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lure selection and recommendations will all work for big bass. Location in my mind is the biggest thing. There's a number of runs I've fished including quinte that I have classed as big bass spots What I like to look for Docks that have deeper water that but up against areas with slop weeds. Love slop that stretches from one dock to the next Overhanging trees (more than just 1 though) with deeper water and wood that extends off the banks Bull rush banks with undercut and blown in weeds If you ever find old dredged out channels that have grown over with weeds in the summer these are big fish magnets.

Saw this at the landing one day in Temagami. Was dropping some guests back at the landing and saw a beauty big Lund Tyee pull in. Guy gets out and he's immediately "look at me and my new boat" . Undoes the winch strap and backs the boat in with only a 6ft rope tied to the front. It's a very deep ramp there and the boat comes firing off the trailer once he gets a bit of water under it. The 6 ft rope is way to short and gets pulled out of the wifes hands. To top it all off he forgets to put the plug in. Here's this 20 ft Lund drifting about 50ft off the ramp and you could tell after a few minutes the back end was starting to get lower in the water. Lucky for him it was a saturday and there was a number of boats in the water waiting to get to the ramp. Someone pulled up beside his boat and guidded back to the dock. He did have to jump in and swim to the back and get the plug in. Probably not that odd but always amazes me what stuff goes on at the ramps.

FB just beat me too it. 3-4" Rapala Rainbow Trout, then brown trout colour . Rebel wee craw is a must have Mepps black fury and gold Tiny torpedos Wooly buggers and muddlers under floats 4" berkley power worms on a 1/8 jig head 4" senko, white, pumpkin and black I don't think there need to carry any more

Storm Kickin Minnow 8" Perch Rapala SS Shad Gold Silver Black Blue Fox bucktail and some leaders

just got the call back from the shop. Before they started to pull the lower unit off they put the air hose into the water line. It blew out a huge big spider weband crap from the water intake (lower unit). Started it up and instanlty it started pumping water again. Wow never thought that a spider web would block it that much. I never thought to check it that way. Good news no charge for that but I do need new plugs.

Was walking through Chapters on the weekend, letting the kids pick out some new reading material and stumbled on Ted Readers new book The Art of Plank Grilling Spent the next 20 minutes lost in the book and had to be pulled out of the aisle by wife and kids. I made a very strong suggestion on what Dad would like for Fathers day just a couple of pages to drool on Cedar Planked dinner rolls Planked sirloin burgers with blue cheese Smokin beer planked St Louis Ribs Cedar planked sweel potatoes w/ bacon, beer nuts and flaming marshmallows Planked chocolate chip cookies

One on the hat and back of both ankles and I think you'd never ever get bit again. I hate wearing the heavy wool socks in the summer up in Temagami but that's the only thing I've found that prevents the ankle biting.

Yeah I checked the pee hole and the water port off the engine block. I fish Scugog a lot so that's something i need to do often. When I checked the outlet port off the engine a could see a bit of smoke coming out so it was time to shut her down before it got too hot

Put the water mufflers on my 2001 - 115 HP Merc in the driveway last night. Full blast with the hose and fired up the motor for the first time . Good news is the boat fired up right away and ran smooth as silk. Bad news is I could not get any water to come out the outflow line. Switched from water mufflers to big tub and completely submerged the intake holes on the lower unit. Still no water. Pulled the hood and checked the water line from the top of the block to the outlet port and no blockage. No problems last year with it pumping water and it water was drained fully before winterizing. Last resort is to take it down to the boat ramp and fire it up while on the trailer and put it in gear for a bit. Would the impellers be stuck or slow to engage while in idle in the driveway. Didn't want to rev it up for fear of generating too much heat Any other ideas???

Up until last night thast was my plan as well but the darn water pump on my 115 Merc has decided otherwise. Put the water mufflers on and stared up with no flow. Dropped the whole lower unit in a barrel and still no flow. Looks like I'm dry docked for a bit. I'll be listening in on channel 72 so keep the chatter going guys

Funny you mention that. I have a raincheck for the 18 ft Princess Auto tarp in my wallet. I phoned Hamilton and Mississauga today and still out of stock on that tarp. The cover I had narrowed it down to is a Sharkskin model from iboats. $238 US but ~$450 CDN by the time it hits my door. I'm thnking about the generic one and then buying myself a Stradic to even out the difference.

OK I know that there's a few Crestliner owners out there with the same boat and I'd also like to here from any Lund, Princecraft or other 18ft side console type boat owners that have recently purchased a mooring cover. Been in need of one for the last year and finally this weekend got fed up with the canvas cover that came with the boat. Have looked on line at the various US dealers and by the time exchange, shipping and duty/taxes comes in, a basic fitted cover for my 2001 boat is at $450-500 CDN. I've tried one of the all purpose CDN Tire version for BAss/Walleye boats and it just didn't fit. I need a port trolling motor option as well as the motor hood Looking for someplace more local (Oakville). Open to suggestions guys. First and foremost needs to be breathable and waterproof for storage outside in the driveway. Don't care if it can be left on while trailering on the highway. Any aftermarket suppliers?

I hear ya Raf, Nothing like coming off the water and having your eyes hurt all the way home in the car. I too was a user of $15 fishing glasses for way too long. About 2 years ago I bought a decent pair of Bolle from LeBarons. They were wrap around style, Had light amber lenses and kind of a 2 tone coloured frame. Wish I could remember the model name and of course Lebarons doesn't sell them any more. They were only $50 or so which fit in my budget (famous for sitting on my fishing glasses at least 2-3 times a year) I have a back up pair of the H20 Optix Bermudas and like them just as much. Of all places I found them on sale for $40 in the Optometrist store in Walmart. Check some of the online stores and you might come across a good deal.

That would be Etobicoke Creek. Way back in the 70's when I was a wee lad I fished that creek from lake Ontario right up to Dundas. Every weekend in the summer I did the Tom Sawyer thing. Packed a sandwich in the morning and take my fishing rod down to the creek. Spend the whole day messing around. In all those years only saw a couple of wayward rainbows in the spring. Mostly chub, shiners and suckers. Down by the mouth at Marie Curtis you'll hit the odd bass but mostly carp

my guess is that they're smallies starting to climb the river. The credit is a good spawning river for lake smallmouth and it's about time they started to show up in the pools north of Dundas. Always hit a few when drifting for late steelehead end of May.

Hikers Haven in Oakville has a big tent sale this weekend. Loads of yaks and canoes out front today

I'll throw my 2 cents in. Great comments to get started so far. I've spent a few years up on Temagami and as a bass guy first I'm limited to jigging the lake if I want to catch any lakers. We do alright but I've learned a few things up there. You need structure to jig on. Find deep shoals, bluff cliffs with broken rock or rocky deep points and watch the finder for bait and fish. I tend to target 70-100 FOW in the summer months and will always use a marker when bait or fish show up on the finder. Lakers on flats or humps seem to wander but on deep fast structure they hang around. Let the trolling guys plow the deep water flats, it's too long between hits for jigging Standard baits like crippled herrings, white tubes, williams have all worked. Last year I experimented and caught some nice trout on Gulp minnows either on drop shot rigs or tipped on the back end of a bad boy type lure.

We've been doing this for a couple of years now. My 2 kids like it as well. I use an old Garmin GPS12 and it seems to do an OK job. Love the hide and seek features on the geocaching site. Easy to see the caches around our house with the Google map feature. Not sure if its me or my cheap GPS though but we do run into a few time a year where I know I'm way off base. Was trying to find a cache in Oakville a few weeks ago and my GPS said it was hidden on the side of a bluff cliff. Would have needed a rope, winch and a billy goat to get me down there. gets us out of the house in the summer and adds a bit of fun to routine outings. Hate trying to find micro caches though. Like the bigger easier to find ones. There's a great series of Go caches across the city. Check them out

Fiddle heads and brook trout creeks go hand in hand. If you know anywhere local that has brookies, browns or rainbows take a walk and have a look. My spot is the credit river just north of Inglewood right through to the forks. Since they made it artificial only I don't get back up there too much.

Look in the carpet section in Home Depot or Rona. The sell some decent underpadding that might fit you're needs. It's also a neutral black or brown colour so it won't stand out.

The catfish I took home from the grand was as fresh as ever after an hour long trip in a shopping bag in the back of the truck. I had a funny thought of slipping down to the creek beside the house and seeing if it would swim away But then I ate it!!

West Marine has a decent selection of sizes and material. Was just in there looking for some of the fold away cleats that hide in the gunnels. Trafalgar and QEW in Oakville

After a stab in the dark in a google search I actually just found a few references Type in Organic Bait and then the river you're interetsed in. Here's what Credit River Conservation site has. *Rainbow trout, brook trout and brown trout catch and possession limit of zero and only artificial lures (no organic bait) with one barbless hook can be used when angling the Credit River and tributaries upstream of Old Baseline Road in Caledon. Found another similar reference on the Grand River. Any section that is artificial lure or fly and catch and release only has a ban on organic baits. - Only seems to make sense to help with C&R

Fish in a pail or cooler with no water won't usually ever get you in trouble even if there still flipping around (never say never though). What will is fish in a livewell/cooler with water being transported across land. Basically a no-no to prevent anyone from introducing fish into new water.

I've searched the fishing regs and then searched this site and a few others for any clarification on what constitutes an artficial lure. On the reg site I get the definition An artificial lure means a spoon, plug, jig, artificial fly or other such device that is designed to catch fish by means of angling. But then they provide a definition for Bait There are some areas of the province where the use of any form of organic bait is not allowed. Organic bait includes live or dead animals, plants or parts. See Bait (page 10), or exceptions to the Zone regulations for the Zone where you are fishing. I check the Exceptions and can find no references to organic baits anywhere. Only mentions Artificial lures. Some kind of endless loop?? Go to page 10, back to Exceptions, back to page 10,...... I'm looking at doing some trout fishing this year in Southern Ontario and sections I'm interested in are posted as artificial lure only. Has anyone run across any problems being on the stream with Gulp or power bait? There seem to be no clear answer that I can find for this and would prefer not to debate it on the stream with a CO