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So here are the option above. Click and vote on which one you would like to fish. I will put it up for a while and once I feel enough people have voted I will finalize the location.

Good poll Pete!....

What is access like at Farren?.....I think the last thing FH folk want to do is create issues for cottage owners...at least I don't....

Silver is easily accessible to everyone.....parking should be fine and not too bad of a walk to Laker grounds for people without transportation on ice.....

Muskrat is quite the hike to decent Laker grounds.....

Ice conditions at both Silver and Skrat could be iffy on those dates depending on the winter we get...something else to consider.....

Either way...I'm in.

RJ

No fav's, so anywhere is fine by me. Been to Muskrat once for lakers and lost a good one at the hole. Never been to Silver

Silver is a tough lake, hit & miss. There are decent trout there, but not in any good numbers. I've been there 2x on ice and it was s-l-o-w.

Muskrat is a good choice water, but is a bit too far. I'm not interested in driving 5 hour round trip on my day off.

Farren Lake access is directly (30ft) from the side of a well maintained road. No issue with cottagers, the roadside is public access. MNR will tell you - call em if ya need confirmation.

Parking would have to be figured out - eg park in Bolingbroke then hike/ATV/Sled to the lake. I doubt there would be more than 20 people attending so shouldn't be a prob. I'm in for Farren.

I chose silver. The wifey will be coming along, therefore "our" car will not be going on any ice. I will be taking the ankle express from roadside. I like the idea of being on a smaller lake. Maybe, just maybe, I would find the fish.

Is Farren not a problem for acess as in surrounded by NIMBY land owners?
Mark

I'll bite... What or who are the NIMBY ?

Stands for "Not in my back yard"

Don't want to create any problems, but ...
I've fished Farren before, and will fish it again. I had no problems before, and I don't expect the next time. Some of this is blown out of proportion, one fella had a run-in with another... now the cottager assoc gets a bad rap.

There is no debating the point, the public can legally and rightfully access the lake. The MNR will email you the access point. Bring a copy of the email from the MNR along if it churns your butter.

Not In My Back Yard
Personally I would rather not wait for the CO comming from ????? when a land owner is blocking you whether he/she is in the right or not. I have not personally experienced this though

F THAT S !!! I pay my taxes and will drill more holes in front of these peoples property than they have in their soy milk soaked heads. "NIMBY"... Ha!!

Steady Eddy wrote:F THAT S !!! I pay my taxes and will drill more holes in front of these peoples property than they have in their soy milk soaked heads. "NIMBY"... Ha!!

nice...real nice attitude

Sorry if I offended you. Its just a touchy subject. I fish almost exclusivley from shore and cant stand the " NIMBY" types. Give a guy a break. I have met people who say " sure the fishing is good around here. Follow me to my place. park there. wanna use my canoe ? " Then you get these kind of tools " oh god, fisherman. look at them honey....lock the doors." On second thought, maybe I am not sorry.... NIMBY...Ha !!

A LOT of splake go in that lake too

I've read also that Farren is a good choice for splake. It's close to Wolfe Lake, but I've never fished there.

W.