timmeh

I was planning on heading up to the saugeen on monday to see if I could manage a few steelhead. If fishing was slow, or there are a million people there I was thinking of heading further upstream for a few bass, but noticed in the regs that bass season closes at the end of september in grey/bruce counties. What has my confused is that in the zone 16 regs they say all "inland streams and rivers only" that bass closes sept 30 in grey/bruce. But wouldn't all rivers in zone 16 be considered inland? So I'm not sure why they worded it this way? Or is there something I'm missing. My interpretation on this is that all rivers are inland and so I can no longer fish for bass in the saugeen, or any other river in those counties. Have I interpreted this correctly? I certainly don't want to be fishing out of season. Thanks, Tim

2000 - current MSc biology. Spend some time fishing the Grand, but never Columbia lake.

The upper credit is a well known trout spot, but has special regs

Good luck with your trip, I'm sure some of the guys will get you into a few spots where you can get pike. As far as brook trout goes the season closed 2 days ago, so unfortunately you're a little too late.

Well anything's feasible. It may not be a popular approach for those species but I've seen many fish caught on techniques that are uncommon to say the least. That being said I would be surprised if it works consistently (especially in clear water), but you never know. Make sure you use flurocarbon line for trout. I often try different things on very slow days.

Similar thing happened to me, took it the local tackle shop and they fixed it in 2 minutes and did it for free.

Spent saturday gettin some late season speck action in before the season closes. Had a great time and managed too pull in some specks in between the chubs, with a couple small rainbows and a brown to round things out. All fish were caught on barbless hooks (this really makes releasing fish much easier) and I release 100% of the trout I catch. Here are a few pics... This fish was very acrobatic in his attempt to escape Before heading home I decided to do a little bassin. When I found this fish they were certainly feeding, even the WGSF were putting on weight. Here are some of the bigger bass... This picture doesn't do this fish justice, it was a nice river fish, but it's hard taking pics by yourself. Chunky little WGSF. For reference that's a 4" tube in his mouth.

Reading the post about getting off for speeding tickets and such got me thinking a little. Often when traveling to and from various fishing spots I spend a bit of time on little traveled or back roads. I admit I almost always speed but I try to keep it within reason (between 90-100 in and 80km/hr, nothing crazy). I'm sure there is no set answer and it depends on weather, amount of traffic, officers mood, etc, but at what point will a cop just let you go as opposed to pulling you over? Sorry for the very non fishing related post, but I've always wondered this, and I'm sure other people might be curious as well.

As far as gloves go I have a pair that are water proof and quite warm. I got them from the national geographic catalog (I think so anyway they were a gift). I'm quite pleased with them. Also the gloves that leave your fingers open, or you can cover them with the flap are good too. You can get these anywere.

In my opinion there are a variety of factors but the most important are clarity of the water, method of fishing and type of fish you're after. The clearer the water the more you need to consider the line you use. As well the slower you're fishing the more you need to consider your line (ie. if you're trolling or fishing quickly you don't need to worry as much as if you're finesse fishing, like dropshotting). And some species of fish are more easily spooked, but this can depend a lot on their particular mood that day. But in general fish like trout are more finicky than pike or bass. So you need to think about what you're targetting, how, and where. So for trout in a small, clear stream line choice is more important than for bass in a muddy lake.

Personally I would think a lake with bass that average 6lb is unlikely. If that's the average, then that would mean there are plenty of fish heavier than 6lb and in small back lakes it's hard to imagine there's enough of a food source for that. But... there are thousands of lakes in Ontario, so i guess you never know.

My advice would be to pay the park fees and park within the conservation area. If you really don't want to pay you could park at one of the access points downstream and walk an hour back up to the dam, but the fee's only 4.25.

"Having spent the last 10 years studying the energy industry I have learned how to calculate the price of gas using the cost of refined gasoline as traded on the open market. The price of gasoline is based on several variables: the wholesale cost of gasoline, taxes, and the retail margin. With little exception only the wholesale price changes day to day. Wholesale gasoline is traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange. " This is taken from Dan McTeague's website. Basically the price of gas changes with the price of refined gas on the market, which is not the same as oil. So if the market price goes up so does the price of gas. In the event of external forces, like a hurricane, people panic, speculate we'll run out of gas and die, the price goes up. So this is how it happens, as to why it happens I really don't know. It would make sense if you bought something for X dollars you sell it for X dollars plus the profit margin but that's not how it works.

I totally agree with the ridiculous rise in prices. They don't even wait until damage is actually done anymore, just raise it up because they can. Fortunately most of the country should see prices start lowering tomorrow.

You'd really think this should be a campaign issue. The first politician to put forth a plan to control this would be very popular right now. This screw job on the public is absolutely ridiculous.

just checked again and this is true. But it's not related to the hurricane and oil prices dropped today. It's due to mark up by refineries - 20.9 cents above market value.

I've been following this web page for a while but when i check it that's not what it says, but i'll keep checking. he is usually right, but i see no reason for this jump

I tend to use barbless hooks on the rare occasions I fish with live bait. This is simply in case I hook a fish deeply, I have a much better chance at getting the hook out and saving the fish. For those who don't use barbless hooks, it's so much easier to unhook fish. It's nice to get a pic of the fish but I try to handle fish as little as possible. I generally do not mind if a fish shakes a hook out as long as it's close enough that I get a look at the fish - just so I know what it was. Unless of course its a big fish and then I try to get a pic if possible.

The past few years I've heard a lot of talk about the decline of the salmon fishery in huron and gb. I haven't been fishing long enough to have noticed this myself, but seeing as I fish there now I'm curious as to what's going on. I will admit my knowledge on this issue is limited, so I was hoping to gain some info from the more knowledgeable salmon anglers on the board. I'm sure there are various theories to explain this problem and I'd be interested to hear some possible explanations. Thanks

Welcome to the board, As already mentioned the Grand is a good place to start. If you're looking to continue your trout fishing the upper Grand around Elora and Fergus holds a great brown trout fishery. However there are very strict regulations for that part of the river so make sure you're aware of them. The lake at the north part of Waterloo was likely either Columbia lake, or the Laurel creek resevior. Neither lake really has anything in it.

Was somewhere in between there on the weekend and got nothin.

Since they don't feed they break down their bodies to produce energy once they start to run up the river. So essentially they're decaying. Bon appetite.

I fished a couple of huron tribs a few days ago and caught, nor saw anything resembling a salmon in the rivers. There were a few people fishing and no one else had any action either. Locals told me the run hasn't started yet. I would wait until you hear word that fish are being caught as it's quite a far drive to get skunked.

A lot of the shoreline there is private cottages so you need to stay in the area around the boat launch, and dam. Even with boat traffic you can still fish of course, but it can be a nuisance during really busy times. I generally have better luck during the week when there are fewer people on the lake, but this may not be an option for you. Whenever you go, once you enter the conservation area you'll see a large rocky shoreline around the dam. You can fish anywhere there and catch bass and pike using most standard lures (rapallas, crankbaits, spinnerbaits).

I find longer rods are a good choice as it simply helps you cast farther, but make sure you get one with enough backbone for the fight. I too have just started fishing for river salmon in the last couple years so I don't have any specific recommendations for you. If you talk to someone who works at either of those places they should be able to point you in the right direction.