john1947

seems the birds overflew lake ontario,more on the fingerlakes from the reports Im hearing today

cold weather is moving the birds,hope to get out tomorrow

lots of old squaw around,few good ducks yet,maybe a year for the birds to escape us,lol

But than its hunting and harvesting like fishing and catching,

The ducks do live a long time,some over 20 years.

nice hunt

Roys has a great ramp,why mess up your motor for $5 bucks.Bait and free updates on the perch

Heres a real problem for ducks today.I caught this hawk on my deer cam.I started with over 100 mallards,down to three drakes in 3 years.

carbon 14 ,best hits also came on 450 copper,green dolphin was second place

Great report,

No ducks but good T&S,Maybe the winter will be like it was 3 years ago and the browns were hitting all winter.

thanks guys we sure need some good cold nights.Last year the bay was open on new years eve and a few days later the bay almost froze to the channel

Hi,

I have seen guys use nets to group divers close.Feedback would be welcome.

Thanks

john

yesterday I decided to give it a shot on the lake.it was just me and Tasha ,a few more mallards then I had seen the last time out..Well I got all set up and went back to get a chair and the gun,kept the dog in the boat till needed.Wouldn"t you know it I would trip on a rock and go flying,lol.Well I didnt fall in once but twice fiannly i got up and turned to my friend and i:d wouldn"t have loved to record her face.Ever see a dog laugh,lol.

I  laughed about the incident ,well its the first time Ive fallen in ,in 50 years of duck hunting

It wasnt very cold and while" damp" I stayed for a few hours.Saw very few birds flying seems they knew the warmth was returning again .Did see quite a few eagles soaring above,they sure put fright into the geese.

So next time I"ll bring some extra dry clothes and watch out for those rogue rocks

A few facts.North country perch Lake Ontario have no limit.Lake eie has commercial perch fishing on the canadian side.It doesnt make sense to allow commercial on one side and put a limit on our side.Perch go through cycles ever so often and this year on lake Ontario is one of them.One major factor is alewife predation on perch eggs.

I fish pech and have few encounters with unsportsman behavior thankfully

Last fall and spring were slow on sodus so "Im not surprised by the downturn this year

This year I have noticed how little bait had come in and many perch are shallow feeding on perch fry.

Well more ducks around to enjoy and there"s basketball and hockey .

Slow perch fishing is a another event we can"t control.Like other errant fisherman events we can"t control.No different than impatient  motorists.All we can do is observe and avoid reacting.Staying calm is so important when tempers flare.

A few winters ago m son was duck  hunting on Seneca with friends in a layout boat.A hunter in a boat became angry over their offshore hunting and came out and argued with them.It was a example of what could happen when people lose control of themsleves.

There will always be inconsiderate people to deal with ,be glad most of us thank of others first

Hi,

Hunted today with my son.Saw several small flocks of bluebills and redheads and mallards.We hunted goldeneyes today no big spread  for divers but there coming down.Last day today for goose till next month.perch is also picking up.I up.

saw this today.

Its sad to have to winterize the searay again.I build a frame over the boat about two feet clear of the deck and then place bird netting over that then a swimming pool cover.it takes awhile but the boat does well outside even buried in deep snow.i pull it off witha roof rake.I like the charcoal idea for mildew.Mothballs are also a good idea.

My duck boat is ready now took it out at sodus for perch,tomorrow hopefully geese as lots around here now.

I hear slow on seneca for perch now.Which i had a partner for erie.Wonder if duck is open on erie now.

john

I fished off the loop yesterday in the afternoo.It was slow as my garmin was giving me headaches,lol.It"s a 431s and doesnt read a soft bottom very well.Im going to try and use my 178c instead.I caught a few keepers incuding a 2 lb bullhead in 50 ft.lolI did talk to a few boaters some did ok others lots of small ones.Saturday next trip out with a new sounder.Saw very few ducks so far.

Hi

I fish LO and use 40 lb.big game for fleas on rigger rods only.Works great.I also use divers ss wire and copper.

I had a great year .Best fish came on copper rods.I also use the fish wench for my 450 coppers,makes it alot easier reeling them in.ook a 23 lb laker on my 450 copper carbon 14 spoon also caught on the penn 345 fish wench.

Looking forward to ducking seneca the season,maybe perch would be nice

Had good luck on smaller black senkos this summer,west wind days were best

Caught some nice perch out of hughes this summer should be some decent perch  this fall

Awhile ago someone mentioned problems with pen raising salmon due to waste buildup around pens.maybe we could somehow install cisculator pumps to keep the water in the pens fresh and cut down on disease and raise servival..As far as lakers i wonder howmany released lakers make it ,its a long way down for them.I think it s better to keep what you catch and call it a early day when limited

Nice hunt you had.Can't wait for the opener here.I know what you mean how it gets tougher when we get older.Keep up the hunting,it keeps us young.

Ive killed many a duck who landed very close to my old style wonder duck,Single high sped motors on eaxh wing seem to work better than mojos

bluebills respond the best for calling.I dont hunt divers tilll late early or second half .We will have over 200 divers this year to use half redheads and half bluebills

That king is nice we got a 38 20 years agoim going to post it when i find it,lol

Got to get out early or fish late,last 2 hours always the best for spawners.I always look around for bait first as that is where I usally find them till the water dipps below 60.Had good luck using wiggle worts,deep crank baits trolled behind or planers.Old timers used copper sutton 38off riggers.next week im using leacore as the fish are higher now

The lakers are still hitting well but deep 90 down on carbon 14 450 copper.