OhioFisherman

I had never heard of Soldier Weed, here are some links, http://www.greencastonline.com/current-label/reward-landscape-and-aquatic Sinking water soldier permanently - FINALOIPC-WEBINAR2017.pdf Stratiotes aloides - Wikipedia Species Profile - Water soldiers Water Soldiers/Stratiotes aloides - Wisconsin DNR

Akri, knew that, as I recall reading in their native range one of their food sources was zebra mussels, so food supply mainly and protection? The lack of a swim bladder doesn't prevent them from coming off the bottom? just makes them more of a target for predators? I rarely kept any fish to eat never saw a gobie in any of the Steelhead I kept though, although 1 fish a year is a poor sampling?

There was sort of a panic here in Ohio when they were found in Lake Erie years ago, now it seems that most seem to credit them with larger smallmouth bass, and if smallmouth can eat them largemouth, walleye and pike can too? I have seen a number of underwater videos of them and they never seem to stray very far from the bottom, and smallies spend a lot of time there searching for food? Ohio's record smallie from Lake Erie is like 9 1/2 pounds caught in 1993, I don't know how well the gobies were established then, but that fish didn't seem to have a problem finding food? and no one has caught a bigger one since? even with an established extra food source? All in all it's better to be very careful about what non native species enter your waters?

One of the truck docks I worked on used to sweat terribly when there was sudden changes in temperature in the spring and fall, they used to spread oil dry, which like most cat litters have seen was basically dried round clay, it was a mess, as soon as it got wet it just made getting traction even worse. Picture a 10,000 lb forklift with a 2000 - 6000 pound pallet on the forks just sitting on a level concrete surface spinning it wheels? I told the boss to use sand, it provides some grit for traction and is gritty even when wet, unlike oil dry. Pool filter sand, which is courser than most sand you see or sand gravel?

Findley Lake is all private land, there is a campground near the southwest end of the lake that also rented trailers and small cabins on wheels, yurts? The lake itself is maintained by New York with an agreement to allow public fishing, but the public ramp was only open Monday - Friday, they put a chain across it on weekend to allow homeowners on the lake some privacy? The only place you could launch on weekends was at the campground, but only if you were staying there. They stocked Findley, not positive about bass, but it has muskie, pike, and walleye, bass might not need stocking there, it has largemouth and smallies. New York has some different laws, some of their marinas are private property, saw a guy get his catch disqualified on a video because he didn't know.

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John Wick 1-2-3? Need more acting, less violence, JMHO.

Brian, I have only fished a couple of lakes in extreme western New York, Findley Lake ( 300 acres ) and Chautauqua Lake (13,000 acres}, both are very good fisheries, but anyone can have a bad day on either? One of the guys in the bass club I was in had a trailer at Findley for the summers and another had a summer home at Chautauqua, both good fishermen, and I never saw either win on their " home " lakes. New York I thought does a good job of maintaining and policing their waters. Those shows? They are basically fishing with a guide? Someone that is very familiar with those waters? The south has an advantage because in part because more food is available for more of the year?

Not sure what else you could do Dan, I live in a rural area and use this stuff on my dog, https://www.chewy.com/revolution-topical-solution-dogs-201/dp/173090 I have never seen a flea or tick on him, and he is mostly white and short haired, so they would be easy to spot?

LOL, it will keep a lot of people busy making new ones.

Wright & McGill was the original owner of the Eagle Claw brand? https://www.eagleclaw.com/about-us/our-brands/wright-mcgill

That fall feed should get into high gear now!

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-disposable-needle-16g-x-1-pack-of-6 Like David says, most farm and feed stores carry them, and you get 6 for about half the price of a name brand fizzer.

Humans generate heat, it's what we do., how many other species have engines and other heat generating things running? Is it logical to think as the population increases it will not unless changes are made?

What is sad is that just judging by the names and ages there looks to be a couple of father and son teams there? What an example to set?

Yes, the Cuyahoga River which runs right thru the center of town. It wasn't the first time, but inspired a lot of pollution regulation here. Lake Erie was a mess, and sewage treatment was way out of date.

Record-breaking heat expected with temperatures in the 90s in Northeast Ohio October? hmmm Tuesday 10/1 93° https://www.cleveland19.com/2019/09/27/lake-erie-is-about-degrees-warmer-than-normal-this-time-year-nws-says/ " According to a test conducted on Sept. 26 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Lake Erie is running between 70 and 72 degrees above average. " I hope their calculator malfunctioned! WV fishermen caught taking walleye from Lake Erie hit with $10K fine in Ashtabula court Busted! https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2019/09/lake-erie-walleye-still-rockin-while-steelhead-trout-knockin-on-rocky-rivers-door.html

We only have one planet to live on currently, and the prospects of that changing anytime soon are slim, it seems better to error on the side of caution? You know who will suffer the most from a change? Not the treasure seekers that provoked it?

I was in Largo for around 5 weeks in 2009, although I didn't fish, some those seafood places along the waterway way have patios to eat on and the customers spend a lot of time throwing scraps of food to those fish, anything you can eat might work as bait.

One of the rivers we fished here has a resident population of largemouth and a steelhead run in the fall, it wasn't unusual to hook a steelhead on a tube while bass fishing, I think a swimbait would work,

LOL. I won't say they are dumb, just on a mission, to feed! We caught them on Erie here on tubes, grubs, and crankbaits, fishing for smallies.

I used to collect some older reels and would hit garage sales and flea markets looking for them, old is only one part of what might make a reel or lure valuable, I have also seen many old tackle boxes full of old lures and reels that I wouldn't have paid 20 bucks for. Don't get me wrong, some of the old stuff is worth some serious cash, but a lot of it isn't.

Sorry for your loss, I think you will have real problems getting an insurance company to pay for a thing with no proof.

On Lake Erie I had about an 8 mile stretch of water that I fished regularly for smallies and I considered them roamers, at least the bigger ones. They could be on one end of the stretch or the other, or anywhere in between searching for food. You could fish an area for hours and just catch smaller ones and all at once the bigger ones would appear, and 15 to a half hour later disappear or shut down. One reason why trolling a crankbait that would bounce bottom or get very near bottom was a good way to locate them, I really didn't like spending hours in one area waiting on them to show up.