bigugli

I dunno... my camera has a neckstrap on it so it doesn't swim unless I do!

That's exactly the type of swimmin I'm talking about. I've ruined 4 cameras and a cell in 10 years going "swimming" while wading.

Great to see pics of your kids enjoying the outdoors. Nice catch too!

Does anyone in the "Sue" own a camera???

Don't know if they want to be risking their cameras while wading in the middle of the night. Too easy to take a bath

In past years ( read 1980's) there have been some crazy crowds below the Soo during the smelt run. Glad to hear you can still get a decent haul.

Sooo many choices. just can't make up my mind.

Water levels can vary considerably on the French R. system, depending on precipitation and levels on Nippissing. This in turn changes where you can run your boat, and it directly affects the fishing.

Trembly's in Orillia has always carried Sportspal.

A good salesman would know to talk 'up' his product 'Why is my product a better boat and how'. Not talk about the competition's flaws. My first thought would be 'what is he avoiding'.

Thanks for the heads up on the parks, I need a launch for my boat so I'll be heading for the back of the line-ups when I roll into town! Now I just have to figure out where to pick up my derby tickets. Already paid for but I guess you need them in hand before you start fishing. Time to get the trusty road map out!

 

jjcanoe

If you pre-paid and registered, you go to the derby HQ right on HWY#12 at Tudhope Park. This is also where you register your daily catch for the draws.

Looks like you had the right plan happening

There is a huge gap, in this age, between need and want. I don't have 1/2 the tackle my son does, but I use everything in my bag of tricks.

All the bells and whistles are nice, but they don't make a good angler.

I remember being told this story once.

At one of these big tournies, in Florida, you have the big names, boats, reputations to match going after big $. One angler had carefully prefished the Big O with all sorts of lures and tactics. He kept quiet about the areas he had fished, hadn't spooked them. Knew what they would chase and marked them on the GPS. After the 1st day this angler is in the top 5, and he has saved his honey hole til day 2.

Next morning, blasts off in his Ranger with the big Merc doing 100 across the lake to race to the sweet spot. He figures he's got the tourny in the bag. Gets there to find a local is sitting right in the middle of the hole. As he pulls up, the local waves him over, as he catches another hefty fish. Being a typical fisherman he can't wait to boast. "Fish were on fire. They just kept inhaling the shad", he'd boast. "You can have the spot now, and don't you worry son, I put all the bigguns back"

If you were fishing where I think you were I might have cruised past you. Do you remember seeing a camo 14 foot tinny with a bowmount on it go cruising by? We were scouting out spots along the river coming from Wellandport down.

You must have been one of 2 camo'd tinnies. Must have been the V hull, the Jon boat 's motor tanked.

Good to see u getting the kids out Bruce, even tho it still has been on the cool side but at least it's not snowing.

I have to plan out my fishing breaks a little more carefully these days. Someone has got to be with Anna all the time. We've had far too many scares the past month.

Roger, the Odyssee is at the Quality Hotel, 325 Ontario St. and starting at 8:00

 

A few of us are meeting for breakfast at 7:00 at the Golden Griddle.

 

Take the 1st exit past Ontario and follow it around to Dunlop St & we'll see you there.

 

http://www.weblocal.ca/golden-griddle-fami...harines-on.html

That is the Lake st ramp, then go left.

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Go green?

 

Hows this for a start:

 

Stop removing all the big fish, putting them all in one boat and dropping them all off at one spot in the water.

 

I know they "drop" the fish at different places during the events but those big fish never have a chance to return where they came from.

 

Everytime there is a tournament on the tri-lakes (Chemong, Upper Buckhorn and Pigeon) the lakes are a right off and I don't want to be anywhere near it. A very unpleasant experience every time for locals.

 

Maybe limit the number of entrants per event?

 

Just my $0.02.

 

Let the slamming begin

Some tournies do have a registration cap on the number of boats.

I guess I took care of some of my stuff better than i thought, or, they were built a lot better then. I still have my very first glass rod and it is still in use.

In the display box I have my first reel, a 300A, a heddon spincast, and an old level wind

Behind the level wind is an old "Red Eye" (they still make em). There is also an old wooden plug or 2

My grandfather and uncle had matching Luxor reels from the 50's. My son now has one of them and both are still working

Too bad I could not stay longer, but the daughter needed to get home. Sounds like things really warmed up later.

There aren't too many places that carry 'bear' sized clothing. last time I went hunting for rain gear someone suggested I visit a tent maker

Good friends tend to make for a great day on the water.

Glad to see Steve got you onto some fish despite the wind

Went out again, today, in the hope of connecting with perch or crappie. Kept hitting OOS bass and small rockies. Had the apple of my eye out with us this time. At least we all caught some fish.

I might head up next weekend, we'll see how it goes though.

 

Where do you launch from?

There is a free launch across from Tudhope Park and the Port of Orillia launch.

I've gone numerous years and never caught a tag, but I've seen several caught right from shore.

Love pike fillets. My keepers are in the 24-30" range. Any smaller than the 24 and there isn't enough meat to carve. I keep the small ones, if damaged to make "fish head soup" according to old Finnish recipe.

Got my sucker baits and heavier rods ready and ran out to the Welland R.

Never saw any channel cats. Got a number of bullheads scarfing the cut bait

A little while later was joined by Smokin Joe and his son "Curious George" At that point the little stuff started showing up. Some OOS fish decided they liked cut sucker as well

Little Joey kept trying to go swimming in the river, but no white stripes, even if the rest of the fish were really small.

Was out on the French once and were running back to the lodge to avoid a storm. The storm got ahead of us. Heard the crack. Never saw the flash, but we felt a little shock and tingle on our bare feet.

Working in groundskeeping as a young fella, one of the co-workers was ripped by a bolt. Cut through his backside like a knife through hot butter. The foreman found him lying on the road. He never had a chance.

I prefer to be a chicken when it comes to lightning.

Going back 40 years they used to sell a plastic duckling lure with a couple of spinner blades for feet and some trebles on it. Believe there was also a muskrat looking lure as well.

We had a swimming muskrat bait. Don't know if it ever caught anything more than my uncle at the store

The Mrs wants to be a part of your act, next year, Dave