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Great report Kennyman!! Sounded like a great day and great scenery!! LOL. When you said "I grabbed my digital camera and tried to take a quick pic. Dead as a doorknob. AARGH!! ", I first thought you meant the fish was dead....haha. Thanks for the report...next time get a pic of that redhead...LOL

You see...she sleeps really well...and hardly ever wakes up....so we sneak out....JOKING!!! After our 5 year old is in bed, our 15 year old holds the fort down at home. We fish only 10-15 minutes from home, so if she calls, we can be home fast. It's great having a "built-in, live-in" babysitter...haha. Thanks UA...Carp are fun...we dont dive in the water after our rods...so it's not quite as exciting as your excursions though!!! LOL

Nice job out there! Those bamboo rods look pretty cool! Thanks for the pics and report...it was a great first one!

Great report Jen! I love reading these family reports...getting the younger generation into the sport is a great way to spend time with them. Kids always seem to have fun fishing!

Good luck Peter! Have a great time...looking foward to your report. Safe trip!

You are right...here's the info from the regs... Who does NOT need to purchase a Fishing Licence? 1. Residents of Canada who are under 18 years of age or 65 years of age or older, and are in possession of their Birth Certificate. 2. Disabled Canadian residents, if they are eligible for and in possession of EITHER: • a Canadian National Institute for the Blind National Identity Card; OR • an Ontario Ministry of Transportation disabled person parking permit. 3. Canadian residents who are in possession of their Birth Certificate and who require the direct assistance of, and are accompanied by, another person to fish and to follow applicable fishing laws due to a condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability, a learning disability or dysfunction, or a mental disorder. Those who qualify to fish without purchasing a fishing licence as indicated above, may fish with the same catch and possession limits as holders of a Resident Sport Fishing Licence tag. Additionally, they have the same responsibilities as those who have purchased an Outdoors Card and fishing licence tag and must abide by all regulations.

Bly and I decided to compile a few fishing trips before posting a report...instead of a summary every single night we go out. We usually get home around 11pm, and I'm too tired to write a report...so here it goes...a 3 day summary, from May 29th til the 31st Tuesday May 29th We headed to our usual spot, and got there at about 830. After mixing up our bait at the waterfront, we cast out lines out. Lots of carp jumping out of the water...we had high hopes! The action turned out to be pretty slow. A few line bumps here and there, but no takers for a while. It was a beautiful night out, so we were enjoying the weather and chatting about anything and everything...esp the Lakair G2G coming up! We cant wait for that. Anyhow, at around 930, I noticed that my left hand was itchy...something had just bitten me. I figured it was just a mosquito bite...until I looked down and saw how swollen my hand was getting!! It actually was worse the next day...wonder what it was??? Anyhow, the time was approaching 10:15 and we both reeled in, checked our spring feeders and cast back out while announcing/threatening to the carp that this was our "LAST CAST...LAST CHANCE FOR SOME FREE FOOD!!!". Wouldn't you know it, bly says "Fish On!" and she lands this 33.5", 18 pound fishy! I'm beginning to think that it my day to be skunked. She says to leave my line in the water...she begins to pack our stuff up and put it in the car, when suddenly, my line gets pulled...and I tell her not to pack the net away yet!! Here's mine for the night...a 32", 14.5 pound one. Wednesday May 30th We head back to our spot once again and have our lines in the water by 845. This night was slow ALL around...a few jumping carp, even fewer line bumps. The only consolation was that it was once again a great night weather-wise. As I was reeling in one time, I hit a snag...ended up losing one of my wire feeders! A little while later, I have a fish on, but my leader broke...ACK! That's a first for me fighting these guys. As it ended up, we were skunked...oh well, there always tomorrow night! Thursday May 31st Once again...after putting our little one to bed, we arrived at our spot at around 830 and put our lines in. It was really quiet there...the carp were not jumping, all we saw was the little wakes of small bait fish hitting the surface. Some other guys who were fishing the area come over and ask what we are targeting, so we tell them. (they were Pike guys). One of them says, cool...he's always wanted to catch a carp...since he sees them all the time. Wouldn't you know it, just as he asks that, bly has one on. He tells his buddy he's staying a bit to watch this. After a quick fight, she lands this little one....a 28" 10 pounder. The guys asks what that feeder is, so bly takes the time to explain about hair rigs and wire feeders, and that concoction we put on the feeder. They are really friendly guys and thank us for taking the time to explain what we are doing. The rest of the night was really slow...no line bumps, no jumping carp...nothing! We decide to try announcing our "Last Cast" again. At 1015, our lines go back in the water and we sit and wait. Nothing was going on, so at 1030, she tells me to hold her rod as well as mine and she begins once again to clean up our area. Suddenly I have a fish on my line...I tell her to come quick and reel hers in, but it was too late. My fish bolted straight into her line and they were crossed. I'm trying to pull in the fish...and she's trying to match my speed so that we aren't too tangled up...or that her line is tangled in mine and I can no longer reel in. Suddenly, my line goes completely slack...I think I lost the fish and my feeder. Bly says...I HAVE YOUR FISH...HOLD ON!!! I keep on reeling again trying to match her retrieve, then suddenly, her line is free and I feel the tug of the fish on my line again. After a few minutes, I land this nice fat female...small, but fat! This one measured 28" and weighed in at just over 13 pounds. So, that's our mid week summary...we were hoping to break our PBs, but no matter what the size, they are fun to bring in. Looking forward to more outings...carp fishing is a great way to sit and relax...fish...and land stuff larger than a 10" bullhead!! LOL.

Try cleaning the lens of your camera LOL. All that fish slime on the lens cant be good for picture taking....

That's why I fish at night...no background to blur out....LOL

I remember a pond messageboard that was posted on here...when I went there, there was a public board...with no info...but IF you got to the inner circle or something you had access to all the ponds with what was in them.

Wow...what an awesome report Photoz!!! I've seen pics and read about mirrors on European sites, but had no idea that they could be found here. Congrats on your 4th ever catch!

Great report UA! I was just saying to bly the other day that I hadn't seen you on the board in the while. Funny story...swimming after your fishing rod...LOL. Anyways, great story, great catching and great pic. Looking forward to more from you now that you are back!

One thing I changed from the last time I went out was how much water I added to the ground bait. The first time out I made the consistency of the groundbait to be on the drier side...problem is in about 10 minutes it was all gone. Since I was fishing the mouth of the trib, I figure all that nice scent was just flowing out into Lake Ontario, with the Carp getting a free meal!! LOL. Last night, I mixed it with a little more water and packed it harder in the feeder. That tended to bring them to the feeder and thus my boilie....even after 20 minutes in the water I still had about half the ground bait in the feeder. Could have been coincidence...who knows....LOL.

Don...this was another awesome report! The hook in the finger...OUCH!!!! Glad to see that it didn't interfere with the rest of your day!! Despite the conditions, you still got into some fish. The foggy ride back to the launch must have been cool...and a bit nerve wracking I'm sure!

Great to hear they have turned on in the Kawarthas! I bet it wasn't Scugog....been skunked there every time I've gone for walleye there...LOL. Thanks for the info and pics!

Feel like targeting carp?? Head out our way tonight! PM Sent.

Great report! Non stop action is great fun...not that that's happened to me many times...LOL. Congrats on a great day out on the water...nice work you two!!!

WOW!!! Now this was an EXCITING report!! Felt like I was in the boat with you. Most impressive thing to me was when you lost that Pike and you said "shoot" and not...well you know...LOL. Congrats on a great day out on the water...that Walleye is amazing...congrats on the PB!!!

Awww Mike...I'm really sorry to hear this news! When I first started reading your posts, I remember feeling like I was there...the story...the photographs kept me interested! When you mentioned a possible TV show, I was pretty excited. Even though it's on hold, you have lots of support here on OFC...have the execs hang out here for a while...maybe they'll change their minds! In the meantime, just keep doing what you love to do!

LOL...now those beasts are different that's for sure!! That and there aren't many (if any) shore spots near us that will allow us to even target them. We've been pretty lucky so far...I think Muskie would be a stretch to say the least! I figure next on our list will be Bass...once the season opens of course. Hey...if you ever want to catch a few Carp...drop me a PM...we have extra gear...just bring a chair...LOL. They put up a real nice fight! The way we target new species is...look in the water....what's in there....can we catch them? If so, then what do we need so it wont cost us an arm and a leg. LOL.

Wow...this post really bring back memories. Back in 1980, my family went on a family trip to ALL those places you mentioned. I remember the columbia icefields and the Athabasca Glacier...going out in one of those cool vehicles...we stayed in both Jasper and Banff...visited Lake Louise, Malinge Lake....wow... I was just a kid, but that was the greatest family trip....thanks for bringing those memories back.

Great reports! It's great to see the number of fishing report increasing every day now. Even better when they show results like yours!

Here ya go Snag...here's the link to the nasty wound on that carp I caught... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...pic=7176&hl=

Wow...that equipment looks great! I'm still not sure I want to invest in all that....but if I keep having fun with the carp then you never know. Happy belated BD uncle buck! Andrea picks out some cool presents too

Wow...what an awesome report! I'm very happy to hear that the fundraiser was a success. The deal on that cabin/boat was incredible...how many PMs did you get so far for the name and location?? LOL. Good to see you got into some fish...despite the weather.