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Nice going Rich! I kinda miss them too...but the waiting game for me it hard in this colder weather...I need to be up and moving or I cant last out there long. nice fish!

Kinda takes the sport out of it doesn't it? LOL. Hmmm...I think I'll stick to our Christmas Turkey

Welcome Chris! From your intro I can see you'll fit right in here. Since you've been lurking for a bit then you'll know that this is somewhat like a family...we fight, make up, and even get around to posting a few reports! LOL. I'll be trying out a trib or two this weekend looking for steel...maybe I'll see you out there one day.

Great intro and first report Bill! Sokay about the stupid look....I've seen worse on here....LOL. Looking forward to reading about more of your adventures on the water! Cliff

LOL!!!!!!!!

At least they didn't take his fishing license away!!! Nice story...thanks for posting it!

It's the same size as you and you fit in it....what's the issue?

Great work Shawn! Like that it promotes C&R as well. So...that last pic of you in your boat...umm...are you asking us where it would fit in there after you win it?? LOL.

Wow...great idea, but unfortunately I cant offer any suggestions. One thing I'd do though is find a nice bend in the creek on your property, and strategically place some large rocks and create a nice deep hole....hehe.

Glad to hear everything went ok and that you're doing ok bud! Here's to a quick recovery....you'll be out getting those eyes real soon I'm sure!

I read this article in a magazine called "Western Sportsman" - November/December 2007 issue, and thought it was pretty interesting. I've noticed that walleye are quite revered by many members on this board. Since I dont eat them, and they feel like logs coming in, I always wondered what the allure is about them. Anyhow, I've copied the following from the magazing and I thought I'd share it..... =================================================================== By Wayne Norstrom The Basic Walleye What's to love about Walleye? I was wandering around the Calgary airport, waiting for a flight into northern British Columbia when I noticed a guy packing a rod tube. Of course I went over to see how the fishing was. It turns out the guy, an American, was returning from a trip in northern Saskatchewan. he was a pike angler and he was singing songs of praise for the pike fishing he experienced. Big pike, lots of them and most on the surface. It couldn't get much better, but I asked "You get any walleye where you were?" "Yeah, there were lots of them," was the reply. "I had never caught them before." "What did you think of them?" I questioned. "You know - I liked them," he said and it was almost said with dismay. The question is valid, why like walleye? When you look at the sporting qualities of a walleye there isn't much there. A walleye doesn't storm a surface lure like a pike, or rise up through the water to sip in a small fly like a trout or a grayling. The walleye stays down on the bottom, eliminating the excitement and visual stimulation that comes from watching a fish eat your lure or fly from the surface. And the subsurface take is a gentle tap rather than a solid hit. Not much of a start as a sporting fish. And once hooked, the walleye fights deep. I've caught, and witnessed thousands of walleye and never have I seen one jump clear of the water. Compared to the surface show a rainbow puts on, the walleye is a dullard. Pike and bass put on a much better surface fight than any walleye and I've watched those big Mackenzie River grayling come clear of the water time after time. A walleye has no hope as a surface fighter. The walleye is not a strong fish, showing nothing of the strength of a rainbow or the speed of a pike. His endurance doesn't match the trout familyi, and with the exception of a couple of larger, ice-caught-walleye, most of the walleye I hook are in the boat inside of a minute or two. Strength, speed and endurance are not on the side of the walleye. Anglers like to catch big fish - in this regard the walleye moves up the scale. The average walleye will weigh more than the average rainbow or brown trout. As well is finishes ahead of fish like perch and grayling. There are exceptions like the rainbow trout in the Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, however on average a walleye is a much bigger fish. The walleye does fall behind the lake trout, muskie and pike - but of the three, only the pike is common to most Western anglers. We all like to think we are great anglers, outsmarting the most educated of fish. How does the walleye stand up on the smart score? Here is gets more convoluted. The fisheries folks I worked with in northern Alberta tagged a number of walleye from the Smokey River. They caught the walleye by angling. The fish were caught, sampled, tagged and released. It worked well, except after 20 to 30 minutes, they started to catching the same tagged walleye. To reduce the duplication they had to release them downstream in the next pool. Are they smart? Well, to put a bit of balance here another fisheries crew experienced the same thing with cutthroat trout in southern Alberta. Many are the stories of anglers breaking off a big pike and catching the same fish a few minutes later with the other lure still in it's mouth. When walleye are in a feeding frenzy, they are simple patsies, however when they shut down thay are real tough to catch. That's when angling for them changes from fun to very interesting. Trying to get a walleye to eat your bait at these times is tough and I've gone home to many suppers of roasted wieners because I couldn't make it happen. I've seen other fish shut down, however walleye are annoying because I can see them down there on my sonar. Bad language often comes into play. And at times like this the walleye start getting a reputation. It's always from the one person who has come in with a limit. The walleye strikes a blow. When serious anglers get together and we start debating walleye, a common characteristic has floated to the surface. The very thing that makes the walleye a minor player is what makes him interesting. That subtle bite. When a trout eats a fly off of the surface you know it. When a pike attacks a surface lure, it scares me. A walleye, however, will pick up bait and let it go without even the good anglers knowing it has happened. Need proof? How many times have you pulled up your jig without your minnow or leech attached? How often did that happen without you feeling anything? With me it has happened lots and will continue to happen even with small jigs and sensitive braided lines. And for a lot of anglers - here is where the walleye makes it's move, on the days when the bite is so subltle that all we do is donate minnows. It's here where anglers who can recognize a light line twitch or feel the tiniest of weight catch fish. it's here where the anglers get separated and the reputation of the walleye is floated high. (Especially by the anglers doing the catching.) The anglers who can't hook a fish put him on a pedestal and the anglers who are catching them do the same, but for entirely different reasons. If the walleye is so smart and difficult to hook, then the guy catching them must be one hell of an angler. And of course there is one spot where a walleye stands out from all the rest. That's on the table. I've eaten fish all over the world and fresh walleye remains my favourite, however my Newfie friends argue, with some merit, that fresh cod is just as good. Give me a day in the water with a couple of buddies; give me a few laughs and a few fish. Top is off with a campfire and a supper of fresh walleye and I'll give you every reason to like Walleye.

WOO HOO!! Thanks Rick.

Fish Fin-atic....very eloquently spoken! I just recently acquired my first boat, and although I have not fished Simcoe before, I would like to in the future! thanks for taking the time to write here on OFC

You wont be disappointed with your decision!!! Good luck and I look forward to your report....remember to take lots of pictures....oh...and video too!!! It's a GREAT anniversary present!! My wife booked us a heated ice hut on Scugog last winter for Valentines day....a great way to spend time with your significant other that's for sure!

I always laugh when I see his stuff....just do a search for "Bill Dance" on youtube and you'll be entertained...hehe.

Beauty ski!! Welcome to the board! What else do you fish for? Do you fish mostly the Kawarthas?

Hey Shawn, You've been waiting for this back surgery for a long time now and today's the day. Good luck and be sure not to rush the recovery!! Take it easy....the Quinte G2G is only a short time away. Best wishes for a quick recovery....talk to you tonite bud! Cliff, Carole and family.

Bly and I dont catch anything during the day.... All our best fishing happens to be at night....LOL

As I said on Bowshep's post...I'm still impressed you guys learned Chinese....hehe Great job guys!

Cant wait! Hold on a second...did I just say I cant wait for ice fishing?? Oh man...what's the world coming to? My little one asked me just last week when we can walk on the lake and fish in a hole again....haha. Will be there again for sure!

LOL...can 'o worms....

Great job out there guys! And you're welcome Wayne...not that Bly and I had any real chance of a muskie on Monday...LOL. I was trying to make sure I didn't sink the boat and I almost did that...haha. It's good to see that lake produce...it'll probably be our home lake for a while...it's the closest lake to us and very convenient. We'll venture to others I'm sure as well. Some nice looking muskies there...congrats to the two of you!

It's good to know that I'm not alone with the plug thing....LOL. I debated on telling anyone about that, but I'm glad I did....I'm sure it'll happen again, so I thought I may as well get that one off my chest..... Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

The story begins with a mean looking pirate searching out vessels in the water....looking for treasures..... She spies a ship that she figures contains riches beyond her dreams and she boards it with weapons in hand...a battle ensues! She emerges victorious and gives the classic "Har...you cant beat me" pose.... After pushing all aboard into the vast ocean, she takes off with her new found bounty. Sorry for the NF post, but fishing reports have slowed down a bit....LOL.

Nice report Rich! Here's something I never expected to say....great looking family!! LOL. We have fish like that too...near the nuke plants.