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Kremer, what about the waitresses at the Black North restaurant?......they were memorable

I like the Cannon coffee colored wire.

Thanksgiving weekend.....take your pick. Good bets are below Burt Dam, Oak Orchard Dam, Oswego River Dam, Salmon River......any tributary will have browns, steelhead and occasional salmon. Primary bait is salmon eggs fished under a bobber.

I don't know RR, those look like they might be rainbows lol

Congrats Redman on your light line triumphs.......next you should head up to the dam and try your #8lb rig under the dam. When you hook up, make sure you announce to everyone you are using 8Lb line. You should get a warm reception .

Green on green 3/4 oz glow cleo with 12 lb line. Line size does not matter at night and you will snap off 3/4 oz cleos with 8lb or even 10lb when casting.

With this rain event, the run will just be starting at the dam young jedi

Try 2.5-4'. I like longer leads because spoons have thier own action. I also use smaller 3.25" spoons.

I don't like any east wind for pier fishing, but if I was fishing tonight I would fish between the piers because the high seas will probably push the fish in tight where they might see if the conditions are good enough to shoot the creek. My guess is they will not like the low flow and stop and hang between piers giving you opportunity. Can't catch-em if you aint fishing. Let us know how you did.

If you are looking at a 22-25' boat then you will want a 9 hp or greater kicker.

I would look at the new Thompsons coming out. Penn Yans are an excellent platform as well. Consider what the future is going to look like.....you know gas prices are going to go up again. Despite some recent oil finds offshore of Brazil and the middle east, "experts" have said that from the year 2020, the amount of oil in the world will peak. So from 2020 on availablitiy will start a slow death decent and prices will only go the opposite direction. With that in mind, the Striper with a gas-sipping outboard may be cheaper to run. There are pro/cons to each engine type. I/O's are easy to maintain and cheaper to replace. You also get more fishing space out the back than outboards. You can help the gas-guzzling problem by getting a small kicker and have the best of both worlds. If you are using the boat to go offshore deep, ocean fishing, or pulling skiiers occasionally......maybe the outboard platform is what you need.

You could buy a lot of stinkbait for $86,000.

For sliding releases down the line.....the amish boards are going to best the otter boats due to a tighter line, however, I run my otters in all wave heights without worrying about them doing the old reversal/cross to the other side FUBAR that can happen with collapsables. I catch a lot of my fish in the spring on minidisks off the otters. The action the otters get in waves does add action to the baits and does result in more fish IMO. Each board type has it's time and place. For inshore browns with light stickbaits......the amish will perform better. For stringing 3-4 baits off one side for walleye......the amish boards. For everything else.....I like my otters.

Not ALL creatures have butt-love Ray.

I thought we were in good shape this year with all the rain we had this summer, but here we go again with no rain in two weeks with temps in the high 70's. Hopefully the Salmon River hatchery managers keep the flows high to allow fish to come up to the ladders. I was wondering why these fish spawn in the fall, since they spawn in June in Alaska? Would there be any way we could delay the hatching cycle to allow fish to spawn/run latter in November and December when stream temps and water levels are more ideal?

What the hell was going to pair up and mate with that thing! Jerry, we should have gone to Michigan on Saturday.

Why not ice it and weigh it in the next day? Is that against the rules?

Been fishing it since a young lad. One rod with a egg sack/skein on the bottom or under a float. The second rod I am hucking jointed orange rapalas, hot'n'tots or a spoon during the day, then a glow cleo at night. The fish bite or come into the pier in waves at about 4 hour intervals so be prepared to spend some time exercising your shoulder. I can't do "all-nighters" like I used to (ask my wife), so I will go out in the evening one hour before dark and fish until 11:00 or I will arrive at the pier at 2:30 am and fish until one hour after sun up. Ten foot spinning rod with 12# test mono with at least a 225 yards capacity reel. Best times are after the lake turns over bringing cool water in tight. Light N or NW winds are best followed by W then S or SW winds. I don't fish any type of east wind.....they just don't bite. Best weekends lately have been the second and third weekends in September. The old days, we used to catch fish as early as the third weekend in August.

From Mexico Bay, try in tight for Kings early, then head out deep for steelhead. A NW heading out to 400-500 fow will get you into steelhead country. Find a scum-line, you will find bait........you will find steelhead. Fish 62-52 degree water with spoons. Those temps will be anywhere from 30-75' down.

I buy the reduction of Lake Trout and Atlantic Salmon on Lake Ontario being caused by all the talked about reasons ie. pollution, Alewife-Thiaminase production, dams on river systems, Lamprey etc. .....are mostly man-made problems, so the bios feel obligated to restore native stocks. Lets hope common sense prevails and the economic impact of pacific species is considered. I find it funny that initially all these invasive species that played havoc with Lakers and Atlantics, now may be helping ie. cleaner water/Zebra mussels, laker predation on gobies (lakers are getting bigger, have you seen the LOC weights!), and I guarantee young Atlantics are feeding on Spiny fleas similar to how they feed out in the Atlantic Ocean on krill and other small creepy things ( their little mouths are not designed for feeding larger baitfish). My vote is for Pacific species. I hate hipocrosy . If the stateside DEC and DNRs plus Canadian DNRs are SO dedicated to "native" stocks, why do they continue to stock rainbows and browns in upland streams. Rainbows are native to the pacific, and browns are native to Germany. Why do they continue to stock Largemouth bass all over the place?

I am for NO COMMUNICATION. However, cell phones should be allowed to be operated for family reasons. This past Niagara event, my wife ended up in the hospital on the Sunday. Many of us have children also. The observer should be able to monitor proper cell phone usage. Team "Still No Sponsor".

I contacted Dave a month ago, expressing interest in obtaining information I could pass on to perspective sponsors. I also contacted Bill Hilts. I have yet to receive the sponsor information I requested nor the prize my team won at the Niagara Pro/Am. I understand there are only a few behind the scenes doing the majority of work, so I have been patient......but come on guys I am volunteering to help and have not received much help in return.

Would have been the third year in a row the winner might have come off the bar. I think I see a trend.

Orleans Pro/Am I found a school of kings that held thousands of fish out over 350' off the summerset powerplant. The problem was reaching these fish which were down 150-250'. Frustrating. I wasted most of day 1, and some of day 2 chasing, until I gave up and went for steelhead. Sure could use other options for targeting those deep spring fish. Will an otterboat carry a two pound weight?????? I think they will be limited to down the chute.

He looks like a "free spirit" to me.