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    I bay 5/16

    in Walleye

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    At about 55-57 bait will start showing subsurface on shore...by 60 it's just starting to roll if you are in the right area.  Right now you want the warmest water you can find.  I think covering water looking for the most active fish is the best play for most anglers.  Working slowly is fine if you know your in the right area and you know your presentation is spot on, but too often we bang our heads against a wall trying to catch fish that aren't active.  When you find active fish they are hard to keep off.

    Thanks I will keep an eye on water temp I can now finally use my new fish hawk!

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    I bay 5/16

    in Walleye

    Posted

    It will pick up.  The water is cold still.  I found it got better once the water temp went over 60 degrees.  it also got way better once the alewives were rolling on the surface. 

    Good to know thanks gambler! Will give it a try again.

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    Walleye in I bay

    in Walleye

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    I get it, people do eat them. My father always did. I grew up on the water and we fished all the time and he would eat everything. I was in part, joking. I personally catch and release. I hate the taste of fish. However some of the 2 - 3 lb walleye out of the bay look really clean and very good. I often thought of cooking one up. Now, I doubt I will. Most fish taste like what they are eating. Is it possible their food is nasty due to the muddy waters. In essence, garbage in garbage out.

    Might try to see if the finger lakes offer better tasting fish.

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    Walleye in I bay

    in Walleye

    Posted

    because these fish eat alewife, when you fillet them you need to take off the red meat along their lateral line. That red meat is very oily due to the alewife diet. if you leave it on they will taste fishy. trim the red meat off so it is just a nice white fillet and you will enjoy them, no matter what size.

    Thanks I figured it was the alewife. I will give it a try thanks.

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    I bay 4/29

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    Headed east with just me and a good friend it's always fun to see who drives and who nets. Headed east at water temp 55 worked 20 to 10 fow. Six rod set up with a mix of spoons and plugs. First brown was off of a fire tiger thunderstick jr which has been great this year. I was letting the line out when the fish hit caught me off gaurd in 12 fow. Second one was a coho off a big thunderstick in all white, hit on a planer in 15 fow. Third was a brown off the rigger in 12 fow on a mooselook wobbler, which has been another great lure for me this year. We had a 4th monster hit in 20 fow but ended up shaking off probably a coho. As soon as the wind picked up out of the WNW the bite died so headed back in.1493555694274.jpg

     

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    The oak 4/23

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    Quick afternoon outing headed right out in front of the Oak in 70 fow for Lakers at 1pm. Nothing really on the graph very little bait and fish marked some at 80 to 90 fow worked all the way from 60 to 90 fow running cowbells, flasher fly on dipsey, triangle low drag flasher and spoon on second dipsey and a spoon on the rigger. Only one laker caught for 3 1/2 hours of trolling on the spoon over 80 down 70. 430pm headed in for browns went 3 for 3 surface temp was 57 degrees east of the Oak and 52 west of the oak. Brown trout bay rat took 2 and purple shadow rap took the other. Really would like to know where these lakers are, next time I will have to scan more before deploying my lines.

     

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    I BAY 4/22

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    Originally planned a quick morning on the lake but waves were just to big for me to enjoy a morning troll so I worked the bay. 0/0 got skunked. Started in shallow 10 to 20 fow with spoons and bay rats, that shoreline is hard to work depths change like crazy. No luck shallow so I tried 30 to 60 fow working with deep diving scatter raps and flicker shads all 20 to 23ft divers and had 2 spoons on the ball out deep 30 to 40 fow. One thing I can say is holy baitballs

    Marked all kinds of fish but couldn't get anything to bite. Water temp was 50 to 52 degrees. 3 other boaters out there and they only reported one caught each, this was at 1030am so I called it. At least it was calm and relaxing on the bay better luck tomorrow I hope I the OAK!

     

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    King Slammin Shakedown 4-14

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    I am very educated on the topic of coyotes. I am an avid deer hunter and trap predators in the winter. I am telling you that hunting coyotes WILL reduce their population. If more people hunted them, the population WILL be reduced even more. I know they will adapt, just like any animal when their population is threatened, but I'm not talking about taking it that far. I seek balance. Do you know what happens when coyotes become overpopulated? I think you should read about that before we talk more.


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    There is definitely a balance. I don't think many people hunt coyotes because lack of land and the dieing sport of hunting. I will research some more on it. I just have a hard time justifying killing an animal to preserve the deer population. I don't think there will ever be a perfect balance all we can do is just respect nature and the laws to maintain what we all enjoy.

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    King Slammin Shakedown 4-14

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    We're talking population control, not eradication. Two totally different topics. Hunting coyotes most certainly helps control the population in much of the same ways deer hunters help control the population. It's foolish to believe that it does not


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    Did you read my post? Killing coyotes has a small impact on population. The litter increases due to low numbers. You barely put a dent in the overall population statistically. Read up on it. Most certainly taking out a few would clear the area of them but only to have others move in. Coyotes have a crazy breeding pattern. Not many people hunt coyotes to lower numbers much.

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