steelhead'r

Looking at this fishing website.

In six weeks a traffic jam will start at the pier heads. Just a reminder to larger boats, be courteous to the small boat fishermen. 

On 3/4/2023 at 1:57 PM, idn713 said:

I believe in WNY, lack of turkey has far more to do with human reduction of habitat and nest predators.

 

racoons are #1 in my book in critters to kill. And accordingly I have trapped close to 20 on 40 acres in the last year. 

The biggest impact on low turkey numbers is wet and cold weather during the first ten days after hatching.  Then the polts can fly and get off the wet ground to roost. Nest predation does have an impact also.  The biggest predator on eggs happens to be crows.  i saw a program last night on the outdoor chn and they cooked crow on the grill. They put olive oil pepper and salt and said it was good and that they would do it again

Conceal carry laws are even worse for the law abiding person who wants to protect himself / herself. If you don't have a conceal carry handgun permit just try to apply for a semi auto rifle permit.  you will need one if you want to buy the iconic Ruger 10/22 rifle for your child for Christmas. You might get a permit by next summer.  You might get a rifle for fifty bucks at the corner.  Try North Clinton ave for starts. The news laws have made it safer for people. 

Wow!  That brings back memories.  First of all Ted Cornish is the father of the Gene Cornish of the Young Rascals. my best friend and would hang around Max's talking all about fishing.  this was before any Great Lakes salmonid programs.  he would keep all the biggest chubs for pike ice fishing.  I think that was before or early Jay-Ve tackle days on Mt hope Ave.  Ahh memories

Where on rt 18?

It's been happening there for years. A few years ago it happened to us. someone broke in my brothers truck while we were fishing. they took a cheap pair of binoculars and the registration. Have seen several piles of glass over the years from broken windows. its so isolated unless you have a cop there full time you'll never stop it. that won't happen 

we have a small boat with limited space. Our hummingbird gps bit the dust. Looking at lowance Hook Reveal 5 with preloaded lakes.  I need to know if that unit has LO data. Anyone know?

I am always road scouting turkeys all year long. This gives me an idea where to go into the woods during april. I'm usually in the woods before light at least a dozen times in april.  This gives me info on roosting areas and where they head after fly down. I never use turkey sounding calls.  Occasionally I'll use a crow call.  Try not to spook them.  Pick days that are cool and light winds. Great time of the year to be out there and gets you pschyed up 

This was a weirld hunting season.  I only had a few days hunting with snow on the ground.  When ther is no snow on the ground hunters see fewer deer.  When i did hunt on snow i saw plenty of deer and tons of tracks. No problem with deer numbers here.

Great bear Matt.  I hunt across the road from you.  Bears have been showing up on trail cams the last few years and we've seen them up close and personal.  I got a great video on my cell phone to show you from last year. It was 13 yds. It's great seeing them in the woods.  Two weeks ago my brother was in his ground blind and a big bear came by him at 15 yds. Eye to eye. He said his heart was pounding. May have been  your bear. I gave him a can of wasp and hornet spray to put in his blind. Anyways gratz on your trophy.

Paint them over with white and go from there with the colors you want

I thought the captians bought donuts for the observers

I believe the Ontario biologist will be looking at and counting the pyloric caeca at the end of the stomach.  During the early days of the ESLO derby the grand prize was limited to chinook salmon. A hybrid coho chinook was caught and was a possible winning fish.  They brought the fish in to DEC where I was working. DEC did not want to get involved in a private contest but we did let them use our reference books to let them make a determination. I can't remember numbers but chinooks have a high number of pyloric caeca and cohos have much fewer number. The fish had a number about midway between and they determined it to be a hybrid. With that said both that fish and the one recently caught are true monsters. you never know what you're going to catch in Lake Ontario.

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Too much easterly wind. Rough water. Lake flipping too much. Unstable conditions. Different fishing every couple days. we need a prelonged period of westerlies to stabilize the water and better catches

Man thinks he is in control but forgets mother nature bats last

Good for the turkey hatch coming up!

On 5/19/2021 at 11:41 AM, Shakemsam said:

Oh, for sure! Rochester and the Genny was crazy then.

So was the Oak and Olcott. At the black north ramp (state ramp was not built yet) vehicles with boats were back up waiting to launch all the way back into the exit ramp on the parkway. at olcott the vehicles were back up on Jackson st onto rt 18 and onto the bridge over 18 mile cr

1 hour ago, Shakemsam said:

Sounds like the old ESLO days. 

I would 10x or more boats in the ESLO days

Is that Roland Martin at the wheel?

Lake Ontario water levels usually peak around Memorial Day then drops.  Look at JD post chart. Aug and Sept water levels are lower than levels this time of year. LO trib water volumes have little effect on lake levels.  LO water levels are primarily controlled by the locks on the St Lawrence. After the last few years super high water you have no chance to slow the water releases,  Bottom line late summer will be worse

sharpen hooks

On 8/15/2020 at 8:59 PM, Trouthunter said:

We need more beauties like these out in the lake 

 

DEC has been trying for decades with Federal $ and fish to get these reestablished in LO along with lakers. Returns have been very skimpy to say the least.  it is thought that most run out to the Atlantic Ocean and never return. My feelings are save the money and add numbers to pacific salmonids and BT

Just talked to R8 Fish Manager. They clarified original closures of business' at boat launches. Since DEC sites don't charge for use on their launches they originally said they would stay open.  Today they changed their minds and said they are closed.  As for Sandy Creek as soon as the Town of Hamlin can lock the gate it will be closed