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Well done, Carole. Thanks for those pictures of those pretty, pretty browns.

This begs the question: "Is putting skinless filets on a plate in your fridge 'storage'?". If it is, we is all breakin the law.

I have polarized antiglare bifocals, swear by em. They were not cheap.

Great video, Clive, and I'm liking the ska soundtrack too.

That was a great read, Keram. Thanks for that, and congratulations on your 1000th post.

Nice Nipissing walleye there, Glen. Fine lookin' grin, too.

Rig your line thru an egg sinker with a floating jig head with a worm section on the hook. You can jig the worm section down to the bottom and let it float up.

Small blade baits like Cicada can be jigged to resemble the hatching mayflies too.

I'm flying to Winnipeg then driving to Red Lake. I looked into flying from the Peg to RL, but that flight was almost as much as the Toronto - Winnipeg leg. The drive should take about 4 hours, and will save about $2000 for the four of us. The minivan rental from Sunday morn til Friday eve runs around $600.

Good article full of common sense.

A dandy one from a previous year was this gem: "It's not just gold, it's GOLD PLATED!".

What motiv8tr said.

If you like, I can tell you that I've never been there nor have I met anyone who has fished that water.

Hope that hleps.

Wind can affect where the active walleye are found, too. I caught my first walleye this time of year during a sunny mid-afternoon by trolling a stickbait across a point with an onshore breeze.

Great to meet the family, LeXX, you are all very fine folks.

Thanks everybody. I sure was surprised to hear from Kevin with the news! Deg has it now, and we are arranging dropoff tomorrow eve. I'll let everyone know how it works out!

I think Art has it right. The RLG was impressed with the fact I actually caught fish for the derby, and even more impressed when I told her the news of the TV.

Great report, Cliff. It was a huge pleasure to finally meet you and Bly. I'm not sure, but I think yours was the only muskie caught all week!

You are right in that the meal was wonderful, and that the music that followed was a fitting end to another great OFC Lakair event.

Thanks, solopaddler, another beautiful report. That sure is a beautiful place.

Ok, the gear is sorted, the car is loaded, coffeemaker is set for 4AM and the gweeches are wrapped and packed. I should be there for breaky around 8 am.

I'm only taking three reels and two rods, but can't deal with the whole bait thing. I know I only need one lure, but I'm still bringing 50. That's cause I don't know which lure I need. Usually, on the way home, I realize that I never did find out which lure I needed.

Any special instructions or advice before I shut down?

Clive, that was a superb report, rivaling the best I've seen on the board. Those four pike in the middle of your post were stunning - who sez you can only catch fish like that in Holland or Ireland? The pictures were well done (gotta play with depth o field tomorrow at Lakair), but the prose was even better. Nice writin'! I enjoyed that very much.

You and Jon made the trip to the west arm once, hope you get to do it again.

A big welcome to the new fambly member, too. Best to you and Jillian, hope all goes very well for you.

Thanks, as well.

"Oh boy, sleep! That's where I'm a viking!"

Ok, so now everything is good to go for the weekend,Im jacked as jacked can be and I hope I can atleast get a few winks of shut eye tonight.

There are more than a few who feel that way today, Brian. Congrats on the new sponsor, and good luck tomorrow.

Looks like he might need hydraulic assist to open the lid.

I might remind you that the advice from Nemo and me is free, and judging by the results of our last outings, worth every dang penny. *pee-yew*

Yup, good to go.

Try minnow baits like rebels or rapalas in natural colours. Smaller cleos and phoebes can be killer too.