Originally posted by: Rookie@bassin on 10/6/2004 6:27:07 PM

Is there kitty-kats that far North,lol
How is the Bassin?
any one know

Originally posted by: LIPRIPPER on 10/6/2004 6:31:31 PM

Not for sure Rookie I've never been up there but ifn I do there had better be some Kitty-Kats up there <!--graemlin::D--> I do think they have BASS there though and Walleye too

Originally posted by: PAPPADIDDY on 10/9/2004 10:45:45 AM

I DON'T THINK THERE ARE KITTIES UP THAT FAR, CAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE LONG JOHNS THAT SMALL. IFIN I REMEMBER RIGHT, THE NIGHTS CAN BE ON THE COOL SIDE. COOL, NOT FROSTY AS IN THE FARTHER NORTH. <!--graemlin::D-->

Originally posted by: Rookie@bassin on 10/12/2004 2:28:11 PM

well lip,
so much for kitty catin but theys still panfish an others up there.

Originally posted by: LIPRIPPER on 10/12/2004 5:10:59 PM

Rookie ifn we do go EYE guess we just have to take our own Kitty-Kats <!--graemlin::eek:--> <!--graemlin::D--> just kidding wouldn't want to get in trouble with the locals for putting foren objects in the waters <!--graemlin::rolleyes:--> <!--graemlin::D-->

Originally posted by: Rookie@bassin on 10/12/2004 6:11:56 PM

yeah,
somehow i dont think they'd like that
Oh well they dont know what their missing

Originally posted by: silversalmon on 10/13/2004 2:48:53 AM

Another thing about kitty kats, if you think they are not flying fish, well, all of ours has to get flown in up here <!--graemlin::D--> We do have all you can eat fried kitty kats on Fri,Sat and Sun. We have a fish up here that resembles the kat though, burbot. They taste like lobster.

Originally posted by: LIPRIPPER on 10/13/2004 3:45:02 PM

That's for sure Rookie their loss <!--graemlin::D-->
silver glad you said that for a second there I thought ya was going to say they taste like Chicken <!--graemlin::rolleyes:--> <!--graemlin::D-->

Originally posted by: PAPPADIDDY on 10/13/2004 6:57:02 PM

BE WATCHING OUT FOR DEM CLAWS. THE BIGGEST ONE HAS A VERY MEAN LEFT CROSS!!!

Originally posted by: bbronswyk on 10/13/2004 8:17:12 PM

Hey guys,

My name is Bryan I am from BC. I live in the lower mainland in Maple Ridge. Just found out about the Bass fishing and started it a couple weeks ago so its my new hobby. I still love my salmon/trout fishnig but something new is always good.

I look forward to talknig to you guys more.

Originally posted by: WalleyeWayne on 10/14/2004 4:55:24 AM

I welcomed you on another thread bbronswyk and I'll do it again here. I don't fish for salmon but I have fished for lake, rainbow and speckled trout in this part of Lake Superior.

Originally posted by: PAPPADIDDY on 10/16/2004 12:36:46 PM

WAY TO GO BRYAN. FEAR NOTHING, TRY ANYTHING, AND DO YOUR BEST WHEN YOU DO. WELCOME TO THE CLUB BB. FEEL FREE TO GIVE A YELL ANYTIME. FISH ON. <!--graemlin::D-->

Originally posted by: silversalmon on 10/16/2004 2:27:45 PM

Good luck with the bass fishin. That was the first fish I ever caought in my life, smallmouth. After that it was mainly perch and walleye. Now, it is Salmon, trout, char, steelies, grayling, burbot and of course the good old pike.

Originally posted by: bbronswyk on 10/16/2004 6:35:16 PM

Went to a local lake today and caught 4 in about an hour and a half but as soon as the sun hit it just died. All were in the 1lb range. I could have caught more if I didnt lose so many of course the big one got away <!--graemlin:;)-->

Originally posted by: johncail on 11/7/2004 11:40:37 AM

<!--graemlin::cool:--> i'm from Saint John in New Brunswick at the the mouth of the st. john and kenibicasis rivers, on the bay of fundy on the atlantic coast (highest tides in the world, a reversing falls rapids with a large estuary) with lots of lakes too.

i mostly fish locally for trout, smelt, various perches, pickeral and small mouth bass.oh, and STRIPED BASS (season just ended) occasionally i also go for salmon and plan to fish for sturgeon next year.
i'm waiting for hard water now, we have to wait a little longer than most, those tides and the salt makes the ice a little tricky <!--graemlin:;)-->

Originally posted by: Norhternpike48 on 11/23/2004 5:18:12 AM

Sorry for being away from the site so long.
Now that the year is drawing to a close, has anyone else noticed that this was not the best year for fish? Everyone I met all spring/summer/fall (southern Ontario) has complained of the same thing.
Hopefully this was just an off year and as cycles go things will change.
I would like to hear from Other parts of the country to find out if this is just an isolated case.

Originally posted by: LIPRIPPER on 11/23/2004 4:08:10 PM

Norhternpike48 funny you should mention that <!--graemlin::eek:--> I've said the same thing myself and from all I've heard or seen it looks like it's everywhere this year. <!--graemlin::(--> I know you hear of a few stories of good catches but as a whole they are few and far between. <!--graemlin::(--> I hope it's just an off year too and that next year it will get better.
Glad ya could drop back in <!--graemlin::cool:-->

Originally posted by: johncail on 11/23/2004 7:15:05 PM

<!--graemlin::cool:--> <!--graemlin::eek:--> no kitty cats in ontario? wrong!!! the ottawa river is a major cat fishery, they are really promoting it. not as big as down south but lots to catch. it's on half there fishing shows this week.

down here in new brunswick we also have cats but they are only really kittens, big ones go a couple of pounds, brown/black bull heads. <!--graemlin:;)-->

Originally posted by: Norhternpike48 on 11/24/2004 1:42:40 AM

Lipripper, I guess there are a few of us left that, after the smoke of battle clears, can honestly admit that we didn't get as many as others claimed. <!--graemlin:;)-->LOL
I just found it strange that once the conversation starts around the fish'n hole, everyone is saying what I had been thinking. (but not wanting to be the first to admit I wasn't having the success I thought I should) I believe the catch ratio is down this year. Sure I have had the odd "good" day, but there have been too many days when it seemed nothing was interested apart from the odd sunfish or crappie (hour after hour of drown'n worms)........interesting
Maybe we could get one of those large *** government grants to set up study on this <!--graemlin::p--> lol

Originally posted by: PAPPADIDDY on 11/24/2004 2:09:25 AM

I AGREE ABOUT THIS BEING AN "OFF" YEAR. I DIDN'T DO SO WELL BECAUSE OF SEVERAL REASONS. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST IS THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN OUT OF COMISSION FROM JUNE 8- TO SEPTEMBER 26. THIS WAS DUE TO NECK SURGERY THAT HAD TO BE DONE. THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR FOR FISHING. I'M AN AVID PANFISHERMAN AND I MISSED THE ENTIRE SPAWN THIS YEAR. THATS A CRIME IN ITSELF. THE THE NEXT THING IS THAT UPON RETURNING TO WORK I'VE BEEN WORKING LIKE ALL GET OUT TO TRY AND "CATCH-UP" FOR LOST TIME. I'VE WORKED AS MUCH OVERTIME AS THEY WOULD GIVE ME. THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT I DIDN'T MEET WITH JODA AND THE LIPSTER UNTIL OUR ST. JOE FISHING MEET. THESE TWO GUYS HAD MADE THE LOSS OF SUMMER ENTIRELY WORTH IT. I'VE NOT ONLY HAD THE BEST TIME OF MANY YEARS BUT ALSO MET TWO OF THE GREATEST FRIENDS EVER. THEY'VE INSPIRED ME TO CONTINUE ON WHERE I WAS GOING TO QUIT. JODA SHOWED ME THAT THERE IS NO QUITTING; AND I'M VERY GREATFUL FOR THAT. I'VE TURNED A NEW LEAF AND MADE MANY NEW FRIENDS ALSO. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JODA AND LIPRIPPER.