Reef Runner

Good luck to you Glen. I think Mahoney's Marina is in Willow beach. Nail a pig! I'll be piking come saturday>-';---,> 1354 Metro Road, North, P.O. Box 167, Willow Beach, Ontario, L0E 1S0 I think it was $10 launch and park.

That sux Tim; my brother lives in the 'shwa and had his whole street burglarized in the same fashion. I had my car stereo stolen outta my driveway here in the quiet burbs of mississauga, even though the face was hidden in the glove. Take the advice of others here, leave nothing of value in your car at night. Just dont give those scum frogs a chance. Each night my vehicle is as clean as the day it left the dealer

nice smalljaws!!! I agree it is satisfying to teach new fishers the way! Great job down there and have a great season.

bump you can net mine! four more sleeps.....

I have a Garmin Venture HC; not an expensive unit but a good value. Colour screen, waterproof, durable and good battery life....all sought features. Downside: No compass, no memory card slot and the bluechart hydrographic maps are pricey . This being said, however, I can get by with a regular compass for bearing reads and upload only the map section I will be using that particular outing. Be prepared to take a hit to the wallet if your looking for depth charts. Further, the inland waters are largely absent from the hydrographic maps (bluecharts americas). If your purpose is bushwhacking, a good topo map would suffice. Like other Garmin unit holders here, I too have Mapsource topo Canada. There is also a freesource that was pretty decent and an easy web find: Ibycus. A simple internet search can lead you to the site. As valuable as a gps unit may be in some instances such as laying a track, bringing you to a particular shoal, etc....there is no substitute for a standard compass paired with basic map proficiency. After all, paper never runs out of batteries! Hope this helps in your deliberations. reefrunner

Justinn Hoffman\s advice is all you need. I would add jig fishing is a sensitivity game. Good no stretch superbraid is the way to go. I use powerpro but there are alot of good ones out there.

Hello everyone. I haven't fished at all this fall; law school applications and tests have eaten up most of my time. Hung up the gear - with the exception of a possible ice trip to Calandar Bay- for another season. One report left for the year, a promise I've yet to make good on toward board member Barnie's Band of Gold for providing me with the opportunity. If you need a refresher on the task, search Black Lure Experiment and look for Ryan Landry's post. Arising from a dispute concerning lure colour and their affects on raising fish, Landry and Hammerhead Lures produced a handful of flat black hard baits and distributed them amongst board members to test against similar baits of different paint. The majority of my test were run in late June and into July, in different waters, varying structures and weed patterns. Night/day - stained/clear - console/tiller, you name it and I chucked these baits in it. Very good quality hooks, action on some of the stick baits could have been tweaked, but overall, not shabby lures by any stretch. My favourites of the bunch were the popper and shallow runner, just because they scored me some fish. I found that the black baits were most affective on clear water bluebird days when ran against similar baits of different paint. However, if the water was stained or it was a bit overcast, coloured baits out-fished the black. I'm no biologist, but I figured under strong light conditions the fish were reacting to what they assumed was a shadow of a bait fish. That being said, I would still prefer to use coloured baits than black just from the experience I've had doing the comparison. I wonder how others did in this regard. A big thanks to Ryan Landry for making some good baits, Barnie's Band of Gold for forgoing his shot at the experiment and passing them onto me and, of course, OFC for providing the arena to make it all possible. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones! Looking forward to the fishing for Tyler auction and opener 2009! Reefrunner

That's fishing, otherwise it would be called catching, right? It was just a tough fishin day, it happens to the best of us. Thanks for all the kind replies and tips for the next time I head out there. Cheers!

That's fishing, otherwise it would be called catching, right? It was just a tough fishin day, it happens to the best of us. Thanks for all the kind replies and tips for the next time I head out there. Cheers!

That's fishing, otherwise it would be called catching, right? It was just a tough fishin day, it happens to the best of us. Thanks for all the kind replies and tips for the next time I head out there. Cheers!

Addy79 and I headed up to Musky's Landing in Port Severn just off the 400 on Friday night after work. We were stoked, sharpened all the hooks on my Musky baits, bought some new jig heads and tubes for the smallies and planned to hit the water HARD. Arrived around 9:30pm and met Caroline, operator, where we took out our room and got set-upfor the next days fish. Grabbed a map off the front desk, looked at it, and scratched my head, "Um, where are we?" I asked as there was no spot marked off where we were, nor a North/south directional. "I hope you're not navigating" she replied skirting the immediate answer. So, kind of embarrased we went to our room, nicely kept, set up our rods and sat down to figure out the darn map. I highlighted all the shoreline, as it was hard to distinguish from the hydrocontours and still couldnt figure out our position. Went to bed with dreams of musky. Up by 6am and our boat was ready for 7:30am. I tried once again to ask where we were on the map, this time Caroline took the map, commented how nice I had highlighted the shoreline, and couldnt find where we were So she asked her husband, didnt catch a name, he yelled something addressing her only that North is always the top of the map and not answering my inquery. Least to say, for the owners of a fishing outfitter I was not impressed. Asked where the fish could be located and i was directed to, generally, Potato Island. Got out on the water to find it just CHOKED with weeds, depth never hitting below 8feet. We trolled believers, spinniners, and Maraboos where we could. Addy79 had a good hit at around 9am but she didnt hold on long enough to get a hook set. Making our way to the famed Potato Island, we stopped several times tossing out senkos, tubes, xraps and shad raps for smallies, nada. We did alot of trolling out in 20fow out in the open water avoiding rock piles just under the surface, thank you polarized glasses and our portable humminbird for saving my deposit. After covering every square inch of Potato Island we slowly made our way back, mixing up trolling and casting. I settled on a spinnerbait and a tube jig while addy79 concentrated on the Maraboo and a variety of plastics. By dark we had managed one WGSF on a white tube jig. We left for home, fishless, scratching our heads. That's fishing I guess. Can't always be succesful. A little local knowledge would have been nice, but was lacking, along with a decent map.

4mph is the general rule IMHO. On a 9.9hp, depending on the size and combined weight of the boat, I would peg it at just above idle.

Thanks a bunch BillM. Been hearing stories of the rocks and currents out there, and visions of my deposit on a boat rental cashed, lol. I'll be extra careful out there. Thanks for the advice, I will put it in use and report my findings for sure.

Sorry BillM, never fished the Ottawa. But if I could name drop TroutandMuskiehunter's reports and JustinHoffman seem to have alot of success there. They would be the first reports I'd search. Best of Luck to you and your Father! I'm headed up to Musky's landing in Severn Sound tonite afterwork, never fished the area, but drooled everytime I drove by.

welcome aboard oh, those leviathan NWT lakers are welcome as well, lol. Really nice catch, wow.

Nice report! and a piggie LMB!

Welcome aboard Spirit. Love the Shining Tree area, it's been about 5 or 6 years since I've been up that way. Looking forward to your reports.

AbuGarcia C36501--awsome reel paired with Fenwick Eagle GT--awsome rod Changed over my spinning rod to a Fenwick with great results. Love my Fenwick rods for the sensitivity and the metal alloy guides. perfected my technique with yum diggers texaposed weedless. Also tried drifting for fall run salmon with success.

A majestic report solo. Wow! Thanks for sharing that amazing experience with us! we're not worthy

Nothin' beats washed up koi herpes carp.

LOL. And the camera crew were never to be found.....

I like using www.guitaretabs.com. Has alot of goodies in there, check it out. Party on Wayne

Lossing a loved one is tough, human or otherwise! My condolonces upon your bereavement of a fine fellow. Thanks for posting this as a reminder to properly store our waste from our autos. Not only can it be marful to the environment but also can cause tradgey's such as this.

Those are some pigs! Nice Job. I'm jealous

Spinnerbaits all the way for pike. White/chartruse with silver blades on clear days. Black/brown and orange with copper on overcast days. Trailer hook is a good idea. I like to run it steady about a foot under the surface with periodic pauses to get that flutter. Try to tear it through some good weed growth as well. Same method applies withy spoons, try a williams wobbler or a Thompson, red/white or my fave, the good ol' five of diamonds. Never fished guelph, but a pike's a pike's a pike. Goodluck!