Capt Vince Pierleoni

"Reelin' for a cure" Ladies Tourney August 18th

This will be the 2nd annual "Reelin' for a cure" ladies fishing tournament, August 18th 2017, held in Niagara County out of Olcott and Wilson 6am to 12pm, (weigh in and party to follow.)  This event is an actual ladies competitive event that allows up to 2 men onboard. Interested teams/boat operators can contact via email [email protected]  or facebook @ reelin' for a cure for more info.

The main reason for this post is this event is growing rapidly. The number of interested womens teams is growing faster than boat operators willing to volunteer their boat that morning. Many of the boats that helped out last year came back this year with their own teams--leaving a shortfall to take out existing teams that dont have a boat. Because the boat operators are volunteering their expertise and vessel that morning, they DO NOT have to be a charter captain to participate. At this point the event has doubled in size, with more inquiries coming in daily. Last year over $5000 was raised for "Marys wig room", which assists women with the affects of chemotherapy. This year the benefactor is Breast cancer network of WNY--metastatic research..

If you want to help out an existing team(which are paying the tournament entry fee) with a medium to large vessel, or if you have a team in mind already please direct inquiries to the above contact addresses. Thank you from the Reelin' for a cure committee.

We've tried a couple potions during this most fly heavy season. 1) Mint listerine dumped in a spray bottle--verdict?-- works very short term and then your ankles and boat are sticky. 2) dawn dish soap, regular formula--verdict?-- works better than the mouth wash. I think until it sweats off. 3) skin so soft by Avon--verdict?- works better than either of the above but the smell is so annoying its not worth it.

We have one more to try once we round it up-- pure mint oil. 

Congrats x 10!  Very cool. 

Just awesome! Very happy it worked out for you. Great journal and pics.

This never ceases to amaze me-- stores that fail at the most important part of their business--taking your money in a timely fashion.

Our nearest grocery store is like that and I go out of the way to avoid it.

The marina is top notch. The town definitely fully understands fishing tourism and appreciates it. To top it off, Newfane is a great town to live in. Town Supervisor Tim Horanburg and Marina director Scott Sheffler do a great job and seem to have found a crew down there that appreciate their jobs and like being around people.

Anyone looking for an observer for this event contact Charlie at 716-866-7462.  He is very punctual and reliable, and knows what hes observing.

Yet another case of "enviros" who want to take mankind out of the equation. I've never seen so much passing the buck and throwing each other under the bus than I have with this issue. Mr free college, who has been a longtime supporter of the past administration(who of course gleefully signed on for the 2014 plan) is now throwing him under the bus. Even more evidence he is plotting a run and hopes to be a candidate in 2020.   

Great job as usual Dan.

20 hours ago, MikeyP said:

Out of what port was this tournament held?

St Catherines Spring KOTL

I'm sure most marinas would take the job. The place that probably has the most experience would be Watercraft clinic in Red Creek NY.


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I saw a boat launching this afternoon at Wilson. Olcott launches are operational. In all cases expect to need at least knee boots or higher.

There are not words to describe the hazards out there right now. With the wind switching back and forth and the water getting higher and higher--it just keeps coming. Caution is the word and eyes forward. Have seen entire trees in Niagara county waters this week.

Not sure whats north of your location, but Seager Marine in Canandaigua NY is a long time dealer for Yamaha and have a good reputation.

Great stuff Dan! It's great having your work around the Salmon world/Tourny scene. Looking forward to your clips from St Catherines KOTL.

Any introduced species is " exotic" to an ecosystem, if it is perceived negatively it is generally referred to as "invasive."  
 
Maybe I am reading your point wrong, but what I believe you said was "The single biggest suppressor of young alewife is the older larger alewife. "  If this were the case, the large alewife that existed prior to the stocking of pacific species should have controlled, and even possibly crashed, their own population in the nearly large predator free environment that existed then.  And history says that did not happen.  
 
I'm certainly not faulting the managers in LO, and was much less willing to risk the possible ecosystem collapse that could happen if there are too many large predators and not enough food for them.
 
If the steelhead are eating the "large alewife," certainly the kings are, too, and if there is such a surplus of large alewife, I would think we'd be seeing more of those huge kings of the past, but size and condition numbers do not say the salmon are necessarily "overfed." 
 

5 hours ago, RUNNIN REBEL said:

I will be going to dinner again tonight with the Vessel Kaho crew before they depart Rochester and trawl their way east towards Oswego. POST UP any questions you may have that I can ask them on here and I will try my best to get some answers.

Please keep it factual and civil ... Thanks

 

Todays trawl to the DEEP WATERS at Scotch Bonnet Shoals/Canadian waters  was canceled due the dreaded North east winds

 

Jerry

RUNNIN REBEL

Be careful Jerry, you don't want to use up your yearly dinner quota before the end of April, LOL. 

Say hello to those hard working mariners for me.

6 hours ago, Gill-T said:

 

Lucky, the theory is not necessarily that adult alewives eat other fish larvae, but more so the pressure they exert on the entire plankton community. When fish die from winter kill it is because of a lack of fitness. One of the key indicators is plumpness. Evaluating stomach contents of some alewives on the Kaho revealed some Mysis Shrimp and apendage evidence of spiny flea ingestion, however, most of their stomachs were barren. Adult alewives suppress other prey species by eating them out of house-and-home. 

Exactly Gill-T. Just like the young deer starve in tough winters or when the older deer go unhunted. The prime food goes to the larger deer first. The browse line in Durand Eastman is very high.

The incredible population of giant alewives would have served everyones interests better as food for gamefish, instead of the havoc they wreak.  

6 hours ago, Lucky13 said:

C'mon Vince, if this were true, why did we need to add exotics from the west coast to chow down the alewives, if the large ones eat up all the small ones?   The large alewifes should have eliminated the young of the year back in the days, and the population should have collapsed. Those of us who are old enough to have seen the real die offs of the 50's and 60's know that was not happening, and back then there was nearly nothing else for the big alewifes to chow on except the small ones, as perch, walleye, and Lake Trout were all at  surpressed levels.  I had heard that you espoused this theory of big alewife as small alewife suppressor,  (sure,any random filter feeding eating machine will get some larval and YOY fish of its own species), but I do not think that dog hunts.

C'mon Lucky,  "exotics"? It's tough to be objective when thats the term you use around here. Lets call them "the remedy".  NO progress happened without the foresight of some great managers here in NY and in Michigan. They will continue to be the answer, no matter where your heart lies.

To your point, Steelhead have been devouring alewives in Lake Ontario for over 40 yrs. Do you have a better theory? 

The single biggest suppressor of young alewife is the older larger alewife. We are currently in a situation where incredible amounts of larger alewife went unscathed. It's a waste of fish flesh, as not only could those alewife been turned into game fish food, more pressure on them would increase hatches of Walleye, Yellow Perch,  and Lake Trout all while increasing fishing opportunity for the highly prized Salmon. Less giant alewives and more young alewives will most certainly take the peaks and valleys out of the charts, but also improve the Steelhead situation as eating those large long lived Alewives certainly increased the thiamanese levels in their diets. 

3 minutes ago, bandrus1 said:

Hmmm 

Even if you hooked it up like your old unit was, it very likely could demand more juice--or maybe you added some other goodies that are drawing. The fastest way to rule that out is wire direct to the battery that gets ample charging while underway and fuse it near the battery to be safe. Make sure the wire is adequate guage for the length of the run.

I have had what you are describing happen in the past with other brands. It was usually in how it was wired or when additional electronics kicked on that they would go down.

Its very possible its a voltage drop. Are you confident in the electrical hook up? Is this unit considerably larger than what you had before? Maybe Yankee Troller will chime in but if not call the customer service number with the model number and they should be able to help. If its not voltage then its in the settings. 

Great job Dads!  Congrats to the kids!

1 minute ago, Gill-T said:

State of the Lake

I had the honor to spend the day aboard the USGS research vessel Kaho.  Today's baitfish assessment took place off the Sumerset plant in Niagara County from 170 meters depth to 25 meters.  I believe we can rest easy knowing that the alewife assessment is in very capable hands and there is a ton of bait out there.  The bottom of the lake is filthy with adult alewives.  Considering there is bait in the harbors already and the excellent early numbers coming in from the bottom trawls offshore, the alarm signals sent out about the missing two year classes of alewives appear to be premature.  Book your charter trip, plan to tow your boat.......hell ride your bike to Lake Ontario because she is alive and well.  Special thanks to the crew of the Kaho.  Next time you see one of them buy them a beer as a 12 hour day trawling is HARD work.

Amen. I fall in love with Lake Ontario all over again every Spring. I am also very impressed with the crew of the Kaho. 

There are a whole lot of magical things going on out there right now.