dave524

Following this logic, I guess using the roe of salmon and trout for fishing is illegal too.

Twenty Mile Creek up around Jordan might be a good bet, bit of a drive. Same thing though, probably bows in there now and people would be suspicious.

Does appear to be a dying flutter or a copy. I don't collect but have a lot of hand me downs from my dad dating back into the 40's, at 60 I remember a lot of them myself. Here is probably a link to one of the most extensive collections online. http://www.mrlurebox.com/index.html Another link, although I don't think yours is of local manufacture, is interesting as it shows a lot of locally produced baits. http://ontariolures.com//index.html you might be able to track it down from these.

They used to market light bulbs for rural locations that handle higher line voltages. Power company typically has higher voltages on the lines in rural areas due to line loss between widely spaced customers. Might help if everything else checks out.

No, I don't use loop knots for attaching lures where they may make a difference. I prefer to use an appropriate Duo-lock snap without a swivel.

I'm not too fussy on brands, I take about 3 cans, dice an onion real fine, tablespoon of molasses, table spoon dijon mustard, chop up some weinies, mix it all in a casserole dish and bake in the oven. Worth the extra time.

I get an email from them , usually Friday with the Sunday Concert Schedule, will watch if there is something that suits my taste in music. Sign up online for the email, no spam from them either.

There used to be a saying about March " In like a lion , out like a lamb In like a lamb, out like a lion " Lion is warming up his vocal chords, the roar is coming.

Grackles hit the bird feeders 2 days ago, yesterday bunch of robins looking for worms and stuff under the dead leaves in the yard.

There up to $24 now if you have any more friends http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-Float-Reel-Centre-P...=item4a9c70d87e Guess " Stubla " is Russian for Osprey Love the warning " Beware of cheap imitations "

Fine Russian craftmanship

Yeah , what Drifter said, but if you like to collect old, Ontario made pins perhaps They were made by D&M in Milton, here is a few pics I found that the links still work http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/Sag...ter/Osprey1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/Sag...ter/Osprey3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Com.../CIMG0536sm.jpg

I'd give some thought to maybe going to something in the 10 1/2 foot class. My "go to" rod for that location fishing live bait is an old Loomis lower modulus graphite 10 1/2 foot 8 wt. fly rod blank built up as a spinning rod. It is a relatively slow action that I prefer for casting softer baits, I just hate it when the bait and the line land in 2 different places, and the longer length is nice as usually in the faster runs I find it better to drift the bait under a float like steelheading, the length makes the handling of a float and longer leader easier. Just make sure it is one of the slower action rods for bait fishing, there are some faster action ten and half rods more designed for West Coast Steelheading, they are great for pitching heavy Cleos and hardware off a pier but not the lighter cast for live bait.

Before proceeding I would try to determine if it is stable enough for a casting deck. Maybe put it in water and stand on the front seat , check it out first.

Ohio hit the nail on the head. As much as I enjoyed topwater fishng for smallies when my folks had a cottage on a Haliburton Lake full of smallies, A seven wt full sinking Wetcell or a 300 grain sinking shooting head with mono shooting line when they went deeper, with a black "Woolly Bugger" was as good as any presentation with any type of tackle. For topwater smallies, early when it was like a millpond, you didn't really want to cause a lot of commotion on the surface, best fly and it was really not designed for surface fishing, was to fish a Muddler Minnow as a dry with a twitch and skating retrieve. Probably made a good imitation of a large caddis and miller type moth or a hopper I guess.

Except for the colors and the twin tails, it is not unlike the baby muskrat lures that were sold by both Webber and Marathon tackle companies 50 years ago. I'm guessing you would want to get it waterlogged before using as a lot of the casting weight would be water. Searching "Marathon "or "Webber " muskrat lure will get a few examples of the vintage version for sale by collectors on eBay, for those looking to roll your own.

Here's a heads-up of one to watch for. Not sure if it's going to be a "one of" as everyone involved has day jobs, but I expect it to be the premier rock CD of this year. At 60 years old, I grew up with Clapton, Page and Beck as guitar heroes, Bonamassa is every bit as good IMHO, probably technically better. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo...wsitemID=135451 Have fun at the show and play it LOUD.

Trout?? seems to be layman's term , much like we refer to ducks, geese and swans all as waterfowl. Here we have Rainbows and Cohos in the same genus, so they are salmon. Likewise , Browns and Atlantics are the same genus , so, I guess they are both salmon too. Lakers and Specs, we all know they are really char. Taxonomically speaking, is there really such a thing as a trout?? Any wildlife biologists want to chip in? As a forester, I got a handle on how all this taxonomic stuff works , but only related to plant material.

Thanks, wonder if any of the Atlantics stocked in Lake Ontario are going the same route? would help to explain some of the low adult returns for the stocking numbers.

Now that American Eels are on the protected list like sturgeon for Ontario, wonder if some of the impediments between Lake Ontario and the Atlantic are going to be relieved to aid in their recovery? Saw an article somewhere recently that Steelhead that have been identified as from either Ganny or Credit stock are moving into Atlantic Salmon Rivers in the lower St Lawrence and/or Maritimes, obviously they are moving one way. Has anyone heard of any measures or studies planned to help the American Eel recover? edit: Any measures could have implications for other species, good and bad.

Maybe not entirely impossible, don't the American Eels make the trip? I know they are not as common as in my youth but I caught one maybe 15 years ago at the mouth of the Forty.

They're good, rate them just below EGB's and the Delfin Alligators ( silver plate / red stripe) for specs.

Looks like its time to upgrade the old S3 IS, remember you humming and hawwing over this or a DSLR last fall. Keep us posted on how your liking it. Guess we are going to be seeing some good coyote closeups

Just tell you let a few rounds fly at it from your deer rifle, you'll have a bunch of squad cars and a SWAT Unit there in under 5 minutes

Built my first rod when I was living in Port Rowan, 1974. A 9 foot, seven wt fly rod for bass bugging. At the time there was a fly shop and general tackle store in Tilsonburg called Vance's or Vance Bros. For the most part they imported a lot of stuff from the old Herter's Sporting Goods in the states and resold it. I would think this rod was one of their kits, brown fibreglass and chromed brass ferrule, probably coated the windings with spar varnish or polyurethane . Shortly thereafter I started to deal with Lorne Green in Mount Hope when he was still selling out of his basement, Lamiglas and Fenwick blanks at the time, also was getting Browning Silaflex blanks from Johnny Raso in Welland, fine fibreglass blanks too. Had a copy of a rod building book by Dale Clemens, think it was a Christmas gift. First graphite builds were Fenwick HMG's and then used G. Loomis blanks when he started up on his own. Except for a few diamond butt wraps always preferred a very simple winding with a fine trim band, usually a wrap close to the blank colour with a turn or 2 of gold or silver for trim depending on the blank diameter and no colour presever for a transluscent look. Only built for myself, a few friends and family. haven't built now for about ten years and now that Lorne is gone and I'm retired not really sure where to go to get materials. Loved to go there, flex a few different blanks, compare different hardware, talk a bit, mail order just is not the same