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I'm too tired to go now! Besides I just got back

I wouldn't give it up for the world!

OK I'm gonna come out and say it 1995 Chevy Suburban $220 to fill Please don't comment on this it hurts enough!

A little? I am very jealous. Great Report

Pre-fishing Belwood Lake before the CTTS tournament next weekend!

Actually I have heard a lot of people say "I don't know why I bought a boat this big" Also consider things like a boathouse. If I went with a wider boat like the trackers it would not have fit in the boathouse.

The first one should be made into a jigsaw puzzle

Go find a 16 and a 14, sit in it and decide for yourself what you want.

The article states that the MNR runs it.

The worm bedding at Canadian tire works great $5 and add to a bucket. Lasts for a long time.

I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing everytime I see that banner!

Can't you get arrested for stalking beaver

Patent Pending?

Couldn't post under news. Dam burst at hatchery kills thousands of fish; Roads also washed out in Normandale Posted By Monte Sonnenberg Posted 1 day ago From The Brantford Expositor Margaret Kruse witnessed a rare spectacle when she looked out her kitchen window in Normandale Monday morning - a deluge of water from a dam burst. "I looked out my window and saw water rushing by and bubbling out into the lake a mile-and-a-half out," said Kruse, who lives at the mouth of Normandale Creek. "The water was filled with debris. I knew we were in trouble. I've never seen anything like this in my 12 years here." She watched the water rush by for nearly 20 minutes. She didn't know that the dam on the reservoir at the Normandale fish hatchery, managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources, had just failed. resident angry, disgusted "I couldn't believe my eyes," she said. "It's always been just a little creek. But it was full of bridge sections and huge trees. The force was just something." The breech occurred around 8 a.m. A 60-foot section of the berm on the west side of the dam gave way, emptying a 20-acre reservoir that was filled to a depth of 15 feet in places. The resulting wall of water washed out the south bank of Front Road in the centre of Normandale, located near Turkey Point. It also washed out a section of Mill Road. Property on both sides of Normandale Creek were badly eroded. Thousands of fish - mostly bass - were found dead in the mud, while the trout spawn in the flood zone was buried in silt or washed away. After the flood, Kevin Ponting of Normandale walked the length of Normandale Creek - also known as Potter's Creek - to the hatchery. The devastation left him angry and disgusted. "We found thousands upon thousands of bass, catfish, perch and sunfish that were washed up dead," he said. "We rescued a few. We saved quite a few but the area back there is just littered with bass. The worst thing is the Ministry of Natural Resources knew that reservoir was full of fish, yet they did nothing." Several homes and cottages in Normandale are no longer accessible by vehicle. However, Norfolk County expects to complete repairs and re-open the affected roadways by next week. Eric D'Hondt, Norfolk's general manager of public works, said the ministry can look forward to a belt. "Norfolk County is keeping track of all its costs and will be billing the province for the damage," D'Hondt said, adding large amounts of sand and gravel will be needed to correct the washouts. Bill Baskerville, of the Long Point Region Conservation Authority, inspected the breech Monday morning. He said the berm failed because of a plugged spillway. Baskerville said evidence at the scene suggests water was washing over the berm when it caved in. The immediate threat now, Baskerville said, is curious people falling into Normandale Creek. Banks along the flood zone are extremely unstable, he said. "Any approach to the top of the banks that have been undermined could be dangerous," he said. "The best thing is to stay away." MNR spokesperson John Cooper said it remains business as usual at the Normandale hatchery. The facility, which was opened in the 1920s, is the oldest of its kind in Ontario. Trout and salmon hatched there are released into Lake Ontario. The hatchery, Cooper said, used the reservoir as a settling pond for effluent from the facility. The MNR hasn't decided whether it will repair the dam. "They're more concerned about the damage downstream," Cooper said. "It's way too early to worry about that."

That is the best thing to do!

Console!

Nice Fish!

I got lucky with my "young and stupid" incident. I was playing football in high school I almost broke my elbow in the first quarter (hurt like hell the rest of the game) then in the third I dislocated my shoulder. But being stupid I stayed in the game popped it back in then ran in 2 touchdowns My shoulder is fine but as i said I was lucky.

I don't think you need to apologize!

Thanks for that link Gerritt

Take the trolling motor apart and let'er dry. Then clean up any corroded connections. Have done this a few times. I wouldn't run it. But if you got some extra $$$ get it checked out just to be safe.

Ya that works great. I have used it a lot myself

LOL BTW After Mike's musky in his avatar was caught it was shore lunch

Great News!

If you plan on doing a lot of fishing it should be the first thing to get. You can get it anywhere for FREE and that way you can always reference it when your going out fishing. It will probably be an interesting read for you. Just trying to help you out here. Edit: Damn I type slow