SHAWN HAYES

Thanks. Thats good to know. I will keep the GPS at 450.00 because it comes with 2 chips & I know they are at least 100.00 each & do not really depreciate. And lower the price of the Sonar to 325.00 Thanks for the heads up. I don't buy anything from Cabelas anymore so I wouldnt have had an idea.-Shawn

Lowrance 5200 color GPS with 2 chips 450.00 Only used 1 season Lowrance 515cdf color dual frequency Sonar 400.00 Both units are 5' screens and work flawlessly. The reason for selling is to upgrade to the new Lowrance high def systems. Contact: Shawn 802-265-8285

I realize this is a Lake Ontario forum. But my hopes are that our common ground of loving to fish and maintaining healthy fisheries is important to every fisherman everywhere. If this happens where will it stop. And who's state or fishery is next??-Shawn Angler Action Needed This Weekend Legislature Proposes Closing All Fish Hatcheries Your Urgent Phone Calls Needed to Save Champlain Fisheries Believe it or not, the Vermont Legislature has proposed closing all Vermont’s fish hatcheries in a stated effort to balance the state budget. While no legislator has been able to answer Lake Champlain International, Inc.’s request for how much money this would supposedly save, a number of Vermont legislators will not take the hatcheries “off the table†of budget cuts, and they continue to suggest they will have to be closed if other legislators and the Governor do not support their new tax package. LCI believes our simple question has not been answered, because it cannot be answered: no Vermont taxpayer money will be saved as hatcheries are funded by our license dollars and the federal excise taxes on our equipment purchases. In fact, millions of dollars would be lost due to declining license sales, sales taxes, rooms and meals taxes, gas taxes and federal excise taxes. And none of this takes into account the environmental damage posed by allowing natives species to disappear from the ecosystem. Why propose closing the hatcheries at all then, especially when LCI, the Fish and Wildlife Department, the Vermont Traditions Coalition, and American Sportfishing Association have all presented the legislators with documentable financials on the value of fishing to Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin? Vermont’s State Auditor and certified public accountant Tom Salmon said this last week: “Discussion of closing fish hatcheries is a foolish gimmick; both financially unsound and short-sighted. Our Vermont brand and the outdoor sports that promote it should be preserved and protected. ...†Despite even the Auditor’s warning, legislators still continue to threaten us with the closure of the hatcheries, like this in the Burlington Free Press from the Vice Chair of the Human Services Committee Mike Fisher, “If we need to, we could cut another $50 million from the state budget. Many state services would cease. While no one knows the exact result, I expect that we would no longer stock our streams with fish …†We asked Representative Fisher, “Why?†He never responded. If you share LCI’s opinion that the hatcheries are vital to the conservation of Lake Champlain and native Vermont species and the Vermont State Auditor’s opinion that closing them would be financially unsound, phone calls need to be made and emails need to be sent this weekend to the two people who still have the power to ensure financially self-sustaining and vital conservation operations like the hatcheries are taken “off the table†and stay “off the table†next year. We need your help with these calls and notes. Please call and/or write both of these legislators by Monday evening: Shap Smith, Speaker of the House, (802) 888-9214, [email protected] Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tempore, (802) 387-4447, [email protected] If either cannot be reached at their home numbers, you can leave a message at 800.322.5616. If you would like more information, feel free to contact James Ehlers at [email protected] or 802.879.3466. Thank you for helping us ensure Lake Champlain and its fisheries prosper.

Shawn from Vermont(aka Vermonster). I love Lake Ontario and want to learn as much as I can. I am a Trout and Salmon Freak!!! But I love the Big Crappies almost as much. I have an Ice Fishing Guide Service. cant wait to look around and absorb the fishiness. I love the smell of fish in the morning!! It smells like victory!!!!Oh did I mention that I am not right!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Hey Guys , I am new here and cant wait to look around. I am from Vermont and really want to learn as much as I can about fishing Lake Ontario. I will be going there this spring to try and catch Brown Trout. Trolling of course. Anyway i have a boat for sale it is brand new and has less than 100 hours on it. I got it on my birthday 6/9/2007 The boat has everything needed to troll on Lake Champlain but I heard people dont use Big Jon that much on LO. It has vinyl floors, complete top w drop and door,Custom made mooring cover.175 Merc Verado w merc smartCraft gauges w troll control Power steering Tilt steering, CD Player, Optional galvenized Shore Land,r trailer w optional side guides and spare tire carrier w tire and cover, stainless prop, Top speed 51mph,Factory rigged w all cables keys and controls for kicker, All Equiptment is less than six months old. 4 Big Jon Captains Packs w swivels and weight retievers, Two extra ram rod tubes for nets, Lowrance color dual frequency 515 fishfinder,Lowrance 5300 color GPS takes chips, New in box never used Depth Raider speed and Temp, Lowrance VHF w DSC, Two in box Optima blue top batteries 60,000 and no dreamers!!! Need to pay the bank off. Getting a divorce and new boat after I pay the bank. Really sucks but I will have no debt and no alimony!!! Check the listing withthwe extras. You cant buy this boat and rig it for less than 65,000 after taxes. Pristine shape, in heated storage. Shawn 802-265-8285