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We had our opener this weekend. The fishing was very good! Almost dumb fishing, 3' to 11' seemed to be the magic number. Nothing more than dragging a 1/8 oz. jig with a nice Silver Shiner. Saturday and Sunday we had some good couples up (30 year friends) With the great weather (sun burn) it was a pleasure to fish a great lake with great people.

I don't think I'm going to get tapped for Sandro's eulogy, but I will tell you this about the man. In all the years I had known him, he asked extremely little from me, yet he gave me so much. At one point I told him I was looking for tournament sponsorship, and he said, "no Pancho, I'll take care of you." All he ever wanted from me is to spend a little time with me. Be it in a boat every so often, or a quick lunch, or some time in his rec-room with the always-in-stock beer shoved my way. Always smiling and laughing and a good bit of mutual teasing as friends do. He was always welcoming and happy to see me no matter where he was or what he was doing. And that's the biggest thing. I'll miss him greatly. -Tom

Just got boat back from Wawa yesterday. If weather holds true I'll be going out. I would like to wish everyone good luck fishing salmon this year. Hope there is some nice catches. In fact I wish all success no matter what fish you all choose to go after. Please post any pic of salmon catches. Love to see them. Good luck all. Terry

Frazer Lake now has a new boat launch and a modified beach area.

Very big loss to the fishing community....our condolences to his family and friends.

Terrible and very surprising news , condolences to his family. Didnt know him well but talked in passing many times. Was always smiling and laughing. Rest in peace.

Yeah, is say there's a few running right meow.... They're really tasty ground up in fish cakes (just add bread crumbs, eggs, onions and spices, then fry in pan). I cleaned them like wallys but left the pin bones in and ran them through my grinder twice, no bones detected.

Well I want to catch a longnose because I am trying to catch every species of fish in Ontario, and I haven't caught a longnose yet. (just the ones that can be caught on a rod and reel, I cannot see myself trying to catch any minnows, although there are people who fish for minnows). I do this because I love fish biology and really enjoy researching the different types of fish, their life histories and identifying them. It also provides a fun challenge to try and catch new things and explore new fishing locations. This all started when I destroyed my shoulder and couldn't play sports anymore. So, I needed a new hobby, and I really liked fishing. My dad always told stories about a weird "dogfish" he caught as a kid, and I wanted to see what they look like. So I researched them, found a few spots around my house where they could be found, what people catch them on etc. Then I went to try and catch one and it was a blast! So, I expanded that to other species like carp, catfish, bass. Now the longnose sucker is the fish I haven't caught at this time of year, and they are not anywhere around my house back home, so this is the best shot I have at catching one. As for why would you want to catch suckers in general, they are abundant, easy to catch, put up a decent fight, and taste pretty good (bones are a little annoying). I don't tend to keep many of them. I only end up keeping the smaller ones because I deep fry them to remove the bones, but the bones in larger ones don't crisp up as well. Apparently you can also pickle or can suckers, but I don't have the fancy equipment to try stuff like that. Anyway, hope this is a good response, feel free to think I'm crazy. This is something I find fun, and I will keep doing it so long as it stays fun.