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And don't forget to change the batteries in ALL your smoke detectors too. Changing them with your clocks twice a year is a good way to remember. You DO have smoke detectors.......don't you ??

There AREN'T any walleye in Quinte Brian, it's strictly pickeral water out that way

Ahhh yes Glen, a fine day of fish'n indeed Very nice !!

I'm not a jigger myself Gerritt so can't offer any specifics, but I recall watching an episode of Fish'n Canada awhile back and Pete Bowman was jiggin up some BIGGUNS in Adolphus Reach in the late fall, infact he brought in some monster eyes !! I'm sure you know it, but Adolphus Reach is the waters east of the ferry. I can't recall his bait, but I'm thinking it was a large white grub and as for the depths, you'd just have to find them on your sonar. Hope that's some sorta help to you

Pickeral (walleye) fish'n to me isn't about catching a fish, it's about memories. I only fish for them about 4 days a year, the long weekend in May on one of my favorite lakes in the world, the Bay of Quinte. That's a trip and a tradition in my family that started way back in 1955 and has pretty well continued until the present. Myself at 9 years old, my brother Ed at 8, my dad and my grandfather, went to Hay Bay for the 1st time in search of pickeral. We found a little general store beside the water and stopped to ask if he knew of any campgrounds in the area. He said we could pitch our tent in his backyard and seeing as it was right beside the water, we could launch our 15' cedarstrip there too. That little backyard went on the become Pickeral Park, one of the Hay Bay landmarks of today, and we were about his 1st ever campers. For many many years after, My grandfather, dad, brother & myself looked forward all winter to that trip and it never failed to be fabulous. Hot & sunny, cold & wet, even some years with snow, we always had a wonderful time and were building memories as we went. Over the years, we gained a few members to our group, and sometimes lost a few, but the 4 of us continued and it was still always one of my best trips of any other time of the year. Eventually, my grandfather died and he was missed terribly on those camping trips, but the remaining 3 of us kept going and then eventually my son was old enough to come along and he enjoyed it as much as the rest of us and sort of took my grandfathers spot. Ten years ago, my dad died and that was terrible and as was his father, my dad was missed on these trips too, but myself, Ed, and my son continued going every year. It was tough without my dad, but again the memories helped get us thru it and we continued to have wonderful trips. Three years ago, my son was killed and I thought my world would end. I didn't know what the Quinte trip would be like without my son along, but myself and Ed went anyway and made the best of it, but it was really getting tougher to enjoy myself now with most of my family gone, but the fabulous memories of past trips kept me going. Now, it was only Ed & I left and we were sposed to go to Quinte last May 17th as we'd done for 50 odd years, but then Ed got sick and died the same day we were spose to leave. Now my fishing world has completely fallen apart. I've lost all the men in my family that I spent so many wonderful fishing trips with, the people that taught me how to cast and retrieve, clean a pickeral, pitch a tent, build a campfire. I'm the only male left on my entire side of the family now and I hafta tell you, it's getting very lonely now. No pickeral trip to Quinte will ever be as good again, infact I don't even know if I COULD go to Quinte again, but I have memories, infact so many memories and their all good. Fabulous memories of so many unbelievable trips with so many great people. Even if I never see Quinte or another pickeral again, I'll still be a happy man every time I think of past trips, and bonfires, and tents and sleeping in the backyard of a general store on the shores of Hay Bay, so many years ago. And to me, that's "What's to love about walleye".......er pickeral

My grandparents had a waterfront home on the west side of Simcoe, just south of the Narrows, from the late 50's up thru the early 70's and my grandfather used to get quite a few muskies up in that area. I don't recall him ever landing any monsters, but plenty of nice fish graced his boat. It'd be nice to see the fishery come back to that some day.

Shawn, that's really generous of you, adding a trophy, and then making a friendly tourney out of the trip. Something like that can really add some fun to an already fun event. A group of us OFC friends had a friendly little musky tourney last summer with a trophy thrown in for the winner, which just added to the fun of the whole thing. And BTW, me being the winner was kinda nice too

Well, sure Phil, it WOULD be funny to you, you don't have eyebrows down to your knees At least that's how my barber explained it to me

Well, I don't feel so bad now, seeing as most of you guys appear to be doing much worse than me

Yer a good man Mr. Irish

Anybody that still uses the term "pickeral" .....and there's only a few of us left......has to be a good guy Welcome to the board Bill, your gonna fit right in

Like I always say Weeds, you don't need to catch a fish, to have a great day of fish'n.

......when the barber asked me this mornin if I wanted my eyebrows trimmed sheeeesh, that can't be a good sign

hmmmmm, lotsa good stuff said about Crystal, but now I'm seeing too many negatives to go along with it , and I certainly don't want to try something new that's gonna give me grief just when I need it the most. Thanks for everyones input, but I think I'll just re-spool my pickeral rigs with new Power Pro and know for certain that I've got a guaranteed good product between the fish & my fish'n pole. Tanks boyz

It's not over yet TG, we've still got 6 weeks of musky fish'n to go up here

knotaclue, I tried regular Fireline a few years back and had problems with it breaking too easy, infact I had 30 pound breaking on small bass, so I gave up on it. I like PP for musky but will try this new stuff on my pickeral reels and see how it goes. The small PP I'm currently using needs changing next year anyways, so I'll give it a try.

I posted these 2 pics about a month ago, but both these fish came on the same day and within 15 minutes of each other, and both as the sun was just breaking over the horizon. Again, a transition from one thing to another And tinbanger, I think our boy, Musky Wayne, is gonna become someone to reckon with

Thanks Mike, I was thinking of maybe trying it next year while nightime trolling for Quinte pickeral in the spring. I currentely use Power Pro with a mono leader but may have a look at this stuff.

I was watching Izumi last night and he was using Berkely Fireline Crystal. Not sure how long it's been around but it was new to me and I wondered if anyone has used it and what you thought of it. Sposed to be a braided line that becomes invisible under the water. http://www.berkley-fishing.com/prod.php?k=...14&u=FLFSCY

Mornin Glen, only 32 right now but ANY day is a good day to be on the BOQ

Muskies will bite at any time of the day, and the transition from darkness to daylight is certainly a trigger for them, but I've always had my best success in the hour before sunset and the 2 hours that follow. 8-10 AM isn't really a transition from anything but is ceretainly a good time to try your luck. Just remember, you'll never catch one from your living room, and if 8 - 10 is the only time you can get out on the water, then that is the best time to give it a shot. Best of luck and don't ferget to let us know how you make out

Didn't figure you'd ever use anything but a BumbleBee Believer again Wayne

I read where it's best to add the stabilizer to a seperate gallon of gas 1st, mix that well, then pour it into the tank with the rest of the gas. Supposedly it mixes better that way.

Didn't know you were having back problems Shawn, but best of luck today !! I had back surgery myself a few years ago and it was a piece of cake, nothing like I thought it would be, so hopefully it'll all go as well for you

Would varnish still form if gas stabilizer was run thru the motor before storage ?? I was always under the impression that was basically the sole purpose of using a stabilizer.