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Try slip bobber and nightcrawler
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Warm winter means trickle spawn. They will be 75% finished by April 1st opener
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By all accounts from fisheries biologists, this should be an epic year on Erie. For me, the journey starts in Ohio Friday and Saturday. Let this thread grow with everyone’s fish reports as there is zero reason to be secretive about this fishery where fish hit every lure color combination known to man. Good luck in 2024!
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Just a heads’up on some legislation that supports our pursuits. A08213/S07086 This bill will earmark DEC fines to supporting outdoor activities instead of going into the general fund. Please contact your legislators to support this legislation.
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Final day showing on Fox. Looks like the forward sonar boys are rising to the top.
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I saw the water Jason Christie was fishing. If the fish move up with rising water, he should move up the leaderboard
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Weather and wind will have me off the water this weekend. Going to help with pen project Saturday in Olcott but definitely a good weekend to watch Bassmasters. Who likes who for the win? Scopers or bank fishermen?
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Plenty of fish to play with at Olcott at that time of year.
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The green fish are in great shape this year. Probably need a 20 lber to place on the LOC Derby based on how fat the fish are showing. Beautiful green water off Niagara County right now which is change from the usual beige water from salt runoff that we see in most March excursions. Fish were tight to bottom and willing participants. See a fish on graph, fish on. We tried like hell to catch some silver fish but no dice yet. Lakers were in the 80’ band. We played in the 25’-35’ for silver fish and caught 4 accidental browns that hit 5.5” spoons meant for kings. Weather forecast was way off. 3-5’ waves from West steady all day. Offshore water temp 39.2 degrees. Inshore water temp was 41 ish. Creek temp was 47 degrees. There is bait and browns in the harbor for those that like to cast. A few anglers had impressive perch stringers fishing the piers.
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Mexico Browns
Gill-T replied to Adk1's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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I tried some on another boat and was impressed with how the addition Tin to copper adds a softness/handling benefit. I have no track record of longevity with the product. I do believe it is the copper of choice on Lake Michigan where they have to run more junk lines.
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Olcott Browns 3/9/24
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Incredible brown fishing continued today as I anticipated a warm overnight rain and encroaching cold front would have fish snapping. Water temps in 18 mile was 47 degrees, and lake temp in the 41-42 degree range already. Wicked big brown bite today with riggers and size zero dipsy getting blasted. The fish were aggressive hitting the close lines over board lines with numerous aerial displays. Small gold and orange spoons and sticks today. Spoons were chosen 4:1 over sticks. One silver fish lost at the back of the boat but couldn’t tell if it was a steelhead or coho. Bait is present. I think we will see salmon showing up by next weekend.
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Torpedo wire is coffee colored. I have been a Malin fan but after getting a couple of bad spools where one strand seemed to be not woven into the other six and it shredded my guides, I changed. American Fishing wire has been my latest favorite in 30 and 40 lb wire. Morgan Copper and torpedo weighted steel are the most user friendly junk lines IMO.
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Gill-T splash down cruise- 3/2/24
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Gill-T splash down cruise- 3/2/24
Gill-T replied to Gill-T's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)