captpierre

Why did you chose this over bike? I’ve been looking at both. 

Peter 

14 minutes ago, Jon said:

I don't support this and know I'm in the minority on this site when it comes to this proposal. Regardless of whether this is a good or bad mangement approach, I think this will end up reflecting poorly on hunters (and to a certain extent anglers) as not everyone will retrieve what they shoot and uncollected birds will wash up on shorelines and beaches and then the complaints will start. Birds that die of natural causes will also contribute to the poor optics for hunters as people won't differentiate between culled birds or natural death. Gun owners already have their backs against the wall and I fear this will be more ammunition (pardon the pun) for the anti-gun lobby.

Jon

You make a good point, Jon.   I only hope that the majority of the public is fed up enough with the environmental destruction of these birds,  that there will be minimal blowback.  I’m glad that cormorants aren’t “cute”. If they were the outcry would be huge. My neighbour feeds the chipmunks and we have a population explosion now. They are cuties but still destructive.  I’ve had a chat the the local fox for population control services. 😎

I’ve seen less on Pigeon Lake this year than last few. 

Thought the boys have bin at them.   🤫

Fish before sunrise if you can. Often the bite dies by 9 am. 

For sure your ball is too light. 

Offer flies, spoons and meat.  

Different depths. 

Darker spoons tend to be better.  

If the salmon bite is poor or it’s later in the morning head out to the “Blue Zone”  The bows are fun too.  Not as deep  

Keep an eye on spoonpullers.com. North shore reports. 

On 7/2/2020 at 9:12 PM, 300 said:

Thanks. Might go back again. Lol. Not on opening day thou 

Those largies are decent but Simcoe is famous for its tank smallies. 4-5 lb not uncommon. They run in schools around sholes and islands at the top of Cooks Bay and elsewhere  on Simcoe. Find one you usually find more. Google it. There’s lots of info out there. 

Grandkids are gonna make me broke going through worms at the dock.  Cutting them up in small pieces for panfish. 

Anybody have a trick to keep a piece of worm on the hook?

8 hours ago, misfish said:

Went away from Power pro and now, Nanofil .

It is just like you said, as smooth as cotton thread.

 

I am even going as far as to spool one of my float reels with it for this up coming steelhead season.  Seems many have gone to this .Well til the freeze up,then it,s off and back to mono .

 

Nanofil for me too.  Get 10 lb if possible. I’ve landed 40in plus Muskies with it. Keeping the line a little tight when reeling in helps a lot but hard to do with light lures. Tie some fluorocarbon at the end-3-4 ft. I’ve had braided line cut by zebra mussels in weeds  and rocks. 

I heard MNR wasn’t sure which slot policy was the best. So they did both as an experiment. You’d think after 15 yrs they’d know 

Nice. Are those speckies or splake?

Is it still true that fishing license sales are steadily  declining in Ontario?  I don’t know about hunting.   Doesn’t  sound good for the business.  

2 hours ago, Tjames09 said:

Caught a Goby in my minnow trap, wasn’t aware they were even in the Kawartha’s. 

I imagine this is invasive. 

Hope you’re wrong. Next come the pike. 😳

I like Sail but have often thought they won’t make it.   The cost of running a big store is ridiculous and they’d need to be busy  to be profitable. I’ve rarely seen a line up to check out.   I’m not surprised that they are in trouble. 

I wonder what kind of a living Charlie makes with the show?

I find his constant plugging of sponsors irritating but he does provide technical detail  useful to our craft. 

He helped be years ago after speaking  to him personally at the Sportsman Show. I had salmon cut my line just above the meat on a meat rig. Later in the summer they get some pretty sharp teeth. 

He told me to replace the line from the flasher with fluorocarbon.   Never happened  again.  Common sense  but I had never thought of it 🙄.   Spoons protect the line but not a fly or meat head  

4 hours ago, Marty said:

Hey Lew, time to come out of retirement and start your own show!   I bet Lew's would sponsor you!

Good idea. But he’s already busy with his reel business 😎

What a difference a week makes. Water 50F last week. Today 70F this  afternoon.   Almost swimmable. 🤪

Water is 49F on north Pigeon. Hasn’t budged a bit in a week. 

😳

32 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

Pointe au baril marinas are now open to ratepayers. No visitors allowed still.

guess I’m in luck!

I can hear the bugs giggling 😎

Anybody brave the blizzard this morning for opener?

After 13 years is it necessary to replace fuel hoses and bulb from boat to motor?  I understand they deteriorate inside. 

Great read.   Never been on a fly in trip. Approximately what would you pay for a trip where they provide a tinny, motor, fuel and housekeeping cabin for week? I’m guessing 4 guys and 2 boats?

I do pretty well on the Kawarthas at a comfortable cottage and nice boat that I own. No 25 fish days but potential to catch 5-6 lb eyes and 50 inch Muskies. Not stuck with potential bad weather. 

Wondering if it’s worth it to take my 3 sons.   It would be an unforgettable experience, I’m sure. 

Started up the old girl. No problems. 😎

Cold water on north Pigeon but Ernie doesn’t care

Yummy?  Never tried 

Lots of smiling, stuffed robins around here. 😎

Went out on my subdivision road this morning to look for worms after the rain.  The robins must have beat me to them. 

“The early bird gets the worm...”

Yammy?