David Chong

Man, it has been a very bizarre ice fishing season! It was our first good ice fishing season in a few years! Lots of good ice out there, if fact the first year in a while that we've seen truck out there but the latest snow that we had received has made it a mess out there> Not sure I'll get out there again this year. One interesting thing that I noticed this year, was the number of BIG JUMBO's that stayed relatively shallow <15 FOW. We did catch some great fish, lost some possible giants and hope that conditions improve to the point where we can get out again!

Great Show, I'll definitely be there with a Swap Table! Lots of great gear!

Sorry to hear about your experience as that is definitely not normally the case! Somebody dropped that ball there for sure!

Wishing everyone here a HAPPY "HAWG"liday & Hopes for lots of lunkers in the NEW YEAR!

Exactly as I expected, having worked with the TRCA! They're in full support of legal responsible angling!

We used to fish for those monster goldfish in Catfish Pond as well! We've caught Carp, Mirror Carp, Bullheads, Largemouth, White Perch & Pumpkinseeds out of there! We love riding our bikes down there to fish!

I'm actually surprised that the pike have not taken over the Pond, as they generally do! They;'ve been in there for over 35 years, over the years I've caught many interesting species in there including a Walleye and Threadfin Shad!

The Gaspereau was cool as we've never seen them that big! Think of Lake Ontario Alwifes...

I grew up fishing Granadier Pond and know it intimately! From your property there you can do whatever you'd like! There are several people there who believe that Grenadier Pond is their private property, which it is not, I can also guess who that Karen is! That section got closed to fishing based on them complaining about anglers disturbing nesting waterfowl there but it is only on the park grounds! Tell her to please call the conservation officers! How's the Crappie fishing these days?

Thanks Barry! It's just that my expectations are always high! LOL As for the Chain Pickerel, disappointing because it happened during a Smallmouth tournamnet but also exciting as I don't catch a lot of those! Still took time to snap a quick pic before release!

Well, this is great place to scratch Stripers off your list! Lots of awesome guides there as well!

Great work as always!

That is wild! Crazy stuff!

Food is almost as good as the fishing! Yeah, the Atlantic Salmon folks are not big fans of Smallies but they gaining in popularity, they more concerned about Largemouth & Crappies coming Maine nowadays! The Smallies were prespawn and the seasons are very interested down here. I do believe that no tournaments are allowed during the spawn for a couple of weeks but you can still fish for them.

Just got back from a trip down east to New Brunswick! Went down to Nackawic for the Destination Nackawic Smallmouth Open and had a blast on the St. John River! Huge variety of fish species in this body of water, Smallmouth, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Gaspereau, Chain Pickerel, Muskie & Pumpkinseeds were some that we saw or caught! We caught over 400 Smallmouth Bass in a day & a hold of practice & 2 tournament days! We had an okay result finishing 24th out of 77 teams! Then, it was off to the Miramichi River& the Miramichi Striper Cup! Fishing was tough because of the early spring & high water temps but we still caught lots of fish in practice! Fishing was even tougher on tournament days due to funky weather & strong winds! We managed a 27th place finish out of 237 teams! Beautiful part of our country with some amazing fishing! If anyone wants more info, please PM me!

Great seeing you guys always!😊😊😊

The 2024 North GTA Tackle Swap is 75% sold out, if you're interested in a table please contact North GTA Tackle Swap <[email protected]>

@misfish will be there with his wares! that alone should be worth a visit! 🙂🙂🙂

The 10th Annual North GTA Tackle Swap will take place this year on Sat. April 13th in Newmarket! Many Tackle Swaps have grown into full blown shows, this is & always will be a proper tackle swap! We have some great vendors and there are always some incredible finds there! Here are the detail if anyone is interested in attending or getting a table there! Date: Saturday April 13, 2024 Time: Doors Open from 10 AM -2 PM Doors may open a little earlier if vendors are completely setup Location: Optimist Youth Centre-Newmarket 55 Forhan Ave. Newmarket, ON L3Y 8X6 Admission Costs: $ 5 or $2 with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the local FOOD BANK! Kids 16 years of age or younger – No Charge FREE DOOR PRIZE DRAWS! FUND-RAISING BBQ on site! Vendor Set-up 8:30 AM Info Contact: Tackle Swap Hotline – 416-993-3477 Tackle Swap E-mail – [email protected] If you're interested in a table please e-mail [email protected]

The FMZ Catch & Release season on Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River & Bay of Quinte from Jan. 1-May 10th is supposed to be spectacular! Unfortunately I have not ahd a chance to experience it at this time of the year as it's SHOW Season!😪

Oh there are so many TJ! Big Bass Mega Bass on Big Rideau is definitely one! Quinte Bass Champs on opening weekend is another! The Nosbonsing Pike, North GTA Pike on Balsam Lake, Muskoka Pike & all of the Top 50 Pike events are great pike events. Down on Lake St. Clair, there's the Mitchell's Bay Open and this year there's the NEW VEXUS Open which should be great! The Mark McKeown Memorial Perch Tournamnet on lake Simcoe is a lot of fun! I can send you a whole list TJ, don't make me choose I love them all! 😄😄😄

That is the cool thing about saltwater fishing is you never know what you're going to get!!!!😶

Oh, my friends down there remind me of that all the time! Would mind some Tarpon action at some point too! Like I say "So many fish, so little time!"

Next time, I want to try some more saltwater fishing as well! So many fish so little time! 😁😁😁

In spite of my complaining about the weather, I wish that I was still there!🙂🙂🙂