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I have 9 copies of the magazine that anyone can have. You pay the mailing charges and their yours. Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Winter 2017 (2) copies. Mailing cost approx $24 US David aka Superdad

Anyone know what happened to the Magazine?

Have a look at this http://forum2.quintefishing.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23591

Team Superdad Sweps Walleye World Junior Division Once again, my son and grandsons arrived at Hay Bay all psyched for the Walleye World Derby. Everyone was fully prepared with winter clothes and boots to face the impending rain and cold. Prior to going fishing, the mandatory camp picture was taken. We hit the water on Saturday morning and headed for the fishing grounds (Cement Plant) and set the rods and boards and were fishing at 0915. The mood on the boat was high and everyone was anticipating the first strike. It didn't take too long and the board disappeared. Have we got the winner!!!!!!!! It was William's turn at the rod and he slowed reeled the board to Grandad and brought the fish to the surface and the awaiting net. It's a nice fish. The scale showed 7.5lbs and new Personal Best for William. The decision was made to take the fish to Perfect Vue to enter the fish and it was registered and William topped the Junior Walleye with a fish at 7.34lbs. What a great start. We headed back out to see if we could get another one. We trolled several passes and as the clock was winding down to our departure for home, I had begun to reel the rods off one side and as I got the second rod stowed, the outer board fired and Albert was on the rod. Dave reeled in the inner rod and Albert followed the instructions for slow reeling and no jerking the rod. Took the planer board off and the fish surfaced and was swept into the net. Another good looking walleye. The scale showed about 7lbs, so we had a pair of entries into the Derby. If you are wondering what are you using - here's the shot of the fish and the lure. We were off to Perfect Vue Weigh station again, these guys are getting to know us. The fish was active in the holding tank and it tipped the scale at 7.49lbs. This one is bigger than the first. With the registration, the computer updated and the first two places were our two fish. This was a personal best for Albert, two PB's on the same morning - What a Day!!!!!!!! After lunch, the agonizing period began as we watched the leader board to see if someone else landed a bigger fish. The afternoon rain kept us at camp, as we were drying all the gear from the morning. Going to bed, the boys were still watching the board and they were fearful of being bested during the night. Sunday AM found that nothing had changed. Back to Long Reach to try a different technique. Everyone got their rods and we had them rigged with Uzick Spinners. We trolled off the High Shore opposite the entrance to Hay Bay, marking a lot of fish and then Albert said he thought he had a bite and with some reeling, the rod bent and a fish was on!!!!! Reeling slowly he brought the fish up and Dave slipped the net under the fish and it was ours. Another nice walleye, tipped the scale at 6.5lbs. Not big enough to upgrade the leader board. Back to camp for lunch and clean up as we planned to head to Trenton. Arrived at the big tent in Trenton and the boys were still in the lead as the clock wound dow to 1600 hrs. After the 4PM deadline passed, congratulations were offered to the two boys. The presentation ceremony took place and William as 2nd prize winner received a bow & arrow set. Then the winner was presented with a fishing charter that is being looked forward to with great enthusiasm. Everyone is happy with the results. I would like to mention that William showed outstanding fortitude when his fish was displaced on the leader board. He told us that it was a team effort and everyone is on the same team. It made Grandad very proud for his attitude and ability to show team-spirit. Plans are being looked at for next year, as Albert will leave the Junior's and look to continue his fishing in the Senior Division. The weather wasn't great but the fishing made for a great weekend, lots of fun, fishing and feasting. Stay Tuned David (Grandad) aka Superdad

Not yet - awful breezy!!!!!

Water temp in Adolphus Reach was 52 degsF last Tuesday Fish appear to be lingering in the big lake.

I think there may be browns off Wolfe Is, I would look for sandy shallows in March & April and fish them with planer boards. There are browns in the North Channel and they must be around Amherst Is also. Shouldn't be any different around your island. Lotsa luck David aka Superdad Kingston, ON

Mike I think that because I'm in Canada, the URL takes me to the Canadian version thru The Sports Network rather than ESPN. David aka Superdad Ps Perhaps I'll start a Quinte group there.

Couldn't find 'lou' or lake ontario united - what am I doing wrong. David aka Superdad

Has anyone seen these? http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/GreatLakesBookletCharts.htm David aka Superdad Kingston, ON

Thanks for looking, I have found my copies. I lost the hard rive last month and having a tough time finding stuff. David aka Superdad

Does anyone know if there will be a swap meet & sale in Henderson Harbor or in the surrounding area??? David aka Superdad Kingston / Hay Bay On

There was a post by Grateful Angler on quintefishing.com, I'll add some pictures and show what a great day everyone had and the joy of the live release derby. It was the Ninth Annual Live Release Fall Classic Walleye Derby, In Support of University Hospital Foundation Kingston - Kingston General Hospital (Kid at Christmas) A portion of each ticket is set aside and before Christmas, those Kids in Hospital all receive presents from this fund. The Derby's funds are added to the fund so all the kids receive some joy at the holiday season. Thanks to Les Corbay as the organizer of this well attended event, the tickets are generally sold out in August. As Paul mentioned, the 10th edition is planned for expansion to permit more fishers to attend. Stay Tuned for announcements in the summer. Enough of the sales pitch, here's the drill on the Derby. All boats were required to come to the launch ramp at Shermans Point for a live-well inspection and at 0630 the opening salvo of firecrackers told everyone, "It's fishing time" The boats roared away from the area and from our vantage point, everyone was heading towards the ferry. Laker John and I motored past the ferry to witness a flotilla of fishers in boats of all sizes. We began fishing at 0700 setting four lines and trolling towards Keith Shoal. We marked a lot of fish in 70 - 80 feet, but we couldn't attract anything. As we trolled, I did a count of the boats that I could see from the ferry down past the lighthouse and over to the Bat-cave. I counted 65 boats - that's a lot of rods in the water. The day was absolutely gorgeous, sun shining, no winds (especially after Friday); however the winds began out of the SW and we were fearful of a repetition of Friday, so we headed back to Hay Bay. We trolled up and down and tried big lures, small lures - we ran thru our favourites, but we couldn't attract a strike. We landed at Shermans launch and there were only three walleye and a rainbow having been weighed, as the clock ticked down towards 1330 hrs, the boats roared into the launch ramp with livewells brimming. This years fish count was much better than the last couple of years. Les the organizer was busy weighing fish and releasing them to ascertain they were alive and kicking. Any fish not swimming away to survive would have been disqualified, ALL fish released were survivors. With the closing of the weigh-in, the assembled throng moved up to the clubhouse and reviewed the names on the leader board and had a look at the prizes and availed themselves of the Chili and the Stew. As the fishers were sated with food, Les began the awarding of the cash prizes. He announced the winner with a walleye of 11.1 lbs. There were a chorus of cheers for Bob Fendley, a long time supporter of the Derby. The second place was awarded to Doug Orton. Doug weighed a fish of 10.6 lbs. Congrats Doug Third place was Sam Callum with a walleye weighing 9.6 lbs. Way to go Sam, nice fish. The balance of the prizes were drawn from the tickets and everyone received a trip to the prize table. A special prize of two cases of 5 Year Balderson Cheese for the last ticket drawn - well the donor - Les Corbay won his own prize. In the spirit of the fund-raising event, Les announced an auction for the 20 lbs of cheese. The bidding went $20 - $40 - $60 - $80 and was sold for $100 and that amount would be added to the total fund for Kids for Christmas. What a great idea and what a great donation. The boats were being pulled from the water and crowd hit the road and although we were first boat in the morning, we were the last to taken out - no problem. The weather gods smiled on the derby and it was super. Everyone is looking forward to the 2014 version of the Fall Classic. The organizer asked me to thank everyone who came to the derby and to all who donated prizes. David aka Superdad

On Tuesday, Laker John, My Dad and I were off to take the "Superdad' to MP Marine for winterization and on the way, John asked me, "When are we going fishing?" I said, " how about tomorrow, the winds are supposed to be light." That's how the fishing was planned. On Wednesday, we picked the boat and stuff from my place and headed to the ramp and then towards the Batcave, where we figured to do some trolling and see what we could see in the water. We started trolling at 1000 hrs, heading east, we trolled for an hour and never had a strike. We did notice that the wtaer temp was 56 degs F and that as we moved out into deeeper water, we began to see signs of fish below us. Looks like they're there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After an hour, we decided to motor to the Gap and check that out. Got there and set the rods and found ourselves in 18' of water, headed out to deeper water and found ourselves in 50'. The the outer board with the lead core fired and John was into a fish.I handled the inner rod and board and the net. John brought the fish slowly to the boat and I slipped the net under a nice walleye. The fish was 24.5 inches and weighed 5.5 lbs. The three colour lead core with a Ripstick ( discontinued colour) was a success. We are beginning to have confidence in the lead core. We continued to troll the same basic line, learning the depths. We ended up after a turn in 16' of water, watching the lines like a hawk, don't wish to hook the bottom, then we started to drop into deeper water and it looked like the inner board might have scraped the bottom as the flag was bouncing, better check that out..... Fish ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I brought the board in and as John grabbed it the fish lunged and pulled the line out of the back clip - WHOA!!!!! Brought the fish to the net and John brought the bonus catch aboard. This one took the LIve Target Perch lure. A nice 16 inch SM Bass weighing 2.5lbs - something we weren't expecting. Released the bass and we kept fishing. After a while, we made another turn and heading back to the troling line, the inside board fired and John had a fish on, he was bringing the board in and then the outer board (Same Side) fired - DOUBLE HEADER!!!!!!!!!!! John brought the board in and I got it off, while the other rod was still in the holder, can't do very much. John bought a 14 inch SM Bass and Live Target Perch and and I took the other rod. Just as John as reaching for the board, the line went slack - DARNNNNNNNNNNN The line was clean cut - must have been a pike..... We were three for four with a lost Ripstick. Trolled around the Gap checking out the structure, watching boats far off on the horizon and some getting closer. Decided at 1500 hrs that we should motor back as we had a ride of 8-10 miles. We thought we might have time to make one trolling pass before we landed but the length of the run-in decided that we would land and head home. Fished an area we hadn't fished seriously in eight years (tried spring brown/lake trout fishing - wait til next year!!!!!!) and reminded ourselves about light penetration.The water in the Gap is very very clear... Don't know when we're back out (depends on the weather) - Stay Tuned. David aka Superdad

monsters again Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job - thanks for sharing David aka Superdad

I shoulda been home watching March Madness and counting my points, BUT the weather looked like it was going to be good and the winds were predicted as reasonable - SO--------- we went fishing on Sunday. With the daylight saving in effect, we didn't have to leave so darned early, we also wanted the sun to heat the water a much as possible. We got our boots wet getting the boat to the Big Lake, the waves are always moving the sands!!!!!! We started trolling riding out the swells from the south-west, they were big and rolling but we persisted and after a while they calmed down to almost nothing . We began fishing at 0945 and made several long trolling passes with no luck at all. We were having a sandwich and off course the outer rod fired, then NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zero for one - Dang!!!! As we fished were changing colours but persisted on fishing as close to the shore as was possible, Finally, the rod closest to the shore fired and I was into a fish, John brought in the the inner rod whie I let the fish hold tension. Once John had the path cleared, I fought the fish, clearing the board and then a short crank and into the net - What a Beauty - nicely marked, no lamprey scars - just a great looking fish. The Brown tipped the scales at 7lbs 6oz, a couple of quick pix and she was gone back to grow some more. As we often say, " The first fish is the hardest " and after fishing 3 and a half hours, it was a well earned prize. We saw another boat fishing the east side and followed it along the beach and just after it turned south, it headed back to the east shore, guess fishing was better over there. We had planned on making another run at the beach to see if there was anything there in the cloudy water, but we got side tracked as the inner board to the shore fired and John was into a fish. We got the board off and he deftly brought the fish to the net. A perfect one for the table, just about 2lbs. We made several more passes and encountered the rocks as we had never met them, we kept hooking the rocks, although we were thought were trolling really shallow, getting the boards closer to the shore brought those giant rocks into play, we only lost one lure. Snagging the rocks with four lines out is like one armed paper hanger with the seven year itch It's a firedrill with all hands on deck!!!! Decided to call it a day at 1600 and dragged the boat back over the sand and to the ramp. Packed up after a discussion with one of the commercial fishers of the area, always something to learn about the fisheries of the big lake. We got the fish on an Alpena Diamond and an Evil-Eye, we've got four fish in two trips and 3 out of 4 on the Evil-Eye, it's working real well. From what we saw and experienced, we both felt that we were very early, there are some fish there but we don't feel the vast numbers are there yet - lots of time in April. Stay Tuned - Back again sometime in April. David aka Superdad

There have been some reports about the Ganny, people were fishing thru the ice near the big tree south of the train bridge on March 2 and 3rd when I passed on the train. Some fishers also fishing the open water towards the lake. People reporting fish being caught. Hope that helps David aka Superdad Kingston, ON

Well, the Belleville Fishing & RV Show was on and the weather forecast was perfect, so a decision had to be made, Fishing or the show???????? Fishing won - We got out on the water at 0830 and found a LOT of floating ice, makes it difficult for the planer boards, but we persisted and found some open water and trolled the four rods with different lure and spoons. We trolled for several hours making our way to West Point with nothing to show for our efforts. After a tour around West Point, we headed to the east to try and find some warmer water. We set the rods and made a pass until the ice floes blocked us, turning around and heading back, John said -there's a boat up the shore. As we neared we could see a kayak coming along. we passed and shouted hello. Just before talking to John in the kayak, one of our outer boards screeched for a second and then nothing!!!!!! We had a strike, but wondered what kind of a fish? who didn't hook itself? Zero for one. On our next pass we noticed the kayak sitting dead in the eater close to shore and as we approached, telled if everything was OK, The Kayaker - John said yeah he was fine, just had a fish after hooking the bottom. Thanks for the colour info John, appreciate it. It was time to swap the colours of the lures and we put out Evil-Eyes, On next trolling pass, the inner board closest to shore fired and I was into a fish. Laker John took the net and released the board and I glided the fish into the net. What a beauty!!!!!! The fish tipped the digital scale at 8.5 Lbs - a fine speciman. Our day was almost complete, we had a fish, need a second to finish it off. The next troll, the same board fired and John was into a fish as I saw it jump after the strike. I took the net and John fought the fish to the boat and the net slipped under the fish, we had a second. We fished until 1615 and headed to the ramp with a very satisfied feeling for our efforts. We came, We fished , we landed fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perfect start for Brownies. we matched our earliest date, March 9 for trout fishing. As Arnie once said - " I'll be Baack!! " Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

My Dad arr'd at camp on Saturday AM and he and Hay Bay Larry and I headed out for the morning fish. Larry had been out on Friday and marked fish west of Bayview Resort, so we started trolling towards the Grass IS and over the deep hole, marked many fish but nothing talking in that area. Continued on past the boat house on the point and into the area just south of that, fishing 9 - 10 feet of water, hadn't gone but five minutes and Larry has a fish on. Great, landed a nice fish close to 4 lbs.. This wasn't the 4lber Then the fun began----- Bert hits one, Larry hits one, Bert hits another, finally I was able to land one also. Met several other boats in the area - nice to see Duke and his wife out there. We fished the area until 1200, having started there around 0845, here's the days total Like Mercer says, we fished for 3 hours 45 minutes and we landed a total of Thirty (30) walleyes. The BITE was ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had fish for the table We were pumped after the morning fish but didn't go out on the evening (other plans) Sunday, my wife Pat joined Bert and I and we headed to the Church to see what we could see over there, Bert hit a 4lber in the first five minutes and we continued to scout the area, Hi to Roger and Tony..... From our observations, we could see the growth of the weeds in areas that didn't have weeds last year - it's going to different over there this year. Headed back and stopped at Saturdays hot spot and we hit three eyes on our first pass. Headed in as it was near lunch. Monday, the holiday, Bayboy joined Bert and I and we headed for the flats, Bert landed a walleye, a pike and a sunfish before we thought better. The winds were quite strong and the weed growth in the last week was amazing. Couldn't fight the wind and the weeds so we headed for the lee of the south shore. Trolling over there was tough, so we headed down wind towards McCabe Bay, the wind pushed us into 5 & 6 feet of water, but we started hitting some more fish, Bert kept catching walleyes, I landed a sheepie and finally Bayboy hit some fish and his fishing season had started. We came ashore at 1200 with a final count of 8 walleyes, four for BayBoys' fridge. Great day again. We didn't fish a whole lot, three days of approx 4 hours with three rods, Total was 42 walleyes and a whole lot of fun. Days and weekends don't come along like this every year - may never happen again - who knows???? All I know is that we had a fabulous weekend of fishing. All fish were caught on the Uzick Spinner, with the majority caught by RecapBert using a Florescent lure. It seemed like everyone was getting fish, in the flats, in front of Bayview, over by Ram Island - super fishing...... Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

The Opening weekend team changed this year as my son couldn't make it down, so his Mother stepped in and joined my Dad and myself for the opener. Hit the water at 0800 and headed for Adolphus Reach, the NE winds buffeted the boat around, so we stayed on the north side looking for the lee near Lyons Is. Trolled up and down in varying depths, 18 - 45' marking lots of fish and many active ones feeding. They weren't interested in our offerings. Decided to head for the south side over by Keith Shoal as most of theboats had left. We trolled along the shore and out by the green marker, the flat line with the Tal Dancer went off and Pat was fast into a fish. The swirling winds made the landing of the fish a three ring circus as we had lines and boards all over the place. Not with standing the net was slipped under the fish and we weren't skunked. We had a fish for the hidden weight category. Spent some time re-rigging the rods and having lunch while drifting around. We trolled til 1500 and headed for Perfect Vue to weigh the fish. She was officallly entered and we talked to Board members who had fished all night. Back to the dock at 1615 and glad to have solid ground under our feet rather than the rocking and rolling of the boat and the waves. Watched the Kentucky Derby and spent theevening talking about the day and what to do on Sunday. Sunday, we hit the water and waved to FatMan and stopped to talk with Dan Elliot about their Saturday luck and lack of it on Sunday. We got thru the squadron of boats at Shermans and headed north, started trolling almost opposite the lighthouse and went to Hickory Lane, made four passed with lure changes each time and couldn't induce a strike, marking a lot of fish in that area. Switched to Uzick Spinners and worms and made several circles around Shermans as everyone left around 1200, only got one small perch.... Decided to try the shoals in front of Bayview Resort and after 20 minutes, Pat was into a fish. Just the size for the table, a nice clean 16 incher. Back to shore at 1400 and called it a weekend. Cleaned up and headed back to Kingston. We'll get em next year................................. From the reports it appeared as though the fish werestill moving around, some good catches in the flats and west of Ram IS. Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

Dock in the water and boat launched and tested. Hay Bay Water temp was 49.8 degs F

We thought of going fishing on Saturday, but the winds were to be 30KPH so we thought that the E15 on Sunday would be better. Laker John and myself hit the water at Wellington at 0830 and had the rods in the water past West Point at 0915, the water was calm and shortly thereafter in blew the fog - couldn't see hardly 250 yards, the planer boards out 165' were visible. On our first trolling pass, we found some water coming into the lake and the board fired, it was a funny fight as the fish was spinning and not fighting at all, John scooped the net and we had Mr LargeMouth!!!!!!!! on a Jr Thunderstick, back it went. That was weird to say the least, not expecting a LM bass in the big lake in the middle of nowhere, As we trolled, suddenly there apeared another fisher out of the fog and heading to Salmon Point, we turned back and they disappeared into the fog. As we trolled down, patiently expecting the screaming reel, the reel began to scream!!!!!!!! Then the it stopped..... A Male duck had flown into the line and just about flipped itself into the water, it was really funny to see theis duck cartwheeling after it hit the line. That's a first, we've had them come close but never hit the line direct. We made several passes on out trolling line and at the same spot as before the board fired on a Smithwick Rogue, John borught the fish to the boat and when I saw the gapping mouth, he flipped it into the boat - another LM Bass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another boat appeared out of the fog and trolled by. The fog began to lift and we could see a lot further, GPS on board made us secure in the fact that we could navigate in any condition. We decided to try something different and put of the Taildancer a waay back of the outside board, I had justed started to set the inside rod when the outer reel screamed and John was into a fish. Unfortunately, the fish was able to escape the hooks and was gone.It had been a good fish as it took the board sideways, Oh well, that's fishing. As the sun came out, so did the increase in the winds and the weather people were correct as the southwest began to make some waves. We heaed to the lee of West Point and the saw the mighty ship of West Lake Willow, that's an impression boat for sure. At 1445, we decided that disgression was the better part of valour and pulled the rods and headed for Wellington, we arrived at the gut at 1600, just over an hour with the waves getting bigger as we got closer. We saw a kayak attempting to head west to Wellington and he was having troubles, the last we saw he had gone ashore to escape the pounding waves clsoe to shore. The days results were two for three, with the out of season bass and one unknown. The water temps had decreased from Wednesday by 8 to 10 degrees F. The cold front had pushed those fish out into deeper water into a funk that saw very little action. Will try again some time - Stay Tuned. David aka Superdad

The weather forecast called for a calm day (windwise) and good temps, so we decided that it was time to head for the Big Lake for some Brown Trout action. Launched at Wellington around 0945 and saw there were five boats already out plying the waters. Headed straight for West Point and beyond and we started putting rods out at 1015 and just as I was setting the 4th rod to the outside, the inside board on the shore side fired and we had a "Fish ON!!!!!" I grabbed the rod and guided the fish into the net and we had broken the ice for the 2012 Brown fishing. A nice fish at 5.25 lbs. What a way to kick off the season, High Fives and broad smiles to be sure. We continued our trolling path and then the outside board on the lake side fired at 1145 and Laker John was into a fish. I got the the other rod out of the way and he was able to slowly bring the fish to the awaiting net. Scooped the net and the fish was ours. Another fish at 6lbs. Our day was complete as we both had landed a fish, no skunk odour in our boat. We continued the troll after changing all the lures to the Smithwick Rogue (Blue/Silver/Orange) as it was the hot bait. We had completed a trolling circuit and were heading back , this time a little deeper, when the shore side board fired again at 1230. I brought the fish to the boat and the fish went crazy as it approached the boat, and John slipped the net under it and it was in the boat. This one was a 5.25 lber. We trolled thru the lunch hour and then the board fired again, John brought the fish to the net and we had our 4th fish. A nice one at 3.5lbs. We were both elated and pleased with our success, contacted BayBoy to advise him of our success and then we hit a dry spell. As we were trolling along the outside board on the shore side seemed to be slightly behind the inner board, John said, there's something funny with that board running that way. I agreed and we continued watching it, finally I said I had better check and see if everything is OK. As I took the rod form the holder and began to reel in the board suddenly went under the surface and the rod doubled over - "Fish ON" I was having trouble getting the fish close and it continued to take line off the reel, the fish approached the boat and went wild, we saw the size and it was a BIG fish. The line dragged out and finally with a mighty head shake the lure flew clear and the fish was gone. John's estimation of the fish was it was the biggest brown we'd ever seen trolling out there and were fairly certain it was a double digit Brown - but you all know the story ' The big ones get away ' Wait til next time................ We decided that we would try a couple spoons as the sun had come out and it was getting warm. On our last pass, the board fired and a fish jumped and was gone...... later on that pass we had another reel sing for a second and then nothing..... We trolled near West Point and along the Sandbanks shore and again just before the mouth of the Wellington creek. That's when we saw Fred in his kayak fishing over there. We hit the shore at 1800 and talked some fishers from Ottawa, who by a sheer coincidence knew who we were!!!! We exchanged lure choices and presentations and hit the road back Hay Bay. We had gone 4 for 7 , five strikes on Rogues and two on a Stinger.It was a good day and it was a great way to launch the brown fishing. Hope to get back out again, we'll watch the weather. Stay Tuned. David aka Superdad