Fishing Report...March 23- April 8 th 2009

I wish I had some fishing reports to give... but I'm still in the Garage/shop building my butt off.
The boat has been fully re-designed, It no longer has anything to do with the original plans.
I have lost the use of my camera... guess I have some moisture in the lens, so I'll have to get a new one for some more photo's.. Check back shortly for a new set of photo's .
Thanks for checking in.
Feel free to email me for any questions or comments.
Thanks
Ken

Fishing Report March 02 2009- March 23 2009

Still in the Garage/shop

Here are some photo's of what I've been doing.

Ever steam bend 3/4 inch oak?? It isn't fun. I've

done this enough that I know the importance of a

good jig!! This one is huge and stout, good thing

as I had to stand on it to bend the oak!! The temps

is over the minimun of 212, but the shop was full of

the scent of cedar.. nice!!

After doing the New fly fisher, Colin gave a few

ideas that would improve the boat for anglers

needing more space... okay he just got frustrated

trying to move around... so I changed things

with his comments in mind... some anyway.

The rear angler now has 8 inches more floor

space. I've also made the oak brace 8 inches

taller... no more trying to get around them

with your knees.

Lots if changes with the boat.. lower sides, new dry boxes,

gunwales blah blah blah..I wish I would have this done earlier

so I can get out and do some fishing. I should have the boat

done in 3 weeks, I'm sure you have heard me speak about the

things I should have done when building... well most of those

"things" are done!! I've managed to weight most of what I cut out... over 80 lbs of plywood and glass... the boat should come

in at less than 300lbs!! I'll have to take it to the dump again for a true weight.

We still have plenty of snow in the bush.

With any luck... keep your fingers crossed!! We

will have plenty of water and a good amount of fishing

(Steelhead ) this season.

My May is almost done, if you had planned to book

this spring, I have only 3 days open.

I'm watching my New Fly Fisher show right now... like most people say

" we are our own worst critic" I'm very happy with the show...

I should have shut my mouth.. would have been a better show!!!

Look forward to hearing some feed back, I have no idea

when it will air so you'll have to watch all the shows..

too bad eh???

I'm looking forward to the guides I have booked for early June.

The Drake hatch on the Saugeen lasted almost 3 weeks last year.. should be excellent dry fly fishing.

Back to the shop. Thanks so much for checking out the blog!!

I also need th thank my wife Valery, without her support, I wouldn't be doing what I love... so Thank you sweetheart, all you do is very appreciated. I love you!!

Ken

Fishing Report?? Jan 22 09 - March 2 09

This is all about the boat. I've been busy re designing the boat, after 3 years with this I now know exactly what I need and want in the boat.

I've cut the bottom off, yep off!! I've done this to flatten the bottom and widen the boat. This will allow the boat to easily float in 4 inches of water. I've also taken all the interior parts out. The plan is to extend the rear anglers floor, take the knee brace up to 26 inches moving the brace ahead 12 inches. I will also replace the rear seat mount with a pedestal base with storage space.

The large dry boxes have been shortened to 14 inch from

16 inches. They have also been fitted with new tops and doors.

The front casting deck has been replaced, this was done to allow

me to cut the gunwales off and drop the front of the

boat 3 inches. That will take a total of 7 inches off the height,

allowing easier access for the front of the boat. The front dry

boxes have also been lowered and totally replaced with round

corners and a full shelf across the front. The lids are gone and access to the dry storage has been moved. The front seat position has been moved back 4 inches and the pedestal seat mount made larger.

So that is what I'm doing these days check back or feel free to email if you have questions.

Cheers

Ken

Fishing Report Dec 16 2008 - Jan 22 2009

Happy New year.
Not much to report in the way of fishing,we are in the "Throes of Winter" in the Grey/Bruce area. Many very cold nights has put a thick layer of ice on the creeks. As usual the Saugeen Valley conservation Authority has been watching the ice, fears of flooding are always on every ones mind with the anchor ice.

Just wanted to let everyone know I'll be at Bass Pro the weekend of the 7 th and 8 th of Feb. I'll be sharing some space with the other Bass Pro endorsed Outfitters and guides. Drop by and say hello. You to John H.!!!

I've been keeping busy getting my shop ready for a major boat overhaul, I'll be posting photo's as I get into the modifications. Some will be cutting the bottom off, removing the rocker allowing me to draft even less water. I'll also be changing the Dry storage boxes, new lids and dropping them down. Extending the Level floors at the rear and adding a pedestal seat. Replacing the Laminated ply knee brace with steam bent oak, some other stuff I'll need to work out before I post anything.

Looks like the economy hasn't really affected the Ontario residents too much, I'm getting plenty of calls and emails! Looks like 2009 is shaping up nicely.
I look forward to spending time with everyone and hope I see you at the Shows this spring.
Cheers
Ken

River report,Dec 16 2008

I've just returned from a "drive around" looking at conditions for the last few guides I have for this year. Yep, doesn't look good,

everything is high and dirty... not just high and dirty but very cold, slush is a big problem, we are to get another 5-10 cm of snow over

the next 24 hours.

I had a look at our rain gauge yesterday, 4 inches!!! Yes, some of that was snow,but really at 4 inches of melt, that's a lot of very cold run off into the systems. I took some shot's at the Bighead and then, for fun went to the Beaver to have a look. As you can see in the photo's not too much slow water to fish and even less anglers... good thing I took my camera and not my gear!

On another note, please be careful when around rivers for a bit, the

water has dropped and left some very dangerous shelf ice along the banks... don't ask!! Still some pretty deep water under that ice!!

I've got some big projects planned for the up coming year, I hope to have some info posted over the next month. Thanks again for a good year.

Tight lines

Happy Holidays

Ken

Fishing report Nov 30 - Dec 10 2008

More of an update on conditions,
Most of the rivers in this area have slush, the cold nights and days have really developed some bank ice. The river levels are good, we need a few days above freezing before I'll be out.