The Urban Fisherman

well I'm only 25 but i'm going through the same thing right now....my answer was to KEEP my full time job for now, and start my company as a part time gig. Now i'm doing so much work on the side it's hard to keep up, but it might not always be this way, so for now I'm keeping both....if my side work dies down, I still have my full time job to back me up. BUT if in 6 months to a year from now the workload increases and my company seems to have staying power, I might just take the leap. If I wasn't only 1 year out of school with a three month old daughter, a gilfriend in university and a HEAVY student loan, I'd have dropped my full time job weeks ago! hehehe Good Luck and keep us posted! UF

Thanks fishergirl, i'm actually working on a fishing show so it's even that much more fun! Makes it hard to go to my main job now! haha cheers!

Sup ya'll, I haven't been around here much lately, and haven't pm'd many of you guys whom I consider to be friends. The reason being is that I took on a large editing project (on top of my full time job) that's going to keep be busy for a long time. I just wanted to say that OFC rules, and that I still pop in whenever I have a free moment. Keep on posting and Good Fishin' all! UF

Right on CC - keep it up! uf

Congrats Lexx! babies ROCK... i've got a bran spankin' new one and it just doesn't get any better.,......well, until you start fishin' with them! again, congrats! UF

Hey Dude! I've fished that lake pretty well more than any other.....fantastic walleye (drag a leech around on a worm harness with a slip sinker...try around some islands and just let the wind push you) some great bass opportunities (try to find a weed edge that drops into like 20f FOW and you should find some biggies..... tons of pike, and the only muskie I've ever seen came out of there! If none of those guys are hungry you can catch pan fish t'il you're sick of taking them off your hook! Took me 19 years to figure out that lake, now I've gotta figure out Lake "O"...jeeeeezzzzz Good Luck! UF

I just spooled my bran spankin new baitcaster up with some left over 30lb power pro I had from my salmon rod!! Can't wait to giver a go! I love the control you have with braided lines...(they're newish to me)...just awesome..... you guys think it'll be a problem in clear water conditions though? cheers, UF

Right on CN! can't complain there! I'm having fun with this whole steelheading thing but I do miss the summertime bite!! Cheers, UF

the worst part is I normally work from Noon to 8 p.m. but the other assistant editor is on holidays so I have to hold the fort from 9 to 5 this week! buuummmeeer (my Girlfriend and Daughter are out of town until friday to!)

Thanks dude!! I wish I could get out over the next couple days but by the time I get home from work it's dark out! I guess I could try to drag my butt out of bed and giv'er a go before work but that's pretty ambitious!!! haha ...hhhmmm I think I might be comming down with something...... cheers! UF

wow! Good idea on the record keeping! I didn't catch enough fish in '06 to have to write it down! haha Gook Luck in '07! UF

So I hit the credit this morning, didn't get out as early as I had hoped but I was on the water by 8 a.m. and the fishing was on fire!!! It was my second time pretending to be a steelheader and I went 0 for 4! 3 of them were little guys, maybe 8 to 12 inches but the big guy was a solid 5 or 6 lbs! right after I missed the big one, the dude next to me landed a nice one in the 5 to 6 lb range.... everybody that I spoke to was hooking fish...apparently I have to learn how to set a hook but it's better than nothing! I'll land one yet!!! Good Fishin guys! UF

Good rule Rich! Also, some people act much different on the internet. The quietest, shyest person in the world might be the biggest "smack talker" on OFC! haha uf

Nice pix dude! I hit the credit on monday, walked all the way from dundas to the 403, got snagged on my sixth drift, went to tie on a new hook and realised they had fallen out of my pocket!!!!!! oh well... I'm hittin' it again on sunday! Good fishin' UF

hey Pam! I was @ BPS on friday and they had 'em again!!! good luck! uf

wow - congrats!

Nice catch CC - I still haven't had a chance to get out... should be able to get out tomorrow! Thanks for the report! UF

Beauty fish Snag! you ever consider fishing anything other than pike?! haha cheers, UF

dude, GREAT FISH, but i'm mostly impressed with the photography work! good job, and good luck in 2007! UF

Film/Video Editor and Compositor - have a diploma in tv production and graduated last year once again with a diploma in post production and visual effects for tv and film. I now work for Technicolor Toronto in the commercial department. If you've seen any ford, baileys, mazda, sick kids etc. etc. commercials on tv lately, you've seen my work! Don't work to hard everybody! cheers, UF

dude it never ends, I just give the GF the old "hey, I could be wasting my money on booze, cigarettes or who knows what else, but I barely drink, never go out and quit smoking various other substances when we moved in together, so if I want to spend money on the only thing I have left i'm damn well going to spend money on fishing gear" hehehe in short, as long as you can afford it, I say go out and buy the gear you want... there's worse addictions out there.... uf

wooohooo Right on CCMT - what a catch....Not to shabby at all for a first pike! What ever happened to your "last post of the season"? that was like what, 4 trophy eyes and a gator ago? haha Thanks for the report! UF

Fantastic Christmas-Eve report! Thanks CC. Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you and your family! Time for me to have a cookie and get to bed! UF

this is awesome!!!!! thanks alot! I can't believe how many lakes/creeks/rivers they have data for! cool! happy holidays! UF

Right on Terry - but there's still 9 days left in 2006! don't sell yourself short! haha Happy Holidays! UF