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Well just wanted to start by saying that I finished school and now am heading home on Saturday, and I probably won't get to visit Thunder Bay for some time. I will be fishing along the way home (Niagara Region) with my dad. We are hoping to put some time into the Mackenzie, Black Sturgeon, Nipigon, and Whitesand Rivers, as well as any other cool looking ones we come across (probably in the Sudbury area). I don't have any experience around the Black Sturgeon, or Nipigon Rivers but want to get some fishing in before the season closes next Tuesday. I was hoping for some information about where to access these rivers, I know black sturgeon road leads to the provincial park upstream, but was also wondering if the road downstream (evard) was also any good. I'm not looking for any specific locations since we have no problem walking the shoreline and figuring out some spots. I will definitely miss it here in Thunder Bay. I've caught a couple really cool fish thanks to the advice that I got from you people on this forum, and for that I am very grateful. I will post pictures of the trip!

Dog lake

Picked up 2 of these , you may not believe it but there's a real minnow in this . It's not home made but manufactured . It has a clear plastic coating over it you can't see in pic. but up close you can see the scales.

I am an Automotive engineer and also a Certified Marine Technician from Mercury Canada. When we were experiencing a high than normal rate of fuel system problems, I have check over 10 gas stations here in Thunder Bay and surrounding areas, and they all have Ethanol in the fuel. The percentages averages at 8-9%, at that low end they do not by law have to admit to having Ethanol fuel. Most outboards are test and able to accept up15% Ethanol, no more. To combat the Ethanol a good quality fuel stabilizer is just what the Dr. ordered. It will slow the degeneration of the fuel, which happens within 5-10 days, and also prevent water from accumulating in the fuel tank. Since all the fuel come in from the same depot chances of having Ethanol Gasoline is pretty high. If a station is advertising NO Ethanol or Ethanol Free, its because they are less than 10%. For the cost of an ounce of prevention, a shot of Stabilizer every 10l is worth every penny, because the end results can be catastrophic, we have seen a number of power plants severely damaged.