Big Cliff

Love the report and the pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Well, we went out with Tim Hales, I am guessing about 3 miles, there's lots of commercial huts out there and several private ones. We were in 26-28' of water. The ice was in the 8-10" range. Travel was good, light snow cover with patches of bare ice. No problem for ATV or sled. DISCLAIMER: I am not saying the ice is safe! We traveled a well marked route out and back. We didn't see any schools of herring but we didn't have a fish finder or camera, the one I did get was down near bottom while jigging for perch.

Got out with with DpBond on Simco yesterday, we had a really nice time, fishing was a little slow but we managed 25 decent perch, 1 herring and a smelt that hit a Swedish pimple 😂. Going to wait out this cold front before planning on more trips I usually find the best catching is as things start to warm up but it sure was nice to get out.

I'll be 79 in a few weeks, my days of walking out, drilling holes, sitting on a 5 gal. Pail all day in -20 temps are long over.

Last year we were paying $70.00 per person. I managed to get out about 6 times so $420.00. I got free parking, transportation to and from the hut, all bait supplied a warm comfortable hut. Didn't have to worry about moving the hut, storing the hut, maintaining a sled, finding bait, cleaning the hut, ice conditions, hauling propane.....As far as I am concerned it's good value for the money spent.

Which operator was that with?

Very nicely done, kudos!

My tires are top of the line, my brakes are really good, how's your insurance?

Nice to see you posting on the board Darrin, I am sure you'll meet up with some really great people on here!

4WD is great, they slide just as well on ice as 2WD 😂

I am a firm believer in using winter tires and as far as I am concerned if you can't afford them you shoulden't go out on anything but clean dry roads! I just had a guy loose control and almost slide into me. If I hadn't had winter tires we would both have been calling our insurance companies. Fortunately I was able to pull out of the way enough to avoid the collision. When I lived out at Snug Harbour our driveway had quite a slope, people without snow tires often had problems negotiating that slope in the winter, we could drive up it with no issues under some pretty extreme conditions. I'd vote for mandatory or at least much higher insurance costs if someone doesn't have them. My insurance company does give a discount for having them it doesn't come close to what they cost but I think about what they save me!

WOW! I see so many possibilities and potential uses for those beautiful pieces of acrylic. You and I need to talk! Stunning as always!

So much Tallent !

I just got word that a very dear friend and a true legend our friend Norm aka "Beans" has moved on to the great fishing grounds. For those that had the opportunity to meet him or fish with him I know the memories will live on forever in our hearts. At the moment, no service is planned, but if that changes I will post details here. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family, I know he will be very much missed 🙏 😢 If anyone cares to post a story or memory it would be really nice!

Those aren't fishing lures, they are works of art! Absolutely beautiful!