splashhopper

I see all kinds of reports of good sized bass being caught the last week or so and am puzzled. The fish I am catching lately are fewer and smaller than in September. I have slowed the presentation down.... wacky rigged senko's ... spinners .. cranks etc. Fishing deeper water ( from shore) Fishing areas that still have green vegetation. Fishing heavy structure ( stumps and rocks etc) No luck so far... I even got SKUNKED on my favorite lake in "Spinnerbait country" But I had the chance to see how fish, that he caught, were tagged and the info collected... I sure hope they don't tag short little white dudes anytime soon Thanks for inviting me Spinnerbaitking. Wound my way up to to get ready for the morning fish with Twocoda in his neck of the woods to try for soem rainbow trout. The first place we went to was muddy and CROWDED ... guys were coming back up from the river at 8 am due to the muddy conditions and lack of fish being caught by anyone. I asked Twocoda about another place that I remembered from my childhood.... He took me up to a great spot.... no crowds and the water was a nice "tea stain" instead of the chocolate mile we just left Although we didn't get any fish there, it was exactly the kind of water and quiet that I prefer fishing in. I appreciate you sharing the locations with me Twocoda... I got a few more pics for my trip,( but they will reveal the location too well to share here) and then headed south to find a safe place to park the van for the night. Found a 24 hours Timmies.... and had a much needed WARM nap .. Headed down the highway for some night fishing at another river that I have caught trout at previously.... no luck again... although I did see two guys lose a couple. Decided to pack it in for the night and drove down to a river I fish alot.... Pulled the van in to Timmies... had a bowl of HOT soup and got back into my WARM sleeping bag for the night. I awoke to the sound of a BUSY DRIVE THRU at 6 am.... dang.... I was gonna be late... I parked there specifically just in case I slept in like the day before... lol Got my coffee and muffin and headed down to the harbour for this It was very cold this morning there with an East wind blowing.... I fish this place a lot and know that if the wind is coming from the east... the fish will not be "on"... Decided to do some "execu-fishing" and set up a bottom bouncing rig off the wall and got right back in my van to watch ....lol All in all, the weekend was a poor one for fish landed but a pleasurable one with the company that I had during it... Thanks guys ( Spinnerbaitking and Twocoda) Splashhopper

nice report... great fish.... I was told a long time ago about referrals for my own business.... If I get a referral for my good work.... the client will tell 2-3 ppl. If I do poor work/service... the client will tell 10-20 ppl... You just proved this theory right

I think this may be timely after FREEZING MY OFF this weekend ( I wasn't properly clothed for trout fishing.... doooohhhhhhh) How to Go Ice Fishing and Stay Safe From Hypothermia By Les Chatelain, Director of Emergency Programs Health Education Department University of Utah Cold can be a serious, even life threatening problem for us as we venture outdoors. Hypothermia is a problem that we must be aware of. It is important to remember that while winter is when we think most about hypothermia, it can occur any time of year. All we need for hypothermia to be a problem is cold, wet and windy conditions. Because frostbite is freezing of tissue, it is uncommon to see frostbite when outside temperatures are above freezing (32 degrees). Hypothermia, on the other hand, is most commonly seen when outside temperatures are between 30 and 50 degrees. Temperatures below 50 degrees can be seen during most months of the year, making hypothemia a much more common problem associated with cold and the outdoors. The biggest problem we have with hypothermia is that it tends to "sneak up on us." One of the first organs to be affected by cold temperatures is the brain. This often leads to our not recognizing the problem during the early stages. It is very important that we recognize the potential for hypothermia and prevent it from occurring. Any time you are experiencing temperatures below 50 degrees and/or there is a breeze or you get wet you must be aware of hypothermia. The key to prevention and treatment of cold emergencies is the five methods of heat transfer. These methods of heat transfer can increase heat loss if not controlled, or can be used to increase heat gain when treating hypothermia. The five methods of heat transfer are conduction, convection, evaporation, radiation and respiration. Heat can be lost by each of these methods, leading to hypothermia. Conduction occurs when you come into contact with a cold object, such as sitting on a cold rock, touching cold metal or falling into cold water. Convection causes heat loss when cold air or water circulates across the body, such as a cold wind (wind chill factor) or a stream. Heat loss by evaporation occurs when moisure on the surface of the body becomes airborne. This does not require a hot day to occur and the moisture can come from sweat, rain, snow or falling into a lake or river. Radiation occurs when heat escapes from your body into the air in much the same way as heat radiates out from a fire. A great deal of heat can be radiated out from your uncovered head. Heat is also lost through during normal breathing (respiration). If the air we breathe is colder than body temperature, our body heats the air to body temperature before it reaches the lungs. When we breathe out, much of that heat is lost into the air. These methods of heat transfer can easily come into play on an outing where the last thing you would worry about is cold problems. Let's look at a possible occasion. It is late on a Saturday afternoon in mid-June at Strawberry Reservoir. You are out on your fishing boat. The temperature at midday was about 70 degrees, but the sun has started to go down and the temperature now is about 60 degrees. One of those rapid-forming storms begins to develop. The wind begins to pick up (convection) and the temperature begins to drop as the skies become dark. You decide to take refuge in a nearby cove and "ride it out." The storm hits and it rains hard, but for only about 15 minutes. Your hair and clothing are wet, causing you to lose the insulating factor and allowing your to lose heat by radiation. The cold wet clothes touching your skin conduct heat away from you and the moisture allows evaporation to occur. The air that you are breathing is in the low 40s at this point. As is always the case, the fish start biting as soon as you consider going in. You decide that there is at least another hour of light and you want to stay out on the lake. Within 15 minutes you have lost enough heat that your brain is no longer functioning properly and you do not notice that you are shivering severely. As you continue to lose body heat, your muscles become stiff. It is difficult to cast so you just let your bait sit where it is at. Due to the muscle stiffness, you are not moving around to generate body heat. Within 45 minutes, the outside temperature has dropped several degrees and your brain is chilled to the point where you have gone into a semiconscious stupor. How does this end? That depends upon the help that you receive. The signs and symptoms of hypothermia can vary with each person and by how far the hypothermia has progressed. In general, the signs and symptoms can be grouped into four categories. The first is weather. Remember that COLD (below 50 degrees), WET (rain, snow, sweat, or falling into water) and WINDY (wind chill factor) equates to hypothermia. The second category is shivering. Shivering is a natural response to cold, but if the shivering is severe or if the shivering stops without the person being rewarmed, they are experiencing some amount of hypothermia. The third category of signs and symptoms is muscle rigidity or stiffness. As the body loses heat, blood is kept in the core of the body to maintain the vital organs. This causes the arms and legs to become stiff and the person has difficulty performing simple tasks such as walking or buttoning a coat. The fourth category of signs and symptoms occur as the brain is cooled. As the temperature of the brain goes down the person stops thinking normally. They become unaware of what is around them and may even think they are too warm and begin removing clothes. The victim's eyes often become glassy and they just stare into space. The victim may even begin to slur his/her speech or have difficulty speaking in sentences. As the brain continues to cool, they will slip into a semi-conscious or unconscious state. As soon as these signs and symptoms begin to occur, treatment must begin. Treatment consists simply of warming the person up. This is very difficult to do if the person is continuing to lose heat. Immediately seek whatever shelter is available. If possible, remove the victim's wet clothes and place the victim in warm dry clothing or other protection. The victim cannot effectively warm himself/herself, so careful warming should occur. This could be body contact with a nonhypothermic member of your party, warming objects or clothing and placing them against the victim, submersing the victim in warm water or placing the victim in a warm environment such as near a fire or in a heated vehicle or building. Be sure that the air they are breathing has been prewarmed by having them in a warm environment or at least have them breathe through a scarf. Efforts to rewarm the victim should be concentrated on the trunk or body of the victim. Active warming of the arms and legs should be avoided until the trunk is adequately warmed. Warming the arms and legs before the trunk has been adequately warmed can lead to a rush of cold blood in from the arms and legs that may critically cool the vital organs. Do not give the victim warm fluids if he/she is having difficulty swallowing or if the level of consciousness is decreased. It is always a good idea to have the hypothermia victim evaluated by a physician as soon as possible after rewarming. If an emergency room or emergency personnel (ambulance) is readily available, then medical professionals should be the ones to rewarm the victim. They key to hypothermia is prevention. Be aware of the potential for hypothermia in most of your outdoor activities. Dress for, or have clothing available to protect you from cold, wet and windy weather. There are many kinds of excellent clothing that will keep a fisherman warm and dry in the worst weather. Seek shelter early, do not wait until someone has hypothermia. If active in a cold environment, take frequent rest breaks. These breaks should include something to eat in order to replace the energy you are using to be active and to warm yourself. Avoid getting wet either from sweat or outside sources. Protect your head from heat loss. Some estimates say that up to 80 percent of the heat your body generates can be lost through the head. Remember that this and most other problems can best be cared for after proper preparation and training. First aid classes are available to the community at reasonable cost from local chapters of the American Red Cross, the University of Utah Department of Health Education, most hospitals, many local fire departments and most continuing education programs at local high schools or colleges.

"this brought up the question between us what is the right thing to do if you encounter hunters on a pond when fishing" Shoot back..... but hey,,, if you don't have a gun yourself ... think again

nice to get out and fish in solitary spaces.. .i like it too You are lucky to be able to fish the "tribs".... ours are closed at this end of the province.

So, it's either 1 of each perhaps the Burner for the 7 rod of mine(spinnerbaits, frogs, jigs) and the Citica with the slower speed for the 6'6 rod that i have(cranks,jerkbaits,light soft plastics) Feedback please, Thanks MTBF Hey Mike.... I have been following your thread and just saw the above noted.... (I am looking in to bait-casters as well) I was told that I would need a "bait-caster reel" as well.... This is because of the way the line comes off the bait-caster.. flat .. vs a spinning reel... looped. If u already knew this and have the new rods already.... sorry to bug ya.... but if ya don't .. .well then u are gonna need another Christmas present

great fish.... nice report tooo.

nice fish.... the next person that catches is gonna wonder where it third eye went though

ummm.... it doesn't look like a "family member" to me..... and it doesn't look like it will do very well in THE SNOW EITHER It does look like a nice BOAT though I do have a question for you though: If that is a "family member" what does the rest of "the family" look like?

Message sent....

ok,... that;s it,... i am going fishing, in the rain tonight,... right now.... we'll see.... bbl to report on this phenomena splashhopper

I am in a bit of a quandary this season about taking roe from salmon. (Not that I have even caught one yet. ) Especially after watching this documentary on the BC salmon >> http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODQ0MDg4MDA=.html?full=true However, in the Lake Huron tribs that i frequent the salmon seem smaller and fewer than last year and the year before that. If a salmon has 500-1000 eggs in its belly and we harvest them, are we shortchanging our sport for future generations? I post this question not so much to engage a debate, but as to your OWN experience and why you do or do not harvest the roe from the salmon. Thanks Splashhopper PS I am fully aware of the commercial fishing and native over fishing issues, so PLEASE keep those separate issues out of this thread. Thanks for your consideration.

wow.... if I only had the desire to drive IN TO Toronto to go fishing... thanks for respecting us shore fishermen and the board regs by not posting identifying landmarks .. This guy appreciates it.

excellent report... congrats on the pb congrats to your buddy on his PB too

nice fish Bushart..... good photo's too /////////////////////////////// I wonder why some people are so arrogant that they think they know the size of another person's fish by a picture... oh yeah.. they post pics of fish that they say are 9 lb bass and they only look like they are 3-4 lbs... maybe THEY think others embellish their stories like they do themselves.. Splashhopper PS. When I go fishing by myself I don't carry a tripod and a camera manual with me either

that looks a little more civilized than these afghan soldier "trout fishing"

Prayers for a speedy recovery from London. Thanks Beans. Splashhopper Lord make me a channel of thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where there is error, I may bring truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith -- that where there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted -- to understand, than to be understood -- to love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life...

great pics bro... keep em coming

sometimes I am .... but when it states in the sign up regs on this site NOT be posting specific bodies of water... and then some one does,,,, and then some smart ass like you posts your response... I DO SOMETHING about it..... Have a NICE day.. unless you already have other plans.

My daughter, Botbot, started Taekwondo with her older sister when she was 5 years old. It started with 2-3 times per week... and soon grew to 5 nights per week. The club she is with keeps the kids focused on school, home and martial arts. They are not allowed to advance in their belt colours without a note from home and their teacher about their performance there as well. Botbot has done very well in this sport and is well liked by her coaches and her peers. She enjoys the competition and she loves helping the "little dragons" advance to their next belt colour. As her father, I can attest to her discipline and her appreciation of her sport at such a young age. ( now 11 years old) The sport ( tournaments) has a loyal following and is great for keeping the kids motivated to achieve bigger and better results by their actions and attitudes. So far (aged 11), she is still as interested and excited to be a part of this martial art as she was at 5 years old. Now I pray that she still will be when "the hormones " kick in. We lose a lot of the kids at that time of their life, but I am told that the skills and attitudes they developed in those formative years never leave them.. I trust her coaches and their experience.... ( no choice really ..lol) I won't post the pic of her winning the NATIONAL title for 11 year ( 52 lb category) again.. but rest assured, it took lots of HER effort and dedication to achieve that goal. We never push her to compete and we never tell her she must do this .... it comes from within.... If / when the day comes that she wants to quit, we will talk with her and support whatever her decisions will be. We will also remind her that we would LOVE to hear her name announced in competition at the 2016 Olympics. She wants to try and we will try our best to help her achieve HER goal... Bottom line... introduce your son to the things HE is interested in and then support his decision to the best of your ability.... He already loves you for who YOU are and you get the privilege of guiding and walking with him as he grows in to the young man he chooses. God bless Splashhopper

This is EXACTLY WHY we don't post specific locations.

1) Suggestions for the care of our reels and rods 2) Different knot methods for the different types of lines " WITHOUT A PLUG " for a manufacturer. ( yes i know that is how it is all paid for,... but geesh.... the pro fishermen can do better than those guys that just "turn left" all day and yak about their sponsors. ) 3) Introduce some kids/ families to your segments. 4) Have an interactive segment or two teaching someone how to use different set ups.. ie fly rods.. bait casters .. etc And most important.... keep doing the fun stuff you are known for Dave...

nice lake,.,, great pics great fish... thanks

Yep.... one of the best in the region.... http://www.hullygully.com/NewProductShowro...86/Default.aspx

great pics..... gave me some food for thought about the crankbaits near shore.. .thanks