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    Unusual Chautauqua fish

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    I'm not judging anyone on this, been down that road before....I do know even if I were to land a musky like that I surely wouldn't have handled it that way, posing for a picture doing their death hold no less. The paddle fish seems a little less susceptible to damage, especially the way it's being handled it that photo. The times I have seen them caught on tv, they were being snagged, legally, with the old fashion salmon snagger trebles. Apparently if that states conservation department feels it's ok to "fish" for them that way then they must be a fairly tough fish.

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    Lake Ontario walleye

    in Walleye

    Posted

    In all honesty the fishing hot spot maps, while maybe being a little outdated, offer pretty accurate information on where walleyes might be during certain parts of the season. Not the gospel but its a decent starting point

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    Pulley or Belt Squeek?

    in This Old Boat

    Posted

    Had the same thing happening this weekend, been squealing at start up for awhile now actually. Belt seemed a little loose so changed it out because it looked a little glazed also and installed the new one with proper tension, problem solved

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    Blood Run Sea Flee

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Thanks for the heads up, 280yds seems pretty sufficient. Fleas weren't to bad last weekend out of Henderson, but I figure if I like the performance I might just use them all season long instead of just as dedicated flea season reels. Thanks again.

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    Blood Run Sea Flee

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    What size class reel has everyone been using with the sea flee? Did you put the whole 300yd spool on? Just wondering if my accudepth 47 would be large enough or if a size 57 would be better. I see the 57 is rated big enough to take the whole spool. Not sure if I want to have a couple hundred feet left after filling the 47 and have nothing to do with it. Thanks in advance.....

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    Sad state Walleye at Henderson

    in Walleye

    Posted

    I don't want to start a bunch of arguing on here but all due respect Adam, I find lots of holes in this theory. I believe you experienced everything you just said but the reasoning behind it I disagree with. I fish this end of the lake exclusively, year round, almost always for walleye. Granted maybe not as long as others but for the better part of a decade it has been my passion. I entered only one fish in the last derby in henderson, there were only 4 fish on the board and fishing was tough. It was also the opening weekend of bass so not alot of attention was put into walleye fishing by the majority of anglers. My friends and I have had our fair share of "hero" shots but to say that us and charters have caused a population decline is crazy. Ask those same people how many charters even attempt to fill a board of walleyes for their clients outside of the month of May. Who wants to pay $500-800 a day to not be able to guarantee their clients fish. These are walleye after all, not salmon that put on 30lbs in 4 yrs eating almost everything they can track down. I believe there are plenty of fish around still, heck even got a report this morning of a catch of 8 eyes from yesterday. I do however agree the DEC needs to step up, maybe for starters they should have been more cautious when dumping a bunch of lampricide into a known spawning creek in April a couple years ago trying to kill lamprey, which in turn also killed a dump truck load of spawning eyes. That has to cause a bad year class or two I'd think. Or do something about the guys on the ice in mud bay or chaumount walking away with at least their limit or more of big, egg laden spawners. And a side note, the 4lb eaters eveyone preaches about keeping are actually the more successful spawners in the system, not the 8lb+ fish. Some of these big fish never drop eggs at all anymore.To close this rant I'm not picking at you, or anyone for that matter. Walleye fisherman are notorious for being tight lipped, just because you don't hear it or see it doesn't mean they aren't being caught. I'm all for tighter restrictions and a healthier fishery, but for now I'm just gonna keep dragging lines and hope to catch, and eat, my favorite fish that swims.

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    Elite 7 crapped out on me, but Lowrance wants to make good?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I'm only 2 trips in with my elite 7hdi but so far so good( probably just jinxed myself). Fished walleyes wednesday night(40fow)and the 3 panel screen with the reg sonar and dsi side by side was great. Seemed like I could count the number of alewives I was marking on the dsi, whereas on the traditional screen it was just a colorful blob.

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    opening weekend, highs and lows.....

    in Walleye

    Posted

    Well the opener finally arrived and tough fishing followed right behind, partially anyways. Saturday we had lines in the water by 4am. After hooking boards with another boat and only landing one eye by daybreak we were ready to leave the circus and try something different. We started to work some bait pods away from all other boats. Turned out to be a good move, finishing the day with 10 eyes, 4 browns, 3 northerns, a giant smallie(6 1/2 lbs) and a cisco. We were also sitting in 2nd and 3rd place in the snug harbor derby. Not a bad day after all.

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    Sunday was a different story, the weather again was making fishing tough and our spot that was free of boats the day before was no longer a secret. We did manage to land two, one even coming from the rigger but we never found the big bite to keep us on their board. All in all great weekend and I hope everyone else enjoyed it the same....

    Walley Fishing

    in Walleye

    Posted

    How bout a little help on where to look and how to try for the walley in Ontario. I usually go out from the Oak. I know in erie it was worm harnesses and rapalas at night but i wouldnt know where to try or start on Ontario. [/quote

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    I can't speak for other portions of the lake because I haven't fished them. The eastern basin from Henderson all the way around to the mouth of the St.Lawrence, and in the river itself, holds a good population of walleye. As stated with the opener next weekend odds are a majority of fish will be near their spawning grounds. On this end of the lake black river bay tends to get the most attention early on. All of the normal techniques can be applied here as well to catch eyes, sticks, spoons, and harnesses all have their days

    Walley Fishing

    in Walleye

    Posted

    Walleyes are present in good #'s if you can find them. But generally they are over shadowed by the salmon and trout fishery we have.

    I completely agree with this statement and I for one couldn't be happier lol. Don't get me wrong, tuning up on the browns early is a blast. And I chase a few kings when I can, but having most of our trolling done without competing for territory (after May anyways) is definitely a bonus. Different strokes for different folks, either way its always good to wet a line on lady O...

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