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I would like to thank everyone for the suggestions and fishing spots. On August 24, my fishing partner John and drove up to Haileybury Beach Motel. The travel time from Scarborough including stops took about 7 hours. I would not recommend this motel. The bathroom had mould and the floor under the bed looked like it had never been cleaned in months My dog came out coated in dust from going under there. The next morning we had breakfast and headed over to Mowat Landing to launch the boat. The launch there was very good but the parking area above was very crowded. We got the boat launched and headed over to the dam where there the dock was located. We then waited for the trailer to take us over the dam. It took about 5 minutes to get us from the dam to the Lake. If you have rods in vertical rod holders, take them down in advance as some of the rods found the tree branches and luckily none got broken! The fee for the trailer service was $40 (cash only) and was payable on the way out. The owner, Mike, of Red Pine Lodge met us at the top of the dam and guided us to the lodge where we stayed in the cabin known as the "Waterfront Condo". The cabin was extremely clean and had everything in it that was described on the website. Mike then gave us a detailed coloured map with fishing spots and areas to avoid (rocks, shoals and shallow areas). Mike also came to our cabin each day to give us a heads up on the fishing and checked on whether or not we needed any bait. The fishing for the first 3 days was excellent. We caught pike, walleye and smallmouth bass. We enjoyed a couple of walleye dinners in our cabin. On the fourth day, we had a major storm and stayed in the cabin. The fishing was tough for the next few days and we caught a few walleyes and smallmouth. The majority of the walleyes we caught were eaters. We did not get any in the slot. Just a note, the MNR are on this lake and decided to check my boat. They have a camp on the lake. I was about 10 feet away from docking using my Minn Kota and they came in at extreme speed almost raming my boat. The lodge was not happy with them as the waves moved all of their boats and they had to retie some of them. The MNR did a thorough check for safety equipment including checking my flashlight and confirming I had a usable fire extinguisher on board. Other than almost ramming my boat, they were decent guys. I just do not understand why could not have let me dock and then check the boat. What worked on this lake was live bait (worms and minnows) on orange, green, pink and white jigs. We did not have much success with trolling lures. Most of the fishing spots are within a mile of the lodge. We would see boats from the other lodges come up to some of the jigging spots in the area around Red Pine. The owner, Mike, noted that the fishing there was best in the spring. Overall, we had a great trip. I would highly recommend Red Pine Lodge. My fishing partner and I will be coming back next year.

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There certainly are Roger LOL

Much of it is the variety but I do make sure to pinch every sucker (indeterminate) so that the only flower clusters are ones that grow off the main stem. Plus I plant them around 18" deep so that stem develops a lot more roots to help feed those large tomatoes. If I were to let suckers grow it would suck up energy to produce tomatoes and they would just break off from the weight anyway. I also provide as good a growing condition as possible with plenty of nutrients and organic matter, never any chemical ferts. I don't really do any flower pruning so I'll get 4-5 clusters per plant depending on when we get first frost. I've had them up to 10 ft tall some seasons.

Great looking tomato. I have had it happen two times also. One red and one yellow. In my case it never happened again. Have come close. I saved the seeds but could never duplicate it. We do preserve a “few” every year but they are store bought San Marsano variety. This year 10 bu gave us 200 jars.

Hi all, A good buddy from Wisconsin loaned me his Active target for the summer to use and figure out so i could reconnect with him on the ice this winter and teach him how it works. I'm completely new to this technology this year, and given my boat is rigged with Humminbird it was a bit of a steep curve at first but glad to say apart from the mounting of it its pretty much plug 'n' play. I have been using it in "down scan" mode on the humps fishing walleye....seriously these things should be illegal....lol. Sat on a hump in 14' i can see 20' either side of the boat, and the fish are instantly recognizable. Casting to a fish 20 feet to the side and watching it come up and nail the bait is so fun. You can actually see the shape of the fish...we call them cartoon fish. I'm guiding for musky in a week and ill get the chance to use the forward sonar while the boys cast, should be interesting.

With all of the things going on in the world we have found that we needed another set of hands here at OFC. We have asked a long time friend and active member of the board to help out. Misfish or Brian has stepped up to the plate and has accepted the position of Administrator to help us deal with the management and problem solving issues that pop up occasionally. We want everyone to give a warm welcome to Brian and to know he is here to help with any issues that you might have. OFC