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ooohhh yeahhhhhh!

I'd be using a circle hook with live or dead bait.

While admittedly not much of a photo, it still makes me smile knowing how much enjoyment I will get out of these over the next year. Those logs would represent 5 lbs of wild leek (ramps) compound butter. They will be each be frozen and then vacuum sealed,, Went out back of the house the other evening on the concession allowance and picked around 4lbs without leaves in maybe 40 minutes. They're fully mature and easy to pick right now, some leaves are already turning yellow. I had already bought 4 extra pounds of butter a few weeks back when they were on sale so I was prepared. The ratio I use is 1 1/2 lb of trimmed and cleaned bulbs with some stem still attached to 4 lb butter. This year I went with plenty of fresh picked and snipped chives added in, normally I like thyme added but it got missed in the one half batch I meant to add it to. First year I made it I added lemon zest and fresh juice to one half batch following a recipe. That was a mistake, it was great for using with fish and seafood, but for just about any other use I don't want a lemon flavour, and I use it for many different things. It enhances every dish I use it with from sandwiches to garlic bread to an amazing roux for cheese sauce and cream soups, to slicing off a disk to top off a steak to fried eggs to taters anyway you want them. Roasting a whole bird, slide the butter under the skin around the breasts. Anyway you get the idea hehe. I'm a big fan ever since I started doing it. What I also love is that it's the closest thing I've ever found that retains the original fresh picked and eaten raw flavour that I value the most. I haven't even pickled any for a while now but I'm due to do up a small batch as I've still got one pick left do to do on some property up the road I've had permission on for the last 20 years. Pretty sweet deal I landed when I moved out here with leeks growing all around my wee 1 acre bit of lanark property. Oh yea, the photo hehe. For sure I'm smiling, knowing I have a new fresh batch this year. Cheers

good point! pun intended. i am not eating anything i catch.

It's not very scenic up the 400 much past the Waub to be honest. Once you get past PAB you could always stop at the Key or French river for a little break and some views.

Fly into the Sioux and go crazy.

If you're talking about the Nith River that flows into the Grand, then you shouldn't be targeting bass at all. The season is closed for another month.

Fished it for years years ago. Hard to gain access now due to signage and citiots moving out there and upset farmers dealing with litter bugs/vandals/etc.. Use small hooks and worm piece to catch minnows/chubs in and below rapids or in nearby streams where roads cross small bridges. Into the minnow pail and go walk along the Nith to find deeper slow water. Best for us was large pools at bends. Then use bobber with minnow/chub on to cast into slow deep parts. Be patient. May take some time before bobber goes down. Wait till it stops and then starts moving again since this is the time the pike turns the bait to injest. When it moves again it has it squared away and hook is ready to be set. Thats's single hook set up. Quick strike way allows immediate set for planned release. Pike there cruise around and like to hide along shore under banks and fallen trees/stumps. Do not be afraid to use huge minnows/chub/suckers. Some biggees in there. Seen em up to 42 inches long. Was told some are a musky cross also and seems they did kinda resemble this.

Walk up the river and look for holes. A hook, worm, split shot, and bobber worked for me in the past. Good luck

Nice job Sinker. I fixed up an old Starcraft my buddy bought 4 or 5 years ago. It was just the boat on a trailer, no motor. The previous owner had done some work on it but I fixed up the dash, replaced electrical, installed new motor and controls, smart tabs, transom saver, fuel tank etc as well as extending the trailer tongue, replacing all hardware, bunks and paint and installed guide on's and spare tire/holder as well as boat buckles. Turned out mint. The previous owner redid the interior and the funky red camo paint job. We liked it, so left it the way it was.

I bring my own.. so it wasn't me...

I will try to remember to get that for you. Its a little lighter than the lund green, but close enough. That's what I was going for. S.

Well wouldn’t that float plane owner be pretty pissed off to find out somebody did the same thing to him??? It’s like the thief to get HIS goods stolen is super pissed off, and this would be 1000 times that

Better walk lightly if you're going ice fishing this week... If the lake doesn't have anywhere deeper than 80 feet I doubt there's Laker's in it.

Thanks Brad! I saw some bigger ones but i wasn't able to get them to hit. next time i will conquer them lol

If they catch the punk(s) that ruined those boats he (they) should be forced to replace every single one with new ones but with the way our justice system works nothing other than the old wrist slap will be dealt them.

Nice going Ron. If there's a finer looking fish that swims our waters, I haven't seen it.

Very nice. They don't all come that big... at least mine don't, but they're all trophies.

Oh boy your in troubble now... nothing compares to the enjoyment I get from chasing brookies...

For solar to be effective, you would have to tow another raft behind you covered with 150 watt panels.

At this point 1 in 30 Canadians have tested positive for covid. now I got it too. starting to feel a little better today. I hope I don’t sleep though the leaf game.