Chapel

wow ok in this case CNR does mean Catch aNd Release "2 Days ago" the Lake was frozen over. So no fishing was done. and Mountsberg is not closed you just can't keep Pike or Bass from the lake after Nov 30 as posted. but you can still fish for Crappie and Sunfish and Channel Cats. I could be wrong but as I'm reading ontario regulations Pike are open till Dec 31 in that zone (16), correct? (unless otherwise posted. Like they have at Mountsberg's Parking areas). anyway I asked 2 Halton conservation workers that were there (nice guys). And they had no issues with fishing the lake as long as you weren't doing it from the Railway.

Hi guys, I've been back a few times since. Not many Larger fish but a ton of 3-4 lbs I went mid november for an hour and caught 8 in an hour of daylight. (all CNR) I went back 2 days ago after work and I thought the few days of + degree temp would be good but there was a sheet of ice over Mountsberg. I decided to try Kelso on my way home no ice there for some reason. Kelso dropped to its winter levels and it was about 10 ft lower than in the summer. no bait fish no bites in 2 hours and threw everything in the tackle box. <Shurgs> oh well time for a switch and try to fish in the rivers i guess. I'm noob at river fishing I'm gonna search for a spot I can float fish with my spinning rod/reel no idea what to expect but I'll report back. If anyone knows a spot they dont mind sharing I could use the pointers. I had a spot in 16 mile but the fish seemed to have disappeared from that spot since the temp dropped. Cheers, Chapel

Looks like the bigger Pike might be moving closer to shore while the water levels are higher. I don't have any big lures left for northerns, I lost a bunch there searching near the stumps when I didn't know any better. Would love to pick out a few crappie for eating but I haven't seen any pulled from there yet. I'm gonna try and get there Saturday or Sunday morning but not too early cause last time I was there at 7 an it was dark till 8am maybe try float and fly rig for some crappie or some tiny jigs. Any suggestions for an area to fish for those at mountsberg? Anyone know how the other side of the lake is? (the entrance gate side) Thanks

Hello All, I had to chime in after reading this <chimes> I only discovered Mountsberg about a month ago and I've been back a few times (no boat). Near the damn is decent I have caught a few 4-6 pound Pike and a bunch of small ones (I've only kept 1). The Water levels were very low but after SANDY it has risen quite a few feet. I was there on Saturday morning 1st time I haven't hooked into one, lost 2 expensive subwalkers and got skunked on everything else. Another guy caught a decent 6-8 pounder using dead bait i believe. A few guys fishing just off the tracks had nothing to report. From what I can tell if you're looking to hook into something at Mountsberg from shore and you're using lures don't forget to parallel cast -just my 2 cents. Cheers All, Chapel