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I'd love to do another Nipigon trip.. the guy I went with only likes to troll for brookies which is torture to me. I Love casting to fish I can see in shallow water.

I don't eat out much but when I do I like the Burger Barn... the breakfast Monday to Friday between 8 and 10 is $5 for bacon, 3 eggs, home fries and toast..and no tax.. and the burgers are great.. I'd love to try Memphis Fire in Stoney Creek or the saltlick smokehouse downtown.. there are several new restaurants in Hamilton that look great but a lot are hipster type places.. not for me.. I also enjoyed the 541 eatery on Barton St.. it's a co-op kind of restaurant with volunteers but they have good food.. if you buy a button it goes to someone who can't afford to pay.. and the place has a 5 star rating on TripAdvisor..

Looks like an awesome place... a lot of southern Ontario guys think that Nipissing is the far North so I'm not surprised there aren't many that go up there. Tonight at work I told the guys I traveled 8 hours north to fish and not one of them has ever been that far. More fish for us I guess..

A question for the Americans here.. why do you have such aggressive police? The American soldiers seem to have the same attitudes wherever they are stationed while on tour.. I have never felt like I had to watch what I'm doing during a traffic by stop by our police and if they were rude or aggressive then I would ask to speak to their superior.. try that in the States and you might find yourself handcuffed on the ground...

Dr slote in Ancaster has helped me deal with it.. a neck adjustment seems to help with blood flow.. . the ear, nose and throat specialist was useless.. the chiropractor was my last resort but it comes out of my pocket..$$.. if I could only get rid of the numbness in my hand now..

Haven't caught one in years.. of course I haven't fished much either but my last couple of quests for wallys have been a dismal failure..lol..

Beautiful pictures!!.. I see why you didn't catch any Walters..lol

Lots of aches and pains from physical labor but it's nothing compared to having to deal with Vertigo. Sitting in a boat that's slightly moving but feeling as if you are in the perfect storm...that sucks..

Great trip and report... it would appear that the only thing it lacked was sunscreen...lol

I am going to be starting to restore mine soon.. it's only a 14 footer but it's nice and wide.. sadly it hasn't seen the water for a couple of years..

I have a guy in Beamsville fixing my motor.. found him on Kijiji.. he works from home and seems busy enough...

Nice trip, thanks for the report!!

Hmm.. I had heard a rumor of fuel shortages but this is the first confirmation of it.. maybe I need to get all of my cans filled??....

never park at the bottom of the hill.. even though it's public land you want a vehicle waiting for you when you get back.. check with the camp and he will tell you where to park.. lol.. give respect and you get it back..

The provincial Park is not accessible from the road and besides the Onaman River resort there is no access at that area.. the ramp is public but you best check with the owner of the resort where to park as he will have you towed if he doesn't like where you park..

Maybe I'd finally take my wife on a real vacation.. then I would fish...

Years ago my wife and I were fishing Quinte and there were storms in the distance. I figured I had a bit of time before they arrived but when her hair stood on up and her rod tip buzzed I figured we better high tail it to shore...

The bean crops around my place were showing signs of stress.. this will turn the grass back to green.. everything grows better with rainwater..

It's a shame that the system is so corrupt for tickets.. I really wish there was an alternative way to buy them other than the monopoly we have now.. tickets were unavailable at 10:01 but I could get a pair of the worst seats for $400 US from ticketmasters sister company Stubhub..

I look out my front window at the largest hot dog factory in the country.. I'd love to tour it but I wouldn't want to be an employee there... seems to be a tough place to work judging by the large turnover rate.

it helps to flare the bottom of the hole a bit to stop the frost heave... I have heavy clay at my place and everything heaves that isn't 4 feet down..

A trailer is kind of like a car, you buy it for your needs and enjoyment... not as an investment. I've thought of buying one myself but I really don't like people nearby when I camp...lol ..having to deal with the sometimes silly rules and restrictions at a park REALLY turned me off of one.. If you are an extrovert I guess its an ok proposition.. I'd rather have a cabin with no one else close...

consumers should always have the right to know what they are eating and drinking.. any time a big corporation is lobbying the government we should ask why and what harm can be done to us when they get what they want.. The rights of the common citizen should take priority over profit, be it big pharma or food additives, GMOs etc..

What about the never wet product that Home Depot sells?? Has anyone tried using it??

Yikes!! That's close to where I moose hunt... let's hope it rains soon..