Fishing up north

"Tightwad" wrote in message
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i'm a 2nd year fish and wildlife technologist from northern ontario if
anybody from southern ontario or the states is looking for any
information or questions about fishing in the north please reply to
this.

We're much interested in finding good places to fish.
Every place in Ontario that we can reach by road seems to be short of any
fish. We can't afford the huge prices the Lodges that have exclusivity on
the Good Areas for the Wealthy Sportsman.
Indeed we are fidning it a chalenge to finance Georg Bush's Orwellian
Passports so we can come home if we visit Canada again to fish.
We want areas that we can reach with our Truck and Fifth Wheel and rent
small craft for some good fishing. I don't mean a lunker on every cast. I
just want a good fishing trip and maye a few for the skillet.

I'm confused. I got my passport a couple years ago, and I don't recall it
being that expensive. I had a job in Mexico and I need my US passport so I
got get my Mexican work visa so I paid extra for overnight both ways and
expedited processing, but the basic costs weren't all that high.

--
Bob La Londe

Cheapskate's Ways to Do Fishing Stuff
(The Frugal Fisherman)
Through the Month of October 2005

http://www.YumaBassMan.com

Bob La Londe wrote:

"Tightwad" wrote in message
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wrote:


i'm a 2nd year fish and wildlife technologist from northern ontario if
anybody from southern ontario or the states is looking for any
information or questions about fishing in the north please reply to
this.


We're much interested in finding good places to fish.
Every place in Ontario that we can reach by road seems to be short of any
fish. We can't afford the huge prices the Lodges that have exclusivity on
the Good Areas for the Wealthy Sportsman.
Indeed we are fidning it a chalenge to finance Georg Bush's Orwellian
Passports so we can come home if we visit Canada again to fish.
We want areas that we can reach with our Truck and Fifth Wheel and rent
small craft for some good fishing. I don't mean a lunker on every cast. I
just want a good fishing trip and maye a few for the skillet.


I'm confused. I got my passport a couple years ago, and I don't recall it
being that expensive. I had a job in Mexico and I need my US passport so I
got get my Mexican work visa so I paid extra for overnight both ways and
expedited processing, but the basic costs weren't all that high.

I may be wrong. It will be the first time, no second, no first. I heard
a discussion of the costs. I'm under the impression it is a little over
200.00 per person total.
That's not much, granted, to many. But a Disabled Vet even with Wife's
substantial income doesn't go very far these days.
It cost me 129.60 to fill up my diesel pickup today. When I bought it
19.60 got me 38 gallons.

Tightwad wrote:
Bob La Londe wrote:

"Tightwad" wrote in message
...

wrote:


i'm a 2nd year fish and wildlife technologist from northern ontario if
anybody from southern ontario or the states is looking for any
information or questions about fishing in the north please reply to
this.


We're much interested in finding good places to fish.
Every place in Ontario that we can reach by road seems to be short of
any fish. We can't afford the huge prices the Lodges that have
exclusivity on the Good Areas for the Wealthy Sportsman.
Indeed we are fidning it a chalenge to finance Georg Bush's Orwellian
Passports so we can come home if we visit Canada again to fish.
We want areas that we can reach with our Truck and Fifth Wheel and
rent small craft for some good fishing. I don't mean a lunker on
every cast. I just want a good fishing trip and maye a few for the
skillet.



I'm confused. I got my passport a couple years ago, and I don't
recall it being that expensive. I had a job in Mexico and I need my
US passport so I got get my Mexican work visa so I paid extra for
overnight both ways and expedited processing, but the basic costs
weren't all that high.

I may be wrong. It will be the first time, no second, no first. I heard
a discussion of the costs. I'm under the impression it is a little over
200.00 per person total.
That's not much, granted, to many. But a Disabled Vet even with Wife's
substantial income doesn't go very far these days.
It cost me 129.60 to fill up my diesel pickup today. When I bought it
19.60 got me 38 gallons.

97 dollars for a first time passport. 60 more to expedite.

You can afford a canadian fishing license, a truck, a fifth wheel, and a
boat but can't afford 97 dollars for a passport good for 10 years?
Gimme a break.



--
Del Cecchi
"This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
strategies or opinions.”

Del Cecchi wrote:

Tightwad wrote:

Bob La Londe wrote:

"Tightwad" wrote in message
...

wrote:


i'm a 2nd year fish and wildlife technologist from northern ontario if
anybody from southern ontario or the states is looking for any
information or questions about fishing in the north please reply to
this.


We're much interested in finding good places to fish.
Every place in Ontario that we can reach by road seems to be short
of any fish. We can't afford the huge prices the Lodges that have
exclusivity on the Good Areas for the Wealthy Sportsman.
Indeed we are fidning it a chalenge to finance Georg Bush's
Orwellian Passports so we can come home if we visit Canada again to
fish.
We want areas that we can reach with our Truck and Fifth Wheel and
rent small craft for some good fishing. I don't mean a lunker on
every cast. I just want a good fishing trip and maye a few for the
skillet.




I'm confused. I got my passport a couple years ago, and I don't
recall it being that expensive. I had a job in Mexico and I need my
US passport so I got get my Mexican work visa so I paid extra for
overnight both ways and expedited processing, but the basic costs
weren't all that high.

I may be wrong. It will be the first time, no second, no first. I
heard a discussion of the costs. I'm under the impression it is a
little over 200.00 per person total.
That's not much, granted, to many. But a Disabled Vet even with Wife's
substantial income doesn't go very far these days.
It cost me 129.60 to fill up my diesel pickup today. When I bought it
19.60 got me 38 gallons.


97 dollars for a first time passport. 60 more to expedite.

You can afford a canadian fishing license, a truck, a fifth wheel, and a
boat but can't afford 97 dollars for a passport good for 10 years? Gimme
a break.

I can afford it if I cut somewhere else!