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Dude the letter to the Prime Minister is good for 2007, how'd he make out hahahahahaha the Website again makes me sick, there a group who are trying to be the voice of our resources and what do I see Hats/ t-shirts/ CRAP ! come on we need a voice not a sales page. Loging on to the website only makes my digruntlness further. They sell shirts& crap sell us the anglers& hunters thats what the OFAH was incorporated to do. If you want to be a voice do it , don't use it to line your pockets. DAN tell me from looking at that website you can't see the comercialism, the voice crap is second to the nice hats/ shirts. Dude OFAH is a freaking scam

only if she's hot & dooable thats how the business works

they gotta sweet building full of toys......they need that to be the voice of Ontario ......how can you be the Voice of the hunter& fisher without a nice building

Hey Chillie I worked them for 8 yrs......the biggest deal get 18% cream 1/2&1/2 your gone hahahahhahhaaha

Hi guys Many of you are probably OFAH members and I respect that, I am in fact a former member myself. You may have read some of my objections to this organisation, I would like to here others opinions, I'm not a judge and I hope you guy,s/ girls won't judge your peers, just be honest. This is sorta a thing to go with Arons post on do you think we need lobbying group and if the OFAH is fullfilling that goal

I could start a thread on the OFHA .......how long would that last hahahahah, Hey Roy start an OFHA thread, I'm scared heheheh

This all sounds great but getting back to Aron's point perhaps we need a voice in govenment, a lobbying voice to get the fishers concerns out. The OFAH provides a cheap hatchery thats sweet, but we need a voice in government to protect thess kids fishery. A hatchery is a cheap toy, it sucks us all in, ain't that sweet' yayayayayaay, it's going to turn every dead beats life around. Come on dudes what the fishery/ natural resources needs is a lobby group an the OFAH ain't it, it was but they laid down for $$$$$$$$. They claim there spokeperson for fishers but do they lobby for us???? you be the judge. Fisheries in schools is cute but no steelies when I'm drifting sucks.No access to lakes up north sucks, no pens sucks, no stocking sucks, no hatcheries sucks, . All I want to say really is the OFAH claims to be the voice of the Ontario/Hunter then lobby the government and do so quit linning your pockets and bring the OFAH back to what it was intended to do

Dude there better then opseu hahahahaha.........the OFAH they got there own TV show sucking us in, there Hollywood, no stone unturned for them, they bought a legitment concerned group of anglers/hunters and turned it into a money making enterprise and I mean big $$$$$, those dudes do crap and are walking out with 6+ figures. Keep on suporting the OFAH the dudes need 1000 acre's up in dryden for some chocolate buck racks. SCAM

Hey Port Dalhousie is clear of ice and the water is 6-8' vis really clear, if you want to fish no problem, the fish are lower in the harbour, the Pavilion is agood choice, PM me I'll try to give you some details if you want

Sorry Dan but OFAH has gotten you too HAHAHAHAHAH,.......think about it Dan seriously I know your a big OFAH fan, I also know you a big fisher/angler advocate so just look who you crawl into bed with. We may disagree but I still apreciate your opinion. I'm glad you commented on my opinion, it's good to here from you!! Again we may not always agree but I know how passionate you are and I still enjoy your thoughts on everything regaurding the outdoors

Come on Dan, it's not a load of dung, they fall over to the government consistantly, they lost on the fishing liscence, again on the spring bear hunt, when are you going to relise the OFAH is just out for your $$$$$, they clain to lobby for the angler/hunter but give me a break they win the odd local battle just enough to keep it legitatment. There a scam they fund each other for guided deer hunts and phesent shooting on Pele island, not to mention there sweet camps up north. At one time the OFAH was a force they lost it when the provincial fishing liscence was established. They were bought out then and it's been a scam on every OFAH member since,they have not sucessully lobbied for anything since and in fact they have gave more of our rights to the government then they have protected

This is somthing that may open your eyes, When the ontario fishing licsence was lobbied for by the OFAH the intent was to enhance our fishery not to pay for the entire fishery. The MNR at the time relied on monies from the big pot, they were given a budget, well the OFAH said lets have a licsence to give more $$$$ to the fishery, hence the fishing liscence was established with the agreement the extra revenue would enhance the fishery. Since that big stupid mistake the government decided the MNR will be funded by liscence fees and no monies from the big pot will be given to the MNR. So instead of enhancing our fishery& hunting oportunities with province we in such shot our selves in the foot, we lost $$$ the fishing liscence was ment to enhance the province but they used the extra to fit the whole bill we lost big time. In fact we still loose because any hatchery of use to the province is privatly done by volunteers and local persons. Now then my problem with the OFAH is they know as much as I do how the provinces fishery has been stollen from us anglers, they were in fact the one's who lobbied for the provincial fishing liscence. Yet since then they have never in fact riased a voice when the monies were taken from the budget, not a peep, they knew we were getting screwed from the start but still loobied for a liscence.They were a big player in getting a provincial liscence , they got the angler aproval at the time but they lied and scewed the us, and to this day they still use there monopoply for being a voice to screw the anglers/hunters of ontario.They sleep with enemy for $$$$$$

EXACTLY....but they come to collect the $$$$$ the OFAH never misses the $$$$$$$

The OFAH has lobbied the fishing & hunting comunity into think there the only voice we have, they have created a monopoly and such have used the ontario, hunters& fishers to line there pockets with $$$$$$$$.I do in fact relise the need for a voice but we should not keep fund a corupt organisation. The voice is not being herd although the OFAH says they are doing there best it's a scam. The OFAH lays down with government and other organisations continually they do not fight for the hunter's and fishers of the province, if a win for us takes place they take full credit when it's ussually a local club or organisation that made it happen.The OFAH is a freaking money grubbing scam they have nothing to lobby legislation in Ontario government,roll over on ontario tax payer legislation. As far as local legislation there no where to be seen, it's up to our local clubs to change minds, however if we do get a win the OFAH is all over it. There a scam and should be gone or in need of an overhall, I think GONE!!!!

this crap goes on Erie all the time, you may try to fizz them if there blowing the blader out the mouth there history keep&clean, part of fish'n deep water perch. Slow retrieve is the only help but it dosn't always work, but thats whats best

I completly agree they take millions of dollars and lobby for nothing they have turned into the biggest scam in Ontario history. They in fact lobbied for the fishing licsense to enhance our fishery, once it was made it our fishery suffered. The OFAH is one of the biggest scams in the province, there a profit organisation, that has done little to nothing to improve fisheries.They say there the voice of the Ontario angler but I wonder at 2 million a year our voice is not heard. It's a scam they prey on our disgruntlness(new word maybe)but never do anything.....unless they get a government kickback. They sleep with the enemy the OFAH is a scam

great post dude I never knew this was going on, I'm sorry your leaving the MNR, as a graduate of Sir Sandrord Fleming/82 and working contracts for 8yrs I feel your hurt, the MNR feels like a dead end street and in fact it is unless your willing to change and move around. Being newly married and such it may be time to change your perspective, I hope you still keep your love for the outdoors the problem you have now your old job and working outdoors is going to haunt you always, I hope you come to grips with it, you'll never be happy again untill your working for the resources.Good luck welding......money good , life crap...keep trying your passion money crap.. life great and that really is what it's all about.

Great thread Aron and you are absolutely right in what you're trying to say. The fisheries in Ontario have never been in worst shape in history under the current government,I'm 49yrs old and I worked for the MNR for 9yrs in the 80's and I thought things were bad then, but to be honest I never thought our fishery would end like this. Not only is our great lakes fishery privatly responsible for raising and stocking our streams the MNR is now putting a stop on our pen rearing releases. The fisherman of Lake Ontario raise and stock the salmon going into our lake, we want to pen the fish, the MNR has steped in and refused anymore Pens untill further study, which means screwed up no more pens.Even if we go on our own to improve our fisheries the MNR will put a cease order on it, you can't win, giving them more $$$ is not the answer they have to much power and not enough knowledge now . As to DrS,s is post you hit the nail on the head the current minister is out for a few tourist opertators, she's not the minister of natural resources but the minister of thanks for the $$$$$$$$$$,

It never freezes completly but it can be dangerous when the ice forms along shore, if conditions are tough there Queenston is a better option and easilly accessable,only 10min down river from the pool. Port Dalhousie in St Catharines is another option in the winter and is fishable all winter, it also dosn't suffer the dirty water as bad in the winter especailly with Welland Canal closed for the season. Port D doesn't get blown out in the winter

Be carefull wondering through the bush with loaded crossbow or gun at night, thats illegal. You can hunt Porcupines but it must be done during lawfull hours, they are for the most part nocturnal but do venture high up in trees to spend the day. There most active at night and usually den up during the day, trapping the critter would probably be your best bet to get rid of it.

They may be liable if they don't, no investigation is going to happen with this accident but if a death occurs in this spot , an investigation could show the city is completly liable. With the amount of traffic using the lake during ice season a warning or sign of this area could prevent a worse tragedy in the future

" the little very good dresser with his own jet airplane" or the little very good dresser he's a millionair" may be the offensive lyrics....just say'in

I use 2 lb and 3 lb test.....not sure how that would work on a bait caster or a larger reel, for perch I go pretty light 1/32 oz jig is about the heaviest.

a good quality flasher will increase your catch rate substantially, also pays to move around alot, don't get stuck fishing the same spot when the action dies out. There far more then just structure and depth indicators, they'll let you know if the fish are interested in your presentation and also allow you to adjust your tecnique untill you get them chewing

Get a good quality reel, I find the cheap reels you get on the combo set-ups are horrible for line twist.I use a diawa whisker 700, bullet proof for ice fishing and line twist is not a issue.