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Hey l2p...yep...that's sounds about right! Saw lots of boats out there that evening.

Three times a year, a group of us is lucky to be invited up to Bernie's paradise up on Lake Nipissing. Why he keeps inviting us back, I have no idea....but I'm sure glad he does! This trips cast of characters included Headhunter (Joe), Fishnsled (Will), Rubin and myself. Will, Joe and Rubin arrived at my place at 640am Friday morning and we started our trek north. We knew the weather wasn't going be great on Sunday, but we were hoping to spend some time on the water on Friday and Saturday. Our trip was up was unevenful, and we arrived at the island around 1030am. After some quick conversation to catch up since we were all together last, some sandwiches for lunch, we decided to hit the water in search of some walleye or pike. We got back to the cottage around 530-6pm and had a jerk pork roast....courtesy of Joe! We are truly blessed with great food while we are up there. You might say saying "bless you" was a common occurrence, much to the chagrin of Rubin.... We went back out after dinner to see what we could find...caught a lot of small walleye, but one time I pulled up this BLUE perch! It was very odd....but pretty cool to see Me and this little guy admiring the sunset view!!! We headed back in at sunset and relaxed and chatted the evening away....we were all pretty tired from the early start we had that morning!! Saturday morning came, and for once we actually made it out on the water before noon!! LOL. It was a little chilly, but the bite was on....couldn't quite catch a keeper, but we had a few that were very close. If you look really really closely at this picture....enlarge it about to about 10x magnification, you can see that Joe caught a fish! At least we think it was a fish.... We headed in around noon for lunch. Will was going to barbecue some home made burgers....and by then we were all pretty hungry! First, the grill, which hadn't been used in about a year, needed cleaned up a bit. I asked Bernie if he had a scraper. He said "Of course I do", then proceeded to pick up his garden rake.... After lunch (probably 2/3 pound burgers), we headed back out and fished until the sun went down. Here's a few pics.... Then, Will brought all the fun to a stop. After bringing a walleye into the boat, it thrashed all around and did this.... A quick snip with the cutters, and Will was fishing again in about 5 minutes We stayed out til it got dark again... That was the end of our fishing....we watched a few Jays games, watched Nashville beat Pittsburgh, and even found time to watch a few movies. Sunday was an iffy day weather wise....so we had some lunch and hit the road! Another chapter of the Weekend at Bernie's chapter has closed. Great company, great friends, great food, great time fishing....cant beat it! Bless you guys....these weekends are needed to keep sane in today's world!

Wow!! Great pic!!

Yep. Have to finance them this time. Lol

I was at the bank yesterday in Whitby and when I got out of the car I looked up and saw this....was pretty amazing and a bit scary to see! I kept waiting for a funnel cloud to form!

I had a fun weekend...NOT! Trying to make my lawn look better.....from this..... To this.... Pulled a thousand dandelions out of the lawn.....spread 32 bags of soil...and overseeded. If this doesn't work then I'm pouring a concrete slab in the entire yard!

Crazy crazy pictures!!! Those carp in the parking lot is pretty amazing to see....

After the rains yesterday I took a drive down to the Whitby pier.....first ran into this on the way down on Brock Street.... Turned around and went the long way around and when I got there I was amazed at the water....it's usually 3 feet below the pier.

I've seen a few threads here and there showing flooding or high water levels. Thought it may be interesting to combine pics in one thread. I saw the pics floatnfly posted about the Whitby pier...and I was blown away! So let's see them! What's the status of the water level in your area?

Thanks for posting SirCranksaLot! Looks like Nipissing is about to break up.... Get your boats ready!

Southern Ontario looks pretty much wide open now....happy boating everyone!!

Welcome to the jungle Chad! Thanks for your help in keeping this board going. It's much appreciated!

Looks like the Kawarthas and most of Lake Simcoe has opened right up!

Thanks for the updates everyone! Cant wait for warmer weather to get the boat back in the water!

Wow....Simcoe really opened up a lot since the weekend!

I started a new career about a year and a half ago. On my last paycheque I noticed I got more money than usual so I looked at my statement closely. Turns out I got an out of cycle raise for the work I've done and I will still get the regular annual merit increase next month. What a nice surprise that was!

That's a cool site Bernie!

Updated image from March 22nd. Despite the cold weather, the wind seemed to keep things open in areas that have current. Be safe everyone!

Updated image from March 21st.

It's that time of year, where ice can become unsafe pretty quickly. Modis captures come pretty awesome pictures of the lakes and I thought I'd start posting them here once again. This image was taken yesterday. Part of Scugog and Rice seem to be breaking up now....and many of the areas in the Kawarthas. Be safe out there!!!

Absolutely terrifying.... I'm always a bit jittery when I'm in a vehicle on the ice....I always have my seat belt off just in case I ever have to get out in a hurry....

I got back from Jamaica in January. Loved it all. The people, the food and service. We were at a no tipping resort and the staff went out of their way to help. (If they accept a tip they can be fired). Always with a smile on their face and a chat if you were inclined. We have already planned our next trip for next winter!

I didn't want to be too obvious...lol

Here are some pics from the weekend! Always a fantastic time up at Bernie's place. Having a nice comfy bungalow to fish in was awesome!

I just heard the news. To say I was shocked is an understatement. My daughter just mentioned her last night as we were grocery shopping. She saw some cheese and said "when I see that I always think of that nice lady who let me go inside their ice fishing hut to get warm. She gave me cheese." Joey was an amazing woman. I'm saddened to hear this news. Rip Joey. You are definitely missed.