Ron

THE FISH LIFT HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT WEEKEND, APRIL 19th. Folks, Looks like the Cobourg Fish Lift will occur this Saturday (April 12), beginning at 9:00 am at the golf course in Cobourg. For anyone interested in helping out or would just like to play spectator, please feel free to show up! I have been volunteering for this project for about 20 yrs now. I get great satisfaction doing my part. It's my way of putting something back into the fisheries. Hope to see you there. I will post more information like directions and so forth later on.

Hello peoples, Here is the link for the updates on the Simcoe Project. It is a Power Point Presentation. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/lsmrp/2007_LSMRP.pdf

The initial meeting will be held in Peterborough but the locations for this project will be through out zone 17. I don't have all the locations but if you were to call Andrew Lowles at: (705) 748-6324 ext 253 or Dan Taillon at: (705) 755-3302. They would be more than happy to give you more background information on this project.

Hey guys, Long time no post. Been a very busy Winter with lots of issues. (I only wished fishing was one of the issues.) Anyhow's I just received this "flyer" from the MNR and was asked to spread the information. This has to do with doing counts of spawning walleye in various areas through out the new FMZ 17. For this year, they have selected 4 areas and are open to other spawning areas if there is interest and enough volunteers to cover it. The meeting will be held in Peterborough, Tuesday, April 1. Here is the flyer for anyone interested in putting something back into the Fisherie. Sorry, you need a PDF reader to view it, I haven't had time to convert it to MS word. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/articles/FMZ17...ic%20notice.pdf Cheers, Ron... PS: The tentative date for the Cobourg Creek Fish lift is slated for April 12. Once again we will be looking for volunteers. This is for the Rainbow trout and is a great hands on experience!

Once again, Thanks for your hospitality Wayne! We had a lot of laughs and the fishing was second to none! Doh! Forgot..... "There's no fish in Temagami". Keep us posted on your daughter will ya... She is in our thoughts. Cheers, Ron...

This is a male.

Long tailed duck, They used to be called Old Squaws. The one in your photo on the left is a juvenile, the one on the right is a hen. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds...ailed_Duck.html

August 17th, 2009 is the first predicted fish to be caught. Nah just kidding, That was one of the questions raised. Statistics show... most juvenile fish are not caught. Saying this, they feel fish won't be seen or caught until they are at least 3 - 4 yrs of age. Correct me if I'm wrong but that would put the muskie at around 24-30 inches. http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/sport/muskie/habitat.htm

The minute I get badgered for posting this information, it will get deleted just as fast. We had an extraordinary presentation on the Project from Jason Borwick. Some great information has come out which I will be working on to submit to the MCI web page. For the time being, I have dug up a link which Jason also presented. It was on our local ch 12 news. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/articles/Newsw...skieProject.WMV He also had some excellent photos in his presentation as well. Here is one of them. If you look closely at the dorsal fin, you will see one of the tags they insert into the fish for future data collecting. Only one muskie has been recorded to have been caught with a tag, first time by a MCI member and remarkably a second time by another angler. With all the netting they have done, they have yet to have caught another tagged muskie. (I think they have caught and tagged 59). With this only being in the 3rd yr, the data collected can start to form useful information. Some of the info I recall off hand, just don't quote me for the accuracy! There have been 11 different pairs introduced, well on our way for 0% chance of genetic mutation, (my own words). Existing habitat will sustain a viable healthy population, more habitat improvements are still planned though. There has been a successful amount of stocking this year with over 1500 muskie stocked from 5 different parents. There has also been muskie fingerling released back into Georgian Bay. The reason for this is due to the VHS waters where these fish were raised. They have stocked fish in 6 different areas which has excellent habitat for muskie reproduction. Unfortunately for Wisconsin, who have contributed a good chunk of change towards this project in return for muskie fingerling for their program, did not receive their portion. This project has potential for lots of other projects, saying that the monies spent on setting the tanks and such up is already an investment where money won't have to be spent on again. This project has been funded by numerous sources. Not only Muskies Canada, but also Canadian National Sportmen's Show, Sir Sanford Fleming College, Fishing Forever (Bob Izumi Outdoors), MCI Muskie Odyssey, One of our founding members, Paul Gasbarino personally donated an exceptional amount as well. I am sure there is more but this is what I have recalled so far. Be sure to check out the News coverage. It was nice meeting you Bruno, nice to out a face to a name.

I have to agree with 2r's on this one... Big Lake Simcoe!

Lake Simcoe

Well Lew got the winterizing thing, so I'll try to help ya with the trailer hitch thing..... If you get a peice of 1 1/4 square stock welded on that plate, the finish will burn off. You might be better off to remove the 2 "spring clips and see if you can use some self drilling, self tapping screws in those holes and secure the tubing that way. Make sure the square tubing is ling enough to fit in your hitch to allow the pin to secure it in place.

You might be better off to ask your area MNR office. Firstly there will be a lot of paper work involved to receive the permits for it.

The Lake Simcoe Muskellunge Restoration Project (LSMRP) is a ten-year program of stocking, habitat rehabilitation, and assessment. Marked fish will be stocked for the first five years and assessed through juvenile and adult stages to evaluate the success of stocking in rebuilding the population. Spawning and nursery habitat assessment, rehabilitation and creation will continue throughout the ten-year life of the project. As taken from the included attachments..... Since January 1st, 2005, the muskellunge fishery on Lake’s Simcoe and Couchiching has been closed and will remain so until at least 2010, when the program will be evaluated to determine whether another five year closure is necessary. The goal of the first five year phase of the project is to restore the muskellunge to Lake Simcoe by stocking fall fingerling fish in late September/early October. Muskellunge are very difficult to raise due to cannibalism and take a tremendous amount of care and “feeding” therefore stocking muskellunge is all about quality and not quantity. The habitat component of this project is also essential to the successful restoration of muskellunge to Lake Simcoe. Wetland creation, enhancement and protection on both public and private land will enhance the present spawning and nursery habitat available to muskellunge around the lake. ...... 2006 LSMRP Highlights • Initiated a Lake Simcoe spawning and nursery habitat model ........ LSMRP Plans For 2007 ..... • Further develop habitat model to identify muskellunge spawning and nursery habitat as well as potential habitat rehabilitation sites around Lake Simcoe. I guess you will just have to take our word for it for the time being as we don't have everything in writing at the moment. Similar to the accurate amount of fingerling released, it just isn't in writing yet. I guess in this situation where Muskie don't spawn in the first few years of their lives, perhaps someone more experienced or knowledgeable than myself can tell us what age they are successful to spawn. I would think the reasoning behind restoring the population which equals the horse, before restoring the habitat which would equal the cart, is to give the Muskie a chance to develop.

My home town Cobourg, Everything is just a couple of hours away. I can go fishing for Walleyes in less than 15 minutes. I can go for trophy Walleye, trophy Pike, trophy Rainbow, trophy Muskie, trophy Salmon, trophy Perch and trophy Gar in less than 3 hours. Oh ya, there is malls close by, and Super malls within 45 minutes as well. Forgot to add, where else can you live and be able to fish ALL of Southern Ontario within 5 hours? Where else can you live where you can fish most of Central Ontario within 5 hours?

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Well, Muskies Canada is working on the RESTORATION of Muskies in Lake Simcoe, not restocking of Simcoe. There was a time when Muskie flourished very well in Simcoe but to over harvest and habitat loss the population has declined. MCI along with several other clubs, organizations, Colleges and government have been working together to reconstruct the sustainable population. In order to have a project like this get approved, there is protocol which has to be followed, I am sure Marc would know about this as he was one of the guys who first started this Simcoe Project. I am just glad he was involved in such an early stage with his knowledge, chances are the project wouldn’t be where it is today. Yes, I agree the project has been in the working for several years now. If this project was strictly a stocking project, it would have been successful long ago. MCI and others are interested in restoring with a strain of muskie that are not genetically altered. We are interested in seeing a viable population that will end up being a self sustaining population. Some of the stocking programs in other areas are just that, a stocking program for PUT GROW and TAKE. But this project is a restoration project, hence there has been some habitat restoration in some areas . There will be more habitat restoration to come. MCI is taking this project as one of it’s largest projects ever. There is a lot at stake here. Reintroduction of close to or probably over 2000 (the actual numbers have not been released at this time) muskie is just a start. There has been a moratorium on fishing for muskie on Simcoe and Couch until the year 2010 where a futher extension may be applied if deems necessary. This will reduce the angling pressure until such a time where this project is either a success or a downfall. We are hoping to start our habitat restoration in other various areas of Simcoe starting in the Spring of 08, any volunteers who wish to help out? Perhaps this FACT SHEET will help everyone understand more of this project as well. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/articles/lake_...ion_project.htm An update of the project. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/articles/lsmrp_oct292007.doc As for the MNR using these funds to to pay for gas in their trucks, it is not their money. This is not what the money was raised for. This is a separate entity from which people like yourself have helped raise funds for. (Remember the St. Croix rod I won from Mr. JR? Then in turn I raffled it back off to raise funds for the LSMRP, (Joey won the rod btw). I am certain there will be comments like “why don’t they spend the money on the walleye fisheries or why not contribute the money towards the Whitefish and Lake Trout PGT?” Well if I was a member of their club and that is what the funds were set out to be used for, I would support it 100 percent as well. This money was raised for the interest of Muskie in all of Canada, which I am proud to be a member of. There are many different types of people in life, some have opinions and do nothing, some have opinions and talk about doing something, some have opinions and say “we” yet they are never around when the work needs to be done. Then there are the others who have opinions and get involved.

Great thinking Wayne. I do some what similar..... I always have a bottle of wind shield washer fluid in the truck with me. Once I pull the boat out of the water, I pour some into each live well. I haven't had a problem yet either. Also, I can still use the live well if need be. (makes for a great urinal in the real cold days).

Congrats Dude! Another keeper!

You got me all chocked up Gerritt. I for one can only imagine what you are going through. GOD Bless brother.

Accuracy counts more than grains, in my books. A 180 grain will still stop a moose in it's tracks. Better than a 220 grain planted in the wrong killing zone. (just my opinion). Have a great trip TJ, looking forward to the trip yet???

What is it with you and marker bouys??? ( monster pike comes to mind).... Good on ya bud, nice smallie!

Now that is just some incredible fishing! It almost seemed like it was going to be another one of those days Marc and Steve Bedarf had! I can relate to having days with numbers put in the boat but can only imagine the days of putting numbers of BIG fish in the boat! Well done to the both, no, three, no, 5 of you!!! Dano, congrats on your personal best, truly a trip you will soon not forget! (I'll shoot you off another PM seeing as how I read what you have been up to lately now!) Irishfield, and you want to know what the membership fee is for the 50 inch club = HA HA HA!!! Good on ya bud, couldn't think of a nicer guy to be in it! Again, truly a trip you will soon not to forget! Marc, my hats off to you bud, you really know your stuff. Only have met you a couple of times and for short periods at that, you never cease to amaze me! The knowledge you have on these fine specimens called muskie, is second to none! I sometimes think you sleep with them just to get on their good side! LOL Roy and who I have never met "J", every time I hear of someone heading down your way, I read the thread on how great of a time they have had. Can you say as you would blame them! Great hospitality and friendships like that are a tough to beat! I am certain you completed Dan and Wayne's fishing trip, even if they only caught a few shakers! Now THAT"S a trip of a lifetime!

Looking forward to the report Wayne!