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What a great story! I get a bigger kick seeing my 5 year old pull out panfish than I do catching fish myself. One day when she asked what was for dinner and we said fish, she slowly turned around, looked at our aquarium and began counting fish...LOL. Glad you had a great day...the fish look great, but the smile on your sons face must have been priceless.

Cliff...very happy to read this post! I never like it when members of this board are going through hard times, but to see things work themselves out is fantastic! I'm very happy you have found your new groove...you can hear it in the tone of your post. Congrats! Being happy is number one! Cliff

Great tag team report guys! You sure had a great day out there.

Have a great trip taper!!! No worries about the entry...it only adds half an inch to our totals....LOL

Hey there Sounder.... Here are a few links to threads of my wife's browns that she's caught from shore...using a spinning reel and a red devil spoon... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...ic=9565&hl= http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...ic=8899&hl= It's not that they are hard to catch necessarily....it's fishing for them when they are actually there. The waters local to us have warmed up to 80F and above...too warm for browns in general. Welcome to the board! Hope to see some reports soon!

"Its arrival in the Great Lakes basin has been so feared that a $9-million underwater electric barrier has been set up at a potential entry point at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal." WAYYYYY too little too late. Man...this is terrible news.

Thanks everyone who posted on this thread! Also, after reading the responses, I suppose I did underestimate the weight... This is a 2.5 pound smallie caught at Lakair and weighed on a digital scale with Nipissing and Bly present...By the way Bernie...the scale read 2 pounds 8 ounces....not 2.8 pounds. This is the large mouth I caught yesterday....

Good job man! Sounded like a great time out there. Snog/Snag has been having identity crisis after idendity crisis...we just smile and nod a lot.....LOL

Oh man...that's terrible!!!

Thanks for the welcome love fishin....but I've been around here for a while....

Hi Family Fisherman! Welcome to the board. Great introduction too. You'll find lots of friendly info on here to help out in your fishing. I, too, am a shore fisherman and finding spots that produce is difficult at best...and even once you find a spot, there are usually LOTS of others there too. Do a search on "Toronto Islands" on the board. It's a great multi species spot to fish!! Good luck! Cliff

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Wow...very cool report. It's great to see some species not caught in our area in reports. Great pics!

If I was younger and single, I'd probably move for the experience (as Joey said). One thing to keep in mind...may or may not be a big deal to him...you MUST use barbless hooks in Alberta.

Wow...what a fantastic report...not just about fishing, but about life! You have a gift for writing...it is evident in here. Great pictures..esp of the view from your cabin. Nice to hear that the reunion went wel...all in all it sounded like a great trip!

Very nicely done! If you live close enough to a great spot like that then you are very fortunate....cant think of a better way to kill a few hours. Great pics!

It's not just you Steve...I was posting and got a "Cannot find server" for about 5 minutes, then the site came back up.

Photoz...yep...I was posting as well...seems the site went down for about 5 minutes on my end. Kept getting "Cannot find server"

Sam...great report! Good to see you got out for a change. I've never top water fished...sounds exciting. Some real nice pics too...esp the sunset ones.

Hey Will...I have no advice to offer...just wanted to say have a great time!!!

Douger...looking forward to this year's salmon season. Hitting the piers sounds like a plan...we'll confirm details as the time nears!!!

Wow!!! Kids are a great motovation for fishing. What an accomplishment for them!! You should go to ontarioanglerawards.com and register them. They'll get a certificate that can be framed recognizing them on their great catches. It's free to sign up. Sounds like a great vacation...they'll remember it forever!!!

MJL...great report...I was wondering if any of the carp guys had been out recently as there hasn't been too many reports out there. Great pics...not huge fish, but it's always nice to feel the fight on the line. Bly and I have been out a few times locally, and even though we know they are around, nothing has been biting. I'll be watching the board to see when they start up again... Great job out there...congrats on a good outing!

Wow...great report and some BIG bass!!!

369 pickeral???? Holy crap!! You all cleaned up out there!!! I was at Lakair for the first time with the OFC bunch back in June, and I'll be back again next year for sure. Absolutely LOVED it up there. Congrats on a great trip...looks like you all had a great time!