crappieperchhunter

LOL...thx for the grin

I'm so jealous. I too missed my winter excursion down your way for smelts, so I'm itching for a feed. And to top it off I came home last night empty handed. I'm just happy your post had no fried up smelt on a plate...that would have put me on spin cycle Enjoy your bounty and thx for sharing

Did you just call me stupid

Good one I wonder if he took a dump by the bosses propane tanks too :jerry:

I don't think you will find deep perch this time of year...they are up shallow for the spawn.We have been catching them on Simcoe for almost a month now in under 10 FOW...lotsa quality fish like in the picture from shore too. I don't fish Erie so I could be way out of line. But I can't see the pattern being that different.

Congrats on a good outing Lotsa good eats there for a bunch of fish fries. I had last week off for vacation so I have a bunch of those packaged up in my freezer now too. My favourite fresh water fish to eat.

Nice report The one trip I made down there was very similar. We did a little better...but it was a slow day. Steve really worked to put us on fish. Moved several times...tried lotsa different baits. Even cleaned the fish for the one in our group who wanted to take some home to try. I totally enjoyed the experience. If I wasn't in full Simcoe perch and Kawartha crappie mode this time of year I would make it a yearly ritual. Thx for sharing your day

Debbe is a reader and does read in the boat while I am fishing. And she is very quick on her feet. This gets an extra chuckle from me Phil cause I can in my mind actually see it could happen sometime.

True Dat too Been perching open water with this silly bugger on Simcoe since March 18th

True dat I was in the boat on one of those days

Brian the advice I gave you was based on a typical spring...this is not it. I checked my asparagus again this afternoon. It has not grown at all. Usually when it is ready to go it grows 1-2 inches a day. But typically that is the end of April/First of May and the daytime highs are 16-24 and overnight lows are 6-10. Right now we are getting single digits for highs and below freezing for lows...so it will slow things down for sure.

Brian I checked my garden...my asparagus is just poking through the ground now. Generally that means 3-4 days until harvest so I would say go fiddlehead hunting this weekend or early next week.

They are out right around the time my first picking of asparagus happens in my garden Brian...you can set your clock by it. If I think of it when I see asparagus in my garden I will let you know it is time to go get fiddleheads.

Cool Whale watching is on my bucket list as well...but I plan on doing mine in Nova Scotia. I don't know if they have Zodiac options out there but I will definitely keep that in mind when we start planning the details. Thx for the report.

A little early for me Steve...still perch and crappie to be caught...but you got me thinking about it. I've already checked my groundbait supplies and will be stocking up soon.

Yep X2 Slippery slippery slope.

7.1 you say. That would be around 20 inches then. I can't believe you kept the 5 pounder and didn't cull it Congrats pops :clapping:

Happy Birthday Beansie. I hope you have a great day

I fish with both Big Cliff and Sinker. As a matter of fact I fished with Shayne Wednesday and am looking forward to sharing time on the water with Cliff tomorrow. You would have a very difficult time finding two nicers guys to share a day on the water with. That's all I have to say on the subject. Maybe that's the way we all should leave this one.

The beginnings of a serious fish fry there I'm planning on an assault on them Sunday....can't wait. I actually like them better then crappie for eating...you just have to clean a few more.

You missed all you old farts collecting pensions, while all us younguns are slaving away everyday

Good luck Cliff. It sounds like your honey hole will be on soon My tinny hasn't seen the water yet

Not trying to stir the pot...just offering my opinion on the topic. IMHO river fishermen outnumber charter fishermen by a country mile. When I used to fish chrome more then I do now...6 hens killed a year for roe... was a very conservative estimate. I think the damage to the fishery is far greater by the river guys...I don't even think the charter guys come close. Having said that I have to agree with Craig. Dead is dead it doesn't matter where or when the fish met it's maker. I hope the numbers coming over the dam are as good as is being reported. It bodes well for everyone who enjoys the fishery.

Well this is not a canoe in camping trip...but my wife and I did it with our son and daughter when they where young and they both loved it. We stayed at a campground right in Walkerton...right in town...right on the river. Joy sports in town had a shuttle service where if you rented a canoe from them they would drop it off at the campground for you Friday night. You canoed down the Saugeen Saturday. Lots of smallies and brown trout to be had. Lots of spots to stop and fish. Lots of good sandbars to swim on too. They then picked you up at a bridge downstream at the end of the day and shuttled you back to the campground. You are going downstream so all you are really doing is keeping the canoe going straight. Dead easy for kids or novices... there are no heavy current areas along the route to get concerned about...in the summer during low water anyway.My son was 6 and my daughter 8 on our first trip and my wife was by no means comfortable in a canoe...that's how easy it was. The fishing was really good. I/we caught tons of smallies..up to 4 LBS and browns...and all we used where worms under floats or with weights...nice and easy for the wife and kids. It is not a remote experience...but I was pleasantly surprised by how quiet it really was. Once you got on the water and get a few bends in the river away from town you where out in quiet farmland and cedar tree lined waters with no one around. Joy Sports number is 519-881-2046. This was a few years ago so I don't know if they still offer this or even if the campground is still there. But it's a great trip to see how the family does spending a day on the water in canoes. I highly recommend it. PM me if you have any questions

Well look what the good weather brought out. Looking forward to seeing you this spring Tony. I hope you have been putting a beating on the rainbows.