Classic Structure for River Muskie

A look at the Habitat Preferences of River Muskies, and a plea for Habitat improvements.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Muskie
• Musky
• Buffalo
• Niagara
• River
• Tonawanda
• PASNY
• power
• project
• Lewiston

[DanOblacksmith]

...(cont) Sorry, ran out of space.

Dr Crossman mentioned, and showed a map of a string of proposed islands that were to be constructed between Strawberry I. and Motor I.

Whatever happened with that and what group was behind the project ?

Good luck out there fellas, glad to see the NMA still going strong !!!

-Catch and release keeps muskie fishing alive-

[jimkinner]

@DanOblacksmith Hi Dan. Tony or Tom might remember. Curious that Canadian Biologists would promote a NYS habitat project.

Some of the Deepwater work has been completed. There is a project proposal for the Strawberry area, and there is funding in place as well. I don't know the timetable.

These days, principal players are NYPA, NYSDEC, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers, and the NMA

[Gixxermxz800]

Jim, Just got this message. When is the next meeting?

[jimkinner]

@Gixxermxz800 Meetings are the First Tuesday of every month. Hope to see you there.

[Gixxermxz800]

Hey Jim, I have had a GREAT year with bass. I'm starting to struggle a little now though. I like to get out at least two times a week and seems like ever since Sept. came around I have had no luck. Jim, is there a way I might be able to talk with you via e-mail? Just looking for some tips for this time of year. Thank you Jim!

[jimkinner]

@Gixxermxz800 : Better than that, tonight 9/7/10 is a meeting of the Niagara Musky assoc. at the Nights of Columbus, 55 Main Street, city of Tonawanda at 7 pm. Some of the rivers very best anglers usually attend, Capt. Larry, Tony S, the Red Oct. Bait guys, and more. I'll be there as well, although i do most of my fishing with the Camera these days. Come on Down, you Will like the people you meet there!

[DanOblacksmith]

I have a question for the guys in the NMA- I was a member back in the early '90s before I moved from the Buffalo area to the southern tier so making the meetings wasn't an option, second year of the club I think. (Nucherino's restaurant ?)

We had a meeting where Dr. Ed Crossman and EJ Robinson came down from the Royal Ontario Museum and gave a great talk on a very in depth aquatic study that had been done on the Strawberry Island area of the river.

In that talk proposed islands were mentioned...

[jimkinner]

@Gixxermxz800 Shore fishing for muskie is tough this time of year. I have been seeing a lot of good sized smallmouth in the river. You might be able to get into some of them from the dock.

[Gixxermxz800]

Hey Jim, Nothing so far this summer in the muskie category. Still fishing right off my dock on West river road in GI. Any tips for dock/wadding this time of year?

[MaXsNiipEZ33]

@jimkinner thnxs i might think about it