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hahaha that won't be necessary against this motley crew. I'll probably stick around at the docks and have some lunch for the first hour of the tourney just to give everyone a fair chance

For those of you I don't know, I'll be the guy holding the Crayola Cup Saturday afternoon (yes, I do enjoy a bit of fishing trash talk)

And so begins the exodus of OFC'er's to the West Arm (although I'm sure there are a few already up there inflicting sore mouths). I'm leaving late tonight, arriving early Thursday morning after a pit stop in Parry Sound. Been a couple of years since I could make this g2g, have to say I have been looking forward to this for some time.

good stuff, a nice looking fish. 4 hits in a day is good anywhere, and I understand LSC wouldn't be unusual to do better than that

good stuff! I'd guess thats a 5 to 5.5 pound smallie. We catch them in our lake like that too (20-21 inches and fat) but I've never weighed one before. The best fishing at our lake is also at the end of our dock...doesn't hurt that I've tossed 50 good-sized rocks down there to improve the odds! Nice fish

good stuff, hopefully in a week there are a lot more reports of west arm muskies!

A child that sleeps in is the best Father's Day present!

I loved him in "Back to School" when he would yell at the students, then good old Rodney (no Respect) Dangerfield gave him the answer he was looking for

count on me for a couple of breakfasts but for the rest I should be fine

Why fix what isn't broken? Kevin and Leslie are great hosts, the fishing is great (and not just pike), I believe nipissing is reasonably well known for its pickerel (and under-rated) bass fishing. Personally, other than a few hours on Saturday, I'm only after musky. With so many OFC'ers attending each year, you'd think if people weren't very satisfied this event would have been moved long ago. I say it stays right where it is, and if you can't be bothered to find out for yourself why we host it there its your loss.

I only get out about 10 times a year and I can't recall any really rainy days (lots of snowy ones though, and muskies seem to like them!). Looks like I can get out Saturday morning for a few hours...hope I have a positive answer for you. Regardless, you can't catch em from your living room (unless you have a really awesome living room) so give it a shot rain or shine.

Terry I was too lazy to google...man you have some crazy computer skills! Kevin and Leslie the site looks great, see you next week.

scary. I had heard rumours of pike in Balsam a few years ago but now we're seeing lots of proof. Think I'll go there Saturday and try to pull a few out!

good luck to you and welcome to the site. I've never really fished pigeon, but I'd imagine the bass will be right where you'd expect - weeds, fallen trees, docks etc (dang predictable bass). Let us know how you do

Oh man, you're in giggle city. Just wait til they start talking about which boys they like...I suggest you get out while you can. Good on you for taking them fishing though (can't say I would...probably drop them off at the mall and get the heck out of dodge)

I wonder why she wouldn't just laminate the proof, and post it on on a pole near where people access her property. Save her the trouble of people coming onto her property, and then arguing with her that she doesn't own the riverbed. Maybe it doesn't happen often enough to worry about it.

nobody is debating this point...its the musky fishing thast poses boredom and safety issues. A 5 year old will be more happy catching a bucketful of sunfish than 8 hours in a boat with maybe 1 fish

pike whose markings have been eaten away by polluted water

If you're taking the little guy I might suggest dangling a worm off the side of the boat for him while you toss bucktails over the weeds. I can't think of a better way to turn a kid off fishing than going after musky! My five year old can't sit 5 minutes without a bite never mind quite possibly an entire day with nothing. While he's entertained with the panfish you may just get lucky and scare the bejeebers out of him with a 40+ inch fish

walleye on topwater, never heard of that before. I've caught them on spinnerbaits just under the surface but never on top. Great report, was an interesting read.

wow that is some serious fishing. I gotta convince the wife to move up there (and I'd probably join her too! )

The good heat waves came in april if you recall! We got close to 90 degrees here in Barrie. Man that seems like a long time ago. I agree its about time to see some 75 degree temps or better

I have always just used it in the lake I'm going to fish (ie the lake our cottage is on). At least you get the forage the fish are used to! One time I got a tiny little pike in there, very cool. I've never looked into the legalities of trapping your own minnows and then using them elsewhere. I'd imagine there would be restrictions to consider.

I think hiring a guide for him is an excellent idea...you can share in the day too by coming along!

Congrats on the first pike but man does that pike look skinny in the first photo! 2nd photo does it more justice. I have problems posing too, always end up with the fish turned just slightly wrong so it doesn't look anywhere near as big as it really is. Take this fish for example