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Amazing site I haven't found the local lake I am looking for Toay, but I did find another one that I am also interested in. Thanks

wtg bro! great pics btw

yeah.... the :"nudder ting" I mean.... lol I think I am looking for lake structure because i want to make some notes on the local places i fish due to my very poor memory bank I don't own a fish finder, but still would want the map even after I get one ( hopefully for christmas) anyone got any of dem "nudder tings" den ?

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hopefully our American friends "get stuffed"

I am looking for topographic maps of the conservation areas that I fish. Does anyone have a link to a site to get these from... preferably free Thanks Splashhopper

Hi John... check your PM... My email address is in it... thanks Splashhopper

I would like to give it a try... let do it ! PM sent to the two of you. Thanks

Heh EHG..... not sure if you saw the article about MS on CTV and the major networks across North America It provides some hope http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nation...article1372414/ As for "few caring"..... my mother -in-law had Lou Gehrigs disease before she passed away and we were the Primary caregivers for her. Many in the medical system DO care.... very few don't .... it's all in ones own outlook upon life and the cards they are dealt with as to how we will be treated. Grandma got involved with a study at UWO under Dr Strong's care ... that team is very caring... considering that they KNOW where that disease takes most of their patients... They were very interested in Grandma participating in the study because she happened to have lived in the two places with the highest incidence of ALS per capita worldwide. ( the island of Guam and the city of Woodstock, Ontario) a) She was in a prison camp on the Island of Guam as a young girl for almost 2 years.. She lived here in London for 5 years. Grandma was an inspiration to all in our family and to the health team.... she came from a very poor family in the Phillipines and rarely complained about what "she didn't have". She had a tough time at the start of the process accepting her fate( anybody would), but once she did she showed what she was made of and who she truly was. A leader to her family and friends. An inspiration of courage and gratefulness to all the medical teams involved in her care.. in the hospital and at home.. She showed her family how to prepare for the inevitable.... she made her amends to people, face to face, before she lost her voice. I was very hesitant to participate in this thread as I don't want to crush anyone's hopes of not having the brutal disease of ALS.. BUT, I couldn't stay quiet once you mentioned " few care".... ( medically or in general) This forum is showing its true family values and the sense of personal community that we have for one another for one. I don;t pretend to know what is like to be in your shoes.... but I sure know what it was like on the days that grandma had a pity party shortly after she was diagnosed. Dr Strong gave us "permission to take care of the caregivers too" If I can be of service to you during this period of your life, please do not hesitate to contact me in a PM.... I will do what I can. Sincerely and God Bless Splashhopper

Dutchy and I "might" be going this Saturday or Sunday..... You are welcome to join us John... we will be shore fishing though.....

WTG Richard ... the lake I am fishing right now doesn't have any crayfish in it( that I have seen ).... what colour of tubes are u using and how are u rigging them?

Okay... so I was pumped for rainbows all week.... Heard there was rain in the region I was heading too and could hardly sleep all week :wacko: Decided to go for rainbows Saturday with Dutchie and then bass on Sunday by myself.. Dutchie and I threw everything at em Saturday and all we got were a few shakers on Saturday.... <_< It was one very long day as we set out at 5:30 am and got home at 11:30 PM ! Sunday morning came early, even for this rooster. I didn't get to the "my local" lake until noon today. It looked promising in the sense that NOBODY else was fishing it . As I was setting up a drop shot rig I heard a swoosh in the water right off shore behind me..... hmmmmm I launched my first drop shot about 20 yards out and as I was watching the line from the sinker come towards me on top of the water ( to let me know it was still dropping) a few sunfish were going after the line . And then....... WHAM>... a pike goes after THEM Hmmmmm...... Maybe I will target pike instead of bass.... I grab my other rod and tie on a black and blue spinner bait.... Two casts later and SLAM ..... and a Limp lureless line In my haste to go after the pike that were cruising the shallows, i didn't even think to tie on a leader Then my day gets BETTER.... A guy that lives next to the lake came down and asked me if I was staying long and if I wanted to go out on his canoe with him..... um yeah..... he said he would be back in 30 minutes.... so I quickly retied my second rod WITH a leader ! We were only out 5 minutes and I got this three lber on black and blue spinnerbait... wow... we are thinking this is gonna be one heck of a late fall marathon..... It wasn't meant to be .....We couldn't seem to find a school of Largies .... About an hour later, my friend hooks into this baby using a shadrap I think... maybe someone can tell from the pic We kept looking for the bass to be schooled up somewhere but couldn't find them. As we started a slow tour back to end the day, we were seeing fish jumping near our launch area.... We drifted into the area and were tossing the last bait like crazy at the area, knowing it was getting dark and this just be the last day on the canoe for us this year. Nothing....so we decided to call it a night... as Brian was sloooowly paddling back around to the launch, I kept throwing the lure out... We were about 50 yards from the launch when I hooked in to this MONSTER ! wHOOOOOO hooooooooooo....... yeeehah... It was thick and long.... huuuuge.... I am JACKED to go back there tomorrow afternoon..... something tells me it will be an early dayy of work for me to catch the late day sun ( self employment has its "benefits" too ) Only seven more days till the bass season ends here and I am gonna give it my best try on "my local" lake. Thanks for all the help on this forum for my first season of bass fishing. It is appreciated. Splashhopper I

wtg bro.. i have been lurking on your threads about this.... patience paid off and this site proves itself to be a great resource for us newbies once again

It will be mine too, if the other one I fish tomorrow doesn't produce..

Maybe they could have flagged their passports too... oh yeah, they don't NEED a passport to come to Canada....

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Lake X is definitely producing for you Richard... wtg bro

I have only float fished and bottom bounced for rainbows the last two seasons but got in to bass fishing this summer.. The FEEL of the hit when a bass slams a lure is awesome and I am thinking a trout is gonna be even better. So, I am gonna carry 3 rods with me to the river this trout season. One rod set for floating, one for bottom bouncing and the third for lures. Who is using lures for trout and why do you use the ones you use and in what types of waters are you using them? Thanks again. Splashhopper

I have the 14lb bow I caught two seasons ago in my brain... haven't caught one over 9 since then... but I know they are there... The conservation lake I fish has fish in it.... just need to get at em somehow Gonna go for trout on Saturday and bass on Sunday....

Patience, what is that ? But I still want to try and get a bigger bass than my 6lb er I caught this summer. Is that a reasonable expectation at this time of the season for bass? I AM going after trout this Saturday... supposed to get some rain tomorrow so it should be good by Saturday .

So, does that mean you are chasing Bass in the fall for yourself, or Steelheads? I am confused

what? there is more to this site? I hit a 1000 posts last week and nobody gave MEEEEE " the rest of the site " lol

This is the first year that I have targeted bass and I have to say, it was a blast all summer.... then I got all pumped up when some of the bass guys here were telling me " you ain't see nothing till you get in to fall FEEDBAG bassin"... I was filled with anticipation and have been pretty well skunked since the end of September for bass... I kept trying though and resisted the incessant urge for Rainbows and salmon.... Well the last 3-4 weeks I have been going after trout and getting skunked there too, except for some shakers last weekend... But, I just keep thinking about the "fall feedbag" for bass..... our season ends in two weeks here btw. Are there any others in this situation this fall and what are you doing to alleviate the indecision ? Thanks Splashhopper