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-38°c with the wind chill that day on Simcoe.

Good stuff guys!

Note to self.. Never lend you my Auger!!!

AWESOME PETE!

Keep on going man. Now that you're in the grove, it will get easier and easier!

I eat rather well in the winter.

Ya. Another great Joey quote from the weekend.

Livinisfishin: "So how many of these walleye are we going to fry up for dinner tonight"

Joeytier: "All of them"

Sure. I'd go if it's the ticks are free!

I see that now with full screen. Trying to edit but stupid photobucket froze up agin

Photobucket is freezing on me right now too.

Must be all the OFC'er flipping thru photos counting fish!!

Here's an official 11 fish..

No offence Rob. That was actually very clever!

4 crappie

3 peaces of candy

We never did a proper tally of the fish we caught during weekend.

At least 20 eyes Saturday. And from what Chad was saying, another 30+ Sunday. Plus at least that many perch. A pike, 2 ling. Half a dozen Herring. What else did I miss?

That's a solid weekend no matter who you are!

Welcome aboard man!

We have the exact same canoe. But I see you have added a wooden yoke for portaging, and a few other extras.

How is it doing a single portage with that aftermarket yoke? I just put the stock aluminum cross support my shoulders and giver.. But it's not very comfortable at all.

I've just started crappie fishing 2 years ago. So take this with a grain of salt. But the spots I find them in the winter is close to the spots I would expect to find them in the spring.

The winter spot is a 30' hole. It's surrounded by a 15' flat, that leads to a 5' flat before a stump bay with a stream entering the lake. Never tried there in the spring, but would imagine they would be stacked up in the 5' depth.

Not sure about Chanels or other features.

That's WICKED!!! Chad. Nice job putting the guys on fish.

To bad it wasn't a long weekend. You guys got them dialled in up there.

Nice work guys. And thanks again for everything!

Dinner! Surf and turf style. My wife was at here parents this weekend. They sent here home with a rack. Cooked that in the oven and fried up some homemade Cajun pickerel.

Every year for the past three years, Nipfisher has been kind enough to let me spend a night in his heated hut in Nipissing.

The usual three fine OFC'ers, Nipfisher, Rod Caster, and Joeyteir always enjoying getting out with us southern boys. Showing us what a windchill is all about. A decent walleye bite too!

I'll let the picture to the talking, cuz I gotta go cook dinner.

Some of the guys are out jigging up the evening bite as I type. Might have some pics to post when they get in.

Arriving on 24" of solid ice.

Livinisfishin. Fist time driving the car on the ice. There was a packed road to drive on.

Nip's Hut

First fish of the weekend.

Nipfisher shows up and starts giving a lesson on how to ice eater walleye.

Around 3:30 Rodcaster (and wife) and Joey took me out to a nice evening bite spot where we iced 15 walleye. 3 limits of eaters. Fish fry back at the hut. Breaded in crush BBQ chips and captain crunch!

Here's some random shots of the evening bite.

Joey hung out with Jay and I in the hut for a while, and enjoyed the fruits of our -20 labor.

This Storm rod of Jay's really has some balls eh!

Next morning we drove way out in the main lake for the morning bite. But with the blue bird skies, it was tough. The perch was hitting light. And only a few eyes in the morning.

Here's a few shots of the morning bite.

Chad and I left the group and tried to find a ridge. Here's a shot looking back. By this time, Jermey84 has joined us after working a night shift, and driving straight up. Crazy man!!

I got home, and unloaded from Jay's car, in to the box of my sled. And off to punch some holes across the road.

The other guys will be navigating their way off the lake as I type. Hopefully with an addition to this report.

I don't have time to go back and spell check this report. So sorry if it's tough to read!

Fun weekend.

Thanks very much Chad, Blair and Joey for the hospitality!

Sending some positive vibes you way Pikeslayer.

 

Now go over to Mikes and play on the sled. Thats what he,ll be doing when he gets home.LOL

 

Now this is winter

Just got in for a good rip on the bravo! With what we had before, and now this! What a workout. Tons of powder to play in! Packing down the neighbours trails to they can cross country ski.

Just got in from an hour in the driveway. What are the odds. Only the second time ever I have had to use the electric start on the blower. She wouldn't start with the pull chord. Must have been playing dead!

A solid 12" + in Orr lake. Got stuck in the driveway and had to blow myself out.

You won't regret moving in to the country Dan!

I made the move in to the bush last year, and haven't looked back.

Your questions are all valid, and I had the same ones when purchasing my place.

Are you looking to build, or buy an existing house?

I looked at lots of houses. And Lots of different methods of heat, and water.

The end result of my searching was not exactly what I wanted. But worth the deviation.

There's lots of different situations out there, when one method might work better then another. And vis-versa.

I've got a 30' drilled well. There is no gas, or high speed internet. I heat with Oil. But have started looking in to other options. The house is about 2500 sq-ft, and my oil bill is $400 a month Jan, and Feb. The only appliance on oil is my furnace.

It can take some getting used to the extra bills. Fuel for the cars has doubled. Internet over a bell turbo hub. It's slow at times, and expensive compared to high speed.

The bad stuff aside. Everyday driving home feels like I'm going to my cottage. Thousands of acres of forest to play in!

And great neighbours close by, but not to close...

Morning traffic is usually not an issue.

I've seen coyotes, deer, bear, bald eagles, and lots of other cool things on my drives home. Beats the view from my previous short commute thru Barrie's lovely Tiffen st area!

WOW man. A tru Jumbo.

I'm at work, so I couldnt watch the Video.

I'll check it out when I get home.

Nice hog!

Did you get a measurement and weight on it?

That thing must have felt like a bass!

Awesome chad!

Looking forward to catching up this weekend!

Hunter and gatherers don't have proper toilet ettquette, Sinclair! You should just grunt at your neighor and take over his/her portable hut

I have never dropped a deuce on the ice before. I spend at least 15 minutes on the can before every trip to make sure of that. I have come home with some wicked stomach aches and absolutely destroyed my bathroom... But have yet this crap on the Ice.

Not even when I was in Blair's hut, with a built in bathroom. But the owner of the local doughnut shop / convenience store in Callender must HATE me!

I do something Similar to Fang with the mix and cure.

Baked in the oven on low. Turning often.

Works great.

I've never used a smoker or dehydrator before.

If your good at carbc, then you should be good for any motor issues. How does the blade look? Motor may run good but if the blade is rusted bad, or is dull, it won't cut well.

Saw two guys both leaning hard on one gas augar on the weekend. That's what it took to make it cut ice. Either dull, or the in incorrect angle on the blade(s). They can make it a real pain in the but.