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Wonder how many have watched Joes U- Tube videos. On these bad fishing days . I just turn on one of Joes Videos and it makes my day BETTER!!!!
I do , Ive had a chance to meet him and thank him for what he does.. Think maybe you and i can help with some postive imput, Its good he has Donnie to help with good info!!
I for one is much more excited about the launch of Nbourque's new channel - one that doesn't give out advice or positive reinforcement, leaves all panfish on the ice for eagles, and isn't against a 10" auger for fear of broken ankles.
Word going around about your first ice trip out , the poor place smells SKUNK so bad no one will be able to fish there this winter .
Those boots you wear Clamming . should make sure they be clean when going out on clean ice. Ponds are getting polluted in many ways already.
Usually fishermen with good bait. DON"T GET SKUNKED?
Your quote on a site called ice shanty
That posting you made a while back you stated it was your first time out and not a bite, which tells me it was a SKUNK.
What happened to the Joe Holland thread? Lmao
Our loss of Whitefish ,from SEbago lake then Moosehead, then Caribou Chesuncook. Was the lowering of PH cause by Fallout,and extra decaying of wood around watershed to these lakes The people blaming stocking of Togue in Sebago not a reason at all . Smelts in fresh and salt water have had a tough time also , If we could bring PH back to what it was it would help sensitive fish, Pot ash in large quainties dropped into watershed would help, But that would cost money,
Hey let’s keep this thread on track with Joe Holland
Last summer I was at a lecture by a biologist from the down east salmon federation. Other than improving habitat one of the problems they are addressing is to adjust the PH of the rivers by putting large amounts of clam shells in them. The clam shells they get from places that process the clams that consider them a waste product. Kind of solves two problems at the same time. Of course, you have to transport and plant them in the right places, but it doesn't involve buying chemicals from someplace else and transporting them here. The stuff is already here and not considered much use until you think outside the box for a bit. Probably not the total solution but a part of it. I'm not a chemist but apparently the clam shells break down over time and disappear so other than changing the PH for the better they don't cause other problems.
