Gill-T

Been there done that. I did not get a spring Derby ticket because money seems to make A-holes out of normal people. I will wait until the LOC and Scotty is done.....and I will have the place to myself until the fall derby.

Nice report, looks like the Kings are still out a little deeper. I have been getting screwed by NOAA's wave forecasts the last two weekends......no suprise. The lake in the afternoons have been REALLY snotty with 4-6' waves. Sat. afternoon was one of those days where everything went wrong. GPS crapped out, NOAA was wrong again, cable got caught in trolling motor-lost a shark, caught a seagull, rod holder broke......got to get the kinks out before tournaments start I guess.

Then again, if 50% of the respondants have a problem with the current date I would say it is a problem overall.

It is all good. Kings are just showing up.

Ok, running 50/50.....apparently the Mother's Day weekend is not a problem for you guys. So, either you are not married, or have been married long enough that the wife wants you out of the house

How does the Scotty weigh-in work? Do you catch your boat limit and weigh the best five fish? Can you cull small fish or does everything have to be kept? Is this a six or eight-rod tournament? Sorry for the questions, but it looks like a fun event.

ESLO = LOC

Stan, try a double-deep six diver (Luhr Jenson) down the chute or off your new planer boards. Should be able to hit 150'.

Gambler, Gambler, Gambler......I know you are a newlywed....just wait. I like the May 15th start date, for fishing reasons, schedule reasons, Turkey opener reason etc. I could think of a million reasons.

I was wondering about what everyone thinks about the spring ESLO derby dates? Here is my beef... 1). They put one of the weekend dates on Mother's Day. I am sure many of you have had a few discussions about fishing on Mother's day with your spouse 2). Due to the early dates, the fishing is really from the Niagara to Wilson unless you are targeting Browns, so all the boats are condensed into a small area. A later start date, say May 15th, will bring more of the lake into play and spread out the boats lakewide. 3). The weather can be iffy with plenty of East winds. Many times I have noticed a SW or West wind one mile from the lake, only to find the cold air mass over Ontario turn the winds back to the West as an Easterly over the lake. 4). College is still in session with finals and graduations so the younger crowd can't always get out. So, I thought similar to the three-rod rule, maybe if enough people felt strongly enough to contact Derby officials to push back the date further into May. Just a thought.

Yes the river looks like the mississippi. I don't get it, we have had no rain in awhile? I hear there are icebergs along hamburg shoreline on erie, so maybe they are beating up the shoreline sending mud down the river. Too bad, I just moved the boat from Olcott to Youngstown tonight so I can fish Sunday at the bar . The sattelite shows mud going way out and east to Wilson. WTF!

Having seen the Scotch Bonnet on maps, I wondered what the currents are like in the area. I would think the feature would redirect some current towards Canada, and the rest would get a bumpy ride/upwelling towards the surface. I imagine the fishing is pretty good there given the structure. Care to elaborate on the subject Jerry?

I will be out, weather permitting.

Nice work Jax. PM sent.

I have taken trips to Naples creek after the crowds have left, and have often had the best pools to myself. Often, there is a late run of fish that come up.

This weekend should be ok. There is virtually no ice on Erie. I would think your game would be browns and Coho along the shore. Past 20 FOW for Lakers, or drift for them at the bar. You want kings....probably going to need a Canadian License.

Sure it wasn't a Cormorant.......that would be good luck.

Poetry in motion if you see Larry and Jerry running six riggers. To add to Larry's post, you might want to try pancake weights with slightly bent fins on the outside riggers to increase the spread distance. When it is lumpy out, however, those pancakes will start to swim and probably tangle on the inside rigger cables. If you are doing LONG straight line trolling you should be able to determine by cable sway, which way the subsurface currents are running. You can keep at least one pancake in the water even in waves by placing the weight on the side of the boat the current is moving towards. The side current will catch the fin and push it out even further than bending the fin alone. Larry could expound further on how they use pancakes.

Name: Dr. Chad Kahler a.k.a. "Fuzz" Team "Still No Sponsor" ( formerly team "No Sponsor") Boat Name: Gill-T Hooker (my wife hates the name, because I make her wear a lot of make-up when aboard) Boat make: 23' Bayliner Trophy Home Port: Was Youngstown, now I am a traveling man due to those damn Pro/Am events Years on Lake O: Started pier fishing at age twelve.

There is ice pack along the shore from Niagara to Wilson. COLD!!!

Olcott is a mud bath right now. Unfishable. The only game the next few days will be for Lakers in the green water around Wilson in the 20-40' range. Ice from the storm on Sat. has been settling west of Wilson toward the Niagara.

I assume you meant to date the thread 4/2? Good to see the lakers coming in....they usually follow the smelt and shiners with the Kings following next. To bad the weather stinks this weekend. Ice is jumping the boom and pouring down the river.

Now Larry, it is a two way street. I may be mistaken but I don't recall any fish reports by Rebel Charters. I think everyone would love to have more reports from charter captains. We don't need GPS coordinates, but generalities sure help.

Get to work Tax Boy!!!!!