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Minnow check, Monday. A few around but no ice this year with possible early run after the river water warms up. Usually March 17 is prime time.

THE OPEN LAKE WATERS AT THIS TIME ARE PERCH PRODUCTIVE. GET OUT THERE NOW, HAVE YOUR BOAT AND GEAR READY NOW, NOT TILL MEMORIAL DAY. GO TO OHIO WHERE WALLEYES ARE PRODUCING AND LEGAL.

Amish farmers without electricity except solar panels use a headlamp with a brilliant bright light to tend to their farm work after dark use from " Millertech" this headlamp.. No oil lantern with its flame just a brilliant light that really is powerful. Firefighters, Police Officers and night time auto mobile workers find it the best out there. Hikers on the highway, night fishermen and hunters after dark in the woods need it to travel safely. Available from the Amish store near Black Creek, NY is a better visit than the outdoor stores near you, take the family for an afternoon ride to ride on NY Route 305, between route 19 and 16 there since afternoon TV football is over and check this place over, no signs or Sunday sales though. Take mama for dinner farther south of Cuba NY and Sprague's Maple Farm's is a fine dinner visit. Turkey dinners are the specialty along with pot roast, etc. The Amish store sells real "lard" excellent for flaky pie crust and barn boots, etc.

Life jackets efficiently curtail search and rescue efforts. Death Certificates can be issued for Life insurance and Social Security records. Your spouse and children can collect their lawful benefits better.

Life Jackets being worn are required at this time of year.

Railroad crossing delays, Trains of up to four miles long can delay access to and from Cattaraugus Creek boat ramps. Be aware! Creek fishing supports walleye, rainbow and catfish spawning depending on desired water temperatures. Also a boat ramp on the Seneca Nation side with moorings with a Seneca Nation fishing license can be accessed from "the Old Lake Shore Road" and a .bumpy at times roadway. Deep water holes of sixteen feet deep are close to the railroad bridges.

up date now, new shows, TCS outdoors

There are many farms and land owners will beg for windmills and solar farms on their property, the revenues are greater than milking cows.

Alaska Gear has resumed its Arctic Boots which the US Army issued. These are the white bots.

Snap weights of 2 ounce lead sinkers result in quicker retrieval of long lead core lines that waste your fishing time.

The City Ship Canal and the Union Ship Canal Areas are now unused by Commercial Freighters and are easily converted to small boat, sail boat marinas. Small boat docks are loaded , boat launch ramps are grid locked on weekends and holidays. The City Ship Canal has lift bridge absence and high masted sailboats and larger sized boats have easy access to Lake Erie and the Niagara River Canadian boaters could be served with open docks here. Out of area boaters and fishing boats will be handled easier and increase tourism. No political leaders speak out except when an area like Sturgeon Point Marina is unavailable as usual. Boaters pay tremendous amounts of income to be here with registration fees, sales taxes, ramp access sites, and they will save travel time to access Lake Erie at round trip travel time.

The Emerald Shiner spawning season ends when the local water temperatures reach above 42 degrees Usually this is after March 17. They then move out to open lake waters.

Battery operated quartz lites on the side of your boat at night will attract minnows to your boat.

Kalitta Airlines was formed when "747" air freighters were transporting the smelt to Asian nations for food for the people living there. Containers loaded with ice and smelt were loaded from deck cranes and fork lift trucks to expedite the delivery of fresh fish.

Coleman lanterns were used to attract minnows around our boat to catch "Blue Pike" in 55 degree waters in mid June. the blue pike disappeared with the smelt that dominated the lake until Canadian Trawlers cut down the smelt numbers to allow the return of walleye and bass. The Blue Pike were listed as exterminated after the late 1050's

Minnows feed on plankton which moves to desired water temperatures. When Lake Erie surface water temperatures rise they move to desired water temperatures suspended below the surface.. The schools are spread out over the open lake waters.