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This is correct. Some 50 years ago a train derailed near the lake and polluted the river where trout spawn (four mile creek). The lake was closed entirely and pollution levels have been monitored since. Once contaminant levels returned to reasonable concentrations, trout were re-introduced but the population was so fragile that the MNR kept the lake closed out of fear of wiping the trout out once again. At some point they decided to open the lake for 1 week of the year to give anglers a chance at catching the monsters of trout lake. Fun fact, you have a pretty slim chance of getting a keeper there, since most fish are big and not bothered by angling pressure. Last year someone pulled a 39in monster from the lake and quickly released it https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/local-man-cathes-huge-fish-331369. Funner fact, Atlantic Salmon got into the lake somehow and do reproduce naturally. This is the only place in Ontario, aside from the great lakes, where you can catch land-locked salmon. The end.

Anyone make it out this year? Opened last Saturday and will be closing Friday! Haven't made it out, due to busted motor and everything, but will try to make it Friday.

Permethrin (and 100% deet) aren't available in Canada. Against the law apparently. I tried ordering some from amazon, basspro, etc, nobody would ship to me. Anyway, small-time sellers on ebay will ship it to you . Your area in the worst I've ever seen. I was in Port Dover for a few days and found at least 10 ticks on my dog.

I know quite a bit about contracts and this confuses me. The company doing the work didn't get a copy of the contract? How can they do work without a copy of the contract? Seems they just came over and did work for free? How did they know to pour 6" or whatever went in?

I noticed that string too after posting the picture, it was just a dog hair or something.

Update: So I managed to get the seal replaced at the 11th hour. The tech replaced the seal and said he ran the motor for 20 minutes without issue. Towed the boat 1100km to James Bay and blew the seal again on the first outing. Clearly something else is wrong, probably a bent shaft or something. Luckily I had my trusty trolling motor but was confined to a bay near camp.

It's the prop shaft seal that needs changing (inner and outer), that part seems quite complicated, at least for a soft-skinned office-goer like myself. I'll have to remember to ask next time, I guess.

Nope, not milky. I'm told that means the interior seal is keeping water out.

As I described in previous threads, I have this awesome week-long trip planned in James Bay. Leaving Wednesday. I've been preparing for this for months. To avoid any issues mechanically, I had everything checked and professionally maintained. The 25hp 4-stroke merc went to the marina for low gearcase and oil change, winterizing, etc. Last week I took the boat out to make sure everything worked. Trolling motor, transducer, outboard, batteries, everything was 100% ready to go. I had tested everything in the garage but wanted to take the boat for a spin anyway. So I'm packing a few final things today when the wife asks "why is your motor leaking oil?" Sure enough, there's a clear leak from right under the prop. I pop the prop off, lo-and-behold there is CLEAR damage to the prop shaft seal. You can easily see it here; http://imgur.com/a/Yhx2N So now I'm in a HUGE scramble to get this fixed. I located a dealer with the seals in stock and purchased them 10 minutes before close. I then called every marina in the area and managed to find a guy willing to fix it before Wednesday. So my question is HOW does this happen? There was no fishing line in the prop... and I believe the dealer puts new seals when the oil is changed??? Could it be that there was water in there, it froze and blew the seal out?

BUMPING old thread - need a charter/guide/boat this year again! No experience on Temagami needed, we'll send someone with you who knows the spots.

I wonder why that is? Seems it should be the opposite? Colder climate = need for deep water to survive winter? Yeah I've got a spot in mind that runs along the river. Might give it a shot. But from what I've read, Rupert is no good anymore since they built the hydro dams. I certainly will!

Good to know. There is, in fact, a river about 1.5 hours away that is TEEMING with brookies. Went there years ago and must have caught 500 of them. But, they're small and you need to catch lots to get a limit of decent sized fish (12in).

Driving in. Heck of a long drive on "closed" roads. I've already asked the guy who's "in charge" and he doesn't know of any speck lakes nearby. But most of these lakes are untouched.

Zero stocking in the area. Pike is what I expect, specks would be a bonus. In fact I doubt anyone here has been in the area lately. It's within the Weh-sees-Indohoun area which has lower limits (4 walleye) and requires a right-of-way from the natives. As of last year there's also a $30 fee to anyone fishing these lakes.

Thanks everyone. Guess a trip to the local outfitter is called for .

I have a fishing trip planned for next week and can't wait. 7 days in Northern Quebec. Problem with great walleye fishing is that you limit out quickly. So the day is generally spent chasing pike, or simply relaxing. This year I want to put daytime to good use and go speck hunting. Unfortunately the area I'm fishing is uncharted. The lake itself is surrounded with smaller lakes, but I'm not sure what to look for, if I'm chasing specks. Here's the area in question (Lac Jolliet); https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Lac+Jolliet/@51.5460088,-76.9120883,10393m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d1d14c4e884e877:0x619b39ed95a61aa1!8m2!3d51.565845!4d-76.8345822 Now, I'd rather not hike more than 1.5km off the lake. This gives me plenty of options, but I'm not sure how to prioritize them. So here are my questions anyway; Do smaller lakes commonly hold specks this far North? Should I first check lakes that have a small creek connecting them, as this means they can spawn easily? Or does a creek mean predators can get in? From satellite imagery it seems some of these lakes have sandy berms, should I prioritize these, or try those that seems deep and rocky? Anyone have an idea of what I should look for????

Yeah, dipsies in general. I tend to run them when the water's too rough to mess with riggers.

How do you like them dipsies?

Title. Wondering what you guys use where minnows are banned. I have all manner of spoon available, some assorted lures, also thinking of grabbing gulp minnows.

Was it like the Tesla systems? Those look amazing. Tesla solar roof: https://c1cleantechnicacom-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/2016/10/Unknown-1.jpeg Plus powerwall: https://www.tesla.com/en_CA/powerwall When I ran the calcs this system would pay for itself in 4.5 years in Northern Ontario. 1 year if you need to replace the shingles anyway.

It's sad because this is a thing. We just can't get it right. The big boys like China, USA, Germany, etc etc etc are making major investments in renewable energy. And I doubt this is done in the spirit of environmental care. These countries aren't stupid. Solar, wind, geothermal and to a certain extent hydro, are a sound ways of producing energy affordably. It's just so sad that Canada can't execute this properly. My only recommendation is to install your own renewable energy source; whether it be solar or geothermal. Solar is at a point now where it's a clear net gain even without adjusting for future increases in electricity costs.

Brings back some memories of trapping minnows in Kapuskasing back in the day. Paid my way through university working my ass off every summer. Minnow trapping is lucrative... but only if you work hard. We once pulled $10,000 worth of minnows out of a lake... in 3 days. Suffice to say we renewed the trapping license for that particular area for 10 years. Little tip; try dry dog food as bait. It holds together better than bread and therefore traps longer.

Check https://webapp.navionics.comand see if the maps there are more accurate. If so, there must be some way to get more accurate data on your device.

Going through the PITA that is changing bearings for the first time. Good thing I'm doing this as preventative maintenance and not on the side of the road during black fly season or in the dead of winter. I made the mistake of trying to eyeball the bearing size and had to make a couple unnecessary trips to CT. Funny thing is they have dozens of "open box deals" thanks to people like me. You're welcome. I do have a question though; is the bearing race universal for 1in and 1 1/16th? I put in the new race and don't want to have to pound it out again...

I just spent a good hour on their site and the way pricing works is genius. Ended up buying 23 total after figuring out how to get them cheap (mostly going to be gifts). This company hopes you buy singles for $25 USD. Otherwise they have great deals on packs. You can buy 5 for $25 + shipping = $8 CAD each approximately. Or you can buy the 12 pack and pay $5 each. Add the 12 pack to cart, then apply the SAVE80 coupon which is 80% off. For the fleece ones, you can buy say, the 11 pack and apply the FLEECE5 coupon for 83% off. Thing is, you can't apply both in a single order. So I placed two separate orders and got both the 80% off and 83%. Had to pay the extra $10 in shipping but that's ok. Edit: I just saw an ad on this site that brought me to their 5 for $15 deal https://safishing.com/?product=5-for-15-face-shields-free-decal#configuration