Irish Buoy

Out of state sportsmen know NYS is the best deal around. Taxpayers provide trout & salmon stocking, watershed care and excellent ramp facilities. They come here get a licence cheap and fill our ramps for the same price as the people who paid taxes to build it. Let charge out of state registered boats and sportsmen more to use our facilities and resources. PLEASE don't tell me that they bring millions to the area as tourist. Or they will not come here if we do. They bring everything with them and usually leave just garbage and they are usually arrogant and disrespectfull of our facilities.

The NYS government is broken. They can't understand that the budget, staff & programs need to be greatly reduced & or pared down/eliminated. Their answer is always to tax us more. Any business knows how to survive by downsizing, austerity, elimination of waste, and shedding unprofitable endeavours. The political leaders will not make any cost vs benefit evaluations of their pet projects, example the linking of the Erie Canal to the NYS Thruway, what a joke, this waterway costs millions to maintain & only a handful of people use it (count on the Thruway tolls to continue to skyrocket). They could start by eliminating all of the politicians, except the Gov., minority & majority leaders because they decide everything, & no one else has any say. That alone would make a big change in the cost of government. This is a beautiful state, that is being crippled by the bone heads in NYS government. Too many give away programs!!!!! Too many benefits for people who don't work. People move into NY just to collect from the massive benefit structure/programs put in place to insure that the current leadership stays in power. Essentially, these programs insure re-election of the same machine every time. So, here we are in the toilet again, & we are facing a new round of taxes that we all cannot afford!!! Not to mention the unqualified Senators past & wanna be! The candidates I vote for rarely get elected.

WHEN DOES ICE FISHING NORMALLY GET STATRED? OBVIOUSLY WHEN THERE'S ICE BUT WHAT WOULD BE PRIME TIME SAY IN THE CLAYTON/WESLEY ISLAND AREA. I BUILT A PLACE ON FRENCH CREEK AND WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO ICE FISHING . THANKS

New to Lake Ontario. I plan to use the launch at Mexico Pt. WHere should I look for early season trout (how deep) Any tips on colors or bait, troll speed? I appreciate any help