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Wow...I had no idea that Lake Erie freezes completely. That's pretty cool. Since Lake O doesn't freeze, I just assumed that none of the great lakes did. Pretty naive eh??? haha.

Hey Kennyman....I use my float setup....13foot rod, with a spinning reel. Because of the visibility, I went with a shorter lead....about 2 feet. From the swivel to the float was about 2 feet as well, with weights to keep my leader down. I used roe (salmon...I haven't got any trout roe left), about looney size in chartreuse and pink bags.

Not bad for a days work Glen! I was thinkin yesterday of parking the boat in the garage, unwrap her and start working on it for spring....then I heard we're getting another 20cm of snow Friday night into Saturday. When will the madness stop?????

Are you sure? That's thing in your pic is at least 36 inches...no?

Hey Grant...didn't know you wanted to try creek fishing. We should try...the spring thaw is coming, so lots of opportunities next month! We'll be in touch.

Thanks Shawn!! We just do what we love to do...and that's get out there every chance we get.

I already called my boss and told him I wasn't coming in because of the snow... Mind you, he may have assumed I stayed at home all day and worked, but that's his fault...not mine...LOL.

Thanks Scott...after reading your report yesterday about waters being muddy, I checked the levels of the creek online and they were steadily going down despite the snow. I figured that if I could get out before the big melt, the waters may have cleared enough to catch some. Looks like for once I was right...LOL.

Well, after waking up this morning and seeing the snow and traffic heading into Toronto, I decided to take a snow day. I took my little one public skating in the morning and then when she was off to school, I had nothing to do. I thought about heading to the local trib, but was unsure. Bly said I should at least go and look at the conditions, so I got all my gear together and headed down un-plowed streets to see what was swimming. When I got there, most of my favourite holes were frozen solid, but did notice a few runs that had some open water. The visibility was about 6 inches, so I had high hopes. The first hole I went to was pretty slow, but I did manage to get one on....and promptly lost it. It was then quiet for a few hours. I kept trying different holes, and by this time the sun was out and it was a great day to be drifting. I found another open spot and drifted as close as I could to the ice edge on the opposite bank. My float went down and I set the hook....and lo and behold there was a fish on! It was a little female....with some great colours. After snagging a few times and re-tying, I tried to drift the same spot again. This time my float went down and when it came to the surface it's tail actually broke thru the ice shelf! I knew this one was bigger! I was fishing high on a bank, so I had to lead the fish towards a spot where I could actually land the fish. The battle went on for about 15 minutes...it kept trying to head down stream, but I managed to keep it's head facing upstream. Finally, the this steelie came in. It was 27.5" and weighed 7 pounds! My first decent sized steelie this year. Here's the pic right after it was landed..... Someone who was walking by offered to take a pic, so here's the same fish.... All in all, had a pretty good day out there....3 hours and 3 fish on...two landed.

Didn't want to start any controversy with OFNers Terry...are you feeling ok?? LOL.

perodimi...now that was one COOL video!!

SWEET!!! Great job landing that monster! Congrats on a great catch!

LOL...congrats bill!!!

Wow...we sure have something special here dont we? Really makes you think.

I dont worry about other ppl's entries. I know mine are genuine, and that's all that matters. But you are right....I've never heard of a speck coming from the Wilmot...maybe it made a wrong turn at Albuquerque???

Funny you picked those two as examples...that's me and the wife..LOL. I have no idea how they rank those on that page. I thought it was how fast they got their 5 species, but that wasn't it..then maybe total species, but that wasn't it either. Oh well, doesn't really matter. Congrats to all!

I'm not worried about it Rick....all my fish measurements are accurate + or - 6 to 8 inches. LOL. I'm kidding of course. Because it's done on the honour system, there will always be inaccuracies. In short, it was an honour just to be nominated....

My thoughts turn to him often, but after hearing about Jeff Healy and that dreadful 'C' word, I instantly thought of Chris again. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family and friends once again...come on Chris...you can do it....just believe.

Hey Scott! It's great seeing some reports. I know for a fact that if I went out today...even standing right beside you, I wouldn't have landed any...LOL. Great job...you still have the touch, even in muddy waters. Hey, I'm home tomorrow, maybe we should do some extreme steelhead fishing again...

LOL Glen...I had a busy day at work and just walked in the door.... In true fashion though...here's the latest Environment Canada warning....looks like I'm just going to stay home tomorrow... City of Toronto 3:53 PM EST Tuesday 4 March 2008 Winter storm warning for City of Toronto upgraded from winter storm watch ..A mixed bag of wintry precipitation on the way.. This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. Another winter storm currently over Kentucky will track northeastward just south of the lower Great Lakes overnight and Wednesday. As this storm approaches it will bring a mix of wintry precipitation to southern Ontario. For areas along the north shores of Lake Erie and eastern Lake Ontario as well as along the St Lawrence river Valley..It will predominantly be a freezing rain and ice pellet event. Further north..In the corridor from Chatham to Toronto and northeastward to Ottawa..The precipitation will begin and end as snow with a prolonged period of ice pellets or freezing rain in between. Still further north..Along a line from Windsor to Barrie to Petawawa..The cold air will remain and the precipitation will be mainly in the form of snow at times possibly mixed with ice pellets. ..Freezing rain warning..A significant period of freezing rain is expected to develop tonight over areas to the north of the lower Great Lakes. For regions along the north shore of Lake Erie..A brief snowfall is expected to begin later this afternoon before the change over to freezing rain and ice pellets occurs. For areas adjacent to Lake Ontario and along the St Lawrence Valley..The precipitation will begin as snow early this evening then change to freezing rain and ice pellets late this evening. ..Winter storm warning..Snow will begin late this afternoon over southwestern Ontario and spread northeastward towards London..Kitchener and Toronto early this evening and towards Peterborough and Ottawa late this evening. The precipitation will begin as snow then switch to a mix of ice pellets and freezing rain before changing back to snow overnight in south central Ontario and Wednesday morning in eastern Ontario. Between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow and ice pellets is expected to fall over the duration of the event. The snow and ice pellet accumulation is expected to be very heavy for those shovelling. ..Snowfall warning..The snow will begin in southwestern Ontario late this afternoon then spread northeastwards towards Barrie early this evening to reach the Pembroke area near midnight. For the portion of southwestern Ontario in the snowfall warning snowfall amounts of 15 centimetres are expected. Further northeast along an axis from Barrie to Petawawa higher amounts are expected with 20 to 25 centimetres possible by Wednesday afternoon. Travellers should be prepared to alter plans accordingly as driving conditions once again will deteriorate significantly tonight and Wednesday across all of southern Ontario.

Ohhhh....I was just going to say that you dont look a lot like a pickeral.....LOL

Wow...I had a similar experience landing at Pearson....not as extreme, but enough to make the old heart stop for a second and then resume beating at 160 beats per minute! Same thing...crosswind...I could see we were not parallel to the runway... The plane sways back and forth across the runway, feels about 20 feet off the ground.... The left wheels hit the ground (we are on an angle)....waiting what seemed like forever for the right wheels to make contact...in reality it was probably about 15 or 20 seconds. The cabin became completely quiet...I think we were all even holding our breath. It's not until we taxi at a slow speed that people start to murmur again. I look at the guy across the aisle from me and he says "I've flown hundreds of time...THAT was interesting".

I've never eaten smelt or crappie before, but with names like those, no wonder some people wont try them...LOL. I may have already tried them if they were called "yummy" and "tasty". Great report Jen! Good to see you still getting out there when you can.

LOL Terry...now THAT is hilarious!!! Congrats on the big fish....

Damn...I only catch walleye. Beauty catch Kevin!!!