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I agree, other studies have shown that even if the harvest pressure is reduced or stopped altogether, the population might not rebound, individual size wise and population density wise the cod fishery in Atlantic Canada is a good, well documented example of this

I assume Little Wren Lk in Haliburton? fishindevil posted this a couple days ago "the ice wont be long my haliburton contact says some guys will be out fishing this weekend on the smaller lakes,he works for the county so they hit all the backroads and do all the checking on the back lakes!!!!" if you're interested, PM me, I've done alot of exploring/ fishing up there and we could exchange info

as previously mentioned, Alan Car's book for $10 or $15 is great, no scare tactics, just simple reasoning, a short book, easy reading

Haliburton big lakes have a skim in the back bays smaller lakes are barely frozen over with less than an inch

best wishes for your uncle, I'm sure you guys will be back at the Dusey or somewhere as awesome, next spring

no, I thought that too, but it ran for a little while

yeah, he's fairly handy and has the manual fuel line is on/ open gas is in the tank

My bro inlaw bought a new Yamaha Kodiak 450 (partially on my recommendation, so I feel a little guilty), was running at the dealership, just got it home tonight, trying to back it out of his truck, it started, then stalled, then farted abit, then turns over without starting or sputtering sounds like it's starving for fuel Anybody have any tips? He doesn't feel very good about spending money on a new ATV that doesn't run, I don't feel good for endorsing Yamaha help please

Guelph's a great school, I had a blast up there, I have a BSc in Fish and Wildlife from there, I don't have any tips, but best of luck in your search, keep trying

Last summer, I was in my 10' Jon boat trolling for lakers (not using the tether). The elevated seat I was sitting on broke. It felt like slow motion, but as I fell backwards, it seemed there was 2 options- try to stay in the boat and risk dumping the boat, or flop into the water I flopped into the water and managed to grab the gunnel. No problem except for being soaked. I could have fell into the prop, or fell into the water and watched the boat motor away. It was a good story when I came in soaking wet, family and friends had a good laugh

X2 there's a chance he may be trying to sell you a new furnace that isn't necessary what do you mean by toast? how old is it? mine's 27 years old, it's definately not the most efficient unit, but still going

X2 water temp is another factor to consider worse case scenario, you capsize, dump, if the water's 75 degrees and there's lots of boats around, you're fine - if the water's 40 degrees, there's not many boats around, maybe an offshore breeze, a dump could mean death I was going for splake last week in a 12 foot, tippy canoe, portaging, nobody around, I had a dry bag with dry cloths, a lighter etc, but a dump in the middle of the lake still would have been big trouble

sounds like a good trip, it's not always about how many fish you catch

very cool, congrats, he's gonna be a champ

I don't know anything about the fishing buddy and haven't heard of anyone who has one I'm happy with my Humminbird 565 portable, for the extra money, it may be worth it and could potentially last you for many years with the fishin buddy, you may be looking for an upgrade after a year or two

nice bass, he's smiling from ear to ear in all the pics

The water was unusually high for us. The river was right up into the alders, making lining and wading difficult. There's quite a few rapids that don't have a portage and have to be run (at least in high water). If you do try it, low water in late August would be a better idea (less bugs too), but low water causes problems below the rail line (Moose River Crossing) though

During the long, dark winter, me and a buddy at work decided to do the lower Missinaibi. I had never spent any time outside of work with Eddie. I didn't know if the trip would actualy happen, and if it did, how would we interact together. On a canoe trip, you're basicaly attached at the hip for 10 days. This sort of worried me. As it turns out, the trip happened, Eddie is a great outdoorsman, a friend, and a great guy to spend time with. We had a blast, although things didn't turn out as we planned. Away we went. Getting last minute supplies (uh, beer) at the Marten River TP We parked in Cochrane at the train station. We grabbed the bus to Mattice (the canoe was already there). We spent the night at Owen's in Mattice. It was a beautiful morning and we were ready to go. Owen dropped us off downstream of 2 rapids, and we were off. The weather was good, we had beer to get rid of, we were running rapids blind, then Beam Rapids put us in our place. Here's Eddie drying off after we dumped. My fishing rod was gone and Eddies leather hat was never to be seen again. The weather turned, but we were still in good spirits. Camped the first night 15 km above Thunderhouse. The water was high and the current brisk. Paddling was fast and easy, it was just the rapids we had to worry about. The next day, we made it to Thunderhouse early. We planned on continuing on. We were soaked and cold from the weather and wading/ lining. We ended up staying at Thunderhouse. I think everyone must stay at Thunderhouse. The place is awesome. There's a creepy, humbling vibe there that makes your mind wander and you think of everything from spirituality, and the meaning of life all the way to thinking of nothing at all. It's a magical place. Ask Hap Wilson. there's been a few accidents (deaths) on the approach to Thunderhouse because of a map with the portage marked on the wrong side of the river, hence the big sign the high water looked as if it would knock-over Conjuring House The water was high and fast, we were a little sloppy. The unthinkable happened at the approach to Hell's Gate. The portage is close to the point of no return. I remember the adrenalin rush of the rapid close to the point of disaster, the manouvering, then the rock, then the flip, then the silence of being underwater with darkness and bubbles. Surfacing, we grabbed what we could but the canoe stayed far out in the current. I had thoughts of swimming for it, but was already breathing heavy and scared. We watched the canoe bang off the entrance of Hell's Gate, then disappear. It took awhile for reality to sink in. We portaged all our gear over the 2km portage, with the faint hope that the canoe would be in an eddy below the canyon. Portage done, no canoe. We could have hiked out. It likely would have taken days, maybe a couple weeks of bush wacking. We had lost the canoe around 1pm. I had my SPOT, sattelite messenger, and at 7pm, I hit the help button. The chaos and phone calls and Emails ensued back in civilization. I hit help, then Ok, then help, then Ok etc., in hopes that the people at home, getting the message would somehow understand we were ok, but needed help. At 9 am the next day, this is what we found. The fire rangers were cool. They said "we love this stuff, if you need us, call us, anytime!". That made us feel a little better. Still, we didn't feel all that great about 2 rangers, 2 OPP, and a chopper pilot having to come get 2 dumb asses off the river. In this pic, you can see we're not really proud or happy. The OPP had alot of questions. "What experience did we have, were we stoned/ drunk, what gear did we have, what river trip experience did we have?". I'm assuming this was to determine if we were going to have to pay for our rescue. I guess they deemed us competent and it was just an accident, because the ride out, in the Hearst Fire Helicopter, was covered by the Crown. A memorable trip for sure, we're not really proud of it, it's a good story though.

I'd be leary buying something like a diamond sight unseen, a 1 carat diamond could be worth from $1500 to $10,000 depending on it's quality, if you shop around locally,and look at a few diamonds at different retailers, you can see yourself the difference colour, clarity, cut etc I would be worried about getting screwed buying online I would shop around up here, get to know what you're looking at, from Raffi, Burks, and Peoples, then go to NC and shop around there I remember when I was shopping for one, the lady at Peoples had a big one for a cheap price, looking at it through the magnifying thing, I could tell it was flawed and a piece of crap, just because I had already looked at quite a few

I have the exact same reel, I love the reel but the colours (powder blue and cheap looking gold accents) are brutal.

I don't think you or I will be going to Royal Matt., I found this while following up on your advice, thanks though This was one of the largest Canadian made manufacturing mattress factories and retail outlet. Royal Mattress is no longer in business due to the economy; however the domain name received at one time over 35, 000 unique visits a month. This domain is now available for purchase or lease

I'd call Shimano, I'm pretty sure they will send you a new handle for no charge, I've heard they have excellent customer service

what brand? PM me if you don't want it posted, thanks

I may have read it on OFC, but it stuck in my mind spring brookie fishing is best when the poplar leaves are the size of dimes weather adages red sky at night, sailor's delight red sky in the morning, sailor take warning rain at 7 (am), clears by 11

I've heard it a little different- Wind out of the east- fish bite the least wind out of the west- fish bite the best wind out of the south- blow the bait in the fish's mouth wind out of the north- the prudent angler goes not forth