Capt Vince Pierleoni

Thank you guys, there are several meetings a week at this point.

Legislator David Godfrey from the town of Wilson, Niagara County, is the person to direct your emails opposing Windmills in Lake Ontario. There has been so much written as to the cons, with exceptional threads by LOUs Tom Bishop listing many of them. Legislator Godfrey has stated that he is disappointed by how few emails he has recieved , that he can take to the committee that he sits on. If you are from Niagara Co, let him know. If you are from other counties or states, and you fish,boat,and vacation here, he still wants to hear from you. Let him know why you oppose them in your own words. Send emails to: [email protected] Time is of the essence! Thank you very much, Vince

Yes, those are fully mature "Jacks". There are many of them around. Over the years, the theories that I have heard from dedicated biologists: 1) when surplus food is around(which we clearly have this year), the growth rate is so fast that many males mature early. They are viable, and die after spawning. 2) when there are weak year classes, which we certainly have after the egg taking debacle a few years ago, young males will mature early to make up for the shortage of migrating Salmon. 3) a year class with great survival will express itself with many more of these precocious "Jacks". Glad you only caught the weather bad once. We lost one day of the Niagara Pro-Am, and only had 5 fishable days of the 10 Scotty Tournament days this season. Don't give up yet. This is a rare season size-wise, and the Kings are still on the feed out west. Good Luck!

I'm with you Tim. Just hope Lake Erie doesn't work for them as a "River".

Very sorry to hear. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Have a gentleman very interested in purchasing this boat, but he must sell his first. One of his important questions was, was this built by the original Penn Yan Boat co. Yes it was, They owned it through 1983. Boat will be pulled by end of Sept, if you are interested in hearing it run.

With all the threats to our fishery, and outdoor pursuits in general, I have been carefully studying our options for the next governor of NY. Considering how poorly the state has been run overall, its time to go in a different direction. We need a business minded leader, who can clearly see that our Lake Ontario fishery is the most economically successful and justified program we New Yorkers have. Palladino is this candidate, and we must start by voting in the upcoming Primary September 14th. Not only is he from upstate, he is not ashamed to be Pro gun/Pro Outdoor sports. He will bring a successful business track record, and a fresh approach. Please rally everyone you can so that he can win the Republican primary. That will be our only shot to avoid "politics as usual". He recently stated that he is anti-water rooted windmill, and has agreed to meet with me next week about the unique challenges we face.

Yes Jeremy, looks like you and Danny busted a big "Chin-Ho". Probably boated about 6 of those in my 26yrs of chartering. Thats looks like a big one, Dex landed one off Sodus a couple years ago over 25lbs that he had a replica made of. They almost always have that anal fin that is more like a Coho. Congrats on your uncommon trophy!

Have had a few PMs regarding transporting and relocating. This vessel can be hauled easily, and in the case of lake Erie, I could assist with delivery by water.

There are so many factors in determining when runs will occur, and I'm sure there are some differences in the tribs in the east end compared to down west here. One of the factors that remains the same year after year is length of daylight. Water temps inshore and in the rivers is only part of it. This affects Salmon runs much the same way it affects the Whitetail rut. This being said, I'm sure we will see some fish earlier this year where flows are sufficient.

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Bruce, are you retiring?

Someone on here will know for certain, but I don't believe there is any problem with utilizing or transporting sunfish as bait. As for Sturgeon, there is definitely a spike in the population in the lower Niagara river, and many are hooked in the fall while we are drifting for Salmon. The federal FWS is around alot taking counts on their numbers as well.

That looks like a neat device if you are harvesting the fish. It will cause some gill damage, however . If you are photographing and releasing, the Boga grips, or the less expensive versions that clasp only the lower jaw, are a much better choice.

Stay tuned Tom, I actually had four days with camera men onboard during the series. Probably won't have much footage in the final footage though, you know, the ATOMIK apparel! Actually, if you want some laughs, there is a piece of footage of me ATTEMPTING to sing on the Pro Am site in the "Raw" link. It's called, "alert angler". Bruce and Tom, you guys gotta stop perpetuating myths about me, LOL! Once I really learn all the tricks of the computer, I will copy and paste the "thank you" letters I get for helping the newbies that I run into. Seriously, If I wasn't competing in the event I would jump at the chance to insure it's integrity, by observing on one of the top ten boats. When you stop learning in this business, you're all done.

Anythings possible, and yes, 50% seems ridiculously high. Heck, the west coast canners will move operations here with that figure. In the early 90's while clipping Kings at the Hatchery, a few of us saw with our own eyes a memo from the then fisheries chief stating that a major objective of the DEC into the future was to reduce dependency on stocked fish. Keep your eyes and ears open, as stated elsewhere in this thread, our policy and decisions are now being made by non-fishermen and people with no history link to this winning program.

The feds provide lake trout, as it is part of their native species restoration program. They have had problems hitting target numbers due to aging hatcheries and funding shortfalls. Several species successfully reproduce in Lake Ontario tribs. Young Kings, Cohos, and Steelheads have all been documented as naturally hatched fish. The water quality continues to improve, so much so that there are new lamprey spawning sites discovered every year. lamprey thrive as water quality in tribs improves.

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Deadline for online entry is noon today. Tom Allen is also collecting entries.

Very necessary post. Fish Tech, by your user name you are probably a new Temp or DEC new hire. Many of us are tired of hearing the "sky is falling" bio mass scare tactics. Thank you for your contribution, but here are some FACTS: The Lake Ontario forage base has never showed signs of over-predation from Salmonoids. The truth is, we put existing forage base populations in peril, by not having ENOUGH predators to level out the population in relation to their food source. When we see the numbers of GIANT alewives that we have all season, we know they weren't cropped off enough by the population of Salmon in the Lake. This creates an imbalance, leaving the older large alewives vulnerable to crowding in limited winter habitat, increasing the likelihood of a die-off either in the winter or late spring. These large over-populated alewives are the ones that eradicate hatches of Lake Trout, Walleye, Yellow perch and young-of-the-year alewives. The predation on the newly hatched Alewives is what causes the huge spikes and valleys in the Alewife populations. Increased populations of Pacific Salmon would even this out, create a slightly smaller but healthier population. Catch rates would increase on the target Salmon, forage base populations would stablize, native species hatches would survive better, and the whole system would be better off We already planting half the number of Salmon that we were in the late 80's, the Feds haven't been able to hit the target number of stocked Lakers in many years, and in the DEC's own words, some years the entire hatch of "wild" Chinook in the Salmon river is lost due to predation. It is foolish to rely on wild Chinook hatches to carry the fishery and control the Alewife enough to keep their population healthy. This Salmon fishery that we have here doesn't "cost" taxpayers at all. It drives an economic shot-in -the -arm that is enormous, and brings in alot more tax dollars than its cost.

Deadline for online entry is Noon Monday, Aug 9th.

Several of us have been warning of this for years! Yes, that is exactly why they are so interested in the natural reproduction study. Gill-T, EVERYTHING you say is true. If it looks like a rat, smells like a rat, THEN IT IS A RAT! I'm afraid we are in for another difficult year collecting eggs. We will have less heading upstream on the Salmon, for starters. Absolutely unbelievable after the last time this happened, no contingency plan was put in place. Yes, the long term goal is to wean us off Pacific salmon.

Congrats Brian and Marlene! Does this mean you guys will be wearing leather chaps at the Oswego Scotty?

The Lake is a churning cauldron of current, even when it lays flat calm. Stability provides an opportunity for the fish to "set up". Baitfish will gather where their needs are met, and the gamefish will find them. The longer the water remains stable, the better the chances for long term fishing action, and less searching. WIND is the great wild card, it shifts currents and causes upwellings of cold water, as well as piles of warm water to pack in. There are so many variables to cover here, it is a lifelong study. You are on the right track being on this forum. To answer your original question, a "roll" or "flip" is usually refered to when cold water comes in from underneath deep, and warm water pushes out away from shore. The Trout and Salmon slide with the stable water in most cases, but it can cause location challenges for anglers.

Should be a good one. Anglers should know that they can fish L.O.C. derby at the same time. Where is weigh-in this year? Let the public know so they can come see what its all about.