MJL

Are these glow in the dark lures/jigs all they're cracked up to be ? I,ve got a few, but haven't had the opportuntity to use them yet. do they make a positive difference in dark or deep water ?

I use glow in the dark lures purely for confidence. It's been documented that staging salmon along with walleye are attracted to the phosphorescent finishes on lures.

http://www.fishontario.com/fishing/salmon/...5996&page=1

If you think about it though, salmon spend a lot of their life 100' below the surface where I would imagine it would naturally be quite dark. There's also the fact that fish have a lateral line so technically, they really don't need eyes to eat your lure.

Camera flashes work well. I've heard UV or Black light makes them glow longer - Can't remember which one and I've never tried it myself to see if it's true.

Nowadays I just use my head lamp with 4 LEDs for recharging the lures. It takes a few seconds and I never have to worry about keeping the camera flash dry in the rain.

While those cases may purely be myth and legend, the truth is there are indeed sick and twisted people who live amongst us. On more than several occasions, I've heard of reported cases (on the news) where razor blades, needles and glass were strategically buried in sand at local playgrounds and beaches and/or glued on playground equipment like slides. Who's to really say what limits these people put on themselves to do other things.

Kind of makes you think what can happen to your own kid or someone that you may know and love.

When I had skien, I always used it under a float with good success. I now usually bum a few pieces of skien off my friends who cut theirs into dime to quarter sized pieces and tied bags with them. The other option is to use an egg-loop knot (you can google it for instructions).

As for curing it, I found Pro-cure (found in many tackle shops) to be relatively idiot proof to use.

Hope this helps

Nicely done. Great report and pics

Cherish the remaining time you have left with your friend.

Thoughts and prayers be with him and his family.

That's one awesome fish

Congrats on the new PB

Reminds me of this this past Saturday. I wasted 30min of my life watching one of the girls on Shelly and Courtney complain on how she can't use a spinning reel.

As for Putin, if it works for him, who's to care? Some of the pictures in that gallery were actually quite nice. Anyone up for a steelheading road-trip to the Kamchatka region?

Where did you buy your waders, MJL?

I bought mine at Wilson's in downtown Toronto.

I've had my Orvis Pro-guide2 waders for the last 4 seasons and they've handled everything I've dished out. Other than a small hole which developed on the inner part of the knee, I've never had any problems with it. They are stocking foot waders...I have yet to find a boot-foot pair of waders that actually fits me perfectly. I've worn them in winter and my feet stay warm with a pair of Gore-tex impregnated socks and a pair of thick wool socks over top. A well designed pair of waders with 5 layer protection on the lower part of the legs and @$$. Not cheap brand new but worth it IMO.

My dad bought a set of Simms Guide waders this spring. He hasn't found anything wrong with his pair.

I found this great product for repairing waders at a fly-shop in Missisauga. Everyone who owns breathable waders should at least have this in a pocket - It's about $10. Unlike Aqua-seal, it cures in minutes. Apply in a shady spot and take it out in the sun to cure. At night you'll have problems curing it unless you buy the UV lamp made by the same company.

Congrats Carole!

Top angling

No clue as to why BassPro prices would be so different for their in-house brand items. As far as other products, I've only seen considerable difference in prices between Shimano Canada and Shimano US and PowerPro. Other than those examples, everything else seems on par with what we can get here in Canada.

Great job...WTG on your first salmon.

If you have waders, the Humber river is a great place to fly fish for salmon, browns, steelhead, carp, bass and suckers. If you don't have waders, you're quite limited to fishing only a few pools and runs and you need to have the ability to roll cast or spey cast. It is a wide open river.

Rouge river is another option. Same species as the Humber. Definitely need to know how to roll cast or spey cast in most places.

I've caught pike at the Islands on the fly in the spring. Not sure what it's like now though but there's miles of shoreline to fish. I would imagine pedestrian traffic would be far less during the summer so the chances of hooking someone on your back-cast is minimal.

Hope this helps

That fish is a real beauty. Your son fought it like a pro.

WTG!

Is it just me or you guys too to have sore arms/wrists after casting 2/3, 3/4 spoons for hours?

 

to me, i figure it is caused by the weight of the rod and the swining action

 

I have a Shimano Convergence .. 10ft and Medium Action .. it was $79, i think

 

seriously thinking about spending $150 to get another rod ... at least 3 times lighter ..

 

what do you guys think?

I cast 6-8oz spods all summer for carp with my spod setup (Greys spod rod, Daiwa Emcast 5000 big-pit) and when I pick up my steelhead/salmon gear in the fall, they feel like ultra-lites. I can go for hours without getting fatigued.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any rod 3 times as light in the under $150 mark. TBH I thought the Convergence was actually quite light. You might be able to get an old Loomis IMX on ebay or in a few classifieds if you look.

I also live a couple of minutes from there. How's the carp fishing there? I always see them spawning in the spring but haven't seen many people fishing for them anymore. They used to fish a lot before those ponds in the back had that gateway system built.

They're all over bluffers...Not in the same numbers as they were like 15yrs ago...I occasionally do a couple of trip down there during the summer and some of the anglers do alright with the carp. I found other places to fish where I don't slip on goose droppings or have to deal with people who feel the need to feed the ducks right next to you. Do you have to pay for parking on weekends now?

Great pics Gavin. You should try to sell some of those pics to a few Magazines for $. They are top quality.

That bug is cool to the max!

Also I've heard on here and other boards and fisherman that it's too early to chuck spoons at the Bluffs. The bluffs guys are still targeting pike. The trout will come in a couple of weeks.

In my experience, Bluffers usually doesn't pick up till later on in the fall but that's not to say you can't get them cruising by. Last year, a good friend of mine nailed one in mid-august along with several browns. I haven't kept up with stocking records or factored in global warming so I'm not sure what the runs are like anymore...I probably should get down there for a try considering I only live a few minutes away.

This is probably a dumb question but do you guys use regular spinning reels with the big rods?

I use a Shimano Stradic 4000. I have a Shimano Symmetry 4000 on standby. Feels like a perfect match with my rod.

Sweet fish! Chrome as a set of pimped up rims.

Spent 3 hours at the west side of the Bluffer's Park ...

 

got nothing at all, not even a bite..

 

had tried everything in my tackle box including Little Cleo 3/4 in Glowing Blue, Glowing Green and Shining Pink

 

What have I done wrong?

 

Thanks

Even if you don't get a bite, at least you're not at home doing chores for the missus.

You can try various retrieves and lures (as you mentioned) - You could also stick it out longer as there are times where it will seem dead for 5-6hrs and then a huge school comes by at 3:30 in the morning... Sometimes continuous blanking is the name of the game till you hook into one.

If you can't find cleos in Kingston, there are a few tackle shops in between there and the GTA which have them (Gagnons, Tightlines, Angling Specialties, Lucky's, etc) - Wal-Mart usually has a few in stock.

I remember the first time I took my dad salmon fishing years ago on the Ganny, we were using 6' med-action fibre glass rods (Mitchell and Ugly sticks) and casting 2/3oz Cleos. After the first fish broke me off and took my lure, my dad rushed over to the local CT in a hurry and returned with $30 worth of Cleos and a few other spoons. When he saw the power and size of those fish, he became HOOKED.

I now use a 10' Shimano Convergence. It's rated for 8-17lb test. I think I picked it up for $90 or so a few years ago...It can launch cleos and lures a good distance. It has a slow action which has a nice cushioning effect when the fish decides to head-shake or roll but it's beefy enough to turn them. A rod which performs beyond its price tag IMO.

Even if you don't go out for salmon much, it makes a great drift rod for steelhead in bigger waters and it's my #1 rod for carp when I'm stalking them in the margins.

I haven't fished bluffers for salmon in quite a number of years but I remember the larger "runs" of fish usually came later on in the season compared to other places on Lake O's north shore. It's always worth a try this time of year. There's the possibility of a staging salmon, brown, laker and perhaps the odd lost Atlantic cruising by.

Anyone remember the heydays down at bluffers when the browns used to swim up the ramps during a rain storm?

Great report Gavin

Love the scenery pics. Smallies of any size are great fun IMO.

Can't wait for part II