OhioFisherman

Ya, that shiner perch they mention has a reported maximum length of 8 inches? LOL, I wonder how big of a hook they used?

If I had to cut a ton of brush, maybe every year? I wouldn't beat up a weed wacker doing it, those brush blades are probably fine or an occasional small job but intensive work? Like Art says that tool might be your best bet, and maybe you can find a used one cheap? https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200641918_200641918 This one isn't quite as pricey, but still a bit of sticker shock?

" The salmon run is the time when salmon, which have migrated from the ocean, swim to the upper reaches of rivers where they spawn on gravel beds. After spawning, all Pacific salmon and most Atlantic salmon die, and the salmon life cycle starts over again. ... When they have matured, they return to the rivers to spawn. Salmon run - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_run " Seems nice to see people release fish to spawn that are going to die anyway?

That was a good idea, never used cull clips, but I wasn't fishing for the kind of money the big time pros are, one hook a day seemed enough stress to me, why poke another hole?

Exactly, I have some issues with some aspects of tournament fishing, and I haven't really been able to fish for nearly 15 years, but bass fishing here in Ohio got a heck of a lot better once they stopped keeping so many of them. I would much rather see catch and release than buckets or stringers of dead fish.

I wonder who funds some of these studies? If I have a tooth pulled it may affect the way I eat? Temporarily? Maybe we should all play chess? No wooden chess pieces though cause you might harm to a tree?

Not nearly as hard as catching and cleaning?

Steelhead weren't the normal target fish, it was bass, but a white tube or small crankbait seemed to work for them also.

I did not know that John, LOL, it's nice to know the Toronto area is as tropical as it is here! Our lawmakers in Columbus tried to ban them here, they evidently had never seen the lake effect snow and ice storms we get 130 or so miles north of them.

My vehicles have all been rear wheel drive, what worked best for me was a pair of studded snow tires on the drive wheels, I always had a spare set of studded snows on rims to change over to in season.

LOL Mike, ya my kind of movie! but the story actual is even crazier, sounds like someone set it out to die with it's mouth tied? shut. http://www.cleveland19.com/video/2018/10/09/fisherman-rescues-foot-alligator-cold-waters-lake-michigan/

https://fox8.com/2018/10/08/alligator-found-swimming-in-lake-michigan/ They're migrating? Zoom lizards gone wild?

Sounds like a fun week even with the problems, the weather this time of year is always so unpredictable., especially tough to plan from hundreds of miles away.

nice clean looking fish! and I even like the boat!

Not my area and not a fly fisherman myself, no idea what they flyfish for down in the BVI, but I have seen people fly fish for a lot of species.

LOL, that's a good looking bird! When you get to big to fly you take the bus? I'm in a rural area, they are all around me, but I have never seen one in my yard. Ducks, geese, pheasants, but no turkeys yet. I don't know if some of those Canada geese ever go farther south than Ohio.

Is he particular about what species he is fishing for?

ketch, also of European descent, did you know turkeys weren't native to Europe? http://extension.illinois.edu/turkey/history.cfm They sure got popular! LOL

If only I could! A turkey sandwich while fishing sounds like a good snack! Is turkey the traditional thanksgiving day feast up north? Have a great holiday!

https://www.tackledirect.com/daiwa-dxsb-swimbait-casting-rods.html There is the rod Akri is talking about, the price seems good and they would probably be good any time you are throwing a heavier lure. Might be a bit much for a 3-4 inch Keitech on a 1/4 ounce swim bait head?

Brian, my experience with trout is very limited, they were just incidental catches while smallie fishing on Lake Erie and only Steelhead. I kept a couple over the years for a table test, broiled in butter with some lemon pepper seasoning and thought they were pretty good. Never really went out of my way to fish for trout, although the steelhead were fun, you knew pretty quickly it wasn't a bass.

Brian, steelhead? not lakers? never had lake trout, how much difference in taste?

i had a craftsman's and a poulan that came with brush blades, I believe though that both were larger than 25cc. I don't know if they figured out a way to get more power out of them, but I was looking last week and not seeing many over 25cc.

If the date on this video is correct it seems there are still smelt out there? dip net and lift net massive smelt fishing at Niagara river Apr 14-2017 - YouTube

There are some interesting articles on smelt, low numbers may not be a bad thing? http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/fisheries/smelt_mystery " What Else Can We Blame on Smelt? Both smelt and alewives contain thiaminase -- an enzyme that destroys thiamine (Vitamin B1) and causes deficiencies in fish. It didn’t take mink farmers long to realize that when mink were fed raw smelt, they didn’t reproduce. It took longer to realize that what was described as early mortality syndrome (EMS) in lake trout and other salmonids was caused by a thiamine deficiency resulting from eating smelt and alewives. It eventually became clear that fish that fed heavily on smelt and alewives produced larvae that didn’t survive very well. This is likely slowing lake trout rehabilitation efforts in the other Great Lakes. "