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Good call. Hopefully they can get someone to check it out.

Okay, thanks! I’ll bring it up at the Monroe county fishery advisory board meeting.

We welcome charter captains and anglers to join us and learn the latest on Great Lakes fisheries science at two upcoming events. Oswego - April 29, 2026 | 4-8 PM | McCrobie Civic Center. Featured speakers include Brian Weidel (USGS) to talk alewife and juvenile salmon, Ellen Karboski (SUNY Oswego) discussing yellow perch aging, Lyndsie Collis (SUNY Oswego) providing updates on lake trout and habitat projects, and Stacy Furgal (NYSG) covering net pens. Clayton - May 7, 2026 | 12-4 PM | Clayton Opera House. Featured speakers include Jana Lantry (Region 6 DEC) to talk about regional updates, John Farrell (SUNY ESF) sharing research results from TIBS, Alex Gatch (USGS) to talk lake trout and habitat, and Stacy Furgal (NYSG). Refreshments provided. Questions? Contact Stacy Furgal at [email protected]

Where are you catching them (general location, not specific spots)?

Updated contact info for Oswego coordinators: Stacy Furgal & Nick Sard Call/text Stacy: 315-882-6227 email: [email protected] Thanks to Tom for all the hard work keeping this program running! *Photo of pen raised chinooks during their growth check before release in 2025.

For those that can’t make the meeting- any questions you want us to ask?

Haha guessing he doesn’t want to attend an alewife meeting as part of his party? We’re going to make some video summaries to share for folks that can’t attend. I’ll start compiling questions from this thread and will share the responses post-meeting.

The 2025 Lake Ontario Spring Prey Fish and Alewife Assessment report was recently published: https://sealamprey.org/pubs/lake_committees/common_docs/Weidel_eta_2025_LkOntariospringpreyfishandAlewifereport.pdf For those interested in hearing an overview of the results, NY Sea Grant is hosting an alewife meeting in Oswego on 9/23 (info below). 🐟 Lake Ontario Alewife Updates – Free Seminar Join us for a 1-hour seminar on the current state of Alewife, a key forage fish supporting the Lake Ontario's prized trout and salmon fishery. 📅 September 23, 2025 | 6:30–7:30 PM 📍 SUNY Oswego | Shineman Hall Auditorium, Room 122 We’ll cover: 🔹 Causes behind spring Alewife die-offs 🔹 Latest findings from the lake-wide bottom trawl survey 🔹 Q&A and open discussion Hosted by New York Sea Grant’s Great Lakes Fisheries Specialist, Stacy Furgal, with guest speaker Dr. Brian Weidel (USGS Tunison Lake Ontario Biological Station) and a welcome from Dr. Lisa Glidden (Director, SUNY Oswego Great Lakes Institute). See the event flyer here: https://nyseagrant.info/loalewifeupdate0925 Parking info: Enter "Shineman Center, Centennial Dr, Oswego, NY 13126" into your GPS. Free parking is available in the lots closest Shineman Center.

It’s water chestnut, which is an invasive species here in NY. You can report it to your local invasive species management office, here: https://fingerlakesinvasives.org/staff/. They might be able to assist with removal.

In case anyone is still worried about the original issue, the USGS baitfish crew is still very much on the chopping block. A judge temporarily blocked mass firings, but the area that our folks work in, “Ecosystems”, is slated to be wiped out. If you were hoping to get complete results from the alewife survey this year, you might want to prepare yourself for a disappointment. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/05/thousands-layoffs-hit-interior-national-parks-imminently/405145/?oref=govexec_news_alert_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GovExec+Alert%3A+May+7%2C+2025&utm_term=newsletter_ge_alert&fbclid=IwY2xjawKI-OlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl2dpF14pDG14lT6AE83kCPi4PpGHgOngSFp64SeUGkQfQQcDsrfuFw4CxIN_aem_smH8DNtuL4-WRd2HFsdcTA https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5393777/trump-rifs-court-mass-layoff-doge

Are you a charter fishing captain working in New York's Great Lakes or tributaries? Join New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and partners in Oswego, NY on March 30, 2024, from 9am-3pm at the Lake Ontario Conference Event and Conference Center (26 E 1st St, Oswego, NY 13126) for a day of networking with fellow captains, & talks and discussions about Great Lakes charter fishing. Speakers will range from the US Coast Guard to fisheries scientists. FREE Food and refreshments will be provided throughout the day, including lunch. Please complete the registration form to reserve your spot (https://bit.ly/NYchartercaptainsconference), as space is limited. For questions or assistance registering, contact Stacy Furgal at [email protected], or by phone at (315) 234-1329. Thanks!

The meeting was canceled and has yet to be rescheduled. Hopefully they get something on the books soon!

UPDATE- The meeting has been rescheduled for 3/14. Details below. What: Lake Ontario Eastern Basin and St. Lawrence River Black Bass Public Meeting When: Thursday, March 14, at 6 p.m. Where: Alexandria Central School, 34 Bolton Avenue, Alexandria Bay, NY 13607 ************************* UPDATE: The meeting has been postponed due to anticipated heavy lake effect snow. Will be rescheduled at a later date (TBD). Anyone interested in bass in the eastern basin and St Lawrence River should consider attending the DEC’s outreach meeting. Details below. What: Lake Ontario Eastern Basin and St. Lawrence River Black Bass Public Meeting When: Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. Where: Alexandria Central School, 34 Bolton Avenue, Alexandria Bay, NY 13607 https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2024/1/dec-to-hold-fisheries-outreach-meeting-jan-17-in-alexandria-bay