Pike, walleye a plenty. Pike up to 30 pounds in a few spots south of Edmonton, and monsters more plentiful in the north. Perch, trout of every kind including mammoth Lakers, burbot and whites. There’s a few spots with sturgeon up to ten feet, and the odd goldeye, sauger, charr and maybe a couple more I can’t think of.
Walleyes are the main target, but only a couple lakes where you can keep 1 or 2. There’s about a half dozen lakes that open draws for keepers. It’s like $15 for 2 tags. That’s the price we’re paying for our grandfathers bucket loads. There used to be tons of Perch in lots of lakes, but now there’s maybe less than 20 with populations, and most of them stay small since the walleye and pike keep them from growing too big, or their populations from returning to their former state.
Solid rivets are easy. It takes a couple to get the hang of it, then it takes 30 seconds to set one. You’ll want a decent helper, not because it’s hard work, but because if their not very handy it can be frustrating to deal with. My wife and my brother couldn’t seem to hold the damn bucking bar level with the hull.
Get some good ear plugs. And practice on some scrap. Dip or cover each rivet with 5200. Turn your air hammer air psi down to like 50-60. Do semi short bursts.
Personally Id used SS bolts before blind rivets. I even replaced some of my mid knee brace rivets with pan head bolts. Canadian Tire has them in their bolt drawer thing, but a good bolt shop will be cheaper and have more sizes.
