Joey

Yep, have a great one guys. Enjoy your Lurky Gobble Gobble. Joey

Thanks for the laughs guys. Now if only I could get GCD to stalk me Joey

Awesome report Wayne. You guys did well that's for sure. How did you get your pics so big? Mine are just little ones you have to click on? Joey

That report was worth the wait Peter. It was great to see you again and look forward to seeing you at Lakair, or maybe even fishing Simcoe on the hard water this year. Cheers. Joey

Better start practicing your long cast now DouG Joey

Paid em off didn't ya TJ Joey

I agree Wayne, and I also wonder what could be done about people who have reservations and plans set in place getting a dock slip as opposed to those who just show up and stay with others and take up a boat slip when they are limited. That seemed to be an issue both nights I was there. Joey

Hey that's a great shirt. I want one. Joey

I wondered if you were going to meander over Bill. Too bad you couldn't get your arse outta bed Alot of people at Merland were a little tired on Saturday night too. Beauty fish bud. Congrats. Joey

Hey, where'd you catch that Dan

Well that's crappy news Pete. I bet you thought the pain was from all the swilling you did eh Hopy you feel better soon. And that does suck about the tea thing. That's what I drink now Joey

Upper Niagara here I come. Ya Lew, hope she's still there Saturday What a beaut. Joey

It was nice to meet you two and I enjoyed your company around the fire. Did HH get his voice back? Joey

Yes it was great meeting you Mike. You had a smile on your face the whole weekend. I'm glad you have become an OFC'r and I look forward to seeing you at future gatherings. Joey

The "bookends" are Sam and his wife Laura from Carra Outdoors (Laura right?) "Headhunter" is beside Peter (Biteme) DouG crawled around on all fours on the "floating" dock that wasn't easy to walk on sober let alone tipsy. The others are Emil (Ice Fisherman), he's smiling. Biteme's friend (help me here guys), and I believe Percher. Hopefully I didn't forget anyone or leave anyoneout. Please someone correct me if I did. And yes, my camera leaves alot to be desired. The blacklight effect is from a light over their head and it being dark, so all the weird colours in the pictures are from photoshop making them more visible. Joey

Well BOQ came through for me again this year......... Which means I didn't catch SQUAT!!! But not for lack of trying. We arrived around 3:00 p.m. on Friday to see DouG lounging on the porch at the "Minnow Motel." He and Emil had just gotten back from their first few hours of fishing. The wind was terrible as noted in other reports and I got this shot of the bay as we headed over the bridge on the way to Picton. It was pretty nippy out so 4 or 5 layers later, this was my look, a fashion statement I must say. We fished from about 3:30 to 9:30 at night with one fish on for a few seconds and a few nibbles at the lures but other than that, no luck. By the time we got back Shelley had arrived and we sat around the campfire with everyone until Roy showed up around 10:30. Everyone had a great time and I snapped a few pictures (I'll post them at the end). Saturday was much nicer and less windy. Team Crack O' Noon managed to stay with the program and I believe we hit the water around 12:10 p.m. The amount of boats by the ferry were ridiculous to say the least and tempers flared as boats crossed paths and planer boards came within inches of each other. We saw one fish boated while out and of course nada for us. I did get a hit on the planer board rod but it was gone just as fast at it came. DouG and Roy gave us a nice little guitar singing compilation for about an hour, that was "special." Thanks guys. Sam from Carra showed up with his lovely wife and stood around the campfire with us for awhile. then everyone hung out by the campfire again but alot of people made it to bed earlier on Saturday night (Friday night was a little harder to recoup from for some more than others Sunday we took Shelley out with us and gave it another couple of hours but the results were the same! But the company was great and we enjoyed the beautiful day. I won't mention what others caught so they can tell you in their own threads. Never give up as they say and I'll be back again next year. I'll post the pics on the next page as this one says its full? Cheers Joey

It was great meeting you Emil. Look forward to doing some ice fishing with you this year. Joey

One day I met a sweet gentleman and fell in love When it became apparent that we would marry, I made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans. Some months later, on my birthday, my car broke down on the way home from work. Since I lived in the countryside I called my husband and told him that I would be late because I had to walk home. On my way, I passed by a small diner and the odor of baked beans was more than I could stand. With miles to walk, I figured that I would walk off any ill effects by the time I reached home, so I stopped at the diner and before I knew it, I had consumed three large orders of baked beans. All the way home, I made sure that I released all the gas. Upon my arrival, my husband seemed excited to see me and exclaimed delightedly: "Darling I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded me and led me to my chair at the dinner table. I took a seat and just as he was about to remove my blindfold, the telephone rang. He made me promise not to touch the blindfold until he returned and went to answer the call. The baked beans I had consumed were still affecting me and the pressure was becoming most unbearable, so while my husband was out of the room I seized the opportunity, shifted my weight to one leg and let one go. It was not only loud, but it smelled like a fertilizer truck running over a skunk in front of a pulpwood mill. I took my napkin from my lap and fanned the air around me vigorously. Then, shifting to the other cheek, I ripped off three more. The stink was worse than cooked cabbage. Keeping my ears carefully tuned to the conversation in the other room, I went on like this for another few minutes. The pleasure was indescribable. When eventually the telephone farewells signaled the end of my freedom, I quickly fanned the air a few more times with my napkin, placed it on my lap and folded my hands back on it feeling very relieved and pleased with myself. My face must have been the picture of innocence when my husband returned, apologizing for taking so long. He asked me if I had peeked through the blindfold, and I assured him I had not. At this point, he removed the blindfold, and twelve dinner guests seated around the table chorused: "Happy Birthday!" I fainted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a cutie. Hopefully he's not too destructive the first couple of times you leave him alone. My sister used to leave the camcorder on in the corner of the living room to see what the dog did while they were away when they first got their puppy. Maybe give that a try to see what he gets up to so you can hide valuables he's sniffing out Joey

What a beautiful Brown, yes he does deserve a pat on the back. Nice job. Joey

What a great report and beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing. Joey

Have a great birthday Lew and Ned. Hope you have a fantastic day and get some fishing in Joey

DANG, I didn't make it again I figured for sure I'd get at least Joey's Jail Looks great kiddo. Joey

Ladywalley needs a spot on a boat. I'll see if I can get ahold of her. Joey