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I spent one day on the water with him and this doesn't surprise me at all. (Except maybe feeding himself by catching fish . Those perch were pretty small Skip!)

Great job Skipper.

Fishunter!!! Lloyd is great. In all honesty for me to fork out $$ for a guide is a big deal and he would be a first choice evertime. Been twice for walleye with him and next on tthe bucket list is Lake O for salmon.

What a great report!!!

And Ron iss being shy, but he caught his first bass too. My computer is down so I can't put the pic up. Someone should take the guy out for a day of smallies. He's a great guy, you'll love it. FYI - Cliff is hoping to have his computer back Mon.

Finally managed to find time to cash in on the Fishing for Tyler auction item offered by Skipper D. Big Cliff glad you could join us. Great day on the water. Appreciate the tour of Simcoe and the perch. Got a good feed scheduled for tomorrow. Few too many dinks caught, but not for lack of trying. We fished from Barrie to Cooks Bay. Cliff the venison summer sausage is great. Skipper, the computer is fried. I only have the one pick of your bass and its not that great.

Glen Haffy looks good. Will have to try it. The best part is, we weren't fishing at Centreville, this was between rides.

Took my 7 and 4 year old to Centreville on Toronto Island. Saw a guy with a good bend in a rod fighting a fish and my 7 year old asked to go watch. Guy was bringing in about 4 pound carp. He sees my kid and hands him the rod and tells him to fight the fish. Was only for a bit of the fight but my kid loved it. The guy then wanted the rod back and declined my offer to net it. Quick thanks and off we went with a huge smile on both our faces.

I rented a boat for the day, After 20 mins recon, the engine conked out. Had to paddle back to shore against the current. Can't tell you how many people ignored me when I was trying to flag help. Had to ditch it up by highway and walk back. Owner was great about it. Apologized, made amends. Gave me a new one for the day and free one the next time. Arms were dead do didn't do much fishing and never went back. So I can't help with fishing, but he seemed like good people. Had just got em back from service and clearly something went wrong.

Did mine! Have a questuion though. Most gov't will only pull info from a survey that is useful to the results they want. Given fishing is clearly not on their radar, it is probably goinng to get buried. How are you going to get the disclosure you need? Will it require an Freedom of Information request? How the heck do you do it anyway? Can anyone help with that? Ron keep up the good fight! I don't live there but apppreciate everything you have done.

Not to dredge up an old topic, but can anyone tell me where I can get sealed blind rivets in Markham/Durham area? Been to the hardware stores Brafasco and Fastenall in Markham and Pickering areas and they don't have stainless or aluminium sealed blind rivets in stock. Anyone know where I can get them. Princess Auto? I've just redone the floor of my 17' Springbok and love the extra space without the old beat up livewell. I am going to leave it out and patch the through hole. Thanks

"Mom and poop" it is too damn funny. I refuse to edit it! Stoopid blackberry vs. Fat thumbs

Anyone have any details/info on Silver Pines on Sparrow? Looking for a place for 6-8 guys at the end May for fishing/poker. Not very picky, but having a restaurant on site is a big bonus. We are so spolied with everyody having websites, I don't want to bypass this place because they don't. It could be a mom and poop place that is a gem. Any other recommendations for places to stay? Thanks

Dr. Sal you too have obviously educated yourself and formulated opinions. Surely you have something to contribute. Factual data? Research studies. Please respect Bigugli's original post about trying to mobilize about MNR not against college pensions.

Bigugli I'm with ya. I don't care if its just you and me. Let's pick a day and spread the word! So what are the key points that need to made? 1) The COs have all but disappeared. 2) The MNR's mandate is based off of Resource Management based on scientific research. DJeep make s a great point there about cutbacks affecting research quality. (As a point on this, this is becoming a trademark slogan in Public Service (I know I work in it). Multiple Ministries are now stating they are providing service based on research - only they are not supporting research or they are cherrypicking research with less cost impact.) 3) Are there specific - quantifiable examples we could provide about "These cuts have resulted in this X". This needs to be kept real simple to get a message across. Jedi I know you are worried from a taxpayer/value perspective, but you offered a website. Still interested? Djeep can you get some actual facts of the deterioration of the research which would lead to poor MNR results? could you help mobilize (or at least psread the word to) a student population (are there groups clubs, organizations?) Is there a media/marketing person on line who can help structure a some strategies? Are there people online who could champion a social networking blitz? If every person on this board who visits another site could carry this message to every message board in Ontario - imagine the coverage for that. Hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, whatever kinda boards. Contact OFAH anyway. I am an OPSEU boy ( who believes OPSEU must play a viatl role in financial accountability to taxpayer), I'm sure I could find a disgruntled MNR employee or 2 who could provide some real input as to how bad it really is for them. What is really preventing them from putting feet on the ground to make a difference. Any other ideas?