14. Doing some research on the Ohio walleye derby scene this offseason to pass the time. I think I will be burning the first week of November on Erie this year instead of spending the time in a treestand. Any info on the best ports and places to stay would be appreciated. I almost don’t want to ask what are some good lure patterns especially after reviewing posts on all things walleye as everyone will answer differently so it probably doesn’t matter as much as we think. Ross Robertson’s Big Water posts are entertaining.
  15. The only thing Lake Ontario needs less of is Lampreys
  16. More news. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/01/ewg-study-eating-one-freshwater-fish-equals-month-drinking
  17. Ugh. Cancer sucks. Sorry for your loss, she sounds like a great lady.
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