Flint Lockwood

Hey all,

 

Looking for some feedback from you experienced anglers. A group of us guys had planned a weekend fishing getaway for mid-September, early October in one of the Muskoka lakes. Unfortunately, we couldn't find a weekend that worked for the majority of us so we've pushed it off until late October. I'm wondering if it's still worth going this late in the season. Can we still expect some success with pike/walley fishing this late? Unfortunately, it's not a trout lake otherwise I'd recommend we look for lakers or steelhead.

 

Does anyone have experience with warm-water fishing at this point in the year that could comment?

 

Thanks!

Hi Guys,

 

I know this isn't fishing related, but it is important. You may have seen it on the news already, but I thought I'd post it here anyway. 

An Ancaster man named Tim Bosma listed his Dodge Ram pickup truck for sale online. On Monday evening (May 6) he went for a test drive with two men and hasn't come back.

Tim is a husband and father and is dearly missed by many!

The Hamilton Homicide unit is currently investigating due to the suspicious nature of the disappearance.

 

Police have released some descriptions of the two men:

 

 

• male white, 6’1” to 6’2”, 170 to 180 lbs, mid 20’s, light to medium short brown hair, unshaven, wearing blue jeans, long sleeve orange shirt and running shoes
•  male white, 5’9” to 5’10” , small to medium build, early to mid 20’s, dark hair red hooded with hood up over his head.
• These males were last seen in Mr. Bosma’s vehicle described as a 2007 dodge Ram pick up black in colour, Ontario licence plate 726 7ZW.

 

 

Please keep an eye out for a black 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 diesel pickup truck, plate #  726 7ZW and call police if you see anything!

 

Here are some links to news sites carrying the story:

 

http://globalnews.ca...d-truck-buyers/

http://www.thespec.c...g-ancaster-man/

 

http://www.cbc.ca/ha...issing-man.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below are pictures of Tim and the truck:

 

 

 

 

I'm looking forward to hitting the water this Saturday along with many of you!

This will be my first year fishing opening day, and I'm wondering if any can offer advice about location. I'm intending to hit a West trib, fairly close to home, but I can't decide if it would be better to start closer to the lake or to try further north (that is, about 6-8km north of the lake).

 

I figure that further south likely means more traffic (other people), so I'm favouring the idea of a more northern entrance where my hope is that it would be quieter.  I don't have a ton of time (only a few hours on Saturday morning) so I really want to maximize my chances.

 

My question is: Do you think I would be wasting my time starting too far north? Do steelhead make it that far north and hang around? Sorry if these are dumb questions but most of my fishing experience is for warm-water species. 

All,

 

I've been a member here for a number of months now. Admittedly I don't post all that often, but I do read mostly everything on this forum. Today though, I want to tell you about an iPhone app I developed that is finally ready for the world. See, I love to fish (as everyone here does!), but I also love software. Professionally, I'm a software engineer and I for a long while now I had this idea of marrying my love for angling with my love for software. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to do so and now I'm very excited to tell you about PRO Fishing Journal, which went live just recently.

 

In a nutshell, PRO Fishing Journal is a personal fishing logbook for your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod).

It allows you to track the fish you caught, where you caught it, how you caught it etc. You can use that information as a personal reference and / or instantly share the pictures of your trophy with your friends via Facebook, twitter or email. 

 

Here are some of the major features:

• quickly and easily record your fish catches in as much or as little detail as you please
• take pictures and share them on Facebook, Twitter or email with a single button click
• Allow the device's built in GPS radio to capture the exact location of your catch. Conveniently, it also automatically names the body of water you are on!
• Optionally organize your catches into Trips, which allows for even more data points, such as weather conditions, sunrise / sunset times, and the lunar phase. 
• for the really hard-core: export your recorded catches into a file format that you can load on your PC or MAC and edit in MS Excel

The app is absolutely FREE to download and try. This free version is fully functional, but limited to the recording of 3 catches. If you like the app, you can remove this restriction by purchasing an unlock code for $1.99. So please go ahead and download it. If you're reading this on your iPhone, you should be able to get to the app landing page directly by clicking here. 

 

I've attached some screenshots to this post so you can get an idea of what it looks like without jumping over to iTunes.

 

Lastly, I ask that you please take a moment to rate the application in iTunes. That rating is a massive factor in driving downloads!

 

If you have any questions, feel free to post here!

 

Thanks & I hope you enjoy it!

I'm relatively new to fly fishing - but it's definitely got my interest for next year.
I was checking out some fly fishing videos on Vimeo, and came across this short film about a guy attempting to catch and land a Tarpon.

This looks absolutely crazy!

Have any of you ever tried something like this? Were you successful?

Personally, I've never been salt-water fishing, but it's now on my bucket list