Rich,herd those Salmon out there to the SR in time for the run so we can play with them at my "secret" spot come the end of Sept.Enjoy your time with friends and family.
Meanwhile I might get out for the local trico hatch and wrestle with those 6"-12" brown trout in July LMAO!

Just an FYI Jack , I will be in Mickey Mouse land from sept 20-27.. I have a few vac days (28 & 29 ) open when I get back to visit the secret spot

Guy on the other forum reports 10 Kings for 53 boats weighed in at the Oswego derby---Ouch.

It wasn't a bad year on the SR in 2014....I saw a lot of steelies and nice browns even some cohos....Maybe the king numbers were a little lower, but there were plenty of fish.

Well some are saying the fishing is great , others including myself are thinking its tough and going to be a close mirror of last year..
Kings in the river already, well yea that's nice .. Stacked out by the mouth ,  not biting our gear at least.
Maybe I should try crickets out there..
The Charters at our Marina, 2 weeks ago had a good weekend from that west blow for them way out deep.. Haven't seen full boards in the last 2 weeks other then mix of mostly lakers and 2-3 salmon 10 to-20 # range..
I know, the fish get bigger when you have longer arms but the hanging pole don't.
So what's 2015 gonna bring :
1: Lots of people and internet hype again, you know its coming db.. lol
2: I'm with snagger on this, a good push of fish on Labor day weekend water release..  Spent years in the estuary on that weekend and aside from the past 2, it's mostly a givin token..
3. unless this weather pattern changes, a dry warm fall..  Not to my liking at all.. To many people, low water and stressed fish.. We will fish the lake as long as possible until I head to Florida for Mickey land  3 week in sept.. 
My remaining random Vacation days just got cut by 1. We are heading to Ontario early this Friday to spend some beach/boat time with grandson..  My week run out there starts in 9 days. River time is getting tight as I will be heading to the ADK's before season ends oct-15th, actually we will be at deer camp by first week in oct..
 
4. Go get'em boys before I do out on the lake LMAO !!!
5: Peace & Tuna
 
 

Hey Dime I'll be standing by for your text telling me to get it gear the weekend after Labor Day like 2012.  LOL
 

Ps.
It will be the last sail of the season and will be pulled on that Sunday the 13 th

This is strictly tongue in cheek but you can thank the taxpayers of New York , not sporting license or DEC funds for the $576,000.00 repair to the roof of the SR fish hatchery .
Now what would that fishery be without us ..

Unfrikkin believeable!!!! Obviously shoulda been a sealed bid type as it is state/public money... Which in fact must go to the lowest bidder no its ands or buts.... With the little knowledge I have of construction costs, I find it really hard to believe that 576k was the low bid without it being some type of inside gig (in which all bidders were inside on the deal)... Happens all of the time in all shapes and sizes. We the people really need to start standing up for our rights to overthrow corruption in the Local, state, and federal funding programs!!!

Bahhh! If So, I think the greatest problem is 576k for a roof repair ... Unless tunas complete post was tongue and Cheek and this isn't true; that's completely ludicrous!

you only have to accept the lowest bid if you're a distressed city or town....In my old home town, which is distressed, they put the garbage collection out for contract.  The range was $16 per ton to $27 per ton.  It was all sealed bidding.  Whoever bid $16 is going to be hard pressed to make money.  It goes without saying you don't always want the lowest bidder on a roof job.

Regardless of being mandatory for accepting a "low bid", you can bet there will be "change orders" leading to "cost over runs".  Contractors make note of any potential "change orders" to use as a wild card in hopes of recouping any losses from proposing a "low ball bid".  Not a bad thing as good contractors need some leverage to compete against the shoddy contractors.  Problem is, these "change orders" can be used to conveniently increase payment to 'Uncle Charlies Construction Firm' so he can substantially underbid all other contractors.  Remember who approves any "change orders" that, can produce some hefty "cost overruns" and the general public will never know why a $150.000 roofing job cost $255.000.
 
Project managers, Inspectors, Clerk of The Works, etc. are people who represent the owner and are charged with overseeing the project.  If these people are on the up and up, "change orders" are usually scrutinized line by line and may not be recommended, to the owner, as submitted by the contractor.  However, if 'Uncle Charlie' provides for this 'representative' of the owner, well, chances are the dude shows up once in a while and, never reviews any "change orders" let alone, assures 'Uncle Charlie' is following the contract.  Nor do the owners care!!!!
 
I hauled asphalt for a contractor for about 3 weeks and in that time we resurfaced miles and miles of secondary roads in PA.  All contract work going, to the lowest bidder.  The inspectors, college students of, parents employed by PennDot.  Their job, stand around with a thermometer and a clip board to record the temp. of the asphalt and, to watch for any diesel fuel that we might be using in the bed of our dump trailers.   Meanwhile, the army of Penndot workers were busy cleaning ditches along with tarring and chipping roads that the contractors will likely be resurfacing with asphalt next year.  
 
Why does Penndot bid this type of work.......  because the contractor can resurface the roads, with asphalt, cheaper then a state run unionized workforce can!

Change orders on large municipal projects are commonplace and can cost lots-anyone who ever built just about anything from a shed to a house has experienced changes that have an associated cost during construction its just a part of the building process- that's why so many govt. construction jobs have a contingency fund built into the cost .
A builder once told me that its commonplace to have a house under construction go 10 o 15 percent over original cost estimates. I guess thats not a conspiracy because Govt. isn't involved -lol.
 
Guys are certainly pushing the envelope showing up for Kings this early- most of us regs know its a nice walk but not generally a productive one this early-to even see one now, much less getting it to cooperate, is a nice diversion but not worth someones weekend or a special annual trip as yet.