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Hmmm, not the kind of skin I was thinking about Roy....

Hey man, well done, congrats on your personal best!

It was changed this am for me too, with no input at all.

LOL, good stuff Terry!

Great stuff Dan, thanks for sharing.

Well done Cliff!

Thanks for the heads up. I wouldnt mind if they made everyone take the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron boating course, because there sure are a lot of folks out there who do not have a clue what they are doing.

Hey Brandon, nice to hear from you. My brother is also out there and he is in the film business, and knows the city and surrounding area well. If you want, PM me and I'll get you his info.

Well, after a hectic day and a couple hours of sleep, we finally left for Temagami at 2:30 am on the 28th for a week of houseboating, visiting friends and fishing on a Leisure Island houseboat (LIH). After getting the low down from Peter from LIH, a really nice fellow, we started out on our adventure. Five minutes later we docked at this guys place, he was kind enough to let us hang around a bit and even drive me back to the landing to get a tackle box I had forgot, he also lent me his fishing maps for the lake. Thanks Irishfield! Soon, Fern and I were underway. The first night we camped (read- tied up on) an island between Loon Lodge and Wabikon and caught a few smallmouth bass. This spot turned out to be a pretty busy channel, so we pulled up anchor the next day and headed out into the great unknowm....to us anyway. Soon we found ourselves in South Arm where we flat lined off the boat for lakers while deciding where we actually were. We didnt catch any fish, but we found a lovely spot to call home. We were soon fishing again, when Fern pulled this out of the water, but it was so ugly, she threw it back!! We were catching a few smallies here, nothing to write home about, so we headed out to do some downrigging for the lakers that Temagami is famous for. I am happy to report that my boats laker cherry got broken (by Fern) with a nice little laker taken on a Williams Wobbler 1/2 and 1/2 in only about 30' of water, trolling at about 2.5 kmh. Here is the lovely lady with her catch. So of course, we had surf and turf that evening. Unfortunately, we could only eat so much that night, so we had the rest of the fish "tuna salad" style for lunch the next day, it was pretty good then too! I made it, Fern stuffed them! Found a stow away on board one day, but he soon went to shore. Just a little note here, they (Leisure Island Houseboats) run a really nice show, the boats are clean, well set up and comfortable. Stopped by Wayne and Leahs after dropping the houseboat off and saw what really goes on when there arent any prying eyes around, here is Wayne doing what Leah called "hard time". This shot was taken after she told him he could sleep in the cottage that night instead of the cold hard ground he was accustomed to.... (it was their anniversary after all) Here is a picture of the two bosses. Happy 25th, Wayne and Leah! Temagami is a beautiful lake, the water is very clean, the people seem to be nice (the ones we met anyway) and I would recommend this trip to anyone. I had so much fun doing other stuff, fishing kinda took a backseat, and that was just fine for a change.

Good on you Peter! Congratulations.

Very nice report my friend, a warm conclusion to your friends search and some pretty decent fishing too. Thanks for posting it. That area is beautiful though, we just went through Longlac at dawn and the old church looked beautiful.

When I never heard from you re: the fishing trip, I'd asumed you had left already. Thanks for that.

Thank for your input guys, much appreciated! I'll get a report up when I get back.

LOL, yea, I think Leah would be the guide, she seems to catch more fish than Wayne!!

Heading up there this Friday for a full week! Anyone have any ideas? I hear a lot of "Well, they only bite on the shoals from this time to that time, usually lasts 1/2 hour, then you might as well go home" lol Dont know if I'll try for lake trout or not though.

That damned "five 'o diamond" did it yet AGAIN? Good on you guys, looks like a fun time!

I was under the impression you were on permanent vacation Roy. Have a good time.

Hey, nice day boys!

Hey you guys, thats awesome stuff! Congrats on the nice fish.

Nice job man, sweet!

Nice job Rick, thanks man.

Good to finally meet you Dawg, she aint my wife and yes that is indeed a motley crue.

Good stuff Joey!

The specific 12 v sump back up kits mentioned would be your best bet. They work well if installed properly (which isnt difficult).