First Class Bass Charters Lake Erie Fishing Report

• Water temp. 49 to 50 degrees
• Fishing this past week was like the weather on Lake Erie, FOGGY.
• Smallmouth bass action has been OK. The Buffalo Harbor has been a safe bet for fishing and safety.  Smallmouth bass from 2 to 4 lbs. have been caught dragging tube jibs, like poor boy's mango magic and watermelon gold flake with 1/4 oz. to 3/8 oz. jig heads inside them. 
• Smokes Creek area has also been good for bass action in the 25' to 35' depths.

Western New York is under fire from a New York City based magazine for the new “Buffalo: For Real” campaign, which it has dubbed a laughing stock.

Advertising Age and its writers claim:

“Tourism slogans are reliably corny, but last week New York state took the grand prize for "Huh?" with a newly anointed slogan for its fair city to the north that's best known for its proximity to Niagara Falls and everyone's favorite 25-cent bar snack.”

To add insult to injury, in a recent Skype interview with 2 On Your Side’s own Marissa Bailey, the writer of the article, Rupal Parekh, said she and her colleagues at Ad Age "had a good laugh" about the new slogan.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Public Works Commissioner Steve Stepniak and Statler owner Mark Croce were on hand to provide an update of on-going work at the downtown landmark.

Wednesday morning, jersey barriers, a fixture outside the hotel for months were removed and replaced with reinforced sidewalk barriers. The jersey barriers were put in place following several incidents of falling debris and concerns about stability of the iconic structure.

Mayor Brown said the new barriers, which owner Croce calls the best you can buy, will allow visitors to walk past the Statler without fear of injury. Croce says he hopes to have them removed before winter, at least on the Delaware Avenue side of the building.