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That sounds like it is time to count your blessings.

Good luck to all you guys on the east end and north from there. Let's hope that it is all just hype.

I would go a bit different. In spring ,the shallow water along the shore is usually a bit warmer,but that is not neccessarily true for this time of year. You will find 38 degree water a little bit deeper,but you must be close to a creek where there is often some warmer water as well. In my experience it is best in about 40 feet of water cutting through a scum line. While trolling for browns you will probably end up catching smallmouth and lakers as well.

I installed trim tabs on my 19 footer. Not only does it help my boat up on plane,it also enables me to correct lack of balance at plane because of the kicker that adds 90 pounds to the starboard side

I inherited the Town of Brighton's dog catcher's net and it gives the Beckman a run for its money. The first time my brother in law saw me use it, he finally agreed that size does matter.

I catch alewives in Lake Ontario with what I like to call an "umbrella net". While trolling we often go through a school of bait. When there is too much bait in the water the target fish often just laze around and take a nibble out of the school but they don't bother chasing a lure. I sometimes circle right back through the bait school with my umbrella net at the proper depth and usually it produces a dozen of baitfish within a minute. Then I use them on the edge of the bait schools. As for keeping them alive, I use 5 gallon buckets with a max of 6 mooneyes per bucket. I add ice and put a lid on to keep it dark inside. The cold and dark stops them from being panicky and hurting themselves. Even so,you have to keep changing the water so they don't poison themselves.

So with all this talk about stocking trout in my lake, is the DEC also planning to put some ciscos back in the water?

I would disagree with the idea that there is not enough shallow weedbed area on the west side. There are long narrow stretches along the west side and the south end is one big solid weedbed. That said, I much prefer trout fishing to walleye log hauling. The inlet can be a great flyfishing spot. just think of where the two streams join in Moravia with all the currents ,holes,riffs and eddies. I fished it 30 years ago with my son who was 2 years old at the time and although he does not really remember this, he always wants to go for walks in the heron rookery or along the stream as it goes up into the hills. It will be interesting to see how the competition between the lakers and the other trout will take shape.

Oh dear

Not exactly shore fishing,but I did a lot of near shore fishing from just south of Camp Cory to about 300 yards north of the camp. Trolling over about 16 to 25 feet of water and even shallower. Basicly the outer edge of the weed beds, using live bait. That is where you can find out how big the pike in Keuka lake are. I have caught at least a dozen of 38 inch plus pike in that area mostly in November and December while everybody else was chasing deer. It works best when there is a good southern wind that causes enough wave action for the the light to break up under water. I usually allowed myselt to be pushed northward by the wind while correcting my depth control with a small outboard.

I think that those girls brought that little buck up from day one

This was posted in the north shore room so it can be presumed that these were caught in Canadian waters. I do not know if the season is closed on the Canadian side . I just looked it up. On the Canadian side the season is closed from October first until December 31

This summer I spent a weekend in New York and I was very worried and wary. That worry turned out to be needless. We were walking around the city at 10.30 in the evening and everybody was out in the streets socializing and being friendly. At first I was afraid to ask for directions,that too was needless. People were helpful, chatting with cops and having a good time in general. I felt safe in down town New York unlike down town Rochester which is still a shooting gallery after dark.

There is a place in Olcott about a 100 yard walk from the marina where you can stay.Olcot has very nice amenities and probably the best fishing in all of lake Ontario in May. Can somebody come up with the name of those cottages on West Main street?

Whenever I go fishing Keuka,I use the Penn Yan launch. It has a lot of parking space and at least 4 boats,maybe 5 boats can launch at the same time.The river is deep and the trip to the open lake is only about 5 minutes. The run at 28 mph down to the bottom of the Y is about 25 minutes, but there is great laker fishing in front of the church at the college in 90 feet of water. Launching is free. And last,I get nostalgic when I go past the old Penn Yan boat factory yards.

I guess the operators were eavesdropping on some hot conversation and forgot to fly the thing

Your receipt proves that you have a license, so if you are asked to produce your license,the receipt will do fine. This very exceptional and it may have to do with delays caused by the government shut down