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I second the Temagami vote. One of my fav places and can never get there to often enough. Been spending 2-3 weeks a year for last 20 or so. Tons of bass and a number of back lake options for day trips through the lodges on the lake. Call around now though as many camps are booked year after year by repeat guests. If you were OK with the drive to Nippising I'd also suggest Trout Lake (eastern town limit of North Bay) For the most part I believe it's underfished. You'll see a fair bit of boat traffic on the west end but mostly tourists not a lot of fishermen All amenities very close by in North Bay Others to check out Kashe Lake (lots of panfish) Glouster Pool area of Georgian Bay a little further away is Little and Big Rideau lake - great fishery and just north of Temagami is Lady Evelyn lake with several very nice resorts

I really enjoyed the read. I have tonight set aside - no work, no family stuff, and will be starting to run through packing lists for upcoming moose hunt in Temagami. Only 11 more sleeps. Talked with a few northern boys and moose just started getting active last couple days. Warmer weather on the way should slow things down a bit and make it perfect for when we get there. Nothing better than moose in the morning and evening and grouse hunting all day. I've been meaning to take my fishing rod in and maybe this year it will make it.

Busy Bee tools sells a large bench mount similar to LV Tools but cheaper and one model has a ring light around it.

I've had my Cannon M-10's for over 20 years and given them more than a work out. Only things I've done to the 2 I own each has had a new end roller and new drag washers on clutch. One 1 unit I replaced a breaker switch Total over 15 years probably less than $50. I bought mine on recommendations I got directly from the charter captains in dock J-L at Port Credit YC back in the hey day of the derby. At that time it was Big Jon and Walker mostly.

Your killing me Jay I was planning a bow weekend in temagami- leaving right after work tomorrow. darn changes at work have added tons of new stuff here and nothing is ready for our big trade show a week away. Had to cancel and as luck would have it I'm busy next 2 weekends. Hopefully take a trip up for Oct 6th.

I'll be the first to disagree. 8-10 lb mono should be fine as long as you've got enough of it. 200+ yards as a minimum for pier fishing. You did not mention what reel you are using and my first concern would be you're drag based on the sequence of events. Set the drag up and use your index fringer for any added pressure. On some reels 2-3 click adjustment can be way too much. I use a Pro Qualifier 4000 on the pier and it seems to handle most fish. If you don't have a very smooth drag a big chinook will pop any pound test if the reel can't keep up when they run. I've had downrigger reels not behaving right and pop 20-30 lb test just as if it where 8lb. Another thing that happens now is the males start developing a neat set of canine teeth. You can run a heavy flouro leader - 14/17lb to avoid those teeth. Oh and by the way, Great going on hooking up with 3. They are fun fish

Sturgeon fishing is closed all year in Lake Ontario. Every year there are reports of sturgeon being caught by steelheaders and walleye fishermen at the mouth of the Nottawasaga. Open seasons on Georgian Bay and Huron Ed Pawskowski caught the Ontario record back in 1982 from the Nottowasaga - 168 lbs. He made the rounds at the Sportmans shows for a few years with Mepps (lure company). Saw one fishing show on the Groundhog river out of Kapuskasing. Can't remember who though. The fish they caught where small - maybe 3 footers.

Don I spent over 15 years with a trailer on BOQ and would suggest you find a place that you can store your boat on the trailer and then put it in when needed. Most places have marginal docks and even such the bay can get awful nasty. Try the marina at Deseronto for storage or any of the campgrounds like Pickeral Park outside of Napanee. From there you're on the right side to launch at Picton Ferry in the morning. Won't have to wait for the ferry to cross from Picton to north shore.

Yep been through that as well especially in the spring on the south shore. The early chinooks beat the crud out of a stock treble hooks. Used to loose almost half that were hooked from that alone. When I run minnow baits on Lake Ontario (salmon) now i tend to replace the tail treble hook and put on 2 siwash. Size the siwash 1 or 2 bigger than the hook gap of the treble and put them face to face on the split ring. You kind of get an offset double hook out of it. Has worked out fine for me

After a few years with a handheld I finally put in a fixed mount. The handheld would receive but I never could contact anyone due to limited range. I bought the Lowrance model from LeBarons and it's great. Take a look at BPS online too. The are throwing in an antenna if you buy an VHS. I still use the handheld when I'm out in another boat or at the hunt camp.

Terry If your using the offshore boards pick up the OR-18 clamp down release. There around $20 each but worth every penny. You can run all different lines off em. Works great with braid right down to the 10lb range. Even works with the lead core. I run the lead core to allow me a much broader lure selection - shallow lipped and especially spoons. Everybody pulls Manns and reef runners out there.

You'll be fine with that set up here's a good start to put the odds in your favor Check your reel capacity and pick line weight that will give you the most capacity 6-10 lb is fine but more yards of 6 is way more important than going with heavier line. My biggest peir salmon was caught on 6lb. Lures Canadian wigglers Spoon in 1/2 - 3/4 oz Rattlin raps in 1/2+ The longer the cast the better My fav pier lures Fire Tiger Canadian Wiggler 3/4 Pixie Spoon 3/4 Fire dot Rattltrap As night approaches switch over to glow lures. There's always someone around at this time of year with a net.

TJ Being on Lake Temagami a few times each year I bump up against these Stewardship meetings with friends on the lake and by all accounts have to say what I have heard is really discouraging. Rumours abound that the ice fishing season is in real jeopardy. Funny how the biologists can run the computer models to tell them what's going on and be so off base in their calculations but not willing to spend any time on the lake. I fill out the catch survey reports every year when at Ket-chun-eny. Hopefully they were used.

I run the smaller okuma 20's and Diawa 27's. I can get 4 colors of 18 lb lead core - more than enough and 100 ft of 17lb flourocarbon I typically run 1-2 colors of lead and the flouro off the boards and 2-3 colors flat lining direct behind the boat.

I'll be there those 3 weekends after deer season closes but staying in Trenton. Either in my boat or my buddies. See everybody on the water!! VHF channel 72

Telegraph narrows is the bridge from Deseronto across to the Somersville. High current area way north of Glenora Ferry Locals jig around bridge spring and fall best $ spent would be to pick up a Quinte East and Quinte West map.

Start fishing 2 weeks before the full moon in October. By full moon they are around.

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If my speaker wire was copper, yes I agree it would be a waste at $5/ft. Different metals and alloy mixes transmit electrical signals much better than copper. Check out all the connections inside quality built speaker. They are all coated silver. Copper is cheap and plentiful but does not do a great job - sufficient yes but noticable when you upgrade, even to thicker copper it makes a difference. First off you really have to have a system starting with an input device like a cd or dvd player (and turntable for you audiophiles) that can actually capture and transmit a quality signal. For the longest of times I tried different things with my old components and didn't hear any difference. I replaced my audio system a few years back and found renewed enjoyment I knew this thread would take this turn but its what makes audio and fishing fun, the discussion and debate on preferences. Second the recommednation on the Onkyo. Power supply can't be beat for the price points.

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Good points all around in the feedback For really true balanced 5.1 or 7.1 sound your speakers especially your center channel should be as close to frequency balanced as possible. Putting different speakers together as fronts and backs will most likely put the sond response off just a tad. For a few years I ran a set of Yamos as my fronts and PSB's as backs. When I replaced with a basic Energy series, the surround sound for movies was way better. You did not mention anything about a CD/DVD player. If you have a basic one put the money into a new one. Another area which makes huge improvements are cables. I spent $5/ft on speaker cables for my audio system (Intergra and Yamos) and it was like getting a whole new system.

For those who haven't seen it goggle squirrelapult I'm sure that a Jr. model is somewhere in the works chipmunkapult anyone

I haven't seen anyone stocking the PVA around GTA as yet. Fishing World has best stock now but it is somewhat depleted after the spring. Check on line through Ebay. I got a fair bit of stuff including my bite alarms well below waht I would have paid at retail Fishing World has a few different rod pods in stock now

You can pick up a fuse panel and rig some breaker switches from off the shelf products at Canadian tire but the finish is not the prettiest. In both my old boats I put a fuse panel and grounding block in under a storage area for access and then ran seperate switches up onto the console area. I know that West Marine in Oakville has a predone 6 switch panel that takes the tube fuses. You might also get some luck at Pisces marine (4th line and Speers) and the marina at Dundas and Hwy 6. They normally carry the fuse panels. The Seadog model I put in my old Lund worked great and was rated 40A total. Ran the fish finder, lights, livewell, downriggers,... through this. Usually each fuse line has a max rating so plan out what you want to hook up and then determine the number of lines you'll need and what amp for each line. Makes things easier down the road not popping fuses or melting swtches. http://www.blyachting.com/en/detail.asp?sku=0304806 Also, I would not run a trolling motor through a panel just for the reason most basic ones are rated max 10A per line. If you need more amp per line then go the fuse block route and seperate matching amp switches.

South end of the lake around Cross has good walleye in late summer. It's a run but I'm always up late July/early August and that's where better catches come from. If you are staying around the hub call some of the ladges and see if they have a back lake trip open. Many of the ladges have boats on smaller back lakes like Kokoko and Spawning. Easy to get in and good walleye fishing. Call up first and if you confirm anything stop buy Dads in Temagami. They sell lake maps for Spawning and Kokoko. Kokoko is only a 100 yd portage. Kokoko bay can also produce trolling worm harnesses along deeper shorelines just inside from main lake. The bite is like they said on the shoal and points in the summer. Evening bite - good for an hour or so then done.