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Minnows harvested anywhere south of hwy 503 in haliburton cannot be used north of the 503. That said, Minden Live Bait and Tackle (north of the 503) does have small Simcoe shinners and is allowed to sell them this year only has his supplier's ponds are on the north side of 503 and will filled prior to the restricts.... get'em while they last!..... remember to start carrying a receipt for any minnows purchased as you may be asked if stopped by the MNR. Take care and good Fish'n... Greg.

Hey Mike..... best of luck to you when you head up.... with all the colder weather you should have real good conditions.... look forward to your report. Abberz.... you just had to go and mention that.... now I will be day dreaming of getting out for some monster Bronzebacks again. Take care and Good Fish'n... Greg.

Hey Fishindevil.... you got that right.... absolutely tons of awesome trout lakes in the Haliburton and Madawaska area's..... could fish a different one every day for years! Actually these trout are going into the Smoker (Hickory chips) with a favourite brine.... nothing tastes better in my mind..... can't wait! ....Greg.

LOL..... well.... I have not spent all the winnings but my wife is certainly working on it!!.... last time I invite her to a weigh-in show that I think I got a shot at winning.... Take care and see you out on Simcoe!.... G. Hi Cisco, I don't think your friend will be able to sell a CO on calling a Laker Splake...... that said it can be tough sometimes to tell them apart as the colouration is different on some lakes. The best way to distinguish them is Splake have tri-colored pelvic fins like brook trout and their tails are slightly forked but not as much as a laker. Check out this link for some comparison pics.... http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/gmu/superio...h/Fish%20ID.htm Great question..... take care.... Greg.

Due to the colder temps the past few days the larger lakes in the Haliburton's are now covered with a 'THIN' layer of ice but are definitely NOT SAFE to head out onto yet. Snow on top with slush under the thin ice has added a 'insulation' effect slowing the making of safer ice. There has already been reports of some guys breaking through trying to head out..... luckily they had floater suits on were able to head back, By larger lakes I'm referring to ones like Gull, 12 Mile, Mountain, Boskung, Halls, Drag, Haliburton, etc. That said, for the past few days I have been fishing some of the smaller inland lakes in the northern part of Haliburton (north of Hwy 118 where the temps have been a few degrees colder). Even then ice conditions vary greatly between each lake and extreme caution is needed. The past 4 days ice conditions on 'some' of the smaller lakes have improved and now see between 4" and as much as 7" and we have enjoyed some good Splake and Laker action on various lakes in the Dorset and N. of Haliburton village area's. Small minnow tipped spoons (blue/silver, green/silver and gold) and minnow's worked on the bottom 5 ft have all produced. Here is pic I took driving into one of the lakes we fished..... scenery was unreal with lots of Moose deer tracks around!! http://profishntanglingservices.com/MyPict.../000_0202-5.jpg The trips in have also been rewarded with some nice eating sized fish. Here are a couple of pics from the past 3 days: http://profishntanglingservices.com/MyPictures/000_0209.jpg http://profishntanglingservices.com/MyPictures/000_0212.jpg Again be extremely cautious if you plan on heading out and check the ice frequently. Often its safe the 1st 100 ft out only to get thin and slushy. Be safe out and there and Good Fish'n .....Greg.

Hey Spoonman, I run the Navionics XL3 chip in my 'Lowrance H20 Expedition' handheld and 334C Colour graph and tell you first hand that the chip works awesome in both units. Good luck with your shopping! Take care and good Fish'n.. Greg.