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Nothing beats doing a road trip to see what's out there and the satisfaction from the successes. Well done.

Nice looking fish there.

See second comment of post There will always be some idjit who does not think the rules apply to them, or believe the lake is their private pond, etc... And as is typical in this day and age, "rules only apply to those dumb enough to get caught" as quoted from the son and his buddies

Common sense and courtesy are words only older folks seem to comprehend these days. Mind you there are some right nasty old codgers out there as well. Especially if'n I tain't had my morning carfee

Peanut is curled up in a corner furthest away from outdoor noises.

Lot of young pike have that barred look. However compare colour patterns of the fins, and get a count of the cheek pores to be certain.

White perch are a smaller cousin of the white bass. Both in the morone family.

I take great pride in "servicing" various levels of govt. when required.

Sounds like you had a great evening.

There are no spots to launch from a trailer at Charles Daley park. Only way to launch is to drag boat overland to water's edge. 16 Mile pond of the South service road has a shore access to a small lake. 100' carry from road to shore. 16 pond in CDP is pretty small for boating. 15 Mile creek off south service road is more of a bog than pond now. i5 Mile ponfd in the park is down by 2 1/2 ', making much of it non-navigable. You also have a steep uphill portage to get boat out.

Well done.

Mountsberg is regulated by the Halton Conservation Authority, not the Ministry. Most of the park's seasonal/student workers do not have any real authority to enforce much. Real enforcement usually involves calling in the police or a park supervisor.

Almost reminds me of Honest Ed's, or the old St Lawrence and Kensington markets

Easy to max out your CC on all the toys and gadgets at a BPS or Cabelas. I figure my credit would hold up for about an hour. I lock it up in the trunk The bins in the aisles are where you find a lot of the feature and clearance items. Picked up 10 x-raps @ $4 a pop one year.

I'm like that on every road trip. The journey is half the thrill. No problem driving for 22 hours straight through to Florida. Couldn't sleep if I wanted to. The reverse side of the coin is the trip home. I could have a nap after the first hour behind the wheel.

For most living in Toronto anything north of Barrie is "North". After all they can't really travel south in their cars. There is this small pond in the way.

Yes it is in the banana belt, and the politicians here avoid any and all discussions pertaining to hunting like the plague. I grew up just outside Mactier, til 1970, when the family moved us to the "festering sewer". Couldn't get out of there fast enough. Never managed to find enough work to make moving back permanently a possibility. A good portion of the family is still strewn across the 'Skokas and Haliburtons. They were the smart ones.

First you have to convince "Southern" urban voters, and their political majority that banning the spring hunt was a mistake. That won't happen until there have been some maulings close to home.

Nuthin like beatin on the tourists on a Saturday night

Now if the victim had been one of them city types 80 kms south, the OPP SWAT team would have already hunted down every bear in a 20 km vicinity.

Well done Jordan

Had a couple of free hours this afternoon after physio, so what the hey. Chase a few kitties despite the East wind.

Those are some nice bluegills. A blast to play on a U/L rig.

[quote name='solopaddler' date='17 May 2010 - 10:13 AM' (I should say if someone is blatantly unfriendly I won't shop there regardless of how good the store is. Case in point Grimsby Tackle which is just down the road from me) You've had that experience too? In retail, if the prices aren't the best, then you better have good quality and selection, and bang on service. Far too many people working tackle shops with their hands down their pants and won't waste their time on you if you are not a regular. Happens at local shops and big shops like BPS, alike.

I have 2 that I rely heavily on for backpack fishing. The 4 1/2 "ultralight" and a 6'6". 10 years and still unbeaten. If you go traipsing through the bush and working the banks, fancy just won't last. Definitely not a finesse rod