akaShag

And northern pikeminnows (which are not northern pike and are not minnows) are actually FUN to catch.  But in central BC, where I was catching them, the fish have quite a different name.  I guess political correctness caught up with them, OK fine, but surely to God they could have come up with a better name!!!

My $0.02

Doug

Thanks for taking the time to write the report!  That area is certainly blessed with some great fishing............but I sure found the road trip up to Nakina to be some L...O...N...G...!

Doug

ARTIFICIAL CORN:

you know, corn made of soyabeans and fertilized with JT's broken promises, token apologies, gun grab statements and other PURE  S**T.

Artificial, like the man in other words.  Do we need artificial corn?  Do we need phony politicians???

50 minutes ago, David Chong said:

Yeah, I ran into that as well! Thought that I would get ahead of the game and register in Nov. but found out that I couldn't! LOL

That was bad enough, but THEY WOULD NOT TELL YOU what date you could actually apply!!!!  Bone-headed bureaucrats.....

12 minutes ago, BillM said:

Got my new card in the mail maybe 2 weeks after ordering online.  Painless. 

Painless, yes for sure, once a person could do it. 

My beef is they could TELL US on the website that one cannot renew until such and such a date.  OR, why not allow a person to renew two months in advance, or three, or ???  It strikes me as bureaucracy of the worst order to deny permission to renew until only a month is left in the card.

19 minutes ago, Terry said:

Yeah they waited till I was over 65 to let former armed forces personnel to fish without a license.  Why couldn’t they do it years before lol 

and thank YOU for YOUR service!

18 minutes ago, GBW said:

Queen's York Ranger

Good for you!  And thank you for your service.

Doug

On 12/23/2022 at 12:14 PM, AKRISONER said:

stradic 1000’s and you’ll have an ice real that will last you a life time.

Yes I have those on a couple ice rods, but have been curious about the in-line reels.  Old dog, new tricks, SOMETIMES.  😉

Doug

On 12/19/2022 at 9:19 PM, smitty55 said:

Game of Inches

Smitty, is that some kind of porn film?  😲

Thanks Terry!

On 12/23/2022 at 1:01 PM, misfish said:

Piscihfun

Can you get that in a right hand model?

On 12/24/2022 at 2:21 PM, Fisherman said:

When you want to post a picture from your desk top, click on the "choose files" at the bottom of the square, then go to your pictures, click on it and it will show up.  

One from the archives there buddy..................

Doug

nothing here in Kingston yet...........and I submitted it as soon as I could............

40 minutes ago, CrowMan said:

because after I'm done trying to get boneless fillets, there's only small pieces left

One of my fishing buddies is a whiz at filleting pike (and leaving the bones on the carcass!)  He has shown me several times, hands on instruction, but the lessons so far have not stuck.  We have been catching some nice pike, 6 to 8 pounds and chunky, while fishing for perch.  Exciting on an ultralight with 3 pound test!  And boneless pike are very toothsome pan-fried, and also very good smoked.

Got it, thanks.  Frozen fish beat the heck out of no fish, but I hear you loud and clear.  I really like smoking the whities also, but it has been many moons since I caught enough to make that worthwhile!

Thanks for the comeback!

NICE!

Same question - releasing the whitefish?

Doug

You released a whitefish???  Please help me out here, a confused Southeastern Ontario fellow.......

....are you not allowed to keep whitefish?  Or you just don't prefer them?  If I had a choice between a whitie and a walleye on the plate, the whitie would be on the menu.

We had minus 16 on my back deck yesterday morning, so Kingston might well get ice before year end.  Here's hoping!  Thanks for whetting my appetite!

Doug

8 minutes ago, Headhunter said:

There are a number of companies capable of issuing cards here in the GTA. Priced themselves out of contention?

HH

It is the entire licencing system that Ontario offshored.  Purchasing printing and mailing the OC but also purchasing and issuing the tags, etc etc.

But the skeptic in me thinks the Ontario government of the day probably had a POLITICAL reason for this decision..........

7 minutes ago, Dara said:

Do you need an outdoors card to fish if you are over 65 and don't need a license.

NO.

https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-outdoors-cards-for-seniors-over-65/

as of TODAY!  Before today you could not renew the OC or buy your small game licences.  Which is freakin' RIDICULOUS.  Like HELLO!!!!!  WHY can't their system let me renew my card a month before it expires?

grumble, grumble, grumble...............

The fishing (and eating) sound great, but that HEAT is not my cup of tea.  Better minus thirty than plus thirty any day!

I hear that Crow Lake has some tasty fish in it............😉

Thanks for posting!

Doug

Here's some gear for you lads that like heavy tackle.

And please forgive me if it has already been posted, I had not seen it before.

Doug

My tracked Argo has a top end of about 10 mph............🙄

tagged for interest

Once you are old and arthritic, you will appreciate a two piece suit.  And unless you are nick-named Horsey, you might find that it is easier to take a leak when wearing a two piece suit.  (I am thinking here of male anglers...)

Salus has top-notch stuff, and they are Canadian as mentioned above.  I have their floater bibs, and an older Canadian navy surplus top.  When that top's time is done, I will be buying a Salus top to replace it.

I have not tried the FXR floater stuff, but have a pair of their rain pants (bibs) and I am delighted with them.