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I follow the same procedures as Steve has outlined. Have never power loaded before, with bunks or rollers. With rollers I don't see how it would work that well.

Kevin: Give me a shout if you decide to head over to the Central NY area. Not sure how much open water they have on Chautauqua during the late season. However, the western Lake Ontario/Niagara River area may also be worth investigating for these species.

On the Finger Lakes we've been seeing lots of redheads and lesser scaup, along with some canvasbacks and greater scaup. Up on Lake Ontario we shoot mainly greater scaup, along with some redheads. Lake Ontario is also a good spot to bag oldsquaw and whitewing scoter if you are looking for...

Steve: I like the idea of a corner shelf, will have to see if that will fit in the spot I have in mind. Funny that you mention tulip tree, my parents had yellow poplar paneling in their home. The original owner who built the house and installed the paneling had a lumber yard. It was...

Thanks everyone. You’ve gave me some good ideas. Scott S.: Your picture of that shelf in Steve’s “Broadbill Flyer” post is what gave me the idea for this project.

Great pictures Farrukh! It's nice to look back at them after the season's over.

Currently I have a small collection of four old decoys. I would like to move them out of the basement and display them in the house. I've got some 3/4" ash that I had milled last spring from a tree in our yard that i would like to use for the shelf. Looking for patterns I found this simple...

About 15 yeas ago my friend Chris gave me a copy of Eugene Connett's book that he had picked up at a decoy show on Long Island. He already had his own copy of the book and had recently started carving as well. So we were both getting into it and could bounce ideas back and forth. My first...

Thanks Carl. It's always great to learn more about the animals that we enjoy.

Sounds like a great outing Jeff. Imagine how deep you would be sinking without the snowshoes! I stopped measuring the depth of the snow last week when it was 3 feet and we have had a couple of 6+ inch snowfalls since. However the temperatures lately have gotten up into the teens with the sun...

By pinbones I think you are talking about the row of small bones along the top of the ribs near where they meet the backbone. I notice similar bones in many freshwater fish. When I fillet I cut down along the back to the point where the ribs meet the spine. I then back the knife off a bit and...

Yes Tod, the fillets are an orangish-pink color.

Jeff: Breaded and fried. These lakers are very mild and flaky. They come from Skaneateles Lake where they eat lots of insects and small perch. They don't grow as large but they are better eating. If you catch a laker from one of the other Finger Lakes where they've been eating alewives and...

Thanks. Yes, we catch them on small jigs . The jig is tipped with mousies or spikes.

A cold evening on George Washington's Birthday. Ben with his first laker. Fish dinner with veggies from the garden.

Thank you!

Nice collection of photos Steve. Could I also get a copy of the DVD?

Those are very nice Steve. Thanks for sharing them.

I'm hoping things thaw soon too.