Quinte Fishing

What to do? With COVID-19 in the community, for myself, I think it's best to hold off fishing. Pretty much every day I think about being out and I'm going spinny waiting.

I don't think I have COVID-19, but with up to a 14 day incubation how would you know? Literally everything I touch starts the 14 days all over again. Every door handle, gas nozzle, coffee at the drive through, fishing lure you take off the display to look at, keypad you push, mail you pick up, surface you touch, person you get too close could carry the virus.

I'm always sanitizing but that's not a guarantee I won't inadvertently scratch my nose or rub my eye. It's so easy to do.

I received a Purolator box the other day. I was momentarily stupid and took the box from the courier before he set it down. He should have been screaming at me to "stay the hell away".

I felt terrible. He surely has a family, maybe kids and I could have inadvertently contaminated him, or he me. I have a wife and family as well. I went in the house and changed my clothes and sanitized and hoped that everything was OK.

My daughter is a health care worker and found an elderly client lying about their isolation after a trip. She doesn't have enough personal protection equipment so she uses it sparingly and then the client lies. She helps people, she has a family and people lie.

Am I paranoid? You bet I'm paranoid.

I don't want to get, give it or be a burden on health care.

Please be safe and stay well.

Roblin
I hear you, my wife due to existing health issues and age is at extreme risk, I have gone into self imposed isolation, last shopping trip was earlier this week, making arrangements for someone to pick up groceries.
The only people allowed into house are her daily health care workers, they are screened and asking us the 4 questions before each visit. They are well aware of the social distancing issue. The client who lied should be fined, public endangerment? They should be denied service for an extra 14 days quarantine.
I know the lakers in the gap are a calling, being out on the water solo shouldn't pose a virus risk, normal safety issues haven't gone away. Launching solo from the ramp at Finkles is no joy at the best of times, don't fancy trying solo with my boat.
I am going to wait, spend my "fishing time" tying extra worm harness, meat rigs and cow bells. Thank goodness for amazon.
Once the water warms up my dock guy has promised to come around to fix me up, I will watch from window and pay him via e-transfer. I can then self launch at Deseronto assuming the town is putting the dock in this year?
After that gas is the only concern, from my dock to the gap is a 30 minute blast. If weather does not cooperate I will wait it out till Walleye opener.
We all need to be pulling in the same direction, almost every country is enacting some form of isolation, general idea is work if your a necessary service, go home do get near anybody that does not live in your house. Do not get closer than 6ft to your kids, grandkids or parents, no Easter Dinner , Birthday or what ever else family gathering, A tough call but if you do ignore the medical advise your putting your loved ones at risk and I for one want to be able to sleep at night.
Take care, stay healthy.
B