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For what it is worth I bought the Nav chip(no subscription) for my Lowrance Elite 8 yrs ago and it is good for all waterbodies in the continental US and 25 nautical miles offshore east and west coast. I have used it in Champlain, Carmi, Maidstone and the big one, Lake Ontario and the topo is EXTREME...

Sooo glad you copped to being techno ignorant now I don’t feel alone! I have the ultimate techno solution aboard the Mistress but it only works in warmer weather, like mid April through early October. I can ask ANY question and I’ll get the answer plus is the ultimate good luck charm!!

That is an AWESOME fishing machine you put together Esad and it paid off based on your pics.I was with you all in spirit as I was busting down beaver dams yesterday
Look forward to seeing you on the troll!
Pat

R Lake Champlain Alewife Die-off Press Releases Tue, 04/16/2019 - 12:00 Large numbers of small fish called alewives are washing up on the shores of Lake Champlain in Milton and Georgia. State fisheries biologists from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department say it is an example of the kind of pro...

Alewives do not tolerate big temperature changes and not being native to Champlain a large amount die off in the winter, get trapped under the ice and wash ashore when the ice breaks up. I remember a bulletin F&W put out a few years back, will try to find it and post it.

Glad to hear your engine problem was nothing major! Definitely sucks to miss a day on the water, I think any of us who have been fishing for any length of time have been there. I have had a boat and fished Champlain for 38 years and up until last November Frost Bite Shootout had never fished south o...

Fished southern waters again today, starting to learn what the fish do with varying weather conditions for the area. Jim and Norm joined me on the Mistress and we launched shortly after 7. Based on the amount of trucks at the access and what we were told by a fellow angler headed back in due to an e...

I have heard back from a few Reps and one Sen (email below) and those who have responded are in favor of keeping the hatchery open. Granted the Reps I reached out to support sportsmen, the fact that Sen Wrenner is onboard is encouraging.

A few years back I needed to replace the rubber grips on my release clips, I got some vacuum tubing at O'Reilly's and at the same time picked up some heat shrink tubing to cover them. Just go easy on the heat nearest the jaws so you can still squeeze them.

Since Phil Scott is citing discharge water quality issues I think it is high time we all band together and raise holy hell about what the City of Burlington has been doing to OUR lake the past fifty years. When Bernie Sanders was mayor close to forty years ago Burlington knew their storm and sewer w...

I attended our local Legislative update meeting in Milton this past Saturday and Sen. Irene Wrenner did say the Salisbury Hatchery was on the schedule to discuss/debate this week and she SEEMED to be for keeping it open, although did not come out and say as much. As Mike Covey posted Phil Scott is N...

I have always wanted to fish winter browns on Ontario, your post makes me want to latch onto the boat and head 250 miles west!!
Great to see you got a bite going!
Pat

Sorry guys, I just realized I omitted some critical information for Sunday's report! The bite was on stick baits longlined 100'-120' back and if Matt from Reelax had not shared what was working for him the Mistress would have gone home with just one salmon! And a sidenote we did see one other boat f...

Jim and I dragged the Mistress down south today and met up with Matt and crew from Reelax on the water. The temp was 14 on the ride down but warmed to a balmy and bright 19 when we launched shortly after 7. On the water winds were light and variable for the first few hours and, flat come but built o...

No doubt a little luck plays into it, my wife being my good luck charm!! Practically every 5# plus Champlain salmon caught aboard the Mistress was by her. I told her I was having a bobble head doll made of her to bring to Oswego. She was not amused.......