Ron

Hey everyone, just got word last night. The Cobourg fish lift will be held this SATURDAY, APRIL, 13. They are asking volunteers to be there by 8:30. Directions: From Toronto: Take Burnham St. Exit and go south, Go east on Elgin St, turn left on Ontario St, park in "The Mill" parking lot. From Kingston: Take Division St. exit and go south, go west on Elgin St., turn right on Ontario St., park in "The Mill" parking lot.

This guy impales himself not once but 4 times to show to remove fish hooks with various techniques. Hope I never have to use any of them.

NICE!

OK, let me get this straight.... You say what a great way to start the day..... What ever happened to Lew O'clock??? Heck, most of your day was over when you took these pics! ha ha ha I will admit though Lew, you are right, that would be a great way to start the day. Nice pics. Cheers....

Over 35yrs of various volunteer work, mostly with the MNR. Presently still sit on the advisory council for FMZ 17. Spent several yrs with a fishing club being involved right from the get go, upgraded their web site, (yes me... a 2 finger typer but now am up to 12 words a minute and now use 4 fingers). Formed a new chapter from the ground up with a handful of great guys. Too bad some things have to come to an end because of childish people. To this day I still won't forgive guys for their rumors they have started.

Hey, you don't have time to read this stuff. Now get back to work making up those Handlebarz.....

He's been addicted to River fishing for several years already. He's been running a float reel for at least 3 years now.

I was impressed on how quickly this young buck picked up on the fly rod. It's an older jem of an outfit with double taper fly line that needs some a lot of conditioning. I bet this outfit sat in their friends closet for over a dozen years. Needless to say I have never met a kid who was so grateful in getting a "new to them" outfit. There is still plenty of life left in this outfit and certainly another 500 or so fish to catch on it. He's already talking about places he can utilized this on "Opener". Congrats to JT for getting such a keen interest in fishing. I think he just might be a chip off the ol block. (2 oclock load 10 oclock load....) No need to thank me guys, I'm sure anyone on here would do the same for a person who was tempting to learn a new technique. Cheers, Ron...

Looks great. I did very similar only I went to the local lumber yard, got them to band the pieces of trough together. This way you can loose the 4 loose ones on the right and put a plano box with your terminal tackle in it's place. This will give you a spot for your extra hooks, leaders, swivels, etc....

I looked for that lake in the Parry Sound area and nothing turned up. The following link will tell you what FMZ it is in if you can find it on there. http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/fish_online/fishing/fishingExplorer_en.html Cheers....

yawn.... NAH, I'M JUST KIDDING! LOOKS GREAT MIKE! Yes, I'm yelling. Long sleeve in black for those cold days in the Spring and Fall please 2X. What's that saying? Oh ya, the cheque is in the mail.

Mostly because there is not an advisory council for FMZ 19. There is only a few FMZs left that do not have an advisory council. Therefore there is no voice from stakeholders on that particular body of water. I will see what i can dig up in regards to background information you may find interesting. Perhaps do a google search on Mark Ridgeway of Trent University http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166747.html Cheers, Ron...

As Buckster says, it was pretty easy to understand the sign posted. It read to the effect of "No fishing on the "upstream" side of the CNR bridge. I think what finally made them say enough is enough.... People were actually standing on the extreme up stream side and then casting another 20- 30 ft up from there. Their reasoning???? One guy said "well I am only casting up another few ft, it gives my float a chance to settle"....

No. Sorry, let me think about that..... Nope, the answer is still NO!

Try it and let us know how it works out for ya. Cheers, Ron....

Best is to buy a map and look for deep water closest to shore. There are a few places where there is 80fow relatively close. Cheers, Ron...

Sorry can't help ya. I don't know the area. Anyone else want to lickmyamrpit?

No probs Lew, you know how longit took me to post the 53 ktd signs???? I figured someone would have chimed in with a 53..... I knew there would be a handfull on this one in the 50s. Nice one Mike! I know i am out of the game from this point on. LOL

54! Ok, now I have to get back to work.... (Nice fish Lew)......

53 KTD signs Whew, this one was tough!

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