Joeytier

http://www.luckystrikebaitworks.com/tackle/spoons/ford-spoon.html?___SID=U

The 3.5" in fluoroscent green/yellow and pearl have been very good producers in many lakes for me. I have to buy them online...never seen them anywhere...

Got out for a couple hours today during a nice break in the seemingly endless rain, to try and troll up some fall lakers (open yr-round on this lake). The trout seem to be doing well, as these two were bigger than anything I've ever caught here previously. My lucky strike Ford spoon struck again...amazing these don't get used more by lake trout anglers as I've had some incredible success with these spoons!

...Then the torrential rains showed up again and that was it for me. Surprisingly warm forecast for the next week or so they may be one more trip in the boat this year yet!

Thanks very much

 

 

I think he reached the end of the road. He disappeared in the middle of the summer. He'd been there for at least 4 years. We named him Jack because he once drank a guests unattended jack and coke and then passed out on the grass for about 2 hours lol Pretty cool ground hog, he would sometimes wake me up by scratching on my cabin door in the morning and he would come inside and we would share a granola bar.

Hopefully they're not only active at night this week!

You've got some great shore fishing destinations. A lot of great fish in those pics congrats! My shore spots tend to cool off in the fall but the burbot should be picking up soon...do you ever get those?

Lifejackets don't help much when the waters in the 40-50 degree range

Invest in a code reader!

Were you actually considering that this might be serious?

It's a Beaverton article, and a hilarious one at that!

http://www.thebeaverton.com/national/item/2199-temporary-foreign-robots-to-replace-domestic-robots-that-replaced-human-workers

Beautiful shotgun. What is that?

That's pretty amazing. Judging by the big old looking head and relatively small body, he's probably about maxed out for size eh?

Looks like non-residents will again be able to enjoy the spring bear hunt in all 88 wmu's again where there is currently a fall season. Great news for outfitters and hunters!

https://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2015/10/ontario-proposing-to-expand-black-bear-hunting-pilot.html

Great fish!

Great fish. Are those lauzon skis?

Absolutely. Very little hunting pressure, and what pressure there is only for moose.

Pine martens. Fishers are much larger

Hope one of you guys can drop that buck! What a beauty (montser bull too, wow)

Bit of an optical illusion with the birds. The 'big' one's laying flat on its back with the feathers spread out and the others are on their sides. Most adult grouse are pretty much the same size. I know people that claim to shoot the odd spruce hen around here but I've honestly never seen one.

Im always interested in hearing how the inland bows were caught. What were you using, and what depths were you targeting? Those inland bows can really pull hard, and I think they pull harder in the fall!

S.

I was using a purple/pink egg sucking leech on a full sink line, so I'm guessing about 10-12 feet below the surface. This was the best presentation, but my friend did well with a small single Colorado blade and a slow death'd worm about a foot behind. I got one fish in the middle of the lake (65 fow) but most were in 15-20 on sand flats. I find they will suspend over deeper water during the summer and hold tighter to shore/bottom during the fall, and I've caught them very shallow in the winter

Thats sweet. Love it.

 

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Quit and you wont need one.LOL

Wasn't for that (I'm on the vape lol). I'm not that great at making fire bows so a lighter is a must for us if we wanted to stay warm

Spent this weekend in the bush close to home chasing grouse and inland bows with a friend from southern ON who came up to join me for the weekend. I picked a lake that required a decently long ride into the bush to maximize hunting time on the way to our destination.

Despite having to run back to town after unloading everything due to both of us forgetting a lighter (d'oh) we still made good time getting in there and had a great morning of bird hunting on the way in, and got to watch a cow and calf mull around in a swamp.

We dropped off our camping gear and got out on the water. 45 degree water temps had me thinking the morning bite would be a tough go, which proved to be true with only one fish hooked (and lost boatside) to show for it. However we did hit a mid-afternoon flurry and ended up 4/6 with all fish in the 20-23" range. The crazy acrobatics and peeling runs these fish make is absolutely insanity on a 6 wt fly rod, and we had an absolute blast!

Got back to shore to find a chunky grouse hanging around our campfire (sometimes it's just too easy) and had an awesome meal of fresh trout before the torrential downpour showed and seemingly stayed right on top of our heads for the rest of the night. I had a miserable night of (no) sleep, and when I woke up at 4:30 to avoid becoming an icicle, I used my decrepit tent to stoke up the fire. After a pre-dawn breakfast of grouse we hit the water for a couple more hours and put one more nice bow in the boat, before packing up and leaving. Had an awesome weekend for what's probably the last trip of the year for the lund before it goes to bed for 6 months.

Very nice bike. I really like them as well. You'll want to get some Mud lites in there asap!

Still haven't seen anything under a dollar here yet.

Yep! Start looking now. 3 grand this time of year gets you a very decent rig.

Awesome! No moose hunt this year TJ?

Congrats on your purchase. I used to camp on Crotch lake lots when I was younger, beautiful lake that was never too busy, but is now starting to get pretty crazy by the sounds of things (just like every other lake with crownland sites within 3 hrs of GTA). I remember checking fish online not long ago in that area, and there are plenty of quiet looking areas with small bass and stocked trout lakes close to Plevna/Cloyne area. Hopefully you'll have enough time to do some exploring yourself.