The fish are there, reports down in the center of the lake say stacked like cordwood off the mouth of the Genesee, but whatever triggers the run has not happened yet.  The weather people are talking about the prolonged summer temperatures, summer is off by about a month. Remember how cold and wet June was, and I was fishing in snow on opening day of inland trout.  I have seen data recently that show there is a definite gradient to prey fish distribution with much denser populations to the west, declining as you go east.  But it remains to be seen how they run.  Has anyone taken the water temperature in the river?
 
Cold front coming Tuesday, maybe that will be the trigger.

That West to East came up last season when we got pounded with the disease. Kinda recall that Canada and  West was not so affected.
Heavier Ice over on the East end ???

Will say, last week and a half of august through mid September looked reasonably better than last year. I too have heard same as lucky with fish right out front and even more back in 100-120 foot...

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That West to East came up last season when we got pounded with the disease. Kinda recall that Canada and  West was not so affected.Heavier Ice over on the East end ???

East end gets pounded with ice harder and longer... Comes earlier and stays later

That's funny you say that L, the reports today from some lake captains say they are void in front of the genny and still griping about pizz poor lake fishery .
Maybe they are using reverse psychology .

Either way , as Charlie said , we will have FUN and hope we take turns netting Jacks fish because it's almost a pre given that the fish master will have the hot rod

Don't know much about stocking science but gotta wonder what would happen if 'our' SR fingerlings that have been implanted to SR would fare better if stocked out West.
Would thay stay out that way and grow only to want to return to SR ??
Thus avoiding the heavy ice over and related thiamine/bait issue.
Yea- I know- simplistic answers are for novices.
 (just an old mans mind wandering)

Buddy of mine just returned from the garden river in ontario canada..I only caught 15 over 5 fishing days...Said some flood from four years ago supposedly hurt the spawning run.  

Rg, they do a lot of pen rearing out there . They complain many of " their " fish stray and end up in the SR.
Those little micro chips they implant do give feed back

My guess is a decent push will happen Monday am. thru Wed. am. if looking at the weather forecast.
Lake O - Capt. Tom Burke did reeeeeel well recently and from several very credible Capt. (frends) report's yesterday (not from the internet)  said there are very good #'s - bunch - a LOT of Salmon being marked from the Salmon River South to Oswego River. Not many North of SR. Best Fish's, Frank

Randy I've been hearing the same