captpierre

Was wondering with the horrific winds we had whether the walleye spawn will have failed this spring on windy shorelines.

Had quite the lumber store float by today. 2x4, 2x6, 4x4, docks. Even a small island of bull rushes. And guys speeding by on boats.

Just a reminder for anybody boating this time of year. Water levels are high here on Pigeon and there’s lots of floating wood and debris out there.. Likely all lakes. . Be careful. Peter

I see 15% -40% storewide sale Some exclusions. April 25-29.

North Pigeon today

This is interesting. Ive often wondered if the noise/vibration the braids make going thru the rod guides impacts fish. Makes sense

Cool. Hadn’t heard this before.

Landed many incidental good muskies with 10 lb Nanofil fishing for eyes. But if braid gets nicked by teeth, sharp rocks or zebra muscles it fails easily. Always use a fluorocarbon leader. 3-6 ft. To protect against nicks. A wire leader in addition for pike or musky.

98% are in which slot?

I asked a CO at the Sportsman Show as to why the slots are opposite in Balsam compared the rest of the Kawarthas. He didn’t know. I was told before that the MNR didn’t know which way was best so they are experimenting with both. I had a good year on Pigeon last year. Eyes in all sizes. Nice to see. A real joy to catch a big girl occasionally. Best time for me was June/July. Hope the spawn goes good this year.

Can’t have a long enough shaft ?

Stay safe. The fish will be counting on us Hope everybody’s power stays on.

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Took a drive to the cottage today. Scugog causeway. No ice. South Pigeon. No ice. Gannon Narrows. No ice. Bridgenorth causeway. Just a bit of wind blow ice. Rest clear. North east Pigeon still iced up. Water levels rising but still 1 ft below summer levels.

Well below average temps after tomorrow for rest of April ???

I use a Minn Kota drift sock on the bow cleat on one side with a short rope extension. But not too long or it will get to the prop. Steering is challenging as the boat pulls to one side. Just a tip. I’ve wrecked several drift socks by taking off without pulling them in. By the time you notice they’ve ripped apart. ?

Hard to imagine how this can happen. 2 Professional drivers. In daylight. Was the weather bad?

Didn’t get prices but I think Radioworld was tax free and Sail has them on at 15% off. Don’t know the asking price though.

Pretty good show. Decent hourly fishing seminars. Picked up a Muskie Rod at the clearance booth for $50. Rapala R-Type. Original price $259. Said it’s a discontinued rod. Crazy mark up on rods it seems. Almost pulled the trigger on a TerraNova electric motor. Gotta measure the boat for shaft length ( old power drive) Good day - ended with nice sovlaki dinner at Zets

Thinking of going tomorrow.

Still haven’t made it out this winter on the hard water. Are we done or will this weekends colder temps help?

I had them build a prefilter slot. I put 1 inch cheap filters in there and change them every 1-2 mo. Keeping the merve 8 or 10 cleaner.

Hey Lew. Was in Cuba recently. Outlets were 220v. The built in hair dryer had a 110 outlet in the unit.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Will wait for the bigger Sportsman show I think. Hopefully will be better.

Unless you are locked into rear wheel drive think about a used Scion or Lexus. Considerably more reliable and also fun to drive.