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You see the pictures. that is the story

5 boats anchored in a pack off Evangola reef today.

Sturgeon Point Marina,  3 trailers in the lot, small boats, no dredging equipment yet but the tail end of the sand bar is open, boots or oars to get out t seems. No collecters on the job yet. The lake is like glass today.

18 mile creek parking 12 cars today, water was low and clear, Sisters Creek 2 cars parked, low and clear, Delaware creek, low and clear.

March 17th is the prime minnow catch date in the upper river.

Women want their men to stay home, cut grass and paint. Sitting in a boat drinking beer is a sin.

High wind storms stir the bottom of the near shore waters and when they find an area with lesser currents like the lee side of Sturgeon Point and any other points the suspended sand settles to the bottom and shallows things up. It is a natural condition that happens there and Hamburg Town Park and Woodlawn Beach shores. You can not beat "Mother Nature" until you understand annual dredging is necessary the same as our roads need  to have the snow plowed. The only answer is to dredge annually or find a better launch site where a creek cuts its outlet open annually. Eighteen Mile, Sisters, Cattaraugus etc. Dunkirk Harbor is a long trip to drive to and from daily but Crystal Beach , Ontario built a boat harbor with an outlet in deeper water if you care to look it up. Plenty of parking, good ramps in deeper water not in the lee side of the lake currents. The old Bethlehem Steel waters are deeper off shore of the slag fills along with Smokes Creek. But some obstructionists will bring up the walleye spawning effect  but Ohio has plenty of walleyes with no seasons or closed areas. Dunkirk Harbor has outlets in deeper water that does not sand up. It just is too long a drive back and forth. The Small Boat Harbor is grid locked on weekends and holidays. Someday after we are gone things could happen, but do not bet on it now.

The state ramp closes to the lake was open now. Only a couple trailers in the lot the other day, good perch fishing now. For walleye drive to Ohio where they have no problem with hook and line fishing as we have here.

The boys boxed out on 13 inch perch Sunday. Flat calm, early morning fog but beautiful early ice free waters were the trick. Bring plenty of minnows, spot the hooks on about 55 foot of water and anchor up. If you see a boat catching, that is good as two boats hold the moving perch schools near by. Each guy uses three hooks per line, three lines are lawful per angler. that puts a lot of bait under your boat. The reservation windmill is good. Lifejackets are the law yet.

Hundreds of boats launched off Woodlawn Beach years ago. A ramp east of the Hotel sold bait and launched boats. The sand bar forms when turbid storm waters near shore settle the the sand debris on the ramps. Crystal Beach in Ontario has a fine ramp and  parking lot for all residents and visitors. Good things do not happen here.

The dead zones in Lake Erie are the result of Western Basin agriculture fertilizers from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. The plankton growth explodes in the western Basin and results in the dead zones on the lake bottom as the oxygen concentration falls in the deepest waters.

Decaying biologics, plankton, fish, plants consume the oxygen on the lake bottom and the thriving walleyes, etc. will suspend above the low oxygen areas.

For fourteen years I worked gill nets mainly for walleyes in the eastern basin of Lake Erie. After 65 degree surface water temperature the walleyes  moved west of Sturgeon Point. The White Dunkirk Fish Tug moved from the eastern basin after the July Fourth, Then it picked up and went off shore of Dunkirk to fish for perch and walleyes there. After the "hook and liners"  influenced the regulations to regulate American fishermen and processors out of their jobs, the Canadian industries assumed the harvest and processing business. During the Depression Lake Erie fed a lot of families here. My Grandfather left home at 5:00 AM daily to fish for the local markets.

Early Spring SW winds blow warmer surface waters to our near areas Walleye and Perch spawn around 52 degree surface waters in our bays and shoreline areas. Rocky and gravel grounds are the main attractions here. Hard bottoms keep the eggs aerated to hatch.

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.

Wednesday a good catch of perch came in from 55 to 65 foot of water off Pt. Breeze to the Evangola Bar drop off. Access was Cattaraugus Boat Ramp Launch.  From there for a continuous bite, large perch.

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.

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