Ontario Outdoors THE HERALD Jem ItT Si Anglers love the mighty muskie MIGHTY MUSKIE The PHOTO that accompanies this column shows what Is available to In Ontario The heavy rod is often recommended for the mighty MASKINONGE or better known as but my feelings are that this fisherman was over gunned Heavy yes but not this heavy unless you dont want any sport out of fishing This fish was taken in Georgian Bay where most of the worlds giant are taken The St Lawrence river turns up a lot I know but I still feel if Georgian Bay is properly protected it will continue to produce for many years to come My group will be up on Georgian Bay this weekend and will report on the area but the deadline for this column is June so It will be written before we go Honest man story is credited to JOHN POWER so I cannot vouch for its authenticity The epitaph on a weathered tombstone in an Ontario cemetery reads Here lies an honest man and a Muskie angler Two men reading the statement asked I wonder why they buried two men in the same grave So It seems to be when fishing muskie Noting the possible sire and ferocity or your quarry strange things happen to your imagination so a fish grows with the telling and so does the battle Really when fishing for the mighty muskellunge you do not need to embellish the story Fish names such as IRON JAW in lake near North Bay which regularly hooks and clamps down on plugs and spits back toothpicks There is Ole Croc near Kenora at Lake of the woods in the thousand islands The Hulk In Georgian Bay How many other kinds of fish have been given names Respect anglers This will show the respect that anglers have for the and here in Ontario the usual limit is two per day booklet is provided by Ontario Travel Queens Park Toronto M7A 2ES and is titled and Hunting in OntarioCanada and while you are at It order Camping OntarioCanada both no charge If you intend to fish for bass or other fish at night I would suggest you use a good quality Spin Cast reel One such Is by Shakespeare and goes a long way in Illuminating line tangles in fact virtually ending the problem for ever The Shakespeare and the smaller model give a wide range or drag settings and almost indestructible parts The model SP SL Spinning rod with sliding reek seat is a straight handle spinning rod that makes for a feel and great night fishing A super night fishing lure is a Johnsons Silver Minnow painted black on the convex top side and left silver on the other side This spoon Is baited with an Uncle Josh pork rind In cither a frog shape or a leech shape and fished right in among the weeds and lily pads My favourite method is to fish it up against and among logs and stumps with a twitching retrieve Uncle Josh Check the weed guard after every cast to make sure that it is set and the pork rind is in position This lure is fished mainly on windy nights or when a ripple Is on the water For a dead calm night the HULA POPPER is excellent along with HEDDON TORPEDO which hos propeller blades mounted at the rear For all those who venture out In the woods and along This must be mentioned every vcar as have a habit of rescuing the young deer and other young they see along the road sides These animals arc very rarely left stranded and the mother is usually very close If handled by humans It often causes the parent to abandon the offspring and if you take the orphan home it will invariably die PLEASE leave them alone to live or die as nature intended You are not God and cannot make these decisions Stop and look if your curiosity will not leave you alone but then pass on and leave the wild as they area that is the essence of ONTARIO OUTDOORS As our lease expires your generous support suggests MANY options We have BIG IDEAS to reduce stock BIG IDEA ONE All New Coor sold will carry a minimum of 36 months warranty AND AT GOOD PRICES TOO Matsushita designed LIMITED TO PRESENT STOCK WAIT Quasar at 49000 Made in North America Selling only items BIG IDEA TWO which we as technicians can endorse TOSHIBA OF CANADA MICROWAVE TOSHIBA OF CANADA STEREO And at good prices too Receiver mare than IS Watts X with Cassette complete with way Speakers CDN fully automatic with DC Servo Motor Watch next week for big ideas 345 etc We have other big ideas when our lease expires RYDERS TV LOTS OF FREE PARKING NO CREDIT CARDS IN MOORE PARK PLAZA PHONE 8779796