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The fact that they will eat those fish is punishment enough...lol..... How bout the netting boats for salmon and steelhead...? Its the way it is in ontario....try quebec sometime in the mid-north zec's for specs and lakers,....Its worth the $100 in permits and licensces and the travel just to experience how they manage their fisheries....when there is a problem suspected with the health of the fishery by a CO that patrols his area,...its SHUT DOWN...TO EVERYONE ...until the problem is resolved!!! As for poachng incidents...they are makedly reduced over Ontario!!! We are however talkin native fish in lakers and specs,...salmon and steelies are introduced,...somewhat self-sustaining species in the great lakes...Its not a big priority on a CO's list in ON,...with huntin and all...Its unfortunate,...I would personally trade in all salmon for a better managed steelhead fishery in the great lakes,...hands down!!!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt.............My instincts told me to go North yesterday,..but somebody talked me into going east just cuz he caught his first fish there after 51 outings,...and East SUCKED.....not Mentioning any names...lol Got to remember to ALWAYS TRUST MY INSTINCTS,....Awesome report,...thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks Nate,..took the words right out of my mouth,...somewhat...lol,....I landed a 25lb nook on 4lb drennan lead,...quality is quality!!!

Unless the hook is within 1-2" of the mouth, it is quite easy to tell if it foul or fair,...comes through experience really,..headshakes vs a sideways struggle is one sure way,... regarding the debate over whether the fish should be fought and released properly if foul hooked or just broken off,....there really should be no debate,..the regs are wrong,....if you hook a fish legit in the mouth you can play it out and land and release, or even keep it...no problem....if it is hooked in the tail of belly,...apprarently playing it out and releasing it tires the fish out too much and it will die,..am I missing something? Not too mention what these fish go through to get to where they are going can involve 10000x more energy than a 5 minute fight. As for the fish swimming around with a hook stuck in it and line etc trailing,..well If someone was fishing properly ,..it would be a #12-14 tiny hook and maybe 2-3' of 6lb lead,..not that big a deal since the hooks are supposed to work their way out in a day or 2. Probably the most important point is that any experienced steelheader will tell u there are many ways to AVOID fould hooking a fish. Just My $0.02

that fish was obviuosly hooked in the tail by how it was struggling,..these guys are not even fishing a pool but it looks to be 1' of water,..very obvious and intentional snaggin,...if you truely know how to catch salmon or other river run species, you would see the difference,...that video is pathetic but typical!!!

That is absolutely Incredible,...good for you for not losing your cool at the snide comments,...I dont know if i would have had the patience,..but then again I dont have a CO for a buddy,..never even seen one in fact,...good to hear charges were laid,..dont hear that very often compared to what goes on!!!

never tried the seagar,...but remember marketing is marketing,...i like mono mains like maxima,..and raven and drennan for leads,..no reason for me to switch yet,....you could drop a paycheque every pay period trying out all the new gimmicks,...dont fix it if it aint broken,...Ive yet to have a salmon or steelie break those leads,...in fact i landed a 25lb nook a week ago with 6lb drennan,....12 lb main,..and 12.5' rod on the centrepin and an 18lb on the same gear with 4lb drennan...just my experience

that is a crazy sized smallie,...i guess those zebra mussels are good for something after all....lol

why not say something to the poachers? I have many many times,...they usually leave,...I have also gone so far as to cut lines,.. or you could stand there and call the OPP and let them know you are calling,..see if they stick around,...Education works well to for the right crowd,..bring a net and land the fish for them and then let it go,...if you beleive in 'Anti-poaching',..stand up for it!!! PS,..not advocating violence or anything,...just read that other post that is now locked,....I believe the incident happened in Sutton? I lived near there for a brief period of time,..interesting place...lol.....and they dont much like anyone from outside of georgina in there stomping ground,..in the summer,...if your drivers license says your from georgina,..its free to park by the beach,...however if it doesnt,..they charge u like $40 or something crazy to park,..then if you go to the beach you will quickly realize most of the visitors are not from Georgina. PSS,..on the education front,..maybe NOT having ads on websites like this saying....'bag a freezer full of walleye everytime you go fishing',..may help,...im not sure thats sending the right message!!!

Difference is 100% Floro and floro coated,...like P-line is coated, hence the price, whereas Drennan and Raven are 100%,..(and far better leaders IMHO) a 50 yard spool of drennan lasts me over a year,...so its worth the $$ for me!!!

Hit the notty today,...what the heck,..its the lowest and clearest I have ever seen,...dont waste your time,....but atleast i know where all the hidden structure is now...lol

Actually shep its the most expensive,..by far,...thanks for buyin it ,..im sure its the least u could do,..after me getting you hooked for life!!!...lolol Still not sure why u keep wanting to go east over north,..even though what you've seen me do and where..which is nothing compared to previous years....,...dont worry i got a tripod...LOL!!!..but you are the shep of sheps!!!... see no M,...lol

Dave,..Too bad your workin,..maybe sunday or next week,..i got some spots to show you,.....'Frank got cheesed',..whats that mean,...? these are real guide waters as u know..,..i share with you,..but after that it costs for others,..and that price is toooo high fora anyone...lol,...... ..you know how it goes...

Gerritt,...Besides my Islander centrepin,..this is what my stuff costs when i go up river.....$100 floatrod, $100 waders,...$40 chest pack and maybe $150 of gear inside,....thats probably less than the gas on your boat for a few weeks..but I catch dozens and dozens of steelhead in a beautiful natural setting with noone around,...I'll go head to head on a stretch of river that I fish (which takes effort and knowledge to find..hence the lack of pressure)..with any guy in a $3000 get-up... any old day of the week!! For everything else there is mastercard!!! ,...Quality is quality same as boats,..but it doesnt make the ANGLER!!!!

Shep,...$50 we get into chrome this weekend!!!!

Lures up river,..lol,..thats called snagging,...try 4lb floro leads with #14 hooks with roe etc...

Its funny that Noone considers fishing this hole ethical,..but everyone knows it...LOL... ,..personally it was my first and last time there,..but fun none the less,..for what ever its worth AGAIN,..all fish were caught legit,..and released,..Beleive what you want!!! PS,..noone was guiding anybody,..dont even know where that came from!!!

The point was about all of the comments that said and up river nooks wont Hit,..and there were many of those comments on this and other threads,..congrats,..I was talking about the Notty specifically,..not sure about what tin roof you mean,..but there are literally hundreds of access points to fish the notty,..this was my first time on that little lake O trib and Probably the last,....but perhaps YOU missed my point, but unwittingly confirmed it at the same time...Way to go...lol

All Fish were released properly and took off with a splash,..so whats your point ?

Awesome pics,...watch out for everyne sayin you snagged it!!...lol,..Re: other posts,...NICE WORK,...beuaty browns!!!

iTS FUNNY,...iM NOT used to the lake O tribs and by no means a fan of the crowds,...it takes away fro the experience for me,..Im used to tranquil settings,..with next to noone around,.....its the times I choose to fish,..which usually distract most people,..1 day after a rain,..Nooks on the move,...cruisin,..swirl around a pool,..2 or 3 or 4 of them,...sanppin at each other,..thats when i send a drift,..wham,..slam,..no lining,..no flossing,,..no snagging,....pure Hit ,...and for all you guys that only ever fish Lake O tribs with the crowds and the fair weather,....and think you know it all,...I laugh,..and thats ok,...you know it alls like BJ are entertaining,....go walk a km or two or 3 through the thinck brush or water,..(cuz there are no paths) on a big trib where noone else is fishing,...and its so stained you cant see the fish except for waves here or there,...and catch a chrome NOOK or 2 or 10 that have only been in the river for 1-2 days,..then and only then can you realize what me and a select few do,..that pool at b'ville is a joke,..but to extroplate that to all tribs and all locations and all conditions,..Is retarded,...you Know it alls should give your head a shake and get out there and discover what its all about!!!!,....Bring on the Steelhead',...and til then,...Nookie nookie,... PS,..theres lots of places with steelhead already way way up,...i woulda figured the know it alls might know this already!!!...LOL,....ever think we post a pic of a nook instead of a steelhead,...at this time of year,..theres a reason!!!!

LOL off BJ,..I think you just made my point,...lol,...One day,..perhaps when your old enough too drive you might understand!!! Its funny though,..how I remember you posting on another site that you always go to certain Tribs in Sept for Nooks to get eggs,.....if you can get your mom to drive you of course....lol.....interesting,..indeeed!!!! FYI,..i think the point of his post was the action shots....

Thanks BJ for your $0.02,..I think everyone here cept the newbies to fishing in general already knows alot of what your saying with lining and flossing etc.......'BRING ON THE STEALHEAD' is about the most useful part of your post,..no offence. Now consider the facts,...this was my first time fishing with DMasse,..and While I thought I was a pretty good river Angler,..I can tell you this,..Dave Schooled everyone at that hole,..hands down, bar none!!! With about 10 guys standing around this hole (not my cup of tea by any means)...Dmasse hooked into (legit hook-ups) 90% of the fish out of everyone there and every one was in the mouth (Nooks, Cohos & steelhead). Now get out your calculator and do the stats,..and figure out those odds!!! The funniest part is that he actually left for a long while cuz he felt bad as most of the time the rest of us watched him fight Fish. I am by no means telling anyone his secret, but maybe some of the youngens that are decent anglers, can take a slice of humble pie and realize,..They DONT KNOW EVERYTHING!!! Way to go Dave!!!

that one was actually one of the smaller nookies,..i had to brighten the pic a tiny bit as it was a little dark,...Dmasse stole the show tonite,...Coho pics and bigger Nookies to come,....Dave...where ya...???...lol

Good times indeed,..good to fish with you Yellow,...heres one of them...Dave Im sure has many more pics to come