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Last year we didn't have any meetings between May and Sept. For this year we decided that it was too long of an interval between meetings so we added one on July 18th, which is next Monday at 7pm at the Moose Lodge in Henrietta NY. Our guest speaker will be John Jarosz who is the Conservation Director for the Niagara Musky Association. Over the winter The NMA managed a major project to install four large fish attraction structures on the Upper Niagara River and John headded up the project. These structures each involved placing either large rocks in piles or boulder fields with boulders the size of a small car in strategically selected locations to help provide places where fish of all species could find protection and slack current to hold up in. John will be giving us a power point presentation on the project encompassing everything from the funding and planning, through implementation to completion and locations. The next project he has already started working on is a radio tagging study working with the DEC that will involve implanting transmitters in approximately 20 muskies in the Buffalo Harbor and installing 6 receivers in strategic locations around the harbor. John is a great guy and very passionate and conservation minded. He is always very interested in anything to do with improving musky fisheries and the understanding thereof. He also has been working hard at learning the art of catching muskies on the fly. As always, our meeting are open to anyone who is interested in attending.

There hasn't been any reports from Waneta this year, good or bad. Does anyone have anything to report. Any reports or observations will be appreciated. Musky, bass, bait or any other fish. How are the conditions such as temp., water clarity, weeds, algae, etc. Are recreational boaters making it tough? How about Lamoka. They didn't use herbicide on Waneta this year but they did treat Lamoka.

It might depend on what materials you are painting and how you are able to deal with paint dust and/or fumes. There are forums for lure makers that might answer your questions. Here is one that I had bookmarked that is specific to musky lures but they make lures with wood, metal and plastics so they use a variety of different paints. Sometimes it is a matter of preference with wood and plastic lures. http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=25

It not only has to fit tight. It must be a good seal as well. The grease is pressurized by the spring after it is pumped with grease. If it is not well sealed, it will leak and get all over your wheel. So if you do something like skipper19 mentioned above, you may need to also use a sealant that is resistant to heat and grease.

Sometimes it is more about the confidence you have in the lure and/or how you work it.

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According to DEC regulations, you are required to obtain a permit from the DEC to stock any fish or minnow (and probably crayfish, mussels etc) into any body of water in the state, public or private.