MJL

Great photos RC...Really digging the 2nd and 5th ones

Thanks for sharing

Very sweet pieces of steel Paulus

Really enjoyed the report

Nicely done

Very cool Mike. I've never seen a pike that big caught while fishing for steelhead. Funny enough, I've caught small ones on glo-bugs in spring.

On another note, which rod do you normally use for chucking hardware for steelhead? I'm definitely in the market for a new spinner/spoon/kwikfish/crankbait rod for bigger rivers.

Dude! Totally awesome

I want some cuttie and bully trout action now

You have a chance to visit Milner's place yet?

Aside from the steelhead rivers I still have yet to fish, I’d really love to try fishing for big, lake dwelling brookies...I don’t really care where.

Very sweet!

Ever sleep 10ft away from a chain-saw going at max revs? I sure did...His name was Cliff

Getting your feet licked at 2am by an obviously hungry dog is not cool

Having 6lb Maxima UG part like thread and getting smoked by fish back-flipping and steaming down river...Demoralizing

With that said, it was an AWESOME weekend and I'm looking forward to my next trip back

Well done Devon. Great to meet you this weekend.

Here's another pic of that sweet hen

Way to go Devon. I'm hearing about your success from here in Quebec....you're getting famous. I see ChrisK's rod in the background there with a big 5 of Diamonds spoon on it. Maybe you should have a word with him about that eh?

That's a Kwikfish Roy

Jen's blog post from last Tuesday the 18th. Some of it sure makes you think..

During the past year, I’ve learned that no matter how bad things get, or how crappy you feel, there’s always another person out there who’s dealing with something 10X worse. I haven’t met Jen in person before but she was my inspiration to get through my own troubles...She’s my hero

I could have swore naming specific tributaries was a no no on this forum. Guess that only applies if they flow into lake O....

He was referring to the Nottinghamshire region in England where the River Trent flows

For carp & barbel...

And ChrisK to chuck'em, and ChrisG to tell ChrisK where to chuck'em....Mike, your job is to fight them into Cliff's waiting net...wait, timeout! We need a cameraman!

No Roy...Cliff will be there for 2 reasons

A. When I fish with him and a hungry black bear comes, Cliff will be the one that gets eaten because he runs slower

B. If we get to the river and the conditions are bad, we’ll have to appease the river gods by offering Cliff as a temporary sacrifice...Duct taping him to a tree for the weekend should work.

I know Cliff is a team player and there’s no one more honorable than him to accept both roles

I'm still running the original abec 3 bearings in my Islander and I haven't cleaned, lubed or oiled them since 1999

unless something miraculous happens ....forget about the Saugeen....Bill chocolate milk pic is clear compared to whats going on in there right now...save the gas...

So I don't need to resort to 2lb Fluoro this weekend

Good thing I'll have basketball-sized roe bags and Cliff to carry them all

Just seems when the cash is around i'm working and no real time for projects and when I'm not working there is no cash flow and still tough to get the projects done.

We can easily express this in the form of a very popular mathematical equation where:

Time = Money (or Time is Money)

If we however bring money over to the left side of the equation with time, we get

Time – Money = 0

0 represents the benefit of having free time and negative money (or bills to pay). In this case, there isn't

It’s impossible to get free time & money working harmoniously together unless you factor in additional functions such as: Vegas, lottery, possibly sketchy occupations involving highly illegal activities

Best of luck Skinny...Hang in there and do what you gotta do

Positive thoughts sent your way Dave

Cancer is never a good thing, but if there is one thing to remember, it's that your mum found out about it and she can take the necessary steps towards recovery.

Stay positive, have hope and have a good sense of humor...They all go a long way

Sorry to hear Chris. I'm sure Arnie will be enjoying the rows of giant fire hydrants and chew toys in the other place

You know as long as I've been fishing trout I've heard that said.

 

Never once has the shine of a reel spooked any steelhead I've encountered.

 

I could see the merit if you're fly fishing a tiny spring creek and have to crawl on your belly on your approach and cast blindly to the fish. Otherwise...

 

Perhaps this could be an episode of myth busters.

That’s because they saw the reel miles away and already knew you were coming

My matt black Angspecs are coated with the same finish used on stealth aircraft and are impervious to steelhead radar above and below water . The reels don’t exist to steelhead until they’ve been captured, unhooked and had their pictures taken with the reel lying next to them in the water

 

My name is Misfish,and Im a reborn river fishing junkie.

I thought your name was Brian

This fall I’ll be setting up a support group called Anadromous Anonymous...Created for anglers with a severe case of chrome fever...It involves you giving me all your spots and then fishing them while you’re at home admitting that you have a problem

I don't mind catching all the fish that would've tempted you to feed your addiction...That's what good friends are for

If you go with gold, you can have the best of both worlds...After banging the reel on rocks or sliding it across a rough concrete pier, it will eventually turn into silver...

 

How did ya make out?

I didn't go home unsatisfied ...But in some cases, the 5lb Maxima leaders I was using got violated by big, cartwheeling, tailwalking, logjam diving bars of steel in ways I never thought were possible

Sweet fishy Brian

Yesterday I was doing some steelhead sampling in your neck of the woods. I have to admit that even those small bows do fight well for their size.

I want one too...The only ice shack I have is my survival suit...And my epidermis

If you paint the bottom of the hut white, you'll be stealthy on the ice and the fish won't be able to see you.LOL

Anagrams rule!

Unfortunately in my case, the anagram for my name turns out to be "Mauling Leech"

C'mon guys, there's no way this guy is for real.

You’d be surprised what people post on the internet. In the last couple of years people have:

- posted pictures of themselves catching tons of fish from out of season sanctuaries and bragging about it...Only after did they realize they just incriminated themselves

- promoted the fact that they line spawning fish off redds for the sole purpose of posting hero shots on message boards.

The fact is you don’t require a license or an IQ test to access the internet