Jds63

I believe the cottage is in east bay ...

Agree 100% , my nephew is a US marine (Staff Seargeant) with three tours of duty in Iraq, he is home now, and my father is World War II vet, he is 89 and I am very proud of them both ... nothing greater than to serve for your Country .. IMO

Thanks will do ... familiar with that setup, hope to also jig if water is calm enough early morning Clear water eh ? awesome ... kids will love that for the swimming, thanks ... definitely will target the bass early morning and evening

Got a cottage rented last week of July on Drag Lake in Haliburton... i know it has Lakers so I am ready with my Dipsey diver rigs, other than that does anyone know how the bass fishing is ? Plan on practising with the fly rod as well off the dock in the calm evenings.

very nice dude... congrats

WOW !!! those are amazing photos .... can you share the name of the lodge or where you stayed ???

awesome stuff !!!! looks like a good time ...

nice report, Kipawa looks beautiful

well said, "oversight" and accountability are crucial ....

I stand corrected ... taxpayers money either way you look at it ... everyone thinks that outsourcing is the answer, not so sure about that ...

With all the discussions here about better enforcement of the rules, the MNR is reducing again ... not sure how this will affect all the issues regarding better enforcement, but still it makes you wonder why ? the Provincial government flagarantly wastes taxpayers money on things like ORNGE and the Gun registry and meanwhile our natural resources get screwed ... http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/2012/07/03/scott-preparing-for-possible-mnr-office-closures

I havn't used my flyrod in several years and am getting back into it this summer. We are renting a cottage up in Haliburton in a few weeks and was planning on practising my rusty casts from the dock early morning and late evening. What were you using for the bass ? most of my stuff is for smaller trout... I have a few streamers but no poppers, I have seen foam style poppers on the market.

nicely done video .... <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FlpVVKvrnu0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

amazing, I am sure there are many companies out there that would die to get traffic like that to their website !!!!! more reason to keep your spots secret ....

A truly wonderful story ... the pictures of you and your son fishing with no other distractions tells it all !!!

Great pictures ... love the video of Ralphie snoring ....

Love your photography and great report ... the underwater housings and that lens are certainly and investment, thanks for sharing your photos

Thanks again Mike for brining us along on your adventure. Brookies are my favorite species as well, because my dad used to bring me along stream fishing back in the 60's and 70's, I am sure your son will have amazing stories to share with his kids. It must be more special when you can share a trip like that with your Dad, son and uncle. Bravo !!!!! Now i need to call Brad and enquire as well.... cheers

beauty fish , those are some chunky pike too the laker i would say hi teens as well

Great report Simon, it really looks like a piece of paradise there .. Swing was worth the GPS, Jack looks like he will enjoy for years to come .

awesome part 2 ... thanks for posting the great pictures

Looks like a phenomenal trip ... whities , lakers and specs Looked like a 6 oor 7 lb speck in one those pictures did you get a weight on it ? congrats !!!!

great video, better than some fishing shows ... love all the camera angles

nice work guys ... great report and pics

Wow glad that you guys are OK and the kids never got bit, ..thanks for sharing your exeriences this really helps us become more aware of these critters ... I have been taking the dog for walks along the shore line , now I will choose another area