huzzsaba

Thanks for the replies.  Plan was to get out in the second week of December. Hopefully we get some cold weather and some solid ice somewhere close! 

4 hours ago, misfish said:

Lots of open river to fish still. January 1st is ice time.

Brian, river fishing is too stressful 🤣

thanks for the replies. The search continues!

Havent been out fishing since the last salmon caught in late September. Been really stressed out which is why I havent fished either.  Need to get back into the groove.  Looking for some safe ice close to gta.  have a hut, auger and everything else required.  Just need safe ice and hopefully some fish! 🤣

Looking somewhere with easy access on to the ice.

Thanks for your recommendations!

On 9/23/2019 at 5:30 PM, misfish said:

A smoker will make that fish just right for the taste buds. Nice going Huzz.  I was looking at these moon shine spoons yesterday. Crazy pricing. I,ll stick to my rapalas and spinners,kwik fish and flat fish.

the len Thompson spoon I used works great! in 3 outings, caught 5.  Previously caught a few on lil cleo orange and white glow spoon.  So far none on moonshine.

18 hours ago, J Roelofsen said:

I just noticed the swivel your using! Yikes!! Do yourself a favour and upgrade those! I wouldn't trust those cheap brassy things to much smaller fish, let alone a big angry chinny ?

Josh 

I've never had an issue with those swivels.  I like to use the plain black ones without swivel, but if I catch on one type, I stick with it because i know it works.

On 9/23/2019 at 11:46 PM, Old Ironmaker said:

Huzz, please clean the rust off that 5 of Diamonds.I bet you catch more like that. Nice fish Huzz. I could never tie a spoon in that shape on. But the proof is in the puddin'. Come to think of it that might be fish blood. 

was a bit discolored.  DId change it out with a new one before the second trip.  

48 minutes ago, BillM said:

Is the OP still alive after eating that thing?

Lol.  Yes and well. SOrry been busy.  Gave most of it away.  I keep one (first one) every year and release others unless a friend wants. Went out 2 days later and caught 2 more on the same spoon . Both on first and second cast!  that spoon works well!

2 hours ago, Old Ironmaker said:

Stopped and had lunch on the Grand River just North of the Dunnville dam. 2 guys fishing from the east shore close to the dam hauled 2 nice unidentified fish within the 25 mins. I was there. Could have been Rainbows. 

Thanks for the tip.  Haven't been out that way this year but will check it out soon for sure.

13 hours ago, J Roelofsen said:

Stick with the casting spoons you have. Most people I see reel far too fast with spoons at night. A s..l..o..w retrieve is necessary for proper action with most casting spoons, they should wobble back and forth, not spin. The largest Len Thompson's are a favourite in clearer, deeper water. The small Moonshine tear drops are great all around but shine in murky water when a bright glow is helpful. 

And its unlikely your J13 will run properly after a repair. They're very finicky baits. 

Josh 

Thanks for all the wonderful advice. Went out early this morning and had a hit and miss on moonshine white and orange glow spoon.

After 15 mins switched to a size 1 Len Thompson 5 of diamonds glow spoon and was rewarded with this nice 20 lb buck.

Josh, Your advice on a slow retrieve worked. Basically casted it out,let it sink for 6-7 seconds and slow retrieve.  Glad my 2 year salmonless drought is over  .  Also my first ever Bronte Salmon

I do have the J13.  Unfortunately broke the lip on it, hopefully some glue would fix it.  J13 would work at night as good as a glow spoon?

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I'm sure they would.  They might muck up the action of your spoon a bit though.   I'd squeeze them on as close to the swivel as possible.   You have any Rapal J13s?   One of my favs for casting chinnies off the piers or from a boat.

21 minutes ago, BillM said:

Get some 1/2 bullet weights or egg sinkers and thread them on your line before your snap or swivel.  Simplest way to add a bit of weight to a lure.  I do this all the time for spinnerbaits when fishing deep weed edges and it works great.

Thanks for your reply Bill.  In a pinch, do you think some split shots would work? How far up from the spoon do you tie the sinker?

I have some nice (proven) trolling spoons that glow nicely.  Was thinking of using those for night casting off the pier.  They obviously don't have the weight of a normal spoon but thought I would try with some split shots before the spoon.

I have tried all the usual glow spoons (cleos, moonshine, len thompson) which I have caught on before, but for some reason have no luck with them. Want to change it up.

thanks

I have gone out with my friend a few times and from my limited experience, I would say buy 2 good quality downriggers (manual is fine) and have line counters on the reels. Keep it simple. once you get the hang of 2, then add one line down the middle with an inline weight which will take the lure down 15-20 feet.  you will get some rainbows on that line or any other fish swimming higher up.

43 minutes ago, Old Ironmaker said:

Huzz, ya gotta buy my boat. It's all ready for trolling out there. I might even throw in a rod or 2. Then you can take me fishing. 

was thinking about a boat today, but gotta get my boating license first.  Cant seem to get the answers to the questions right ?.  for now the inflatable is working in smaller lakes.  would be fun to reel in a 20 lb salmon from an inflatable.  not sure who would be reeling who ??

25 minutes ago, misfish said:

They have shut Port Hope down. No longer is angling allowed there.

Nooo lol.  Ive only ever caught there chucking spoons. tried the roe bags, but we all know how that turns out, usually end up side hooking the fish.  Interested in the pier fishing. 

As title mentions, any changes to port hope area fishing rules this year?  Planning to go do some spoon chucking at night in the next few weeks for salmon.  Also want to know if the east side pier is easy to get to considering there is a lot of walking over boulders etc.

Thanks

On 8/24/2019 at 10:58 AM, dave524 said:

I always carried a foot or so length of 2"x 2" with a screw eye and snap swivel on one end when chucking spoons in that stretch of river. When the inevitable snag came, you clipped it on your line gave enough slack so it drifted downstream of the snag and a few sharp tugs and it usually would come off, saved a lot of lures that way.

can you explain this technique some more?  Id love to save some lures since this technique is effective.

1 hour ago, Chrispy said:

Huzzsaba hit it on the nose....you might be in time for the perch run out of Wheatley....I used to stay out at Campers Cove and fished from the beach there.....if the perch are running out there you will do very well with a pickerel rig and minnows!!  Good luck!!

 

Chrispy!

Couldnt not believe it when I caught this jumbo off lake ontario pier last week using the same setup I mentioned above. Works really well!

try mikisew provincial park.  its a nice small quiet park and the fishing is pretty good! just got back from there a few days ago and got into a few decent bass in 1 hour of fishing.

Last trip out, trolling in 1-130 feet, one of our lines (braided line on downrigger) was accumulating this gooey type of yellow stinky stuff. it was very tough to get off and it was mostly in the top 20 feet of line. I'm glad we didn't hook into a fish on that line because there was no way I could have reeled it in.

 Never happened before in the last dozen or so trips.  Wondering if the water was just very dirty that day, or I should switch the type of line. had 2 other lines out, one with mono (downrigger) and the other with braid (flatlining), and they were both fine.

Any ideas what happened? any tips or suggestions? Id like to keep the same reel which is a 4000 series shimano, so to get a lot of line on there, I would like to stick to braid.

thanks

Id say get a pickeral rig and put on some nice 3 inch minnows. should catch something! good luck!

In my opinion, anywhere within mississauga and lake ontario pier fishing is tough fishing and really teaches you patience. I often wonder if there actually are fish after many outings of not catching anything. Anywhere on the shores of Lake Ontario, fishing with a worm will get you gobies galore,  small catfish, or the odd bass. Anything significant means you really have to work hard at trying to catch them. Off the piers,live minnows are best but you have to be patient.timing is also important . Early morning or an hour before sunset is best in my opinion.

Lakes outside the gta would probably be easier fishing and having an inflatable is a great advantage. Ive finally taken out my inflatable boat for the first time and tried it on a smaller lake close by and did pretty ok.

Good luck and dont give up trying!

Sorry for the delay in replying and thanking for the replies. Havent been getting a chance to visit OFC as of late.  I must be extra busy with work lol.  

Kevers, Walleye would be a bonus, but any fish on the end of the line is great!  thanks for your reply.

David Chong, will definitely pay attention to the area close to the island.  Thanks!

learn something new every day!! Didn't know of the full sport limit.  Always though it was the limit of person with license.