solopaddler

Nice. How about some hand carved musky lures?

Wow, could that 1st scenario actually happen? I can't believe there would be any liability involved. The second point is sad if it's true. Don't see how he/she would have a leg to stand on if their work history was documented. I'm sick and tired of sidestepping issues with back talk and mumbo jumbo. I'm tired of having to be politically correct. The older I get the more I relate to this guy:

Sounds as though you're good to go. Tell the truth.

Your avatar says your from Germany. Are you visiting? Regarding your questions, the spot you described catching your trout is literally a textbook example of where to fish. The most active fish are definitely shallow, usually less than 10' deep. Their winter hangouts are very similar to their spring/fall softwater haunts. Look for visible structure like large trees fallen into the lake or beaver houses and drill your holes right next to them. As far as the bugs go they were most likely a beetle of some sort. Brook trout are opportunistic and will eat pretty much whatever's available. Personally my best success through the ice has been jigging flashy spoons 1/4oz or less tipped with a small minnow. The fish are in the shallows for a reason....to feed, and they're usually aggressive. You're allowed 2 lines so it never hurts to fish a live minnow on a set line in your other hole.

Dave Doherty in Brampton, HIGHLY recommended. This is an older number not sure if it's still good: 905-455-8122

Meat sweats HAHA!

They're useless, they don't stay lit if you keep them in your pocket. I bought a battery operated one from Bass Pro that's pretty good.

A great loss indeed. "It skims in through the eye, and by means of the utterly delicate retina hurls shadows like insect legs inward for translation. Then an immense space opens up in silence and an endlessly fecund sub-universe the writer descends, and asks the reader to descend after him, not merely to gain instructions but also to experience delight, the delight of mind freed from matter and exultant in the strength it has stolen from matter." Thank you John.

Pretty self explanatory and the way man has been fishing for whitefish since he started wrapping line around a wooden stick.

For those that like the Rap knife I've donated one for the Fishing For Tyler prize table.. I'm definitely in the minority here, but there's no way, no how I can fillet faster with an electric compared to regular knife. To me they're a waste... To me they're akin to the "Knot Tyer". They used to hawk this little brass knot tying tool at all the sports shows back in the day. Back then I used to work the shows myself and kidded Jim Westman (the guy at the knot tying booth) that his product was useless and that I could tie the knot faster with my hands. It bugged him so much he finally set up a demonstration in front of a large group of onlookers. The tool would tie an ordinary clinch knot. I told him not only would I beat him but I'd tie an improved clinch. The stakes were high, a pitcher of beer in the exhibitors lounge . Needless to say I tied the improved clinch in 3.2 seconds and won the beer. When I offered to give his potential customers knot tying lessons he wasn't too impressed. Learn how to use a regular knife properly. (Just my opinion )

What, you can't wait 'till the 24th?

Agreed, while Bob's email is disturbing there's a lot of holes in the story. I'd personally like to know the reasons why the mnr is doing this...

And no counter weights.....ever.

And I am relieving myself in your general direction. Filthy swine.

Just awesome!

Of course it's worth it. How are you going to improve and get better unless you fail?

Opener? The best spring steelheading happens long before the opener with late Feb to early April being roughly the peak time. Personally by the opener I'm sick of catching steelhead. Besides which by then the water is warm, and the fish are pretty haggard and beat up from spawning.... With a couple of notable exceptions I'm more into brookies, pike and walleye at that time, but each to there own. There's plenty of loooong stretches of river on the lower Credit that are incredible, especially in March. There's also fewer anglers on the river... Most every trib has at least some water that's open year round. There's fantastic opportunities everywhere: Georgian Bay, Huron, Erie and of course Ontario. Some trib's have very little water that's open to angling year round, some have sizable stretches. Check the reg's for year round seasons in each zone and go check them out. Time your trips to coincide with a mild spell or after a rain when the rivers have started to recede and clear. That may not have been the answer you were looking for, but hope that helps anyway.

Good job lads! My place in QC is infested with whitefish as well. Although I havn't been up in the winter very much, the few times I have I've never been able to locate numbers of them. I have caught tons of them in late June when the mayflies hatch in the evening. My entire bay is teeming with rising fish then.... One of these days I'll figure them out! Good luck to you guys hopefully you can crack the code.

No one could possibly argue that. It's just when you've got $600 to spend on a reel and you've got a choice on the colour.....

Cool, I'll be looking forward to the softwater report. I've been using carts myself for years in Algonquin. Built one years ago that ultimately fell apart just as I left Dickson lake. Make sure the axle is strong enough.... Ended buying one from MEC and it's served me well for a number of trips, very sturdy.

Hey hey hey, I resemble that remark!

Right on! And all on your own as well, impressive.

Looks fun, but definitely cold! Glad to see you had a chance to get away and experience that. Cheers

I received the same one yesterday as well.

Dude, that's just a bit much LOL!