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Yes I remember reading about the spawning habitat rehabilitation s few years ago on the GBay cottage association website so hopefully this is the payoff.

Glad to share guys, no point in asking questions of people and not taking the time to share the results.

Tupelo, I've also been there many times in October and had nothing but the odd pike. Try fishing the islands out by the main boat channel for SM bass, you will have better luck.

Farsider, it is only the second time getting walleye in the last 25 years. Both times there had been rain on and off for the previous few days and cloudy the day of the catch. The guy I was fishing with said that he heard the walleye are making a comeback on GBay.

Back from the Moon, I was up there with my friend Warren (aka The Worlds Greatest Fisherman) who has the same name as me.

We went up last Friday and set up camp just before some morning rain. In the afternoon we went out to the open bay and caught a number of average size smallies in fairly rough water followed by a really nice 4+ pound SM in 26 feet of water. After supper we went to an old walleye spot where Warren caught two, one was about 1 pound and the other was about 2.5 pounds. We had a few bass and pike as well.

Saturday was sunny, not too warm but windy so we decided to try some of the back bays in the basin before lunch and started with an old bass spot that used to produce when the water was high like it is now. We had no luck so we trolled a pike/muskie shoal and had a few. After that we moved onto another high water bass site where Warren proceeded to nail a 5.5 pound walleye!

In the afternoon we moved back out into the open water again and moved from island to island catching smallies. In the gallery you will see two pictures of Bald Eagles, one adult and one fledgling. As it turned out there was a nest on the island containing two immature birds plus the adults. We did not catch a single bass around that island, no surprise there.

On Sunday once the morning rain stopped we packed up our gear and headed out to the open water again to my "Platinum Spot" to round out a great weekend of fishing. Warren was busy baiting his hook and turns to me and says; "so this is your best spot eh" and I said yes as I set the hook on one of many bass. We had double headers, other fish following the one that just got caught and there were many in the 2-3 pound range. What a great way to wrap up a weekend of good fishing and good friends! This was Warren's first time fishing there with me and he said that I called it on every spot i took him to except for out of about 12 places.

Switching your lure out for a 1 or 2oz weight and casting it at his boat would give him the message.

Very cool shot! I did not know you could do time lapsed photos with a GoPro in video mode.

Thanks for the tips guys, I have never spent much time in Iron City other than the campsite on Sharpe Island. I usually further out towards the open bay and of course in the open water when it is calm enough.

This year I am fishing with a different friend who has fished Iron City a few times and uses different techniques than I do so it should be interesting!

Actually SM bass which is what we catch the most of there and we always nail some pike. Only ever had walleye once in over 20 years of fishing there in July and they were more out on the bay.

Heading up to the basin next week and wondered if anyone has fished there in the last week or two? With the water being cooler and higher this year I am wondering if the bite is better? I plan to try a few spots I have not fished in about 20 years since the last time the water was this high.

Funny I was on that lake for many years and had very little luck fishing for bass.

I would get a second opinion for sure. Paul at Topgun really knows his stuff but not good at returning calls.

Some very nice bass Mike. The body of water you are fishing looks very similar to the Moon River Basin on Georgian Bay.

Amazing report Bunk, you should be a writer, oh wait, you are!

Good thing you don't smoke if you were belching gas. How long was the boat ride from the marina to your campsite?

Nothing like a waterbed on a camp site and no air mattress, well until you find the patch kit on the last day!

One lost lure in a week is pretty incredible.

Yours for only $2 million. Who lists commercial properties on Kijiji?

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-real-estate/barrie/henrys-restaurant-on-fryingpan-island-for-sale/1275753672?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

If not there is Huronia Bait in Fesserton right off of the 400 south of Waubaushene.

Welcome aboard Miss and a very nice Ski!

Great colour on the fish.

I love the Jig reports. I never noticed the permanent building before TJ, when do you build it?

I guess you could say you are on "Crown" land!

What a shame, I always took at least one trip out there. Maybe it is for health reasons or he lost money last year and planning to do something else with the land.

Thanks for posting Wayne, I would hate to boat all the way there to find out it is closed like I did in September two years ago not knowing they close after Labour Day.

I watched The Equalizer last night on Netflix which I haven't seen for a few years. What a great story!

Welcome Eric and a great introduction you did!

Can you put something in the place where they are building? I did that on the inside curve of a downspout and that worked for me.

Well if you dog wasn't fixed I am sure that the ice cold water would do the trick!

That is awesome Bunk that you honoured your wife in this manner! You are a lucky man that your wife is as passionate about fishing as you are. She's had some great catches in the past.

You might want to read this: http://sumppumpjudge.com/#Our_Top_12_Recommended_Sump_Pump_Comparison_Table

Another suggestion is to have a backup pump in the hole with the float set at a higher level. It will only come on when the other pump fails.