Kevin J Legg

We fished from West of Catfish to Port Ontario all water was clear but in front of Salmon river. There we found water to 50 degrees and colored but still no hits. Most of the rest of the places we tried had clear water 45-47 degrees. Fished mostly 5-20 fow but did try out to 25 fow. Tried speeds from 1.8-2.4 and leads back to 150 “ and various colors of sticks and spoons. Ran an 8 rod spread and never moved a rod in 4 hours. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Seem to be quite a few around doing their thing. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I thought it would be tricky getting out. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Wondering how the trip out to the lake is. Can be even pretty shallow under normal conditions. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I think some of the post on eating raw freshwater fish scare people off. It’s very easy to make and tasty but need to follow recommendations. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I had to set my freezer to coldest setting to get the required -4 degree F. Left it for a week to kill any possible parasites. Very easy to make and a good end product. I also bought a special set of tweezers call an Easy Boner for removing the pin bones that works well. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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It was a little windy but we still had a great outing on the river. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

From my research the risk is low to begin with. In addition freezing to -4 F for 7 days kills any potential parasites ( make sure your freezer is set this cold)and the salt kills and bacteria so should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Was thinking even if you could launch at Stony it might be pretty shallow journey out to the lake same with Pine Grove. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Tastes like lox to me. going to have it tomorrow with bagels, cream cheese, red onion and tomato.

After reading the dangers of fresh water lox I decided to try it. Froze the skinned fillets for a week then put them in 50/50 mix of Kosher Salt and sugar with some dill weed. Vacuum sealed and put in refrigerator with a plate and weight on top. Left 2 days remove bones, rinsed and sliced thin. Then candled to search for parasites. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I want to give Tony’s Reel and Downrigger Repair out of Orchard Park a shout out. I sent them two Penn reels that were not functioning and one with a broken part. They repaired them and even sent me an extra part in case I need it at a later time. Also very personable on the phone and reasonably priced. I’d highly recommend them. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I’ve tried many as believe this one is best. Roll in flour then mix sparkling water with flour till you have a thin batter (similar to tempura) then dip in panko and deep fry. They come out nice and crispy and brown and you never get the oil foaming up like with egg wash. Also can reuse the oil and they don’t seem to absorb any grease. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Prof T and I had a decent morning. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I personally run 50/50 mix of spoons and sticks. Sometimes they favor one over the other, sometimes it doesn’t matter. I run straight 12 lb big game mono with small snap swivels so it’s easy to change lures. When shallow I run without any weight. When out in 12 fow or deeper I add spit shot or use 2 or 3 color leadcore off the boards and drop riggers deeper. Spoons can certainly hang up and cause problems if your boards stall so it’s critical to watch your turns. I like running a good spread 6-8 lures so fish can tell me what they want as it changes day to day. That said it is better to start with small spread and build as you get experience. When bite is on a 4 lure spread is plenty to keep you busy. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That’s interesting. The ones we caught were mostly empty except one had seven 2” bluegills in it’s stomach which I thought was strange. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app