KyleM

Well, Iam a huge Bruins fan but its great to see the Habs in the playoffs. Either team with a W in the series is good for me. Its always a great match-up when you have two amazing coaches going at it. There is no way in hell that Ill wish the Sens goodluck.

I didnt read that article but....... Most fish running upstream will jump to give themselves a break from the current

G, who does your cabinet work?

We have flocks of about 150 swimming around our bay all summer. I try and ruffle some feathers with the boat doing 55mph but somehow they always manage to steer clear of the crosshairs I have mounted on the bow LOL

For those of you who havent been for awhile, TF's has moved to their new location at the Fergus Market. Its right on the river downtown Fergus.....damn good spot to stop is the Goofie Newfie for some beers and lunch. My old local watering hole when im not fishing! This whole opener has me missing home like crazy.

Let me know when you wanna make the trip to Great Slave LOL We had a pretty early spring although theres still tons of ice.....golf courses are opening up in the next week or so.

Havent had the chance to hit the lake yet but will for sure this summer. Thats a great vid! holdfast, hows the ice coming in your neck fo the woods?

I think this "old boys club" you guys talk about is a bunch of bunk. I have been here since the beginning when there was maybe 3 posts every couple days and I havent once seen anyone bully a new member. Fact is, I think some of the longest standing members are the most helpful people around. If you do something that people dont agree with, you will get called on it....makes no difference if theyre part of this "club" or not.

Wayne, what pay device do I use to make payments through my bank account?

Go to a Habs game with a Sens jersey on.

I wish I knew how to work the damned thing. The last credit card I tried using wouldnt allow me to do stuff online. Theres a lot of 130 packs of 3x strike king soft plastics that I would really like to have!

ch312, like i stated earlier.......Just because its legal sure as hell dont make it right. Ill post a little something here from a summer issue of Essox Angler Volume 6 issue 3 Mr Maina, hope you dont mind me posting some of your work! There are many issues surrounding catch and release fishing. What we mainly cover in this column is the how, with a little bit of why now and then. One issue we havent spent alot of time on is mandatory release-proactive reulations that require release of all fish, a majority of fish, certain size-structure ranges in a fish species etc. There are many variables-each species and fishery with its own unique conditions-that play a role as to where and how special regs should be established. A total catch and release in many cases is not nessesary or preferable. Often selective harvest is the way to go with many species. And even with a species like Esox Masquinongy, at the top of the food chain, in some waters it could be best to purposely harvest some fish. It all boils down to each individual water's makeup. State wide or provincial regulations dont cut it. And this is why we have folks called fisheries specialists who monitor such things and therefore, we hope, make the correct management calls. In a very basic sense, protecting certain species of fish from overharvest becomes more important as we move to larger fish, farther up the food chain(and therefore to fish occuring in the lowest densities), and as we move farther north (where fish grow slower) and it becomes less and less feasible to replenish fisheries artificially via stocking. When we are talking about slow growing fish like pike or muskies, or a big fish species twice as slow growing like a lake trout, the time required to rebound from over harvest is measured in decades. Proactive fisheries management is important. This means protecting a tremendous resource. Sadly, to this day, regulations are reactive in many places. This means things got all screwed up....fisheries got damaged....to the point of angling interest diminishing or flat out ending.....And then there is "reaction" with protective regulations, stocking possibly, but sadly its too late. It takes time to fix things. We felt it important to offer a success story of proactive management here. It works, and it works in all aspects. Its smart!! I can only hope that more folks will take notice of the simple fact that quality fishing is what everyone wants. There are folks who still vehemently rally against proactive regulations (however, they still desire quality fishing). The most popular and pollitically correct arguments heard repeatedly are "its a tradition" and we need to "get kids into fishing". Of course kids are a great excuse on the surface (stories of the poor kid "having" to release his first or biggest fish virtually ruining the childs psyche- an event likely to be the sole cause for a life of video games, drugs and trouble with the law), but the reality is Ive never met a kid who was against catch and release. Usually, when the reasoning behind catch and release is explained, the opposite reaction is far more likely. The messenger is the problem. Kids, even more so than adults, like to watch their bobber go down rather than stare at a floating one on a "keep all you want" water. They want to catch big fish. Positive things happen when we learn and adapt....I dont believe using "tradition" as a reason to halt this process makes much sense. Esox Angler.

Just because its legal dosnt make it right. Makes me sick to watch that musky video

Bruins are commin for you next!!!

Thank you guys tons! I tried to google, nothing really comes up because its so specific.

If thats the case, we need some female mods.

Iam trying to gather some links on C&R. Not the actual C&R aspect but the conservation side. Example: Articles on keeping big fish in a lake.....the genetics of breeding more big fish. (the above is the major one Id like some info on) Survival rates. This sort of stuff.....Im trying to educate some folks here that are extremely ignorant. Thanks

I second the Grand.... and Conestoga Lake lol I love going to Tobermoray but you can also check out Lions Head (a little shallower and calmer) I always used to snorkel outside Killbear Park....Ive seen some pretty big pike and some decent muskie outside some narrows.

Zamboni, the people that will be using it are well aware of the dangers. I dont think it would fizz on someone who jumps a snowmobile 100 feet. Ive done some reading on them, they wouldnt pick up my 240lbs fat arse anyhow.

Im an idiot for not looking on ebay. Thank you lol

or even one of these wego kite tubes would work

Does anyone know where one could maybe pick-up one of these things? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqAqFHKK3U They were banned a coupe years ago I believe. Was looking to get one for a bday gift.

I guess you decided not to move West? Good luck!

That manager that told you she cant deviate from the corp/computers pricing is lying to you.

Gerrit, I will hafta disagree .....atleast from the headwaters. Id say 95% of the shorelines are wild, no farming, towns, nothing. I grew up in Fergus, fished the river my entire life from Luther whats his name to Elora. Id say KW is the problem. Going through the KW area isnt good for anyone LOL