BillM

Bull luck dude, nothing more

Sheesh, I think I might just start up my own fishing show :)

Sounds like a M or ML 7ft Shimano Clarus with a fast tip would be a good start. Go to BPS, shake some rods and figure out which one you like

Wow, that's a 70 fish day, for each person...everyday... Sweet!!!

Just admit it was Rich, we'll all understand :)

I use long wire leaders for pike, hell I was bitten off with a 8inch wire leader last year on the Ottawa river.. Go figure.

Good job man!! Hit the river in the evening and match the hatch, you'll catch a tonne of fish if the river has a decent population. BTW, "The Usual" is a wicked fly

Lets hope it gets decided in OT.

haha! You guys have some great ideas. She did mention that she likes fish, perhaps if I run into a fair sized rainbow in that brookie/brown water I'll keep it and give it to her as a peace offering.

That folks, is called dedication!! You are crazy man.. Looks like I'll need to find another access point, whether above or below it. She did tell me where the ownership started and ended which was nice of her. I'll just have to avoid that specific area from now on.

Dave, if I'm ever in the area I will be stopping by to offer my apologies. Now I feel bad, lol.

Hey Mike, I actually just got a message from a guy over on Hipwader. Looks like the bed is definitely privately owned as he went through this exact thing, lol. Looks like the old lady had every right to ask me to leave. Hopefully I didn't cause her to many skipped heartbeats

I'm not about to park myself there again until I know for sure. I'm not out to make any enemies and she did apologize to my dad as we were leaving. I think it's just a case of her assuming she owns the riverbed, nothing more. I'll do some research and let you guys know if anything comes of it.

I don't think anyone is making it out to be a heinous act, I know I'm not. I wasn't rude, I didn't swear, I barely raised my voice. But why should I have to put up with that when I'm trying to spend some quality time fishing with my dad? Especially if I'm within my legal right to fish? I have found some excellent docs and will be contacting the Land Registry Office. If I can make my way down to the river without trespassing, I have every right to fish without being hounded by property owners who have no clue about the law.

Dave, my only issue is that I didn't get to the water via anyone's private property. According to the Waters way act, if the river or creek is deemed navigable, the bed is Crown land.

Well there is a provincial canoe route right through this spot, so I would assume it is considered navigable. BB: She had no issue with me walking down besides the bridge, it's when I waded upstream she started to go off.. BTW, Welcome to OFC

What do the regs say? If they say you need a single barbless then you'll need to cut off the treble and use a single siwash in it's place.

I wouldn't trade my Calais or my Saros for anything.

I hit a portion of the Saugeen yesterday with my oldman. Pulled up to the bridge and parked the car. As we were stringing up the rods a nice white haired old lady comes walking around the corner. I think nothing of it and say hello as she walks up to the car. We were talking about the fishing and such yada yada yada when she informs me that she owns the property on the one side of the bridge. I'm thinking that's cool, I'll make sure to not step foot on it and get into the water directly below the bridge as planned. She then informs me that she also owns the riverbed. This is where I just smile and continue lacing up the flyrod. I get into the water and make my way up to a small run where my buddy Dave hooked a really nice bow in a few weeks ago. Well I'm in the middle of my first drift when from behind me I hear the old lady again "You are trespassing, this is private property!" I looked at her and said "your property is on the other side of the bridge correct?" she says yes, but still continues on. Meanwhile I hook into a friggin monster rainbow, which is making the little ultralight beg for forgiveness and is peeling the 4lb test off the Shimano like it was going out of style. I eventually lost the fish after about 5mins or so, not making headway on it once, lol. I was then being threatened with a fine, and this is what set me off. I informed her that she couldn't 'fine' me anything and if she thought I did deserve a ticket to call the police, bring your deed which states you own the riverbed and I'll gladly leave. She then tells me she doesn't have to show me anything, lol. I can see my dad is about to blow his fuse, so we just wrap things up and make our way to the car. She even used the reference of "How would you like it if I camped on your front lawn"... I gave her the what the hell look and said when was the last time she parked a lounge chair in the middle of the river? This isn't waterfront property, if you've seen the Rocky you know exactly what I'm talking about. I also didn't step foot on her 'land' as I made my way upstream (All of 10ft mind you) via the river itself. I would really like to find out if she owns the riverbed or not.. If she does, then she had every right to ask me to leave, but from what I've been told it's a rarity that ownership proceeds past the high water mark. Do I need to call the township? Would they possibly have this information? I guess I just need to look at a land survey correct?

The last Williams spoon I was using was atleast 5inches long and Daves jig with the tube was probably 6 inches long at least. I noticed that the whities picked the spoons off the bottom, make sure you give it a decent pause and are hitting bottom every time.

A walleye is what the yanks call a pickerel, and a pike looks like a muskie. That is never going to change for me, right or wrong, lol

Remember to tape the spool or start with some mono backing. I've had braid spin on the spool before. It's a pita. All we've ever used when ocean fishing from shore is 6lb Fireline, nice, thin and super strong.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, but by that time all the good hatches will be over and done with, and I'll be bass fishing