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My best to you're son for a speedy recovery Mike. I suppose this means that you might have a chance at catching some fish when you're out now though doesn't it?

Assumptions - perhaps a party ran on.

 

JF

Thats the only way I would imagine that scene

Nice going those are some beatiful walleye... And its always a laugh when you can get one hungry bugger who just wants a bite to eat

Looks like you had a heck of a time. Glad the fish co-operated and you had some nice weather going on too

Wow, looks like a great time. Looks like the scenery made up in part for the lack of fishing success. I hope to make a trip up there sometime in the near future, and this seems to give me the extra push I need to start planning and get the heck out there. Thanks for another great report

haha, I know I have kind of ducked away, but the term is done and I will have more time to fish and hopefully chat with the OFNers. Thanks for the wishes much appreciated.

Very sorry to hear Bernie, but a peaceful passing is much better than the pain it may have endured. My thoughts are with you and you`re family.

Very sorry for you and you're families loss. My condolences to you all.

Nice going guys, looks like a heck of a time despite the freezing cold temps and lack of fish activity...

Bet they gave out a few thousand unnecessary numbers last year with that little screw up... Glad to hear they got it cleared up, cause I even had a CO warn about not having numbers but he was giving "free passes" because most didn't know and it was an ignorant mistake.

Lets also remember that over time DNA in all species degrades and as such more mutated, unhealthy genes are added to the gene pool, hence it may in fact be helpful to a popuation to remove the very old fish. Hmm, maybe that would make a good topic for some thesis study... Got me thinking.

Thanks Glen, I will give it a try. Are any of the baitfish you can catch on sabiki's and such any good for bait?

Ok so over the holiday I have the opportunity to go down to the Georgia coast. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with the area around Brunswick and in particular St. Simons sound and Sea Island. I have only done limited Surf fishing with very good success but want to get some advice from all of you. I know the basics, and have had a heck of alot of luck using Live/Fresh dead shrimp on sliding sinker rigs/pyramid sinkers and casting into the surf, as well as off of piers. Any Help on the area or techniques would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance all!

Thanks for the comments all, and the scenery was unbelievable, more so in person where you get the whole view. We were on top of one of the taller breaks, and it was a really neat feeling, a birdseye view of the whole valley.

I can stroke "Nipigon Speck" off of my never done before list !

That is what one of mine was this year, and to fish for walleye up in LOTW/Eagle lakes. Got to do the latter but the former did not get fulfilled, YET, but not for lack of trying, mostly lack of daylight and time I did get my PB pike though, 40"er and some other nice specimens so I can't complain too much. Next goal: Catch a Steelhead out here in BC, hopefully in the skeena, or kitimat or a surrounding river/tributary. Glad to hear so many of you did well this year

Looks like a nice walk and the scenery is spectacular.

A productive hunt is just a bonus.

 

You should have walked through the river without boots, socks and pants.

I did it to help a friend retrieve a deer in Nov. from across a southern Ontario river.

Water was near zero degrees and the river was probably twice as wide as the one you crossed.

Water was only up to our knees at max.though. Nice when you have dry clothes/boots to put back on.

Wiped our legs and feet on some tall grasses to get rid of most of the water before getting dressed again.

 

Thanks for the report and pics.

Well we tried to cross without the boots but unfortunately the rocks were way to sharp and slippery. We ended up crossing with boots and underwear...

Well this may be a little over due but better late than never I suppose. Back in October A friend, Mac, and I headed up North of Prince George to Mac's home in Fort St. John for a little bit of hunting. First day was Coyotes, second a little duck hunting and some grouse and on the last day a few more hours out grouse and squirrel hunting. We hunted near the Peace valley for Coyotes and we were successful. We had a tough time getting any of them to talk but eventually they started to howl, and when they did, the whole valley filled with barks and howls. We heard one down near the river and so ran down a large break untill we saw him. Ohh and he was on the other side of the river. We caught a glimpse but he was soon off to chase the younger yotes around. So we continued walking by the river until we say 4 more coyotes, oh they too were on the other side of the river. Mac took a shot and he went down. Now we took a look to see where to cross the freezing cold river, and there was nowhere less than hip deep. Sure enough we eventually retrieved it and were soaked to the bone and cold, as it was a cool day and nice and frosty morning. Not a large coyote but was a fun time. We figured we would head up as it was to be about a 2 hour walk back to the car and we were drenched to the bone. Here are some pics of where we were hiking.

A pic of the coyote and me putting my clothes back on... Wore the boots to cross the river but was smart enough to take off my pants so atleast I would be partially dry. Would have been a funny sight for anyone had they seen us, two guys crossing a freezing cold river and all for a lousy coyote

And then the results of one of the days grouse hunting (plus a duck from the day before)

Overall it was a great time hunting we ended up with one mallard hen, 18 grouse and the coyote. We saw a few hundred Muleys on the drive as well so I cant wait for next season to come around. Hope you all enjoyed the report.

Depends for me... I either use my vest or a fanny pack... Fly-fishing usually gets the vest, but when I go out only for a little while it is the fanny pack I bring. Icefishing gets the fanny pack too.

The Battenkill is a great real... Havent gotten nearly enough use out of it as of yet but it has served me well so far.

Soon the rivers will be frozen and everything will look like what I got to see this morning

Way Cold? Sheesh, I am gonna go icefishing on the weekend, lots of ice here now. Ohh wait, nevermind I have Exams Monday, tuesday...etc Looks like I get to stay home and study! The joys of first ice, and university. My advice, dress up, get on the water, enjoy the day while you still can, then drink the bottle of crown.

A beauty buck by any standards. That will make for a nice wallhanger

when i look at this i see it as a prime example of minding your own buisness. i bet the guy next door pee'd this person off and they said OH YA il get you you son of a.................ya what you guna do EH ...................................ILL DO THIS.

Ha... Wonder how much value, or at least selling possibilities the neighbor has lost for his house cause of that... As mentioned definately should be some law, maybe a max # of garden gnomes or something... But that is probably profiling so I suppose it wont happen

I shoot the Diamond Justice, works great, not a problem with it so far. They are made by Bowtech they only use a single freedom cam though unlike the bowtech bows. I would recommend it as they are a good value and high quality bow. And they have the new model for this year out. It is in the BPS flyer for around 350 in a package...

A good bucket to sit on is at the top of my list... you can fit rods/reels, lures gloves, whatever you need pretty much in there, and you always have somewhere to put you're catch and best of all it can be used as a seat!!!