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If I was a little quicker it would have been better. The trees were lit up!

Hey ur mom is calling, sounds like your lucky charms are poured. You'll find the rainbow one day.

I got way better things to do than to mess with people. Roger

Wow !!! Apparently sarcasm isnt allowed.........

Okay, folks....its not this websites fault, its not anybodys fault...in fact there is nothing to blame anybody for. Small town, couple rivers, people talk, people fish, thats what we do. Tailout is wrong...who cares, go fishing, enjoy yourselves...and smile just like this fish and I.

You haven't been listening at all have you, tailout? We knew from your first post that the owner of the site was the target of your beef. You are pretending you have adjusted your thinking but in fact you only made it more personal. Have you understood that YOU and others like you are "THE PROBLEM"? Once you figure that out, maybe we can get somewhere. Like helping with stream rehabilitation, science and conservation efforts, angler education, and (heaven forbid) limiting your days fishing for steelies on the river so others can have a chance. Your attitude can be found everywhere where there is a fishery. Most commercial fishermen I have talked to on the Left Coast blame the government, the Indians, the recreational angler, the forestry industry, pollution -- any one but themselves -- for declining stocks. If you listened carefully to them, they are saying that the fishery would prosper endlessly as long as it was (secretly) managed by a chosen few who "know what they are doing." It's nonsense, of course. They want as much profit from the fishery as they can be lawfully permitted and stock conservation is only a secondary concern. There's a similar history in the East Coast. Substitute angling pleasure for profit, and it's the same thing. Fisheries around the world are under pressure because of better communication, better methods, better technology, declining habitat, and a burgeoning human population. Did you buy a nice centerpin reel and high end steelie rod? Congratulations. You just invested in a growing industry catering to people like you. The steelies feel the effects of your purchase even before you put a line in the water. Admit you are part of The Problem and start doing something positive about it. L/P

Don't think I have ever seen this much hard water return after ice out.

Yesssssssss Our friend Tailout is still with us....Nice...Can't hate this site that much....

I checked my little creek I normally smelt at last Sunday nite about midnight--there were a couple of smelt there but not really enough to bother with. Reports from Beardmore was there were a few but took an hour to dip an ice cream pail full. Monday at midnight I checked and there was nothing but it was well below freezing. I checked my creek this afternoon and it was frozen and covered with snow. Still not yet above freezing here. Will be interesting to see if they run at all. I'll keep checking but it's supposed to be cold all week.

Posting for a friend that is being a good Samaritan: “Found – ice fishing shelter up the Dorion Cutoff. If you lost a shelter while ice fishing this winter, text 620-7958 with a description and arrangements will be made to get it back to you.”

Any fish that you plan to release should be handled carefully and released quickly. However trying to blame a website for people knowing fish are in the rivers is ridiculous. People were catching steelhead long before the interweb.

Everyone with a fishing license is well within their rights to fish for them as much as they want and posting on a fishing forum will do nothing to change it