Quinte Fishing

I have seen most of the final presentations for the Symposium. Very impressive.
Especially the presentation on Randy's 30 years of diaries and BIG KINGS.

Here's the Agenda:

Lake Ontario Salmon Symposium 2016

April 2, 2016 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Port Credit
Waterside Inn - 15 Stavebank Road, Mississauga, Ontario

8:55 am Welcome from John Ozolins (MC)

9:00 am Opening Remarks, Brian Lambie, PCSTA

9:15 am Lake Ontario - 2015 – Year in Review from U.S. lake manager, Steve LaPan, NYSDEC

9:45 am Chinook Salmon Fishery Management, Ontario Lake Manager, Andy Todd, OMNRF

10:15 am Coffee Break and chance to gather information from exhibitors and place bids on Silent Auction items.

10:45 am Prey Fish Dynamics from Brian Weidel, USGS Oswego NY and Jeremy Holden, OMNRF (what are they eating and how that's going)

11:15 am Tagged Salmon - What the tracked salmon are doing. Aaron Fisk, University of Windsor and Tim Johnson, OMNRF

11:45 am Intro to Chinook Fishery Dynamics Overview. The lake has changed and it will keep changing. What does that mean for anglers? Brian Lambie - Port Credit Salmon and Trout Association

12:00 pm PCSTA BBQ at the Port Credit Village Marina (run by City of Mississauga staff and Snug Harbour Restaurant)

1:00 pm Chinook Fishery Dynamics - Randy Scott’s 30 Year Angler Diary Revealed and Panel Discussion. (The diary logs 12,000 of the fish he caught, where he got them and how. Spoiler Alert, Randy caught a lot of monsters and his diary is a map of how the lake has changed over 30 years.) Mike Yuille OMNRF with anglers Randy Scott, Jerry Felluca and Al Van Dusen.

2:00 Break -- and last call for Silent Auction bids.

2:30 pm The Future of the Chinook Fishery - Lake Huron Perspective. Frank Krist, Chair of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee.

3:15 pm The Future of the Chinook Fishery - Panel Discussion. Lake Managers, Scientists and Anglers.

4:00 pm Wrap up and 9.9 HP Mercury Outboard Draw by John Ozolins (MC)


Here is a sample of the silent auction items that we have so far. More are coming in. Giant thank you to all the people and companies that are supporting this event! Admission is free. Keep that in mind when you are placing bids on these items. All proceeds will be used to support Lake Ontario's fisheries.

4 person $500 Melo Times charter out of Port Credit
$500 of Royal LePage product
Okuma Catalina L/C reel and Rod
2 Penn SQUALL Sol30lw Trolling reels
2 ABU Garcia Vendettia Line counter rods
Scotty, assortment of products
Quigley Rifle scope
Paul Elia painting of Port Credit Harbour
Costa sunglasses and more
2 framed prints + t-shirts from UnReel Charters
20 V Dewalt impact Driver
A large, framed Lake Ontario bathymetry map
Fish USA $50 US Gift Certificate, hoodie and shirt
2 $50 US gift certificates from Dreamweaver
20 Advance Tackle/Michigan Stinger Lures / meat rigs
12 BayRat lures
12 MC Rockets
6 Live Target lures trolling baits
5 Wack'em Tackle Body Baits
Atomik Fly Package
10 Got2Bite Fishing Tackle Flies and more
2 RCAP/RBC Leasing Beer Mugs
1 Berkley Precision Pliers combo
1 Anglers Filleting board
1 Penn Dry case bag
Restaurant Gift Certificates
Torpedo Weight

Probably going to be a crappy day Saturday.
Lots of seats left - over 50 seats available.
Best thing - it is free.

Al

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Captain - Team ATOMMIK/Rockets

well you were wrong Al. It was a great day weatherwise. Luckily it was also a great day at the symposium. good information and seemingly full answers to some great questions from both ontario and new york. Learned a ton and met some great people.
please pass on my thx to the organisers. was hoping to see steve from Hamilton there, but did not recognise him anywhere.
FP