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and for some reason today both garage door openers are pooched...

heading to the Barrie area soon so just checking in. Merry Christmas all!!

Merry Christmas to you and your family Phil. Did Santa get you anything cool? LOL

Sin's out there now and say's he's got 4" of black ice by his dad's place.

I would not even consider the words with the --- through it at this time of year.

Merry Christmas G.

I met Hugh a few times at a bar in Unionville called Jake's many years ago. seen them play too. I hope he's stopped spitting on the crowd... LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwP8QvI1jY

Dear Santa...you can leave as many gifts as you want but please don't leave an unflushed Yule log...thanks, the Management

great walleye, trout and salmon bait I bet!

I watched a hut last Jan 3/11 get dragged out buy a Rav4 on 4" of ice. you could hear the ice from 500 yards away...

great, thanks! I guess the guys at Parts Source don't know what they are selling then...

By Michael Hayakawa Dec 14, 2011 Ringwood hatchery granted reprieve Rumours of the Ringwood Fish Hatchery’s demise have been exaggerated greatly — at least for the next year. Entering the final year of a five-year agreement between the Natural Resources Ministry and Ontario Federation of Anglers, the fish culture station has received a reprieve. It was scheduled to close Sept. 28. The reprieve came thanks to some due diligence by the Metro East Anglers Association, which volunteered to operate Ringwood during the five-year agreement. Bruce Burt, an association spokesperson, noted attempts to save Ringwood from closing began in late February when its conservation group assembled a proposal for the ministry. About three weeks later, it got the green light to continue. One of the stipulations was the association had to register as a non-profit organization, Burt said. With the paperwork finalized near the Sept. 28 deadline, Burt said there was a two-week period during which members who work at Ringwood could not enter the facility. With close to 70,000 coho salmon yearlings being raised in the facility, the ministry sent its personnel in once a day to feed them before the deal became official, he added. “I thought it would have been a great waste to close Ringwood,” Burt said, adding Ringwood is a great asset for the whole community. It operates without the use of water pumps. There’s natural artesian wells on the site in which the water is tapped to flow through the hatchery and flows in at eight degrees Celsius. With the deal good for one year, Burt was quick to praise the ministry in supporting the association’s efforts. “The ministry has been great to get us going and in accommodating us,” Burt said. “My hats off to them to making it possible.” In the meantime, though, Burt said the association has been active seeking financial assistance through sponsors to keep the facility going for years down the road. Burt is confident they will get the help it needs. So far, the association received assistance from the Toronto Sportsmen’s Shows and Normark, a well-known fishing tackle manufacturer. It also hopes to receive some assistance through the Aviva Community Fund as it has reached the top 30 finalists in its online contest that is offering $1 million in donations to lead, empower and support community initiatives. The group is about $18,000 to $20,000 shy of running Ringwood for a full year, Burt said. “I’m confident we can extend it for another five years,” he said. Ringwood spearheaded the chinook salmon stocking program for Lake Ontario for the past 30 years. That has been transferred to the Normandale Fish Culture Station near Simcoe. Under Ringwood’s arrangement, it raises coho salmon. In addition, it will release 40,000 brown trout in the Rouge River and along the Lake Ontario waterfront area near Pickering as well as 17,000 rainbow trout are to be released into the Rouge River. The brown trout eggs, which should arrive in the next couple of weeks, are brood stock from another ministry hatchery, Burt said. The rainbow trout eggs will be collected during late March to early April when these fish begin their spring spawning migration run up the various Lake Ontario feeder streams.

just wait till after Christmas, so many more out there...

Found on another site... VHS (viral hemorrhagic septicemia) has been confirmed in gobies, perch, and bullheads in Lake Simcoe. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) responded late this past December by creating a new zone around Simcoe up to Gravenhurst where baitfish movements by commercial sellers will not be allowed in or out as of January 1, 2012. article

One thing I don't think was posted yet (I got lazy and didn't read all the replies) was do NOT push down on the auger to cut the hole. the blades do all the work for you and if you need to push it down then you damaged a blade and need new ones. PS, don't let someone else use you auger that isn't ready to pay to fix it. AMSOIL makes a great HP Injector Synthetic oil and that's what I use. That and a stabilizer.

get good oil!

you mean this one Joe?

as far as I know Gary Hodge is still a guide.

that all depends on where you are located.

they found "a" male body in the area yesterday for those that haven't heard yet.

they played that the other day in my 8 year old daughter's class at school. she made me watch it yesterday and I thought it was good.

great shots bunk!

naw, you are too far east unless the dad was a traveling sales man...

then why would Al ever want to go home? LOL!!!