Harrison

I decided to sleep in and broke a 23 year old tradition. Took a road trip and walked the river on Thursday night and found 2 things. Absolutely no water left and only 1 pool with 4 almost dead trout. These fish were so beat up, one had almost no skin left on its back.

 

Unfortunately the river I fish is very tiny and lacks any flow of water to begin with. With these water levels I walked up dry creek beds for most of the trip. All the log jams and undercuts that normally will hold late fish in the spring were all out of water.

Hopefully we have a good rain coming soon so these fish can get out. On the waters I fish the numbers are atleast 5x what they have been previously. Heading out tonight to a smaller trib, hopefully I don't run into what you did Fang.

Glad you and Lonnie got into them, I am sure he got some great shots. Excellent photographer.

Haven't seen him in a while. Lonnie is a great guy, had him out for crappie years ago on Simcoe for a shoot.

Great post. That ladder is a life saver, literally.

We were filming a show one time and I set the hook off balance and fell right off the deck off the bass boat into a huge slop mat in 5 ft of water. Took 2 guys to get me back in, if I was alone, not sure I could of.

Maudites belles grises mon grand! Tu me fait penser a nos fin de semaines dans notre petit lac à truites.. On pêchais du canot a gang trolle, à l'aviron..

 

Fantastique!!

Yeah Roy/Marc, whatever he said.

It is refreshing to have experienced the best opener in recent memory.

Fish were stacked with the low water and lack of rain. Especially in the branches off the main rivers/creeks. Ready to eat if you were stealthy enough. Spent the day Saturday fishing a small branch almost laying on my belly not to spook them.... awesome weekend. I love the super stealth approach. Reminded me of the early 90's a little. You know your into it when the pool lightens up at dawn and all you see are tails in the slack water angled towards bottom.

Anyone else find this opener amazing?

 

Three years ago my doctor advised me to take long term disability because I have heart disease and COPD otherwise known as smoker's lungs. (I don't smoke) SO he supports me completely in my application and so does my heart specailist and lung doctor. On a Friday morning in March I receive a call from the Heart Transplant team in Toronto to come down on Monday for some tests. A few minutes later I receive a letter in the mail from my Insurrer, "I am sorry but under the circumstances we can not give you long term disability insurance. Coverage will stop immediately as I don't qualify.!!!! My application is successful with CPP but not my private insurrer? And I am sitting there thinking, as my whole world is unravelling Gee I have to go back to work. I wonder if i'll be able to get time off to get a heart transplant? Several phone calls later and the private insurrer called back on Monday to say it was a clerical error.

 

So as far as LTD is concerned everythings sorted out? If not, I might be able to give some guidance, PM me if interested. I work with WSIB, LTD and other disability programs everyday.

Phil

A new rifled barrel for my shotgun is in order.

For what? deer?

Congrats bud.

I was bet one year at trout opener that I wouldn't eat a handfull of Salmon singles. I did, got a case a beer and a life time gag reflex everytime I get a good wiff of a popped single. Awesome, since I am steelheader.

Carp scales are great guitar picks.

20 lbs.... Pffft... whatever... I'd say 20.5 - Beauty

Blur out the background please, we can see your in Ontario.

Ha...stay away from the bog. Its just retarded how many people are fishing it. Its loaded with dinks anyways.....not worth it.

 

S.

Yep, seems to have gotten alot worse in a certain area (canals) as of recent. Total right off now and sad to say for good..

I here ya Gbfisher, atleast when we were there with the other 2 boats for the last couple weeks in this one spot 98% of fish were released. Now, I am sad to say it is not the case. The power of a lil post on the internet.

There was 7 boats in a "3 boat area max" certain spot on Scugog yesterday.

I think your right about the species!

Ps. since you've been on this board, how many places have you lived? I remember a few tarpon posts from you in the BVI if I remember right! Love those ones!

Growing up and becoming a family man. It's simply my little girls, can't help but want to spent as much time as I can with them, even if it's just watching Max and Ruby or catching crappie. Can't wait til they get aliitle older though to really show them the angling ropes!

Awesome Fang, I met Roland once, what a personality!

Whoaaaaa Son... check out my Frogg Toggs

I think the perfect spot for me personally is Coburg/Port Hope area. Lake O, at your door step. Bay of Quinte (one of the best fisheries in Ontario) under an hour, Kawarthas within 30 mins and serious steelhead waters within 1 min.

2nd choice, Picton on Bay of Quinte. Go left, straight, or right you can catch almost anything that swims freshwater.

the right spot in the run. Next, my reel looks like a rocker chicks bangs from the 80's :/

Classic, I think everyones first casts did!

And guys, maybe there's a side of the story not ever told like how (maybe) Italo & Hank might have been pressured by sponsors, producers etc. to get a show "in the can" so means not well thought out under pressure were resorted to. Doesn't excuse the act, but one mistake provided it's not repeated shouldn't brand a man for life.

Nope, nadda, zilch, nil, zero. Self imposed pressure to create 13 epidsodes, catch some fish, smile, promote and entertain. Any help to do the above, will absolutely sometimes be taken advantage of ie. use of guides, which sometimes can be a win win.

Anybody that knows the lake knows that canal.

Yeppers, and now there is crappie in it.

Beautiful... great job! Friday can't come fast enough!

I think the best deals are in the fall when the in stock boats come off floor plan.

Bingo!

As for the boat show, it is a great place to do research. And sometimes a good deal could be made on a boat like you are looking for becasue there are a few of them around at different dealers. Certain boats(i.e. bass boats) have somewhat limited inventory with alot less dealers representing them.

Have fun with the shooting, it can be alot of fun and a good marketing move for a guide business.

Could of blurred out the background though Scratch the bog off for this weekend, gonna be a busy spot in that canal. Too bad cause we "were" crushing them.

Try walleyecentral.com too.

I have been looking for a while now for a Ranger 620 or 621 in good condition.

Good luck.

Just started playing poker a couple of weeks ago.

At least the free chip games is helping me learn a bit about poker hands.

Can't help but think i am being setup to lose money online if tried money games.

I play, user name Swiftsetter. Usually 10-20 or 20-40 no limit.

Ehg, the free games are fun and you can learn a some, but to really see how the game is played you have to play for moola. Guys go all in and play super loose because its free. You even see it on lower blind games including 5-10 and especailly limit(guys chasing). It's fun though, good place to start.

I play the higher $ games, not because I have the money, but you can protect your hands and usually the players at those tables are in the know. Not always, but most the time.

Get together with some buds and play some texas or omaha, we play every couple weeks in Pickering and sometimes have room for another.

Actually Rick O is probably the most knowlegdable here on the game.

Cheers,

Phil

Mr Greg Klatt, at http://www.profishntanglingservices.com - he's a good friend and great guide.

Whoever you chose, good luck.

diggyj, I'll be on the lake under your avatar.