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Would I be correct to assume that you have lost what you had written? No matter what I write, I always compose my literary piece using a "WORD DOCUMENT." I also save the document frequently. I finally will do a "copy & paste" into the area where I could have composed the narrative. In your case it would have been from a Word document to the narrative area of setting up a post. Doing it my way, you do not have to worry about accidently hitting the wrong keys, have your computer go down or what ever. The most wonderful thing about my way is that you will not have to spend a lot of time rewriting your original should there be a disaster. But do not forget the frequent "saves" while you are typing. I know it hurts to lose 7 hours worth of writing. Good Luck. carp-starter

Pags Yes, it is difficult when one is starting. In Milton, there is Kelso Conservation that has a big pond and a creek. I do not know where the creek is – I was there once but that was about 25 years ago. That day was not productive and I have never been back. I also do not go to other Conservation areas today. If I go to a new location, it is a good idea to get or buy a REALTOR MAP from a realtors office. These maps usually show clearly even small creeks. And, many here and elsewhere will inform you that you go the map and explore the areas because a lot of the fun is to explore and find the waters where you can fish. Another reason why you may not get answers here (and elsewhere) is simple – who in their right mind would reveal a productive creek. There are lurkers here and elsewhere who do nothing but hope that someone makes a mistake and reveals a good productive fishing location. Search the Internet. Most of the info is for conservation areas. You will find a lot of info about fishing. There is a lot of info but I find that most of the info is useless and worthless. To inform me that a lake has bass, perch and sunfish is garbage especially when one has to pay to get in. I have lived in Ontario since 1981 and I am still exploring. I can give you a dozen excellent trout streams but they are all in New York State south of Montreal – streams that one would die for. I fly fish for resident trout. I predict that the first major hatch will come in May – day 13-14 – as long as we do not get extreme weather conditions. Otherwise the 1st major hatch will come during the following week. If you fly fish or fish only with artificial lures – all barbless, no bait and practice Catch & Release, you may come with me next May – subject that nothing bad happens before then. Just let me know. carp-starter – good luck Oh, by the way, I am just south of you - Oakville Leechman I like Gatineau Park. My largest bass has come out of Lac Phillipe – 20 inches.

Perhaps I should not say what I will. There are "nut cases" everywhere. carp-starter

Check this web site: http://www.uky.edu/~agrdanny/flyfish/petti.htm carp-starter

Nice PIC of your bow bly. But is that stuff in your 1st PIC called surf???? Must be in Ontario. Now this is what is called "SURF FISHING". carp-starter

Make sure you have a tetanus shot. Then -------->>>> GO BARBLESS It is healthier and safer - for you and the fish. carp-starter

Percher is right – get a floater suit first especially if you fish alone. Then for next summer get the vests. Also make sure you have a GPS, VHF and a cell phone. Make sure you TAKE and have warm batteries considering that there are many fishers who for their camera - I forgot them, I dropped them in the water, my sister took the batteries, the batteries went dead. And make sure you have flares – more than what the law says you must have. Another thing to have are two (2) cans of gas to make the gas operated horn work. There should be a WHISTLE attached to every life vest. In cold water temperatures, DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES and TAKE ALL THE PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN. A good company like Mustang makes both the vest and the floater suits – but pricey. The life vests can be bought at Le Baron has both BPS (probably) West Marine – there are stores in the GTA Genco Marine – I bought mine at Genco The Store Masons - Mississauga Other larger marine stores will also have the life vest and floater suits carp-starter

Yes, life is sad and there are many slobs on the water. Many also do strange things to the point that sometimes they scare me – one does not know what some are capable of doing. About 25 years ago on a very warm Saturday in September I was sitting on the west bank of Bronte Creek watching people fish. A fellow came close to me and he must have been frustrated cause he had no fish. His next move was “dumb” cause he cast out with his rod as far as he could. He cast out a marshmallow. We all know what ducks do – they make a quick straight line to what has been thrown in the water. Well, a duck got hooked and went berserk. Fortunately a 16-18 foot tinnie was coming in and the guy grabbed the line and pulled the duck in. He was able to release the lucky duck. As far as the mono – Orvis has this gadget onto which you roll up your mono so that you can take it home for disposal. I would not pay $11.95 for the gadget because a Zip Lock bag is just as good and neither would the idiots on the water. http://www.orvis.com/store/productchoice.a...subcat_id=15820 I took the next 2 PICS on September 30, 2007 on Bronte Creek at Petro Can. One shows the garbage left behind. The second PIC shows a small tree that was cut down. The trees in this area are the ones at the north side of the soccer field (Petro Can). I remember helping the people from CRAA plant the trees in this area about 6 years ago. And some jack a$$ destroys the trees. Well done, I guess. The next 2 PICS are from Scotland. One shows the size of a trout creek. Try to see what you can see in the second PIC – it is sad what you will find. Here is what the poster stated about the 2nd PIC in his thread. He had other PICS of the creek and fish. “On the way upstream to the trib we stopped to fish one last pool of the river we were on and saw one of the saddest sights I've seen onstream this year. A big length of maybe 10-15lb crap nylon hanging from a tree branch, dead and tangled up in it... an Owl... beautiful bird and a sad sad sight to see it meet it's end that way. You've seen the size of this river and the size of the fish in it too.. I ask you, 10-15lb nylon???... it was like rope.” All I can say is that it is a lot easier to train a dog than it is to train a moron and the evolution of “MAN” is going in the wrong direction. carp-starter

Choose from the list below the charts of the Trent River that you are looking for. The charts can be bought at many stationers, some book stores and most Marinas. They can also be obtained from: ©Federal Publications Inc., 1998 - 2008 165 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 3B8 Phone: (416) 860-1611 or toll-free 1-888-433-3782 · E-mail: [email protected] carp-starter 2021 Murray Canal to Healey Falls Locks $28.00 2022 Healey Falls Locks to Peterborough $23.00 2023 Peterborough to Buckhorn including Stony Lake $23.00 2024 Buckhorn to Bobcaygeon including Chemong Lake $33.00 2025 Bobcaygeon to Lake Simcoe $23.00 2026 Lake Scugog and Scugog River $18.00 2028 Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching including Holland River - Lake Couchiching - Cook's Bay and Holland River $23.00 2029 Couchiching Lock to Port Severn $18.00

The 2 PICS are on PhotoBucket with the follwing ifnfo: Rap's - Walleye Oct 10/08 – OFC Forums 6.5lbs 26.25 inches - Grand River http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/car...apsWalleye1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/car...apsWalleye2.jpg Rap's, that is an excellent fish. carp-starter

Maple Leafs - It is now how many years since 1967 - 41 or 42 years? It is just another year again of "rebuilding" - Eh? This time with Fletcher. The probability of seeing the "second coming of Jesus" is a lot better than seeing the Leafs winning the cup. It is nothing but another year of carp-starter

Yes, the 8’ would be suitable for the Grand. I think that a 9’ would not be better or worst than an 8’ rod for fishing the UG. You are a beginner and I do not know you or your abilities and so I suggested the 9-footer. The objective is to have the least number of compromises and fewer compromises in the area of fishing that you do MOST OFTEN. To me the UC was never more than a change of scenery even when I lived just north of Brampton. Twice a year was more than enough and probably once was enough. If I were buying a rod today, I would not buy because of what the UC is - small. But the problem is, most of the rivers/creeks within a 75-mile radius of Oakville are small – the exception is the UG. If I were to compare my 6’6” rod to a 9’ rod, I would have many compromises to overlook – does not mend line as well, does not roll cast as well, does not cast as far, rod is not long enough to make a backward cast over the growth behind, rod not long enough to keep line off the water when there is a strong current, does not cast larger flies and so on and on. But when I take the 6’6” rod over to the UC, this rod now becomes the almost perfect rod with few compromises, if any. But there is one human characteristic that can negate all compromises – “emotional feelings” - how does one feel toward a specific rod? This rod in my hand feels like an extension of my arm. Favourite fly rod #2 was the 1st good fly rod I bought - 7’6”, line weight 4 or 5 but this rod feels like I have a “tool” in my hand. The 6’6” was the second good fly rod bought (one year later) and it is my #1 favourite. When I see guys fishing with 10, 11, 12 foot rods, I say to myself – “Hull, I would need an SUV to carry such a long rod with me along the bank. I just like the feel of the 6’6” fly rod – period – along with all its compromises. The 6’6” rod is meant to do delicate fishing of small dry flies and this rod was perfect to fish the Saranac, North Branch Saranac, West Branch Ausable, the Battenkill and other similar creeks/rivers – when I first started out in fly fishing. It is also meant to fish larger rivers when the water is low and clear. One has to define what one wants out of all of this and stay within the definition and accept all its compromises and never complain when a certain not-so-good situation comes up. I think that I am not accepting any compromises on the UG with the 6’6”. I like it for what it is – light and short. Yes I do think that a 9’ is a bit too much on the UC in many areas if not most areas. There are places around Belfontain and Inglewood where there is growth along the bank. In many places the growth has formed a canopy of branches overhead. And the width is only 15 to 20 feet with the usual being less than 15 feet. If I were to raise the 9 foot rod up, I would hit the canopy. If I point the rod perpendicular to the bank, I find myself hitting the growth on the bank. There is one thing to consider about fishing a short rod. I think that I would not be able to control and land a 5 pound brown on the UG. So far, I have hooked only one trout that was way over 20 inches – it was on the West Branch Ausable and the #24 dry fly simply came out after 10 minutes. I do not worry about such a possibility. I would much more prefer to fish with a short and light rod – RIGHT NOW – AND WORRY ABOUT A LARGE FISH THEN IF THIS EVER COMES UP. But the so called standard length of 9 feet has RECREATED a new form of fly fishing. This method was used more than 2,000 years ago when fishers used a long branch with an attached line and a fly. The fisher would simply point the tip of his long stick to a probable location of a fish and then just lower the fly onto the water. Today, this is also done frequently on small fast streams with small pools and on narrow streams. I would say that this would be the type of fishing one would be forced to do many places on the UC. With my 6’6” and 2 or 3 feet of line out, I am able to cast the line and leader - even with the growth and canopy around me. But it would be out of place if I were fishing a wider and deeper river. Even I would not be happy on the larger rivers even if they hold resident trout. But I can use an 8’0”, line weight 7 fly rod for this. But a 6 weight probably would be better. If you still are itching to get a shorter rod, what can I say except – “do your homework and buy that specialized shorter rod”. You probably will never regret it. Perhaps after many years of use, you, still, will be as satisfied with a shorter rod as I am with mine. I have 3 other rods - but, but, but. I had two other rods that I gave away as gifts. Guess what, my very first good fly rod (7’6”) bought and the 2nd most favourite today is 40 years old. My second good fly rod (6’6”) bought and the #1 most favourite today is 39 years old. I have no complaints. You will have difficulties in finding a 6’6”, 4 weight fly rod at a reasonable price. One is St Croix at $200.00 – St. Croix® Avid Series® 4-Piece Fly Rods. This one weighs 2.5 ounces and I do not know what moderate fast action is.. Mine is only 2.0 ounces. I thought graphite rods are light in weight. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...5001000_175-1-2 carp-starter If you have more questions, just ask. Questions and answers are free – no charge.

What can be cheaper than using the same 12 R/W CDs every week? Or, did you think that I am using 12 new CDs every week? They are R/W CDs and they are reusable. I do not need X number of backups of the same thing. Actually it is 24 CDs - I always have 2 backups of each folder of common data - just in case a CD becomes bad. carp-starter

I backup my data onto about 12 CDs once a week- PICS, word documents and whatever else. Each CD has common data - stuff is not mixed. Everything that is backed up onto a CD resides under one major folder and so I just copy a folder onto its CD. I have a CD or a MAJOR FOLDER for - Fishing, fly fishing, fly tying info, fly tying recipes, fly tying tutorials, fishing PICS, Canon-scanned PICS and so on. So, you have to ensure that your data is organized on your hard drive. I do not copy more than one folder onto a CD - i.e. copy fly fishing and fishing onto 1 CD. If I have not changed the data within a folder, I do not copy that folder. If my computer dies, the most I have to lose is 1 week's of data - it is better than losing everything. Around last March 1st, my computer did die. About 3 years ago I was forced to to do a hard drive reformat. In both cases I would have lost everything if I did not have any backups. Photoz, it is easy to do a backup onto a CD. Once you do it, the next time is easy. To get the data back from a CD, all you do is insert the CD and then from your CD drive do a "copy and paste" - that is all. I suppose one can get someone to recover your lost data, but it will cost $$$$$$. carp-starter

I would get the 9 footer. The difference between the Grand and the UC is a lot more than the difference between an 8 footer and a 9 footer. Unless you buy 2 rods, one for the Grand and one for the UC, it will always be a compromise somewhere. Compromise least for the river that you will fish most often. One extra foot on the UC would not make much of a difference on the UC. I myself fish with my #1 favourite fly rod on both the Grand and the UC. It is a - 6' 6", slow action, line weight 3 or 4, 2 ounces. carp-starter PS - no matter which rod(s) you buy, ensure that they are not "fast action" rods.

No it is not poaching. If the guy has a fishing licence, he can keep at least 2 trout per day. carp-starter FROM "ASK CO" Question 125: Regarding the collection of trout/salmon roe for personal use as bait. Is it legal to partially "strip" a female salmon or trout of roe then return the fish to the river, providing the fish has been caught legally? It seems that this activity would fall under molesting or harrassing the fish but the alternative, killing the fish for the eggs, seems even worse. Asked June 28/00 Answer from the MNR There is nothing in the Fisheries Act or the Ontario Fishery Regulations which prohibits this particular activity. Personally, if I was taken out of my natural elements and stripped of my eggs, chances are I would consider myself molested!! On the other hand, there is no provision in the law with regard to molesting or harassing fish. However, you should be aware that chances are that such a fish, after the handling is likely going to die anyway. That being said, eggs, by definition, are fish. While we have never limited the number of roe sacs which one may possess from legally taken fish, when you handle the fish as you have indicated that fish is deemed to be 'captured and retained'. Therefore each fish that you perform this activity upon would be considered part of your daily limit.

If there is rain and if you are able to find a deep hole, there will be some fishing right downtown Toronto. It is good that you will not be using your own car. Good Luck - carp-starter :) :angel:

Some of you guys are "hard" on China. Some of you may remember Japan in the 50's. They sold mostly trinkets that was nothing but junk. But look at the Japanese products now. If you can wait 50 years, who knows, China might be selling good stuff in the future. But we may not care if China ends up selling good products because by then we may end up being sick to the extreme or they may end up poisoning us with their poisoned food. This is scary because they keep putting in the wrong chemicals into food. Several weeks ago, it was found that they were puttingg in a certain chemical into food when that chemical is supposed to have gone into anti-freeze. I suppose this could be a quiet way of winning a war against other nations - just export poisoned food. carp-starter --- good luck you guys - I think I will go and eats some sterilized pebbles.

This is what I received in an e-mail from 'Fishing World'. They are having a sale and so they may have what you may be looking for at a good price. Message: We are having a fishing and hunting sale starting September 25th at Fishing World. Some of the great deals are Daiwa Baitcasting Combo LH Only reg $129.99 now $89.99, Strike Pro Muskie baits 50% Off, Hodgman Fishing Vest $49.99, No Tax on all Down Riggers, Dam Trolling Combo reg $99.99 on sale for $44.99 (Limit 3 per Person), Strike King Polarized Glasses reg $19.99 now $3.99 (Limit 3 per Person). For any hunters on the board Canada Goose Decoys reg $89.99 now only $69.99, Irish Setter Deer Tracker Boots reg $199.99 on sale for $139.99, Free case and knife with any Excaliber Crossbow purchase, Tinks Buck Scent $9.99, Waterfowling Max Floating Camo Bag reg $59.99 now $39.99, Free 4MP Trail camera with purchase of Bushnell Elite 6500 Scope, Pellet Gun .177, 495 fps $39.99, Fishing World Camo Hat $4.99, Mossberg 500 Combo $399.99. More in store specials with Carrot Sticks, Quantum rods and reels and more. carp-starter

Remember what many of you guys were doing on this site 3 to 4 months before BPS opened in Vaughan? Many were singing on this site - "bye, bye, Le Baron". I guess many wanted to see LB to close down. Many expected paradise by having BPS come here. And I said to myself - "these turkeys think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence". Well, is the grass greener on the other side? But today, many of you are very positive towards Le Baron. I wonder why? I have not been to BPS so far and I do not plan to. But I would like to see Cabela's open up here even if it is in Quebec. I will stay with LB except if it is fly fishing or fly tying. Have a nice day. carp-starter

From the web site ---- Question 29: I was wondering, say if I found a dead almost decaying salmon in the river. Am I allowed to take the roe from the fish? Asked on October18/99 Answer from the MNR: This one does not have an easy answer because it is so close to "the edge" - the line between legal and illegal; so I will give you two answers: a)"the strict legal answer" and "what I would do in this situation to make sure I stayed out of trouble". First answer, is if the fish is dead and not yet decaying (you said 'almost decaying') then the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act says that "a person who takes fish whose flesh is suitable for human consumption shall not abandon the fish…or permit the fish to become unsuitable" So the answer would depend on whether the fish is suitable for human consumption when the eggs are removed. If it is suitable for human consumption, you are committing an offence; if it is not, you are not. You may, however, have to defend your interpretation of "unsuitable" in court if an officer has reason believe that the fish you took into your possession was suitable for human consumption and that you, after taking out the eggs, abandoned the fish and allowed it to become unsuitable. HOWEVER, the second part of my answer, assuming that the fish were unsuitable would be: If this was me, I would take the entire carcass, so if I were to be stopped, I could demonstrate exactly what I were doing, and not be accused of catching and killing fish strictly for the roe. I would then dump the unsuitable for consumption fish on my garden! Technically, the fish, in the short term, becomes a part of my limit, but I would not envision an officer laying an over-possession charge on a person who has extra limit obviously rotting fish. I would strongly suggest, however, before you find yourself out on the banks searching for rotten fish from which to take eggs from that you contact your local district office to discuss your plans. By the way, you should also note that it is unlawful to sell, or otherwise trade in these eggs without a licence to sell

Good catch........... I get more excited hooking a small pike than hooking a 24 incher. When they are that small, they are so cute. carp-starter

Having the same prices is what is called "competition" or "being competitive." The banks do it. On Third Line just south of Speers (in Oakville) is a Petro Can (a bit south of the Sunoco that is on the s-e corner). Also there are stations on the s-w and n-e corners. The prices are the same all the time - as far as I am aware. When the Petro Can was owned by the previous owners, I asked the person inside why they had a pair of binoculars on the counter most of the time. I was informed that once in a while the person working would go outside and check the prices with the binoculars so that they could change and match their price with the others. carp-starter

Hey solopaddler, you are smart. I did the same thing about 6 years ago on a Saturday when we had lots of snow here in Oakville and I had nothing to do. I phoned a furrier and informed him what I was looking for. He told me to come down to his store in one hour. I ended up with 3 super market bags full of a variety of hair and fur. A lot of it was junk but a lot of it was excellent. There was lots of dubbing of all colours. The pieces were irregular in shape but so what. What I do not know is if the stuff is good for dry flies since the stuff has been processed with chemicals. At least it is good for nymphs. That Saturday I also looked through the yellow pages looking for "wild birds farms". I found one in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. I asked if they had any dead birds like pheasant. They had and I was going to pick up several the following week but come Monday, a fellow came to my front door late in the evening with 3 BIRDS - I did not have to spend gas and time - good service. carp-starter lew I do not know why it is illegal to BUY a buck-tail. If anything, it would be illegal to SELL. Deer are not protected like raptors where it is not legal to even possess a feather from birds like owl, falcon and etc - except in certain situations - possession of such feathers by native people for ceremonial purposes.. Considering there is so much money being passed on under the table, I do not think anyone would get caught paying under the table for a couple of buck-tails. In any case, buck-tails cost only about 5 bucks.

December 21, 2012 is more interesting - on this date, the Mayan calendar ends. Here is one piece of information. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-...maya-2012_n.htm carp-starter maybe we will find out that UFOs are real and the aliens are coming.