Ron

Sorry to hear this Flex. My condolences go out to you, your family and your Dad's friends.

ha ha ha

Well well well, They are acusing me of catching Perch in Lake Simcoe to show as Perch caught on Rice Lake. Funny, I guess we should ask the area Conservatoin Officer as he checked me for my licence and also commented on the size of the Perch I was catching. Curious, I'd like to know how to tell the difference between Simcoe Perch and Rice Lake Perch.... Another comment in regards to Icefishermen putting the local Fire Departments at danger. If it wasn't for myself and another fellow angler, there would have been 2 more snowmobile deaths on Rice Lake. We were fishing near Pengally Point just along side a pressure crack when 2 snowmobilers tried to cross the crack. The first guy made it but 2nd guy didn't. The first guy went back to rescue his buddy and fell through himself. With Jay and myself and quick thinking, we managed to rescue them out of the ice and also managed to salvage his snowmobile. I guess we should have taken pictures of them almost drowning before we took on the initiative to get them to safety first. Garbage??? What garbage? Did anyone out there see garbage on the ice? The only article I saw out there was a grocery bag which blew away from a permenant hut. The unfortunate part of this whole ordeal is we went through all this with the advisory council. 3 years of consulting with differnt stake holders. I guess the past president of the RLTA did n't pass on the info to their members as we are going through all of this again! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Rice Lake Tourists Association, go find another sand box to do your cat scratching in. You were represented at the meetings. Same as the Buckhorn District also City of Kawartha Lakes. RLTA are the only ones who think this is unjustified and are blaming the poor bookings.

It's strange, seems as though Rice Lake Tourists Ass. say one thing ans then get quoted saying another. I don't understand... First they say to us that "no we don't want to close the winter ice fishing season" but then in every article you read in the news papers it says "Ice fishing should NOT be allowed on Rice Lake". I just don't get it. Here is the most recent article in the local paper. Northumberland Today News paper Take a good look at the photo the submitted. They claim that is 90 Bluegill, perhaps they should read the regs and ensure that the packaging of fish is identifiable. Don't look like you can count that amount and doesn't appear to be able to identify them either! I can't debate this topic alone anglers, Squaking on this forum alone is not going to keep the changes we have all fought for. If you want to see our privledges get revoked, say nothing, nothing at all. If you want to ensure we keep the additional angling oportunities, contact the MNR, your local MP and the municipality you live in. Remember, this could happen in your back yard too. Cheers, Ron... Cheers, Ron...

I don't think there was a weekend where I didn't get out to Rice Lake. I enjoyed exploreing a "new" lake. Starting near Margarettes Island and working West to as far as Bewdley, I managed to find some excellent spots to fish for Perch. We had several days iceing well over 150 Perch. Highlight of the season I guess was fishing with some new friends who had spent just as much time on waters in their backyard and sharing opinoins/pointers, compare notes to see what the fish are enhabiting on that particular lake. Although I din't find the ever plentifull Crappie, as everyone else I spoke to, I/we still managed to have a spectacular season on the newly opened Kawartha Lakes. Highlights would have to be finding the one honey hole of Jumbos. I mean, these Perch would put a hurten on the Simcoe guys! Largest Perch caught went 14.5 inches and was close to the 2lb mark. BJ Tackle in Bewdley had a Derby on the last weekend for huts to be out and we managed to come in first and third. It was a bitter sweet, knowing we found an area that produced good size fish and now knowing people are going to be looking for my truck and hut! ha ha ha

Too funny TJ! Gotta like it. ha ha ha ha Cheers, Ron...

PM sent. I thnk Beans can help you out on this one too.

Ya.....OK..... Looks like premature woodpecker tracks if you know what I mean....

So, how many lucky OFNer's were in line for the door crasher at BPS today? It wasn't advertised but they had the Lowrance HDS 5 for 300.00 plus tx. Man I wished I had of gone today....

Thanks to those of you who sent in letters to the editor. Here are a few linnks to those letters: These links show the good, the bad and the ugly. http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/Article....aspx?e=2488548 http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/Article....aspx?e=2488541 Cheers, Ron...

Ha ha ha Not at all Beans, I just call Rice Lake "MY LAKE"

Wow your shorelines are breaking up and we still got 24+ inches of ice! No sign of shorelines breaking up any time soon either.

Way to go Cliff. You never cease to amaze me! Good on ya bud!

speechless!

Broaden your search a bit... Can't think of the name of the place at the moment, but right at the mouth of the Peferlaw Brook (River), there is a resort right on the water. tie your boat up on the docks, fish cleaning station and a very nice restaurant if you want as well. Unless someone else chimes in for the name of the resort, I will look it up in the meantime. Edit: found it...http://www.peninsularesort.net/ google map Cheers, Ron...

Ya, that's the one TJ, I didn't know that is what you had it up for. Silly me filled out all the cards and put them in the box. I thought it was for winning something. So, not only are you out of Vodka, you are out of entry form cards too!

Probably checking up on his Lobsters. Nice looking bird Roy. I would have to guess it being a Coopers Hawk if you are wanting to know what it is.... Cheers, Ron...

I went to pay BPS some homage today and while browsing around in the fishing section, low and behold I come by this booth with some forms to fill out to apply for the online e-magazine. I took a picture of it, just have to figure out how to get it off my new phone. Good on ya TJ and Dave! Hope it goes well. Cheers, Ron...

http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/Article....aspx?e=2481123

Ah ha! I know who you are now! ha ha ha!!! Just so we don't give away the spot, I remember you moving your truck a few times to help block the wind. That rechargeable drill certainly did a great job on that 30 inches of ice too! I was the guy on the sled pulling a portable hut. Had I of known it was you Jer, I would have introduced myself. We buggerred off in search of new areas to fish. Them there Crappies sure are tough to find. I got a few of those lunkers on Chemong, but believe you me.... I caught bigger ones on Rice. Cheers, Ron...

Nice to see Lew, Glad you posted this picture of the painting so we can remember some the members from the past. Who knows. perhaps they are all sharing the same boat where they are at. Cheers, Ron...

That is pretty cool. Now what could we light this with??? Better yet, perhaps terry should get one so he could lite his heater from a distance! ha ha ha

Better yet Pete, I took my 2 daughters to a local stocked pond when they were 4 and 6 yrs old. They have been fishing for a couple of yrs by this time. Well, I told them we were going to a "Father - Daughter" Fishing tournament. They were estatic to say the least. My oldest daughter caught the largest bass and my youngest daughter caught the most. They were presented with fishing trophies, the whole 9 yrds.... The best part of it: We were the only ones in this "tournament". I went to a local trophy shop and got them to make up 2 trophies. The podium I used were 2 milk crates outa the back of the truck. The look on their faces= PRICELESS! You wanna know how proud I was??? I did this shortly after Bass season opened, (June). Kids went back to school in Sept and my youngest daughter wanted to take her trophy to school for show and tell... Ya I was very proud and glad I did it. Hope you get to share the same experience. Cheers, Ron...

I am certain there are others who would agree with me on this one. Golden Beach Resort on Rice Lake. Gots to be one of the best child oriented resorts on Rice Lake. Humongous Play ground, swimming pool, perch and gills right off the dock, as is everywhere on the lake. Another added bonus, carp fishing grounds, they actually feed them and in turn helps control the weed population in the area. Golden Beach Resort Being a local, we have stayed here for holidays when the kids were younger.

If I may before this thread unfortunately gets locked. Everyone, even the Rice Lake Tourist Association, (as I'm sure they already have) please read the articles, particularly the ones in my local newspaper. Read them carefully and understand what is written. http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/Article....aspx?e=2478283 http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/Article....aspx?e=2465558 Once you have read the 2 articles, make your own judgement and take the time to send a letter to the editor of the news paper. Our voices must be heard! Mike and myself cannot send a letter ourselves as we are the ones identified in the article. Tell them you are for the regulation changes or against the regulation changes. Regardless of who you are, either way you look at it, this is YOUR lake, respect it that way. Letter to the Editor Cheers, Ron...