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thanks denis, I'll check it out tomorrow before we head out to see if its worth taking the boat

sounds like Saturday is a write-off in other words. Thanks for the update

Heading down from Barrie this week-end to the Niagara area. Should I be bringing the boat to get a few or 5 hours of fishing in or is the river all dirty? I've been checking the forecasts in that area and sounds like its been kind of windy.

...so as long as my aunt Jackie would live if she stopped eating

...and they live how long on this diet of nothing?

no tranks, I'll keep my 500 clams

We had the same thing a few months back with one of our cats and here's what we did. Gave the cat to an aquaintance. Once the kids noticed (next day!)we told them that he had gone to live with a friend because she really needed a good cat like him, but that we could visit any time they wanted. After a couple of times of stalling, we then did go visit him. Go figure, the new owner was allergic so we took him back after a few weeks. Wife put him on kijiji, found a new owner, and we asked that person if we could come visit once in a while. New owner said that was fine (who would deprive a kid!). We actually lost her contact info in the meantime, but the kids don't bring it up too often about going to visit (once every couple of weeks?) and when they do my wife is pretty good at distracting them. We do give the kids "updates" every once in a while about how much patches loves his new home. It has gone far better than we would have guessed, because they know they can go visit...and we would have done it by now had we not lost her info!

my cat is named "Zippy the Pinhead Cat"...although most often just gets Zip or Zipzap for short. Cat went nuts first time it heard "Pinhead" by the Ramones, hence the name

make a jesse james comment and 5 bucks says she tears you a new one

man I hate seeing ads after I've already bought

sorry to hear that Mike, sounds like you were fortunate to have a great father

wow what a collection of fish! Nicely done

...yes because when the playoffs begin and the Leafs are golfing you'd hate for him to miss a tee time

yes, probably only the two of them would have made it back to shore

every time I get one early I joke that I should just go home because the rest of the day will bring nothing (and most often its unfortunately true)

not today skippy. Bazaar at the kids school. Gotta see if anyone is bidding on the guided musky adventure I'm donating (the bad news for the successful bidder is I'm the guide )

have a great birthday Lew

From the south if you're heading up 48, turn right on Balsam Lake drive. follow it a couple of kms. When the road veers to the left, you keep going straight. Not the greatest launch but I've definitely used worse! You will see the launch no problem from Balsam Lake drive. You will be right where the canal comes in from Mitchell

got a brand new Coleman stove (knock-off) from some dusty old antique shop in Parry Sound for 35.00 Add that to the hut I picked up from Aaron Shirley last year and I'm ready to go...as soon as musky season ends...oh ya and as soon as there is ice

never mind, couldn't take the suspense so I looked it up...here we go (maybe)

talk to me skipper, what's happening tonight?

my thoughts exactly. a real nice fish for the guy, but the story is one of the best "fish tales" I have ever heard. Good thing they took the part out where the boat actually submarined a few times and how they debated on cutting the line to save their lives

...not to mention 600 feet of it! Gotta love the guys face, but I guess if I had my hand jammed up in a big musky's gills I'd pull an expression too. Perhaps another angler bit by the musky bug now?

great stuff!

algae scooper...the only time I was at Rice that lake was greener than pea soup, couldn't see 2 inches! That was years ago, and I'm sure only a short term problem (ie I just got there on the wrong day). Congrats to your cousin (and good for you as well!)