Barry Willis

This is the only line I prefer to be on.

Came across this in a old album from my wife's grand parents. Taken in the 50's, Trout River Newfoundland. Thought maybe some of you might get a kick out of it, or not. The other pic shouldn't be here, couldn't help it.

I know what you mean, I've been thinking about my boat all morning. They are calling for +12 and above starting Saturday out here.

March came in like a lion out here in Alberta. Friday, the 1st, between 9:00 am and 10:00 am with a Chinook wind the temperature went from -3c to +11. Then the wind changed direction, in one hour beginning at noon until 1:00 it went from +11 to -5. A few hours later came the snow which ended 24 hours later, yesterday afternoon, and here's what we got in them 24 hours. This is my work bench and grill which up until that time were free of snow and completely dry. The temperature bottomed out at -19 this morning with a wind chill of -30.

Man, some guy's get all the breaks. AWESOME.

Very cool unit, amphibious to and up to 30 mph. I especially like that they have a steering wheel. Thanks Fang.

Yes it is very much confusing. I'm still trying to come to terms why your post came up on mine in regards to Amphicats and Argos thinking I posted such a thing.

Terry, if you are referring to me I did not post it, It was posted by someone calling themselves icefisherman, you put this on a post of mine in reference to Amphicat and Argos......

Without question. Tarpon would be the icing on the cake. Quite a thrill when they come out of the water the way they do.

I understand Lew, having give it some thought, I 100 % believe this a hoax. He would have been clawing at the ice much more frantically than he is. And also when he reaches shore he would have been getting out of his wet clothes and into some heat, if that's what they are, it could possibly be a wet suit. I would expect he would have been hypothermic the time spent in the water. It may also have been a shallow lake where he is actually walking on bottom. I know good sized lakes that I can walk across and from one end to the other in hip waders. I only watched the video once but I would also expect in a situation like this to see water on his camera lens. Just my thoughts.

I think my dad discovered them in mechanics illustrated. That Argo sure looks nice.

Has anyone heard of, seen or owned an amphicat? My dad and I almost bought on when they first came out but thought we would wait until the bugs were ironed out if there were any. We didn't buy one after all but at least they sent me this badge, crest or what ever it's called. Still like new. Here's an interesting article . Computer is acting up so so I had to take a picture of the monitor and a not so good pic of a 35mm pic which is crystal clear on photo paper of my boys having fun with my first Argo, late 1980s.

Wow, awesome catch. I think you'll have a new life long fishing partner.

Fishing the shallow flats can be very exciting, As I am sure you well know, there's quite a variety, from bone fish to barracuda. All awesome scrappers.

Very lucky, I'm surprised he made it, adrenaline maybe. If it wasn't for his ice ice pics I don't believe he would have. Personally, I never would have ventured out on ice like that.

Very nice David, wish I'd been there.

I've had an Argo since the mid eighties, my six wheel weighs a little over 850lbs, I will not take it out on thin ice, even though they are amphibious doesn't mean they are going to climb back up onto the ice. With the correct tire pressure they leave a vey small foot print. Going to CrowMan's post I had an incident that I will never forget. My fishing buddy and I one Saturday afternoon took a drive to Colpoy creek and dock to check on the fishing. Most the guy's were doing very well catching big rainbow. There was one party of guys that had cut about a four foot square hole in the ice with a chainsaw. We fished mostly at night so we returned after supper and by that time there was a full blown blizzard but it didn't matter to us as we were dressed for it and looking forward to pulling up some big rainbow. Once we got set up and our holes drilled I remembered I had left something in our old fishing van. I ran back to get it and went into this big hole they had cut, which by this time was covered in slush and snow, I went completely under. If it wasn't for my ice pics I wouldn't have made it out especially wearing water logged mukluks and snowmobile suit. My buddy couldn't hear or see me in the storm. Any way we managed to get off the ice and back to my farm house. My body didn't warm up until late next morning. I made my ice pics out of hockey stick handles and of course big spikes.

I know most parts of Ontario haven't had much of a winter and you haven't been able to get to your favorite ice fishing spots but out west here I have had about enough of it, with our two weeks of -54c. and lots of snow. Last week was nice, up to +11 some days. It started snowing Sunday morning and still is and getting colder than a well diggers ass. So I can't wait for ----

Tracks are for sure the only way to get around in deep snow with an Argo. I haven't had a problem in deep snow since putting tracks on mine. Pricey though as is with anything else Argo related.

Wow, what a cool unit, I've never seen or heard of one. I hazard to guess the price tag.

You are right BITEME. They do eat eggs of wild birds and the birds them selves if they are lucky enough to catch and have been known to raid chicken coops. Their main diet consists of mice throughout the year.

Yeah, that is 100% a red fox TJQ. A very beautiful and vey intelligent mammal that are found throughout all of Canada. Very nice to see one. And yes that is what they sound like.

Welcome to Canada 2024 is unfortunately right. Man, that's sickening. All these new gun laws are not going to curb gun violence. Pretty soon the only ones that will have guns are going to be the bad guys. My wife and I both have our share of rifles and shot guns, in mint condition and worth a lot of money. I'm not sure anymore if we can even leave them to our sons in our will, even if they have their gun license. The city cops and RCMP here, twice now have put out a bulletin on the local news for any one with unwanted fire arms to get in contact with them and they would dispose of them. There were thousands of them turned over to the cops. Rather than put them up for auction for law abiding citizens they were thrown into a smelter. There was one veteran officer that was collecting them and keeping them, not that I blame him, I'm sure he had some very nice pieces. He was fired.

Yeah I know you're right, Some times I put my actions in gear before my brain. Thank you very much for the wake up Rick. If I was to lose my permit which very few people have I'd never get it back, and I would likely lose the gun as well which cost me a fortune. It's a twin to the one Clint Eastwood used in the Dirty Harry movies. I don't very often take it out of the gun safe in the house except for when I go to the mountains where all this took place and when I do it's usually in the trunk locked up in a very secure stainless box I hade made for it. A few years ago a Gentleman and his wife from Texas were in Calgary here for the Stampede. They were going for a hike in one of our parks and they were held up at gun point and robbed. It was on our local news of course and for the life of him he couldn't believe that us Calgarians and or Canadians aren't permitted to carry hand guns. In Texas people carry them right out in the open. I don't have a concealed hand gun permit nor do I want or need one I carry it in a nice leather holster and belt just like the cowboys did. There have been people call the cops on me not knowing I had a permit LOL. I guess that's more than enough said about that.

That is a very good story, I enjoyed it, and I under stand accidents happen but when it comes down to up right ignorance and knowingly putting their life and others at risk, I don't know. Of course regardless of the circumstance every effort should be made and are made to rescue them of course.