lunkerbasshunter

hey man, Dont worry to much about it! Set backs are part of every business and obviously the outdoors business has the same issues. Keep at it dont give up! Im sure things will work out. You have a chance to do something you love. keep trying! All the best! Cheers!

pm me and i will give you the lodge contact info. cheers!

nice job! cheers!

happy bday. very cool looking reel! hope it catches you the big one! cheers!

looks like you had a great time. Cheers!

yeah no go here too.

that smile says it all! cheers!

fun stuff! looks like a great day! cheers!

lol fun to catch them anyway! Cheers!

Well I took Friday and Monday off work to go up to North bay for the weekend for a family function and to do some fishing. Arrived late Thursday night. Woke up Friday morning to hit nipissing for some walleye fishing. Got to the marina and the opp boat was telling me there are tstorm warnings and advised not to go out until after lunch. It starting raining heavy so I headed back. Friday pm was busy with catching up with family so nipissing this trip was a wash. Anybody from the North bay, Callander, Almaguin area may have read or heard about on the local news the Hats of to Peter (my uncle) walk held in Callander on saturday? For those of you that dont know. Peter has cancer and is on a special drug treatment that is not funded by OHIP or his private insurance company. He is paying $1600 a week for this drug out of his own pocket. The hats of to Peter walk was held to not only help Peter and his wife Judy raise money for the treatment but to also raise attention to the issue of this drug not being available to canadians unless you travel south of the border to get it. I would like to say a very special thanks to the towns of North Bay, callandar, the residents, businesses and local news, tv and even the mayors of North bay and Callandar for there support for my Uncle Peter. The walk was 5km and the estimates were 300 people did the walk. We managed to raise a huge amount of money for my uncle and its hard to explain how awesome a feeling it was when they were given the big check. There was not a dry eye at the place. Here are some pictures of the the day. My son and myself on the dock in callandar. Part of the auction. The callandar lighthouse painting done by my aunt. Since I was walking I didnt get any pics of the actual walk. But it was great. close to 300 people walked. The final tally. What a great day and I can't say enough about the support these commuinties has given my aunt and uncle. On sunday I headed to a little fishing resort in the parry sound area. I found a sweet place that gives you a cabin, boat-motor, and feeds you for $89 a night in the off season. Can't get much better then that! Anyway I know the area so I knew that I was only going to be able to fish for pike because the walleye are spawning in the other end of the lake which was about a 45 minute boat trip and most are still in a fish santuary anyway. Here is some pics of the day. The cabin i stayed in. As I mentioned I fished for pike. I caught a few hammer handles trolling a good ole wooden plug. Sorry didnt take pics it was in the pooring rain and was worried about the camera getting wet. When the rain died down I managed to take a few pics. Mr. Golden sun trying to come out! 20 minutes later! Unfortuntaly the sun came out and I was most likely the only person on the lake that wanted the rain to come back. I was frozen solid and wet but the fishing died as sun came out. The only thing I caught of 4 hours of clear weather was this out of season smallie. I snapped a quick photo and back it went. At about 8pm I headed back in as I was told the sunset from the docks at the lodge was awesome as it sets in a valley. I took a couple pics while waiting for this sunset. Then the sun set in the valley and this picture sure does not do it justice. What a wonderful and peaceful site to witness! I woke up this morning at 430am to get out on the water again but the 2 degree temperture and strong winds stopped me in my tracks. Intead I caught up on some much needed sleep and packed up and headed home. I had a great time this weekend! To bad I didnt get into more fish and too bad I didnt get to fish nipissing. Maybe next trip up to the bay I will get out on the water. Cheers!

Im so sorry for your loss! I cant imagine losing my brother. All the best to your and your family in your time of mourning.

wow that was sweet! did i see a crock in that water as well?

your shotgun locked up not loaded in your truck will not help you. by the time you get her loaded up you will be done. i heard of a high pitched bear whistle or it may be a radio single? that keeps bears away. they use them to keep polar bears away from the milatary guys up in north pole. i will ask my father in law about it this weekend. he was stationed up in alert for a year or so and got to see lots of polar bears. probally to expensive to sell but apparently it works great.

great report with great pics!

where do the walleye spawn? do they spawn in the otonabee? I dont knwo that system that well so maybe someone else can jump in. Also i have found that after they spawn they head for deeper water. Is it possible that they spawned early. Feed then headed for deeper water? Just a few things to look for. CHeers!

Sorry to hear about the lack of fish. Sorry to hear about the dumb ____ that left the mess there. Looks like you guys made the best of the weekend and had a good time. THat pic of the water is awesome! Cheers!

nice smallies!

thanks for the report! Im fishing the south bay friday and hopefully sunday morning. I heard the fishing was on fire this morning, that was from deep water point down to fish bay. must be the high pressure coming in. Cheers!

very sad news! All the best to the family. I know i will surely be hugging my 1 year old a little tighter tonight after reading that.

I just talked to a buddy who was on the moon this weekend and said the fishing was decent. They got into a few large walleye 5pounds ++ but most were in the 2 pound range. They hooked into a few BIG pike everyday but it was slower then what he was used to. between the 4 of them they said they caught about 40 smaller pike in the couple days they were fishing. Over all he said the fishing was good. the bugs got to them when the wind died down. Its amazing to think that 30 years ago you could not catch a walleye on the moon that was under 5 pounds. they used to produce walleye like quinte does. MY friend tells me that they are stocking walleye to hopefully regain the status of a world class walleye fishery. Lets hope it works. Enjoy your weekend up here! Cheers!

im very impressed with that report! great info, great pics and a couple vids to boot! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the effort in your report! Cheers!

awesome! Im fishing the nip on friday morning! Then hopefully sunday as well! CHeers!

nice report! Looks like you had a great day!

that is insane. you can rent a bass boat for less then that for a whole day!

great pics! I cant wait until my little guy is old enough to go fishing! Cheers!