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Thanks for the advice fishermen, I'm going to a make the trip down there today to do a little test fishing. Hi DanC, thanks for the advice but I don't think I'm ready for Salmon fishing just yet, maybe next summer. If we didn't so many people, a plontoon would be my first choice. Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm going to pay a visit to Eugenia Lake and Bayfield today in preparation for their arrival tomorrow. If anyone has any other places to share, it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone, I have a special request to the members of this board but this being my first post, I know it will be frown upon. I hope for your understanding of my situation. First let me explain why I haven't posted anything. I was introduced to fishing this present summer, after the third time I was hooked. Ever since then I've been honing my fishing skills by reading anything related to fishing and filling up my tackle box. In the upcoming months I managed to get some of my friends hooked as well and we'd spend our weekends driving to the various lakes surrounding Toronto (within a 2 hour radius) searching for that elusive shore fishing spot that isn't overfished. So far, we've visited different parts of Cook's Bay and Lake Simcoe, Rice Lake, Lake Chemong, Mitchell Lake, St Catherine, shore fishing has been dissapointing to say the least, we'd catch an occasional big size fish here and there but nothing to write home about. We've decided to pool money together for a boat next year, so expect to see some reports from me next year. Anyway on to the point of this post. My uncle and his family has finally managed to freed themselves from work and are paying us a visit Instead of going to Cuba, they've decided to spend their weekend with us. They are workaholics and with 3 kids, it doesn't leave them much time for their own interests. They've been hearing about my crazy drive around Toronto searching for fishing spots and as it turns out they're also fishing enthusiasts. So I promised to take them fishing this weekend, boy am I starting to regret making that promise. The pressure of the fishing trip not living up to their expectation and them leaving dissapointed has really gotten me worried. Shore spots around the popular lakes are usually packed on weekends thus make catching a fish difficult and would lose the interest of the kids. With the size of our family we'd have to rule out the option of renting a boat. The only spot I have in mind so far is Mitchell Lake on Hartley RD by HWY 48. It's a beautiful place to take one family but on the weekend it's usually packed and it doesn't hold enough panfish to keep the kids happy. We intend to keep some of our catch for them to enjoy at home. If you have any suggestions, please share them. I'd like to send them home with a big smile on their face. Thank you in advance