Rich Clemens

We're pullinng in to Wolseley on Sept. 6 and leaving on the 13th. Guess we'll miss each other this year ... again. Last year we swung down around Crane's to see if your boat was in dock ... nada. We'll be at Rainbow Camp the week after and planning on running up to Lakair Friday the 19th to meet and greet with those attending the fall OFC GTG.

I guess for my last purchase. 1). How does it fit the budget. 2). Dimentions. (Length / Beam). 3). Storage Capacity. 4). Patsy wanted a boat with a full windshield. (Sure thing honey ... let's go look for a new one). 5). What's a tiller ? 6). How many marshmellows can I fit in the bait bucket ? Ok - So I only gave 4.

A corpse may be the only way to prove that they do exist. Eye witness reports, photos, and video are all subject to very close scrutiny and skepticism. If there are really as many as some folks claim, it's a wonder a corpse wasn't found before now. Time will tell I guess to see if this is the real McCoy, something else, or just another publicity/money stunt. Would be kinda neat though if these things were real.

Same here .... never leave home without it.

Awesome report and I loved you ton of pics. Thanks for takin' the time to put 'em up.

Awesome report man. Tons of great pics there. Thanks for puttin' 'em all up. Really emjoyed it.

Man that ain't good news. Sorry about your bad luck. I sure hope things improve in bit as I'm leaving for the French in 3 weeks.

Heck ... I thought I'd see a couple Airedale Terriers, that you finally broke down and got that special someone a great dog. Most fitting names anyway.

Man o man ... That is fantastic. We'll be sure to continue to keep Big Jim in our prayers.

Two very nice fish. Congrats on the catch.

Oh yeah. Stop at the French River Trading post and pick up a map of the French River. Pretty nice detail of the land contours, shorelines, roads, trails, and such. Many of the outfitters in the area are also shown.

Stan. I primarily target musky, but end up with pike. If you would be targetting the larger species, make sure you are properly equipped to handle one, should you be fortunate to latch into one. Strong rods, heavy line, heavy leaders, landing net, bolt cutters should you need to cut the hooks to speed the release, just to name a few things. I am spooled with 80# power pro on all my rods. Leaders anywhere from 2 to 3 feet in length with a minimum 100#, heavy action rods, big game net, etc. Primariy I look for weed beds and around the small islands, and rocky shoals. A few places I have raised musky have been a combination spot with rocks and weeds. We'll even fish the shorelines if there is some cover nearby. Some of the typical places you'd probably latch into a pike. With pike, you'll need good leaders as well. I use a variety of lures for Musky, including bucktails, in-line spinners. Landed a very nice pike on a Shallow Invader and raised a few muskies with it as well. Started spending more time with a Suick last year based on advise from some fishing buddies. Also started working top-waters a little more last year and will continue this year. I have a couple Top Raiders. Can't help out too much with boat rentals as we bring our own. The camps we have stayed at will rent boats - as will most of the outfitters. But, if your not actually lodging there, expect to put down a significant deposit. I've seen a couple places who want anywhere from $500 to $1,000 deposit for rental boats/motors. If you are planning on renting a boat, I'd select a place first and contact them, in advance, just so you know the terms and conditions of the rental - before you get there. Clamp-it is right on about some areas of the French. Depending on where you go, you don't have to go very far from camp with all the islands, channels, and after a while, everything seems to look the same. If you have a GPS unit, that would be a good idea to bring it along, with extra batteries just in case. The one place I'l lbe this year, on the North Channel, is about a 10 mile stretch with rapids on both ends ... so there's not much chance of getting lost ... even for me. Walleye, Bass, Trout, etc. I've not really fished for on the French.

Where abouts on the French are you looking and what species are you going after ? There's a number of folks on here who fish the French. 3 1/2 weeks I'll be there. One week out of Wolseley Bay and a second one on the North Channel.

Nice .... Very nice. Congrats to your daughter on her PB.

Yessir. Come through just fine.

Ah yes ... another one comes out. Welcome to the board and don't be a stranger.

Way to go Patrick. A couple high fives for ya.

I've also fished the Rideau system and in the same area as Steve_Paul fishes. We have pretty good luck on that waterway with both large and small mouth bass. You can get some multiple pounders in there. Justin Hoffman, if I recall, has put up a few reports from the Rideau River with some very respectable bass, I'm gonna miss out on my Canadian bass fishing this year ... maybe next year will be in the cards. Best of luck and let us see some of those bucket mouths when you get back.

Kinda depends on the water and structure for me. When I'm fishing heavy weed cover, drifting over weed-beds, I use a Florida-rigged 6" worm. Nice and weedless finding those little pockets. For rocky bottoms, I either use cranks or tubes. My neighbor got me started trying tubes this year and I've had some luck with them.

Welcome aboard Steve. Great right hand you got there ... what about the left

High Fives to ya Percher. Congrats.

Nice shots Evster. I amazed at some of the pics being posted on here and the clarity of the water. Be cure to take your camera again on the next trip.

Amazing shots Wes. That second one almost looks like something out of a science fiction movie. Just waiting for the Martin ship to come flying out of it.

Hey Mr. Follow - welcome aboard. I'll have to give a toot on the way past you next month.

We fish the docks frequently when nobody is around. If there are people on the docks or swimmers, we give them a wide berth a move on around. Only once was I asked to move on as the owner said his kids frequently swim there and he's concerned about lures being left behind. We didn't become defensive, we just motored on past his property. Many times we get a friendly wave and folks asking if we're having any luck.