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Congrats for sure..... I thought I had hit the wrong key and the colours changed - d'ohhhhh Looks good and easy to read Keep up the fine work - we ALL appreciate it very much

Marks's show us pretty neat and he's a neat kind of a guy. He's an actor, a photographer, a fisherman and runs a production company. I had supper last year with friends in MOntreal and he was a guest there also, keep us regaled all evening with his stories. I asked him about his show and he hasn't been able to make any new ones as he was all involved in a childrens show. We talked about his show and he asked me what the difference between his show and many of the others????? I replied quickly and correctly, " No product placement" He was pleased that I was able to see that and be aware of that part of his shows. And that's the truth, he never mentions products, pumps the lodge or accomodations, but that's business. Just my thoughts on Marks' show - I enjoy them all. David aka Superdad PS Watch the fishing magazines and see how many of his pictures you come across - you'll see his talents.

If you're looking for NB Striper fishing, here are some of the threads on the NB Fishing Discussion Board that have been running for some time. This is a L O N G one... http://www.newbrunswickfishing.com/forum/t...p;id_topic=3456 This one is for spring fishing and is somewhat shorter. http://www.newbrunswickfishing.com/forum/t...p;id_topic=3552 This is another fairly one but has some good GPS coordinates for launching a boat. http://www.newbrunswickfishing.com/forum/t...p;id_topic=3519 Bring your HEAVY tackle as these puppies are big and mean Hope that Helps David aka Superdad ex NBer

PHISING - PHISING - PHISHING Just delete and move on

Good for you TJ. Speculate in order to accumulate Wll keep an eye out and have a feeling of pride knowing the work that you have done is being seen by other fishers. Cheers David aka Superdad

Here's a site for a harness tutorial. http://dns.advnet.net/mkg/harness/index.htm Hope it helps, it's a great hobby, saves you $$, and extreme satisfaction when you catch a fish on YOUR lure. Sort of like tying flies and getting a fish on it. Cheers David aka Superdad

A weight forward fly line is the way to go. What make??? It's up to you, do some research on the lines qualities and chosse the one that comes closest to your style and need.

I had a similar problem last May with the download from the Lowrance site, but contactcing the Mississauga office, they were helpful and got me the proper download. The upgrade was easy and simple and gained some nice features, like speed in 100ths of a MPH. The 332c did develop some strange things and as I write the unit is in Mississauga being checked out. I feel certain that the upgrade did something to the unit as it would be extremely coincidental that the transducer would crap out when the upgrade went in. The people at Lowrance have been very helpful and I hope to hear from them next week. Cheers

Cormorant Cull _ Here's your Chance to Speak UP This was posted on the Quinte Site - FYI David aka Superdad Controversy over cormorant cull about to re-ignite The Community Press December 16, 2008 Brighton – The possible return of a cormorant cull at Presquile Provincial Park after a two-year absence has once again aroused strong emotions on both sides of the issue. The Ministry of Natural Resources has given the public until Dec. 29 to respond to a proposed project that includes managing cormorant populations on Gull and High Bluff Islands in Presquile. The ministry had a cormorant management plan in place until last year. Between 2003 and 2007, it reduced the bird’s numbers by oiling 91,760 eggs, and removing 13,020 nests. From 2004 to 2006, more than 10,800 cormorants were culled. The ministry’s goal was to protect woodland habitat that is important to several species that are under threat throughout the Great Lakes, such as the monarch butterfly, the black-crowned night heron and the great egret. Corina Brdar, a zone ecologist for the MNR, says Ontario Parks "scientifically assessed" the results of cormorant management in Presquile and found that it “was effective in decreasing the damage to woodland habitat,” and allowing the trees and shrubs to begin to recover. However, in 2008, without any management plan in place, cormorant numbers increased and the birds “colonized new, live trees for nesting, many of which are in areas used as habitat by other species.” The MNR says “an ecosystem-based implementation plan is needed for the Presquile Islands because the ecological integrity of the woodlands has been affected by both deer and cormorants,” Brdar said in a release. The proposal for cormorant management activities requires an environmental study report and public comment when the draft plan is released. A separate implementation plan for wildlife and vegetation management on the mainland will also be prepared and opportunity given for public to comment on it as well. The ministry’s intention to reintroduce a management plan doesn’t sit well with some in the community but finds favor with others. Doug McRae, a local naturalist, takes the view that the cormorants arrived in the area naturally and should be left alone. “I’m of the belief that where there is a good argument for it, I can see managing cormorants, but I don’t believe there is a good argument for managing them at Presquile,” McRae said. Populations of different bird species that have made their habitat in large numbers in Presquile, such as the common tern, have naturally decreased, he said. “It’s not a static thing. In the 1950s Presquile had the largest common tern colony in North America but they faded by the 1970s and recently were replaced by ring-billed gulls, and at one point we had the largest population of ring-billed gulls nesting in the great lakes. These things are reflecting the environmental conditions that we live in.” Many of the cormorants are dying of botulism, McRae said. “My bet is that if we were to leave it alone cormorants would be uncommon in the future.” Fred Helleiner, a bird watcher respected for his knowledge of bird habitat in Presquile, agrees with McRae that there is an aesthetic prejudice against the cormorant. The bird, referred to by early European settlers as the “crow duck,” is not considered attractive. “If they were white like swans, which are actually a lot more damaging to the environment, they would love them, ” Helleiner said, referring to those who dislike the bird. He said nature should be allowed to take care of itself. “We don’t know enough to monkey around with individual elements in the system, without knowing how the whole system is going to respond,” Helleiner said, warning that the ecosystem is so complex that it could be disrupted by a cull. Scott Anderson, a resident of Presquile Bay, supports reducing cormorant numbers, even though they’re “magnificent birds to watch” in pursuit their prey. There are just too many of them. “They literally destroy all the vegetation. They leave a layer of guano, that’s crap to ordinary people. And in fresh water, it’s deadly. It’s just like if you had a sewage treatment plant and you never bothered processing stuff and shoving it right into the lake. Saltwater and oceans absorb a lot of this but fresh water can’t.” He has no objection to 100 or 200 pairs in Presquile, but when their numbers reach the thousands they should be managed, he said. “Don’t get me wrong. I love nature. I help nature every chance I get. I’ve planted thousands of trees in my time,” Anderson said. “The thing about these naturalists, they are very one-track-minded. They say you should leave everything and let it run its natural course. Well, if everything ran its natural course, guess what, we’d all be dead before we were 50. We cheat nature like you wouldn’t believe.” McRae said cormorants shouldn’t be singled out as for their impact on the environment. “Cormorants kill trees where they nest; they always have and they always will. They are colonial birds which means they nest in large groups. All colonial birds kill vegetation with their droppings,” McRae said. The cormorants have made their home on Gull and High Bluff islands, a bird sanctuary, and they should be left alone, he said. McRae doesn’t buy the argument that the cormorant is affecting the number of rare birds seen at Presquile. “The rare birds that are nesting in those trees started nesting in Presquile after the cormorant had killed the trees,” he said, referring specifically to the great egret and the great blue heron. “I believe the cormorants promote biodiversity rather than limit it.” The method of culling also distresses McRae, which he finds cruel; in 2004, the peak of the cull, 6,030 were shot. They were killed “with .22 caliber rifles fitted with four power scopes, using a .22 calibre hollow-point subsonic bullet,” the MNR stated in a report on its strategy assessment for 2003-2006. The disturbance to the bird habitat and the estimate that one-in-three cormorants fly off the island wounded concerns McRae. They sometimes flap around with a broken wing for days, he said. “Can you imagine if the deer cull was conducted in such a way that a deer was seen running through the park for days with a broken leg or a leg shot off?” The naturalists have also expressed concern to the ministry about the dead cormorant carcasses left on the island after they were culled. “The Ministry of Environment forced the park to go out at the end of the summer and clean up these huge piles of dead cormorants that they’d piled up on High Bluff Island,” Helleiner said. The composted material was transported from High Bluff island in autumn 2005 and deposited in the landfill site in Brighton,” the MNR reported. One group that is in favor of the cull is the anglers and hunters. They’ve told the Ministry of Environment that cormorants consume large, major sport fish such as lake trout and salmon as well as feed on the same prey fish that large predatory fish need for food. They also blame cormorants for depleting local supplies of pan fish, such as perch and bass. The ministry counters that studies of cormorant diets in Lake Ontario show that less than two per cent of the prey found in cormorants is lake trout or salmon. Moreover, cormorants consume less than one per cent of the prey fish, “which is insignificant when compared to about 13 per cent taken by sport fish,” the MOE says on its website. Not enough fish, too many birds – nature doesn’t balance things the way people would like it, Anderson said. “Everything in Mother Nature comes in twos, either too much or too little.” Man should manage nature, he said. “It just blows my mind that people would allow wildlife to suddenly run amok. It’s like raccoons; there are more raccoons in North America than there were at the turn of the century because nobody’s hunting them,” Anderson said. “Human beings are managed very well, so why shouldn’t we do the same for wildlife.” Brdnar, in reply to questions from The Community Press, explained in an e-mail that it is still “early in the planning stages for this project. However, we do know that the cost will be less than in previous years because our goal would be protection of specific treed habitat areas, rather than all treed areas of the islands as was done in the past. For this reason, any necessary culling would likely be on a smaller scale than in the past, and the need to cull would be determined each year based on monitoring results from previous years.” The original management plan was for four years and was extended for another year. The one currently being developed can continue year after year for 10 years “once full public consultation has been completed.” Initial comments regarding the project can be sent to Corina Brdar, Zone Ecologist, Ontario Parks, Southeast Zone, 51 Heakes Lane, Kingston, Ontario K7M 9B1 or by e-mail to [email protected] _________________

Sunday, Dec 13th was a last kick at the Quinte walleye....... I was invited by Steve-Hamilton to join him for a day of walleye hunting on BOQ. I arrivved at Perfect Vue and I must admit things appeared dismal. There were 13 people fishing through the ice off the south shore of Hay Bay and there approx 1000 geese all sitting on the ice..... Steve assure me that the water was open somewhere and that we would get out. No point going early as the bite has been late in the morning and into early afternoon. We packed his boat and loaded the rods and gear into the Yukon and headed off to the Glenora Ferry. The launch ramp on the Adolphustown side was deep with 3-4" of ice, that only a steel boat could plow thru.... Heading east after the ferry ride to Pryners Cove and launch ramp there. Great shape, no ice on the shore and the ramp was clean as a whistle (especially after 40kg of salt a few days ago). Launched the boat and saw another trailer there, must be a charter as it has been there all week. Headed east towards the Batcave and we could see the edge of the ice quite a bit east of the Keith Shoal buoy. We set the four rods and began our troll into the SW west about 1115. The outside rod went off very quietly, but we had a fish on!!!!!! Reeling in the lead core requires patience as the length of the line and nature of the line all takes time, the board comes off and YES it's a fish. Steve deftly handled the net and the fish was ours. A quick weigh on the scales and a quick pix and the fish was back in the water. The fish was super cold and the stomach was super rigid, full of food. Oh, I was caught on a Yo-Zuri shallow crystal minnow. Steve hadn't been skunked once on this trip and this day was no exception. We trolled a four rod setup, with lead core and straight braided lines. We were running two rods with 5 colours and one with three. We continued to troll and we weren't marking many fish, which was unusual as the day previous the area had many fish showing on the graph. As we trolled past the Batcave around 1430, we noticed a bunch of fish at the 60' level, suddenly the outer rod went off and Steve was into a fish. As he was slowly bringing the board, the inner rod went off and I had a fish on. I was able to bring mine to the boat first and grab the lure and lift it into the boat. What a nice one for the table. Steve, all the while was fighting that fish and was truly enjoying the tussle he was getting. The boat has swung and we were being pushed down-wind and we still had boards in the water. The fish drew near and I was able to slide the net under the fish and into the boat. Here's a shot the TV shows don't show....... Any one guess what lure that is???????? As Steve released the fish over the side the out board went off again - Dang - Fish ON!!!! I cleared the innner board and Steve fought the fish, not as big as his previous fish, but still a nice 8lbs plus. Removing the Triple Grip hooks was a task as they REALLY grab hold of the fish, The hooks removed and the picture taken. This all took about 20 minutes - things sure happen in a hurry and when you think you're feeling the wind and cool, the rush of adrenaline with Fish ON changes everything. We shut down around 1615 and headed back to the launch and off to the ferry. I cannot thank Steve enough for extending his holiday to take me out fishing. You always learn something everytime you fish and especially with a fisher like Steve-Hamilton. This Man can catch fish. I hope you enjoy my tale of the last soft water action for 2008 and I am looking forward to the Hard water action on Hay Bay - Keep us posted BayBoy on the ice. Stay Tuned

I bought a pair at PA in Kingston yesterday and they had perhaps a dozen left. Looks like a good way to store the plastic instead of all those little baggies....

According to some reports this morning, there is 3-4" of black ice near Shermans Point and some people are fishing there. Minnows available close to Shermans Launch at Dew Drop. F Y I

Hawg Hunter, There are still people out on the coldbut soft water, reports I had were that the fishing was still good. Stay Tuned

Hi I'm on a quest for Activate Gel Walleye, has anyone seen it in the GTA or Eastern Ontario? RSVP via PM - SVP David aka Superdad

The flotilla of boats following was the g2g for the Quintefishing,com group. There were some nice fish taken in Picton Bay yesterday, one was over 12 lbs that was beat out by a 13lb 7oz fish entered at 1600. The trolling bite may have been off, but the jig bite was on bigtime. Some other people I was talking to told me of a PB of almost 14lbs, caught east of the ferry. Stay Tuned

There were at least tow muskies caught this fall in the BOQ, both showcased on quintefishing.com

Take a spinning rod / some line / and a bunch of Daredevils and find some piers and the right tide and start casting, the 'tinker'mackeralwill give you a thrill.

Kerr has the places covered, you can always cast near Confederation Basin, lots of pike in between the docks. Cheers

Good report Mike. Fishing was slow on Thursday and I guess again on Friday, BUT it sure picked on Saturday - EVERYBODY was getting fish. What a Difference a Day Makes........ Nice to have had a chance to chat a while - we'll see you again on Quinte.... David aka Superdad

Good report - I heard the bite was on Saturday. Good Job David aka Superdad

You c ould make a stop at the Mohawk Territory and acquire smokes(cigars) and gas, (gas was 82.4 in Kingston today) and get back to Hwy 41 south (Centre St) Cross the bridge (past the Pioneer), turn right at the lights and follow the River Road to Perfect Vue. Lotsa Luck on the weekend, could be cool and windy

In case of a quick freeze in the next couple of weeks, the dock had to come out of Hay Bay and BayBoy with Laker John helped me take it out and pull it on the shore. It was a bit of a struggle, but with the extremely low water it took some shoving and tugging. Water temp in Hay Bay when we left at 1100 was 48 degs. After the dock was pulled, we launched the boat to discover that the battery had lost power........ Bayboy supplied me his battery and we powered up and headed to Keith Shoal. Only 8 or 10 boats in the area. Began to troll and set the six lines out and within five minutes, one of the boards was dragged back and the reel told us "Fish ON". Laker John took the rod and I was able to slip the net under a real beauty. Boy Oh Boy - we thought, the bite is on!!!!!! THAT WAS IT!!!!!!!!!! We trolled for three hours and never had a tug.... Didn't see any other nets on any of the boats in the area. Water temp in Adolphus Reach was 52.1 degs Trolled for a bit from Q4 over towards the marina and decided to head back at 1530 as we didn't want to get caught pulling the boat and getting the gear off in the dark. The weather was PERFECT - unbelievable for first week of November. Will take a break for the weekend and hope to get back next week. Stay Tuned.

Laker John, BayBoy and myself headed out on Sunday in BayBoys boat for a day of fishing. We were headed east of the ferry,but the sight of the whitecaps in that direction as we approached the ferry dimmed our enthusiasm to head to the Batcave or Keith Shoal. We started trolling around 0930 in the lee of the ferry dock and down to Q4, made three passes and headed west towards the cement plant as the boat traffic was increasing in that area. THe winds pushed us along, but BayBoy had the drift socks out and we attained a very reasonable trolling speed. We followed our pattern of changing lures every 25-30 mins and we tried a lot of lures. After the shipboard lunch party, we headed north towards the fairway marker between the cement plant and Thompsons. I had just changed to a R539 Yo-Zuri and the reel began to scream, Oh those great words "Fish ON" Bayboy did a great job with the boat ( as were heading into the east wind) and Laker John was able to slide my net and scooped up a really nice walleye. Laker John said right away 13 lbs...... Out came the scale and the fish registered a perfect 12.5 lbs, Good eye -Laker John. After the pictures, the fish was released and returned to the depths of BOQ. No body was cold after the strike and the landing and the release, unfortunately, we were unable to do it again and trolled along the west shore til we packed it in at 1600. It was nice to talk on the radio with Martycoo and Bluedog and share everyones observations. The weather is supposed to be nice in the middle of the week, so it may time to take the dock out and maybe wet a line for a few hours...... Stay Tuned.

Nice catch on BOQ Glad to hear some fish are biting

There are some tickets for sale at the Buy N Sell portion of quintefishing.com, quite a price for them- IMHO