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It was great meeting and chatting with you up there! It's great to finally put faces and voices to screen names. Maybe we'll get out one day and get some monster carp!

007....great report! The species are certainly adding up for you....so how many more do you have to get? I'm having a ball following your reports and seeing what you've managed to catch. Good luck on the Walleye and smallie!!

Glen...it was a true pleasure meeting you at Lakair this year! I now understand why you'd drive all that way to fish as well. Glad to see you made it home safely...and as far as work is concerned...you think you have it bad? It's going to be just as hot here as it is there today, and the air conditioning in the office was turned lower to conserve energy!! Can you believe that!!!! LOL

Rich...it was great meeting you up there this year! Glad to hear that you'll be making it an annual experience! It was me and bly's first time this year as well, and you can bet we'll be back again too. Great weekend all around....couldn't ask for more.

Great report!! Great pic of that bass as well. Sounds like you had a great time out there...congrats!

Steve, It was great meeting you up there at Lakair! Sure is a great time up there....tons of real stand up OFNers that's for sure! Cliff and Bly

Here's a recent news story... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/National THey are speculating that its HSV. I was talking to a fellow angler today and he said that it tends to hit coarse fish first...and then gradually hits other species. Hope it's NOT that, or it could be devastating to the Kawarthas!

Way to go Snag!!! Wow...I have yet to find muskie on Scugog! Dollarama comes thru yet again for you. Looked like a great day of fishing! Oh yeah...I know where those masts are...but the secret is safe with me...haha.

Here are some pics Sean... The specs are.... 4" Cylinder - Can comfortably hold probably 3 rods. Length = 57" The cap fits snugly...you shouldn't need to tape it, but you can if it makes you feel better. You can put newspapers or bedsheets around the rods before you put them in so that they dont move around a lot while in transport...those baggage handlers aren't the most gentle people around....LOL. (apologies to any baggage handlers who may read this...haha). Let me know and I can just bring it to the office. You can take a look and if you'd like to borrow it then no problem! Cliff

We have some home made ones here....my brother in law used them to transport rods and reels from New Jersey. You are more than welcome to use them...save you some expense. I'll take a few pics for you and you can decide ok? They are made of I think 6" plumbing pipe...and they come with the proper caps that fit snugly.

Hey! It was great meeting you and everyone else as well! It was our first time there as well and you can bet that we'll be back again next year!!!!!

Hey Rick! It was a real pleasure for Bly and I to fish with you in your boat...thanks a lot for that! Congrats on the tourney win as well....thought you might like this pic of the trophy presentation. Great report and pics!!

Wow!!! Great report and SWEEEET pics too! Welcome to the board...looking forward to more reports. I noticed your screen name....are you by chance a Rush fan??

Bernie...glad to hear that you made it back home safely!! I dont blame you for leaving early either! When I got down to the water later in the morning, the winds had picked up and the water was very choppy. I'm really glad we had the opportunity to meet up...we'll be back up in your neck of the woods again in about 3 weeks...I'll be in touch to see if we can possibly meet up again. Take care Bernie! Cliff

Great stuff!! You made the best of the day and had a little success. You'll get into them big ones soon I'm sure! I got my first small mouth EVER this past weekend up at Lakair. Was a surprise, but very satisfying!

Wow Gerritt!! Awesome report...cant complain that you didn't catch any fish!! LOL. Those pics with your son are priceless. He's going to be a great lifetime fishing parter Thanks again for taking us out on your boat. I had a blast!! I'll never forget my first muskie...and you (and of corse bly), will be a part of that memory as well!

It was great meeting you guys this past weekend! Bly and I had a blast. Thanks for the hats too...we'll wear them proudly!! haha. Glad to hear you made it home safely

Friday June 22nd Well, Bly and I dropped the kids off on Friday morning and were on the road by 9am. The drive was uneventful....had a nice lunch on the way up...and arrived at Lakair at 1:30 in the afternoon. The view from the docks was breathtaking...the water was sooo inviting. I was only hoping that I'd be able to get into a few fish while I was there!! We quickly set up our campsite....here's our home sweet home for the weekend. Soon after we got there, Gerritt dropped by, and was eager to get out on the water with us. We only had a few hours before he had to leave...he was hoping to get us into at least a few fish. Gerritt is a great guy (despite what everyone else says!! LOL), and was an excellent guide for us. Fishing in a boat was very strange for Bly and I...it was a different experience for us that's for sure!!! We were heading from spot to spot looking for some pike in advance of the tourney the next day. Unfortunately, the fishing was slow...those darned cold fronts!!! Near the end of our few hours on the water, I have a fish on!!! I let Gerritt and Bly know and as I'm reeling it in, I notice it's putting up a really good fight!! These Nipissing pike are very active!!! Suddenly, it comes right out of the water...not once, but twice...head shakes and all!! At that moment, I knew it wasn't a Pike. I landed my FIRST ever Muskie!!! It measured at about 32"...not a huge one, but a catch I will NEVER forget!!! Here's the pic.... We got back in and had dinner. Soon, tons of OFNers we've been dying to meet in person began showing up at our campsite. TJ, Rick, Greencoach, LadyWalleye, Big Chevy, APlumma, Daplumma, John, Loonietoon, Spiel, Beans and a bunch of others I know I'm forgetting!! (sorry to those I didn't mention...it's all kind of a blur right now...LOL ) Rick then invited Bly and I to do some Walleye fishing! Rick was the only one to pull in one...one that was in the slot, so back it went! The temps then started falling BIG TIME so just after dark, we headed back to the docks. Rick also is a GREAT guy....we had a great time out there with him. Thanks Rick! When we got back, Joey and Tybo had arrived, so we spent the rest of the night over there by the warm fire and chatting with everyone. Got to bed somewhere around 2ish I think. Here's a pic of Joey and Roy. Saturday June 23rd Had a great sleep, and awoke around 830am. Bly was already up and had hot coffee waiting!! She's the best!! Anyways, Nipissing headed down from the other end of the lake to fish the OFC Pike Tournament with us. He arrived by 9am and I bought him a well earned coffee! The waters were pretty rough for him....took him over 2.5 hours to boat to Lakair. We chatted for a while and then decided to pre fish the tourney for about an hour. We didn't catch anything, but hey...it didn't matter at this point....LOL. Finally, at 1145am, TJ called us all down to the docks...we got ready for the beginning of the tourney. Here's a shot of the activity... Just before we left the docks, Avery was there selling his home made lures. I thought I'd be nice and buy 2 of them to try out on the water....and it's a good thing I did!! Bernie took us out in his luxury boat...wow...it's a great one thats for sure!! We tried a bunch of spots that looked promising...and mostly drift fished. I tried some of my spinners, husky jerks, spoons...but nothing was working!!! I then looked at those lures I bought from Avery...and said...what the heck...I'll try it out. Soon after, a pike came out of nowhere and I had a fish on!! Here's my first fish of the tourney. Notice that lure?? haha. I got a few more, for a total of three....all around the same size as the one in this pic. Bernie then decided to put Avery's lure on as well...and wouldn't you know it...he gets a nice one!!! Bly was having a tough time out there, but she did manage to get a small one to get on the board!! This was caught on the classic Red Devil. In the middle of all those Pike, I had a great experience!! Using Avery's lure once again, I had a hit! I set the hook and this fish went crazy...going left and right....under the boat, but it felt heavier than the Pike I'd been catching. When it came up, I was looking at my first ever Small Mouth Bass!! This one measured in at 18", and weighed 2.5 pounds. Wow...what a rush! That Bass gives me my 5th species for the OFAH awards, so I managed to complete my goal for this year....Avid Angler status!!! I have another pic with the OFNCommunity sign...Taper, you have a PM!! The tourney ended at 3pm, so we headed in to have all the measurements recorded. Here's a pic of some of DouG's haul from the afternoon!! I managed a 6th place finish in the tournament and came away with a nice Shimano rod/reel combo! Not bad for a few hours work...LOL. We then prepared the the famous fish fry! TJ, using his secret batter, did all the cooking...and man, I have never tasted better fish in my life! The following are some pictures of the evening and night. DouG, Rick's father and I played guitar/harmonica, and we had a blast singing songs around the fire. Irishfield and his wife Leah Spiel and BITEME TJ and Monique Playing some music.... Bly and Leah Sunday June 24th Wow...it's hard to believe that Bly and I had to leave already!!! We had such an AMAZING time there. EVERYONE, was incredibly friendly...I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to meet up with any of them given the opportunity. After packing up our site, and then walking around saying out goodbyes, we decided to head down to the docks to do some good ole shore fishing!! I managed to pull in one 18" Pike. We then left Lakair and began our drive home. The experiences and memories of this fantastic weekend will be with us forever!! Thanks to everyone...and I mean everyone! Thanks Gerritt, Rick and Nipissing, for allowing us the honour of fishing with you on your boats. It was very much appreciated. The weekend was the best that we've had in a long long time. We'll be back again next year that's for sure! CANT WAIT!! PS...Avery...get ready for another order of your lures!!!!

Bly and I are just packing up the car...get the kids ready to drop them off for the weekend and we're off! Report on Sunday or Monday!!! We didn't end up fishing last night...LOL. Had too much to do!! Have a great weekend everyone.

Great report Randy!! Great job on those pics too! The accidental one sure turned out great...and the turtle pic was funny! Nice fish! Well...the car is almost packed...we'll be off in the next hour. HAve a great weekend!

Bly and I should be there around 2 or 3 in the afternoon on Friday...safe trip Roy!!

Completely agree!!! Thanks Jimmyz for the kudos, but truth be known, bly and I are VERY new at Carp fishing and a title isn't earned. There are plenty of guys here who dont post as often who are MUCH more adept at catching them. We use very basic systems and they work when they are actively feeding. The great anglers here will MAKE them eat, by employing a bunch tactics that I have no idea about. Some carp ppl I look up to on this board who have helped us out a lot are Photoz, MJL, DSN, Wolfville, Victor and a few others I know I'm forgetting!!!

Ok...so I lied...we did go out tonight for 2 hours. Bly has been working hard to get stuff organized for Lakair and we could spare a little time. Plus, I couldn't disappoint Victor, Wolfville, Mike the Pike, and Fishinonthebrain!! LOL Anyways...a quick report. Went back to our local swim...conditions were nice and calm. No winds, lots of geese and comfortable NOT humid temps. Bly lost one early and then later brought in the first one...a nice 30" 16 pounder....I thought I'd try to get a more interesting angle on this one....haha. Then, a little while later, I got to tussle with this smaller one. It went around the infamous log, so as soon as I felt it in there, I opened the bail...and waited. The fish just sat there at the end of the log...not moving. I slowly walked to the end of the log and started a VERRRRRY slow retrieve. Once it was clear, I brought it in more aggessively. Anyhow...a smaller guy...at 27 inches and 12 pounds 6 ounces. Sorry, my 1130 report is a bit late!!! Have a great weekend everyone! Cliff and Carole.

Nice job out there! I gotta get my float rod out and do some trib fishing again soon.