I think they close at Mexico so the riggers can try an alternate or turn around easily, and 104 is  major road.  If you close at Sandy Creek, or Pulaski, the ramps are convoluted and you have all that traffic tying up the hamlet, and if the Lake Effect band shifts south you are detouring people in the middle of the white out zone, and where would people go, just turn around and go back to Mexico.
 
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When you wait until the last moment to enact an Emergency plan, you end up with Nawlins in Katrina.  I was actually surprised to see all the schools here open today, but by PM it will be up into the teens.  The Thruway was closed from Henrietta to the PA line, and we got no snow to speak of in Henrietta, but by the time you get to Leroy it is up and Batavia is all still closed , except the Thruway is now open.  We could have gotten a lot worse off the Lakes but the water temperature must be finally dropping enough that the Lake Effect machine will slow down a little.
 
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Lucky, you're spot on with lake temps... A- bay has been around freezing mark for quite some time...

Talked to a friend from sandy creek who said barely any snow... friend from boonville has a girlfriend in watertown... saw pics of 2-3 foot from Watertown... nothing in boonville.. I guess 2-3 foot is considered state of emergency now for a 100 mile radius around impacted area :)

6" this morning on my side of p-town... sandy creek probably more

uglyfish
   The other night on one of the NBC news shows they had picture of the salmon river falls which I though were pretty cool I neever seen it with that much ice on it. apparently all the projection of snow brought them to town.

Yup... no snow in our part of town though... well I should say not much... the snow band was even fairly north of the falls as well. I imagine there is quite a bit of snow there anyways though as it was a pounding snowy late fall...

Since I see this has become the hijack and other tangents thread, you guys are killing me with all the warmy, warmy talk. Lake George just froze and with the weekend temps coming it might THAW !!! Bring winter back and keep your darn snow up there .. Lol

So, any new news bout that guy who claims he shot bigfoot???
 
 
 
 
( HIJACK COMPlETE)

This thread may take the cake for the all time best...lol

Speaking of ice.
Take several cubes.
Place them in a shaker cup.
Add 6 jiggers of vodka.
Whisper Benedetto Carpano (inventor of vermouth)
Stir or shake.
Strain.
Drink.
Repeat as needed.
Yes ice is nice.
 
 
 
 
PS if you have a couple 10/0 hooks around you could use them as ice hooks to handle block ice.
 
PPS just before 3AM and sitting at 22 degrees.
Might have to break out the tin foil reflector and sit out tanning today.
 
 
PPPS bigfoot may be dead but still beware of the kracken.

OK- finally getting into Sr country-be far too long  Likely Monday late for a day or two and a house check.
 High water-   gotta do it - likely end up at Kiddie in a line- oh well- better than not fishing.
 How is the snow ??- is it gone with the weather up around Richland or will I have to get the plow guy to care for the pile along the front of the drive by the road ???
 Am located near the Richand store up from Pineville bridge. Been reading reports about the big melt.

Just sayin'...!
 
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I have a Temple Dog here, if I could just get her to hold still for a tail trim!
 
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Coon has less movement, but is denser with more tight  underfur; at least the batches I've tied with. The fox I usually comb out a bit to get more movement and less clumping. I think the coon is the right thing for what you want. Good call. I love the fox as a collar, with a  bunny  tail and  palmered for a body. I tie some 6-7" flies for pike and big largemouth like that, maybe I should gaudy the colors up a bit and swing them.  Coyote tail is pretty cool, dyed, if you have access to any fur posts or varmint hunters. I'm getting some tube flies from a swap I did with friends on the west coast, that'll be my next try. They all seem to prefer Gami 4's.  I figure a 1/0 trailed 2" behind a heavy brass tube and a tungsten cone should do the trick here......  Had to fight the wheel back towards the center line, the ditch in this thread is trashier than the trestle in Oct.

This is palmered coon with a collar of ostrich herl. I split the ostrich feather with a razor so the herl has a 1/16th backing strip that I peel off the feather shaft, then wrap it on like a 'bou feather. As you can see in the undewater pic, it collapses very little. This one is on a  sz. 1  salmon hook, but would be better served if I had it on a tube or clipped hook with a trailer. I didn't know if it was OK to post fly pics, or not. If you want to keep it to your own, I'll delete the post. I was just trying to show I heartily agree with coon having profile and moving water. I'm not in the least worried about the larger hook, as this fly in particular is meant for bass, and if I used it for salmon or steel, it's obviously not the best snagging fly by any stretch of the imagination.

Every Which Way But Loose
I usually stay and watch our Varsity High school basketball team  after the nephews JV game.  The varsity team is abysmally bad,  losing by 20  plus points every game.   A few games back 1/2 time score was 59 to 6,  one field goal the entire first  half plus 4 free throws.   Why do I stay and watch, don't have a kid involved??????    Cheap Friday night entertainment to say the least.   I have seen more dunks by opposing teams this season than in the past 5 years combined. 
 
 
Trev most of the snow has melted pretty good .   Has it been plowed at all this winter????   Trick for your drive may be the bank not the drive (unless you are in the shade and do not get good melting) .  If you are in a spot that usually gets higher banks you may not be able to bust through as that bank snow is dense and tough.   I made it into a parking lot in Sacketts Harbor today that was never plowed.   My lower drive to my back lot, no way.