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I still have grey screen finders . I will keep as back up to my back up to my, well 5 back ups. LMAO

With the bad access yesterday,I had to plan on another spot. Had my mind made up . That was til this morning and said I got an hour and a half before day light, so lets take a drive and check out a spot. If it,s not good to get on,I would head to plan A . Well I arrived and there were guys standing around looking at the access . I said, whats the problem ? I look and tell them, it,s a hell of a lot better then where I went in yesterday. I quickly unload the hut and smitty, load up the gear,park and gonzo. Well I did wait for light today,as I didn't know the area . One fella yells out, watch the crack. I could see it out there and would heed his warning . I get to the crack and here comes a couple of ATV,s . I watch and they go back and forth looking for a spot. I walk up,see a good spot, test and ya,good. Cross no problemo . Once I am across, I turn on the navionics. Scroll and see a spot . Head right to it. HMMMM, there are holes around . Must be a good spot. Sit for an hour,mark 2 fish . Not so good . Move time. Hit the bottom of a drop. Sit for 1/2 hour. 1 fish. Move again . Thank goodness there was no snow. Travel by foot was sweet . Hit 2 more spots and mark but they move on fast. I did not like the feel of the bottom . Silty. I could lift the meegs a foot off bottom before I marked it , and my fly was close to the bottom . I scan the area seeing where everyone is sitting . No one looks very excited . I look at the navionics again . Look to where I might want to go. Say to self,why is no one fishing that little hump ? Since it was walking closer to my launch area,I decided to go and try . Set up,drop,bang bang, fish comes in . Tap tap ,fish comes in,rises and smashes my fly . WOOT WOOT, fish on . Get it top side and I have happy feet . Quick dispatch, and back down goes the meegs . 10 minutes later,a mark and tap tap and tip goes up. Set idiot . Miss. Rip and pound the meegs and another comes in. 1 tap and on . That is aggressive . Number 2 is top side . I am doing the happy dance, but then stop so no one knows I am on fish . With the sun warming everything up fast, and the odd ice pound,I'm thinking, do not push yer luck today . Packed up and headed in . Last thing I need is another dip or have to walk miles to find a crossing spot at that crack . Crack was fine when I got to it still, thank goodness. Friday will not be a day to be out by the looks of it, so Saturday might be the last day as Sunday looks like a real windy one too . I am good if this is my last. Not my best of season, but it made me work for my fish. Dang, that is hard work .LOL Now to the reason for 2 different takes . Clean the fish and found one had gobys,the other was full of midge hatch. They were still squirming when I pushed them out of the belly. So the meegs for the goby bite, the fly for the bug bite.

We all know the newfie jokes so, how many Italians did it take, to get it out ?🤣

Yummy

I hope Dave and his pal don't go for a dip. Long drive home for them byes.

It was giving away everywhere I thought I could cross. Get close to the crack and I could feel the ice giving .

LOL It started out to be a great morning walk out and I moved a ton this morning. So did my buddy fishfarmer . We was not sitting for long til it was moving time again and again and again. 11 x to be exact for me. We fished shallow, fished deeper then I like, went shallow and back to deep, til finally, found some fish. There was lots,but they were very tight lipped. During 10 am til 11:30, the ice banged,boomed and shifted like crazy once that east breeze started. Water was sloshing in the holes . Once Lord Simcoe finally calmed down, I was able to hook into 4 fish pretty quick and lose 2 . All with,n a span of 20 minutes. Then it shut down. Screen was white for an hour after . Called it quits . Walking was great. Just ice that required cleats for sure . Lord Sim played a little nasty on me once I got back to shore. The area was already sketchy getting on, but doable . When I got back well, not so. It was pick a spot and just get across . Well I picked a spot, shoot the smitty across first. My turn and well, dipdadip I go. Up to my waist . Funny how fast an ole man can jump out when he needs to . LOL Needless to say, this access spot is done . To bad as I was enjoying this new spot to me. Ended the morning with a whitie and 3 perch. Missed 2 other whities. On and off . Dave fishfarmer walking off in the sunrise .

I meant in Britian . LOL

Welcome Malcolm, Did you fly fish over there ? Have watched so many great fly fishing videos from across the pond .

After a couple of hours sitting in the rain ( called for periods of rain, ya right ) on the hard water, I said to self, you idiot, go home and tie up some baits and stay dry. There is added wraps of lead free ( 8 wraps total ) on the shanks to give more weight to them . These will be gifted to my son .

He is on his last bag of feed . Time for them to get back to what nature offers .

To pat one on the head like my pop does, that would of been the top Lew .

I wish I had of brought my go pro or even my camera this morning Lew . I took a drive up to the parents this morning . Mudder and pop have been feeding the turkeys and deer this winter as they have done since moving up there . When I rolled up over the hill, I almost took out a few on the road . Pulled in the drive, I was greeted by more turkeys . Almost ran 2 over. LOL The path walk down to the feeding area was iced over and pop didn't feel comfortable walking, so I did the chore and headed with a pail of feed for the deer . As I did, they just came out of no where . They knew it was not my pop . They stayed back a bit, stomping their hooves in the snow telling me I was not their friend . I made my way down to the feed area slowly just watching for more to come out . I reached the area for dropping the feed and just stood there . There was a young one that really didn't know what the difference was and came right out and down to the feeding area . He/she knew I had some feed . Was so cool .When the young one came to close, the doe stomped and the young one retreated . I laid the feed down and just stood there . The leader of the group just stood back and gave me the stare down ( Like she was looking down the sight, instead of me at her ) . I was not moving til I had one deer come to the feed . One did for a short taste, then once again, the stomp and retreat . I gave in, I was not the feeder and was not welcome . I walked back up the path and they walked their way to the feed . The lead doe never took her eyes off of me . Yes, she would dip her head for a quick nibble, but back up quick looking right at me . Before I was able to reach the top of the path, I hear my pop whistle . He told me he could walk out, not see them , give a whistle and see them come running down the hill side . Well, while I was standing there , he whistled to ensure they were safe I guess . They, the deer , raised their heads and looked at him . What are you, the deer whisper ? I was at awe and can say ( no I am not a P3TA guy ) this was one of those man/ nature things, that just gets ya thinking .I only thought for a moment, as the thought of how I miss venison sausages . It was a spectacular moment, I must say.

I have spare 9ft stabilizers for that . 🤣

Little lake in Barrie . Nuff said .

I want to know the bottom structure . Sand,mussels and what the hell the clouds of fish are.

Your doing alright winning some nice prizes . I will have a camera next year. Or sooner. If they go on sale .

Give Rockeys a call . Rockey’s Tackle Repair 10 Brammer Drive Orilla, ON L3V 7T4 (705) 325-3526

I got over that years ago, or should I say, use to it .

Larger fillets. Looking forward to the weekend and top that 15 . With the weather, it,s going to be sweet just walking and no hut to drag around.

That would bet you far out there now.

Why I prefer to, TOON.

Could of been from jumping a wire fence. Hind got caught up and struggled to get over it .

A 10 inch hole, tie 40 pounder to a string and drop in. 😁

Do they make steak and kidney pies ? I mean real ones that are chunky with plenty of gravy . One of my favs I always enjoyed eating with my grandfather . Home made in a big roaster, with a big layer of duff on top. Always still went through 2 loaves of home bread just to sop up the gravy . .