Phil...Good luck this morning..

Alewives are the main forage for our Finger Lakes trout... At one time smelt were a significant food source, but smelt populations have declined dramatically to the point where they are considered extinct in some lakes ( notably Seneca) and greatly reduced in others ( Keuka and Cayuga) ...

Not sure why...Some experts think that it's because there are just too durn many lakers, and the trout have gobbled them all up...The alewives, however, are very prolifc and seem to be holding thier own...