Lucky13

Look at the mess in Lake St Claire between Detroit and Windsor pouring into the west end along with the Maumee River runoff. Lots of Pollution Control needed down there!

You have a working crystal ball? I've been looking for one for years! http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lou2016hilights.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipoda Natural color varies with water chemistry but is olive to grey, like most crustaceans they turn pink to orange when dead. http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/video-how-to-tie-a-simple-scud-pattern/

Float down from Jellystone Campground?

They will be mostly in, done, and long gone before April 1. To see for yourself, March 23 9:00 AM at Middlesex Rd. Bridge in Naples.

Mussels , Milfoil and Gobies were all in the lake before the GLRI. Thank the shipping industry!

Reminder DEC Announces State Of Lake Ontario Meetings Biologists to update status of lake and tributary fisheries The public will have the opportunity to learn about the state of Lake Ontario fisheries at public meetings held in Niagara, Monroe, and Oswego counties in March, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. "Lake Ontario and its tributaries continue to provide world-class fishing opportunities for the hundreds of thousands of anglers who enjoy it every year," Commissioner Seggos said. "These fisheries provide unsurpassed recreational opportunity and generate substantial economic benefits to the surrounding communities. The state of Lake Ontario meetings provide an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in the lake and its tributaries to interact with the scientists and managers who study and manage these fisheries." Lake Ontario and its embayments and tributaries support thriving populations of fish, including a variety of trout and salmon, bass, walleye, yellow perch, and panfish. New York's Lake Ontario waters comprise more than 2.7 million acres. A recent statewide angler survey estimated that more than 2.6 million angler days were spent on Lake Ontario and its major tributaries. The estimated value of these fisheries exceeded $112 million annually for local economies. The meeting dates and locations are as follows: Tuesday, March 7: 6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, Niagara County. The meeting is co-hosted by Niagara County Cooperative Extension and the Niagara County Sportfishery Development Board. Thursday, March 9: 6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) campus (Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science building (76-1125) - Carlson Auditorium), Rochester, Monroe County. The meeting is co-hosted by RIT and the Monroe County Fishery Advisory Board. Monday, March 13: 6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Pulaski High School auditorium, 4624 Salina St., Pulaski, Oswego County. The meeting is co-hosted by the Eastern Lake Ontario Salmon and Trout Association. In the event of heavy lake-effect snow, the meeting will be held at the same time and location on March 14. Staff from DEC, the United States Geological Survey, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will share presentations, including updates on the status of trout and salmon fisheries in the lake and its tributaries, forage fish, and stocking programs. The meetings will provide ample time at the end of the scheduled program for the audience to interact with the presenters. Information about DEC's Lake Ontario fisheries assessment programs can be found on DEC's website. For additional information contact Steven LaPan, New York Great Lakes Fisheries Section Head at the Cape Vincent Fisheries Research Station, (315) 654-2147.

Put in three solid afternoons on a local ditch that was in perfect shape, not a bite did not see a tail or fin or shadow anywhere!

I'll try to get you an update on the cookies, MCFAB meets a week from Monday! Do need to keep those priorities straight!

Trawl surveys are done in the spring, so the most recent data I've seen is in the 2015 DEC report, and spring trawl data that was presented at the special meetings held on the stocking reductions. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/107705.html http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lorpt15.pdf

It is not the ones that take the ride over the falls you worry about, it is the ones that slide down the Weilland Canal, no meat grinder there.

What difference does it make how many Kings are caught in the Lake. All will reach sexual maturity, and after that all will die, so the overall number in a year class is irrelevant to what is raised in the hatchery, as long as the hatchery gets enough eggs to reach their target, and enough return to the river to spawn in the "wild" to hit the wild card number for natural reproduction.

No offense, but unfortunately there are some ice fishermen that will see" locked up" and figure it's game on, and even though I have heard of a couple of guys out on it, the bay is far from safe (if there is anything left after yesterday.) I checked the DOT Camera on the Bay Bridge, but the lens is wet and you can't tell whether it opened up or not.

You are from New Jersey, some of us up here like our drinking water clean!

But none of it looks like safe ice for walking on! And it may disappear after today and tomorrow. There have been boats launching periodically before the freeze up.

Nearly 1/2" of RAIN here in RACHACHA in ~4 hours on January17th, 2017! My shovels are feeling neglected and my back is doing a jig!

Best baits for yer gobies would be Hard Boiled pickled eggs and Cream Ale, jes' have to figure out how to keep 'em on the hook!

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lorpt15.pdf Read sections 3, 8,9, and 10. Should keep you busy for a while and provide some of the knowledge you seek.

Aren't you forgetting April, and even some years, May?

There are still mysis in the lake, it is diporea that is missing.

What kind of study are you looking for? Dr. Edward Mills of the Cornell Biological Field station in Bridgeport NY studied LO mussels extensively, and became an international authority on dreissenids. Their extent in the lake is well documented, the cyclical nature and the ascendance of the quaggas are also well documented. The New York State Museum has even isolated a bacterial agent that attacks them, but it is limited in effectiveness by cost to produce, and there needs to be more work to confirm that it only works on Dreissenids before it could be used in the wild.