chris.brock

I don't know, I'm feeling kinda guilty already before even taking a first cast, there's lots of talk about guys boycotting because of the late spring and respect for the fishery, I guess I'll play it by ear, and practise extreme conservation if I feel things aren't right

I used a bicycle tire pump to blast air back in, I'll try your idea too (once I get that stupid linkage cable set up right, Haha)

that would be a blast, hopefully some day, you don't really toot your own horn, but I'm sure you've got some great stories and knowledge to share some people may not think much about First Nation's beliefs and knowledge, but some of us new Canadians have the utmost respect and stories like that make me think all 3 of us should spend some time chatting around the campfire , thanks MB

thanks for the help guys, I took the lower end off today to see if I needed a whole kit or just an impeller, the impeller looked fine and there must be a blockage somewhere else the moral of the story, start with the simplest solutions first if you read this, chime in Bernie if you don't mind, with your 2 cents

In the winter, I leave them in the cool basement (about 5 degrees) at the cottage, in a 5 gallon pail with an aerator Other guys I know leave them in a minnow bucket, under the ice, below their hut. They use a chainsaw to cut out a big block instead of an auger.

I need a water pump kit for an old 9.9 Evinrude thanks

we give tobacco every morning before a line hits the water, we gave tobacco when we passed the funeral site too

funny that you ask I made a neckless, it went well, but it disappeared, I can`t find it,

some guys may not relate to this, hopefully some do "things just aren't what they seemed sometimes....the wildlife here can't be found in any Peterson field-guide" Hap Wilson, journal entry from Thunder Falls, Missinaibi River I've camped at Thunder Falls. The same site where Hap stayed. There's some places that have an energy that you can feel. It's enjoyable and interesting more than scary. Washi Lake had something going on too. 2 weeks before we were supposed to fly in to Washi, the outfitter phoned me and said "A native elder had died and there was a funeral going to be held at Washi while we were there. Do you want to go to another lake?" I can't remember his first name, but the elder was a Baxter. The Baxters are well known on that section of the Albany. I've come across the Baxter name quite a bit when reading about that part of the north. We spend a lot of time during the winter to choose our fly in destination. We had our sights set on Washi. After quite a few Emails and phone calls, we decided that we are going regardless. We're respectful, and really enjoy chatting with the people we meet up there, but we were a little nervous. Saturday morning, we landed on Washi with a light rain. The pilot stayed with us for 3 hours. He was going to pick up people from the native camp down the lake, but while flying over, he thought he might be a little early and had some time to kill. He said "go fish, don't worry about me", but with the drizzle and the priceless conversation, we were in no hurry. The funeral was in the afternoon. We boated by the site by accident, trying to stay as far to the other side of the river as possible. Still, we felt out of place. Sunday morning, boats were heading back to Fort Hope and Ogoki Post. Later in the week I would see some of the rapids enroute. I doubt they portaged, but I have no idea how they ran these nasty rapids. Our group is a little more into the Karma thing than most people. When we went to Ogoki Lake, we felt like things were OK. We rented John Ritch's camp, and we felt like he gave us permission to go, so we felt fine, because he had the authority. When we went to Kesagami, we came through Ron Baron's place on Partridge Lake and it didn't feel right. We felt 3 things went wrong at Washi. 1 We went there in the 1st place, during the Baxter funeral 2 I kept a 3 lbs brookie, we usually let all those pretty fish go and keep the walleye for the fryer, this fish was bleeding a little from the gill, I thought about it for quite a while, then bonked it 3 We came across a wolf carcass and tried to take fangs and nails to make jewelry dead wolf After the boats were safely back to Ogoki Post and Fort Hope, you could feel the pressure changing, a storm was coming. We were back in camp for the evening on Suday. The sky was odd, the wind picked up. The wind went crazy, trees were coming down behind us, we went into the cabin. That was the last of the sun we would see for the week. The temperature dropped steady. Fishing was tough. It was go out for 2 hours, come back and warm up and dry out for 2 hours. We did not have proper clothing. I`m sure the other guys felt the same. Each morning, I would wake up, clear my eyes, and look towards the window hoping to see blue sky. Each morning was cold and steady rain. The last few mornings the picture out the window was snow flying sideways. The cabin without insulation got cold. Everyone would pretend they were sleeping so they didn`t have to leave their warm sleeping bag. I would bite the bullet and get up, and light the wood stove going, then the others would magically come to life. Later in the week, the water temperature dropped to the mid 30`s and the fish totally shut down. There was lots of time in camp to do art work and Thunder Sticks There was also lots of this We actually flew beer out. A first for us. Usually it`s a mid week check, `ok, I`ve got x beers left, I can have y beers per day``. It was too cold to drink them. Any trip into that part of the world is great, regardless of the weather. My advice, pay attention to the voices in the forest

crazy winter for sure, great job whoever built that hut I don't care myself, but is that nearest rod holder device up to code?

somebody had a hard week at the office

good advice from the guys above, Is it correct that they haven't stocked the lake since 2005? The lakes I fish for stocked trout and splake, they stock every 2nd year If they haven't stocked since 05, I would say don't expect to catch many, you're more hoping for a big kahuna but it will be a long shot edit- oh yeah, when they stop stocking lakes in my area, the reason is the public access has been lost or anglers are getting poor results (the stocked fish aren't doing well) I'm not trying to be a bummer, I just don't want to see you waste your time when there's plenty of good lakes in zone 15

from what you said about Joe and Reg, I remember getting to fish with John Ritch for an afternoon, on his home lake (Ogoki), he didn't talk a lot, but I hung on to every word he said, magical! he trolled jigs too you're a living legend for people who like to fish in northern Ontario Moosebunk

I have used this guy before, no problems http://www.gotrekkers.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=USL&Code=index you can make your own topo maps from the MNR and print them off, it's free too http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LIO/2ColumnSubPage/STDPROD_104996.html

On Easter weekend we hit some open water where a river dumps in, the rest of the lake was ice. We trolled 3 flat lines, trying different baits. All fish came on spoons and by the end of the day, everybody had a spoon on and the body baits went back into the tackle bag. Nothing big though. If you've got the time, I guess experimenting with both would be good though let us know how you do with a report when you get back

great day! family, friends and plenty of fish

crisis averted, I got a phone call, I'm pretty sure he is a lurker here and didn't want to mess with the OFC army, I'll post a pic tomorrow to make you guys jealous

we talked about our schedules and he wasn't going out of town, I'm not nervous yet, he may be having issues getting the outboard going, but I quick phone call would be nice, he may have accepted a higher offer though

yes I do

I'm not sweating it yet, I just thought some might find this interesting the teacher's (my wife) have their own private Kijiji like thing, her computer makes a beep when a new item is listed, I swing by to check out this boat/ motor/ trailer on my way to the creek Saturday morning. The owner said I'm the first guy to come but he's getting swamped with calls and Emails. I was surprised he accepted my $1200 offer (asking $1500, yeah it's a piece of pooh like pretty well everything else I own, Haha), but I wasn't paying any more, and could live without it I leave $400 deposit, and go to the creek. When he gets gas in it and it runs, I'll give the other $800 and drive away with it. We planned to chat on the phone Saturday evening. I tried Sat., Sun., and today and can't get a hold of the guy, no answer. Uh oh, this doesn't look good see what happens???

yeah, that looks like a lot more fun than fishing the chaotic creeks around here I guess you can get a pretty good work out if the fishing is like that, nice!

I thought the same thing, I guess times are tough at the MNR, it's just a computer literate kid sitting at a computer, making online surveys with such a conservative proposed ciscoe limit, why even bother making the change?

it turned out alright, not a bad way to spend the afternoon, nice!

I've got ADD so I'm most definitely going to need a copy, thanks for the heads-up Mark

this may seem odd, but I think it's better value buying from a bikes only store (Gears or Cycle Path for example), rather than some of the more expensive models at Can Tire or even MEC, usually free service for a year too at Cycle Path, test rides in the parking lot brands like Trek, Specialized or Rocky Mountain, with Shimano components I would also recommend a hard tail (no suspension in the rear, suspension forks up front) for a good all around bike edit- oh yeah, I'm tall and love my 21" frame bike