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Yes, the Lindsay dam is wide open and Scugog is at record high levels. There is nothing more that TSW can do if the levels continue to rise in Scugog.

For Shiitake mushroom logs here's a couple of commercial links, but these pre-purposed logs may be too pricey at $30-$35: http://www.oakvillestore.com/Grow-Your-Own-Shiitake-Mushroom-Log-p/20232.htm http://store.youngurbanfarmers.com/collections/all/products/shiitake-mushroom-log Another source, but no price listed: http://www.haliburtonforest.com/component/k2/item/44-pet-logs

The variation of the micro-tube above with a white body, instead of black, is my all-time favourite crappie producer.

When I try to take pictures of fish under the water, from above the water like this, I always get way too much glare on the water surface in the result. I've been disappointed trying to photograph spawning fish in the past. What's the secret to success in doing this?

I really enjoyed these pictures. Wow.

Get a nice feed of spicy boiled crawfish in the New Orleans area if you have an opportunity. Mmmmm.

I think you have to get all the way down to the Forida Keys to escape the current arctic blast. Myrtle Beach is dropping to 20 F.

I'm not sure if this is the exact unit you are seeking , but it seems to be $1433.00 there is no shipping cost for super saver shipping and it is Canadian pricing at Amazon.ca. http://www.amazon.ca/Humminbird-407820-1-Waterproof-Chartplotter-Sounder/dp/B0032MUHI8

The Kawartha Lakes area is dusted white with snow this morning too.

If you mean the massive carp die-off where the municipalities had to haul the rotting carcasses away, it was in 2007. Here's some evidence of the timing: During: http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8962 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2007/07/11/carp-bacteria.html http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2007/07/17/carp-die-off-short-on-answers Analysis afterwards: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@letsfish/documents/document/241459.pdf

If you're between 18 and 64 (inclusive) you require a license. Outside that you don't.

Would this be eligible for the mandatory "community involvement" hours for Ontario high school students? If so, that might help get your volunteer count up. Perhaps there are members on here with high school students in need of hours.

The MNR states "For the last five years, ministry researchers have been looking for evidence. With the public’s help, they have documented cougar tracks. They’ve found scat (feces) which has tested positive for cougar DNA. And they’ve seen evidence of cougars in the distinctive way other animals are killed." MNR link

In the last week or so, someone posted an MNR link to an atlas of self-sustaining Brown Trout populations in Ontario. The link was Self-sustaining Brown Trout Populations. Nipigon is in that list.

I was trying to land a large walleye once and the lure suddenly popped out of the fishes mouth and came straight towards my face. My reflex was to stick my hand up to protect my face.

That was a really great video and I learned a few things from it too. Nice work!

Speaking from past experience, I can tell you that: - taking steps to exclude your place is the ONLY way to permanently get rid of the problem (the right-angle buried screening and one way door, fixing up or repairing whatever has allowed them entry, etc.) - Forget the mothballs as raccoons have absolutely no reservations in picking them up and getting rid of the foul smelling things just as you would. Skunks aren't as adept at that kind of thing, so they are probably more effective with them. Also, you'll have to put up with the smell of the mothballs too if you go that route, and you will get tired of it it is close to your house. Just eliminating the particular raccoons that are currently there (fatally or other means) is ineffective in the long term. Why? Because the next wandering raccoon will move in using the same technique as the one you just got rid of, and he/she knows it's a good spot because he/she can smell the den of the former occupant (industrial strength deodorizers can help a little there). Use the exclusion approach always. If you want to add in your eradication method of choice as others have suggested, go ahead, but always combine it with a way of sealing off and excluding the entrance to their den. Each female usually has at least three youngsters each summer, and each of them will heading out on their own before next spring to find their own den sites too. Do the math and shudder. I sincerely wish you luck. --

I finally got electrical power back today after Wednesday evening's storm. One day into the outage, I dug the generator out of storage and turned it on for the first time ever. It managed to keep my fridge, freezer, sump pump, and my teenager's cell phone charger going for the past several days (priority order would vary depending on who you asked ). It would have been really nice to have been able to get my submersed well pump going, for toilet flushes, hand-washing, etc. The problem is that it is hard-wired in so I couldn't easily hook it up to the generator. Any idea how much they draw? Is it worth getting a receptacle and plug added for the next time? Does anyone else run their well pump off their generator in situations like this? --

Like others, I'm suddenly yearning to walk the creeks again after seeing this. Great shots! --

There has been a lot of games of "find your bluebox" today for sure, me included. Unfortunately, I'm also aware of people with lost satellite dishes, lost shingles, fence damage, and downed trees. Still relatively mild in comparison to the south-east U.S. where, sadly, there was devastation and lost lives.

Something bonked the camera and at the moment it is pointing down-current so the fish are approaching the camera head-on. Personally, I think it's less effective for identification and sizing that way. Wolf River Cam --

Every one of the crappie I caught the other night were full of eggs, so the spawn has definitely not happened yet. __

The water temperature is still only about 10 C but the bite is finally on! You just have to get out a bit deeper. They were caught from a canoe right here this evening:

No watching the river cam while you're driving though, okay Randy?