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  4. Small fresh water stream - trout pls?

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    Looks like a fallfish to me.  A fellow I knew in a private fishing club a very long time ago, born in Britain and served in WW II, used to catch these in a lake in the Ottawa Valley.  He had his man servant gut them, chunk them up, and boil them.  He claimed they were delicious, but nobody else in the club ever tried any, as far as I know.  People eat practically every species of fish, and I am sure these are edible.

    Doug

  19. Family Fly-In Recommendation

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    2 minutes ago, Big Cliff said:

    Thanks for the information Bill. I did start looking into it but it seems most of the trips offered involve "floating the river and camping out". At my age walking down to the dock and getting into the boat is an adventure lol. As a younger man I might have been able to handle something like this but not now. I need a quiet, comfortable place where I can fish without too much effort, have afternoon naps, and just relax. I have caught my share of monsters and enjoy the fight of a 1 lb speck as much as anything else I have ever caught. 😊

    Hearst Air Service offers float trips and trips in to Hawley Lake, where Albert's cabins are located:  https://www.hearstair.com/sutton-river-specs/

    I agree, Cliff, a float trip once would have been just the ticket, but those kind of activities are in my rear view mirror.  But the HAS Sutton River prices are north of what the OP was looking for....

    Doug

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  23. Simcoe ice rescue

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    9 hours ago, Terry said:

    and couldn’t use it in deep snow 

    I am sure this would be the case.  same for an Argo without tracks, they just high-centre, wheels turn but the Argo stays where it is.  A Wilcraft has slightly more ground clearance, but a much longer wheelbase and yes for sure would be SOL in deep snow.

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  24. Simcoe ice rescue

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    8 minutes ago, Terry said:

    They are very expensive and very slow 

    Less money than an Argo, top speed according to my buddy 40 kph.  My Argo cannot do 40 kph.  Different machines, for sure, and I agree that it would be a lot of money for an ice fishing machine.  My buddy was saying, the Americans are pimping them out, with bow-mount electric motors, power pole electric anchor pylons, etc etc and using them as bass boats but in swampy stuff.  Who knows, that would not appeal to me!

    It was a very cool experience to be out in that rig.

    Doug

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  25. Simcoe ice rescue

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    That rig is completely amphibious (like an Argo), all wheel drive (like an Argo), but the rear tires especially provide more power in water than an Argo's wheels do.  The chassis is all aluminum and can be raised and lowered by hydraulics.  There are four holes in the floor for fishing, a superstructure very much like a pull-over ice hut, and an after-market diesel heater that keeps things toasty inside.  (Way too toasty for my liking, but I was a guest.)  One can ice fish without stepping out of the rig for anything.  It is a VERY neat rig.

    Doug

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