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Thanks for posting this GBW and Ronzo for your post. Mental health is something that a lot of people suffer but don't even know. A lot of support is needed and understanding from those around. There are hardships in life that most go through specifically health,fear, loss of life, loss of wealth, and its usually not in our control when these things happen. I think one thing that can help with dealing with these hardships is kindness towards others. Sometimes just a smile or word of encouragement can go a long way. I have had my ups and downs and what always helps me is getting out and enjoying nature. This is why I am a sucker for camping, and fishing. I feel it helps me forget all the troubles and hardship life throws our way.

Always love your fishing reports Andrew! What bait did you guys get the pike on? I would love to catch a pike one day ice fishing. I too caught my first ever walleye a couple of weeks ago on Nosbonsing.

Cliff, we went out last week with TimHales and while we didnt get the number you got, we brought back around 25 decent perch. we had 4 lines in the water and had a few tangles. mainly because the fish would get hooked and would make a dart towards the other lines. It was kind of funny because I would see one rod start to move and then another only to find out the 3rd was the one that had hooked the fish! We didnt get started until around 9:30 am but all in all was worth the drive.

Why are so many games early today? Just went on NHL.com to see if the habs are playing and saw that game was over along with a few more??

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Are the deeper laker/whitefish waters already frozen over? I would think it needs more time

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For cooks bay, try Family Ice Cabins. For Beaverton, Tim Hales.

Hopefully we can get ice far out then definitely will book with tim hales for laker whitefish. Never have I booked withhim, but over the phone, they seem very friendly and courteous. I have used until now Family ice cabins out of gilford. Used his services twice and planning to go again this Feb. His rates are $40 per person. The huts are cozy and he provides his version of a toilet (bucket with toilet seat) which works great lol. That way you don't have to use the public outhouse.

So.........did you catch anything??

What we're you using? Minnows? I am heading there this Saturday. Hope to have a fun outing!

So sorry to hear of your loss.My condolences to you and your family.

Thanks for the replies. Seems like nippising might be a better idea.

Wow! Looks awesome!

So if all goes well with the ice and the hut rental gives the thumbs up, I and a couple of friends will head to lake nosbonsing to do some ice fishing. The reason we chose this over Nippising is because with everything included, its cheaper, and they are letting us stay 12 hours as opposed to 8-9 hours on nippising. Also possibly less busy than Nippising. So has anyone ice fished Nosbonsing in the past and done well? Any reason to not go there and head to Nippising instead? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks and happy new year!

Or you can get one of these! 2004+ Volvo xc90. I own one with 2.5t, 5 cylinder engine.AWD with self leveling rear suspension. They can tow a lot and are fuel efficient and reliable, and extremely comfortable. I have owned mine for the past 5 years and (knock on wood) no issues other than the usual maintenance work on every other car. The photo is not mine but I know tons of Volvo guys who tow boats and trailer with no issues. For those who do want to consider a volvo, anything 2004 and newer with 2.5t engine is the way to go!

Was yours a 2.7 or 3.5? I have heard the 2.7 is problematic and the 3.5 not so much. If I had the space and money, I would get a Chrysler 300M special. Love the way those cars look and I am sure they drive nice!

I went there this fall and they told us there was growth of toxic algae, so not to keep any fish. Probably due to low water levels and the heat

Thanks to all who posted in this thread. I guess in conclusion, those who have all weather tires Like them and recommend them and that is good to know. I agree. If I decided to drive down to florida with my winter tires on, I would need earplugs lol. On another note, I heard of people running Pirelli Scorpions Ice& Snow throughout the year (summer included) without issue of them wearing out fast and no issues with them being noisy. Actually some have said they performed better in summer handling wise than their factory all seasons. Tire rack ranks these very high and 4.5 out of 5. There is even a review from a guy who runs these Pirellis in Florida and loves them!

Same here. Got mine last week!

I am kind of leaning towards the yokohama geolandar g015. I'm assuming folks with pickup trucks would prefer this tire since it looks pretty beefy . For the most part, the limited reviews shows its a pretty good tire. https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/detail/geolandar_a_t_g015

235 60 18 is the stock. I currently run 255 55 18 on them and can run 235 65 18s but hankook makes none of those sizes . Looks like Nokians are the best bet.

The main reason I am looking at All weathers is in case I have to downsize (moving next year) I want to avoid having a second set of tires taking up space plus the headache of seasonal changeover. The fact that they are approved for winter tire discount is the second reason for getting them. So far unless hankook decides to come out with my size by next winter, looks like I must narrow it down to the the other 3 (Nokian, Yokohama, Toyo). Yokohama geolandar G015 is a fairly new tire so not much in the way of reviews. Toyo Celsius CUV also a fairly new tire. Nokians I have heard mixed reviews as far as noise is concerned. Thanks for the info thus far.

Its good to know the hankooks are good and that is the reason I am asking here. I asked the same question on a car forum and the response was to check tire rack for reviews lol, which I already did. Unfortunately the Hankooks dont come in th esize I need unless. hopefully they start making SUV size tires.

Thanks Glen and Gmech for your replies. Are these the ones exclusively sold at Canadian Tire?