Muskieman

Thanks guys , this trip sounds better an better ...

Ardock is near Smiths Falls / Perth right ?

I agree.

Never been there , looking for all the help I can get . Gerritt, I just might take you up on that .

We used to go to Ardock, On. for a few weeks during summer when I was a lad. (not sure where around Ardock, I was 8-9-10-11) and catch them at night with a BIG net , I think Dad ,uncles Angus and Howard drank too much sauce and used the badminton net from the camp... anyways , I remember running around with an Eel Belt tied around my camo pants. They were cleaning them with pliers and scissors like we do with 'lil Brown Cats, we had a HUGE Eel fry, Clam Boil,Upsidedown Turtle, Frog Legs and Barbotte and Ecrevis ( I'm Scot/French we eat anything)

Ok...

so I shouldn't go ? besides your drive how was the fishing ?

Eh! I'm gonna attempt to plan a Quinte trip this upcoming February ,I'll have a few days off (mid week) during the second week... I'll be staying in Oshawa .. questions... What's the drive from Osahwa like in the AM? Where should I start from, where do I park? I walk out I guess? Do I look for people with floater suits and sleighs? Go punch a hole 50'away or so to be respectful? Thanks Gang. Randy

Absolutely right Irish , HWY64/11 corridor is gonna take a beating .

Yep , lateral thinking is key , doing so is probably the best idea.

There is absolutely no chance of stopping netting ( commercial , maybe ) the traité rights would have to be re-written and agreed upon by all sides.

It's because I type while thinking in French and it doesn't always come out right , sorry 'bout that .

Anywhere north of the 50% the information is based on factual surveys and studies but not everyone who fills them out are honest , say a ( Metis Harvester ) not allowed to use a net but allowed to keep anything that bites his/her line ... Same as the retiree who spends his winters on the ice , brings home 4-8 or more Walleye almost everyday for 90 days .. I really don't think that the statistical data is 100% fact either ..but the numbers are making some sense to me.

I typed LEGAL netting , somewhere in that 50% is the ILLEGAL portion of the netting business , this illegal stuff is frowned upon by the legal .. just saying .. The illegal part is the real problem here , and not to mention agriculture and poaching and Cormorants and soon ,Pelicans.

Many fingers are pointing , just not exactly at the right people , based on facts , 30-35% of fish killed are because of legal netting , at least 20% is due to agriculture , really , the other 50% take a guess ?

yes please..

Read my edit ....

Slot is unchanged zero between 40-60cm ... 1 over 60 and one below or 2 under 40cm .

Yep. .

It wasn't supposed to happen this soon. .

Yep , and yep. fried in Olive Oil ,remove skin, dash with lemon Pepper and Garlic Salt...

They're awesome eaters , I prefer mine cut into 2-4 lb steaks... awesome white meat !

why is it not working , I've tried 6 times ... D'oh ! * Edit , forgot to " embed"

Eh! , I'm REALLY NOT a Hockey fan , if NASCAR or WFN , CMT ever goes on strike I could relate , like I said I'm not a fan but I like the song.. Lots of NHL fans out there I'm sure ... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tjQLCuM8i-g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Randy

Can't wait ... + 6 here today , all ice is gone ... Dang