outdoorguy61

My one and only Aurora trout outing, was not the most pleasent, with me having to cast from shore with a leg cast on for a few hours near Temagami. Not a sniff, while casting from the only spot that seemed friendly enough for some schmuck with a full cast on his leg. I want to go again..... and hopefully get to do something a bit more serious. I have gotten to fish for golden trout, westslope cuthroats, Athabasca Rainbows (mini rainbows that are the only native rainbows on the east side of the Rockys), Nipigon brookies, and redbands. I thoroughly enjoy targetting unique subspecies. outdoorguy61

1) Keep it too short. You want them to want to come again and feel like they did not get to fish enough. 2) Make it productive and clean (catching fish efficiently and no fish guts) 3) Make it fun outdoorguy61

An elderly gengtleman I used to know (now deceased) claimed that when he was a diver many years ago, he observed snapping turtles nipping at a body he was retreiving. It sounded very spooky and although I could not confirm the story, this fellow sure did hate snapping turtles....he was just sickened by them. outdoorguy61

Look up Rockys in Orillia. I am not sure whether Aikmans in Mississauga would have them. outdoorguy61

Tidbit.- I am amazed at how a couple of decades old tires on a property I bought have deteriorated. One actually has a 100 ft tree growing up threw it and actually looks sort of neat, when one thinks of how long it must have been there. You folks have reminded me that I have to buy a spare tire/rim for my trailer....thank-you outdoorguy61

And of course to the French it is a dore. I grew up with the term pickeral, or yellow pickeral and now almost always use the term walleye. Some fish like salmon or lake trout have many regional variations. outdoorguy61

I have seen a considerable amount of bald eagles, and was actually within about 5 paces of some on Canada Day, in Prince Rupert BC by a fish cleaning station. The most I have seen is roughly 200 within a 3km area on the Harrision River east of Vancouver in late fall (chum salmon), but have heard of more significant concentrations near Squamish. I have also been to Kannanaskis country many times, and although being aware it is a flyway for Golden eagles, am unsure if I have ever seen any. That said, I plan on going to a place called Boston Bar, up the Fraser R. in August to hopefully get a confirmed golden eagle siting. In the Bay of Quinte area back home in Ontario, I have heard of bald eagles, but have not seen any myself. Supposedly somewhere in the eastern part of Hay Bay, around the 1000 Island bridge in Gananoque (regular winter location I understand) and near Bon Echo. Alas, I am still waiting to see this back home. outdoorguy61

Humminbird 787ci or a 787c will give you the most for your dollar. outdoorguy61

I believe they did stock one section of this river with brown trout in Eganville, if memory serves me correctly. I am not sure of any that survived, and never heard of anyone catching any. Note, that slightly south of there are a few trout lake and stream options. Enjoy your vacation.... it is especially nice to see in the fall if you have the opportunity. outdoorguy61

I really wish that those that want to fight and protest would consider their options carefully and leave Canada, if they feel so strongly, rather than instill age old hostilitys, into what is a most welcoming home for most immigrants. outdoorguy61

Hopefully I will get to see this, when I am travelling at some point. It is an interesting story I heard as a boy and was always captivated with. Thanks for posting this. outdoorguy61

Guides on Maligne Lake in Alberta use 101 Pd thrust- 36V, on square freighter canoes. I forget the speed, but it was faster than one might expect. outdoorguy61

I had one person drop a couple of bags of garbage down a hill along a road by my property back home. I called the police. The problem seemed to stop, with me thankfully being at a distance travelling, otherwise it would have gotten far more unpleasent, than the garbage dropper may have envisioned. (lady according to papers amongst the garbage). I had a person in Calgary leave some garbage and claim their father was so and so. I called them on it..... and they meekly came and picked it up. I am working on buying another piece of property back home in Ontario and have understood that someone had used it to drop some garbage. This will be carefully looked at. Any person that appeared to be responsible by names on letters, packaging, etc., would also be given a few options, carefully presented. They will likley choose to comply. outdoorguy61

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I have strong ideals about freedom of choice and empathize with the potential owner. I also believe that any market is finite and question the long term wisdom. Should this gentleman win in this case, I do believe that Bettman will be out of a job, which I believe could be good for the game, due to some of his questionable decisions in franchise placement, viability. Just another two cents, from someone that used to love the game. outdoorguy61

As a child I tried this twice and succeeded in a way. One time was for splake at the base of the falls in Napanee, where a spring came in and they would hold for a bit in the summer. I was close, but alas I missed. And yes, they used to stock splake in the eastern basin of Lk. Ontario. The other time was at nearby Rankins quarry, where they used to stock brook trout. Here the fish were getting too little oxygen in the summer and were holding close to the surface. One was alone and in a tiny bay, and a cousin of mine and myself put some rocks in to block it in. We took turns, and I ended up getting it, but cannot recall if I shared my little morsel with my cousin. Tickling was something that I had read about, whereby a person would tickle the underside of a fish as I recall, and it would become more or less docile and one could then magically catch it with their hands. I would suggest that I would have likley read this in Field and Stream, as it was semi accessible at the time. Thanks for bringing up a fun time from what now seems like many years ago. I have no idea about how this was viewed in a legal sence at the time, but it sure was fun for a couple of kids. outdoorguy61

I have stretched the ligaments in my knee too many times to remember. Having had my knee scoped once, I have had nothing but good things to say. That said, it has changed things for me a lot, and I now lead what to me is a fairly docile life, compared to running, playing hockey, etc. Recovery time was very quick following my surgery, with me weakly walking within a couple of days. This was now nine years ago. I still miss running and playing hockey, but feel the risk is too high. Hopefully I will resume walks, backpacking and perhaps riding my bike. All have sadly taken a backseat. I wish your wife well. outdoorguy61

There was a book out around 2001 by the founder of BASS and Ranger boats as I recall. It was actually pretty good if I am remembering correctly. Note, that although the history follows a similar timeline as the United States, it has evolved in a very different way. This is primarily due to a smaller market, with astronomically larger distances and a smaller range of tournament bass fishing, until the last ten years. British Columbia was the last and most unique and is still in its infancy (it is developing but is more different than anyone involved in tournaments in Ontario could imagine). Ontario is the oldest with Quebec and Manitoba following suit in a smaller way. Alberta and Saskatchewan has no bass fishing tournaments but do have walleye tournaments that are by and large much larger in terms of payouts, than any other area of Canada. Just some tidbits. You could also try googling BASS or say Bass tournament history. Cross reference anything you get on the net of course, given that somethings are not accureate. Good luck on your assigment. outdoorguy61

Daiwa warranty used to be through Aikmans or perhaps Rockys. Not sure how up to date this is, given how Daiwa has changed over the years. A broken body is very uncommon..... however....be honest and most companys will often surprise you. This part will be hard to get, so please either contact a Canadian warranty centre or Daiwa directly. outdoorguy61

Thanks for posting the photo of the Atlantic. It is nice to see them come back, and a real bonus to have a fish that is capeable of doing mutiple spawning runs. outdoorguy61

I have been surprised that some native natural predators that may eat cormorant eggs or cormorants themselves have not been introduced, or simply having it decalred as a pest. outdoorguy61

The 55PD should be fine. You can add the Copilot on if you want to make it remote control. outdoorguy61

I have had some luck fishing for brookies with a chartruece woolly bugger tie (Fortress Lk BC) and also as a muddler minnow tie. Both were done as jigs. No photo's. outdoorguy61

I have observed one in a creek east of Coburg. Note this was in the water and could be brought into question. This was about 9 years ago, before the larger program now undertaken. I am hopeful this program will bear fruit in years to come, given the Atlantics historic significance combined with its ability to do repeat spawning runs. outdoorguy61

Lowrance is supposed to be having some major software problems, with both the side imaging and any HD model that carrys a Navionics chip. It makes me way too nervous to try them. outdoorguy61

I hope this is salvageable. If in fact it is not, I am hopeful that management will take a serious look at Hamilton, Mississauga or perhaps Oshawa. I would suggest that it must bring in at least 10 million in sales when one factors in show cost, exhibitor cost and actual sales of services and product. It remains a pathetic approach to target those that keep the peace. outdoorguy61