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I truly miss our great fishing adventures , when my leg has healed you can be sure that we will be doing some serious Muskie hunting, oh and we definately have to find some good recipes for catfish, I'm all about that, fantastic post!!!!!!

Ya wow! some of those are really dated eh. fantastic pics though, gets the juices flowin.

Hey guys/gals, thanks for the replys. I really don't know what I'm doing and still have lots to learn. I just put in time and try to fish with confidence when i am fishing. You wont know if you don't go.

Dude, the operater of the boat must have a valid harbour license while in the harbour, canals and spit. Myself and MSP have one. It is a day course with practicle test in a small boat with the examiner. There are many NO BOAT ZONES around the islands because of the island airport. We have been stoped and checked a few times.

Hey Harrison, I broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years this fall but not because of fishing. I have never had so much action in my life as now. I feel like Jack Tripper when he has 3 dates on the same night. I mainly fish on Saturdays because i'm busy with work. You gotta see how those flappin shads work for ice lakers. I always experiment with baits and customize them. I cut off the weed guard when icefishing with flipping jigs. Sean is my cousin Nick's buddy. He joined us on an annual trip to Pointe au Baril. He was so drunk when he caught that pike. He hadn't caught a fish since he was 13 years old. He Hopped in the boat with me and within 20 mins he caught that momma. He didn't even know he had it on. I told him to set the hook and start reeling.

Hey thanks for the info on the Harbor license, this has always been a big debate and now the record is set strait.

Interesting post Dude and great replies!

You should start keeping a journal to keep track of the stats and success rate, according to location and conditions. That should remind you of the little things that may be missed. Really you should do it.

Remember this...

For instance, last year 13 inch jointed musky baits produced in the Kawarthas.

Trolling rattletraps in 10-15ft caught the most bass, not spinnerbaits tossed at shoreline structure.

Having a journal would clearly remind. lol

 

A clear enthusiasm and passion for the sport helps me remember.

 

 

I always tried to do an online report(still will) to share this passion.

Last couple of years haven't fish much but will.

 

Great replies!

Funny thing is though, you do have a better memory for the fishing spots, times, and gear used, however I am a little caught up in the details sometimes. Like if you remember the moon phase we caught all those smallies on, was that full dark side? I looked back on some of those pics the water was like glass and we had beau-coup fog on the lake. That`s why fishing with you is an absolute pleasure, there is no fuss or argument about where to go on what day, because I know you not only do your homework watching trends, reading charts, weather patterns n such, that I know we wont get skunked, and to be quite honest we have`nt been skunked yet. okay maybe once.lol

2000 in Attawapiskat I recored every patient seen for 18 months. 1067. Age, diagnosis, treatment.

 

2002 ... patients out the window... the Fishing Journal began... First entry was my first day on the North French River.

 

Reads like this...

 

1. Date - Monday May 20th, 2002. 1400-1830 hrs

2. Company - John P

3. Weather - Sun & cloud, around 10C, windy.

4. Moon - First Quarter

5. Water - 8-14 feet, cold, fast, stained.

6. Location - North French @ Trappers Camp.

7. Fish - Walleye

8. Gear - (not gonna say, it's embarrasing..)

9. Tactic - casting bottom bouncer with Floating Rapala, slow retrieve thru large eddy.

10. Catch - 3 walleye. John 5 walleye.

 

 

The odd time in the journal after the catch, something interesting about the day may get recorded. Last entry in there from December 23rd 2010 reads like...

 

Day 96. BOQ. Mike-P. Walleye. 6 for 7. Baits - yada yada yada.

 

 

The journal simplified after the move south, rather than give it up. There's only about two pages left to fill sadly... completing 2011 will mark 10 years logged. If people have the time and interest, and can stay motivated to keep up with it... it really helps improve your fishing. There weren't online benchmarks or other online anglers fishing where I lived before. No reports to look back on. Journaling allowed insight, a measuring stick, and the ability to compile cool stats at the end of the year. I'd almost like to revisit the North French after having filled a tackle box with only the things that have caught fish in the past. Then, choose a week period, moon phase, whatever, that has historically proven to be best time and go fish using the tactics that worked.

 

 

Pictures and online reports do well to seal it in memory somewhere too.

 

And what Mike said... Most times you get an instant mental picture of the day and it's a nice trip down memory lane. Out fishing is our happy place... the more places to visit when you're not fishing, the happier we'll be.

I like how you noted the moon phase as Erik and I are right on that one. That made a huge difference in our fishing years ago.

I like that there are those who really put their back bone into it with dedication, it shows the true passion of the anglers on this board. Its cool to see everyone here has their own perfect mathematical system to break it down, Aaron and Jay make interesting points leading me to believe that although I missed the boat on that one, there still is time to make it happen and I should probably do it regardless of my age and limitations. Thanks guys.

Don`t worry, Erik and I have posted many pics of the like, and it hasn't changed the traffic in decades. Its all for posterity.

FANTASTIC!!!!! I love it, I have fished that pike location for a long time and had the same success, seeing those pics gets me wild with Pike fever, but in recent years had trouble getting out in the boat, mostly due to the fact that my buddy insists that you must have a harbor permit to fish there, or even cross to this location. (the one with Toronto skyline). Those Pike are still there!! and so many to be caught! This is truly a great post! and the pics are flawless.

Although my buddy would argue that keeping a log of conditions, time n date would be a waste, I differ, because for the life of both of us, neither can remember exactly those things, (which I'm sure he would argue to the death) this has made a couple of our previous attempts unsuccessful. Maybe 2011 will be our year. Thanks again.

How much would you give me if I told you I had a book with all the details of every fishing day that produced on every lake in Ont, with location, time, day, temp, depth, size, lure, sure to put you on the big ones in minutes of your docking location? Well I don't, but the years have passed, I'm 41 and there is one thing for sure, youth is fleeting. I fished many many years with my good fishing buddy Erik, and I hope there are many more to come. Erik and I, owe a lot to the great ones who have come before us, they have helped increase our knowledge and catching ratio, however since the years have passed fishing has become more difficult for Erik due to his inability to maneuver as he did when he was not stricken with Multiple Sclerosis. As the saying goes, when we are out on the water "time is of the essence". Putting together what we have learned even from many here on the board the fishing itself is like waiting for the tide to come in, and its not as if we have`nt done our homework. I am writing this to pass on a great tradition that should be in every fisherman's arsenal. Here it comes,... you ready,...

The note book and pen,.....Ta Da!! Here is the one thing I have missed out on and therefore have missed out on some great opportunities. The secret to this game I believe is to write everything down throughout the day especially after the great catches. Even bad catches are to be logged, time of day, temp, of the air and water, depth, type of fish, size, GPS and or landmark locations, what lure was used and most of all how much time it was between catches.

Trust me, I regret never taking notes, in almost 20 years of fishing with Erik I never took a note, not one, aside from the usual mental note. As tedious as this may sound, boring and time consuming, this is the ticket for future big fish, and more of em! this will cut down on kill time and searching. I am sure many of you already do this, but I wish someone would have passed this tip to me 28 years ago. So for those who don't, I pass it to you, even in the age of technology a pen and a small book of paper can be worth a lot of dough ray me.

Good luck out there and be safe on the ice.

Ya, I think next time its Muskie trollin for me. Just bring the heavy gear and kill it. I think we can do much better as the months roll into November. Thanks EHG for the good day hitting muskies. I guess that punch in the stomach was really never meant to be. LOL!!

Funny...I know the boat that prop belongs to.

I look at the pic of that prop and it still amazes me, I cant get over the thought of that thing being ripped off.

I have not seen the ice there off Leslie spit, although I suspect there is some, and by the time ice is out there Pike will be out. It only runs from January 1st to March 31st, then isnt opened till May 1st. Sad really, I had my best Pike ever down there, and always in Late March Mid April. The new Regs SUCK.

OMG!!! That is the funniest fishing vid I have ever seen, Im totally in stitches, and I will be singing that for weeeeks!! BTW EHG has a short shaft Johnson, how do I know? He brought it in for repair because it dont pump no more. Hahaaaaaaaaaaa seriously! He pulls on it night and day and it wont do a thing hahaaaaa. Haaahaa EHG!!

I think its funny that Loblaws sells rainbow trout and on the same rack next to those are steel head rainbow trout for 40 cents more,.... ?? Okay whats up with that. Hello! Same fish! I smell a marketing scam, big time.

It must be very serious, and I am sorry for that, but you know you are a great fisher, and everyone here enjoyed all the pics and all the great stories. So Take good care of yourself and watch your top knot.

and actually, the 9.5 Johnson is a sweet little motor she runs awesome in neutral, then when you get goin she bogs out, I dont know maybe its the rich / lean dial I gotta figure out, cold rich hot lean I dont know, all I know is it looks bran new, for an oldie like she is.

My sentiments exactly sinker, the guy who towed us back suggested an electric back up. Because out there, DEATH is IMMINENT.

Thank you CCMT, I will be very cautious this year. very good vid.

I don't believe thats accurate...if he shot out the car window and killed the deer in the front yard of the house wouldn't he be shooting directly at the house...even poachers aren't that stupid...and maybe he never retreived the animal because there were 2 dogs there as the story stated...to make a deer a pet is a little odd I guess but things are what they are...if I saw the tape I would probably consider it to be debris and take the deer as well and only in a legal situation...sad story who's too say whos right or wrong...gotta say if I saw sombody shoot my "family pet" at 14 I may embelish the story to my parents a little...I'm not saying he did but a guy rolls up infront of your house sees a deer and 2 dogs, kills the deer, takes off, all in front of a boy close enough to read his license plate???? Somthing smells a little about this one

Ya, you`re right, somethings fishy about the story. And you know the papers, well they like to sensationalize too. Weird I guess. Odd.

Gotta stop using the word hunter for this scum bag, he`s not even a poacher by the sounds of the article. Great hunters use words like respect and pride in the hunt, and great trappers take pride in what they do. This is some burn out, riding around with a gun shootin at stuff. I wonder if kids were playin in the road would he humor the thought of takin a shot at them? Probably. Look, this guy was just drivin around lookin for somethin to shoot. Real Hunters dont do that stuff. Just my opinion and thoughts about the subject.

people who plateau in training hire a personal trainer to get them results, I think this is very much like fishing, when you find yourself on a plateau with fishing, I think its time to up the game and get a guide or ( a pro ) to help break the plateau. This is proof and I really like the the chrome you produced with that center pin.

You have to be the luckiest guy on this fishing board, I luv the In-Fisherman, it is by far my Favorite fishing show, Awesome fish awesome pics and great post no doubt.

The interesting thing is all this happened when EHG took control of the boat. I think he has an incredible ability to see the fish and know just where they are. He would do well as a muskie guide, no doubt. Thanks for letting me tag along ehg.

Actually we have a portable humminbird and we put it in the 12 ft aluminum, back of the boat with a tad of water under the transducer and it works amazingly. Ehg and I have done this for years, it was his idea. this also allows you to save wear and tear on the transducer, this was our original reason for doing it because we had to write the company because the wire going to the transducer when bent to much stopped working.

Trust me it works through the aluminum with a bit of water underneath. We have trolled with it like this for 12 years

Have to say I find that saying pretty ironic.

The Cree of northern Quebec sold their souls to Quebec Hydro so that several huge areas of their native territory could be flooded and hydro-electric generators built.

The environmental destruction engendered by these mega projects is so vast and far-reaching that even Hydro-Quebec spokespeople have admitted that the consequences are incalculable.

Unfortunately this is the way of the new world, the old ways are gone, and the old ways of thinking have taken a back seat to development and big money. I`m sure when the Cree wrote that things weren`t as bad for them on their little pieces of land they were unjustifiably put on with clauses dating as far back as the late 1890`s that now have no power so big mining companies can go on the land and do as they please with out any recourse. Exactly whats happening with the Ardoch in Algonquin. What the papers tell you and whats really going on, is a whole different ball game.

http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/1754

But then you are right, there are those who are just like the people they protest and they sometimes sell out for the cash.