mirogak

Awesome Brad! I was sniffing around in a creek today looking for these beauties but creek was infested with Steelhead anglers.

Nice pic that first one. Am gonna go check out some streams now. Enjoy.

I am hitting it tomorrow eeeehaa

Welcome aboard.

Yes got a boat. Was really looking for which of the two lakes might have better odds. Thx gang. Didn't think panfish spots were also such guarded secrets lol.

Since my season opener plans got washed away for this weekend, I'd like to hit some spots for pan fish. I have never caught crappies and I hear they taste great in a pan. Between Scugog and Rice, what would you recommend? Thanks

Here is a podcast on leaders by Tom Rosenbauer. Click on the first podcast named "Even more on leaders" and fast forward to about 30 minute mark in the podcast where he starts talking about leaders. http://www.orvis.com/intro.aspx?subject=4047 Cheers, Miro

Thx for the update and for being our eyes up there.

I make my own wine

Frenchman's Bay like Dave said. All kinds of fish there.

Mike - yes the 11th is already on my calendar for Algonquin interior ... Am gonna be hitting the western perimeter access points. But need to get out and get my feet wet this weekend. Think it will be some small streams and creeks for me.

Well there goes my cottage rental for this weekend ... Plan B was Algonquin but that's seems to be a write off now too ... I don't have a Plan C, any suggestions?

nice fishing Mike ... wish my dad fished

Just got word from the owner of the cottage in Bancroft which I had rented for this upcoming weekend, his basement is under 3 feet of water.

And this lake does have lakers - I shall keep an eye on them. Hopefully neighbours won't think I am fishing for eyes. Wilberforce is where I am headed - thanks for this. I was hoping ice would be out by then but if you tell me that is unlikely, I will contact the owner to see if he can extend it for me by a week. I really am hoping the next few days will make a difference though. Thanks for this - I was hoping someone from the area will respond.

Thank you for the good insights - makes good sense. Mike - I am going next Friday and given the warmer trending forecasts for the area, think I would land on those waters a few days after ice out. So that works. I will just pray for some windy conditions Harold - I have rented a cottage at the very tip of Algonquin's tail and there is a beautiful river that dumps into this lake as well. So I will be canoe-day-tripping. Look for a PM and we can exchange notes. Miro

So I have been monitoring the ice-out conditions in Algonquin Park and the chances for a clean ice-out by April 27 are quite slim (http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php). Hence, I have planned a fishing trip in the southern boundaries of the park (Bancroft area) for some brookie/bow fishing. Given the recent warm temperatures and the post left by Chris the other day about ice-out conditions in the Haliburton area, I am guessing Bancroft lakes would have iced out by then. What follows ice-out is lake turn over. After doing some research I now have a good understanding of the what, why, and how of turnover but what I don't know still is how it impacts fishing conditions. Some questions that I have, and was wondering if some of you would shed some light on, are: - turnover starts how many days after ice-out? - heard fishing is poor during turnover - any tips? - how long does a turnover last for before things settle down. And here are some resources I found about lake turn over: a very nice read on trout fishing in still-water I found this video entertaining on turn-over and cat-fishing Cheers, Miro

Hey Chris, I am going on a fishing trip in Hali (Bancroft) area for season opener, think it will ice out by then?

That I agree, time to get out there. No sir, you did not. By the way, you still owe me a speck excursion.

glad you guys are having fun ... i meant trout in Lake O tribs in areas where you 'can' fish them but I like Bill's comment

Wondering if you've seen them run yet in your neck of the woods?

Why? You going this spring?

- Spend money at SAIL, Basspro, LeBaron unnecessarily - Take out my fishing vest and make sure it has all the gear attached - sharpen hooks - research MNR studies

Get the one with the wrist watch instead of rhe rod mount.

aaah the queries into AP commence !