April Volkey has some new competition

Introducing The New "Porters Lake Express" a.k.a. "The Suzie Jack"

I finally broke down and bought a new to me boat, The "Porters Lake Express". Shes a 14'3 PrinceCraft Yukon with a 25 Evinrude. Can't wait to try her out this spring. A big thanks to Jay for helping me pick her up.

Christiansen's Coming Home

It's official, we are heading home July 26 - August 9, 2012. Tickets bought. We still need somewhere to stay. Probably not the whole 14 days, but a good 7-9 day stretch in the same place. Focus on the first part of the 14 days, we are looking at spending 3-4 days in PEI towards the end. We are not that picky but would like our families (both sides) to have the option to stay a night or two, either in the rental property or tent on site. It would be ideal to have somewhere on or near a beach for swimming, 3 bedrooms (sleep 6 +), and within one hour of Halifax. We can consider cabins, cottages, rent a house, etc. Please let me know what you can find. We have some options on cottages.ca but it's hard to get dates around that part of the summer (tall ships, Buskers, and great weather) and it's very expensive. Guess what 5 plane tickets just ran us? We need to try and stay cheaper than the standard (bend over) $1200 a week at the on line cottage rental properties.

Phil's parents house, Barry's house, if my parents are still in their house we might rent the one next door (but that would be very last minute), etc.

Shawn

Need Your Help

Vicki and I are taking the kids home to NS in July/August for 10 days. We want to rent a cottage or house on or near a lake (for swimming) that fits all of us (2-3 rooms) and best case scenario, a place for a guest or two two visit and stay over. If not they can tent it. Within 1 hour or so of Halifax. We have to buy 5 plane tickets and rent a van, so we need to find something reasonable. Most online stuff is $1500/week. Please ask around and help us out. We have ZERO leads at this point. Most likely July 26th or 27th for 10 days.

Thanks,
Shawn

Rum sampler weekend!

Is there and objections to changing the rum sampler weekend to Feb. 18th-19th? I don't want anyone missing the a superbowl party, that's crazy talk!

Bunkhouse work / Newfoundland trip date/ 2nd Annuanl River Oaks Jamboree etc.

I'm just trying to keep the wheels rolling on all of this action we have coming in the new year.

1st- ( Bunkhouse )Hopefully, we can at least get the decking nailed down and the walls up, lets say on the rum sampler weekend ( weather permitting ). I think we should order the lumber from down in Sheet Harbour or Sherbrooke and have it delivered to the camp. We'll price it up in the coming weeks. Also we should try and get the siding down from Phils place this same weekend. Maybe get Joes trailer again. (Feb 11th & 12th)

2nd- (Newfoundland Plans) Should set a date soon so we can all get our ducks in a row for the trip over to Tobys camp. Can't wait!

3rd- (Jamboree) All I hear from Denny, Russel and the boys is "are we doing the Sherbrooke trip again", and Barrie missed out the 1st time so here it is July 21st-22nd with a rain date of July 28th-29th. So book your tickets early cause there going fast.

4th- We also need a wood cutting and splitting day @ the camp in the spring sometime (2 4 weekend maybe)?

5th- Whos in for Stan fest this year?

here are some old pics I was searching through this morn, enjoy!

newfoundland plans

If we are gonna make this happen we are going to have to pick a date soon and confirm everyone that is going. i think we are going to need another boat and maybe a couple of 4-wheelers. Looking at sometime in June, Toby is gonna try to line up another guide for us so picking a date sooner than later will be alot easier to arraign. After the holidays we should get together and nail down a date.

e-mail from Toby

Hey guys, here are the Pictures of my cabin at the area known as "Camp 12", approx 16 km's East of Hawkes Bay, NL. The cabin is located next to 2 very well known trout fishing lakes. It is approx 1/2 mile from Angle Pond and approx 3 miles from the Bluey Lake. Blue Lake is one of the largest lakes up here on the Northern pen and is very well known for BIG Trout. Will need a boat in order to fish any of these lakes, but I have that covered with a 16' lund that I bought this year. The roads are pretty rough getting into the area's, and may be a good idea to bring along a quad or two if you guys come in the spring. Can work out further details later and check on some possible dates. I am a licensed guide and am permitted to guide a party of 3 plus myself. I will check around over the winter and come up with someone else from the area who has a guide license as well. Just may have to feed the other guide food and liquor for a couple days.... ha. Lots of room at the camp as the entire upper level consists of sleeping quarters. Just may need to bring along sleeping bags and mattresses. The camp is 24 x 28 with a barn roof. Lower level consists of large kitchen and living room and bathroom. No running water, but have septic and generator for electricity. Just have to haul water in from nearby spring. I am actually thinking about applying for a spring bear license as well this year, so may be able to actually throw in a bear hunt along with the fishing!

JBFC Newfoundland Bound!

Last weekend during a trip to the camp Barrie informed us that his RCMP buddy, Toby, has invited us to come up to the "Rock" for a fish and some down home Newfoundland hospitality. We all said yes bye! Looks like we'll be heading up in June sometime. The cost will likely be in the 4 to $500 dollar range for those of us that will be driving. This would include, gas, ferry (both ways), booze, food, and fishing license. Camp sleeps 7 and we should have some pics of it soon. We'll post more details soon. Sounds wicked.

PS- Ryan, if you don't make it on this trip we're all disowning you!!!

stay thirsty my friends,

Bucksaw.

Ryan Nebogie - New Zealand

Ryan Nibogie took his hot girlfriend to NZ for 3 months to shag in a rented camper van and fish the mountain streams. No, this is not my dream! OK, it actually is.

It's spring time, the rivers are low and clear. He tried for a few days and eventually hired a guide. Ends up, while I wasn't exactly calling it right, suggesting shallow nymphing with zebra midges, as Phil and I did in Utah on the Green River, I was close. Guide recommended tungsten midges and sheep hair indicators. Sounds like Czech nymphing to me.

Check out the picture he sent me. I told him the next one better include his girlfrind in her bikini!

Nice job Ryan......you cheater!

Expensive JBFC, but something worth talking about. He wants to go back next year.

He got back to me on this post right away. Here's what he had to say.

"Did I mention that fish was 8lbs. Guide was showing us mouse imitations that work in a few weeks. Had this pic of a gutted brown with 9 mice in it. Crazy. Easiest fishing is now. The fish become extremely wary. Lets go for two weeks next yr."