Kevin J Legg

Same here

My wife and I did a relaxing couple hours of perching after going to church. Put a couple more bags of fillets in the freezer. Didn't hit quite as well as yesterday as it was pretty flat but beautiful afternoon to be out in the sun.

Prof T, You should be home in time for some perch unless they spawn quickly and leave. Also brown fishing should be good on the lake. We're headed back to NJ next Thursday for the weekend and the will have a house full for a wedding shower for my son and his fiancée April 7-10.

I did pretty well this afternoon from my boat.

Went to Goose Bay and it was iced in but I launched and found I had a dead battery. Try jumping off deep cycle battery and it wouldn't crank. Was able to star kicker but it wasn't running great so after breaking ice and wasting the morning decided to run home and charge them up and perhaps head out latter in the day. Glad I ha den't made run to Mexico Point! Many boats fishing out by Krings but not sure what their success was.

Marine forecast has it laying down tonight and <2 footers tomorrow. Trying to decide if I should make the run down.

Checked out Krings and Goose Bay yesterday. About 8 guys fishing off shore at Krings saw them catch a few dinks. One boat was fishing and I didn't see him catch any. Goose Bay is open and launch at both Krings and Goose Bay are open. I may give it a try this weekend.

I have no issue in a classroom exploring ANY controversial issue. They need to learn how to gather unbiased information, look at all sides of an issue and make educated choices. Isn't critical thinking the cornerstone of education? I also believe that working with government agencies and pursuing avenues to make appropriate changes is also a significant part of the education process. Kingfisher, you are short changing the minds of these students and are threatened that the teacher is driving the curriculum which in my opinion is not the case. Critical thinking, the scientific method, and data gathering and interpretation are all important skills which need to be taught.

I have no issue in a classroom exploring ANY controversial issue. They need to learn how to gather unbiased information, look at all sides of an issue and make educated choices. Isn't critical thinking the cornerstone of education? I also believe that working with government agencies and pursuing avenues to make appropriate changes is also a significant part of the education process. Kingfisher, you are short changing the minds of these students and are threatened that the teacher is driving the curriculum which in my opinion is not the case. Critical thinking, the scientific method, and data gathering and interpretation are important skills which need tone taught.

Kingfisher, From my experience, a teacher and the course curriculum are reviewed and overseen by a department head, administrators, the board of education and ultimately the State Education Department. It also seems to me that this class has been a great learning experience for those students involved. Kingfisher, While I respect your right to an opinion I strongly object that you say I "lack any type of deep ethical responsibility" I'm also unclear on how the safe gun act directly relates to sale of fish issue. I also take offense on your personal attack on my integrity when you know nothing about me. I commend fly rod for allowing students to investigate a difficult issue, gather information, and pursue actions they feel are appropriate. Seems to me to be a very teachable moment! As stated before, I have mixed feelings on this topic. Having lived in Jefferson County for 40 years and communicating with a former student that is one of the largest perch buyers in the area gives me an interesting historical and personal perspective. I feel the need to monitor this renewable resource is critical to maintaining long term sustainable harvest levels. If the resource can withstand the commercial harvest let the practice continue, if not shut it down.

Kingfisher, I spent 33 years in the classroom and also taught Hunter's safety, duck ID and trappers training during the school day! Some might say I was pushing an agenda on my students. I have not seen the curriculum of this course but as an educator I was constantly looking for ways to get my students involved. It appears that these students have spent significant time gathering information from DEC Biologists, fishing forums and plan to meet with local representatives. It doesn't appear to me that this topic was forced upon them by the teacher but was student generated. The fact that they are involved, using Power Point presentations, U tube videos and plan an online petition shows a great deal of work on their part. If they discover their proposed ban is not warranted so be it. It was still a great learning process. As I parent I would praise the teacher for getting the kids involve in this process. I may be wrong but I don't view this as rallying students concerning this issue but allowing them the opportunity to explore a controversial issue, gather and examine information and attempt to change something they think is wrong. Personally I have some mixed feelings on this topic, specifically on the larger bays in Jefferson County which may be able to sustain this commercial fishing. I also am also aware that restaurant serve numerous perch dinners enjoyed by many living in this area. I have observed some heavy commercial pressure on the some smaller local lakes and also remember when crappies were allowed to be sold (at high prices) and the problems that presented. Again when money is involved some people get greedy and become very proficient. This topic needs to be further studied and decisions made base on scientific data and not on opinion, emotion, or greed. It's up to us all to protect our great natural resources.

I was there yesterday and agree that you will be able to get a small boat in. Actually I think you could now with a little hauling. They were ice fishing at the ramp so it may take a while before you can launch there. Still a fair amount of ice in the gap but it is going fast.

Wow what a hot topic. Responses sound a bit like a Trump rally. As sportsman we need to work together for the good of our resources. As a retired biology teacher I find the student's project a very interesting avenue for them to become involved with conservation issues. Hopefully they are using scientific data in their decision making. We all know what market hunting did to animal populations. People do get greedy when $ is involved and also get very efficient at harvesting which can lead to problems. If commercial fishing is to continue we need to keep a very close eye on fish population and be able to regulate their harvest if populations begin to wane. Living in Jefferson County I am well aware of the commercial fishery and, yes, have occasionally sold some fish. I believe it is important that the DEC do an ongoing study of those fish that can be sold as populations can change fairly rapidly. I truly believe we all want to see fish populations remain at sustainable levels and if we work together and use good data in decision making my grandkids and future generations will be able to enjoy what is such an important part of my life and many others.

I love the boards. They enable me to run 3 lines a side and two off riggers with my 18' Lund Alaskan. Most everyone is running them so when I approach another boat I assume they are running them and make sure there is room. I think the in lines are a little easier to run but I have run both big boards and in lines. Like the spread they give me.

Nice job Ryan. Was hoping to get out this weekend but doesn't look like I'm going to make It. Water has really warmed as we couldn't find over 36.5 on our first trip.

Ryan, It was a bit over 37" and fat so I'd guess around 12-13.

I hunted solo laying out in cut corn with no decoys. Lots of snows around and I managed to drop a few. Since I'd previously only shot two I was happy with my wet, muddy morning. I think the very heavy fog was a big help as they were nearly in range when I could see them.thousands of birds

Spoons in shallow 6-8 fow took most. Caught one on a jointed rapala. Green was best color.

With the nice weather we decided to hit the lake this morning. It was great to be back on the water and we even found a few Browns and had a nice surprise of a 37" pike.. Nice to fish with bottom feeder again.

Thinking of hitting it in the morning.

Thanks for the feedback