crappieperchhunter

A 20 fish study? What a joke. Particularly that it doesn't address mortality at all. Of course if a fish hurts its mouth it's going to effect the way it feeds...but it doesn't mean it's gonna die.

I have had 2 winters now with snows and am glad I made that decision, only wish I had done it sooner. To me these relatively new "All Weather tires" sound like a lose/lose decision, no disrespect meant for those that have chose them. Your driving circumstances might be far different then mine. But they wear faster then All season and they don't perform as well in the winter as dedicated snow tires. So my pick is all seasons for spring summer and fall and true snow tires for winter. And as has been mentioned get dedicated rims for your snows. Also to save yourself some coin buy your tires at Canadian Tire. They have good tires in stock and if you flyer watch like I do you can always get a deal. Plus Canadian Tire will change your tires for free when you swap out your tires in the spring and fall as long as you purchased the tires from them.

Your so right Bruce. Quality time with kids and grandkids is what its all about.

Good on your for getting the young lad out. And your right, Simcoe perch are hard to beat for a feed of fish.

We only get to do this dance once so you might as well make the most of it. Your kids look happy your new friend looks like a keeper. I'd say your off to a real good start. Great story and pictures....thanks for sharing.

Looks good Bruce. My garden is doing well too....cantaloupes next week I hope. Hopefully you are still finding some time to get out and fish.

Enjoy it Terry. I took freedom 54 at the end of june.

Have a pair of these at the cottage for everyone in my family. You only have to step on a zebra mussel once while swimming to understand why.

Enjoy your trip Brian. I grew up in Fergus and wish I could help....but the Browns never showed up until after I moved away in 1982☹️ Not sure exactly when they started stocking. Too bad to because I am told one of the better areas is within walking distance of our old family home and the access area I used back then has houses there now.

Have 2 pairs. Love them for wearing around the cottage in the summer. Also have a pair at the front door at home that are my slip on something quick to go get the mail or take the garbage out shoes. However they are downright dangerous if you have wet feet or your walking on ground with a steep grade.

I meant never in the sense that the visual aspect of seeing a roundabout from a great distance as this would have been...would have at least made the driver slow down.....so a collision would have been avoided or at the very least at a much slower rate of speed. However you are correct, some of us dumb humans will always find a way to mess things up. So there is really no such thing as never.

You can not go straight through at a roundabout..the center is all cement. And if they built the roundabout with the whole center actually being a say 3-4 foot high cement barrier...high enough for everyone to notice...but low enough for everyone to see over, it would be safer still....IMHO. No solution is perfect but I think this one would be a very good option. At the end of the day we have all made mistakes while behind the wheel. 30 plus years ago I was turning left at a stop sign onto a 2 lane each way highway. Coming back from a round of golf with some work mates to go pick my wife up at work. 100% sober...never had a drink. In a hurry because I'm running late...I just zoned out when I approached the intersection. Slowed down and then just turned left onto the highway. Screeching tires brought me out of my trance...as a car zoomed by me on my right. Turn just in time to see the driver giving me the death stare as he zoomed by. If it was a one lane each way highway I'm sure we would have both been dead because he would have had no choice but to hit me. I think of this EVERYTIME a story like this bus crash comes up. We all make mistakes. We don't always get away with it without consequences.

Never understood the concept of roundabouts...until a few starting popping up around here. PITA the first few times I used them but easy peasy now. Throw a round about in at that intersection or any other intersection that has similar problems and this will NEVER happen again.

Just seeing this today. Good job getting your young lady out. My daughter loved fishing and went with me often until she got older and discovered "boys"...lol. But her daughter Kennadi...our granddaughter.. loves fishing too, so I now have a young lady to take fishing again. Thx for sharing and enjoy the memories. They grow up fast.

Has happened many many times to me on Fly in trips. Pike hitting a walleye I'm reeling in. Up at the cottage in Bobcaygeon it's Muskie. Musky hitting a smallie or walleye I'm reeling in. Plus I catch at least 1 muskie every summer fishing for bluegills. Those are fun because I'm only using 4LB line then.

Looks like our cottage in Bobcaygeon Lew. Our neighbour actually has a natural pond and there are ducks every spring. We buy corn and feed them so they get quite tame. If they are around when I'm BBQing they waddle right over to me looking for handouts. Hell they have even came right up on our porch and looked in the screen door to see if any one will come out and spread some more corn around the yard

Yeah I know we have had snow in May before...BUT... this is a little outside what I have ever seen this time of year. I don't think I have ever had to actually shovel snow this late in the year. Generally this time of year the snow melts as soon as it falls or whatever actually covers the ground isn't enough to bother getting the shovel out for. I'm chomping at the bit to get the veggie garden going and my fig trees out of the cold cellar and into the yard, but mother nature is not doing her part Edit to add. Thx again for the garlic cloves you gave me last fall Bruce. That and my Rhubarb are the only things I have going so far. Both are poking out of the ground looking for the sun.

WTH !!!! Is this really April? Most years I have my veggie garden tilled in March. Sometimes even have early stuff planted in March....but I ALWAYS have stuff planted by the first week of April....until this year. My tiller hasn't even been out of the garage yet Strange year when the warmest weather we have had for 2018 so far was in February

Well done Bruce!!! I'm hoping to find some open water up this way on the weekend.

Good job Simon. I was quicker...less then 2 minutes a fish when I used my manual knife...now a little slower since I started using an electric. I found if I was trying to go too fast with the electric I was making mistakes...going through backbones and generally messing up a few fillets on every batch. I was way faster with the electric but mangling fillets was something I hated so I slowed down. BTW I see your using the cat litter bucket lined with a garbage bag like I do. It really is great for that isn't it.

Sorry to hear Bruce. Hopefully your recovery is quick and it doesn't interfere with spring planting too much.

Used to do overnighters in Floyd Hales huts out of Beaverton. My best memories are of being in the hut when the sun came up. It's just so peaceful out there that time of the day. Went for the fishing but the whole experience almost made the fishing secondary. Enjoy your day and good luck at getting into a nice feed of perch.

Sounds and looks like a great day indeed. Jealous you got your mom out. My mom is very outdoorsy but never shown any interest in fishing so I gave up years ago asking if she wanted to tag along. Also I see the GF cutting a hole in the last picture. Train one to cut holes and the other to drag your stuff out. What a perfect threesome Enjoy those lakers. I'm not a big laker fan for table fare...but the ones that size are actually quite tasty.

LOL. Beat me to it Brian. And BTW Lew just so you get the full effect I'll let you drag all my stuff out

First off happy belated 50th Birthday Meely. They did a nice job on the mount particularly if that was from the picture you showed our little group in the fall. Never realized Tony was your net man for that fish. Lucky you got it in the boat. I also think you owe Zen a nice evening out for such a meaningful and thoughtful birthday gift. I'm assuming it will be on the wall in the "Manor" somewhere.