Rich Clemens

Nice, quiet little town there Eddyk. Been there several times .... even for Breakfast. Will be interesting to see what kind of bass are lurking in there one the season starts. Congrats on your new digs.

Welcome aboard kuha. Lots of Walleye enthusiasts on here.

Musky Hunter Esox Angler In-Fisherman That keeps me in reading material.

Holy Cow ..... I was excited to just get a copy of Extreme Angler. Now you're adding in all this other stuff. Mucha Gracias Amigos !!!!

Class Act MoB.

Looking pretty good there TJ

Yeah ... it has been fun. Thanks TJ Glad we could help ... now get some sleep.

PIKE

Sorry about the spelling bud. I was trying so hard, typing so fast .. and you see what happens. Hey wait a minute .... Canadian Anglers ? I spend three weeks a year fishing in Ontario. Don't that count a little bit. Oh well ... off to read other post.

Yeah ... I saw zero posts, jumped in and thought oh boy. Man, I gotta take me a typing class for a little more speed. Oh well ... maybe next time. My congrats to Bill.

I think Garrett threw a block in there. Dang it.

Polomar Uni

Just keep that crap up there ... we've had enough of your cold air down here. I'm ready for Spring to come back. Coming home tonite to a mixed bag .. rain and sleet.

Welcome aboard Rick. I target bass, pike, and musky. But just as happy when anything bites. Great to see new folks signing up and glad to have you with us.

Yeah ... I'd have a huge smile on my face too and landing them beauties. Very nice ... very, very nice.

CC ... don't you do anything but fish and post pictures .... Sheesh. Great to see folks gettin' out there ... hope I can get some time before long. Congrats !

Be careful there Gerritt ... you may be treading onto thin ice. Anyway .. hope your day is a great one.

Amazing pics tyeflier. And yes ... welcome to the board. Glad you signed up and joined the OFC Family. We love pics.

I'll bet she gave you a littel bit of a battle. Very nice looking bass. We love all pics, so thanks for sharing yours.

From all your recent posts CC .... I don't think you need to 'warm up'. Keep 'em coming.

I think the cure for cabin fever is just around the corner ... if not already here. Everyone's too dang busy getting ready for openers. Mods won't have much to do if we keep this up.

Yes Ken, Welcome to OFC. I'd love to see some pics of your little piece of heaven there. Probably the dream of many on this board. Check out the FAQ section on picture posting and send them on through - love to see them.

I did a little searching and found mention of this. http://www.niagarafalls.ca/tourism/index.asp This is a little blurb from the above site. Destination Marketing Fee (DMF) Is the 3% Destination Marketing Fee (DMF) or Destination Promotion Fee (DPF) a Tax? No, the fee is not a tax. It is a voluntary fee that is collected by establishments for additional marketing. As of 2004, the fee applies to guests rooms rented for less than 30 days. These legislated levies are automatically applied to a guest’s hotel bill. What other Cities have a DMF or similar fees? Many major North American cities have hotel taxes. Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Edmonton are examples of different cities that collect a DMF from visitors. Others include Victoria, Quebec City, New York and Chicago. What do the establishments do with the money raised from the DMF? In Niagara Falls the money they generate is earmarked for advertising and other initiatives to attract more tourists and deliver more services to visitors while in the City. The fee, when used for marketing, promotion and Destination enhancements, will ensure that Niagara Falls continues to be promoted as a must see destination and that visitor experiences in our destination will be enhanced through additional programming and special events

Appreciate you posting this CoolB. I visited the site back in 1997, but didn't have the luxury of a guide to tell me more of the story of what happened there. Thanks again for posting.

Hey Andy: I stopped at Vimmy Ridge back in 1997 on my tour through Europe. Very large monument there honoring those who gave their lives. It must have been one heck of a battle going on. Although they have livestock grazing there now, you can still see the craters from the shells. Very close, you can tour the trenches that all the troops had dug. You can only picture in your mind what it was like during the heat of the battle .... really makes you sit back and think. They don't let visitors on the battlefield as there is still live ordinance that could explode. I heard stories of livestock triggering one every once in while. Quite the sombering place, but I'm glad we were able to stop.