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Beals-McMahonPainting
Richard A. “Mickey” McMahonProprietor
454-3676
www.lakeshoretowing.com
(814) 453-6387VHF CH 16
34 STATE STERIE, PA 16507
UNLIMITED ON-THE-WATER TOWING24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
LICENSED - INSURED - ACCREDITED
ONLY $70 PER SEASON FOR S.O.N.S. MEMBERS
• Specializing in Automotive Repair •• Tune ups and Carburetor Service •
• Fuel Injection Cleaning • Dayton Tires •• Towing Service • PA State Inspection •
PO Box 3808 • Erie, PA 16508Phone 455-1007
WOLVERINE PARK MARINA& SHIP’S STORE
• TRANSIENT DOCKAGE• BOATING SUPPLIES• NAUTICAL CHARTS
• BOOKS AND GIFT ITEMS
34 STATE ST - ERIE - PA - 16507(814) 874-0698
PARTY BOAT FISHING ABOARD
$40 Adults • $35 Seniors and Vets$30 Kids
All bait is includeddetails: 814/881-7611
www.EdwardJohnPerchFishing.com
GEM CITYOUTDOORSMEN
CLUB6701 Van Camp Rd.
Fairview, PA
814-474-3126814-474-2492
Silkscreen Unlimited1702 West 8th StErie, PA 16505814.453.4543
fax 814.455.3911
www.silkscreenunlimited.comScreen Printing • Embroidery • Advertising Specialty
Promotional Products & Awards
10438 Main St, #1 Alexander Findley SquarePO Box 496, Findley Lake, NY 14736-0496
West End Hardware, LLC1912 Liberty Street
Erie, PA 16502
Cell: 814/[email protected]
Jeff Earll, Jr.Phone: 814/452-2342Fax: 814/461-1289
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www.elkcreekcabin.com
Erie’s New Perch Fishing Head Boat“The O’Danny O”
Get $3 off with this couponDocked in the East Slip, foot of State St
BAIT INCLUDEDCall 814-450-3571 for more info
On line at http://Tinytimfishing.com
John Krasa, ownerweb site: www.tellnotalescharters1.comemail: [email protected]
Perch Pirate814-746-5809
Tell No Tales Charters
get $3 off with this coupon
Official Publication of the S.O.N.S.
THE Bucket
VOLUME 17 • ISSUE # 1DECEMBER 2020
WORKING TO IMPROVE FISHING AND THE FISHERY OF LAKE ERIE FOR 38 YEARS SINCE 1981
S.O.N.S. PHONE NUMBER 814-453-2270 (ALSO FAX NUMBER) [email protected] • www.sonsoflakeerie.org
FishUSA OFFERS FLY TYING COURSEFishUSA is hosting a 5-week fly tying at 6960 West Ridge Road, Fairview, PA 16423 on every Wednesday night from January 22 - February 19, 2020 from 6:15pm - 8:15pm. The course is for 20 seats and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. If the course becomes filled, you’ll be added to the waiting list. If the waiting list grows big enough, they wil l offer a second course (dates and times TBD). Cost is $40 per person if enrolled in the entire 5-week course, or $10 for each individual class Unfortunately, this newsletter may not reach you before January 22nd, however you can check with FishUSA if there are any openings on dates after January 22nd.
REMINDERThe drawing of the raffle tickets that were included in our membership packets for the ten $100 prizes will be held at our Jan. 27 General Membership. If you have not yet mailed them in you can turn them in at the meeting.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDTO HELP WITH ICE FISHING (ICE OR NO ICE) ON SATURDAY JAN. 25, 2020 AT THE WATERWORKS POND ON PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK FROM 10-2. NO SIGN UP NECESSARY – JUST SHOW UP. THIS IS PART OF PRESQUE ISLE SNOW DAYS.
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SONS SPONSOR EFD DIVE TEAM TRAININGWe received the following E-mail:
This past fall, with the generous help from the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie, the Erie Fire Department was able to train nine firefighters to become new divers for our water rescue team. The new divers were trained in basic scuba which consists of six 2 hour classroom sessions, six 2 hour pool sessions which were held at the Prep Events Center swimming pool, and five open water sessions that were held in different open water areas throughout Erie County.
With your help the nine new divers, along with several divers already trained in basic scuba diving, started to train in advanced scuba diving. Unfortunately Erie’s fall weather didn’t cooperate with the class and the open water boat dives were postponed until spring when the weather improves.
We would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support to the Erie Fire Department and we look forward to serving the citizens of Erie.
Thanks again and stay safe. Donald Sauer, Dive Coordinator / Erie Fire Department
Nine EFD Water Rescue Team Divers pause underwater to pose for this cool photo
J O I N A F R I E N D T O D A Y !MAIL TO: S.O.N.S., PO BOX 3605, ERIE, PA 16508
Renew New
RECORD OF MEMBERSHIP 2020Name _______________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________ State ___________ Zip________________
Phone _________________________________ Date _______________________________
$5.00 ADULT $4.00 SENIOR CITIZEN (over 65) $4.00 JUNIOR (under 16)
2020 MEMBERSHIP PINIf you would like to have a 2020 S.O.N.S. member pin, you can pick one up at one of the upcoming events or our meetings. If you would like one mailed to you, send $3.00 to the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie PO Box 3605 Erie, PA to cover mailing costs.
Saturday Jan. 25th 10-2 Waterworks Pond PI Snow Day Ice Fishing Volunteers needed
Sunday Feb. 9 12-3:30 Winterfest at Frontier Park ( W.6th St. Side) Volunteers needed
Sun. April 5th 1-5 Erie Shrine Club SONS Ice Out Party
Sat April 11th 9:30 AM Frontier Park Cascade Creek Clean Up Volunteers needed meet at LEAF building on 6th St Side of Frontier Park
Sat April 18th 8-12 Waterworks Pond First Day of Trout Volunteers need to help kids fish
Volunteer signup sheets will be distributed at our meetings prior to the shows and events.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SONS DIRECTORS
ELECTEDAn election for the four SONS directors positions was held at our December 16th meeting, Incumbents B i l l Henderson , Jack Bock, Chuck Miller and Joe Springer were elected to serve again for a three year term.
GREAT LAKES WATER LEVELS TO BE NEAR RECORD HIGHS
IN 2020Mark Hicks, The Detroit News
Published 12:16 a.m. ET Dec. 6, 2019 | Updated 10:00 a.m. ET Dec. 6, 2019
Despite below-average precipitation and seasonal decline, Great Lakes water levels remained near record highs in November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported.
After a year of some of the worst flooding ever in parts of the Midwest, concern is rising that the spring of 2020 may see more high water in areas that still are struggling after deluges. The Army Corps projects that each lake will continue to be at record or near-record levels for the first six months of next year.
The findings released this week come after the Great Lakes Basin saw its wettest 60-month period ending Aug. 31 in 120 years of record-keeping, according to corps records.
The mean levels for lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, St. Clair, and Ontario were about a foot higher than the same month in 2018, according to the monthly bulletin from the Army Corps’ Detroit office.
The November mean water levels were: Superior, 603.05 feet; Michigan-Huron, 581.56; St. Clair, 576.48; Erie, 573.10; Ontario, 246.19.
The report showed those levels all were within 1-2 feet of record highs set in 1945, 1985 and 1986.
WANTED: Old photographs of Erie’s Waterfront-Ships, Boats, Buildings, Fishing, and Fishermen, Railroads etc. Call Jerry at 814-452-6291. I would like to borrow and scan them for my slide presentations.
NOAA PREDICTS ICE – BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
By Paul Pedro January 5, 2020 6:15 a.m.@Paulpedronews
Residents living along the Lake Erie shoreline can breathe a sigh of relief this winter.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a U.S. government scientific agency, is predicting that ice cover on Lake Erie this winter is expected to be a maximum of 80 per cent, which is the highest projection for all of the five Great Lakes. The NOAA said maximum ice cover on the lower lakes, such as Lake Erie, normally occurs between mid-February and the end of February and Lake Erie has the highest ice cover because it is shallow.
Preliminary findings released in a January 2, 2020 report from the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory showed ice cover on Lake Huron should be up to 66 per cent this winter, Lake Superior 54 per cent, Lake Michigan 41 per cent, and Lake Ontario with the lowest level of ice cover at 32 per cent because of its depth.
The ice will replace splashing waves along the shoreline caused by strong wind, meaning that properties along Lake Erie will get a break from erosion, damage, and flooding caused by pounding waves and record-high water levels in 2019.
The NOAA said as of January 1, 2020, the total Great Lakes ice cover is 1.3 per cent, which is about two thirds less than around this time last year, and barely anything compared to early 2018, when the ice covering the Great Lakes was already almost 20 per cent overall. NOAA predicts the total maximum Great Lakes’ ice cover this winter to be around 47 per cent, well below the long-term average of 55.7 per cent. The highest Great Lakes ice coverage on record is 94.7 per cent in 1979 and the lowest is 9.5 per cent in 2002.
UP COMING CONVENTION CENTER SHOWS BY ERIE PROMOTIONS for 2020Erie Auto Show Thursday-Sunday January 30 - February 2Erie RV Show Thursday-Sunday February 6 - February 9Erie Sport & Travel Expo Friday- Sunday February 28 - March 1Erie- Home & Garden Show Friday-Sunday March 20 - March 22
UPCOMING GUN RAFFLES for 2020 PLACE DATE TIME ORGANIZATIONRainbow Gardens 2/1/20 5pm-10pm Lake Erie Fan FareRainbow Gardens 2/22/20 1pm-6pm Elks LodgeRainbow Gardens 3/7/20 1pm-6pm FOP Swanson Memorial LodgeRainbow Gardens 3/14/20 12pm-6pm Ducks UnlimitedRainbow Gardens 4/4/20 6pm-11pm Waterford Lions Club
Consider attending the above gun raffles not only for something to do this winter but to support those organizations that support us. If you would like to help out contact Director Rich Brine at 81-833-5007
SONS CO-SPONSOR HISTORY EXHIBIT
If you’re looking for a fun thing to do there will be a historical exhibit on display at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) fro January 15th until April 15th from 10-5 daily. The theme of the exhibit is the History of Shipbuilding in Erie and the role that Presque Isle played in the industry. The SONS are co-sponsors along with the DCNR, the Erie County Historical Society and Don Jon Shipbuilding. The gallery will be set up on the 2nd floor of the TREC and it is free and open to the public.
MORE FRUIT BASKETS DISTRIBUTED
Shown here are some of the 16 volunteers from the Trout Unlimited, PA Steelhead Association, 3-CU, Gem C i t y Ou tdoorsmen ’s , and SONS of Lake Erie Fishing Clubs posing with the 88 fruit baskets that they assembled and delivered in appreciation to those landowners who have graciously opened their property to fishermen. The baskets were delivered on December 21, 2019.
600 BROWN TROUT ARRIVE AT SONS HATCHERYAfter months of hard work the SONS of Lake Erie Hatchery was ready for work. On Friday December 13th a PFBC truck from their Linesville hatchery delivered 620 brown trout to our facility
at the foot of Chestnut St. Ten of our volunteers were on hand to receive the fish which were mostly over 6 inches long. They will be held until April when they will be released into the Presque
Isle Bay. They should be close to nine inches by that time. Our crew is at the hatchery every day. If you would like to help out feeding and cleaning the fish call 814-453-2270 for more info.
The driver of the PFBC truck from the Linesville, PA unloads and passes buckets of the 600+ brown trout to our volunteers. The crew took time to pose for a photo.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A FISHING ROD AND REEL LET US KNOW BY CALLING 814-453-2270. We have received some donations of rods and reels lately and would like to pass them on to whomever may want one but can’t afford it.
“A Replenishing species”
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGMONDAY, JANUARY 27TH
7:30 P.M.THE POLISH FALCONS CLUB
431 E. 3rd Street, Erie, PA
S.O.N.S. of LAKE ERIE,SAVE OUR NATIVE SPECIES, INC.PO BOX 3605 ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16508
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization
“The Bucket” published monthly by the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie
VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 1JANUARY 2020
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ERIE PAPERMIT NO. 480
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Fishing Report: As if this writing hardly any ice has formed on the bay but this leaves opportunities for steelhead and pier fishing, weather permitting.
Expert angler, Jeremy Scott will talk about ice fishing and he will bring with him a co-host Mr. Adam Franz an avid fisherman an owner of Misery Bay Custom Ice Fishing Rods. Be prepared to learn.
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2020, THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST ISSUE OF THE BUCKET YOU WILL RECEIVE
