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....Wow, I think the only thing to say Cliff is, get back to wrk!

....I've been building custom rods for over 30 years and would be happy to answer any questions you have or that may arise via PM's.

....That's absolutely FANASTIC Roger and an incredible milestone to say the least. I'll be starting my 30th year at the neighbouring facility this fall and I know what you mean about the work family. It'll be a bitter sweet day for me when I get there. Congratulations, you've earned a long, happy and healthy retirement and I hope you collect on it.

....I got exactly the same one Joey. Oh man I'm sooooo excited.

I'm glad to hear there were no fatalities. I can tell you that's not a Lake I'd want to be bobbing around hoping for landfall.....brrrrrrrr

....Has it been another year already, she is a tolerant women. Great camp pics yet again bud, next year can't come soon enough.

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....Considering the drive time and the fact you don't need anything I'd say NO! Spend the savings on fuel over at LeBarons since you'll be there .

....It is shame when a post showing off one's catch go so wrong. But it does happen from time to time. My personal apologies to Wallydiver44 for not seeing this one go astray.

Power Pro Downrigger Line

....Those are indeed some brutes, very nice.

I concur!

.....Remember when all fishin lines (monofilaments) were designed with invisibility in mind....LOL You know Garry I saw on the net somewhere that Power Pro now offers downrigger line. I'm thinking it'll be a fantastic replacement for braided wire.

.....While I can certainly empathize with his frustrations GCD you are correct that he'll find few or no litter bugs here. I'm also certain he didn't mean to imply there was.

....Wow, great stuff and I have viewed some of those views. Congratulations to you and Andrea on the marriage. Be nice to have a second (third, fourth, fifth....etc) honeymoon vacation back that way.

....You've killed me Dan. I'm happy thought that the three of yous managed to make it work. Next year can't come soon enough, thanks for the great pictures.

....Sheeeesh, I'll bet it's easy to manage a private board with a hundred or so members.

....For me the easiest method is live release. Never did aquire a taste for pan brookies.

....A little respect please. Christ is always, always spelled with a capital "C". End of rant.

Lake level report watered-down, says 'Baykeeper' SHAWN GIILCK / www.theenterprisebulletin.com Georgian Baykeeper Mary Muter said she isn't happy with a watered-down report on the Lake Huron- Georgian Bay basin unveiled last week. Muter is the vice-president of the Georgian Bay Association. She also chairs its environmental committee and has been one of the most outspoken advocates of addressing the plunging water levels in Georgian Bay. She attended a meeting in Collingwood last week where the preliminary reports of a bi-national scientific commission studying the lakes were unveiled. Muter said she left the meeting unimpressed and called the report a "disappointment." The International Upper Great Lakes Study, which began in March 2007, is looking into whether dredging in the St. Clair River in 1962 is contributing to low levels in the upper Great Lakes today. Exactly why water levels on the northern Great Lakes have been dropping remains a mystery according to the preliminary findings of the commission. "The public has a right to expect answers after 18 months of working with $16 or $17 million of public funds," she said. "I think what people wanted were a list of what projects were underway, who's been paid and what the results are. "What are the findings? The accountability is just not there." Evaporation during the winter months due to a lack of ice cover is one of the major culprits, the report suggested, rather than the suspicion that lake levels are pouring out through the St. Clair River. Muter scoffed at that. Lake Superior levels are on the rise, she said, noting it's been subject to nearly identical evaporation rates in recent years. That's come from data being tracked by the association. In June, the Georgian Bay area received more rainfall than around Lake Superior, she added. "We've got half the rising water levels of Lake Superior," Muter said. "It all points to a problem in the St. Clair River. To blame it on climate factors is just unacceptable." Muter said the solution lies in the preparation of a "three-dimensional model" of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, particularly at the St. Clair River, something the current study has resisted doing. She added the current study has also tried to downplay, if not outright ignore, a study commissioned by the association that laid the finger of blame for the dropping levels on the depth of a shipping channel in the St. Clair River. "We knew from those findings that a full three-dimensional model is needed,"Muter said. "But we also knew that it would cost $400,000 to $500,000, not the $1 or $2 million they're trying to tell us that it would cost. "Their excuses just don't stand up at all." Muter said she didn't expect better results from the final report due next year. "They've had advice from other scientists that aren't working on the study that they need to undertake three-dimensional modelling. It's just not adequate work that they are doing." Muter said the association has been contacted by people in the Collingwood area asking for the price of making the model, and offering to help pay for it. "I don't think we should have to do that," she said. "I think absolutely that this is work they should be undertaking. I think it would be sad if Canadian citizens had to take over and spend their own money. "I'm not saying that's what we're going to do. In the end it may be that the politicians might have to push them to do the right thing here. "We're going to stay on this," she said. "We know something needs to be done. "Exactly what or how we don't know yet." Related Story: No one reason for lower lake levels

European Salmon numbers grow in wake of net ban August 18, 2008 / www.great-lakes.org The European driftnet ban introduced on January 1st 2008 in the Baltic Sea has paid off after only six months. European anglers report more salmon have returned to the rivers and anglers have already begun reporting unusually large catches. The upstream migration of salmon took place in the rivers around the Baltic Sea in June and sources report more salmon numbers present than there has been for a number of years. "The ban has a very positive effect on the return of spawning salmon from the Baltic Sea into the rivers. It is likely that weare talking about 100,000 more salmon compared to last year," says Hakan Carlstrand, an expert from the Swedish national sportfishing organization "Sportfiskarna" and a member of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA). In previous years, around 300,000 salmon have been caught annually – around half of which caught by driftnetting. Swedish rivers could expect to see the return of an additional 50,000 to 100,000 salmon compared to past years numbers if the ban continues to work to its full potential.

Leamington commercial fisher fined $2320 August 18, 2008 / www.great-lakes.org A Lake Erie commercial fishing boat captain has been fined $2,320 for breaking a number of fishing violations. Emilio Mauricio, 48, of Leamington, captain of the commercial fishing vessel "MI-MARK", pleaded guilty and was fined $2,320 for four fishing violations. These included failing to submit an accurate and complete daily catch report to the Ministry of Natural Resources, fishing outside of his permitted fishing grounds and allowing approximately 200 lbs. of yellow perch to spoil and become unsuitable for human consumption. Court was told that on August 21, 2007, conservation officers investigated an alleged incident of inaccurate information being reported on a daily catch report involving the commercial fishing vessel "MI-MARK" while it was fishing out of the port of Erieau, on Lake Erie. Further investigation also determined that the fishing vessel was fishing in Chatham-Kent waters and not Elgin County waters as reported by the captain, and that fish were permitted to spoil. Justice of the Peace Babcock heard the federal charges in the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on July 17, 2008 and Justice of the Peace Hurst heard the provincial charges in the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on August 13, 2008. To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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CHECK OF NIAGARA AND HALDIMAND FISHING AREAS FINDS MOST ANGLERS OBEYING THE RULES www.ocoa.ca Most of the anglers checked during a recent enforcement blitz of local fishing hot spots in the Niagara Region and Haldimand County were obeying Ontario's fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers conducted a plain-clothes enforcement operation over two weekends between Friday, July 11, and Sunday, July 20, 2008. A team of conservation officers from the Guelph, Aylmer, Aurora, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario offices of the ministry converged on many of the popular fishing areas in the Niagara Region and Haldimand County. Officers were working with information received in 2007 from the TIPS toll-free line and information gathered locally. The conservation officers contacted 430 people during the blitz. A total of 57 charges and 21 warnings were issued for offences related to fishing, including: exceeding the daily catch limit for bass (daily limit is six and daily conservation limit is two) possession and use of gobies as bait - fishing without a licence - fishing with more than one line - failure to produce a fishing licence - trespassing on property for the purpose of fishing - possession of open liquor. The set fines imposed for these offences totalled $9,985.00 For more information on fishing regulations, please consult the 2008-2009 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary available from licence issuers, ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres, and on the ministry's website at ontario.ca/fishing. To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).