Thanks Raaven and all the others for your candid and to-the-point information and comments. Love it. I am not a professional fisherman or even a semi-pro but love fishing with my buddy who owns a boat. I take in as much info as I can. But, I am a professional dog musher ( sprints and Mid distances ) and give rides/tours etc, up here in the Southern Tug Hill outside of Pulaski and know the importance of getting good quality information ( for me its race info and snow reports, lol I know a far cry from fishing right? ) so I greatly appreciate it. For me sitting around and waiting for the snow to fall isn't gonna happen. I get out there and FIND IT. Call Quebec, do whatever it takes to get my dog team on snow sooner than better for a more productive season. Sitting around and conditioning dogs on dirt roads gets old after a while so I can totally see the need to get out and FIND the fish like a few of you 'pros' are doing right now specifically Kings. I REALLY appreciate the info and take it all in. Good luck everybody chas'n kings this weekend. Thanks guys.