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Post by Eugene on Sept 9, 2010 17:43:02 GMT -5
Only one week to go. If anybody is reading here, I hope some of you can make it. If so, of course, please find me and offer your howdy. I believe a late dinner and Board of Trustees meeting will follow, where you'd be welcome to sit in as well (although you can't vote if not on the board).
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Post by Eugene on Sept 3, 2010 10:52:30 GMT -5
Family and I were on Lake Kagawong, Ontario through 27 August. This has been my regular summer haunt for nearly 4 decades now. Filling the cooler with 10"-plus perch was easy to the point of silly this year. A few moderate-sized pike (to 30") for our amusement.
What Kagawong may be best known for is its ability to produce ridiculous numbers of quality smallmouth. Almost any place one parks boat or canoe, you can catch 12-15" bass almost at will, dozens in any day one makes any effort. After fish move off the shallows in July, it's harder to find bigger fish, and the biggest we found this year was a 16.5" fish my daughter caught and released (although I have caught them to 20.25" on that lake in other years). Regarding growth and the ability to produce more large fish, this is the kind of population that I believe would actually benefit from a little more harvest. Thus, I admit to indulging in a few fresh fillets in the evening back in camp. Mmmm...
Because of Ontario's recent regulations on non-resident use of bait, it's relatively rare we use live bait when visiting the province. This year, we didn't use any form of live bait at all. This year's technique of choice was dropshotting soft plastics. My favorites are Venom Dropshot Minnows or Berkley Power Minnow Grubs (the former in colors Ayju or Erin's Magic and the latter especially in Bleedin' Minnow for smallmouth). The water there is very clear, and my color choices might differ with more turbidity. Mrs. Eugene does just as well on Berkley Power Minnows and Berkley Dropshot Power Minnows in various colors. For me (I don't know that the fish care), I prefer soft-plastic minnow imitations to feature a recognizable eye. Those I've listed deliver nicely.
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Post by Eugene on Sept 1, 2010 9:25:37 GMT -5
TOSA launches its 2010-11 meeting season with "Who Owns Ohio Streams?" an informative talk by ODNR's Lenn Black. Every angler of Ohio's streams within driving distance should hear this presentation! I hope to see you there, there being: 7:00 pm, Thursday, 16 September 2010 Gander Mountain, 2644 Taylor Rd, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068, (614)856-0066 Who Owns Ohio Streams?with Lenn Black, ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources
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Hocking
Aug 11, 2010 11:26:36 GMT -5
Post by Eugene on Aug 11, 2010 11:26:36 GMT -5
Nice story. Thanks, Rick.
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Post by Eugene on Aug 10, 2010 11:56:17 GMT -5
The NW portion of the state is one place in Ohio where lots of wetland remains, but they are pretty intensely managed up there.
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Post by Eugene on Aug 9, 2010 9:30:50 GMT -5
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Post by Eugene on Aug 4, 2010 15:23:28 GMT -5
Roger Knight, the guy in charge of ODNR Division of Wildlife's Lake Erie programs, is speaking this very Thursday, 5 August (i.e., tomorrow from the time of this posting) on the threat of silver and bighead carps to the Great Lakes at 7:45. It should be good. I hope you can either make it to Stone Lab in person or join me at OSU's Kottman Hall room 333-D as detailed above. The videoconference feed to OSU is 2-way, so you can ask questions of the presenters.
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Post by Eugene on Jul 28, 2010 9:25:59 GMT -5
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Post by Eugene on Jul 27, 2010 15:14:51 GMT -5
PS: I hope some of our southern Ohio regulars find this chat and weigh in for you.
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Post by Eugene on Jul 27, 2010 15:14:16 GMT -5
Ha! I'm pleased to meet you...again, and thanks for the carp.
Interesting. Sorry, I have very little to offer in that realm. I was last professionally active on the Scitoto around 15 years ago. We were looking for appropriate paddlefish spawning habitat and trying to document spawn. That year saw some pretty serious floods and the project was aborted.
Best, E
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Post by Eugene on Jul 26, 2010 11:07:17 GMT -5
Greetings, Jeremy. I can't claim to fish that stretch, but I have done some research there myself, albeit very briefly. I'm curious about some details of your work. Can you share?
I work at OSU. I suspect we may have met. Have we?
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Update
Jul 23, 2010 11:45:13 GMT -5
Post by Eugene on Jul 23, 2010 11:45:13 GMT -5
Thanks, Dave.
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Post by Eugene on Jul 15, 2010 11:26:48 GMT -5
Would this really be a man-made wetland, or a matter of undoing past drainage and allowing the area to revert?? That question is often tricky to pin down...and how long after a historic wetland site has been drained and dry does it cease to be a wetland? Would it still be a wetland "restoration" after 150 years of being a corn field, or by then do you have to brand it a "created" wetland? I can understand a little skepticism regarding the separation in the funding levels of different aspects of this project. However, consider that a wetland restoration ideally simply reintroduces water to the landscape and lets it function as it should; i.e., ideally, unless it is necessary to remove substantial infrastructure, it shouldn't be very costly. I actually see value in constructing a nature center if it enhances the public's knowledge and valuation of such habitat.
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Post by Eugene on Jul 14, 2010 8:32:35 GMT -5
The watershed site is operated by OSU Extension and features a list of watershed groups and coordinator contacts. Unfortunately, given the semi-unstable nature of those soft-money-funded organizations, the coordinator list is in a near-constant state of outdatedness. It's a good site, but be mindful of its nature.
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Post by Eugene on Jul 13, 2010 13:46:08 GMT -5
Did a live radio show on carp today. Check out www.wosu.org/allsides/ and click on the player with the description for Tuesday, 13 July: "11:00 AM - Asian Carp in the Great Lakes."
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