Not Much of a Fishing Report -October 2nd

[Dave Martin]

Hit the harbour this morning at 7:30am, headed to the North Gap and started trolling near the ice boom storage bay, right turn up the buffalo river to big ship, turned around, up the canal a bit, then towards donnely's wall when my brother Buzzys console starts beeping.

Kicker quits, hmmmm, can't get it to start, main motor OK so back to the docks we go, washed lures for all of one hour.

One other bit of news,  the harbour parking attendant mentioned that the harbour would be closing completely  next week, even to musky fisherman and he had no idea we were musky fisherman, just came out with that statement as we signed in.

-Dave

[Capt. Larry D. Jones]

I will get right on the Harbor Access Issue in the morning and see what is going on.I will call Sam Hoyt and ask for his help to get it left open until November 30th.

[Dave Martin]

I figured the complete shutdown comment from the parking attendant stems from last season where workers pulling the docks had complaints that there were fisherman coming into the no wake zone at too high a speed causing the docks to rock and roll.

-Dave

[John Jarosz]

Capt...Many thanks for doing that.  Stay on them & make them earn their money!!

[Capt. Larry D. Jones]

Dave, That is the reason, one boat cut between the docks being moved to the crane as well.Jim Hanley has been calling political connections all week, so has Woody the Pres.of Southtowns Walleye.I will also get the ECFAB & ECFSC working on the issue as well.We will push for the Erie Basin Marina to be open until November 30th as well! This will be probably be very difficult, since the mayor of Buffalo has not listened to requests the last 5 years.

[Capt. Larry D. Jones]

We will go and talk to Smith Boys about the Erie Basin Marina they now run!

[Dave Martin]

Yeah.....figured as much.

Used to be the only non-musky boat I'd see launching when I'd put a couple hundred hours in trolling the harbour late fall was a couple older polish gentlemen in a 14' tinner fishing for perch in front of freezer queen. Recent years seems the words out because many non-musky guys launching late season out of the buffalo harbour. Very difficult to police so not surprised we have lost that privilege, or so it seems.

Thanks for at least trying Capt Larry.

-Dave Martin