Syracuse.com - Figura writing about snowmobiling season and 'State of Lake Ontario' fishery

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I'll be writing a column about not making your outdoors passion your wife's or girlfriend's greatest fear.

Yes, spring is coming. It arrives Thursday.

What I can't get over, though, is that I was out Tuesday morning ice fishing on Owasco Lake. The ice was 14-15 inches thick -- and solid.

Spring, or no, I'll be out there again this weekend. The perch fishing has been good this winter.

Meanwhile, here's what I'm working on this week and next:

- The annual "State of Lake Ontario" fishery meeting. It was held Tuesday evening up at the DEC training facility in Pulaski. DEC and U.S. Geological Survey staff talked about everything from the state of baitfish to chinook salmon. Interesting stuff.

- The snowmobile season. Just like the ice fishing, it's not over yet -- particularly up in the Tug Hill, which I visited this morning.

- A column about not making your outdoors passion your wife's greatest fear. (There's an ice fishing theme),

- Stories concerning the April 1 opening of the trout fishing season. I'm particularly looking for stories about opening day traditions and unforgettable memories. Send your stories and pictures to [email protected]. Deadline to submit stories and pictures is noon March 26.

- Should hunters in Onondaga County be allowed to hunt deer with rifles? (Many surrounding counties allow it).

- An update on the status of the former Seneca Army Depot and its white deer population.

- An update on the state's war against wild boars.

-An update on the joint city/county deer task force.

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