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Really just about anywhere in the Toronto Islands canal is good for carp. I usually take the Hanlans ferry and walk towards Centre Island fishing along the way. Have fun....there are some monsters in there.

You called a dog over to you from your deck, and then you shot it? Bizarre. That just don't seem right.

I unfortunately can't help you as I am not familiar with the Marina. However I also have a question regarding the area. I have a canoe and I would like to go up there tomorrow morning. Can someone please let me know where I could pick up some minnows and where I can park/put the canoe in the water. Thanks- all help is greatly appreciated!

lol- right there. I usually fish on the other side though, in the marina.

I just took a very quick look through this post- man, some of you guys actually seem to have a hatred for these birds. Man has removed the predators from the ecosystem and that is why there is an "overpopulation" in some areas. Many of you are complaining about the trees that cormorants kill while nesting. Think about the number of trees that are completely wiped out by the ever expanding urban sprawl around Toronto. There is ABSOLUTELY no comparison. Shooting protected vultures??????? Man is the dominant creature so far, we have the right to defend what we want?????? These sentiments are problematic.

Other good places that are accessible by public transit are Grenadier Pond near the High Park Subway stop or the Humber River by the Old Mill subway stop. Grenadier pond is good mostly for panfish, and at the humber you can get some cats and carp (and billions of Goby) One of my favourite places to fish around here is the Marina at the bottom of Spadina Street. Many good pike there.

We went to Fishmaster's place this past weekend and camped overnight. Wind was insane, but the fishing from shore was great. So good we stayed there for two nights! Big fire and big fish and a couple of wobbly pops- what a great time. I think that we may go back in a couple of weeks and try our luck again.

I am going to be cruising around Scarborough and Pickering today with my pike tackle. I will probably see you guys around!

Thanks for the response... I kind of figured that they might be murky! I guess that I will go in the other direction. We are heading up to Silent Lake by Bancroft to do some ice fishing instead. I have fished a few lakes in the area and caught splake and decent size rock bass. Never actually fished silent lake though, but I hear there are some okay size lakers. Winter Camping for the Weekend! I finally get to break in some new Sorels!

Anyone tried ice fishing for bows on GB? I know there are sometimes people around Meaford, anyone have any luck with this?

Hey everyone, I am thinking of heading up towards GB today. Can anyone provide some info as to the ice conditions? also I am thinking of stopping at the Beaver and Bighead rivers to fish for trout at the mouths. Anyone have any info on this? Is it worth the trip up there from TO or is it all muddy? Any and all info is, of course, appreciated!

I am not from there, but I have a bunch of friends in Field/River Valley. I love heading up there, the fishing is awesome. Thinking of moving up there eventually!

Hey everyone, Just wondering if anyone can help me with this. I have two great little baitcasting setups. The rods are great, nice and stiff, sensitive and they were pretty cheap. I was wondering if anyone here has tried to cut the trigger off a baitcasting rod so that they can use a spinning reel instead. I realize that the first guide on a baitcasting rod is very small, but this should not cause too much of a problem, and because they have the small guide they are easier to pack into a tube for travel. When I am camping I want to bring as few rods as possible, and I like fishing with both my baitcasting reels and spinning reels, depending on what I am fishing for, so this seems like a good idea. Anybody have any suggestions what I should use to remove it? (hacksaw, grinder, sandpaper, etc......) or conversely, anyone have any good reasons why I should not do this? Cheers, any input is appreciated.

People like us who care enought to sit here and debate the semantics of the regulations are most definitely not the problem. What if a fish swallows the hook, it is hooked in the stomach, not the mouth. If you take the regulations by the word, this fish is illegal. If it is hooked through the gills from the inside, It is illegal. Good luck reviving it when you let it go. You are not allowed to bow-fish after daylight. Who decides EXACTLY what time that is? You, the CO or the weather network? This is trivial. You should know, in general what is wrong or right, and you act accordingly. Now excuse me, I have to go and register my cloth, portable ice hut (with no floor) with the ministry because the base area is 21.51 square feet. Cheers

mmmmmm.....fiddleheads. Just a friendly warning to those who do not know, one of the most common ferns in southern Ontario is the Bracken fern. This looks exactly like the edible ostrich ferns (tastes like them too), however it is poisonous to many animals including humans. It breaks down vitamin B in the body and the poisoning is said to have similar symptoms to radiation poisoning. I only know this because I picked a bunch and did some research before I ate them. Here is a pretty cool link (if you are thinking of picking some good ones) : http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/food/...fern/index.html

Hey everyone. Sorry to re-hash this, but I just wanted to bring this up to the top of the forum again. I am heading out to Field, just north of Sturgeon falls next weekend. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice for me as to where to go. Thanks! any help is appreciated. kf

Hey guys, thanks for the info. TJ, unfortunately I don't have a sled, but i really don't mind trekking for a while with snowshoes and a pack. Anywhere close to field would be awesome. I will be up there from March 21 until the 25th, if anyone will be up there and they want to join me for a bit you are more than welcome to. kf

Hey Irishfield, thanks for the reply. I will be pretty mobile, as I will have my truck up there, but I don't think that I want to have to drive for another hour once I get up there....lol. it will take me about five hours or so. I was thinking that there might be some small rivers or creeks up there that hold some brook trout, or else if there are panfish in the sturgeon river. I am pretty open as to what species I fish for, even if it is channel cats. I don't think that I am going to bring my ice fishing stuff again though, just my long rods. I haven't had the chance to fish for brookies for years now, an I would love the opportunity! KF

Hey everyone, I hope that you are all doing well! I am heading up to Sturgeon Falls on the weekend of March 21st, and I am hoping to get some fishing in. I went up there in January, and I had a lot of fun catching pike and walleye through the ice. My friend owns a property that the sturgeon river runs through, and the Temagami river is really close as well. I am not too familiar with this area, so I don't exactly know where I would be able to fish. I know that pike and walleye seasons are closed at that time, so they are out. Perch, sunfish, catfish, brook trout and rainbows are open. Can anyone out there please let me know if they could provide me with some advice? I am definitely not looking for your secret fishing hole, just a rough idea of where I might be able to catch a few fish. I will be in Field for most of my time there, just northwest of Sturgeon falls. Any help is, of course greatly appreciated. Happy fishing.... Kayak Fisher

Thanks MTP, I just sent a pm.

Hey everyone, I am travelling up to Sturgeon Falls tomorrow, and I am hoping to get some ice fishing in. The lake that I am going to is pretty small, and it is about 1/2 hour north of North Bay. Does anyone have any info on ice conditions on some of the smaller lakes around there? The lake is mostly pike, so that is what I will be targetting. Is it ok to use minnows that I buy somewhere around there, or do they have to be collected from the lake on which you are fishing? I would hate to introduce a new species to a small lake. Any advice on fishing for pike in this area would be greatly appreciated. Usually I stick with minnows, but I am trying to diversify a bit! Cheers! Happy fishing.

Yeah, a buzzer would not be needed for fishing perch. But then again perch aren't really big enough to pull a tip up down the hole so I figured that was obvious. The buzzer will be used for whities and lake trout, and usually if someone is fishing close enough to me to hear the buzzer it is because they saw me catch a fish and decided to drill some holes right next to me. With all of the internal combustion engines on simcoe (augers, atvs, sleds, vans, cars, pick-ups etc....) I don't think that a buzzer should be that bothersome. Happy fishing.

Thanks for all your responses. I decided not to go out this morning, better safe than sorry. It felt like it was about 10 C in Toronto today, definitely not good for making ice. I did manage to get something done today though. I went down to active surplus and picked up some buzzers, switches and batteries. Now all of my tip ups will give out an audible signal to let me know that I have a fish! No more lost tip ups, although my neighbours on the ice might get irritated by the sound. Cheers

Thanks, cool pic. Kinda hard to see how frozen the edges are (looks like there is no ice at all!) Maybe I should bring my kayak?

Hey all, Can anybody tell me what the ice situation is like around Virginia Beach? I am thinking of heading out there tomorrow to do some perch fishing, but only if the ice is safe. The Weather network is predicting that Sutton will be -6 from tonight until tomorrow afternoon, when it will warm up to -3. Any help is, of course, greatly appreciated! Anyone else going up there tomorrow?