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Happy Birthday Lew! and a pinch to grow an inch. What a wonderful time for a birthday. Kinda between seasons (hard and soft) Have an excellent dayB)

A warm fuzzy gauntlet

Thanks Joey and yes it is good to spend alone time with the woman who always waits at home all these years when I get to take my boys fishin up north.

Congrats, spectacular hogs you got there. Looks like a bit of a nip in the air.

The big events in Armstrong was the construction of a huge OPP station in town, also lots of railway workers. We stayed at Chateu North, and got the last room they had. Evelyn wanted to refund my money as they haven't rented room 208 in years. Was tiny and filled with laundry lol. I enjoyed hanging out in the restaurant. Was pretty full till 10:00 at night. I enjoyed talking with the local Ojibway on Whitesand Res. I was trying to track down a man who built a trapper camp on my beloved Wabakimi in the late 70's. I knew his name as we found it in his cabin after he left. Apparently he just moved to Thunder Bay and I barely missed him. Oh well, through this trip I was able to find "the Trappers Wife", who lives outside of Dryden and have communicated via email recently. Very cool Amazing story, American Vietnam veteran who returned from the war, disallusioned and married a Ojibway gal, had a couple of kids and wintered in the Trapper camp on Wabakimi This boat has been untouched for over 30 years This is the chopper at the OPP

Thank you very much for this info wantabigone. Catching grayling is certainly a major bonus! Looking at google earth, looks like roads go very close to Athabasca (probably too close). I hope you are still able to fish with your dad. My bucket list grows.

Incredible report. Are pike and lakers the only species? Fly-in? I am very interested. Pricy?

Thanks guys for the kind words. To tell the truth, kinda sheepish of posting this report without much porn. I also want to point out that with the train depot in Armstrong. One could ride the train from say Toronto area. I would guess that the lodge could pick you up from there.

Last week of Sept., I took my wife to Caribou Lake to celebrate 20 yr. anniversary. I posted before I left if anyone on this forum had any info on this lake and other than Solo, not much info on this lake. I will try to give some info on this beautiful place. Forrest Lodge is an awesome drive-in camp located about 9 miles from Armstrong. We arrived a day early to Armstrong as I did not want to be late(1570 miles) Armstrong is truly at "the end of the road"(527). I thought it was fasinating and had a blast. The weather was great when we arrived at Forrest Lodge but that was going to change in a couple of days. I knew a couple fellas from a diferent forum who were leaving not long after we arrived. Met them as soon as we hit the water. They were fishing in about 60' of water in the middle of the lake with limited sucess. I decided to go to Smoothrock falls for the rest of the afternoon. Fished in 25-30' of water. We got skunked. I had 1 bite off. The next day, I took the advice to fish where lodge owner suggested which was where we met the others the day before. Fishing in 60' water, decided to drag bottom bouncers with no luck. It was not long before the other boats in camp arrived where we were fishing and dropped in a respectable distance away. After they pulled in I decided to see if I could find greener pastures further down the lake. Best I could do. Roxann did no better This was our only good day of weather. Wind started howling that night and the whitecaps were huge the next day. I still went out looking for smoother fishable water without much sucess. The next day after that, here comes the snow as well as wind. Pulled the plug on the last day scheduled at camp. Caribou Lake assorted pics Now, I do want to give a shout out to Bear Paw Lodge on Caribou. I scouted this place while I was there. This place is 100% handicapped accessible. I like the concept. Pontoon boat and some nice boat upgrades. We had a great trip regardless. The fishing was so secondary to me on this trip. I will always remember this trip fondly. We really did have a wonderful time. The wife and I needed this time for ourselves. Relationships are more important but it does take work. Caribou Lake is a deep, clear lake with little or no current. One small outlet trickles into Smoothrock with no major inlets. You wouldn't know it by me but I do believe it is a very nice fishery. Fishing pressure is much more than what I'm accoustomed to. In addition to Forrest Lodge and Caribou Lake Lodge their is Bear Paw Lodge and the "Little America" Indian camp. With a public launch, lots of boats. Proprietors, Scott and Mary Jo are very nice people and run a tight camp. You know guys, this is an awesome place to go on a spur. One of the great values out there. RV and even tent camping is availiable. I set my late trip with less than a months notice. Personally, I probably wouldn't go back as I have my June trips set and fall is where I want to experience other places in this slice of heaven we know as Ontario. If I lived anywhere in Ontario, I would be a regular on this lake. __________________

BIG CLIFF, I really felt bad about the bad information I gave you earlier. Thanks again Tom for letting me know. Class act! I have a Kindle that I got for X-mas last year. Within 2 weeks, I broke it(had it in my coat pocket and broke open the seal) When I called customer service and told them how I broke it and I was being completely honest. Told them it was my incompetence and I need a replacement. 79.99$ for my 2nd one. It was this point when I ordered my lit case. This I love, has a pull out light for reading in the dark so not to disturb.

Kinda looks like Norman Rockwell went sci-fi I really like it. :clapping:

Gee thanks Tom My bad, sorry Cliff for that extra call I wish it were true as dealing overseas is

Imagine what would happen if every US or Canadian citizen insisted on talking to only US phone reps from this day on. Imagine how that would ultimately impact the number of US or Canadian jobs that would need to be created ASAP. If I tell 10 people to consider this and you tell 10 people to consider doing this - see what I mean...it becomes an exercise in viral marketing 101. Remember - the goal here is to restore jobs back here at home - not to be abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep. You may even get correct answers, good advice, and solutions to your problem - in real English.

Any time you call an 800 number (for a credit card, banking, charter communications, health and other insurance, computer help desk, etc) and you find that you're talking to a foreign customer service representative (perhaps in India, Philippines, etc), please consider doing the following: After you connect and you realize that the customer service representative is not from the USA (you can always ask if you are not sure about the accent), please, very politely (this is not about trashing other cultures) say, "I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the United States of America." The rep might suggest talking to his/her manager, but, again, politely say, "Thank you, but I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the USA ." YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A REP IN THE USA . That's the rule and the LAW. Hope this helps

Thats what you got outta this? To me it is inspirational, what with all the egocentrical millionaire and their me first attitudes. People need to know who to give the glory to. A breath of fresh air if you ask me. Tomarrow, I'll be Teebowing while I'm rainbowing.

That was very cool. Thanks for sharing.

The act of Tebowing is to get down on one knee to pray, just as Tim Tebow did as he won his first start last week in Miami. As far as new fads go I'll take this anyday. To highlight: Tebow understands that. He recently received a tweet from a kid who's undergoing cancer treatment that melted his heart. "It said, `I'm Tebowing while I'm Chemoing,'" Tebow recounted. "How cool is that? That's worth it right there. If that gives him any encouragement or puts a smile on his face or gives him encouragement to pray, that's really awesome. And that's completely worth it for me." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/29/sports/s001449D66.DTL#ixzz1cBgIyWid

Really funny thread Billy Bob. The grammar police, Pin Ball, GBW hoarding weed, hilarious. Me, I personally don't like to give my $ to feed the beast that is pro sports. I will be watching, however. Go Bills, Go Vikings

Anytime, anywhere a 40" pike is caught is awesome. Seems everywhere you go, adventure is sure to follow.

The pics. were taken in Estes Park and yes his flyline was tangled up in his rack. The elk there are almost domesticated, no fear of humans. One of the pictures was on the frount page of the Denver Post. The man is a pastor from Texas. I just thought it was cool and the good people on OFC might enjoy something a little different.

easier to rid yourself of the guts also

Thanks Mercman and Roy, We get all tangled in big rack snags. Never said that we are good fisherman.

A friend of my wife sent these pics.

x3 I not only like the fishing posts, but like the social constructivism.