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Since Simcoe seems to be the topic...here's our family adventure from yesterday. Juli, her boys and I went up for an afternoon of fishing with Steve R and friend...she and I got our first ice lakers, me two, her one...kept one for the smoker (should be done in about an hour from now, mmmmm!) The boys had a hard time hooking them, but, reeled in a couple of Cals fish. One of the twins hooked one, but, lost it after a short battle. We had an awesome time...can't wait to hit Simcoe ice again next year!! What an awesome early March day for a family fishing adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY crap, people I realise that...maybe I should have said if all of fishing had catch and release only zones...I WOULD STILL FISH AS MUCH AS I DO NOW. Lighten up everyone...

No bashing at all, here...as far as the poaching, I do not condone any poaching of any kind!!

Agreed, we were out on Simcoe today, kept two smaller lakers, let two larger ones go...I definitely enjoy eating fish, but, were all the limits zero, I would still be out fishing as much as I do today!!

Maybe they got too many hugs...agreed though...a guy is making an effort to do something extremely difficult and somebody throws in a Bull cheeky comment...we all know that starting was a dumb thing to do, but, we did it.

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So that WAS you Seriously the CT wetskins work fine for me, use them in the spring and fall.

Welcome to the board...fished there once a few years ago, caught some nice bass. Have an uncle that lives in Astorville tells me some really nice musky are caught there every year. From what I've heard you really have to work for the walleyes. Good luck, might take the new boat up there once this year myself.

The "first time"?????????? What about all the private clubs that have reared and transported fish up to spawning grounds. Don't kid yourself, if it wasn't for them and American strays...we would have virtually no trout/salmon fishery on our side of the border. Before I start sounding too angry...nice on the Port D rainbow!

It is tough to do, but, so worth it. It has now been 1 1/2 years for me...cold turkey, last cigarette was had in the Canada's Wonderland parking lot. The first 48 hours are brutal. To Rick O and any others thinking about it...just think of all the extra fishing tackle you can buy with that money!!!!

Agreed, CT can still be a great place to get good deals...I was hoping for an auger, as part of this sale...unfortunately not this week...the ice sale could still be coming, fingers crossed. How do you feel about your Trekker hut?

That is the truth I've always known....until now, LOL!!!!!

Not sure if this was for me??? I honestly think the OMNR are pretty much useless..."put a fishing rod in their hands"as a well known fishing celebrity is fond of saying.

A heck of alot of strong feelings on this issue...personally still think we could spend those license dollars in better ways. Yes the Atlantic Salmon is a great fish, but, we have enough proven fish already in the great lakes, IMO. We will never...NEVER...recreate the water quality/conditions of the long ago past. Let's stick with what works now and try to not screw up the fishery that we have. Is this fisheries progress or regress?

Not really what we were expecting...maybe the ice stuff will go on sale next week??? They also have 40% off "selected" marine, nothing thrilling there either.

This sale doesn't specify ice fishing...just says selected fishing items at 50 % off.

Bring on those open water walleyes "superdad'...I still have to contact Bayview about that cottage rental for the early June weekend, David. Amazing that open water at Huffs...doesn't take long for her to open up when she wants to!!

Wow...I missed that one, must have been to busy fishing, lol!!! So the grocery stores were ahead of their time when they were calling them "steelhead salmon" all those years.

Bingo...steelhead (migratory rainbows) were brought to create a fishery. Somewhere back in this whole mess I read that steelhead are salmon...since when?????? Salmonoids yes, they are not part of the pacific salmon family last I heard. Correct me if I'm wrong guys.

Hope you are right, because, they are an amazing fish...fingers crossed...perhaps I am a little "jaded" when it comes to what our governments have done with license dollars in the past.

Should be called the "total waste of tax money program" IMO. Don't think the program will ever take off properly...steelhead are a proven success in our great lakes, but, the ministry in their infinite wisdom is trying to re-create the past.

Now THAT is/was a spoon...still have a couple...nothing caught more bows off the piers in the old days!