chickenhawk

Wow thank you very much, very very helpful, cant wait for the years to come!

Obviously i will pay for the training....

Hey guys i just picked up an englush springer pup. He is only 9 weeks but starts basic obedience classes next week. I would like to train him to flush rabbits and upland birds but mostly rabbits as there are more hunting opportunities where i live in southwestern ontario. My question are there any trainers on this site that would be willing to work with him and myself as i am new to this as well over the wknds during the winter months or does anyone know someone who they could refer me to? Thanks for any responses i am open to any suggestions guys as to the steps i need to take to make Loomis a great flushing dog. Thanks guys!

thanks for the replies guys......I also am having trouble locating the bass, they seem to be scattered, im picking them up casting weedlines for northerns and the odd bass on the flats....but they have not stacked anywhere yet....appreciate the help and ill try a little deeper while casting, I might just be getting too close, try slowing down and working my way into the shallows....thanks again for the help

there are no muskies in that section of the river, if that helps, it was dammed like 50-60 years ago and musky habitat was destroyed and pikes thrived.....I have read articles saying that pike that share lakes with musky do different things than pike who do not share with muskies...thanks again

just as good as the saugeen I think, at least it can be

Hey guys, I have been guiding for a camp on the English river, on the Umfreville lake section, anyway my question to you guys is how do you locate big "trophy" size northerns at this time of year? I have focused a lot of time casting weed beds that are located close to deep water. For the most part these spots produced through July and into early August, now it seems they have disappeared. What areas would you focus on in order to pattern these fish? Many articles claim they move to deeper water, well what kind of deeper water? 20 feet? 60 feet? there are spots on this river where depths reach over 100 feet....I just am confused as to what these fish are doing when in the past I have caught fish at this time of year in those weed beds. Any help that you can provide me is greatly appreciated. The river itself holds a stained brownish colour all year round so locals claim you cannot fish deep because the fish cannot see your lures....any ideas guys? lol thanks again and look forward to learning more

hey rich, was out steelheading yesterday stopped in at my trailer in st. williams....the bay is starting to form ice but there is still open water about half way out....wont be long now as long as it stays cold....hope this can help

thanks for the help fellas...

does that include the credit?

while im at it....has anyone seen any of the huron tribs? maitland or saugeen mostly....i know they are open but how dangerous is it? is there huge chunks of ice coming down the river? thanks in advance

i wont go past newcastle....so yeah lots of frozen tribs that way?

Hey guys hope everyone had a merry xmas....anyway just wondering if anyone has been down to see what the lake ontario east tribs look like....feel free to pm me as well...thanks guys in advance Hawk

Hey guys, just wondering if I could get a list of guides on lake erie on the eastern end on the canadian side. I am looking into a day trip for big smallies with my girlfriend, I dont want to spend much more than 350 though but either way I will explore all options. I usually fish in long point bay but have found the fish to be getting smaller every year, just want to get her out and tie her into some big dawgs and need someone familiar with the waters. Thanks for any help in advance fellas!

If you are interested in the St. Thomas area, definately check out Port Stanley, its a little fishing village south of St. Thomas at the mouth of Kettle Creek....there is a couple beaches and one of them is a large beach used by alot of people so scenery is pretty good there at times haha you can also ride the train in Port Stanley, lol I would just suggest finding a hotel or a bed and breakfast in Port Stanley lol if you got a boat there is a couple of ramps to put in.....you can catch perch out around the pier and further out in the lake people mostly use downriggers to catch rainbows and walleyes.....anyways hope I can help....take care

thanks for the help fellas!

Hey guys, its been a while since ive been around the board.....anyways i thought i remembered a directory for cabins and camps that are available for rent.....im looking into a vacation this summer with a couple buddies and our girlfriends so it would have to be fairly cheap but then again i aint afraid to spend a little money and somewhere that we can rent a boat or something....anyways if there is a link i could access or if someone could just point me in the right direction would be much appreciated....thanks again guys.....feels good to be back btw

try dipping the walleye in the sauce before battering it.....let the walleye sit in franks red hot or whatever you prefer then dump it in with flour and cornmeal then fry it....common recipe we used for shore lunches at halleys camps very similar to yours....another is walleye stir fry....dont believe me? try it out!

I don't understand, so you want people to sign up in order to just write down the size and how many fish they catch after they go fishing? I'm not sure, now I am not crticizing you but don't you think people would just rather come onto a Message Board, and tell their story, show pictures and just mention the size of the fish and how many they may have caught that day. Haha if I wrote down the size of every fish I caught in a day I would write a chapter book, not sure, just seems like a lot of work for something people will probably eventually just become annoyed with. Good luck to you and your friends sir. Please if I have the wrong idea, explain it better to me. Once again I am not criticizing your idea I am just trying to make better sense of it and how it is different from everything else besides the phone aspect of it. Hawk

lol yep, had to set the bear trap here the other night, i seen em walking around the front boardwalk of the lodge so i went and set the trap in front of the garbage shed with some honey, corn syrup, cinnamon buns, etc. bout 45 minutes later we had a 150 pounder in the trap, turned him loose the next day bout 20 miles from camp, havent seen him since so hopefully he learned his lesson cuz his next visit won't be as nice for him....lol neat pics, i got a video on my camera of the release, but its gonna take me a long time to get all my photos and videos together to do a report, lol so expect a full report somewhere around january or february. haha take care guys don't forget, although bears are neat and sometimes cute, they are still very very dangerous, never trust a bear, be safe out there. Hawk

Hey guys,my name is Cody Colfax, I work for Halley's Camps, who own 3 lodges on the English River about 70 miles west of Kenora, Ontario. Anyways, just letting you know that we have many available spots over the course of July and August at Kettle Falls and One Man Lake Lodges, which is the absolute best times to get into huge numbers of Walleyes, but there are also big pike and big smallouth also available which everyone knows is alot of fun. If you are interested in booking a trip for this year between now and September,our rates are on our website at www.halleyscamps.com and you can call the lodge and ask for Bev or Rob who will assist you and answer any questions you might have, the number of the lodge is 1(807)224-3483 and if you are later than September or you are interested in One Man or any of our many many outposts available you may call 1-800-465-3325 and whoever you speak to will be able to help you. Anyways, I myself am a guide at Kettle Falls Lodge and I can tell you from one fisherman to another that the walleye fishing here is truly world class, and the smallmouth fishing is absolutely incredible, I recently had a day last week where we boated 127 smallmouth, very fun and very exciting on topwater. Chasing the big northerns is also fun but alot of hard work, but if you are willing to put in the work you won't be disappointed. Anyways guys if you would like to talk to me you can PM me on here or you can email me at [email protected] and I will do my best to answer any questions you might have. Alright, hopefully we hear from you soon. I APOLOGIZE GUYS, I MADE AN ERROR ON MY EMAIL ADDRESS, IT IS NOW THE CORRECT EMAIL, ANYWAYS FISH ARE STILL BITIN SO HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS, lol bout a week ago, we boated over 100 walleyes between 8 am and noon, couldnt get the jig to bottom, anyways just a little teaser. Cody Colfax

my first guess was a bear but you really cant tell....lets see the poo haha

iunno if you watched the same game as me tonight, crosby played a hell of a game jus cuz he stayed off the scoresheet doesent mean he was invisible out there, he was grinding hard and digging for the puck everytime he was on the ice....ovechkin was definately a non factor tonight....well hard fought win tonight....

looks liek the team yzerman picked isn't so bad after all 7-3 over russia...jus gotta have faith boys...stevie knows what he's doin

yep, need a big game outta pronger, put that stick to good use on ovechkin tomorrow night....as for nash he'll be alright he got himself a goal tonight...but yeah i woulda let him shoot for sure....either way gotta focus on gettin ovechkin off his game tomorrow night....