danklegrand Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi all, I discovered this amazing place late last summer and have been convincing myself to join ever since. I'm 24, and I love fishing! I've been involved in the sport as long as I can remember and I'm thankful to have been introduced at an early age. I'm from Flamborough, Ontario, but most of my fishing is centered in the near-north Parry Sound area. My home water is Bear Lake, Ontario (just outside of Sprucedale on the 518). My parents have a cottage there, where I spend every chance I get on the water chasing Smallmouth Bass, Pike, and Walleye. I'm no pro, and I have a lot to learn. Some days the fishing is slow, but I just love to be out on the water. My best experiences are usually top water fishing for smallies at dusk… I love watching them come up and slam a popper! I consider myself a pretty lucky guy because I have an amazing girlfriend who loves the outdoors and fishing almost as much as I do. She's my best fishing buddy, and it's one of our favorite ways to spend time together… Even on the days that she out-fishes me! I just recently upgraded from my little 12' aluminum to a 16' Grumman side-console with a 30hp Johnson, which gives us a little more room and helps us explore some bigger northern lakes. We like to spend the summer months camping at different Provincial Parks and trying our luck at new lakes. Last summer we went to Restoule and had a blast. I'll be honest… In all the years that I've been fishing I'm still waiting on "the big one". Most fish I've landed have been average size and we've had a lot of fun, but I'm still in search of that monster pike, walleye or huge bass photo! I find this site to be very informative, and I think there's a very knowledgeable group of all different types of anglers here. With spring just around the corner and season openers in a few more months, I'm sure everyone is itching to get out on the water! I hope to learn from all of you, and I hope I can contribute to other's success and love of the sport in return. I look forward to posting pictures and reports from lakes I visit in the future, because some of yours are awesome! Cheers! Dan Here are a few pics from last year... Just cause we all love em! Hopefully this works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great intro Dan Welcome to OFC Looking forward to reading your fishing adventures Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome Dan !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome aboard man. Nice intro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranksda58 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 welcome from another newbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyejack Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Good intro Dan, keepin in mind most fishers are fabricators and I don't know about you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great introduction Dan......welcome to OFC. Sounds like you are a very lucky man, you live most mens dream at 24! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) I can't see the pictures. Welcome abord Dan. Saw the other post with the pics. Edited March 4, 2011 by Nipfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 You found the right spot Dan ...fantastic intro and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Looks like you are in a good area to catch some nice fish, maybe this year you will get into the "big one" like you are hoping for. If you are chasing a trophy try bigger baits, if you like a HJ try the biggest size, if you like topwaters like Skitter Pop's give there biggest popper a go for a few nights. Thanks for the intro, and welcome to OFC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danklegrand Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thank-you all for the replies and the very warm welcome! I see the photos didn't come through on this thread, but somehow I managed to post it twice! Obviously a newbie here... This is the link to my duplicate post with the pics: http://www.ofncommun...showtopic=51498 Sorry for posting twice... I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. Thanks again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 welcome aboard brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome. As usaul, watch out for Mercman. Regards, Slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danklegrand Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great introduction Dan......welcome to OFC. Sounds like you are a very lucky man, you live most mens dream at 24! Thank-you John, I think so too! We are currently working on buying our first house, so we're trying to keep the expenses down... However, we won't sell the boat because it's something we both enjoy! I'm sure life will throw us some curves, but I hope we always have time for fishing! Lucky man indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskieman Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome aboard .. Dan!! Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome aboard Bud! That's a pretty good intro, except you still need to get the pic-posting skills honed it jkjk edit: Uh now i see the other post, nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danklegrand Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Looks like you are in a good area to catch some nice fish, maybe this year you will get into the "big one" like you are hoping for. If you are chasing a trophy try bigger baits, if you like a HJ try the biggest size, if you like topwaters like Skitter Pop's give there biggest popper a go for a few nights. Thanks for the intro, and welcome to OFC! Thank-you for the warm welcomes and already some great advice on finding "the big one" this year! Being a total newbie, I somehow managed to post the same thread twice... Thanks again, looking forward to sharing reports in the coming season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome to our community, Dan. Sounds as though you'll fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danklegrand Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome to our community, Dan. Sounds as though you'll fit right in. Thanks for the welcome Roy! I'm assuming you're the mod who fixed these posts up for me... Thank-you for that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Welcome to the OFC...great intro. Was up at Restoule with my better half/fishing buddy last summer, and, we too had a blast. Look forward to seeing/reading reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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