Joeytier

'Tis a sad time of year.

Oh, how I envy you. Ice fishing has been finished for me for 3 weeks now.

Great stuff! Two giant fish.

Stop it, already!

Great report.

I've always heard of pike being caught there, but I've never done it myself. I'd say the better bet would be to fish down on the end of Brock Street, at the old boat launch and all along the boardwalk in the Whitby marina. I've heard of many pike being caught there. The creek doesn't get much in the way of rainbow, but there's always the possibility, and of course it's full of carp.

Hope that helps.

Good stuff. Rainbow amaze me at what they can power through.

I'll be out there in the boat as soon as I can. Thanks for the primer.

Wow, great report. Looks like you guys had a pretty high average weight.

Great stuff. I'm jealous of all that white stuff you guys have up there.

Wow, what a fattie!

Nice catch.

Very nice report. Those fresh jacks are unbelievable on float tackle.

I eat fish with regularity, but I'd say 90% (at the very least) of what I catch is released. I do really, really love fresh fish, though.

I was hoping that by 'office' you meant some sort of special fishing hole.

And again, I forgot my tourney sign.

Many places are either out, or are down to crappy, white, half broken eggs, or else I wouldn't have harvested one. Although this might be different now. I'd suggest checking Tightline if you haven't yet.

Oh, please, no!

Decided to hit the lake and try for some trout, since the conditions were perfect. NO wind, incredibly overcast skies, and a day after a strong east wind (which means off-colour water) meant perfect conditions too good to pass up.

We were fishing by around 5 and found some action right off the bat when I hit one on a twitchbait, only to have line break at the knot. The fish proceeded to dance around on the surface with my bait in its mouth. The next 70-80 minutes or so were quite slow.

Things started to pick up once we found a productive trolling pattern. The majority of our fish came while bringing our baits over a steep drop off tapering off from 9 to 14-15 feet trolling crocodiles and cyclops in natural finishes. We ended up finishing 9 for 11. I was more than happy. There is nothing that compares to the bone jarring hit of a brown.

The biggest fish, weighing in at almost nine pounds exactly.

The bigger of the two we landed on a double header right at dusk. From this view, it only looks about 4-5 pounds, but it was incredibly fat, that it was closer to eight.

The fog was extremely thick, and coming back after dark was a chore, and saw a boat out there running without lights on. Not a very good idea.

Now, back to the tribs with me.

Nice fish, and an even nicer kingpin.

Ice is done on Simcoe, even on foot? Bummer! I would've liked to have headed out there for one last try at the perch through the ice.

Great report. Can't ask for anything more than that.

I've given kwikfishes a try, but never spinner. This will change soon.

Thanks for sharing.

Good one.

Well, I wasn't expecting quite this much of a backlash, considering that exact same bridge had been posted in TWO separate reports BEFORE mine no more than a week ago.

Grow up, the word is out on it.

Also, to the user who was concerned with my fish handling techniques....How else do you suggest I handle a fish for photos? Steelhead, especially smaller ones are nearly impossible to tail, which I'm sure you know, and I make a point of avoiding the actual gills every time. Also, I use the net at the creek because the majority of the holes are quite steep and difficult for landing fish. The fish are not in the net for long. Trust me, I do my best to ensure the safe handling of the fish. I understand the concern regarding widespread knowledge of small, fragile streams such as this one, and pretty much every stream in the GTA, but I'd say the bigger issue is the lack of knowledge regarding the fragility of these ecosystems. Not only do we need more CO's, but just an overall sense of ecological morality, and I'd like to think the tribs can easily sustain a large number of fisherman year after year.

My 2 cents. I'm done with this thread.

This would be better off in the classified forums. Good luck finding one. There's a lot more people looking for them than there is people selling them.

If this river hadn't already been posted multiple times on this board, I wouldn't have posted these pictures, but it's not like it's a secret any longer. Also...

Way to gill rake everyone of those fish

Do you think we're harming the fish by holding them like that? We weren't coming in contact with the gills themselves, just grabbing underneath the gill plate.