Mike

Happy Holidays to all the GLF members.

I wont be able to make this event. IMy wife would kill me if I told her i was gonna drive 6 hours for a poker game... I could use all your money though!! Have fun all..

TORONTO (CBC) - The U.S. has banned the import of 37 fish species - including rainbow trout and chinook and coho salmon - from Ontario and Quebec, fearing a disease could decimate stocks in the Great Lakes. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which issued the emergency order on Tuesday, also banned the movement of the fish between eight states that border the Great Lakes because of outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The department said the disease does not affect humans but is fatal to many popular species of sports fish, including ones that weren't previously thought to be susceptible. Among the long list of banned fish are: - Trout (brown and rainbow, which is the species most commonly farmed for human consumption in Ontario). - Cod (Atlantic and Pacific). - Salmon (chinook, coho, chum and pink). - Bass (largemouth, rock, smallmouth and white). - Perch (white and yellow). Dr. Jim Rogers of the USDA's inspection service said even species that aren't native to Ontario and Quebec, like the Pacific salmon, are covered by the ban. "It [the disease] affects not only fish that we traditionally believe it affects, but a lot more based on new research," Rogers said. When it infects fish, it can cause fatal anemia and hemorrhaging in the gills and eyes, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. Affects Canada's $3M baitfish industry Several species of small fish that are exported from Canada for use as bait in the United States are also banned. Dr. Archie Stewart of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said he is trying to assess the cost of the ban to the baitfish farming industry in Ontario and Quebec. "Because a lot of these [fish species] have not been regulated in the past," he said, "we don't have a good handle on it but at this time, a very modest estimate of it is $3,000,000." Some experts have blamed viral hemorrhagic septicemia for the deaths of thousands of fish that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in the summer. The virus was first detected in the northeastern United States in 2005 and in dead fish from the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario in spring of 2006. It has spread to several other of the Great Lakes and smaller bodies of water in New York state

Thanks for the Article Skienmachine. Now just imagine the arm jolting action in the current current of the Niagara river. I guess that is why I like fishing the river as much as I do.

Get a nice vinyl of the glf logo and stick it on there..

Happy Birthday Caz!!

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help struggling salmon runs there would not be as expensive as feared, studies for a state agency show. Indian tribes, salmon fishermen and conservation groups have been pressing Portland-based utility PacifiCorp to remove the dams to help the Klamath's struggling salmon runs. The company is seeking to continue operating the dams. The runs were so poor this year that federal fisheries managers practically shut down commercial salmon fishing off the West Coast to protect them. The studies for the California State Coastal Conservancy found that removing the dams will not be as expensive as first believed because sediments built up behind the dams contain very low levels of toxic leftovers from gold mining, farming and plywood manufacturing. The studies, submitted Tuesday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also found that only about 5 percent of the 21 million cubic yards of sediment trapped behind the dams would wash out, and it all could be gone in one winter rainy season. PacifiCorp is seeking a new 50-year operating license from FERC to operate the dams in southern Oregon and Northern California. The dams produce a combined 150 megawatts, enough electricity for 70,000 customers and 2 percent of PacifiCorp's production. PacifiCorp spokesman Dave Kvamme said any decision on removing the dams will take much more study. The utility has proposed trucking salmon around the dams rather than building fish ladders or removing them. Steve Rothert, of conservation group American Rivers, said that an economic analysis by FERC found that when mandates by federal agencies for making the dams more fish-friendly are taken into account, PacifiCorp would lose $28.7 million a year operating the dams. "If PacifiCorp is going to pursue the least-cost option for their customers, they should think about removing these dams," he said. Federal agencies told FERC earlier this year that PacifiCorp must install fish ladders, fish screens and reduce the amount of water diverted to turbines to help struggling returns of salmon. However, under a new change in federal law, the utility has challenged the requirements. An administrative law judge is expected to issue a ruling this week.

Welcome to the site Paul!

Happy Birthday! I baked ya a cake but the kids ate it, so happy birthday anyhow.

Terry. You just aint driving fast enough to get one.

Welcome to the site. GLF usually only runs 1/2 that length of leadcore, but he put twice as much out just to watch ya reel

Fish chat has been removed for the time being is there is an exploit in the code that could compromise the security of the site.. http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2493

You would have figured that a croc or snake bite would get him, but a stingray is a surprise. Apperantly he is only the 3rd person in the world to have died from a stingray.

Lets make it interesting. Anyone who posts a fish that already has been used has to donate $20.00 to the site.. I am only joking..

sunfish

steelhead !!

rdfishin and Mr Ed get double bonus points for the double word score.. tell them what they 1 Vanna!!

rosy barb [barbus conchonius]

Wow, Thats a Mouthfull

Welcome Back Gin.

Angel Fish

Used already in reply # 4 yellow tail tuna is still the species

What does your surfing pit look like. Here is mine.

Welcome to the site KoneZone. No other site like it!!