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Cliff you were almost staying in my backyard,we spend 6 months of the year about 5 miles from Temple Bay,it is a very nice well run operation.We are going there tomorrow night for an Octoberfest pub night. Glad you enjoyed your stay and our beautiful part of the country

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I recommend a full bodied dark beer if you are making a beer batter,I allways use Ginness.

I wish somebody would catch the jerk nesting under my dock.Everytime I try to do a little dock leveling he attacks,& also goes after the dogs if they wade in for a drink. Only a bump on the legs but scares the crap out of us every time?

A lot depends if you are staying on Cayo Coco or Cayo Guillarmo (sp?),about 50kms apart.I think most guide boats operate from Guillarmo. Another option is getting a car to take you to Lenny's.He will drop you off & ask when you want to be picked up.Lennys is a lobster shack on a very remote stretch on beach.A cab will cost about 25 to 30 CUC return from resorts on Coco & 50 CUC from Guillarmo.I have seen several people fishing there.Also the trip to Lennys is allways a highlight of our trips.Very scenic & the food is great.I'm sure your GF would love Lennys

I'm not sure as I don't go there to fish but I'm sure he could advise you on the different options available on the Cayo. Also there is a lot of info on the Cayo Coco forum on trip advisor

There is a guy from Montreal that stays at The Iberostar Colonial on Cayo Coco that does a little guiding,he was there last week & stays down there for 5 months.His name is Claude,the front desk at this hotel could maybe hook you up with him.

Eagle Lake is a possibility as well,take it up a notch & go after the very healthy muskie population.Temple Bay Lodge has a full American Plan c/w guides etc.Not sure if Northshore Lodge has A/P but lots of big fish on their FB page.Lots of lodges on Eagle.

GF has a new Ford Escape,she has Ford Pass,she left it parked in my driveway when she flew to the east coast to visit family.She checked the app on her phone everyday to see if I had driven it.It works ok to remote start IF the cell reception is good,which can be spotty in this neck of the woods.

Simon,according to the weather forecast fall returned this morning & will continue for about 1 1/2 weeks

Good for you Simon.Just a word of caution. As you know I spent so time in the local tackleshop as the "official part-time old guy". Some of the visiting tourist fishermen can "suck the nice" out of you with their attitudes in a very short time.Not all of them but enough that I'm not going back. Hopefully you have thicker skin then me.

Some info on walleye central & lake link forums

Re the baked onions,I take Vidalia onions and cut them similar to blooming onions, wrap up tight in foil with a large dab of butter & a beef or chicken bouillon cube or powdered mix. 45 minutes on the grill.The sauce is very similar to French onion soup when you open them up.

From my "summer dreamin" collection

I wouldn't change my current location,the pic in my avatar is my view now!

You may have to do a regulator "reset".Turn off tank & dissconnect,open all valves on BBQ for a minute,close valves & hookup tank & open tank valve slowly & you are good to go.I have to do this about once a season when when I can only get a small flame from burners,

Simon,this is why I mainly fish my boat cache lake,no other boats nobody in sight,no body anywhere for miles. I could take you there but there would be blindfolds involved

I do a lot of bacon wrapped stuff (peppers,waterchestnuts,veggies etc) on my BBQ,use the upper rack with a foil tray underneath to catch the drippings.

http://www.ckdr.net/news/1908879476/local-fishing-enforcement-blitz-results-several-chargeswarnings I would call this a successful roadside check

There is a fly in operator just a few miles down the road from me. It seems the Americans (most of the customers vs Canadian fishermen) tip,not so much for the Canadians. It seems the going average is $10 - 20 bucks per person each way.Not much when you consider the cost of the overall price & these pilots only have a few months to make their living.

Pretty a wicked hook set in the hand Simon. Every year a smallmouth nests under my dock,another week or so & she will show up to attack the dogs when they wade in for a drink. I haven't kept & ate bass for years but when I did they were worm free & imo very tasty. Maybe because of the cold deep water in this lake?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-infrared-thermometer-0574632p.html#srp Cooking hack! I've been using 1 of these for a couple years now whenever I crank-up my propane deep-fryer. Just "shoot" the oil & get an instant oil temp! Much easier than the long manual types. They go on sale for about $30 a few times a year.

Lac Seul is a great fishery for sure, but there any almost countless options when it comes to crown land camping and great fishing. If you have a couple years to research you will find lots of options. Lots of easy access spots & several other not so easy options. It's almost a local joke when people talk about their secret lake,everybody has at least one!

I get it guys,as was stated in a post. "why leave fish to find fish?' Was just something I was curious about.

Just to let you know,Wpg Man is a little over 2 hrs to Kenora (LOTW) & 3 to Vermilion Bay. ThBay is 4 1/2 to V Bay & 5 1/2 to the Kenora area.The drive to TBay sucks,the drive from the Manitoba border to our area is very scenic. I advise all my visitors flying in from the east to take the Winnipeg route.