crappieperchhunter

I appreciate the return post Gregg...I know the drills and I would never EVER put myself in the same class of fisherman as yourself. I have just grown tired of how poor the walleye fishery is there compared to a short few years ago. Truth is walleye are not even in my top 4 of fish to keep for the table so unless I am getting into a ton of fish...which is what I used to really enjoy about Scugog...then I would much rather chase perch or gills or crappie. There might still be alot of walleye in there...but not enough to keep me interested in chasing them. No offense ment by any of this Greg...just stating my personal opinion. Like I said in the beginning...good on you for getting out with your son. To me that is far more important.

You got out with your son and iced a few. Congrats on that But 2 walleye for someone like yourself is the reason I don't fish the bog through the ice anymore even though it's the closest fishing hole to me. Not too many years ago 4 fish each would have been a brutally poor day. Double digit numbers fish for the 40 minute window of an evening bite was not uncommon. The walleye fishery is a mere shadow of what it used to be.

I have been on Couch since Dec31 so I'm betting St John is as good or better. But I have not been there so I can not say for sure. Play safe and don't go alone.

Could be 18...looks more like 15-16 to me. Nice fish none the less.

Always a good day when we hook up. The fish where certainly active...but you really had to weed through alot of small ones. Next time I might wander around more to try and find some better fish...but yesterday was all about having a good visit and enjoying the weather. Thx for making the trip up Bruce. My fish fry is tomorrow night

It as become an all to familiar business practice...that for some reason is "acceptable" in todays world. Sorry to hear the news.

ATTA BOY Cliff :thumbsup_anim: Sorry to hear about the car Beansie. Glad everyone is OK though.

Christ Irish. If you didn't catch anything to eat you could probably get a few good fillets off of that

X2... could not have said it any better. For the life of me I can't figure out how anybody in Ontario could complain about this.

What us fishermen leave in Innisfil is peanuts and it benefits very few. Myself I get a coffee at Timmies for the ride back home and that's it. I know some spend more but some don't even make a coffee stop. But when the mayor has to listen to the voters ....who each pay more in property taxes in one year then most of us will spend there in a lifetime...complain about the traffic, crowds and garbage left behind by us out of towners...who do you really think the mayor or counsel will listen too? We are unwanted guests plain and simple. I'm not happy about it either...but that's the reality as far as I am concerned.

I'm sure it's the same as when they did a new dock at Sibbald. They do the work when it effects...the lest visitors or resident people. That would be fall or winter...plain and simple. I'm not happy about it either. But I understand how these things work. Relax people there are lots of other places to fish on Simcoe. It's a big lake.

Great thread Cliff. Customer service keeps you coming back. To that regard I have to jump on the Moen band wagon as well. That's all I have in my home and it's all I will ever have. Why because everytime I have a problem I just go to Home Depot and get another free cartridge for me leaky tap. Lifetime warranty on cartridges. Pretty hard to beat that. My son bought his first house in 2010. One of my first words of advice was if you get any kind of taps in your home for the kitchen, bathroom or laundry room make certain it says Moen on it.

If you only want big ones...move to find them. I don't keep a lot of fish so the dinks really don't bother me that much. From my experience though there is no magic bait that will keep the small ones away. Those aggressive little buggers hit everything.

Great people and a great little store.I have been stopping in there for about 15 years now. They always have quality live bait and keep a good selection of tackle that works for what's biting in the area. Plus a little tip for anyone who goes up there alot. Mark gets stuff in from his supplier on Tuesdays I believe. We have a place in Caygeon so I am up there every weekend from May until October. I can go in there on the weekend and if he doesn't have what I am looking for, he will order it and it will be waiting for me when I go up the following weekend. There prices are right in line with places down here in Oshawa. Some stuff cheaper even. No surprise to me that they treated your folks well GBW. I try to give them as much of my business as I can.

Hear Hear Dan . That a good one :thumbsup_anim: Can I steal it?

Perch for supper tomorrow night Beauty day out there. Friends and fishing on the ice for the start of this ice season. It doesn't get any better

Gonna head for my typical first ice spot to try for a feed of perch. I probably won't make a report later so as not to offend those concerned with other peoples safety. Just gotta throw the last of my gear in the car. Debbe did a basement cleanup awhile back and I'm having a heck of a time locating my first ice bubble wrap that ALWAYS goes with me on these trips. If I'm not heard from again Happy New Years to everyone :thumbsup_anim:

Not sure how many I have. My son works at a bank now so I gave him some he liked cause he wears one pretty much everyday. The last time I wore one myself was about 10 years ago.

You won't be disappointed. I'm so happy my son got me one as a gift. It took me about 20 perch to really get the hang of it. Then I was gold. I was concerned that it would butcher up the fish wasting alot of meat...but it doesn't. It is actually better at smaller perch then a hand knife if you can believe that. It's faster and cleaner. Good luck with your new toy

You sound like me before I got an Electric as a Xmas gift from my son. Gave it a go only because it was a gift. I always enjoyed cleaning fish so it was never a priority to go electric. But I gotta tell you Bob...it is the way to go for panfish and perch. I got 3 rapalas like yours collecting dust now. As far as the extra $$$$. If you consider the time you spend caring for the blade on your knife I'd gladly pay a little more. I'm on my 4th year with my electric. Give it a wipe and put it away until next time. All I know is if my electric died I'd have it replaced immediately with another.

Finally some cold weather to get us in full ice fishing mode. And it got me thinking about the Fishing for Tyler get together and was wondering if it is a go this year?

I'm curious to see what responses you get. I have the rapala that is NOT cordless and love it. I personally have steered clear of the cordless because I figure it is just one more thing to go wrong. I clean hundreds and hundreds of fish every year and I have always been concerned that the cordless battery would give up the ghost long before the knife blades.

Thx for the report Michael. Glad to see someone is enjoying the ice. I made a last ice report ONCE on another fishing board and got attacked by quit a few members as well. Seems I was sending the uneducated to there death beds if they read my report and tried anything as foolish as fishing on 14-18 inches of ice the first week of April I understand peoples concern. I however have never ever even got a soaker in 30 years on the ice. I'm probably as cautious and safety minded on the ice as anyone you could possibly meet. That is the problem with a one paragraph report on an open forum. The readers where not there and don't know the current conditions or the level of caution the poster uses when they are out. I see both sides of the story here. An ice fisherman thrilled with finally getting out and sharing his day and a few readers worried about the safety of others. A mix that always ends with a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Sorry if they took the wind out of your sails Michael...but again congrats at getting on some ice Don't bother with anymore first/last ice reports. Just enjoy your day and save the memories for your own scrapbook.

Ewwwww it looks like it's touching the fish too You got out Brian...that's the main thing. Thx for sharing.

Sorry to hear the news Doc.. especially this time of year. My heart and well wishes go out to friends and family. I fully understand the children part of your story though and I can take it one step further. My kids are 25 and 22. The Christmas spirit has not been much to write home about for a number of years now. HOWEVER my 3 1/2 year old grandson just gave grandpa and grandma a full helping of that again this year :thumbsup_anim: Little kids, and family at Christmas will pretty much cure anything.