Day 9 - Oakville Big event of the day was getting a fishing licence. Essential in this neck of the woods. We talked to a local fisherman dockside and we were comparing fishing stories. Twenty years ago when I first fished Lake Ontario (ah my boy those were the days) you could just throw in a piece of string with a hook on it and land 20 to 30 lb salmon. This is no longer the case. We noticed 3 years ago that 3 or 4 fishing trips on the boat had produced nothing and it seems that the lakes are no longer being stocked. Twenty years ago 15 million fish were released into the lake every year. Now it is nothing like that number. Also since the salmon are not natural inhabitants of these lakes, they have, since their introduction, developed different habits. Almost like a sub-species. Now Salmon in Lake Ontario can usually only be found where the water is a certain temperature. This is often below 200 feet in depth. So fishing is a completely different ball game. You need downrigger equipmemnt that will take your fishing lures down to these depths. We only have diving devices that probably go no further than 50 feet. However, in late August and early September the salmon spawn up the rivers. We are located at the mouth of a river and in a few weeks time the fish will be coming home. Come to Mama boys. We are waiting for you. Also there is good small fish fishing from the dockside from now so we will try that.