OhioFisherman

Not really a lot of snow here 3 inches maybe, it changed to rain, more snow expected later, for now we have the black ice warnings, nice!

Definitely not a specialist and I no longer have a mortgage. Go in with as much money down as you can, I never bought a home without 20% down at least. Unless you are able to predict the future don`t get a variable rate loan. Stuff happens, don`t mortgage yourself to death, save money and try to have a years payments in the bank. Don`t buy a home because you want to, make sure you can afford it. 15 year loan will save you a bunch of interest, 10 year even more. LOL I have had 2 new cars, 1 in 73, 1 in 79, a home that was paid for was more important, I didn`t need a new car to park at work, a beater usually got me there and back. 1 new boat in 89, you can catch fish without a new boat and be able to afford to go more often. Study the mortgage crisis here in the states, most seem to have leaped without looking, 94% increase in foreclosures since the same time last year. Home values in a lot of area have dropped, like 2.4 million homes being foreclosed on have flooded the market. The biggest investment in most people lives, do it wisely. Nice to be able to keep a roof over your head if you become unemployed or disabled, I haven`t worked since 2003. Still could afford the home.

LOL enough snow to build another Fort Erie!

HF, I have eaten Tilapia, not bad as far as fish go, spam is preferable. LOL whatever that comes from! I have seen them netting carp and buffalo here in Lake Erie, LOL tons of them. Actually talked to the guys doing it, didn`t think to buy them a 12 pack. They clean and smoke them and ship them to New York city, LOL along with the lead and mercury they contain? Dang Hoovers! Fun to catch though, but not on purpose!

LOL yes! eat more Carp! the other white meat?

25 cm? LOL you guys were in trouble when you ran out of feets! Up to 10 inches (5/6 of a foot) expected here.

Consider this the ramblings of a grumpy old man. A body of water will only support so many fish of a certain species. Stocking, unless initial stocking of a new lake or recovery stocking after a problem is a lot like taxes, it never stops. Some species can`t naturally survive in some bodies of water, why stock them and perpetuate a stocking program? Why stock fish and not adjust harvest limits to allow them to self sustain? They are a resource that can become depleted. The population up there has grown tremendously since the 50`s and 60`s it affects fishing pressure and sustainable limits. Catch and release seems to be a viable option, if practiced. LOL, lake erie walleye, from canada, 9.99 a pound here! Haven`t seen Lake O muskies for sale, yet?

What? They forgot the enema? Sorry your down Glen!

Just something I have noticed is the boat prices seem very high up there compared to here in Ohio. The exchange rate made that sort of understandable before, now a deal might be here.

LOL Brian, 70MPH? not exactly a good day for it! I bet boat traffic was down!

Haven`t seen one of them by me, yet. They have some in Cleveland nesting on the buildings, pigeon control! The buzzards keep me company! Some owls, not sure what kind, Red-Tail hawks, some other big birds but not sure what, they don`t let us get to close. Turkeys, deer, skunks, groundhogs, wabbits, posums, Pheasants, coons, snakes, turtles, fox, reports of Coyotes, I haven`t seen one. I am aways from the city though.

Isn`t Rice Lake on the Trent-Severn waterway? Locks? do they really expect them to lock out gobies?

Winter driving can be an experience! Went to work one morning in 76-77(great winters here) after a 4 hour drive (usually 45 minutes) I got to work, everyone had gone home. On the bright side I had found the passable roads and it only took 3 1/2 hour to get home! Can`t imagine the 401 or other highways around Toronto in bad weather, a lot more traffic there. No snow on the ground here! LOL the tropics? 30 something years of driving trucks and only one night away from home, caught in a snowstorm and they shut the roads down. Had to sleep in the truck parked in a little truck stop, punk kid dispatcher whining what do you mean you can`t make it in? Dude things are a lot different 75 miles away! Always take care in bad weather!

Nice pictures, Dad took us out to do that as kids, think it was late March here.

Great pictures and report Gavin! Glad to see you enjoyed the stay at the neighbors house, it`s a beautiful place.

Do the Browns play in the Grey Cup? I know they don`t play in the Super bowl!

If you got to break ice to get a drink or bathe it`s time to head south! Great pictures, but green beats white!

Congrats Lew! It does get boring not working, and no doubt the extra cash will come in handy.

thanks a lot Ohio!! LOL Raf, it`s Canada, your supposed to have snow! Just lucky most of you didn`t get it in August! Drive safely! Slow down!

A good one here also, everyone made it here and back safely! Nobody went home hungry! Last of the family left around 10 pm. LOL Brick, nothing to be ashamed about, our countries are so close I forget there is a difference in our holiday dates. We would probably be happy to merge if you would assume our national debt! It might bolster our dollar? On the bright side? We have more loonies here! Most of them have two legs also!

I wasn`t an ice fisherman so winter was the time to get stuff ready for the next season. Clean and store reels. Make jig heads, check tackle, ya and work more so I could take a day off when I wanted to in season.

Thanks guys! Only a 25 pound bird this year, if your in the area? LOL I stay out of the stores from now till January at least. Black Friday is now any Friday, they raise gas prices for the weekend.

And to make matters more confusing, this is what Phil calls a walleye.. I know Phil knows the difference! Just better at catching the Silver eyes!

I used to get them every year, regulations were different than here, some different stickers were needed at the time. A muskie stamp, a stamp or something for the Great Lakes. Haven`t got one since 2003 or 04.

Happy birthday Lew and Paul, 62 here today go fish !