Joeytier

What's wrong with the drive from Belleville to Oshawa? I've done it a million times and the only time the traffic is even remotely bad is long weekends...

I would never drive a car on 8"...

Uh-oh...

I'm glad you feel that way. Tell all your friends, too...

Trying not to think about them, since they don't open until Feb. 15th here.

Nice to see a Timmins member, i'm sure we have a few mutual friends.

That's all great stuff. Thanks.

The perch fishing is every bit as good as Simcoe, so this shouldn't hurt anyone's fish take-home. Just hope this doesn't affect the local resorts

Nope...definitely not worth the drive.

I believe there are many other environmental factors that could be causing this. But the thought of a 7 pound largemouth really makes my mouth water...

Nope. I had it for dinner that night...on a triscuit

I am aware that the biotic potential of a waterbody is ultimately what dictates average size of the fish [without considering anthropogenic factors]. Just wondering about genetic makeup altering a fish's potential to grow large. Thanks for all the reply's.

SO... Does a walleye fingerling have a better chance of reaching 30" if its mother was a 30" + fish?

Everyone has heard the old saying about big fish genes and letting the big girls go to make more big girls... But on the opposite end of the coin, we've all heard many people talk of the limited reproductive capabilities of old fish, because well...it's old. I tend to believe in the latter, but this is unsubstantiated, so if anyone has any worthwhile articles or opinions on the topic, I'd love to hear it.

What he said!

very nice...Nipissing's got a full coating of ice as of last night

Gary Moore is amazing. He was awesome with Thin Lizzy. Wish he wrote an album with Phil...would've been incredible <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BupwX847OOE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Iced some brookies on a solid 4" today.

That sounds fantastic

I've gotta put sunglasses on to read your reports. Awesome weekend!

Small lakes in the near north region are mostly safe, and will likely be very solid [5+"] by next weekend.

Good stuff...we got blasted with snow here today, but only the wee lakes are safe at this point.

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Thanks for the primer. Some awesome shots too

Amazing fish. Fantastic eating as well.