MJL

I haven't fished North Tea lake before but if it's a typical shield lake - like many of the other lakes along the highway - you can't go wrong using soft-plastics that imitate leeches and crayfish for the smallies (eg. black curly tail jigs and brownish-coloured tubes). I have also done well using the standard Rapalas and twitching them on the surface in the early morning and at dusk.

Victor you need this:

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/rocketfishingrod.html

This will beat any combo out there on the market. No casting required

And if you drive is there a place that you can drop off the car?

I don't think I've ever seen free parking downtown...There are numerous pay parking lots around the area though. I've always taken the TTC to the Islands except on one occasion where we parked the car at the lot at the bottom of Yonge st (I think)...It might have been around $8-10 to park for the day (I think)

Great report 007

That baby bowfin is neat...I've never seen one that small...I may have to make my way down to the islands in the near future.

Good stuff Cliff and Carole...Those are real nice fish you caught.

Those shore lunch pics make me hungry...(Off to the freezer to defrost some fish sticks)

Nice Report Vic too bad about the lost outfit.

On the bright side, you now have the perfect opportunity to buy a new combo

I recommend a Shimano Stella or a Daiwa Steez matched with a custom 7' Lamiglas XMG50 or a Loomis GLX.

What kind of car do you have? Hatchback? 2 seat sports car? Can you put the backseat down (if you have one)? Can you thread your rod inside the car through the middle?

As far as lines go, I've got 8lb mono spooled on my reels. If the water is gin clear, I tie on a fluorocarbon leader. I find pure fluorocarbon mainlines unpleasant to fish with, especially in colder weather...It's stiff and kinks a lot.

Thanks again for the replies.

I fished up in Kinmount yesterday from 10am to about 5pm. My uncle has a waterfront property so I launched from his backyard and paddled up and down the river in my canoe - I also drifted where ever the wind took me (usually into stumps and into trees). I was surprised that it was quite deep in a lot of places for such a narrow river. I could literally cast my fly across the entire river in some places. I marked depths to 22ft on the fish finder. Unfortunately the fish didn't like any of the flies I tied the night before so I used my spinning tackle for most of the day.

I was expecting to get into a lot of bass but unfortunately couldn't get into many...I actually only caught 1 smallie...But I did get into tons of rock bass and a couple small walleye. Highlights of my day were

1. Landing a large sled that probably fell through the ice during the winter. It tested my 20lb PowerPro to the max!

2. Losing a big 3-4lb walleye at the boat (I don't fish for walleye much so 3-4lbs is big to me).

Here's one of the walleyes I caught (both were about the same size). He took a leech on a circle hook with a split shot crimped on the line.

Overall a fun trip

I presume gobies are crayfish of sorts??

 

Just wondering.

 

Regards Clive

Gobies are small invasive fish about 1-5 inches in length. They have no problems stripping corn, bread and worms off your hooks.

Here's a link

http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-faun...asive/goby.html

I tried using bollies that day but nothing. So I switched back to corn. The corn was brighter under the cloudy sky and was very visible in the dark waters. I got more hits on that than with bollies for that day.

I'll sell you 1 of of my magical pineapple boillies for $30. Or 5 at $100. At those prices, you can't go wrong!

Awesome replies guys...Many thanks

Most likely I'll just be bringing up a couple bass/walleye outfits + a couple of fly rods with me for the muskies - I've never caught a musky before.

Thanks again for your help

Hey folks

I was just wondering what type of fish I can get out of the Burnt river near Kinmount? I'll be there this Friday at my uncle's cottage. Are there any carp that way? If not, it would save me a 1.5hr trip with smelly fermented corn in the backseat.

Thanks

As far as common carp go, they seem fairly benign compared to the ones that jump 6' into boats. If it is a virus, what's there to stop it from mutating and hitting other species (which some have in the past)? If you fish the Kawartha region, I'd be worried.

Personally, I find some of the reasons why people dis-like carp interesting.

Some of the ones I've heard over the years"

1. "15yrs ago the fishing was awesome...The carp ruined it for all of us"

Reply "You do realize that carp have been in here since the 1800's"

2. "Carp have eroded away the shoreline all along the Otonabee"

Reply "Are you talking about those boats over there that speed through the channels and create all these wakes"..."You're right look how much dirt was washed away when that one sped through"

3. "Carp don't taste good"

Reply "Don't eat them then"

4. "Carp are eating all the weeds!"

Reply "Maybe that's not such a bad thing...Just look at your prop...And his...And their's"

As far as government conspiracies, it won't be the first time someone has used chemicals to control carp...It's called rotenone.

Being the carp nut that I am...Perhaps it's best to remain optimistic about the situation. Some research has stated that carp die-offs (natural, man-assisted, man-assisted accidents) can be beneficial to the species where only 1 or 2 strong year classes of fish may dominate a lake (for decades) and as those fish age, the spawning potential and general quality of fish declines. In 10 or so years, Scugog may be the great carp fishery that it once was with a quality head of fish.

Looking at the Environment Canada web-site and the Weather Network Website, the Severe Thunderstorm Watch has ended for at least Toronto...I hope the lawn gets rain tonight...I need worms for tomorrow

My turtle grew bigger! j/k Did he pull drag? Last time I didn't realize I had one on till we were about to leave.

Nice fish

See you tomorrow.

BTW...My runner is on contract...I'll only loan him out temporarily for the right price...Say your car or GTE-B...Take your pick

have a fun, safe trip and take lots of pictures!

 

we'll miss you this weekend

You don't have to refresh your computer every 2min starting at 11:30 anymore.

Make bait, tie rigs, watch Danny Fairbrass catch fish over and over again on the Korda DVD. Take a stand and don't let Cliff's reports rule your life. Take it one night at a time.

No need to go to the gym after a day like that

WTG Steve!

OK...Carpmaster has to be reserved for Photoz. Photoz has gotten many on the board interested and hooked on carping. So... let's come up with another good name for our friend Cliff.

The Carp Violator

Good stuff Cliff

Great report. WTG on those 20lbers

Can't wait to get out to your neck of the woods again for another g2g.

Those hat-lights are so cool...I gotta get me a set

If you can't find any, you can make your own boillies, rigs and baiting needles.

Some stores you might want to check out (In no particular order)

- Fishing World

- Angling Specialties

- FishOnlineCanada

- Tightlines

A little birdy told me that KTL, the supplier to many stores in the GTA is having problems getting Nash and DAM tackle from overseas. Inventory is currently on backorder with very little tackle coming in the foreseeable future.

You can always order tackle online

www.wackerbaits.com

www.carpins.ca

Congrats on a good day out

Love the pics

In this pic on the left side of the screen; Is that black horizontal line which goes through the orange blob close to bottom the thermocline?

Great report Steve.

Those ducks are just asking to be roasted.

In relation to the line strength I was using for the carp - what strength do other people use?

 

If my fish was 15lb and I used 12lb line, what size fish could I catch on that line?

 

Or should I be changing my reels to say 20lb line in case I hook into one of the monsters at the Islands?

On average I use 12-15lb mono when ledgering. 8-10lb mono when stalking and float fishing. 50+lb PowerPro when fishing areas with heavy zebra mussels and snags. On the Islands I find I don't need to use more than 10-12lb test.

In general I find using mono heavier than 15lb unpleasant to use on most spinning reels - Even with big-pits and large baitrunners.

With 12lb mono I've caught fish to 36+lbs without trouble. The rod acts like a giant shock absorber and the drag helps to cushion the line. If you play the angles you can land a large fish on light line in no time.

Awesome report and pics..Glad you finally got into a carp at the islands - Especially a PB at that! Are mirror carp on your list?

now i need to do some homework ...

WHAT!? You didn't do it before?! Don't be like me!

The golden rule...When in doubt, pack up - Especially the net...It never fails!

Wolf, I'm not sure if it's against the law to start a fire in a mini BBQ...When the cops come by just throw some burgers on the grill.