kickingfrog

Careful, elitism is very unflattering. I am sure most of us would support more resources going toward improving our fishing and fish habitat. Will this fee increase goes toward our interests. If NY state needs more money to fund fish resources then all the people who use the resource should contribute. Not just people who can only vote with their feet. Is it the price point that is not a concern? What if it was $700 or $7000 instead of $70? What if we are facing some of the restricted access that is prevalent in Europe in 10, 20 or 30 years? Then we might be standing around looking at each other and wondering "How did we get here??? Why didn't we do/say something earlier?" Trying to see both sides here. Personally I haven't yet fished in NY state, and I may not irregardless of this fee increase, so for me a $70 license has no direct impact at this point.

I'm sure there are many off us who want a shot at Stoty's title. Let the smack talk begin...

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Nobody would buy them 8 years ago when money was everywhere, I wonder about now? http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/...ortsHockey/home Report: Investors have 48 hours to bid for Habs Article Comments (1) Canadian Press April 7, 2009 at 6:55 PM EDT MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens and the Bell Centre are up for sale and 10 potential buyers have signed confidentiality agreements with the Bank of Montreal to get a look at the franchise's books, CBC-TV reported Tuesday. The potential buyers identified by the public broadcaster include the province's pension-fund manager, the Caisse de depot et placement; Guy Laliberte, owner of Cirque du soleil; and Les Productions Feeling, which is run by Rene Angelil, husband and manager of pop superstar Celine Dion. Others include the Claridge investment house; media giant Quebecor; Joey Saputo, owner of the Montreal Impact soccer team; Roustan Capital; the Molson family; Spectrum Equity; and the Aldo Group. Potential buyers have been given until 5 p.m. on Thursday to make a bid, the network reported. Former Montreal Canadiens general manager Serge Savard has also said he and a group of partners are prepared to buy the National Hockey League franchise if it is put up for sale. Canadiens majority shareholder George Gillett is currently seeking advice from financial firms in Canada and elsewhere about how he might maximize his holdings, which also include parts of English soccer giant Liverpool, the Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR team, and event promoter Gillett Entertainment Group.

I like Ontario out of Doors, but Outdoor Canada is Ryan's first choice.

If you've got $250,000 lying around you could buy that amphibious vehicle that was posted last night. http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30657 Hope everything works out Bernie.

Thanks for the info guys. It was mainly the jighead colour thing I was wondering about, but it never hurts to learn about how others "do it". I like the idea of the jig fly and may give them a try. The trip details (except for the date) are still up in the air, that's one of the great things about solo trips, I can change my mind whenever I want. We'll see what the spring brings.

http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1513073 Lake Nipissing filling too fast WATER LEVELS: Culverts failing, roads collapsing Posted By DAVE DALE, THE NUGGET Updated 7 hours ago Lake Nipissing is rising by the minute as spring runoff cascades through the watersheds, with swollen rivers breaching culverts and washing out roads along the way. More than 100 metres of Highway 64 collapsed Sunday afternoon when a culvert failed south of Crystal Falls. The shortcut between West Nipissing and Highway 11 at Marten River isn't expected to reopen until sometime Wednesday, with traffic detouring through Verner and North Bay. The huge volume of water in the area has one expert predicting shoreline property owners are almost guaranteed" to be hit hard when the ice breaks up later this month. Things are rolling," said Phil Hall, an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources lands and water specialist at the North Bay region office. Two days of constant rain and snow Friday and Saturday doubled the amount of water cascading through primary Lake Nipissing tributaries, including the Sturgeon River, which provides 60% of the inflow. Lake Nipissing is already 62 centimetres higher than the long-term average at this time of year, Hall said. And there's still more than 50 cm of hard-packed and saturated snow in the bush in the highlands feeding the Sturgeon River watershed. That's going to cause some problems," Hall said, noting a weekly conference call between dam operators and watershed stakeholders, as well as provincial and federal agencies, is scheduled this morning. The Sturgeon-Nipissing-French-Wanapitei Water Management Group, which pools water level readings to formulate a strategy to protect residents and property, includes municipal and First Nation community representatives. Hall said the winter drawdown was supposed to provide capacity in Lake Nipissing to handle the spring runoff. We did have a cushion . . . it's not going to be enough," he said, adding the lake is two feet above the level it should be and it's coming up quicker (than the outlets can handle)." Lake Nipissing empties into the French River, but Hall said the river is so high below the dams it's already threatening shoreline properties. Any new precipitation or a mild spell without sub-zero nights could speed up the flooding process, Hall said. The ground is saturated . . . nothing is going to suck it up." Chisholm Township had to repair Alderdale Road Sunday when a culvert failed and North Bay closed Four Mile Lake Road while it was covered with water until public works staff thawed a culvert clogged with ice. The problem is the same throughout the region, Hall said, with Talon Lake about 80 cm higher than the summer operating range and the dams are open as far as they can go. Managers of the Ottawa River issued a caution Monday afternoon about similar problems and warned shoreline residents to expect flooding if any more rain hits their area. Hall said the trouble on Lake Nipissing will begin in a couple of weeks when the ice breaks up and a big wind pushes it across the lake, taking out the docks, boat houses and breakwalls within reach. When the wind starts, somebody is going to get it," he said, referring to lowland residential areas such as Jocko Point on the northeast shore. Fortunately, Hall said, the forecast for this week and weekend isn't as bad as it could be with the temperature dipping below zero at night and only rising to about 5 C.

Read about that. My first thought was were was Irishfield?

I wonder if it would work as an ice rescue tool?

Did the colours get "tweaked" a little? Things don't look quite the same to me.

Here is a spinner, works the same for spoons. You can rig it like a texas worm to make it weedless.

Another "vote" here for the larger single hook on the spoon with a twister tail trailer. Adds action, adds bulk, slows sink rate, less weeds, better hooking and un-hooking of the fish. As has been mentioned, I do the same with most of my pike spinners as well.

Those are very nice Dan, do you make them yourself? The only hair jigs I have are for walleye. I need to get me some of 'em.

Bet you rooms are free if you lose enough playin'.

That is a very nice walleye. But I don't see how it could be 37.2 inches. Let the games begin.

Quality never goes out of style.

You and photo shop Terry!

I was starting to put together some of my tackle for a spring trip into Algonquin. (Every year I try to pare-down the tackle I bring, and every year on the first portage I swear I'll do better next time.) Anyway back to the origin of my post...For open water fishing for Brook trout my go to colour is a black jig head (if I'm using a jig). I rarely ever use another colour. Anybody use and/or have success with other colours? Spoons, spinners and sometimes plugs are usually first out of the box. But when the situation "feels" right, a black jig gets tied on. I mostly use gulp minnows, worms and some twister tails (and powerbait before gulp was made) if that makes a difference for your colour choice. Same thing for spring Lakers in Algonquin, although I use white tubes and twister tails more.

That's exactly what I was thinking this morning... and Monday, when I woke-up to snow. Glad I didn't put my snowbrush/scrapper away yet.

Local news paper article added to original post.

Maybe they were going for something artsy.

Great stuff, although it looks like the Sault needs a photographer.

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1508160 STOLEN BOATS FOUND A two-week investigation has led to the recovery of several stolen boats and related marine equipment. Members of the Nottawasaga OPP street crime unit, the provincial auto theft team and the Central Region rural agricultural crime team have arrested and charged two area men with possession of stolen property over $5,000. Officers received information on March 17 about the location of stolen boats. Further investigation led to police executing search warrants in Alliston and Adjala-Tosorontio Township on March 19. Seven boats and three boat trailers were recovered. Continued After Advertisement Below Advertisement A 30-year-old Innisfil man, was arrested and charged. He is scheduled to appear in Bradford court May 7. The investigation led to another search warrant being executed in Oro-Medonte Township, near Highway 11. Seven more boats, a car hauler and a commercial flatbed trailer were seized, as well as three outboard motors, all of which police suspect to be stolen. A 53-year-old Oro-Medonte Township man, was arrested and charged Wednesday. He is scheduled to appear in Bradford court June 11.