mikeh

Enjoy your time there, remember to take pictures including some scenery shots for big report when you get back and tell us all about it.

nice looking fish, I've only tried for them twice with no luck.

congrats on getting your first of the year, this year is certainly starting off better for you

great report ccmt, thanks for sharing.

great report Sean, I really enjoyed catching them in the undercut brush,also . I think the key for our day was to move if the area didn't produce , we tried 5 different spots and caught crappie in 4 of them. Overall we had a great day, although it was a little choppy returning to the boat launch.

does it have a place to inject lube on the motor? mine has two fittings that I inject lube to make the motor turn better.

congrats on catching a few, those fish look chunky

casting distance is a good way of measuring how far to be away from another boat, But on Rice Lake a couple of weeks ago we were fishing in a marina and a guy snuck up beside us and anchored maybe 8 feet from us when the boat swung around in the wind. I also think it varies lake to lake, for instance if you are on a lake up north and you anchor within casting distance the guy is probably going to be a little upset.

nice pics, that third fish sure has more defined markings. thanks for posting

The action was non stop once we found them, the first bay we went into there was nothing except for an oos musky that liked my little jig(broke off), the second bay we went into is where we found lots of crappie and bluegill . We fished 1 1/2 foot to 3 feet of water , the fish bite did not stop when it rained either, and it rained/drizzled for about 4 hours. I'm going outside now to take the cover off the boat to dry it out. I enjoyed fishing with you again EHG, we'll have to get together when musky season opens.

I'd suggest talking to the neighbor. Maybe calling the dog by name and getting him used to her voice. I wouldn't suggest feeding him anything unless it was cleared by the neighbor. Another idea might be to get to know the dog by petting it when the neighbor is present again getting it to know her voice. We had a dog as kids growing up that would bark at the neighbor, in his yard until he came over to pet it at the chain link fence.

lund had a special on for a 16foot with a 50 2stroke plus trailer for around $12,500, you can check their webpage to verify this.

I don't think this is part of the Kawarthas but Canal Lake north/east of Simcoe has a few crappie.

Congrats on your day, I went there Sunday and our day of catching fish was pretty bad and the last spot we went to we landed a few. We tried fishing the Otonabee River and found there was too much current, I figured they had the locks open.

nice report and pics

Will the water temps be good for the crappie to begin spawning this weekend? or is the water still too cold? just thought I'd ask since the Kawarthas opens for panfish this weekend.

Fishing for largemouth in lily pads is my favorite , but would love to get into some Simcoe smallies this summer. Fishing for musky is also right up there.

A man went in to the supermarket yesterday and noticed an attractive woman waving at him. She said hello. he was rather taken aback because he couldn't place where he knew her from. So he said, "Do you know me?" To which she replied, "I think you're the father of one of my kids."

Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and said, "My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching while your partner sprayed us both with whipped cream?"

She looks into his eyes and says calmly, "No, I'm your son's teacher."

Is it legal to buy them and import them into Canada and put them in a lake that already has an existing musky population?

also I can't believe the price of perch and crappie.

one recommendation I will make is to not buy the harness as you can make your own with some foam to keep the rope on top of the water.

last year I fished the bass opener on the Pigeon river and found the weeds were already turning brown and not healthy looking. I think the carp dieoff played a role in the weed growth last year, hopefully the water levels will be better this year

a great tip I learned the hard way is if you are painting a burgandy(deep red) color , it is best to tint your primer a medium color grey then 2 coats of burgandy and it should give you a nice finish.

I think most paint stores have a test kit to tell if your walls are latex or oil, as Bernie pointed out if you are going to paint latex over oil it is best to prime it first to make sure the paint sticks.

I personally like Benjamin Moore, and would recommend eggshell for the walls . Alot of people use a semi-gloss for the doors and trim . I wouldn't take the doors off to paint them , but maybe remove the handles to paint. I found that the small stores that sell Benjamin Moore give good advice on what you need to do to prep before painting. good luck