Nothing to do with fishing. Got a text from my son today. He's finishing up a trek in Nepal that went up from Khatmandu to the first Base Camp of Mt Everest. Here's a pic on the way down. There were no good shots from the Base Camp. Everest is the "small" one off in the distance, in the center…

https://buffalonews.com/2019/09/07/kozlowski-leonard-e/

At yesterday's meeting, between fighting off one of FAS's bear hugs & talking about the Elma Conservation Club, is Sept 28th the day that we've been asked to have a booth? If so, can you sign me up for a stint? thx

I can't stay for the picnic but the T's, hoodies & caps you ordered will will be there. Here are the ones that still need to be picked-up:

"Facilities" Fortunate, Jay Cotter, Andy Hector, Jim Spadafora, Adam Kazmark, Scheda, Marc Arena, Hans Mann, Bill Hilts.

If you ordered some 25th Anniversary NMA T-shirts, sweatshirts or other apparel, I will have them for you at the meeting tonight. Scott M (more likely Carrie) has them sorted by name and each order is in its own Zip-Lock bag. Here are the names: Fortunate, Cotter, Hector, Spadafora, Kazmark, Scheda, Arena, Mann, Hilts. They will also be available for distribution at our picnic. Thx. See ya' this evening!

Up thru Sept 2, 2019 a person won't need a fishing license to fish the NY side of Lake Ontario or the Lower River:

https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/117603.html?fbclid=IwAR3vC0HGoI0jp2y0I40mj53WAZDdE_Th7I3cTvUkA0JDTw-mWkL-uut6Pno

If you want to give someone who doesn't have a license a chance to try fishing, this might be the…

Old Homes Days Fishing Derby

Once again we are running the Old Homes Days Kids’ Fishing Derby.  The event takes place on Saturday, July 20 at Island Park (behind the Town Hall on Main St.) in the Village of Williamsville from 9AM to noon. 

The derby is for children up to the age of 16 and is open to the public.

We need volunteers to help remove hooks, tie knots, sort tangles, measure and record fish and answer silly…

Yesterday's (Sun) view of the entrance to the SBH launch area.

With all the rain we've been getting in Lake View, the Town of Hamburg decided to get a new plow:

The 2020 Niagara Falls Expo news is out already!

NF%20Expo%202020.pdf

NMA club member Denny Malinowski asked if I could give a presentation on our telemetry study to the Irondequoit Fish & Game Club in Ra-Cha-Cha on Tuesday the 11th. The presentation is nothing that you haven't heard before but if you feel like blowing off a few hrs Tues evening, give me a buzz. I'll pick you up & do the driving. The area around the club is pretty neat & I've been told I'll have to make a slight detour because of the LO high water. I'm leaving Lake View around 4:30…

"A nut for a jar of tuna". How cool is that?

Received a text from the DEC today mentioning that they've been out in the Harbor doing their electro-fishing for our telemetry study and have only two more muskies to go. I'll try to get a report for our June meeting.

Many thanks to everyone who cleaned Strawberry today! We were graced with three new volunteers, Jo Johnson (BNW), Megan (her birthday weekend). I wish I could spend my birthday cleaning the islands! And Jake. Jake's a diehard duck hunter & my hero. Those who hunt ducks are a different breed. But what an education he gave us out there. Missing from the pic is Jo Johnson.…

Nada, Zip, Zero muskies seen in the harbor. H2O temp was 44 deg. They felt it was still a bit cold & plan on hitting it almost everyday next week

The DEC got the last receiver in for the spring spawning run. This one is going right in the middle of SBH. They talked to the Marina Prks Dept & the marina's manager & got the OK to hang one down off the wave attenuation dock at the Harbor's entrance & one in the middle of the Harbor. We might not be able to do anything as far as habitat creation but it will give them a lot of info of musky movement if there are any future permits requested (weed cutting, dredging,…

A question was asked at yesterday's NMA meeting about the "new" LaSalle Park that will be built thru the Ralph C Wilson Foundation.

https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/03/concept-reveals-what-a-renamed-and-redesigned-lasalle-park-will-look-like/

The old LaSalle will be completely revamped & water access, a lagoon with…

Old Reliable

The best in 1960's electronics…

Larry sent me this pic of Jo Bucher & walleye pro Alan Haas at the St. Croix Rod Fishing Summit at the rod factory in Park Falls, WI. From his texts, it was hard to tell who had more stories, Joe or Larry.