Saw this awesome display by an even more awesome person at the Southtowns Walleye booth. One of the Walleye members had to give it a real close look to see if it was a real mount:

Here's the link to NYS Parks' four projects on Grand island:

https://parks.ny.gov/parks/174

In this morning's BN:

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It's not Howdy Doody Time!

The DEC was out last Thurs & picked up all the receivers. They only had trouble finding one, tried a few times, ended up pulling up a boat anchor at the coordinates, did the others, came back to the original boat anchor spot & removed the final.

They also dropped one in at the basin in the South Gap to over-winter. This one will keep an eye on the ones that are tagged to see which ones are still around. Risk will be low. It's in deep water so no ice, there's no boat traffic or…

The DEC is scheduled to be in the Harbor on Friday, the 30th to pick up our receivers. They'll be taken back to the garage, downloaded & the data sent to GLATOS. Then we'll have all winter to scratch our heads & figure out what's going on.

If you see a couple of them in orange float suits & a boat that looks like the pic, give them a wave, let them know you're in the NMA & give them some room. Chris Driscoll (the new fisheries biologist) & Justin Brewer, plus maybe…

A very interesting pic Jojo. I heard there was something in the works

When is our banquet next year? Thx

State Parks to Host Public Meeting on Niagara River Habitat Restoration

State Parks to Host Public Meeting on Niagara River Habitat Restoration

A timely presentation, Scott M. Well done!

Exercise your American Right & vote today!

What is the significance of today's Google home page showing Roberto Clemente?

The dive report sounds like some fishing reports: "We got nothing."

The muck was so deep at the Cargill that one diver stuck his arm into it up o his elbow, with no resistance. The silt is so fine we picked it up on Andy's fish finder when it was kicked up with their flippers. They saw no fish of any kind.

Bottom conditions at the Bell Slip was slightly better but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Saw one decent largemouth

They want to try again. Visibility…

For those who know or read Bill Hilts Jr's column every week, he posted his mother's obit today. She was taken by ambulance to Hospice a couple of days ago & went to her final home yesterday. Here's the info:

https://www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com/notices/Sylvia-Hilts

As we are so will our children be. She must have been one heck of a wife and mother.

...but how about those Indians in the 6th?

Hey, Gang! If you want to help some kids get into fishing stop by the Old Homes Day in Williamsville at Island Park. We measure, untie tangles, get line out of trees, bait hooks & give a few tips. Prizes are given to the top fish & everyone gets a lure.

Tomorrow, Sat, July 14th, 9:00 a.m.

Come on down & have a relaxing Saturday morning!

Tagging starts Tuesday. They're hoping for two per day

The Bad News: got an email this a.m. that Buoy #11 near Strawberry is missing.

The More Bad News: That's the one that had our receiver on it

More News: I won't call it Good News. Maybe Not as Bad News: There are still a few damaged buoys that haven't yet been retrieved but don't know what the numbers are because the tops were destroyed. Maybe #11 broke off or got knocked out of position. Buoys have Hull I.D. #'s so they'll know when they're…