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1795... git'er done

So I moved to Blenheim back in September and noticed that the town store didn't carry Senko's, yet they're available online. I spoke to the owner about them and a few weeks later I see them on the shelves. IMO, that's progressive action. Now I don't need to drive for 45 minutes to load back up. I'm not sure if anyone here has a similar issue, but now I can one-stop-shop, so speak to the store owner or manager and maybe you'll save yourself some gas

Mike, what a shame. You can't plan for that. Brakes are on sale at Canadian Tire... that's about the only good thing I can think of.

Thanks Gentlemen - compared to the city it is, and the endless view from our deck has been unreal at times. Throw in the veggie, fruit and meat markets and I'm a pig in crap. LOL - I wear my one-piece swimsuit like everyone else here to areodynamically prevent the windmills from sucking me in. Good tips Rob and Mike P. - I'll try one of them Thursday or Saturday morning this week.

Well the last few months have been insanely busy - I quit my cushy Toronto office gig to work at a family owned Canadian Tire in God's Country. What a gorgeous place, only I've been too busy to get out on the water this season since May. Now that the fiancee and I have settled into our country home with out new dog (George - Rottweiler) I'm wondering where i can wet my line on a lazy afternoon for a few hours? I don't own a boat so the shore will have to do.

In Nosbonsing last weekend there were a few skeeters, but I don't recall seeing more than one or two black flies. Evenings by the dock were the worst, but I only sprayed the OFF! once on the legs. I didn't even know they were there 90% of the time.

That's one dark coloured walleye. Nice pic.... no pun intended.

What a blast I had just reading and looking. I love Ontario!

Makes me wonder why I spent all my money on lures. I should have bought a boat and used the 'promotional package' instead. DOH!

Ya, $150 each. That ended up nearly doubling the trip's cost for the two of us. They were good officers though. AND, next time (and every thereafter), we'll save the celebratory tall can for dry land.

WOW... just... WOW.

Thanks Mike. When the pike hit his lure was 3 ft from the boat and his legs instantly buckled...lol. He was shaking for at least 20 minutes after the pics. I think I just converted him to the dark side

For use in Lake O or to be taken elsewhere?

After a fruitful May 2-4 with the finacee’s family three of us decided to make our first fishing trip north of Parry Sound. My best friend, best fishing friend (and future brother-in-law) and I booked an artificial long weekend at Birch Hill Camp on Nosbonsing. We left Mississauga at 4:45am on Sat (May 28), and hit the highway after a well needed Timmy’s run. Man do the trees get bigger north of Huntsville. We arrived at Camp before 9am and were greeted by an energetic and very friendly Henry (and family). After a quick stop to unload at the tent house we hit the docks. Against Henry’s recommendation we used lures instead of his minnows. Well…. after 4 hours on the water at our pre-planned destinations we got skunked. We took a quick ride back to the dock, ate some lunch and took a nap with the intentions of doing some evening fishing. Well, I open my eyes, check my clock and see 9:30pm on the dial. No night fishing for us! We resorted to plan B, big fires, junk food and litres of beer! We got up on Sunday by 7am and headed straight to the boat. We picked up a few dozen of Henry’s minnows and went to his recommended spots. Within 10 minutes… FISH ON! My buddy caught his first ever pike! 30 more minutes go by with nothing so we move. Spot #2 delivers. Within a few casts the rod tips slowly bend. FISH ON! My buddy caught his first ever walter! After an hour we had a few more boated and a few missed. Included is my PB perch, pinched tail at 10”. Our last spot of the morning produced what may be my personal best smallie (sorry for the OOS pic, I’m proud and it went back real fast). We went back to the Camp for sandwiches, beer and a nap. That evening we fished the doc and added 3 new species, making it our first 7 species day (pike, walleye, SM, channel cat, crayfish, rock bass and perch). On day 3 we fished a few early hours with only a pike caught. We’ll be back someday for sure. It was by far my favorite trip and I’m already planning next year’s. Thanks Henry for a fantastic weekend. Oh... forgot to mention... the OPP were out strong and, well, us respectful and productive citizens did get a ticket for having a beer on our way back to the dock (just the passengers of course, though they did breathalize the driver who blew a zero of course). We're glad they were doing their job and respect them whole-heartedly. Nobody to blame but ourselves.

Write down a description of him and the boat, time and place. Let him see you writing it down. Drive up and tell him you're calling the MNR tips with his information because he's keeping OS Bass. Remind him of why the rules are in place and go about your day.