US/CDN Dollar, and how it affects you!

[Hemlock]

Does the value of the US dollar to the Canadian dollar affect your plans to come to Canada? 5 years ago, the loonie was only worth .62 to the american $1. Today it's drifting around .83 cents to the USD. Twenty five years ago, the loonie was worth more than a US buck. Just wanted to get your thoughts on how it may or may not affect your trips to the Great White North.

Feel free to comment on the ever increasing prices of fuel, food, liquor, tobacco, etc. Keep it informative, entertaining, and of course, clean.

[JZ]

Hemlock, the dollar difference has not affected our travel plans to canada. We love canada.

[fishyguy]

Ditto. Although we may notice a difference once we are there it is not thought of at all as we plan trips.

[Eastwind]

Hemlock,

Even without the difference between the U.S. and Canadian dollar the resorts in Canada are a better value.Unless you want to spent a huge amount on rent they are cleaner, the cabins are in bettter condition and the fishing is much better. If it weren't for an occassional Saturday trip to Mille Lacs I probably would have no use for a Minnesota license. The fishing has really fallen off in the past ten to fifteen years and the cabins and docking has been, typically, dumpy in my price range. Thank God that I discovered fishing in Canada and on Lake Michigan.

[jerkin'm]

The dollar thing is not even a discussed issue in our group, we go for the great fishing and to get away. The 16$ a scoop crappie minnows get your attention though! OUCH.

[Mad Mulcher]

Ditto, Ditto, Ditto and Ditto! Hemlock you must be joking. Do you really think we would let such a minor detail as money get in the way of our fun?

[Hemlock]

I'm really glad I posted the question. Mad Mulcher, yes it was a serious question, however the responses are absoulutely in line with what I was thinking. Curiousity got the best of me.

[Hemlock]

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The 16$ a scoop crappie minnows get your attention though! OUCH.

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Who charges you that? W O W !!!

Eastwind, that's good to hear about the dollar value for cabins etc.

[jerkin'm]

I won't mention any names, but it is in Nestor Falls attached to a grocery store and bakery.

[Kingfisher]

Hemlock, It won't make any difference to me, can't wait to get back up there for our annual early iceout lake trout trip.

[CAJ]

We fish Saskatewan more than my home state of Montana, even if the dallor is getting smaller. The fishing is closer, cheaper for rooms and they appreciate you up there. Once in a while we here a few anti war coments, but that is allright with me. Doesn't seem to be the big crowds to fight as the boat ramps in North Dakota on Lake Sakejewa either. That is a mad house with the low water in the reservoir.

[Big Johnson]

yeah,jerkin'm, That place is rediculous, we always go see the older couple at the south edge of town,real nice people and much better priced. If they close up we will haul our bait from Ft. Frances.

[Big Johnson]

Hemlock, it's such a beautiful place to hunt and fish that I haven't thought once about the exchange rate. Maybe with it closing up a little, some of you can afford to vacation here a little more often. Also, buy the Canadian beer, it really doesn't cost much more after tariff, and it's always good. I spent three weeks exploring Ontario a few years ago, just roaming around while hunting up unknown relatives, and met some of the nicest people you could hope to meet, and many relatives I had never seen before. The nicest vacation I've ever had.

[Sioux#1]

Wasn't the CDN dollar paper 25 yrs ago and not even called a Loonie?

Happy to report that I was able to take advantage of the record low CDN dollar you speak of, during a family fishing trip in Manitoba. I stopped getting up early to cook breakfast when I figured out that I could fill my son up with the lodge's breakfast special for less than $2.

The rising CDN dollar won't change my plans. Gonna build a fishing trip around my son's June hockey tournament in Wpg. I heard that the typically high gas prices are even more outrageous around Kenora during the summer (specifically July 1st weekend). Do you know if this is true?

[WB make the CUT]

HEMLOCK

Great thread, the exchange never had an effect on me and my party.

The 2005 leech situation may though!

[Hemlock]

Still good to hear the positive feedback. Sounds like between good fishing/hunting, good beer, food and lack of people, and you throw in a few nice folks here and there, it doesn't matter what the exchange rate is.

Yes, the CDN $ used to be paper and called a "dollar" In 1986, the 1$ coin was introduced aka "loonie" Canadians didn't think that we would like them, but after living in MN for 8 years trying to stick those crinkled dollar bills into machines....well, the loonie never fails. I think the term "loonie" has simply been adopted as the term for our dollar. And we liked it so much, we introduced a two dollar coin. We call this one the "twoonie"....and we wonder why Canadians aren't taken seriously sometimes???

What's the leeach situation about WB?

[Hemlock]

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Once in a while we here a few anti war coments, but that is allright with me.

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Really??? Those kinds of comments coming from up here???

[Kingfisher]

Not where we stayed last year up there. It was support the U.S.of A., even on their web site. It made us feel at home!

[Hemlock]

Kingfisher,

Were most of their guests American?

I'm not going to start a political angle here, but more CDN's oppose than are for it. This is not meant to be a conversation starter comment....just a fact. Let's get back to dollars and cents. We'll talk politics later!

[WB make the CUT]

What's the leeach situation about WB?

I have heard and I'm sure this may not be gosspil, that in 2005 Canada will not allow import of US leeches, currently around 90% of the leech sales in Canada are US leeeches.

I have also herd that the ability to make up for this with Canadian trapped leeches will be nearly impossible.????

[uffdapete]

The fact that gas has gone from closer to $1/gal. to closer to $2/gal. in the last 5 years affects me more in terms of a trip than the increased value of Canadian currency against the US dollar.

It won't have any bearing at all on our winter or summer plans.

[GunDr]

Actually, about 10-12 yrs ago, I made money with the exchange. I bear hunted every spring and would stop at the bank in Kenora to exchange $800 US. The exchange was 62 cents CAN to the US dollar. When I left a week later, the Can $ rose to 70 cents. I had approx $200 CAN to change back, I believe I made about 16 bucks.

The best place to exchange is at the Canadian bank.