DJ 17

I hear ya. My dad and I planted (with help from the ASCS office) 15,000 spruce, and Pine on our farm when I was in junior high. Now they are getting to large, and need to be  selectively thinned to create more understory.  I am in the same boat as you Gator as I have twin 5 year olds that are into the outdoors, so 95% of the work I'm doing is for their benefit down the road.

Nice when they give you second chances!

Gator,

I too spent a lot of time this spring planting hundreds of trees. Like you probably lost all of the conifers I planted as road screens.  I am guardedly hopeful that the brush species I planted(Gray dogwood, arrowwood, highbush cranberry, toringo crab apple, and a few others) made it through.  For next year I am looking into Miscanthus.  Check it out on mapleriverfarms.com.  Looks to grow quickly and make good screens or cover.

NBK, Watermelon

We fished in front of aurora and caught around 25. Mix of silvers and lakers, but mainly small fish. Riggers, divers and 10 colors all took fish. Speed was anywhere from 2-2.8. Was a little bumpy there so speed was kind of a PITA. SIlver backed spoons and F/F both took fish. 

flatfish 001.JPGI learned this trick many many years ago on Lake St. Clair. It has accounted for more walleye than all the other lures I use combined. It is a Helin flatfish model U-20 with the hooks removed and a crawler harness with beads attached to the rear eye. 

Mr. Big

What speed and presentation do you find works best for this rig?   Thanks

We tried as well. Had 4 young kids we packed it in early. Currents were crazy!

Wasn't just you we hit Fair Haven on the 4th due to no parking in Sodus. Finally pulled three good kings off the bottom in 140 FOW. But that's it no marks but the few on the bottom and no bait the entire day. Water was warm no matter how deep you got. West was the place to be, hopefully some more fish and bait will move into the Sodus to Fair Haven area soon.

Sean,

What did you pull them off the bottom with? Spoon? FF? Meat?

I don't have a lot of experience with meat, but I would definitely recommend Rockets.  They are easy to tune and rugged.  Plus, Mike is a great guy to deal with.  He is very generous and will help you as much as you need.  If you want, you can also inject them with scent to help with attraction.

What about plain fish oil? Maybe from a pet store or a vet? My dog takes it everyday but it is in pill form.

Well Played.

Chicken Wing is a damn good spoon on the FLX as well!

I think Justin (Justtracytrolling) has one.

They look like a mini ling cod

If you like just a little more spice with your BBQ sauce this is what I do as a standard sauce in our house. Simple: Mix half a bottle of sweet baby ray's with half a bottle of Dino's Wango Tango.  You get the best of both worlds, the thin spiciness of the Dino cuts the thick sweetness of Ray's. We love it.

Gill,

I think he means he will have 650' ft of power pro backing behind his 400' copper.

I made trout marsala the other night and my family loved it.  Make it just like you would chicken marsala and it tastes good.  But, its just like any other marsala as far as I'm concerned all you taste is the sauce and the mushrooms and onions, so enjoy!

Thanks guys for the kind words - there is a Pro Members only forum if you wish to post topics there.  That is only accessible to Pro Members so it is a little more private. 

 

http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/forum/21-lou-professional-members-only/

 

There is also a private message system well.  We do our best to run a family-friendly community and encourage open discussion and debate within the confines of the site policy.  With over 18,000+ members, of course there is going to be issues but we do our best to keep a family-friendly atmosphere.  The associated IT expenses are very high to run a site with this kind of traffic so thank you to all those who have supported us over the many years now! 

Chad,

Is it possible to protect the finger lakes discussion section like the Ontario fishing report sections are protected? Meaning, that at least you have to be a site member to view the finger lakes report? Just a thought.

DJ

John,

That's part of the reason the miscanthus looks like a good idea, NO THORNS! Multi floral is nasty crap!

I've gone the other direction this year.  Instead of planting food plots I planted more cover. I am surrounded by one of the biggest farms in the state so there is food literally everywhere.  I am trying to make my little 115 acres THE place to hide. My dad planted 15,000 spruce and pines about 25 years ago and this year I planted 250 Norway spruce along road edges to eventually be a road screen and another 250 various brush species for cover, (Gray dogwood, arrow wood, and 5 or 6 others). Next year I will be trying Miscanthus! That stuff looks great for screens and cover.  If you've never seen it before check out Maple River Farms.

That's it man! Great job.

Anyone got a picture of the winning landlock?  11# that's awesome!

models?

I got it... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Any pics from the side of the sticks so we can see the patterns?

Are you sure its the probe and not the triducer?