Surf and Turf

That’s awesome! Great trip and great memories for both of you!

Took my son into northern algonquin for a loop trip. All in we did 30 kms in portages. Fishing was awesome for specks in some of those back lakes. No monsters but good numbers. Proud of the boy, tough as nails.

Never fished the Saugeen proper, those ones are beasts!
 
We used to fish around Chatsworth area back in the 80's, most of the streams you could almost jump across, and most of the trout would be 7 or 8 inches, too small to filet, just gut them and fry up in butter. Good with a side of eggs for breakfast.
 
We would fish in the morning then drive around and shoot ground hogs in the afternoon, good times!
 
 

Never fished the Saugeen proper, those ones are beasts!
 
We used to fish around Chatsworth area back in the 80's, most of the streams you could almost jump across, and most of the trout would be 7 or 8 inches, too small to filet, just gut them and fry up in butter. Good with a side of eggs for breakfast.
 
We would fish in the morning then drive around and shoot ground hogs in the afternoon, good times!
 
 

About 15 years ago I was fishing on Erie on a flat calm day about 2 miles out. I noticed a V in the water coming straight at me that turned out to be some kind of water snake. I had a 17' Lund at the time with a small rear boarding platform that was parallel to the water. That damn snake was determined it was crawling up on to my platform and I knocked it away several times with my paddle. It was very aggressive and kept coming back so I finally got the hell out of there.  Possibly, being that far from shore, it was tired or drowning but believe me, there is no room for snakes in my boat.

Hmm... I think there may be some photo shop involved in the "canadian creek rattlesnake" picture.??? 
 
We used to look for them down in the Gorge when we were fishing as teens but never found one. I've seen a few up around Honey Harbour at dusk hearing them well before seeing them which is good thing, they come out on the rocks so have to watch where you are walking. My wife almost stepped on a baby one a couple of years ago, I'm surprised she didn't get bit because she danced all around it a few laps while screaming before actually getting away from it. 
 
 
 
 

Fished outta grimsby today. Wanted to get out to 40+fow but the winds had other plans. Made it to 25 and that was about the max wave height I’d wanna fish in. Cruised around a bit and went in to 12fow. Ended up with 2 lakers today one for each my buddy and I. Water temps were 50f. Both fish caught in flicker minnows. 
 
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Same size for the trout in the upper 12 .One guy carried a wicker type basket with a lid and he gutted the brook trout and stuffed  wet grass into the gut cavity . I guess it helped keep them fresh for a while .( like keeping dew worms fresh in wet grass )
Nothing like frying brookies  rolled in flour, fried in butter with skin on and as Surf and Turf said  they make a great breakfast meal with eggs or with fries with dinner .
I'm drooling cliff .....   🤤

Never fished the Saugeen proper, those ones are beasts!
 
We used to fish around Chatsworth area back in the 80's, most of the streams you could almost jump across, and most of the trout would be 7 or 8 inches, too small to filet, just gut them and fry up in butter. Good with a side of eggs for breakfast.
 
We would fish in the morning then drive around and shoot ground hogs in the afternoon, good times!
 
 

Never fished the Saugeen proper, those ones are beasts!
 
We used to fish around Chatsworth area back in the 80's, most of the streams you could almost jump across, and most of the trout would be 7 or 8 inches, too small to filet, just gut them and fry up in butter. Good with a side of eggs for breakfast.
 
We would fish in the morning then drive around and shoot ground hogs in the afternoon, good times!
 
 

Never fished the Saugeen proper, those ones are beasts!
 
We used to fish around Chatsworth area back in the 80's, most of the streams you could almost jump across, and most of the trout would be 7 or 8 inches, too small to filet, just gut them and fry up in butter. Good with a side of eggs for breakfast.
 
We would fish in the morning then drive around and shoot ground hogs in the afternoon, good times!
 
 

Headed to the saugeen to fish with my pal John. 
limits were too quick. We spent 3 days camping. Although we got a whack ton of rain. We dealt with it. These fish were all from the saugeen river. All wild fish. 

Fishing was tough this time..I can't say I spotted a lot of fish but it can change on a daily basis...Some of the fish I saw were spooky as hell. As usual a lot of blown casts that should have been on target...Next trip I really have to spend way more time practising before I go, but I say that every time..You make the slightest mistake and you usually blow your shot..This was the best fish I got on a guided trip. A couple of days latter I landed one NINE POUNDS +/-  on the local diy flats !!!!!!! Overall not many fish but the big one might be a once in a lifetime fish.... 

Just this one
Not the greatest pic
 

Finally got a turkey this morning after 3 days.
18.77 pounds, 10.1/2” beard, and short spurs - 15/16” & 7/8”.
However, it was the easiest turkey I’ve got in a long time.
I set up along a wheat field edge along a woods where I thought they might be roosting.
After it started getting light a bird started gobbling over my right shoulder less than 50 yds away.
After gobbling for over 20 minutes or so he flew down just 30 yards in front if me….game over!!

The best investment you can make starting out fly fishing is lessons and lots of casting practice. Then how to read the water to find the fish. Then how the present your fly. Fun once it comes together, frustrating until it does. 

Don’t have to buy it if you can just find it…
 
 

The blind is out and I’ve got my full bottle of mustard all ready to go!!
 
 

I launched at Port Colbourne, buddy and myself fished 2 spots, the last spot was 62 fow infront of Abino we took home 85 nice ones.
 

Docks are in at Crystal Beach as of this morning!

Surf , we took cans of Koch's Golden Anniversary moose hunting and none of the other 5 complained about the taste . Old Milwaukie wasn't much different but the price was right . On one trip we had 5 cases of 24 canned beer in my van and got caught at the border coming back to Canada near Thunder Bay and they look all the beer !  lol  I had a micky of Yukon Jack that the label said "made in Canada" and they let me keep it . I bought it on the US side !  ha !
Apparently our Koch's beer wasn't always liked by some ....  
 
 

LOL, yes one man's food is another's poison! I don't think I've had the pleasure of Koch's beer. Were those "tasting notes" printed on the can? "Tastes worse than it smells, musty, musky murky, not unlike swamp water" LOL
Terrible of those guys to take your beer, Smerch! Didn't mind cheap beer but always stuck to Five Star back in the day. 

Was lucky here in Grimsby, clouds started to clear just before 3, pictures don't do it justice, way cooler than I could imagine! When it was totally covered and you could look at directly, it was totally surreal!

Hey everyone! Anybody getting out this spring for some turkey??? I'm looking forward to it! Got lots of time off to be hunting them this spring, got fortunate and got a nice tom opening morning last year! First one ever actually and now I'm hooked like deer lol. Here's last spring. Everyone else can post there spring Tom's!