troutologist

Regardless of the other factors at play with your neighbour, police, kids attitude. I would not tolerate for 1 second someone pointing a gun, pellet, BB or whatever at me or those in my house. This is the apitomy of unacceptable to me, and is not the way to breed respect for firearms.

I combined all my favourite pies into one pie, its by far the best. Apple Strawberry Bluberry Peach

That was great on Friday! They started out fishing decent water, but the lure of the old boots was too much. Started looking up at where they were fishing and didn't take long to figure out what was up. The boot brigade are getting waders, if it weren't for my antics middle run would have had 6 people in it on Sat. How did you make out? That was a classic one for sure, they walked by grumbling about it....wasn't long before word spread about those upstart Canadian centerpinners. We've got to do that again, what a blast!!

That is incredible! Right on....can I come??

These seem to have gathered fame at Lake Fork, TX. Seems to be a big fish taker in deep water there, from what I gather that is a tough lake to fish, high pressure. Saw a couple of shows with favourable results, lots of models to choose from the last few years anyways.

I saw...was watching the charts...reminds me of the fall of 2007 when we got that gully washer in september

Right on buddy, good highlight reel, what a lake that is!!! A couple more weeks we'll be cranking that tune during predawn runs up the hwy.

Great write up, I was wondering how the trip went. Nothing beats that 1st time in there...very windy that time too. Nice to see you kept the rod holder installed on the canoe. See you in a few weeks for some chrome.

I think this is a great deal for tournament fishing as we move forward, hopefully with a changing culture of putting the health of the resource and minimizing impacts infront of how its always been... Personally I've fished 1 tournament with this format and been involved in the organization of the AYA Championship that Mr Pyzer refers to in his article. I cannot say enough good about this format, bottom line there is less stress on every fish caught versus the livewell, culling, transporting process. Accuracy is ensured by handing out the same ruler to all participants and getting high quality photos of the fish with its nose on the bumper board and tail pinched to the width of the ruler. High quality photos allow organizers to zoom in further. The Lundmania tournament in MN had 50 odd participants and the AYA Championship had 25, there were no ties in either tournament and to my knowledge no complaints or protests. Though this length only measure is easily applied to walleye through the length to weight equation, application to bass should be possible with some careful thought and planning. Challenges with this format fall on the tournament organizers, how to keep the crowd engaged with out fish coming on stage was the first thought. After watching and helping at a couple of these tournaments a good MC can have the crowd on the edge of its seat. The MC doesn't know the winner, and this way anticipation is built with each new team coming up. A large screen and projector or tv, was showing photos of all the teams catches from that day and the calculated weights were visible. On a side note if you haven't signed up for your local Angler Young Angler Tournament..DO IT NOW! To watch the show put on for these young folks in the Championship was awesome. What a chance to share that experience with your kids. The other challege I see is competitor's reluctance to give away secrets, they may not want to have spotters turn into potential competitors by poaching their spots/tactics. This is tricky but still can be an issue with coanglers in Pro/Ams. Above all else, these are minor hurdles to overcome to continue to promote tournament fishing in a responsible light, while highligthing the importance of the resource. Its worth a try to explore every option possible to minimize the impacts of a tournament. Watching this first hand has shown me the potential CRR has to do just this.

If that is the case call the GRCA, Min. of Environment, and local MNR directly. I would think that the multiple lines is the least of their concern. Section 34 of the Fisheries Act (..I think its this one) is a powerful tool to protect fish habitat which is very encompassing. I would suspect the above parties would be interested in photos, or perhaps they issue the appropriate permits....?

The best bait for me this year on the Red has been whole shrimp, leaving the head and tentacles on seem to help. Fresh or frozen, I just stock up whenever theres a sale on. Lots of guys use chunks of goldeye, but I prefer the shrimp. Those big cats can pull! Good luck.

Again, work thwarts another chance at a great trip! I'm up north during that time. A great offer, I'm sure someone will get to enjoy this.

On saturday it really amazed me how fast I could work an xrap and still get bass (SMB). Considering it was the last day of KBI and the fish had been pressured. I did quite well with a a black/silver and purple/yellow xrap as well as a skitter pop. But speed was key, I was really moving baits to the point that it was all I could to to keep up with a 7:1. pauses mixed into quick snaps were doing well. I think picking up the speed forces that reaction strike, kind of like fishing in rivers where fish are conditioned to make quicker judgements about eating things.

Going just under an hour further north puts you in wawa. This affords you many more options, Ive stayed at the Mystique Isle and White Fang just before town. They are both clean places with reasonable rates. Right across the hwy is kinniwabi pines restaurant, great food and a very surprising selection for wawa, worth a look. If you're set on Batch, the Voyageur is the best bet.

If downtown Sault Ste Marie has taught me anything. Spawning chinooks will only hit buzzbombs. I've never seen fidelity to a single lure like the salmon run faithful there. Up a certain tributary of the st marys was the 1st place I've seen a shotgun used to angle. Makes me question Darwin sometimes...

Well away from your campsite (or anyone elses) toss the remains on a flat rock or open area at the waters edge, this will allow the gulls to see them quick and dispose of them. If you fish and camp, you, your boat, your site will always have some attractive odours, keep food securly stored and away from the tent and chances are you will have no trouble.

Another vote for Simms G3, lightest most comfortanle jacket I've used. Excellent breathability compared to the cabela's guidewear jacket I was using for wading.

Thank you all kindly for the help. I've got some time so am going to test a few options. With the price of these tags I'm hoping to take every precaution to keep the anchor and tag attached.

Hope someone more knowledge can provide some help. I have to stick a plastic/resin part (bottom is roughed) to a stainless steel cradle of sorts. I'm not sure what the best type of adhesive agent would be. The catch is it will be treated roughly, exposed to sea water and potentially be in temps down to -15C. Its for a satellite tag for walrus. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

I tend to agree with the advent of GPS, a spot like a mid lake reef was found with trial and error, or the very few that put in time to find and study the hydro chart, now is a matter of fact spot. We are becoming more technical (or lazier, both seem true) fishermen and seem to want to use all resources possible to stack the odds in our favour before hitting the water. The internet phenomena is real and people only realize this when they have a spot poached but an irresponsible divulging of information. Loose lips sink ships, this happened once to my buddies with a speck lake, the wrong people found out (not internet related) and impacts were seen quickly. Sometimes you've got to keep the cards close to the chest.

These small fish not only have future reproductive potential for that species, but offer food and thus energy for current reproductive potential of various other species. Though legally within the limits, the removal of 1 size/age class of fish can have confounding effects on the ecosystem as a whole. A stable spread of age classes of fish starts with high juveniles going down to fewer old fish, there will be peaks and valleys to indicate boom and bust years of spawning due to some environmental condition. A continual removal of juvenile fish may push the population away from equilibrium, with potential impacts. Teaching about the conservation of our resources is never a bad thing, nor time wasted. All need to understand there is a finite amount of fish and preservation is the key to future use.

I study walrus and whales up north.

Best piece of advice. This holds true in many a Provincial Park with canoe routes. Each protage you make eliminates some competition that was too lazy. The best fish are far to seek, plus more rewarding once you work for it.

One aspect of the rod/reel sponsership I have enjoyed with the Linders is that in their pushing of the product, they took time to explain what setup/action and line they were using for a particular tactic. Whether you buy Shimano or Quantum or not I found this useful to learn about technique specific gear. I would suspect only the parties involved know the real story on this one, but product needs to be sold and money needs to be made for all involved to go forward.

2 different styles of boats to fit differing niches in the market. The rebels are finished fairly well and come with alot of options for their price point. I would say they are narrower than most of the Lund line. Alaskans are a different animal altgether. They are a utilitarin boat, the all vinyl interior cleans up easy and the open layout is meant to haul loads. Again a narrower boat, but still great with most of the option available on the more expensive Lunds. Tiller or console...the great debate...how do you fish? Where do you fish? If you are mostly fishing walleye and backtrolling tillers are nice, they give you great control and piles of room, especially if you are looking into a smaller boat. The downside is weather protection in fringe seasons, though Dufort Industries can make a complete sport dodger top for your Lund tiller that snaps into the sport/protracks. Ski goggles or a sled helmet make cold weather runs comfortable. The same control can be gained backtrolling with a kicker or vantage on a console boat, however in high winds the windshield/consoles will catch more wind, and make things difficult. If you troll for muskie in december, a windshield, full top and heater make things nice. Spouses, youngsters tend to appreciate getting out of the weather. I run a tiller, because I feel windshields (and rod holders) are for wimps. Can't say enough about my Lund and their service.