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My rod was doubled over. The tip lunging and pulsating towards the smooth surface of the river as the headshakes from the beast below increased with intensity. My line strained from the pressure as I quickly loosened the drag. The hidden treasure below fought to remain unseen and in control. But wait............(insert your best sound of tires screeching to a stop here) lets back up a bit and get the rest of the story from the beginning. Lets back up a bit and discover where the ending and the beginning collide. We slipped our sturdy craft into the mighty grip of the Kaministiquia River that first day not knowing what to expect. Most of our Walleye fishing over the last 25 years had been done at Lac Des Mille Lac but with wanting something different with almost zero travel time the choice was clear. This year turned out to be the beginning of what I called a fantastic 5 month long fishing trip, one which my wife and I were able to experience World Class Fishing minutes from our back door. As we both like to cover water and find the aggressive fish trolling is our preferred style. Initially the bait of choice was the tried and true Little Joe type spinner tipped with a juicy minnow or worm. We also offered an assortment of Rapala's, Cordel divers, jigs and plain worms by the bubbler which you may have heard about. By the end of the season though our top producing bait and tactical crank of choice was the Berkley Flicker Shad. It was impossible to ignore the success we had trolling with the 2 tigers. Firetiger and Redtiger. When the river was not looking like chocolate milk from heavy rains and area runoff and the treacherous mistress stopped sending logs, trees, parts of docks and other obstacle to avoid the fish seemed to be everywhere in the stretch from the Neste Launch up to the Old Fort. Whether it was the corners, straight stretches, weeds, transitions, drop offs, tucked in tight, shallow, even that 20' deep hole under the Hwy 61 bridge it didn't matter. It almost seemed like the fish were following us everywhere we went some days. There were spots/locations we found where we knew we could catch two or three before the school spooked out. A few days we had to look for em but those days were far and few and in-between. There were locations, like the invisible island, that always seemed to hold trophies. See some nice Walleye and the Walleye Treasure Map in the video below. Anywhere in the world this would be World Class Fishing. One trick we used with the Flicker Shad's was to let the bait drop back for a second then rip it forward. That seemed to get em excited and the strikes were hard and fast on many occasions. A guest I invited for a day was also a happy camper catching his personal best. We never felt the need to rush to get to the river. We usually launched between 10am-11am and had enough fun for one day by 3pm-4pm. Most days there was no problem catching fresh Walleye for a family fish fry. Many times we were doubled up. I can't even remember how many went back to grow bigger. Lots that's for sure. Your experience may vary. The real surprise was when the Chinook Salmon appeared on September 9th sharing the space with trophy size Walleye. We weren't geared up for that exciting experience, that's for sure. We had a lot of bent and straightened out hooks as they took off like missiles when they saw the boat. The Salmon bite lasted 10 days and my wife who named herself the "Salmon Whisperer" was fed up catching them. They interfered in her Walleye quest apparently and fighting them took too long and was hard on her wrists :). I still feel proud on the way she fought and handled them. After all was said and done we landed 7 of these behemoths and lost several more. The angling symphony we experienced in 2017 on the Kam River never really stopped for us and as I sit here in front of the fireplace and think back over our many years of great fishing I can only hope 2027 treats us equally as well. October 20 was the last trip of the season for us on this fish highway and my wife asked the voice of knowledge "Where are the fish today? Where should I cast papa?" I smiled and said "just keep it between the banks my baby, just keep it between the banks..................... I hope you enjoy the video. All the best to everyone in 2018.

its best to have an accelerator on the exhaust. To minimize pipe outside. But. Many of installations exhaust is snorkeled for clearence. And is fine. This stuff was designed in southern ontario or somewhere warmer. They dont realise the temps we get. So sometimes stuff like this happens. But not often !

we always terminate exhaust and intake about 5” horizontally apart, then snorkel exhaust . In that instance i would leave the intake and snorkel up exhaust. I mean the way u did it sounds like it will be fine and get u by. But to be proper exhaust is the only one to be extended on the outside of the building.

Make sure also. If u snorkel up your exhaust it isnt to close to a window that opens. Its 1ft for under 90,000 btu for natural gas. Cant remeber propane. But can check if needed. 3ft for over 90,000

Your exhaust should have a 1/4” per foot slope back to the furnace. Thus the condensate that is produced should run back to your secondary heat exchanger. Intake does not have to be sloped back to furnace so condensate will just lay in there and could cause ice up and blockage.

Best practice is to put an accelerator on the exhaust and just 45 the intak downwards. . Then your clearence is closer and u have less exposed pipe. But. In order to get proper clearences when installing furnaces the intake is just terminated right away with a 90 or 45 once it exits house and the exhaust is snorkeled up and then pointed outwards with a 90 on the end. Extending an intake is not the way

Intake to exhaust is to be 18” apart to code. Will not hurt to extended it. But it is to be primed and glued with 636 pvc primer and cement. I would say dont do it if it was inside. But outside is fine. Just cause to do it properly the ends of pipe are supposed to be bevelled. Its better to snorkel your exhaust up and then have your intake just straight out with a 45 or 90. To snorkel up exhaust have a 90 right off the piece that comes through the house pointing up. Then one more 90 at the top of the extension and your good to go. Exhaust wont ice up, or shouldnt. Dont extend intake though. Any issues just pm me !

Made another trip to the lake on Sunday with a group of buddies. Lake is in great shape, mostly trucks and quads and side by sides out there. Seemed like moving day as many huts were making their way out. We caught many fish and lost a lot of fish at the hole. Every year I see the same fishing reports. Fishing was slow, not many fish. Don’t fish the crowds, find different spots. Fish uncharted waters. Believe me your success rates will increase dramatically. I am looking forward to testing out some new water soon.