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That would look good with a Superman costume.

This'll really drive ya nuts! :lol: http://majman.net/fly_loader.html

Watch out for those polar bears!!! Make sure you bring pepper spray, and if you're licensed, a gun would be a good idea. An extra pair of underwear if you can't shoot straight helps too, although it's probably too late!!! :lol: POLYPROPYLENE TOP AND BOTTOM!!!! SOCKS TOO!!! NO COTTON!!! CHEERS

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Took the day off. I must be bored. :lol: BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man’s request to dye the Saginaw River emerald green for St. Patrick’s Day has raised a red flag among some officials who say the brown-colored tributary may be better left alone. Brad Meyer asked the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for permission to dye the river green, following traditions in Chicago and Dublin, Ireland. His request has been endorsed by Bay County Executive Thomas L. Hickner. “Each year Bay City has a festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration consisting of a parade that heads downtown towards the Saginaw River,” Hickner wrote. “Dyeing the river green would add to the excitement of the day without any harm to the watershed.” Others have yet to give the idea the green light. “I have no idea, but dyeing the river green when it’s already brown does not appeal to me at all because I’m afraid the color is not going to be green,” City Commissioner MaryJane Gorney told The Bay City Times. Mayor Charles M. Brunner said Meyer has not said what type of dye he would use, or where in the river it would be placed. Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Robert McCann said the agency will carefully consider the request but said he had not yet seen the official proposal. “Our main concern is whether it’s going to have any impact on the quality of the water,” McCann said.

Ya , but we're Canadian. Spread you're cheeks and say AAHHHH!!!!

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I kill things that are nasty! Everyone is happy to see me when I show up, (Hell, they should pipe me in). :lol: Have a great 2009 everybody!!! Chris

Thax Sil There has been a problem for some trying to register and logging in. I'm always logged in anyway and have every anti thing known to man. They are trying to figure it out . I have a buddy in BC that's a computer genius. Pm me here with details and I'll pass it on to him and see if he can help.

I've had more good experiences than bad at the Vaughn store. When it comes to bass fishing, I don't like the fact that they don't carry my favorite tubes,(I get them at Lebaron), I don't like when the sales guy hasn't a clue about rattles and how to use them. I don't like standing there like a stooge as sales people walk past me and don't offer help. I was beginning to think it was a ploy to get me to wander around and spend more $$$. Then it struck me, BASS FISHERMAN ARE STUPID!!!. So they hire people to service stupid people. So I wait for bad advice , drop $100.00 on lures that haven't caught me squat. At this point I've already exchanged my basket for a cart. Thank God for those things that give money on command. The guys in the fly shop on the other hand are polite, give you the time of day, and make you feel like a somebody. Then I looked at the prices on those Simms because they didn't have the Orvis waders in my size and I bought a pair of fleece gloves instead. Gotta tell you though, this gentleman in the flyshop steered me to the other side of the store and I bought a pair of breathable waders that I've worn for the last 2 seasons. On my way out, I got treated like royalty and felt like it to. Hat's off to most of the people that represent BPS. I like the place . PS I've been drinking all night.

Thanx for the heads up!! I just had a smoke on the balcony and the winds have picked up a bit here(Toronto). Think I'll feed the cat, finish my tea and go to sleep till the hockey game. :lol:

Hey jwl!!! Let's keep it quiet. :lol: Otherwise there wont be any room left for us. :lol: Cheers

I think it depends on what size Rapala. What's he using...J?

It's just the adult version of the one I've seen advertised on the Fishin Canada show. :lol:

All this talk about ice...Ha! I'll be catching(WILD) bows midweek in my favorite tribs on the north shore of LO. Chris

Xrap Clown for smallies & pike.

Hey All!!!! Still time to get those emails out! (Before Dec 29/08) The original management plan was for four years and was extended for another year. The one currently being developed can continue year after year for 10 years “once full public consultation has been completed.” Initial comments regarding the project can be sent to Corina Brdar, Zone Ecologist, Ontario Parks, Southeast Zone, 51 Heakes Lane, Kingston, Ontario K7M 9B1 or by e-mail to [email protected] Cheers Chris

I found this on another site. Report Post to Administrator Controversy over cormorant cull about to re-ignite If you think that Scott Anderson's argument below ... to bring back the cormorant cull at Presquile, makes the most logical sense - then be sure to send an email to the contact at the end of this article before Dec 29/08. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Controversy over cormorant cull about to re-ignite The Community Press December 16, 2008 Brighton – The possible return of a cormorant cull at Presquile Provincial Park after a two-year absence has once again aroused strong emotions on both sides of the issue. The Ministry of Natural Resources has given the public until Dec. 29 to respond to a proposed project that includes managing cormorant populations on Gull and High Bluff Islands in Presquile. The ministry had a cormorant management plan in place until last year. Between 2003 and 2007, it reduced the bird’s numbers by oiling 91,760 eggs, and removing 13,020 nests. From 2004 to 2006, more than 10,800 cormorants were culled. The ministry’s goal was to protect woodland habitat that is important to several species that are under threat throughout the Great Lakes, such as the monarch butterfly, the black-crowned night heron and the great egret. Corina Brdar, a zone ecologist for the MNR, says Ontario Parks "scientifically assessed" the results of cormorant management in Presquile and found that it “was effective in decreasing the damage to woodland habitat,” and allowing the trees and shrubs to begin to recover. However, in 2008, without any management plan in place, cormorant numbers increased and the birds “colonized new, live trees for nesting, many of which are in areas used as habitat by other species.” The MNR says “an ecosystem-based implementation plan is needed for the Presquile Islands because the ecological integrity of the woodlands has been affected by both deer and cormorants,” Brdar said in a release. The proposal for cormorant management activities requires an environmental study report and public comment when the draft plan is released. A separate implementation plan for wildlife and vegetation management on the mainland will also be prepared and opportunity given for public to comment on it as well. The ministry’s intention to reintroduce a management plan doesn’t sit well with some in the community but finds favor with others. Doug McRae, a local naturalist, takes the view that the cormorants arrived in the area naturally and should be left alone. “I’m of the belief that where there is a good argument for it, I can see managing cormorants, but I don’t believe there is a good argument for managing them at Presquile,” McRae said. Populations of different bird species that have made their habitat in large numbers in Presquile, such as the common tern, have naturally decreased, he said. “It’s not a static thing. In the 1950s Presquile had the largest common tern colony in North America but they faded by the 1970s and recently were replaced by ring-billed gulls, and at one point we had the largest population of ring-billed gulls nesting in the great lakes. These things are reflecting the environmental conditions that we live in.” Many of the cormorants are dying of botulism, McRae said. “My bet is that if we were to leave it alone cormorants would be uncommon in the future.” Fred Helleiner, a bird watcher respected for his knowledge of bird habitat in Presquile, agrees with McRae that there is an aesthetic prejudice against the cormorant. The bird, referred to by early European settlers as the “crow duck,” is not considered attractive. “If they were white like swans, which are actually a lot more damaging to the environment, they would love them, ” Helleiner said, referring to those who dislike the bird. He said nature should be allowed to take care of itself. “We don’t know enough to monkey around with individual elements in the system, without knowing how the whole system is going to respond,” Helleiner said, warning that the ecosystem is so complex that it could be disrupted by a cull. Scott Anderson, a resident of Presquile Bay, supports reducing cormorant numbers, even though they’re “magnificent birds to watch” in pursuit their prey. There are just too many of them. “They literally destroy all the vegetation. They leave a layer of guano, that’s crap to ordinary people. And in fresh water, it’s deadly. It’s just like if you had a sewage treatment plant and you never bothered processing stuff and shoving it right into the lake. Saltwater and oceans absorb a lot of this but fresh water can’t.” He has no objection to 100 or 200 pairs in Presquile, but when their numbers reach the thousands they should be managed, he said. “Don’t get me wrong. I love nature. I help nature every chance I get. I’ve planted thousands of trees in my time,” Anderson said. “The thing about these naturalists, they are very one-track-minded. They say you should leave everything and let it run its natural course. Well, if everything ran its natural course, guess what, we’d all be dead before we were 50. We cheat nature like you wouldn’t believe.” McRae said cormorants shouldn’t be singled out as for their impact on the environment. “Cormorants kill trees where they nest; they always have and they always will. They are colonial birds which means they nest in large groups. All colonial birds kill vegetation with their droppings,” McRae said. The cormorants have made their home on Gull and High Bluff islands, a bird sanctuary, and they should be left alone, he said. McRae doesn’t buy the argument that the cormorant is affecting the number of rare birds seen at Presquile. “The rare birds that are nesting in those trees started nesting in Presquile after the cormorant had killed the trees,” he said, referring specifically to the great egret and the great blue heron. “I believe the cormorants promote biodiversity rather than limit it.” The method of culling also distresses McRae, which he finds cruel; in 2004, the peak of the cull, 6,030 were shot. They were killed “with .22 caliber rifles fitted with four power scopes, using a .22 calibre hollow-point subsonic bullet,” the MNR stated in a report on its strategy assessment for 2003-2006. The disturbance to the bird habitat and the estimate that one-in-three cormorants fly off the island wounded concerns McRae. They sometimes flap around with a broken wing for days, he said. “Can you imagine if the deer cull was conducted in such a way that a deer was seen running through the park for days with a broken leg or a leg shot off?” The naturalists have also expressed concern to the ministry about the dead cormorant carcasses left on the island after they were culled. “The Ministry of Environment forced the park to go out at the end of the summer and clean up these huge piles of dead cormorants that they’d piled up on High Bluff Island,” Helleiner said. The composted material was transported from High Bluff island in autumn 2005 and deposited in the landfill site in Brighton,” the MNR reported. One group that is in favor of the cull is the anglers and hunters. They’ve told the Ministry of Environment that cormorants consume large, major sport fish such as lake trout and salmon as well as feed on the same prey fish that large predatory fish need for food. They also blame cormorants for depleting local supplies of pan fish, such as perch and bass. The ministry counters that studies of cormorant diets in Lake Ontario show that less than two per cent of the prey found in cormorants is lake trout or salmon. Moreover, cormorants consume less than one per cent of the prey fish, “which is insignificant when compared to about 13 per cent taken by sport fish,” the MOE says on its website. Not enough fish, too many birds – nature doesn’t balance things the way people would like it, Anderson said. “Everything in Mother Nature comes in twos, either too much or too little.” Man should manage nature, he said. “It just blows my mind that people would allow wildlife to suddenly run amok. It’s like raccoons; there are more raccoons in North America than there were at the turn of the century because nobody’s hunting them,” Anderson said. “Human beings are managed very well, so why shouldn’t we do the same for wildlife.” Brdnar, in reply to questions from The Community Press, explained in an e-mail that it is still “early in the planning stages for this project. However, we do know that the cost will be less than in previous years because our goal would be protection of specific treed habitat areas, rather than all treed areas of the islands as was done in the past. For this reason, any necessary culling would likely be on a smaller scale than in the past, and the need to cull would be determined each year based on monitoring results from previous years.” The original management plan was for four years and was extended for another year. The one currently being developed can continue year after year for 10 years “once full public consultation has been completed.” Initial comments regarding the project can be sent to Corina Brdar, Zone Ecologist, Ontario Parks, Southeast Zone, 51 Heakes Lane, Kingston, Ontario K7M 9B1 or by e-mail to [email protected]

I wear neoprene socks over my breathables. No wear and tear on the wader sock. Cheers

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Doesn't tell me who invented them though!!! Was it the Greeks?

Bathurst & Queen :lol:

Who invented that beautiful sound that gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. ACHH. My backround is Greek /Macedonian and we play it all the time and I'm wondering if the Greeks taught those Savages how to play?? I spoke to a buddy awhile back( Charlie Fitsimmons) and I mentioned a guy named Fitsgibbons and Charlie told me he must have been from one of those sot tribes . But what would an Irishman know anyway. Seriously though , I'd like to know , was me mum playin with the milkman. :lol: :lol: Anyone know the history of the bagpipes???? Cheers

If you have nothing positive to say about the leafs , I think you should get anew girlfriend, cuz you obviously are lacking in some area!!! My boy's are tryring unlike yours that lay limplesssss! :lol: :lol: Cheers

Domi taught Belak how to fight and come to his team Mates Defence and if you ever played the game ,You should Know how important that IS.