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My friend did see which cottage both (same cottage) the fellow and then the lady in the canoe went to when then left but the cottage doesn't have a number visible from the water.

Thanks everyone, I've instructed my friend to report the incident. He's agreed to seek police advise and report the incident with details. He has had some hesitation and doesn't want to stir up trouble. After further conversation with my friend, I've been told that a lady also came out in a canoe while the fellow held the anchor line uttering threat of cutting the anchor line. She also said that sunfish had a 3" minimum size limit, but the fish caught were well larger than that but didn't even want to look at the fish just demanded all the fish be released. Then were told to go home and read up on the regulations. Apparently she had no idea of what kind fish were caught. On the side the fellow also requested to see licenses, my friend presented proof of age over 65, the other friend then asked the fellow holding the boat for his ID to prove his identity and he said he had none with him. He refused to show him his fishing license. My friend and colleague thanks everyone for their input and mentioned that all of the cottage owners but this one were very nice and polite to them as they went by and that the people at boat launch were equally nice. He doesn't want people to think Cameron Lake area have all bad people and to stop fishing there. Hopefully this will allow both of my friends some peace of mind at night. Apparently they've been a bit shook up by the incident. We'll see what response the police will have. Thanks a bunch, Stan

I'm asking for a friend. My friend and colleague who fished Cameron Lake for the first time with another friend on Saturday were out fishing for crappie but found none ended up fishing a bay for sunfish and rockbass. Both of these guys have fished for many years without incident until this past weekend. One is a senior and a resident of Ontario, the other is licensed with sport fishing license and a resident of Ontario. The details as it has been told to me: As they were fishing in their boat in a bay area beyond the casting range of some cottages they were approached by a local fellow of non-Asian decent who rowed his boat out to them and proceeded to tell them to release all of the fish and leave as the fish they were catching and keeping (about 20 between the two of them) were undersized (large bluegill and about 1/2 -3/4 lb rockbass). This fellow then threatened to call the police, if they didn't comply. My friends who are aware of the fishing regs mentioned to the fellow that the fish kept were panfish and that they were not doing anything illegal then told the fellow to call the police. This individual then started shouting and got more threatening and raised his oar and threatened to cut their anchor line if they didn't leave immediately. My friends decided to release the fish and leave than to escalate the situation. This local fellow didn't approach other boats with some younger Caucasian anglers nearby but a little further out in the bay. They decided not to call the authorities immediately and to shrug off the incident. Question: Should my friends consider reporting the incident, as it seems to me that the individual that approached them was in the wrong in terms of obstructing their peaceful fishing. Or should they let it slide and consider it an isolated incident? My concerns are more for the safety of future anglers that may come across this individual. I don't really wish to play the racism card but it sure sounded like a case. I've re-checked the regs fro FMZ 17 and didn't find Cameron lake to have any exceptions to the regular limits (none for sunfish) or for slot size for such panfish. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks, Stan

That's great Chad that you now can mark off Walleye/pickeral off your list of fish caught. Congrats!

Very Sad news indeed! It brings a tear to my eye and anger when I think about it. My the families have strength through this ordeal.

I'll Second that!!!

WTG Blaque, the smile on your nephew's face says it all!

Happy Joey!! Hope you can get out to do some fishing! Stan

Wayne, that is seriously some ingenious bit of engineering. I trust you remembered to account for the buoyancy of the aircraft in the water as for lining up the bar while in the water. Looks great and hoping to see the post on the maiden voyage. Stan

T.J. it looks great coming all together! But are you sure it's going to hold all the OFNer's that will show up for the warming party? Steeple Stan

Okay Dave, I'll follow.

Are you suggesting spoiling fish on purpose? There's nothing wrong with letting the fish back to fight another day, if it was badly injured that is another matter. BTW Court R, that's a fine looking cat!!

great report with some beautiful scenery and nice fish! Thanks for sharing

And remember that a kid's ear canal is smaller creating more resonance in the canal causing the sound to be louder than what we adults hear. Make sure the protection is worn properly too! I've seen a few too many 20's and 30's yr olds lately with music / noise induced loss.

Congrats on your double header!

Good work Greg, Sounds like it was fun and some nice eaters to boot!

Nice graylings for sure. Thanks for posting those pics!

foam plugs open or closed cell would be alright from CTC / HomeDepot / hardware store. Just remember that they are meant to be disposable (1-2 uses only). The have different sizes with the closed cell plugs. those red or orange noise muffs would be helpful as long as they fit properly. they can be fit over the noise plugs as long as the plugs don't stick out too much and cause discomfort. if the child has custom swim plugs, they will work too. Stan

welcome to the board and look forward to some of your posts.

Gorgeous Brown Spiel. I always feel the pictures never do the fish any justice as the colours are much more vibrant in real life. So that fish must have been awesome! Thanks for the post!! Stan

Jose, it won't be free but I'll get you a great price for sure. Plus, I'll toss in a spoon with my company's logo (that truly works). Spoon made by Len Thompson. Stan

I would if I could get them all for free too. Alas, this is not the case and there would have to be a cost. But I will work out something for all OFNers.

Wayne, this time I'm flying to Calgary and renting an RV to tour AB and BC. I'll stay out of the states this time. I'm renting a 30 footer. I'm not even sure if I can handle that let alone yours although it's only 4 ft longer. That thing looks huge! Stan

Mine doesn't make constant contact with my cheek and works fine. The price of the earmold would be separate from the bluetooth headset. So far no one has given me any suggestion on the price they would consider reasonable for the custom mold. Anyone?

I'm glad she has got hearing instruments Wayne, those Epoq XW are definitely nice. I hope some of the info I provided you helped.