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That. Is. Awesome!

I declare it to be the trip report of the year thus far! Now that's my kind of fishing!

I agree, I have a cabelas model and find it to be excellent. It was $200 plus shipping and tax.

Met two CO's out smelting last Friday night, they seemed like nice fellows.

That house is so ugly it's offensive.

I think we have it pretty good here in the Soo, fishing, camping, canoeing, hiking etc. was actually the primary motivating factor as to why we moved here. The other place I would consider would be Vancouver Island, which is where I used to live, but the real estate there is insane.

Nice house worm dangler, I hope it works out for you. I wanted to buy a house out there but wifey wouldn't go for it because there was no cell phone reception, I think there is now though.

TDunn said everything worth saying on the subject. But, just to throw my two cents in, for flies to troll behind the williams warbler I use brown or black woolley buggers, black nose Dace, Black ghost, or muddler minnows (occasionally) in sizes 6 to 8. A selection of representative nymph patters for around the beaver dams can also be good. Early seasons brookies are the most fun you can have while fishing (in my opinion)

You are going at a really good time. Lots of the rivers in that area have a steelhead run of some kind, although the water level is very low this year. My suggestion, as you drive up hwy 17, you will see rivers, and you will see cars parked by the side of the road, they're not parked there to go bird watching. Those cars are your indicator that there is good fishing to be had in that trib. If you feel like going for a bit of a walk, shoot me a pm and I'll tell you where one of my favorite holes is.

And on the fly too! My utmost respect to you sir!

My only advice is don't rely on fish for food, you can't control nature, and sometimes the fish just don't bite. It's a sure way to ensure an empty stomach and a miserable trip. Bring all the food you need, fish or no fish, seriously.

Don't pay attention to the haters, your reports are great! You're right that anybody who can recognize the river based on a picture of it already knows there are fish there. Also, anybody who would send you a critical e-mail without identifying themselves isn't worth listening to in the first place.

It can be great and it can also be dodgy. There are a bunch of lease hold camps north of town here that are in real trouble with there lease holders. Camps that have been in the family for generations, spent all kinds of money on building and renovating their camps and now they are basically getting kicked off the land. A deed of ownership is the only thing that's certain.

I don't know how much it weighs, but it's a real nice fish.

Welcome to the forum! I used to live in Hamilton, if you like trout fishing, the Grand River is where you want to be. There's tones of articles about it in The Canadian Fly Fisher Magazine.