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NAME --------------------- Buddie

E-MAIL -------------------- 

DATE ---------------------- 8/30/03

TIMES --------------------- 6:30 am -9:00am

CONDITIONS ------------- Cool

AREA FISHED ------------- Byram Bay

WATER TEMPERATURE -- ????

FISHING METHOD ------- Drifting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring

NOTES --------------------- Frist cast 5lbs wally,landed a few more wallys & a monster pickeral. Had a few break off then landed a nice striper,ran out of bait. Best fishing of the year!!! Seagull were also bitting but no hook ups.

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NAME --------------------- Arthur Herrrera

E-MAIL -------------------- Kartart@aol.com

DATE ---------------------- 08/24/03

TIMES --------------------- 6PM-11PM

CONDITIONS ------------- Warm/Sunny/Choppy water

AREA FISHED ------------- Liffy Island

WATER TEMPERATURE -- Warm

FISHING METHOD ------- Carnkbait/ Live bait Herring

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring/ Rebel Teeny Craw Chartruese

NOTES --------------------- Made a killing on the Rebel Teeny Craw. Catching Several nice size pickeral and an assortment of Perch and Sunnies. 1LMB just making 12". The LMB has some nasty tooth marks, but were healing well. Probally from a Muskie. On live bait caught a beautiful Channel Cat @ 6.2LBS. The catfish came a couple of weeks late for the Catfish Derby. I had a fun time bringing O' whiskers up. What a fight and with weeds wrapped around the line it felt even bigger. Caught a few nice size bull heads too. All in all it was a great weekend and a great month. Happy Fishing

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NAME --------------------- John Kungl

E-MAIL -------------------- jwkungl@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- 8-21-03

TIMES --------------------- 11 AM to 5 PM

CONDITIONS ------------- Very Hot!

AREA FISHED ------------- Byram, Nolans Pt, Raccoon

WATER TEMPERATURE -- 

FISHING METHOD ------- Drifting & Casting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring, Shiners,Nightcrawlers, Metals

NOTES --------------------- NOTES: Picked up a nice fat cat near Pine Tree Point on herring. Couple of Largemouth North of Raccoon, Usual assortment of Bluegills, Sunnies , Perch and Pickerel on the live bait. Herring weren't staying alive long in the warmer waters. Lots of boat traffic for a Thursday. Any retired fisherman who would like to fish with me during the week email me.

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NAME --------------------- Jimbo Jones

E-MAIL -------------------- 

DATE ---------------------- 8-17-03

TIMES --------------------- 11-1am

CONDITIONS ------------- beautiful

AREA FISHED ------------- secret spot

WATER TEMPERATURE -- warm

FISHING METHOD ------- sit and wait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- chicken liver

NOTES --------------------- Caught us some 7 catties on chickin liver... good night... we went in expecting the worst but came out strong... caugh a few lil one and a few 4lb's... all in all.. good night for us. rock on

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NAME --------------------- Jeff Loy

E-MAIL -------------------- abr@gti.net

DATE ---------------------- Monday, August 4, 2003

TIMES --------------------- 3:00 P.M.- 8:30 P.M.

CONDITIONS ------------- Overcast with intermittent rain

AREA FISHED ------------- Lee's Park Cove to Raccoon Island and Bonaparte Point down to Sharp's Rock

WATER TEMPERATURE -- 

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling and casting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Musky Bugs, spoonplugs and jigs

NOTES --------------------- One young true-strain musky (11 pounds, 36 inches) caught trolling the weedline(~13-14 feet deep)next to Halsey Island in front of the green-roofed boat house and 4 hybrids (6 1/2 to 7 lbs.) on five casts with a jig between Bonaparte Point and the Bonaparte Point buoy. I lost the school and could not find them again casting or trolling. All the fish activity that I experienced happened in a 15 minute period. ALL FISH RELEASED.

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NAME --------------------- Bob and George

E-MAIL -------------------- bilysinger@aol.com

DATE ---------------------- August 3, 2003

TIMES --------------------- 7am to 11 am and 1 pm to 3 pm

CONDITIONS ------------- overcast light. rain (showers to downpours)

AREA FISHED ------------- Sunken Island , Lee's cove, Byram Cove & main lake.

WATER TEMPERATURE -- 77deg. F

FISHING METHOD ------- driftting, and anchored

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring, worms

NOTES --------------------- 14" walleye (George) approx. 4 yrs. old small mouth and Large mouth bass (Bob) all on Herring Lg mouth caught in Lees cove. all Fish caught and released, (always)

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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno & Ken Killi

E-MAIL -------------------- loveme2x39@hotmail.com

DATE ---------------------- August 2, 2003

TIMES --------------------- 5:30 - 12:00

CONDITIONS ------------- Rainy A.M. to partly sunny

AREA FISHED ------------- Sharp's Rock and Henderson

WATER TEMPERATURE -- 77

FISHING METHOD ------- Live Bait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring

NOTES --------------------- 2 nice Walleye early then started scout for this weekends Catfish Contest. Caught lots of 1 to 3 pounders and feel confident about the upcoming weekend.

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NAME --------------------- Joe Landolfi

E-MAIL -------------------- 

DATE ---------------------- 8/01/03

TIMES --------------------- 5-8pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Storm Overcast

AREA FISHED ------------- Sharps Rock

WATER TEMPERATURE -- 76

FISHING METHOD ------- Freds way

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Bubble Gum & Mr.Twister

NOTES --------------------- A dozen crapie up to 1lb and various other game fish.

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NAME --------------------- Jimbo Jones

E-MAIL -------------------- bassman@fishzone.com

DATE ---------------------- 8/1/03

TIMES --------------------- 6:00 to 9:00

CONDITIONS ------------- Wet and Rainy

AREA FISHED ------------- Camp J Town

WATER TEMPERATURE -- boiling warm

FISHING METHOD ------- the yoak method

BAIT/LURES USED ------- minoes

NOTES --------------------- It was a cold and foggy day. My friend and I went out with no clue on what we were gonna catch until, we started hittin bass left and right it was insane we didnt know what to do with our selves. As the rain started getting worse and worse the bass were gettin bigger and bigger. It was like we were two kids in a candy shop, we were in bass paradise. For the few short hours we were there Im sure it was a day we will never forget.

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