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The Rat
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Canada
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 Posted - 09/04/2010 : 17:31:18
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To see all the vacation pics, go to the Facebook links here and here. (Don't want to brag, but I think there's some great sunrise pics in there.)
Just had a week up in that sylvan paradise nestled in the La Cloche mountains, and took the opportunity to apply something I learned recently - drop shotting. The fact that I run a tournament each year does NOT mean that I am an expert fisherman, in fact I'm only just getting back into it after languishing for many a year. I'm still more casual than serious (don't want it to get too much like work!), but I do want a bit more success.
I decided to work in a light and versatile style since canoeing is the only way to do George Lake other than standing on shore. I palomared a worm hook about a foot up the line, reasoning that if I got into any cover it would be easier to rehook the Strikezone Slammer to snagless mode than put on a different hook. A moderate size (I'm lousy with remembering weights) bismuth split shot went on the bottom, and the hunt began. I cruised around looking for area where there had been lots of rocks tumbling from the cliffs, causing lots of good smallmouth structure below the water. The tactic seemed to work, and I have now fallen in love with George Lake as a great bronzeback hole. Things started off on the small side:
But it was all uphill from there:
Excuse the blurriness of some of these, but when you're alone in a canoe you take a quick pic and release:
All told it was a great week, topped off by a sighting of a peregrine falcon just as I was releasing one of those fish. I had seen a notice in the office that they wanted reports of them, so some quick pics were taken and shown to the park naturalist. He was ecstatic, as it was the first report they had received all year:
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Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 09/04/2010 : 17:49:12 [Permalink]
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| Seems like you had a great time, especially right before it gets cold again up there and you've got to rebuild your igloo. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 17:55:24 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Seems like you had a great time, especially right before it gets cold again up there and you've got to rebuild your igloo.
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Already happened, a cold front blew through last night and it's down to 16C. |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590 |
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 18:04:03 [Permalink]
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| Just super, Dave. Nice pics! Great capture on that peregrine falcon too. I take it those are some of your kids on the Facebook page? |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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Dave W.
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USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 18:04:10 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by The Rat
Already happened, a cold front blew through last night and it's down to 16C. |
Damn shame you were out messing around with those scrawny little fish when you should have been building up your winter store of blubber. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too. |
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 19:46:47 [Permalink]
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Not to fret, The Rat has plenty of blubber for everyone.
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"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 19:54:35 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Randy
Just super, Dave. Nice pics! Great capture on that peregrine falcon too. I take it those are some of your kids on the Facebook page?
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Yup, 18 year-old Meagan and 14 year-old Derek. They had a blast. |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590 |
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 19:57:13 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Randy
Not to fret, The Rat has plenty of blubber for everyone.
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Hey! I resemble that remark!  Didn't eat much at all when we were camping but the waistline still seemed to be a tight fit into the pants at the end of the week. I've got to get motivated to lose at least 30lb. |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590 |
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 20:17:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by The Rat
Originally posted by Randy
Just super, Dave. Nice pics! Great capture on that peregrine falcon too. I take it those are some of your kids on the Facebook page?
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Yup, 18 year-old Meagan and 14 year-old Derek. They had a blast.
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That's just fantastic, Dave! |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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Randy
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USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 20:19:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by The Rat
Originally posted by Randy
Not to fret, The Rat has plenty of blubber for everyone.
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Hey! I resemble that remark! Didn't eat much at all when we were camping but the waistline still seemed to be a tight fit into the pants at the end of the week. I've got to get motivated to lose at least 30lb.
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Same here...need to drop at least 20 myself (excuse me now while I get a bit more wine and cheese and think about it) |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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Fishing at Killarney Provincial Park
