kickingfrog

Nice shots... but just to be a smart ass I'll add my own shot... Kevin said "you can see the ice is still frozen" Ice is always frozen. Sorry, it was just sittin' there.

There was lots of fog here in Barrie this morning and it reminded me of a canoe trip in Algonquin Park from a few Thanksgivings ago. My buddy and I each brought our own canoes, as it turned out I never would have got these great pictures of Chris paddling through the fog if we had gone tandem. The fog started to lift... And the sun came out... Oh ya I also use one the photos from the trip as my avatar.

A true turnover only happens in lakes that are deep enough to develop a true tremocline. So another option would be to fish lakes that are less then 20 or so feet deep. It's been a little while since the limnology courses but... Water is densest at almost 4 degree C (39-40 degrees F). The surface temp of the lake needs to be close to 4 C before there is any mixing of the strata that formed during the summer. The surface temp of the lake won't get to 4 C until the average daily air temp is consistently below 4 C. Wind also factors into the equation as well.

Thanks for the help guys. I think I've got the hang of it now. Here is the original photo I posted and another one from the same day. These are both digital pictures of a photo print that was made from a slide transparency. All and all the quality is still not too bad I think.

Here is a photo that my brother took of a salmon from last fall.

Thanks... want to clean my fish too? ;-)

I've done that with these poor results...

Fall smallies

Spring fishing is great after winter hibernation, but fall has got to provide the most and best fishing opportunities. I just wish it would last longer. @#$%# photos

Could I do the same with Google's Picasa?

What do I need to do to post a photo that is a reasonable size? It seams that I have to do a lot of manual resizing just to post a small, low quality photo. Most of the other post have nice sized photos that can then be "clicked" on to enlarge to a proper size. It can't be as hard as I'm making it, can it?

Great "new" feature. I'll look though my albums and post some more.

When did boats start coming with air bags?

Great, so there is a lake in Canada were you can catch lots of walleye, blue gill and pike, and you don't even have to open your tackle box. I need to get the grid coordinates. Who's got 'em?

Nemo's got it. As with a lot of fish there are many common or local names: burbot, ling, freshwater cod, ling cod, lawyer, eelpout, loche, luch and I'm sure a few others. I think the scientific name still is Lota lota, but even those names change occasionally. They're found in just about every province and most northern states. Rob

Let's get Mythbusters on the case. Rob

I usually don't go up until the end of May or early June (I think the fishing's better then). But I have a relative in the hospital in Sudbury and some others in North Bay so I think I can sneak a rod (or five) in the back of the car, and maybe wet a line between visits. If I do get out it will be the south shore between Hunter's Bay and Calender. While walleye will be the primary target some pike, perch and drum are sure to make an appearance as well. Good Luck to all on the "big water" this weekend, the weather forecast is good, which is bad for fishing, and I'll report back early next week. Rob

Headhunter's bang on the weather is the X factor. Bug jackets work. I did a 5 week canoe trip to the Arctic Ocean and the bug jacket worked, so did tightly knitted nylon pants and shirts. You can find them at most outdoors stores. The nylon clothing will also protect you from the sun and dries quickly if it gets wet. Lighter colours are said to attract less bugs. Rob

I've used plastic worms on harnesses the last 2 years on Nipissing, and I'll be using them again this year. I won't say they work better, but I didn't notice a difference from my brother using live worms. There is less fussin' and re-baiting with plastics and I suppose a bit of a cost savings although that's debaitable . I have used plastic worms on jigs for Nippissing walleye as well, no complaints. Check your harness at the surface, the plastics will sometimes make the harness role and some people feel that hurts the "action", I'm undecided. In the end if the fish are really on I'm not sure if it really make any difference, and if their not on then why not switch it up. I remember a magazine article from a few years back that suggested not only changing presentations when things are slow but also when they are hot. The gist of it is you already know what's working and you can come back to it, and in the mean time you might hit on bigger fish, or even more fish. Personally I find it hard to change when the bite is on, but when it works you can feel pretty good about yourself. Rob

North Bay has Can. Tire/ w-mart etc. Lefebvres used to have tackle, but I was there last summer and it looked like they had gone more towards outdoor gear and clothing. As for Calender and the smaller places around the south east area of the lake you can find the typical gas/bait/groceries stores. Not the best selection but it dosn't make business sense to carry walls and walls of stock. I try to cover all isuses before leaving and either make due or head into North Bay if I can't. Rob

Plastic works great. But torn up pick rubber sitting in a tackle box doesn't have the same charm as a jointed perch patterned pikie with teeth marks. Rob

At first I thought you were talkin' fish finders.

Nice. Haven't caught one yet, but when I did some spring trap netting with the MNR out of Matchadash(?) Bay we would usually get a few in the nets. Rob

Sharin' spots is always risky. You're two friends tell two friends who each tell two more friends and so on... and so on... It's too bad because sharing a great spot with a friend or relative is a great way to create memories and stories. My other fear of sharing a "spot" is that the person you tell will already know about it... and tell you that everybody fishes there... and that the fishing used to be so much better... before you started fishing there. There is something about "discovering" your own secrete spot. That said, I have friends who have shared some of their gems with me and I value their trust and respect it by not claiming the spot as my own or broadcasting it to the world. A person's fishing ethics ie. how they treat: the fish, the law, their fellow anglers and the environment, say a lot about the person's character in general. Rob

You don't hear much about rainbows in the "Bay". Are they there and just not targeted, or just not there in large numbers? Rob