bigugli

Awesome dude!

 

Can you keep rock bass through the ice? I would assume they're open all year? I bet they'd taste good through the ice! Lol

Open all year here.

I used a white wine.

Brandy for this is a bit pushy I think. I will try that tho. What brandy would you use?

 

Thanks Big

Use a better , clean brandy. Some have a wicked after taste. LCBO small cask, St Remy, are a couple that are decent. You can also go with a VS cognac.

Thanks for sharing.

That whitie would taste mighty nice baked or BBQ'd

I like my whitefish stuffed with crab and shrimps and some sliced apple. Seasoned with a liberal amount of savory. Wrap in foil and bake.

Looks mighty fine. Not bad at all. I usually saute the shrimps in brandy and crushed garlic before adding the cream sauce, for a different flavour .

Hell will freeze over before I get the Mrs to try Thai. It's taken 10 years just to get her to try mild curry.

I'm very partial to Thai hot peanut sauce.

I spent 5 years doing business with both Lowes and HD. Totally different approaches in their business philosophy. The result, generally, is a warmer and friendlier store at Lowes. They also want to be one level better than HD. They believe in keeping their customers satisfied and happy.

Not much of a report. The bite has slowed down somewhat. That being said, we still don't get to wear the white stripe.

So me and my buddy Bill got out for 2 outings. Fish just sucking on the minnows. No solid bites.

There seems to be a big upswing in smelt #'s this year and they do a lot of hook robbing. The good side is they attract pike.

Of course, I can always find these

No fishing over the weekend. Not well enough to get out the past 2 days.

Instead.

Some good ole home cooking. A big pot of stew with a couple of fresh baked loaves of bread to soak up all that gravy.

There wasn't enough drippings left for the dogs to lick up after the family had their fill

What a little darling she is, and a fishergirl to boot

Thank you for the pics and report. You just put a great big grin on my face.

Best bet would be the bait shop in Fesserton on #12. Last time up to Pt Severn there were no bait shops any more in Port Severn, Honey Harbour, or Waubushene. They had closed down.

I'm game. Only hit the mark on 7 species in 08.

I'm usually too busy on the ice to be munching on anything.

WTG Jack

By the way: SHOW OFF

Congrats on the arrival of your son. The child is in good hands. The cardio team is second to none at Sick Kids.

Thanks Bernie, some more great pictures there !!

 

I grew up and learned to fish & drive a boat in that black and white world, and looking at old pics like those always bring back wonderful memories.........cedarstrips, Seahorses & fishin line we could tow the boat with

 

I often think times were much better back then.........

 

There's 100's of old b/w photos at my Mom's house and I still enjoy rummaging thru them.

It certainly was a simpler time. I learned on a big ol' green cedar strip and a 6hp Merc. I remember only too well getting a bird's nest in an old level wind reel like the young boy was holding.

Things certainly were better then as a kid. Being a kid, or young man, with no cares or worries beyond where to fish and what bait to use. Life wasn't cluttered up with details yet. Heck, I wasn't even allowed to clean my own fish. That was Gram's job. My job, catch em.

How much better can it get. Time to look at some old albums.

Thanks for sharing .

Sounds like a great day. Thanks for sharing.

Get a 4'6" L or UL and any decent starter reel you may be partial to.

UglyStik is a good choice simply because they can take most abuse a young lad might give it and has enough backbone for 6-8lb fish.

In the past I have used the CA's huts and always got skunked. Always found it better to locate fish rather than hope they come to you.

Great looking fish. Perseverance pays off.

Seeing as I had to cut and split wood the past few days, I had to wait til this morning to finally get out on the ice. A nice day to be out with no crowds. Mind I don't think anyone would come too close to us old grumps.

Old Harry had to have a rest from all the action today.

Bill had to move away from the rest of us, something to do with some kind of dead skunk on the ice.

Despite hopes for some heavy action, we had to work for our fish. Perch just sucked on the baits. Smelts teased us all day, and there were a couple of pike biteoffs.

We still caught a number of dinks and even managed a few table worthy specimens.

This was the largest.

Most important part of the day was time spent with friends ( regardless of the numerous times I was accused of scaring everybody elses fish away )

Hot, cold, 3 days old. Me and my 1 quart mug of coffee.

Every different fishing season has it's ups and downs. I love it all year long.

A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. The man seemed more amused. When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested.

The case came up in court.

The judge asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for himself.

The man replied, 'Well your Honour, it was like this, when the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition.

She sat down under a sign that said, 'The Double Mint Twins are coming' and I grinned.

Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, 'Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling,' and I had to smile.

Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said, 'William's Big Stick Did the Trick,' and I could hardly contain myself.

But, Your Honour, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign that said, 'Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident'... I just lost it.'

'CASE DISMISSED!!'

What a beautiful specimen

Fantastic report, you got out and all had a blast. Love the look on the kid's faces. Priceless.

Enjoy every opportunity you get with them darlings. The fish are just a bonus.