Joey

Lew skunked???? I don't believe it Yep, bonding with your daughter out on the water is definately a great day, fish or not. And the extra bonus was the deer. Great pics Lew.

LOL Terry, it makes me laugh the way you say that every time I see that video "A Carp" ha ha ha. Some nice looking bass there and great videos Yup, the house was cold this morning, ice fishing season is upon us

Welcome aboard, looks like you're going to fit right in here

Wow, scary yet way cool

Awesome!!!

Well since Aug 30, 2011 has come and gone, do we know an outcome?

Great report Cliff. Looks like you've got the bass figured out now I sure wish we could have popped over for a visit on Saturday, but it just wasn't in the cards. Sounds like you all had a great time p.s. I think Paul's Sheephead is bigger

Fantastic work Sam

Yes it is Rog, and neither Paul or I wanted to touch it, that's why it's in the net Yep, I do believe we made the right choice Mike. But we'll be seeing you soon Okay, that's just wrong in so many ways. totally creepy, but thanks for the info, I think

Excellent report, looks like a great time and some awesome fishing. That one shirt must really be lucky eh One more wash and it's game over for that one

Beauty report Rizzo, that is one beauty ski!!!! That must have been awesome to see the other ski going airborne for the grandma

Ya Chris, we charted it and since we've never even gone further than Aikenheads or Merganser, we decided it was probably not a good idea. Had we done it, Paul then would have been tempted to have a beer or too and yada yada yada........ We thought about you tho

Congratulations to both of you, that is quite a milestone

Yes it was Darren, good "eye"

Wow, thanks for all the great comments everyone. I really do enjoy trying to get the perfect shot. It almost excites me more than catching a fish (almost )!! That bear was a real treat, but Paul did not want to get too close to it. Man can they swim fast!! The golden eagle was my favorite and it was cool to catch that blue toned pickerel amongst the goldens. It really is beautiful up there and even if you don't go with someone, you'll always have friendly, like minded outdoors people willing to share a story and have a laugh or two with you around the campfire. Thanks Joey

Excellent shot.

Looks like a busy and fun weekend. Were those birds in the water?

Great report Dan, those are some amazing shots of the eagles and brookies. Nice to see you got to spend some time with Drew for a bit

MISC....... Can you see the dragon head in the fire??? Mmmmmmmm, ribs Digger More wildlife??? Time for a dip..... Joey's homemade lure Paul caught his musky with Paul caught this old, stinky rod twice now in the same place pickerel fishing Hope you enjoyed. cheers, Joey

For the first time in a long time Paul and I decided to take two weeks off instead of just one. As exhausted as I am right now, I'm not even sure it was the right decision but we had alot of fun Our intentions were to spend a week camping at Lakair and then come home for a few days to regroup and then head down to Lake St. Clair and camp there for a week. The first week at Lakair was great and we had heard Jim and his wife Sue would also be camping - bonus!! We also invited TJ and Monique over for a night by the campfire. The weather was a bit hotter than we had expected and by the Friday morning we were spent. We packed up in 30 degree weather (humidex 38) and almost passed out several times in that heat. We really did enjoy Jim, Sue, Corey and Ben's company and also enjoyed our evening with TJ and Monique. Great seeing you all, it made for a much more memorable vacation. After the end of the firsst week and taking what seemed like all day to pack, we got home Friday night about 9:30 p.m. We lazed around most of Saturday and then I went out to replenish supplies for our next week and Paul got the boat all ready for LSC. We were apprehensive about this week as the weather was not looking good for fishing the South shore of LSC. A few pm's back and forth to MikeP and we decided it would not be a good idea to go as the winds were N to NE 30 to 40 KPH, making it unfishable. The day we woke up to go my mother emailed me an article showing a boat had capsized in 2 meter swells just west of Belle River and there were reported water spouts. Okay, now what??????? We have a week left So, we called up to Lakair again to see if maybe a cabin was available as it was supposed to be cooler this week and luckily we got one, and the one with the fire pit - perfect. We Repacked with a different outlook in mind and were off for our next week back on the west arm We did better the second week of fishing up there as the first week, only the day we arrived was good for fishing (as Jim can attest with his 47 incher), as the water turned murky the rest of the time with very little visability. It had cleared up some when we arrived the second time, although an alga bloom started on Saturday. Our neighbours at the cottage next to us, Jeff & Renee, came by the campfire every night for some laughs and lo and behold, are very good friends of Chris Kaiser. I'll just put the pics in and they are pretty self explanatory, save for a few I have questions about and will post the question by the piture. Hope you enjoy!!!!!! THE FISH THE COMPANY THE WILDLIFE Okay what is this, seriouly, what is this??????? Okay, second question, is this a golden eagle???? This one is an immature bald eagle I believe. THE SCENERY

Happy Birthday Simon

That's really cool and quite amazing at the same time Terry. I bet they just sit down there and laugh at our bait. Knowing how many are down there now and having only caught a handful on Simcoe, it's actually kinda a slap in the face

OMG Jim, that is awful about Sue. Glad she's okay (well as okay as she can be). That many stings can be serious stuff. I'll have to keep that in mind awell

Was so great seeing you Jim and your wonderful family. I had never met or had a chance to talk with Sue before and had a great time getting to know her She's great!!! Glad we had great few days enjoying your company and were thrilled you got that beauty muskie. As you know our plans were to take us to LSC this week, but the wind Gods would have none of that. After two days of trying to decide what to do, we will be heading back up to Lakair for the remander of our holiday, but in a cabin this time C'mon up and join us if you want, we got the big one with the fire pit so lots of extra room Cheers, Joey