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look what the BAR coughed up
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:35 pm
by squig69
sorry for getting the pics up so late but here she goes, FrenchRiverHitters 1st of the day and a beauty at that.
and not long after that he gets his 2nd
soon after that JimW hauls in this cow
coming near the end of fishing at the bar i finally got this guy in the boat
we didnt get a pic of JimW's bow till the end and heres the "football" bow at the end of our journey back at the launch.
all in all we landed 4 lakers and 1 bow with 1 monster laker lost at the boat. this was my 1st laker in over 20yrs and im still excited about the great day we had and a pleasure meeting and fishing with more Hawkers.
chris
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:44 pm
by eye-tracker
Nice fish guys...
Great to see the lakers and that Bow.
Cheers'
-et
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:48 pm
by fisher
Beauty pix of nice fish.WTG guys.
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:50 pm
by Wall-I-Guy
Great stuff,
Nice to see. Way to go for sure guys

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:34 pm
by Bobber
I want to play......
Those are fantastic fish. Congratulations and thanks for sharing them with us.
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:49 pm
by Snidley
I'm not a fanatic catch a release fisherman but i do fish the Niagara a fair bit. I would say that those Lakers will not only taste horrible but that the toxicity of those fish will be off the scale(they are 0 on the Ontario Consumption Scale). That little bow is probable safe and reasonably tasty. I would really think over keeping any Lakers from Lake O especially larger versions like those. Not trying to create a problem here but there are people that don't know the consumption facts and in the Great Lakes the toxins are of a type that build up in body tissue and never leave. Very unwise consumtion decision. Lots of those big boys out there on the bar though. Regards Snidley
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:59 pm
by Niagara Nick
Nice pics. Squig
I was down at Queenston today , didn't see your truck there??? But I did see a red ford that looked familier?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:11 pm
by iankrzyzanowski
Well done lads, Amazing fish!
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:01 pm
by gorfman007
man those are nice congrats.

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:13 pm
by Markus
Great pics Squig!

You guys did great and I still can't get over how much weight JimW has lost! FrenchRiverHitter, it was great seeing you again and I can't wait til we head up north this summer.
Squig, you made these 2 guys smile and gave them a March fishing opputtunity and I think thats just really great.
See ya again soon!
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:14 pm
by JimW
Thanks for putting the pictures up Squig69.
Snidley thanks for the tips about the toxicity. I figure the lake trout toxicity levels would be quite high, but a couple meals over a life time will not cause any real problems. I will smoke the laker to improve it's taste and my wife and kids will not eat the lake trout!!!
JimW
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:17 pm
by Muskiemagnet
Awesome pics guys. Brings back memories from December, eh RJ..??
Holy Smokes...!!! Is that Jim W..????? Looking great.
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:22 pm
by squig69
snidley
thanks for the heads up
JimW
thanks for the company and you have a seat in my boat any time your down this way and ive gotta get me one of those masks, the snow blizzard riding back up was a bit chilly.
Markus
thanks for organizing yet another leasurely winter fish and hope to get out with you again
chris
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:24 pm
by Snidley
No probs Jim. I was doubley shocked to see that this year the Consumption Guide says that for Western L. Ontario the consumption for Smelt is 0. Thats down from 2 meals a month last year. Whats up with that? Maybe Love canal has sprung a leak! Anyway if you can'
t eat a small plankton feeder like a Smelt what is the world coming to. I wonder where those Lake Smelts sold in the stores come from? Snidley out.
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:29 pm
by nighttroller
Awesome fish guys, a litle nicer than the 6" perch I was catching today

! One of these days I will have to make the trip up there!!!