Sk8man

Ah good to know thanks. That makes a little more sense now.

Yep. I was excited and encouraged a couple years ago before the new dock was built and I had a chance to talk with one of the town board guys about the shape of the previous dock and launch, but unfortunately it turns out that the people that made the decisions about constructing it were obviously not fishermen or even boaters It certainly should have been a "floating" dock (despite possible expense concerns) ; especially considering the extreme fluctuations in the Lake Ontario water levels each year. They built a fixed level dock while water levels were at an all time high and then when the level returned to lower levels the dock remained way too high up making it difficult if not dangerous (e.g. southeast or strong east wind) to launch or return. Really a shame.

Good luck in Alaska Keith....still towards the top of my bucket list

The Sea Flee line is slippery and it has considerable stretch but I have used it for about 7 or 8 yrs now and it does a good job of shedding flea. The spinys come off just by slapping the line against the water but the fishhook type of flea are a different matter; they accrue like cottonwood on the line and are more difficult to remove when thick.. The Big Game mono 30 lb is also good and I use it for a number of things. Although larger diameter mono and fluoro work better than small diaameter lines with fleas when fleas are very thick or densely distributed they can adhere to anything no matter what the diameter or type of material including 150 and 200 lb test downrigger wire.

You might want to invest in some 30 lb Bloodrun SeaFlee mono for riggers and leader off of it with 20 lb fluoro We even had some spiny fleas on the downrigger wire today

Hi Sammy hope to see you in Sodus before the season finishes. Best of luck in the meantime.

mr 580 is right... asking for tangles. J plugs go all over the place both horizontally and vertically and that action probably is what attracts the salmon but it can make a mess of other stuff nearby.

What is that supposed to mean? I was referring to fishing for the Kokanee in Colorado in lakes and not rivers by the way. Fly fishing is the best way on the rivers. I wasn't referring to fishing for Kokanees on Lake O if that is what the above comment was directed at.

Welcome to LOU. I think you'll like it here. Great bunch of people. Might want ot get some of the largest size Lake Clear Wablers as attractors and run small 2 inch flutter spoons behind them for the Kokanees

An important consideration is how you store your rods and line. If they are left in a hot boat or garage or out in the sun (UV rays) you may need to change the line very frequently but if you store your rods and line etc. in a cool dry place (e.g. my dry cellar with dehumidifier) you can get by with much longer stretches. I have had Sea Flee on a few of my rods for several years and have just taken off a few feet from the end at the start of the season or if it looks questionable. Never a problem with it. I should also mention that things could be different with lighter pound test (Sea Flee is 30 lb.) because less room for error.