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So I get lots of recipes through email and I save the ones that look interesting and I might want to check out in the future, the folder is quite large lol. In the last couple of months I've signed up for A Southern Soul and get almost daily emails. This one recipe caught my eye right away so I printed it out and made it the next day. I've now made it 3 times in the last couple of months and it's gone over great with family and friends. I mentioned to my daughter early last week that I was making another batch up and before I could finish my sentence she was going yes please, yes please, when can I come over to get some lol. "Soup was sooooooooo goood!!!!!" was the message she sent me on FB. Of course I've dressed it up a bit each time. I just happened to have some frozen smoked pork hocks I did up way back so one of them went in each of the three batches I've done so far. Once the soup was about done I removed them and put the meat back in. I've also added some bacon to each batch along with at least the half pound of ham called for. One batch I fried up all the cubed potatoes and ham in bacon grease before adding to the soup. I've also added at least a tbsp of thyme to each batch. I've also added extra stock on top of the 900ml carton each time that I just made up with the powder, last batch was an extra 2 cups. I add extra onion and chop the carrots and celery somewhat finer, it mixes in better that way. Extra fresh garlic too of course.The recipe isn't completely clear on step 3, I remove a cup of stock and a cup of potatoes from the soup to mash up in a 4 cup measuring cup and I mix the flour with the half and half before adding it and the sour cream to the mash mix and mixing well before adding back to the pot. At the table I add shredded cheddar and my own smoked paprika to the bowl. The soup turns out great, nice and thick and with bread it's a meal on it's own. It's real thick cold. I use a 6l crockpot and it's at least 3/4 full. Highly recommended and great for feeding a crowd. Cheers https://www.asouthernsoul.com/crock-pot-ham-and-potato-soup/

You got THAT right! I bring lots of snacks that are otherwise on the prohibited list. Stuff like Calvin's "chocolate covered sugar bombs" and POP!!! The kids are so happy stuffing their faces that catching the odd fish is just a minor annoyance....

This is going to be quite the S show.

An update to my previous thread, the handle on the G Loomis 1562 GLX prototype handle rebuild is now done. As per the customer's request the original decal was not removed so a work around was required, building and installing the new handle from the back of the blank. It does present some challenges especially when the customer states exactly where the reel will sit with new fixed reel seat, which in this case was 8.5"s from the back of the rod. And while the customer is a young man he wanted the rod restored in an Old School fashion, figured Walnut wood seat, grip inserts and wood/mushroom but cap. The next step will be to replace the original garbage Recoil guides with high quality Fuji's. The following are a series of pictures I took for him from the beginning. Cheers

If as an angler, you want to make a conscious decision to support Canadian manufacturers, there is on-line retailer that offers only MADE IN CANADA products.. https://greatcanadianfishingstore.com/ Of course, there is also a lot of gear that comes from China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Europe if want to avoid US goods. The same for big box stores....Sail and Canadian Tire vs Bass Pro and Cabela's. Personally, for a number of reasons, I've always patronized the smaller local retailers...although I do miss LeBaron's.

Yep....been going there for decades.. Two other must stops on that trip are: The Voyageur in Batchawana Bay for Smoked Whitefish and homemade Apple Fritters...road trip snacks. And The Hoito in T Bay for a breakfast of Finnish Pancakes..

https://madeinca.ca/grocery-store-guide/ HH

if youre looking for canadian made hard baits and other nifty stuff, check out Nishine Lure Works! Hiroshi's products are the highest grade you can purchase and are designed right here in St Catherines

Used to fish LOTW every September for close to 20 years...Sioux Narrows/Whitefish Bay area. Now we alternate between Lac Seul and Eagle Lake. It's a 2 week trip. First night we stay in the Soo. 2nd night we stay in Nipigon. The next morning we spend the day fishing Nipigon, either in the river launching at Alexander Dam, or the bottom end of the lake at Pine Portage. That evening we spend the night in Thunder Bay....and have a good steak dinner in town. Next day we arrive at the lake. Spend the next 9 days fishing, either Temple Bay at Eagle or Lac Seul Outposts. The way home is two days with an overnight in Wawa or the Soo. When my kids were younger, I took them on the same trip...although in late August before school started. I'm now looking forward to doing it with my grandkids in a year or two. As many of you probably know...the most beautiful drive this side of the Rockies is hwy 17 between the Soo and T Bay.

Enjoy fellas!

At The Prospector? Doug

Saved.

Depends on what I'm fishing for. If it's muskies I'm not stopping till I hit NWO.

My kinda build Chris. Awesome!

I’m watching on the big tv right now.

Thanks Bill, this is good! Too good to be watching on the cell phone; gonna have to reclaim the tv from my son and watch it on the big screen. A perfect winter evening.

I should clarify the amount of time spent actually fishing...with boys in the single digit age bracket, there was a lot of untangling of lines, pulling stray hooks out of clothing, playing with flopping fish, torturing of minnows, and a football game on the ice... But that's what made it fun...I'm sure a couple of "experienced and dedicated" anglers would've resulted in a fuller bucket or two. Fishing with kids and grandkids isn't always about catching.

That's the presentation I used today with a bloodworm fly and I'm not sure of the name of the other one but both were catching fish like crazy. I actually had to pull my line out of the water just to have time to eat a sandwich. I was out with Darrin Bond today, he started off using all the traditional fair but by 10 asked if I could spare any of those dam bugs, by 4, he put his rod away and said " I'm fished out!" I have caught a lot of fish out on Simco but since I have started using the bloodworm flies and similar every day has been exceptional.

Took my grandkids out on Simcoe today...PA day at school. Fishing for Perch was somewhat slow, but enough flurries of activity to keep the young lads from getting bored. Threw the whole tackle box at 'em...didn't like the bugs today...best success was jigging a Slab Grabber to call 'em in, then feeding them Pinhead Shiners on a drop shot in the adjacent hole. Tim Hale's operation made sure the little guys had a fun and safe day..