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Can't disagree with anything you said. I have not hear of professional opinion on the disappearance of the alewives. A combination of those clams you mentioned the icy winters you said and maybe the dirty water from the flood occurring during the spawn but that was my idea and now think the bait disappeared before the flood. We all are mostly in agreement with you........jk

I just sent an E-mail to sign up for the diary program.....jk Chugbug, you live around Ricketts Glenn? You have some squirrely roads there to travel

SK8MAN please explain the angler diary to us. I would gladly fill something out if it helps fishing.....jk

Dushore route 220 and 87. Been there a lot I am north of Williamsport in Warrensville but all my friends are in Ralston, Marsh hill area.. And again Chug Bugs re for PIKE!!!!!! Been to Canada almost 75 times.....jk

We are jig fishermen and almost only get lakers, one big brown 5 years ago for us and a buddy got one about 7 pounds maybe 3 years ago. For several years we were up every week no matter what. This is for a batch of guys from our area of Pa. My boat must have caught 2000 lakers. We have seen a dozen small browns in lakers stomachs in the last two years only. We haven't caught a smallmouth in several years either. We have noticed that if we run the gas motor irregular or turn it quick side to side that the disturbance does attract lakers. When leaving an area we leave one line down and start the gas engine, circle that line then leave. This has produced an additional fish occasionally for us. About the bait population we are still confused about the sudden decline of alewives. We fish totally by seeing fish on the depthfinder......jk

SK8MAN I don't think that the mussels could have knocked the alewife population down that much in one year. that is why I am thinking of the flood with the weeks of dirty water. My timing might be off, dot know when they spawn or remember when the flood was but the water was instantly dirty and for a decently long time. We went from seeing schools of bait being acres and acres, 10 to 20 feet thick (near the surface) to seeing nothing in one year. Are the few schools we saw last year near the bottom alewife's? I don't even know that, as I have said everything I have said is a guess. Where in the water column is the shrimp located, 100 feet deep? Tat is where the fish we caught were.....jk

Nice post you made. Was anything mentioned about the lack of bait there? Alewives specifically? My thought mentioned before is the flood occurred during the spawn, but what do I know about alewives. Last week at the north end we saw only one school and that was near the bottom. The alewives used to be near the surface in the top 40 feet of water. Get them back and I think the fishing should improve. Not a scientific opinion just mine. Please comment again when you find something else out that is factual, mine is personal observation and guess work.....jk

We are slow learners, we went to the bluffs. 4 keepers but thin and smallish, none over 22 inches. Never saw any bait but did see a decent amount of fish. there were four other boat there at one time for a total of ten boats on the southern part of the lake. All fish taken by jigging.......jk

Guff that is great. Out of the approximately 2000 we have taken NONE were over 29 inches and on perch tackle too. The few we have caught in the last 18 months have been thin, looking more like stream fish in body build. You had your wits about you that day. Good job......jk

Well we went to the north end at the state park. saw a lot of fish on the depthfinder (TV to us) a bit windy hard to stay on them my buddy did get one and lost one half way up. Will we go back? yes......jk

"keuka village ramp" I will call it that from now on. Our plans right now is to go to the north end at the state park. We will see what happens. We have fished in front of the keuka village ramp a lot previously, last year it was horrible there, for us anyway......jk

PIKE LIKE chugbugs too!!! No there is no dedicated parking lot for the ramp on the east side of the lake near the old hydro electric plant. We are going tomorrow !!!! yippie, finally but probably to the north end, will be first time there with a boat. Now if the weather cooperates we will finally get out. Launch around 9 maybe....jk

We spoke with the young lady who was emptying the garbage can at that launch on the east side near the bluffs (town of Keyuka 300 yards from the old water plant(hydro electric with water to come form Lacoma/Waneta lakes)), It is a public launch open to all. Please be courteous to the neighbors, be quiet as possible, park to south along the street. We used to park at the water plant, but two years ago no parking signs appeared. That is where we parked for ice fishing also. Is it still no parking there? We almost went up Friday but the weather report was borderline to bad for our little boat. We are all set to go somewhere real soon once we get good weather. I have itch and have done well this time of year before. Good luck all and keep posting. thanks.....jk

jnj(((((kasbdlf (greaChugbug (great lure for fun fishing) , half way up the lake just before the bluffs on the west side is a launch "JAKES" 607-868-4876, used to be Annes. But it sounds to me that the better fishing is up north according to what I have read here......jk

Thank you, hope to be fishing next week. Just repacked the wheel bearings,next got to get the rest of the stuff around.....jk

I am afraid that is the only lake my buddy will want to go to and he still likes the south end. Will try to convince him other wise. We will be going soon within ten days. We go the ITCH BAD.....jk

Oh boy is that sad t hear. Be safe and think safe folks, do your best. Pray for the full recovery of that man....jk

Mr. Guff welcome back, haven't wen your name for while. Hope to go for lakers in the next two weeks someplace......jk