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Would love to see those pictures, when you have the time of course Thanks again

I always look forward to your reports Mike and you never disappoint, thanks for another entertaining read and great fish porn and the added bonus of things not to try and cross the border with lol

Jeff, Great getting to see and chat with you again and thanks so much for all your great camera work and kind words!! I am going to get the rest of the photos uploaded if you want any in larger sizes just let me know....will send a link via PM. Mike, Thanks for the heads up regarding the Wilmont on opening day lol

I was all pumped to participate in the Cobourg fish lift this year. Was a little disappointed it was canceled last weekend, but after keeping in touch with Ron, I was happy to hear that it had been re-scheduled for today. Cliff unfortunately couldn't make it out because of prior commitments, so I headed there by myself...with waders and big net at the ready! Left the house bright and early and met up with the organizers at the designated spot. Saw Ron right away and then listened for instructions. The general plan was that we'd create a wall of nets and push our way under a bridge right up to a spot just below the dam. The idea here was to force the fish upstream, and then trap them within an enclosed area. Here's a pic of fellow OFNer JeffBornFishin as he made his way to the action.... Here is where we were pushing the fish...you'll notice posts in the foreground. After the wall of nets forced the fish into this area, a net was put across the creek to keep them from running downstream. Here we are under bridge...the wall of nets. We were supposed to try to keep the nets taut so that all we did was force them upstream. You can see that the water gets pretty deep towards the far side of this picture! No matter how hard we tried, working against the strong current as one unit, it was inevitable that the odd fish was netted on the way upstream. Releasing the fish ahead of us... Jeff...thanks for taking pictures...here we are getting closer to our goal. Getting ready to put the fence across the creek... So, here's where the fun was to take place...just imagine...a few hundred steelhead in this one area! First, the ladies and kids had a chance to get out there to net some fish...soon after, everyone with a net headed out to catch as many as we could. Once you had a fish netted, you were to take it over holding pens....Here's Jeff working hard! Here's a video of some of the action...showing everyone working and where the fish were taken to.... Some of the fish tried in vain to make it back downstream and they'd get stopped by the fence. Because the fence was bowed in a little, you had to reach in and grab them by the tail. Another video of the holding pens... Once some measurements and stats were taken, the fish were put in baskets like this for the trip to the top side of the dam. Some fish headed to the top side to head to their spawning grounds... As Ron mentioned earlier, 204 fish were taken to the top side of this dam...to head to spawning grounds. I had a great time out there today. It's a lot of work...working against the current like that takes a lot out of you, but it feels really good to be a part of something like this to help out in sustaining the steelhead populations. I took a few spills in the cold water today, but it didn't matter. The waders held up really well, and I kept mostly dry throughout the day. It's amazing just how warm you stay when you are constantly working and moving around. I want to thank Ron, for the invitation to help out in this cause. I also wanted to thank Jeff for taking pretty much all the pictures and video that I have of this event. I met some great people today and I cannot express how wonderful it was to see so many people of different ages working hard to help out. Ron...keep me up to date on when these fish lifts occur every year. I'd love to help out again... Maybe next time, Cliff can just stop being a lazy and he'll join in the fun!

I had a great day out there! Full report with pic and video coming soon...

I am sorry G but I cannot stop laughing..... Ahh puppies, they are too cute for words and yet there are so many words that come to mind when one discovers the mischief they have been up to..... After seeing your picture and Drifter_16's.......I am reminded to give my dog an extra hug and Good Boy! lol

She is beautiful! Congrats to you and Mommy Taylor looks like she has mommy's hair

Awesome and welcome to the board....It's about time!! Glad to see that you got my niece in on the action also Love the pictures!!! At least your first picture on the board is bigger than Alex's

Thank you for the Birthday wishes!!! I have been blessed with wonderful friends and family. Tracker......definitely have to arrange a rematch! Spiel, I had forgotten about that issue being out.....thanks!! Ryan, I had planned to spend the day with some trout in Cobourg but the rain prevented that.....went tackle shopping instead Look forward to reading about your birthday fishing. Thanks again everyone, brought smiles to my face

And he is! Migratory patterns of steelhead, Catch and release impact on steelhead, water conditions, and so on Nice picture

Morning TJ I put a call out to some of my resume writing friends and here is a few that we came up with so far...... International Web Fishing and Hunting Alliance Headquarters or Global Internet Fishing and Hunting Alliance Headquarters Hmm sounds a bit like a spammer lol Maybe "International Fishing and Hunting Internet Alliance Headquarters" or "Global Fishing and Hunting Alliance Corporate Headquarters" you get the idea Taglines..... Get into the Game We'll get you the Game We bring Game to the Web We eclipse all others

That better Dan???

Oh Damme, too funny!!

Nice to hear from you! Was wondering where you had gotten too. Hope you are able to arrange a few hook up and your trip...have a great time!

Congratulations Chris....a very nice cat!!

Have a wonderful time gentlemen.....look forward to the pictures!

Nice ones!! Good to see you out and getting into some

Beauty fish Ben! Normally I might admit that I am very jealous but seeing all the ice and snow in the background helps minimize it to just a wee jealous lol

Don't forget to send the rooster also!!

Caught one last weekend in the East. I was thinking it was just a real early one but then I caught a few more later in the week.

I liked your first response better

Those must have been loads of fun to catch. WTG

Too cute! Thanks for sharing that Ryan, what a sweetie!! Best of luck to you and the Mrs on the arrival of the new baby!!

Funny guy you are Mike It is a thought but the fun a child could have with this camera is worth more to me than any fish picture.

Here is the deal... We bought a VTECH Digizoom camera on clearance back in January to give to Sydney for her birthday yesterday. Kids camera, takes pictures and video, has a few games on it and some fun editing options. Additional software included for the PC and cords for computer and TV The camera was working well but then reset itself and she lost her pictures. Upon reading the manual further, it is recommended to use an addition SD card thus avoiding the loss of data. The other issue is that the flash is not working correctly. We cannot return this camera to the store as it is past 30 days BUT the camera is still under warranty until approx the 10th of April. I have spoken with customer service and the camera will be replaced with a new one and an additional 90 days warranty. After reviewing the camera further, we have decided that even if it were 100%, it is not the right camera for Sydney (it is too young for her) and have bought her a Kodak Easy share to replace it. THe Vtech camera is probably ideal for a child around 3-5 years of age. I really do not like to toss something in the trash that someone else may have use for. If anyone is interested.... I will give you for free the camera and all the original accessories, papers etc. (camera will take pictures and video as is but no flash) an SD Card (128 mb, this will prevent the loss of data and camera has only 16mb built in) the original sales receipt The purchase date was Jan 10, if someone wants it they can use it as is, or contact Vtech to get a return number and get a new camera with another 90 day warranty, just have to pay the shipping. Be happy to arrange local drop off or you can pick it up. If anyone is interested, let me know I am not trying to give away my junk....just thought someone else might have use for it since it is basically free