Big Cliff

I really enjoyed watching that! Thanks for sharing!

Get out in the water yell "SHARK", point out toward the open water and run like crazy for the beach, that should take care of the crowds for a while, then grab your rod and walk back into the water like a hero and comment loudly as you go "I'll TAKE CARE OF IT!" Oh, and you won't have to troll the bar after

A lot of it has to do with all the rain we had and the ground still being frozen but there was also quite a bit of snow still in the bush up in Haliburton Highlands as of two weeks ago so that has been working it's way down as well.

Well, as of this morning the water level in Sturgeon lake is probably close to or at the highest I have seen it in the 16 years we have been here. With that wind last night and the high water I'm thinking there are going to be a lot of floating docks and debries out there. I'm not even going to try to put my docks in for another two weeks.

Thanks Steve, I do appreciate you taking the time to educate me on this!

And what does it cost to build windmills that sit there without turning a blade and who's money is being paid to whom to do it? What are the other costs associated with it; land, maint. enviromental? How do those costs compair to solar generated power? I tried looking at the link but things like "on shore wind", I'm not sure how that applies to wind turbines stuck up in the Kawarthas, I haven't see them turn a blade, (guess they might be too far from the shore) but I bet they are still costing us money.

Water level on Sturgeon Lake looks like it might have come up a little more over night but I think it is just about as high as we are likely to see it this spring.

BTW Paul I am thinking the answer is no for the docks this weekend, high water, high wind, not much point in pushing it! My son was going to come down and help me with my dock and marine railway, we've decided to hold off for at least another week and might even make it two.

Naw, water temperatures still way too cold and the water up until the last two days has been way to low for the crappie to move into the shallow areas. This cold front moving in is going to put them off their feed and it looks like it will be at least another two weeks before things start to warm up. The crappie won't even start to get active until we start to see water temperatured of at least 52°F and in my experience the most productive range is 58-62°F. We need some bright sunny days to start to warm up those shallow bays then we'll see some action.

Shrimp seem to be the "GoTo" bait in any salt water fishing I have ever done but a good size float with one of those bait fish hanging below it will almost always get you a nice size barracuda with a little patience. (Tip, DO NOT try to Lip it!) Boy am I looking forward to your reports when you get back. Don't forget those packages of chiclets, they can't buy them there so they are like gold. Also pack yourself some snack stuff, Pringles and such, (bags of chips will be bags of crumbs by the time you get there) again, very hard to find stuff like that when you are down there. Now rum.... bring home a few extra bottles but declare it. (we always bring 3-4 bottles each). Customes hate it when you do declare it because of all the paper work they have to do for the couple of $ involved. They always give me crap and I always reply that I am quite willing to pay any duty and taxes so they will just wave you through. If you don't declare it and they catch you they will seize it, never happened to me but I know several others that got caught! Same thing with cigars you can buy Cohiba Lanceros down there (but be careful get them from a dealer) here at home they are worth about $600.00 (or something close to that) for a box of 25. I'm not sure what the current price is for them in Cuba but it was about 25% of what they were selling for here in Canada last time we went. Oh I wish I was going again right now LOL.

With jerks like Wynne lining the pockets of her buddies of course they are going to put up wind turbines. Just like the ones on Hwy. 115/35 that haven't turned a blade since the day they were installed. Don't worry, your hydro bills will pay for it and the budget will balance itself!

As Mike said, water levels in Sturgeon are high and rising. I would say that as of daylight this morning until now (about 3:00 pm) the water level has risen about 3". It isn't far off the highest I have seen it in 16 years. Fortunatly they aren't calling for much rain in the next week which should help let things catch up a bit.

As of last night I couldn't see any ice on Sturgeon Lake. That wind seems to have ground it up pretty well.

OK, so here is one tip for you: DO NOT head into the chanel in Sturgeon Lake going up to Lindsay, there are a couple of old fogies right near the Moorings Marina that will take pictures, fire a potatoe cannon at you, call the cops if you make too much noise! (well they are sort of deaf so it does take a lot of noise) If it looks like you are having a really good time, they have been known to run out and join the party! Oh and the old guy really likes it if there are any ladies in bikinis (or better still not) . In their (his) defense, he usually brings beer!

You can't go there "YET" LOL. Cuba is very different from any of the other places I've visited. In every one of the others you had to watch your wallet all the time. In Cuba if Sue had wanted to go for a walk on the beach at 2 am I wouldn't have been the slightest bit worried. I have so many stories about the honesty of the Cuban people, they have always been so wonderful!

In all my trips to Cuba I have never fished there but I have seen plenty while snorkeling. I would bet you that if you befriend one of the bar tenders at the resort he'll hook you up with someone that will get you out fishing for next to nothing. Past trips I have taken all sorts of fishing tackle with me to use as tips and it ALWAYS went over big time. Things like packages of chiclets, kids clothing, fishing line, hooks...... all those things were better than American $ when it cam to giving things that were appreciated. We've been invited to share food in their homes, and treated like we were royality any time we've gone there. No matter how well you treat the Cuban people, they will treat you better! Oh, and a friend of mine did go on a bass fishing trip (with a friend of a bartender) and told me he'd never had a better fishing trip and it cost him some kids clothes, a flat pack of chiclets, and a spool of fishing line. Hope you enjoy your trip and looking forward to your report!

Very nicely done and welcome to OFC!

Famly man, craftsman, fisherman, cook, what more could you ask for? Welcome to OFC!

WOW!

Picking mussles and snails, jigging cod and mackerel, catching a few nice brook trout for dinner; sounds like the perfect vacation to me!

Just got home from Sudbury, there is more ice on Sturgeon Lake today than there was on Friday Morning. I was going to go down and see if there were any crappie, I'd have to drill a hole, ice as far as I can see.

As usual,i'm a day late and a dollar short but happy birthday my friend

Nice intro, well done and welcome to OFC! Eating pike is ok around here but they'll get pissed at you if you post a muskie recipe . Hope to see some of those vidios soon!

Nice intro!!!! We love pictures around here (I think it's because most of the guys can't read but don't tell them I said that ) I'm sure you'll fit right in!