what is the deal with opening day 8 am fishing anyway? Im usually hurting Saturday morning, so I do appreciate the late start... but how/why did it ever get started? Do you like it yes/no why?

BoroMusky
what is the deal with opening day 8 am fishing anyway? Im usually hurting Saturday morning, so I do appreciate the late start... but how/why did it ever get started? Do you like it yes/no why?

The Circus Clown Union will not let them start before 8 am.. 

I knew a guy who would periodically go the night before opening day and buy a 50# bag of trout chow(from a feed store) and feed the entire stocked portion of the creek near his house.  I don't remember his name, but I do remember he had chronic problems with flat tires and broken windows. 

I preferred diced carrots for "chumming".. the little squares seem to sink slower than corn ... and because of the flat sides on the carrot pieces they seem to stay in one place much longer than those corn pieces that float off with the current ...
 
I am thinking about trying frozen peas later this summer when the water warms to help de-frost them ...

workcanwait....
I was fishin tues where a stock truck had recently deposited some fish.Watched a guy all jacked up on "mountain dew" toss spinners and literally rip the fish out of the water,this went on for a while til the dew' wore off.He then started calming down and started speaking a Dutch like language to his pals. Even had a fancy cell that kept ringing.Over heard he lives up yonder where u were fishin and he proclaimed at 1 point how corn was his favorite bait,I just chuckled myself thinking of this post.PFBC showed up later watched him nervously interact with the man...pretty sure he had more than his limit on a stringer but not 100% so I just enjoyed the show.I enjoy catchin fish,but sum'people need to learn to play by the rules, Silly Human Race!Another thing I noticed is people fishing with emerald shiners outside of Erie Tribs clueless about the regs...tried explaining it a few times but most were numb to the facts.Problem as I see it is baitshops far away from lake selling emeralds and not explaining where they can and can not be used.Tonites rant is dun' sory 2 bug ya'WCW 

There's no law against using emeralds outside of the Erie tribs.

mote1977

workcanwait....
Another thing I noticed is people fishing with emerald shiners outside of Erie Tribs clueless about the regs...tried explaining it a few times but most were numb to the facts.Problem as I see it is baitshops far away from lake selling emeralds and not explaining where they can and can not be used.Tonites rant is dun' sory 2 bug ya'WCW 

There's no law against using emeralds outside of the Erie tribs.

When I read this I assume emeralds would be included.
Are they being raised elsewhere-I assume the bait shops get them from Lake Erie.I do not claim to know all please correct me if I am wrong.
Do the bait shops somehow get them certified VHS negative hows that work?
WCW
Additional Regulations
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHS) - An infectious fish disease, caused by a variant of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHS), has caused fish mortalities in the Great Lakes. The initial list of fish species that are susceptible to VHS includes black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, brown trout, burbot, channel catfish, chinook salmon, coho salmon, emerald shiner, freshwater drum, gizzard shad, herring, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pink salmon, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, redhorse sucker, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, white perch, whitefish and yellow perch.
It is unlawful to transport or cause the transportation of VHS-susceptible species of fish out of the portion of the Lake Erie Watershed in this Commonwealth into other watersheds of this Commonwealth except when certain conditions are met. It is illegal to use VHS-susceptible fish species, fish parts and eggs taken from the Lake Erie Watershed as fishbait in Commonwealth waters outside the Lake Erie Watershed except when the fish are certified as VHS-negative. It is legal to transport dead recreationally caught fish out of the Lake Erie Watershed solely for the purpose of human consumption.
Because of diseases and invasive species, the Commission recommends as a good conservation practice that anglers not transport any live fish out of the Lake Erie Watershed and introduce those fish into other watersheds. For more information on invasive species, please see “Stop Aquatic Nuisance Species.” For more information on VHS, please contact the Commission’s Northwest Regional Office.

 
Do the bait shops somehow get them certified VHS negative hows that work?
WCW

When I was fishing chataqua lake in ny and bought some shiners. The lady at the bait shop said I had to carry the reciept with me just in case i was stopped. I asked y and she said at the bottom it showed i bought them there and they were vhs free. My guess is bait shops have there own.

this is exactly why i don't even think of hitting the streams until the beginning of june.  lets the numbnuts clear out and have the stream all to myself.

Ok so I learned me sumthing again from Fish Erie Forums.
Thank u for correcting me and putting me back on course!
My next question to uAll would be do emeralds exist in the wild roud her' other than Lake Erie??? 
Just curious and I know there are regulars on here with the correct anser'.
I grew up in NEPA baitshops only sold fatheads and goldens maybe that will explain my ignorance...but there is probably more 2 it since I am a local here now in NWPA.
If I bug any of you sorry but this site does teach me a thing or two and makes me laugh once in a while so ur' gunna have 2 deal with me 4 now.
I am itching to toss sum dries at sum trout if anyone wants to give me a heads up on current activity I would appreciate it-STRICTLY C&R when I play that game no worries about me thinning the pod.
WCW
 

We used to chum carp on the Juniata with corn and then use a yellow deer hair "corn" fly.