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It does not take much for a 7 year old to get bored. One hour is a very long time for a boy that age. I'd be very content with a fish every 20-30 minutes. That is a looonnng time for a young lad. You need to be somewhere to put in a few "Plan B" options to keep him busy, interested, and wear him out.

The silver/white bass only come up the river to spawn. By July they are back in L Erie. They are a schooling fish and if you suddenly see a big commotion on the surface, that will be a school chasing a bait ball to the surface. You can have a real blast casting into the middle of that.

And what is a panfish report without the "after" photos? and one each for the pups

That crappie was just over 9". I've got big paws Anything less than the spread of my hands goes back. (except smelts) Actually, I love eating coldwater cats this time of year. I just kept enough pannies (3) to give the puppies and I a decent brekkie tomorrow.

Once a bullhead sticks the fins out you cannot lay the head on it's side. It's just a deceptive appearance thingy.

There are a few local regulars down at the Port Maitland pier who keep bass from the beginning of June. I've reported them and haven't seen them pinched yet.

Quite right. Also in the family 'Morone'

Silver/white bass and white perch are classed as panfish and open. They come from a different family of fish 'Morone'. Whereas what we normally call bass are sunfish in the 'Centrarchidae' family.

Good un

Got out this morning for a little fishing and peace and quiet. had the pond all to myself until noon. Not a sniff for the first hour or so until the water warmed a little. Float fishing was a waste and settled on bottom rigs. With this NE wind everything seems to be hugging the bottom. 10 minutes after switching rigs I get that first tap,tap,tap, followed by 2 hours of steady action. There were perch, gills and rockies. There was also a few of: This fellow lost a fight with something (another rocky) Back home by 1 to meet my daughter from school and whip up a pot of scratch pea soup for tonight's supper.

Nothing more satisfying, as a parent, than to see your child pick up a hobby/sport, thoroughly enjoy it, then excel at it. Who cares about the fishing when your child is getting that chance to live the dream. You must be proud as a peacock.

Nice looking catch.

Looks like they simply enlarged the body designs of some earlier HotWheels toys

Who cares about the fish? nice scenery pics. Thanks for the view.

Way too much time on their hands

There are some large groups of birds here in Niagara. Unfortunately many are now in no shooting zones and extended urban boundaries.

Not possible for everybody. Unfortunately, when it comes to glasses, some scripted lenses become very expensive. My first pair of lenses are covered at $400. The second pair is not, plus frame, plus polarization compatible to the lense.

Byng's not bad either. If the bite is off they have the big pool, and the mini putt around the corner. A friend of mine used to have a family sized sleeping bag when his sons were small on their early camping adventures.

I have a pair of wrap arounds to put over my glasses. They aren't bad, but not as good a lens as my old prescription shades. One drawback when driving. There is a blind spot on either side of the frames so you have to turn your head to the side more to check your blind spot. New script shades are out of my league as well. I paid $200 20years back. I was quoted $600+ last fall. The scripted polarized were very good and far more durable than most sunglasses on the market.

In cold water, at this time of year, they actually are pretty good. Also have had them pickled, like a herring, some years back.

The process is to call the 1-800 number to get one sent. It takes a few weeks. If you want to fish in the meantime you can purchase a temporary paper replacement at a Service Ontario kiosk. I think it was $10 for the paper. Had to go through the process a couple of years back.

Beautiful sunset. I'm just a tad envious that you still have good ice up there

Good to see another successful family outing Who cares what the species is. You got in some quality time with your son

Just remember that fishing at Chippewa and many other CA's won't open until bass opener. They also have a fun derby, as does Valens.

A fish is a fish, is a fish. Beats sitting on the couch