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Stupid easy fishing continues off Niagara county. Fished from 10:30-4 and took over 40 fish. Fat lakers were a nuisance even high in water column. Lots of kings The age structure has changed this week from mostly three year olds all this spring to mostly two year olds as a percentage. The bad news is after 14 years with my current rig, boater’s bad luck gremlins caught up with me. I got a towed. Special thanks to the town of Newfane fire dept for the assistance. I was sad to see the cormorants tearing up the released king fingerlings. It looks like they got crushed.

Waiting for ice to melt on fiberglass then out for a king hunt off Olcott. Looks like the day is shaping up nicely. Good luck all.

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A Skeeter bass boat? All launches are open in most towns. Right now Niagara County has the most Salmon if that is what you are targeting. Mostly spoons this time of year. If you cannot get out on Lake Ontario, depending on the wind direction, you may be able to get out on nearby lake Erie. There is a break wall protecting Buffalo. There are Walleyes around and a trophy bass season that allows catch and release plus a creel limit of one trophy-over 21" bass.

I am thinking there will definitely be some blue cheeks after all this.

Sending payment for two 12 lb torpedoes. Thanks.

Your “legacy” Rob will become frequent sharting.

After taking some courses on parasitology and inveterate zoology in undergrad, my take away was I would NEVER eat raw fish.

Have you tried throwing those jig bodies on an underspin jig style? Might help you to fish them slower with more vibration.

Nice!

The take away should be don’t throw spent baits overboard. Yes, fish will tear them off but treat spent baits like most treat spent mono.

That fish could fatten up to win a derby this year. Can’t do that if in a cooler. Thanks for releasing.

Hmmmm maybe I should try a flasher n’Senko??

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For someone like myself considering this derby, perhaps you gentlemen could answer some questions. First, not wanting to kill a fish that won’t place, what are the typical winning weights? Where are the launches? Thanks.

You should have texted me so I could move in on your fish! 😇

For the size of the lakers in that lake, you will probably need younger year classes of Cisco born to feed those fish. The effect will not be seen for years

Nice weed guard.

This time of year I run slow on downspeed Between 2 mph with stinger stingrays, up to 2 1/8 for dreamweaver mags. Flashers work at both speeds. Flashers on long junk lines after 9 am, and spoons on everything else.

We were East off the plant, enjoying the whole area to ourselves until we pulled lines at 12. I am pretty sure 90% of the three year old kings are in Niagara County waters right now.

Sculpin I believe. Need to see side view.