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Good day all, if anyone is heading east east of tbay for the long weekend (and beyond) I recommend you to stop at Anita's bait on Hwy 11-17 (just before Hurkett loop) and grab some bait, ice and a bite to eat! There's a new grill shack opening up today at Anita's. Poutine, burgers and more! Help support the local community and get that extra energy to get ya out on the water! hope everyone has a safe and happy May long! cheers

Well I'm stuck in town this long weekend. So I decided that I'm going to fish the rivers in town. Planning on seeing if I can find some specks. I've heard the McIntyre has produced specks but I'm thinking the current river. Start at Boulevard and work my way up river till I find em. Maybe even try the mouth for walleye or around the mouth of the floodway. See what town can produce for fish. If all that fails then it's the neste boat launch

McKintyre was loaded with them this week, I couldn't believe how many I seen at one time had to be hundreds.

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.