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Well we sure are ruining Emil's thread...but like I said I don't condon it Steve. Maybe it's just folk lore...but what I stated has been said many times here on OFC (ie catch your limit and gift it to another person..go fishing the NEXT day - as you've already caught your daily catch limit) and I'm trying to find it in writting from the regs. As for CO's not being out there....many have stated being visited on Simcoe this year..saw report of over 3000 people being checked on Simcoe one week and 42 charges laid. We were visited on Saturday way up in Temagami by both the OPP and the CO. They are out there and we need to keep telling people they are out there to keep the "cheaters" nervous and on the straight and narrow.

Deeply sorry for your loss Vance. A road many of us here have been down and not an easy one. Keep your head up, think of those great days on the water and be proud, as I'm sure you always have been, that your father was one of many Brave men that fought for our rights in this great land of ours.

New board stated in November due to a mess using Proboards servers. If you haven't been since then, then that is why. Thought the handle looked a tad familiar.

No harm.. no foul.. James...stick around ...introduce yourself and enjoy OFC.

His friend didn't catch it either..... First fish was caught in Holland/Netherlands last year...second fish don't know..but that one's been around for years.

Great report and beauty little specks. Nice mess of perch and as for the garbage bags in the boots...sure wish I'd had a pair on Saturday. Would have saved me sitting bare foot out on the lake...drying my socks and liners on my black cat heater!!

Wind was a wicked on Friday Paul..but temps were about -10C when we started Friday am. Got up to about -4C and later in the day I took refuge behind an island as a wind break. Saturday was about 2C in the afternoon with instant sled ski freeze down if you stopped, Sunday was -12C to start and got up to about 3C. When we left Monday afternoon it was 5C and about time to get the jet drive out..

I know you did largemouth...it was directed at fishmaster. As for my posts...shows I spend way too much time here, but based on that I don't miss much around here and know the good from the bad. icefisherman is a "good".

Weighs less than my truck Paul...and has tracks to spread the load..so why not. A few years back he had the OPP drive out and park beside him (6800lbs on 4 small load patches) and tell him they were going to charge him with endangering the lives of those that would have to save him...while he drove his maybe 3000 lb dozer on 8' x 16" foot tracks. Who's the real mental case in that senerio? Mike, as for the trout...wasn't the best fish I've ever tasted. Next time I'm gonna try frying it instead of baking it I think....or on the BBQ

Why do people have to stir the pot? I knew your question was "baiting" and nothing more fishmaster and I also know that icefisherman indeed ate those 2 whiteys for supper with his neighbours on Monday night...before heading out Tuesday for 2 more. He gets a good day and finds a good spot catching his 2 fish limit, goes home feeds his friends and has the ability to get out, drag his ass thru 4.5 km of slush to catch his last two of the season...and I guess those that had to work instead get testy! Remember as well...anyone of you can legally go out and catch your limit, go home and gift it to your wife and go back out the next day without eating anything. Next day you can gift them to your kid...and next day your neighbour. Something I absolutely don't condon....but it's legal.

Remember Dave (dwc)...no white shirt...no glasses and oh yah...you have to take your ear rings out..... LOL

Beauty post bud and that pike's a hog..but what...no Yellow Beaver this time! LOL That's still my screen saver....

You put Ketchup on your fries don't ya..... I learned today the hard way as well Mike..with lost to cyber space posting. Do it in Word first and then copy and paste! If it freezes..you still have it! Even still...it was about 2 hours to down size the pics, upload to my own website using FTP Pro and then doing the report and pasting in the addresses for each picture. Dano is "Suzie" then...he washed them all. I dried a few and put them away. That Ron guy and the lads didn't do any...they'd left the day before! ( in all fairness....Ron wanted to on Sunday..but I told him not to waste the water and made them fish instead)

Yep...that's the, budget, after market A/C installation. Remember..you get what you pay for every where in life!

An oldie...but a goodie. Thanks Bud...

Now I know how Lloyd got the flu....

I'm just scared that he was scratchin his arse and I ate what he was serving !! LOL

Thanks everyone! Was so great to fish with these guys and to share a lot of laughs! Also wonderful to see that natural reproduction is alive and well on the lake, that I've selected as a summer hiding place for my wife and I. The various Laker sizes show some good yearly spawning is going on.

Welcome aboard Slowhand !! Ah..the pool...

Sunday AM came and Ron, Keith and Jon had to go home...but Dan and I convinced them to get out for a few hours. Ron drilled a bunch of holes and then we had an elder local yokel come ripping out on a sled helmut-less and yell at him "Hey buddy how many holes are you going to drill...we're fishing here." Yah....in frozen over holes with lines still down in the water from last night. Shortly after setting up shop I pulled this guy up and kept him for a meal that I'm gonna have tonight. Nice shot looking towards east and my cottage being the white one up on the hill ...hidden up behind the pine thing on the ice Keith enjoying himself in the sunshine. Jon doing the same.. Ron givin her a go...still fishless. Boys packed up and ready to head home about 3pm on Sunday Mine and Dan's sleds with my cottage as the back drop. We went in..had some lunch and a break and then headed back out about 4 pm Decided to try a new spot and we just motored down the North East arm for about 7 miles. Stopped and said to Dan I always notice a hump here when I swing around from the channel to a back bay in the summer. We drilled about 10 holes finding from 9 to 30 FOW. Not 5 minutes later I have a hit and when I think Dan is referring to me and questioning fish? ..I look over and no he is stating FISH ON! and what a beaut it was. 25 inches and FAT. He no sooner released it back down the hole and wamm..fish on. He cleaned that one right then and there...and my minnow was still alive in it's stomach and I put it back on my lure! Dan trying the nite bite in the shallower holes to no avail on Sunday night Sunday Sunset Dan's idea of a light meal...LOL We gave it a go again on Monday, back in the same spot we picked Sunday afternoon. Nadda. Moved out into 50 FOW for an hour or so and then back in shallow for another half hour..but nothing. Back to the cottage to clean up, do 4 days of dishes and pack back up. Turned off the power after re-winterizing all the drains and I'll see the place in about 60 days! Dano ready to go home and summing the weekend up in one thumb! Dan also had something huge nail, snap his line and take his jig at one point in the weekend. Ron missed a few..as did Jon. but both came up empty unfortunately. Don't think they were overly disappointed though. We all had a riot and I'd fish with any of these guys in a heart beat if you get the chance.

With nothing more than quick naps Thursday evening Ron and his nephew Jon headed out from Coburg at midnight as did Dano from his place in Orangeville. Ron picked Keith up in Toronto and headed North. Lloyd Daume (U and Me charters) was supposed to come as well..but he got the flu 6 hours prior to blast off. Dano swung by my place...we pulled his trailer off his van, threw it on my F150 and headed North as well. Worked out well..with us ending up about 4 minutes apart hitting Timmies..across from Fanny's..in North Bay. Out of there by 6AM and sitting waiting for Jim to open Dad's outfitters at 7:02. Couple bags of minnows, some rod holders and misc gear and off we went up the lake to my place. The boys ready to go .. Thank god I have a neighbour 4 cottages past my place with nothing better to do...nice plowed ice road using his little 1940's dozer and even leveled the slush for us so it would freeze up and give us a parking spot. I brought Ron so he could show me how it was done, but instead they asked me were we should go. I said "I noticed a 12 foot hump in 60 to 80 FOW last summer" and off we went. Ron and Keith blasted about 30 holes and we found 35 FOW up to 8FOW. Not more than 10 minutes later....FISH ON...Dan with a nice respectible Laker 10 minutes after that....my Cherry was popped by this little guy. First fish through the ice and I let him go..figuring at this rate we'd have lots to choose from... Ron's nice set up..Arctic Cat and Quick Flip Tell me Dan's not havin fun! Dan taking a snooze after no sleep for a day and a half Ron tryin to coax a hit on the night bite. We marked LOTS of fish, but not all cooperated Fridays Sun set. Friday night we went to town for Chinese Food. Roughin it you bet! LOL Got up early Saturday AM and headed back to our Friday spot. All them holes we drilled turned that into a real mess and we nick named my 250 Bravo "Slushfinder 1" later that day. Thank god Ron had that big Arctic Cat to play tow truck. Ron having a smoke and trying to coax them again, to no avail. This one shows all too well what swiss cheesing the ice does for slush Tip ups and scenery Keith caught a small Laker and released it early on, but nothing for a good time period afterwards so we moved in out of the slush mound, after a quick visit by the CO and OPP checking out licenses and having a good chat. Tried a bay that I'd found last year with millions of schooling red dace minnows. Thought we might get into some Pike or Eyes...but Nadda..other than lots of laughs Ron's nephew Jon in his trap out of the wind. Feet up in the stirups and relax..LOL...Dan gettin comfy! Ron Nappin Ron...cooking up a storm....Perch and Walleye he brought along. Optimistic eh! LOL Keith Ready to watch the hockey game on Saturday night. Darn leafs even snuck in a win. Sunday/Monday in next post

When we came down the highway on Monday night...just before sunset...every lake from North Bay to Midland was covered in at least a foot of slush, as was Temagami to boot. All current areas wide open. If you know there's lots of ice where you normally fish...shouldn't be an issue with some good high waterproof boots.

Lloyd "she" was great! Sorry you couldn't make it for sure...you missed a riot. Next Year bud..next year! Dano...nice optical illusion on that stair case shot. Not that steep bud ! LOL Did I say we had a riot. My full post will be up soon. Great lot of guys...would recommend fishing with any one of them. Dan, Ron, his nephew Jon and Lloyd's buddy Keith. Now Lloyd...well even though he didn't make it..a great guy as well. As for the "who's fish" Bull.... Wayne

Great stuff, once again, Emil!!!!