King and I IV

There is a pump in towards the river at the east side dock near the charter fleet.

The USGS Tunison Lab in Cortland has been stocking Atlantics in and near Beaverdam Brook in the upper Salmon River. All the fish associated with this program have the adipose fin clipped. This is the first year with a realistic return of adults. I would be interested in hearing of any Atlantics caught out in the lake that are missing their adipose fins. Also, according to the last SOL meetings, the marking trailer is going to be used on coho salmon next. I can't recall the details while writing this though.

They are permanent and transfer to subsequent land owners. Enough people questions about this stretch through and we want to make sure.

DEC personnel recently told me that the land acquisition is now in the hands of the attorney generals office as part of the settlement with National Grid and NYS. The concern is that the agreement is taking too long to finalize and little information was gained at the SOL meeting on the east end. We want to make sure that the PFR areas can not be reversed even though it states that on the DEC website. The south side is already private. The land was purchased and is now posted. That is within the rights of the owner and we have no issue with that. Recently though, there has been a lot of questions about getting a reassurance whether or not the PFR's are solid and contain no loopholes.

Very impressive work. PM sent.

I'll take them. Check your PM's.

I thought I should post this for those that would be interested and inclined to have their voice heard. The DEC just released a draft of objectives for Lake Ontario. The link to the announcement and the location to send in your comments is below. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27068.html Comments may be submitted in writing through April 27, 2012 to the NYSDEC Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit, P.O. Box 292, Cape Vincent, NY 13618 or by e-mail to [email protected].

Awesome Atlantic! Any fin clips or was it fully intact? Congrats.

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Sounds like great fishing and catching. Good numbers for sure. The spring cohoes are notorious for scales loss even with delicate handling. Just curious, what are your thoughts on the percentages of fish that had lamprey marks on them? I have not fished the lake often enough this spring to form a judgement on how bad the lampreys have been.

Nice picture. Smiles tell the story. Positive ID is not 100% through an on-line picture but I would grey out the fish on the right. Did you notice a different fight with that fish? A lot more room to yourself on that side of the harbor. Sometimes it pays off. Thanks for posting.

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Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:Mike/King and I IV ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4/10 - 4/11 Time on Water:6hrs each day on the lake then off to the SR Weather/Temp:WINDY Wind Speed/Direction:Saturday - Wind was nearly unfishable inside the harbor Waves: Big outside and windblown chop inside the walls Surface Temp: ? Location: ...where the water never ends... LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 11 Total Boated: 10 (trout) Species Breakdown:Browns, Steelhead, SMB, and another Atlantic Hot Lure: Rapala J9 and J11's Trolling Speed: Vary Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 4-25 feet Lure Depth: 2-10 feet ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS The wind was brutal on Saturday. Caught a good sized brown near the museum. Was limited to fishing the immediate area that were close to structure that minimized the waves. Caught browns and steelhead in the lower river with plugs. Sunday started really early. More of the same except right around sun up, my nephew landed his biggest Atlantic to date. Destroyed the lure. The planer board flew out of the water when it hit. He put on quite a show. We have caught about a dozen Atlantics over the years but none during the past few until this year. This is the second Atlantic this year already. Never harvested one until now. It is going on my nephews wall. Drifted the upper SR Sunday afternoon but only managed to get one close to shore. Next trip will be 5/1 for the LOTAC cleanup and hopefully some brown/walleye fishing. That will likely conclude my lake fishing until early fall since I am just running a drift boat with a small kicker. I switch over the stripers in two weeks. ====================

Anything left???

The Atlantic was about 5-6 lbs. but it fought like one over 10lbs. compared to the brown. I thought it was a Steelhead until it was in the net. They all swam away strong.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Mike/King and I IV ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4-1-10 Time on Water:4 hours-harbor and 5 hours-SR Weather/Temp: Clear, 50's on shore, cooler on the water Wind Speed/Direction: strong southerly breeze Waves: 1 foot Surface Temp: Location:Oswego Harbor and SR LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 6 Total Boated:4 Species Breakdown:Brown, steelhead, and Atlantic Hot Lure: J8 - GFR, Brownie eggs Trolling Speed: Vary Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 5-30' Lure Depth: 2-7' ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS: The Atlantic was a nice bonus that made up for a slow bite. The wind caused difficulty with boat control with the driftboat. More pleasant on the SR. One solid dropback and a small one landed from Altmar to Pineville. River temps were soaring... ====================

Ray, The place that I usually launch from in Oswego is open all year with the exception of about a month during the coldest time when the pack ice prevents me from getting out. No need for any docks to be present for my boat. Stripers season is just around the corner. I start getting into the first waves of them by the 3rd week in April most years. I have an old 5.5HP Evinrude that I use but I am looking for one with a longer shaft. Mike

Name: Mike Location: Schenectady, N.Y. Home Port: Oswego, Port Ontario Boat Name/Type: King and I IV / Fish-RIte I fish for: Everything but Steelhead are preferred ================== I decided to join LOU today even though I haven't had a lake boat for a number of years. I have been the proud owner of two driftboats and currently fish out of my 18 foot Fish-Rite. I do manage to fish the lake early and late in the season before concentrating on the tribs. I'll post a report from my first brown trout trip in a couple of weeks. I hope everone has a safe and productive season. Good luck to all of you, Mike