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Looks like you had an excellent time up there Kicking Frog. Some nice hogs to hooked into as well. Cheers, Ron...

"cottage grade" usually means loose or missing knots as well. One thing to think about is if you intend on cutting out the loose or missing knots. If you are fine, if not I would consider backing of some sort so you don't see the vapour barrier behind it. (You are putting up vapour barrier aren't you?). Be sure not to just butt joint your joints, always a better finished job if you lap your joints.

Domestic Greylag Goose it is... http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/domgeese.htm

Hey Beans, I had the same issue with a boater on Sunday. I was being polite and let the shore anglers have their space. Sure they were doing well and I almost considered putting my boat on the trailer. Along comes a Bass boat, sponsored by every lure known to man, dredges right through where I'm fishing and then insists on casting where the shore anglers are. Well, he got my feathers ruffled! I politley told the guy that he should have some consideration and perhaps give the shore guys some space. His reply "F'em" they should get a boat and fish out here. Well after a few good pointers from me on what he should do with his boat and a few good pics of him, his partner and mention of his 50 dollar head with a 50 thousand dollar boat, he decided it was best to move on. Perhaps the guys on shore who were more than happy to contribute more rock structure to the lake bottom had something to do with it too!

Hi Garnet, I thought that was you who signed up to this site. Nice to see you here. I hope we can see if something like joining forces with the netting surveys and creels would add to the research information in regards to the walleye population. As for adding the 70cm trophy on the harvest slot, it has always been in the survey. Same goes for the 200 possession limit on panfish. Cheers, Ron...

Stoty! Another home town boy! I actually think I know where that green garage door is toward the East end. I will have to drive down from Smurfsville to confirm, perhaps check out the skate board park. If that's the case, I'm only a few blocks away. Cheers, Ron...

Sorry for the late replies to everyone but it seems I just have too much stuff on my plate and trying to keep up on this thread unfortunately seemed to be on the second bottom of the list. (Work is on the very bottom of my list, or so it seems). It was nice seeing JeffBornFishin, b2kptbo and Dutch. All of who I have met for the first time. Nice to know there are local guys on this board. If we get a few more guys from our area active on here, perhaps we can get a GTG in the Summer months on one of the lakes around Peterborough. Well, one more meeting down and the last one to go. This is the closest meeting to the GTA coming up. Seems like lots of folks on here are in the Oshawa area. I hope to see some or all of you at the meeting. The meetings are informative and this gives you a chance to voice your opinions. I don't think there has been a meeting yet where one of the questions wasn't about enforcement. There is no clear answer as it is in the hands of a different level of the MNR, certainly this concern about enforcement will be brought forward to the proper level and glad to see it is of concern to many people. I think people seem to understand the reasoning of why the walleye regulations have to change for zone 17. It's hard to explain from behind the keyboard but in a nut shell, majority of people who fish catch one walleye in a days fishing and majority of those fish are over 18 inches in length. The majority of people who are showing up to these meetings are Resort Owners and seasoned anglers, the people who know how to catch fish and in numbers. Many thanks to the MNR staff for putting on such an informative presentation and also Mike Brown and Chris Giles. Hopefully at the end of this process, we as the council can give you an updated "play by play" of what's going on. Cheers, Ron...

That was awesome Jamie. Thanks for that. Certainly goes to show just how fast it can happen, even to the best of well seasoned anglers! Hope there was no damage to you or your nerves. As for the muskie, cudos to you for being so concerned of the well being of her too. As for using the boga grip to lift her outa the water, I'll let you away with it this time. Cheers, Ron...

Mike Mike Mike...... Please do not scare off the interested folks who wish to gain more information and give input on the resource we all enjoy. For the record, I've been topless before and it ain't pretty!

This day and age Wayne, you can always go to their next wedding. So come on, have a blast!

I'll be on the road at 4AM, by the time I get down to St. Catherines, I'll be ready for breakfast. Looking forward to seeing you boys down there. Cheers, Ron...

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Awesome report Urban! Nothing better than getting kids involved in fishing. My daughter started out ice fishing with me and then she has now graduated up in the ranks. Good thing I taught her everything she knows! (She still knows nothing) ha ha ha... Take lots and lots of pictures over the next 20 yrs, they grow so fast! Cheers, Ron...

Just thought I would bring the meeting schedule forward as well.

Hi fluffmaster, Welcome to the board by the way, I'm sure you will find the information on this forum very usefull. This is one of the few full coloured boards where you can discuss anything be it from fishing to how to repair the input shaft on your lawnmower. (I think that is why this site is so successful) Nice to see that we agree on some issues, debate is always good. As I have said before, (hope I don't sound like a broken record), regardless poaching is poaching. As for the walleye being finished spawning by the 4th Saturday in April, I would find that hard to believe. Last year for an example we caught a couple of walleye in one of our hot spots for Crappie. Both one male and 2 females were ripe and needless to say, we moved off that spot to leave the walleye to carry on with their business. This was on the North Shore of Rice Lake, exact area I won't disclose. Surprisingly, some of zone 17 does have ice fishing, Lake Scugog for an example has a fantastic fishery for walleye and now Crappie through the ice. You very seldom hear of broken fishing regulations. In fact this year the CO that covers this area spent a great deal of time checking for infractions. I'm sure I can find the amount of charges laid and chances are they will be very minimal. As for Ice fishing on the Kawartha's for Pan fish, just think of the opportunities to get new people interested in the Sport. I could only wish I was able to get my daughter ice fishing close to home at a young age. As it was, I would get her interested by driving for a couple hours only for her to loose interest after fishing for a half hour and then load everything up and do the 2 hour drive back home. She lost interest in ice fishing quickly at an early age. It took a few good years for her to get an interest back in the sport of ice fishing, something I hope I will be able to get my grand kids interested some day. After all they will be our future fisher kids keeping our heritage alive. Surprisingly, the local CO in our area is looking forward to the opportunity on ice fishing in this area. He doesn't feel controlling the regulations would be difficult. By opening up the season on Pan fish in the Kawarthas, this will help the walleye population more so than be detrimental to them in 2 ways. 1 - The harvest of Pan fish will decrease the bio mass, meaning this will give the walleye more space. Regardless of which lake, it can only sustain a total weight of fish. If you remove 100 pounds of Pan fish this will in turn give the other species a chance to fill the void. 2 - By harvesting Pan fish, be it Crappies or Bluegill, Pumkinseed, this will in turn decrease the chances of predation on walleye fry. The unfortunate part of ice fishing is the thought of all the garbage being left behind. Yes it does seem to be an issue. I guess it's a good thing that garbage doesn't float in the Summer. I would be afraid to see the bottom of the Lake from all the garbage that is tossed over board in the Summer months. Just how often do you hear of ice huts being abandoned? Out of the amount of ice huts on lakes over all of Ontario, how many huts are left behind? 1?, 10? I have only heard of the one which was posted on this forum this week. In the same token, I also heard of a few docks which were a float in the lake which had broke free from either a resort or someone's private property, too bad there isn't numbers on docks so they can be tracked back to the rightful owners. If you are in the Peterborough area, please attend the meeting tonight, your input and concerns would be welcomed in a public debate. Not only are we looking for people who fish, we are looking for all stake holders to attend. If you can't make it to tonights meeting, there are others coming up. I believe the list of meetings is posted above. Cheers, Ron...

I wouldn't recommend any lake in the Kawarthas just yet as it isn't open until the 4th Saturday in April. All of zone 17 is closed to fishing with a few exceptions. Sure would be nice to get out on the water in this area though.

The "Go Green" Shopping bags are the perfect size too. Nice thing about them is once you are done using them you can stow them away in the bow of your boat.

Just a reminder for anyone in the Peterborough area that there is a public meeting Monday night at 7PM. The more anglers that attend the better. This is your chance to have input on the proposed fishing regulations. Hope to see you there. Cheers, Ron...

Talk to the hand Mike.... Hey, I listened to your opinion, now you can listen to mine.... ha ha ha

A 50.00 helmet for a 50.00 head is what I always said. (Just a FYI, that is one of the best helmets on the market and yes slightly more than 50.00! ha ha ha) Thanks for all the encouragements guys. So, anyone want to buy a Lund?

Hope we can change that for ya Dave. As for the spinner, looks great! As mentioned though, would be a bonus if it could be rigged up some how with the treble being removable.

I thought this deserved a thread of it's own. Chad has done an excellent job on capturing the Fish lift at Pratt's Pond. Over 180 photos and it was nice to browse through them. Thanks for taking the pictures for us Chad. Cobourg Fish lift images Cheers, Ron...

I was wondering where I lost my Muskie float...

Now I'm all flustered! Forgot to mention I thought it was one of those Halloween Skeletons.