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Now that's what I'm talking about! Great report and big fish as usual, though not so good news about the car. Now with the sun on them we can see how really beautiful.... my mistake ugly those carp are! LOL Thanks for the report Cliff. 007

Nice report. I tried for some pike last weekend at the islands and the weeds sure do make casting lures frustrating. Fished the same spot as you and got nothing but weeds. Just shows with persistence and tactic/lure changes it is possible to catch some beauties in amongst the weeds and the snot rockets. Congrats on a great pike. Thanks for sharing. 007

Nice report GCD - good to see so many different species caught in one day. Thanks 007

CCMTCanada - Thanks for the support - Hopefully there will be another new fish species in the next report - seem to be getting one every 2 weeks! Can't wait to catch some big ones though - I seem to be going through all the small species first LOL Mike the Pike - LOL

White perch pics added!

Hi all. Went for a picnic with my wife in High Park in Toronto today and managed to sneek off with my shakespeare travel telescopic rod to get a few hours of fishing at Grenadier Pond while she sunbathed. Had a really enjoyable couple of hours catching fish on light tackle - float with worm or small grub jigs. I arrived at the pond to see that the water lilies had started to emerge, so I guessed there might be a few fish near the cover, so targetted these areas first. I remembered that last year I had caught quite a few Bluegills and Black Crappie in early June so was looking forward to adding those species to the list of fish caught this year as part of my quest to catch as many of Ontario's species in the year. Unfortunately fishing was slow to begin with. I think due to the high and hot sun in the early afternoon. Caught a few small Bluegills to begin with, but seemed to be missing most of the bites. So i experimented with berkely micro wrigglers but had no joy so changed to a smaller hook with a small piece of worm. I also started to cast further out into open water. Started to get more bites and hook-ups. The bluegills seemed to be roaming aroud in shoals - one minute there would be lots of bites then nothing for a while. I wish I could find somewhere that sells maggots cos then I would fish the way I used to in the UK by throwing in a few maggots in the area around my float in order to keep the fish in my area rather than them constantly moving around. Catching the bluegills was fun - considering their size there pretty feisty. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't hook into any Crappie - must have been too hot for them in the shallows and they were deeper. Maybe later in the week I'll head back for some to add to the list. Just as I was thinking of giving up for the day I hooked into something different - it wasn't a sunfish, it behaved more like a bass, jumping out of the water as I reeled it in. Much to my surprise and delight it was a White Perch - not very big but I was happy as it was a species I hadn't ever caught before and another off the long list to catch! Species caught so far this year = Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Brown Bullhead, Pumpkinseedfish, Rock Bass, Bluegill, White Perch, Common Shiner, Golden Shiner, Creek Chub, and Lake Chub. Oh and Largemouth Bass (caught a couple of 3 pounders last week) but I didn't want to post pics and I'm not really counting it until I catch one in season LOL Here's a few pics of my day and some of the fish. Was a fun day, but am really looking forward to catching some bigger fish soon. Cheers 007

Wow! Big carp, great pictures and big smiles - must be an MJL report. Well done guys - sounds like quite the gathering of OFNers. 25 fish all between 5-20lb that's a great day! Still waiting to land my first of the year, despite seeing lots of them everywhere I go. 007

Well done again.... you've certainly got those night time carp biting. I'm just wondering, now that you've mastered Walleye, Pike, Steelhead and now carp - what's the next species?? If anyone could achieve the quest I set myself this year (of catching as many of Ontario's fish species in a year) it is you, and they wouldn't be the small fish I catch! You're a real inspiration. Thanks 007

Great report. Looks like some fun fishing. At first look I thought you were right that it was a young carp as they can be more silver than gold. But on second look it doesn't have the right shaped dorsal fin so I don't think it is a carp, not sure what it is..... 007

Great report - felt like I was there with you. Nice wildlife shots. Nice sized perch too. Thanks for sharing 007

Ccmt... So you've mastered Walleye, Pike, Steelhead and now carp - what's the next species?? LOL If anyone could achieve the quest I set myself this year (of catching as many of Ontario's fish species in a year) it is you, and they wouldn't be the tiddlers I catch! I think it is safe to say that everyone on this board looks up to you and what you have achieved in the last year in fishing.... just amazing. You're a real inspiration. Looking forward to the next report - maybe a daylight one... to do those great fish justice in the pics? Cheers 007

Thanks for posting both sets of your pics. Reminds me of my trip up there two years ago in the fall. One minute its sunny, the next you're in a blizzard! I gotta say the Rockies are one of my favourite places - I'll never get tired of driving the stretch from Banff through the Bow Valley, over the Icefields Parkway and up to Jasper. So many amazing panoramic vistas and lots of wildlife too. Thanks again 007

Thanks for posting the silver pike photo Clive. What an unusual little guy. That lure's almost half its size! LOL

Congrats to both of you on some nice fish. They may not be big but they're fun to catch. 007

Way to go - the Fishingfury team does it again - catching monster pike. Missed your reports guys. Well done Clive and Jon. Beautiful fish. Any pics of what a 'silver' pike looks like? Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next report 007

WTG you two again! Just keep an eye (or hand) on that rod LOL

That is very sad news. I'm so sorry for your loss. I did not know him personally but he gave me some good advice on here and I'm sure to many others too and will be sorely missed. My condolences to you and EddyK's family. 007

Nice fish Rizzo. Congrats on the PB 007

Great report MJL. Looks like you had a blast. What chunky looking carp - I wish I could catch one like those. Loved the great action shots. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Out of curiosity what rod, rell and line weight were you using? 007

Congratulations Photoz. Nice fish and pics. Won't be long before you get the first 30lber of the year. Looking forward to more reports soon. 007

Well done guys! Looks like you hooked into some nice carp there. I like the head on shot! I failed in my quest to hook a GTA carp today - though I saw plenty of them and saw what must have been a fish of 30+lbs swim past my bait near Hanlans Point at the Islands. Tried worms instead of corn but all I could hook into was the odd OOS largie, so called it a day. Keep those reports coming UrbanAngler and Dsn. 007

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Together with fishing, nature photography is one of my passions. I have got quite a collection of moose shots from Algonquin now. It turned out to be an enjoyable weekend but I must say I was really disappointed not to catch some trout species up there. Hopefully I will have another report soon with some more fish species - and perhaps some bigger fish at that. Fish species caught this year so far are - Perch, White Sucker, Bullhead, Pumpkinseedfish, Rock Bass (+Common Shiner, Golden Shiner, Creek Chub, Lake Chub if they count!). I guess they are all the easy ones to catch LOL Need to try harder to out fox those large 'sport' fish. But I must say I enjoy just being out there and catching anything from minnows to bass to pike - variety is the spice of life. Still looking for my first GTA pike and carp for the year!. By this time last year I had caught both species. Annoyingly I have actually hooked both species this year but lost them both before netting them. Perhaps this weekend. The quest continues.... 007

Good job! Nice fish. Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to seeing your reports - you never know what you will have caught this time! 007

Wow. What a great report - adventure, fifferent fish species and fantastic scenery. Thanks for sharing and WTG! 007

Hi everyone. Finally got round to downloading the pics and writing a report for my long weekend camping trip to Algonquin Provincial Park. Hope you enjoy the report and pics. Well it was my wife and I's first ever camping trip together and we had decided to head up to Algonquin, a park we both love to visit. This was the first of 5 camping trips we have planned to different Ontario Provincial Parks this year so I was really hoping we would have a good time to start the year. We arrived at our site overlooking the Madawaska River at the Lake of Two Rivers campground on the Saturday afternoon and must have spent about 2 hours trying to figure out how to put the tent up! Much to the amusement of those sitting round the campfires at the neighbouring sites. Well after what seemed like an eternity and a few black fly bites we had the tent up - here's a pic of home for the next 3 nights and one of the locals! After a very bad night's sleep - rain, cold (-1C) and noisy (people playing radios until 2am and a chorus of frogs in the whats his name) we awoke to a fairly grey day. We decided to head out to see a few places - the visitor centre, Opeongo Lake and even some fishing along Costello Creek. Though the purpose of the trip was to enjoy camping and see some of the park my secret aim was to catch some more fish species for my personal quest to catch as many of Ontario's fish species in a year - the target was unsurprisingly trout - lakers, brookies and splake (a cross between the two). Unfortunately I tried in vain along Costello Creek to catch any brookies using all manner of lures so we moved on. The plan had been to launch the infamous inflatable boat that we had bought and I had posted about last week but with a strong cold wind blowing along Lake of Two Rivers we decided against it. Instead I decided to fish right next to our campsite in a back channel on the N Madawaska River while my wife caught up on some sleep. It was only about 1-2ft deep and a few metres across so wasn't expecting anything big but was astonished at how many different species I caught with a float, small hook and a piece of worm or Berkely micro grub. Fish species included Perch, Pumpkinseed (what an ugly looking specimen), Creek Chub/Lake Chub and Golden Shiner (but no brook trout) Here's a few pics. So I had caught some new species of fish and had a thoroughly enjoyable hour 'minnow' fishing but it wasn't what I wanted to catch. Next day we decided to escape from the rowdy and rude youths staying at the site next to us and explore the park and leave the rod behind. We went for a great cycle ride along the old railway track and took in some of the wildlife and scenery along the Highway 60 corridor. I had a good long chat with a guy from the MNR about the Turbo Beaver float planes they use to fly the rangers into the backcountry and then it was time to do the customary evening drive looking for moose. Sure enough we saw a few and manged some nice close up photos of a number of moose including a big bull. Monday evening was fantastic - the whole campsite had emptied and we had the place virtually to ourselves. The experience was so much better - peace and quiet, space and nature taking back its backyard. Back at the campsite I decided to take a walk through the campground and see if there was any access to the main channel of the N Madawaska River so I could try to catch the elusive brook trout, seeing as my chances of hooking into a laker or splake without launching the boat or renting a canoe were small. I was already feeling the pressure when my wife said try and bring something back for dinner! The pressure was on. I found a nice bend in the river where there was a bit of flow and depth and set up casting small spinners. Half an hour went by and nothing. So it was back to the trusted float and worm rig. Sure enough I got bites right away... not creek chub this time but common shiners (another species but still not what I'm after). So I set up deeper and with a larger hook and worm and then bam the float goes right under and a good fish is on - could it be a trout, its a goldish brown colour - a brownie? a carp? - no can't be there aren't any in Algonquin.... then what do I bring to the surface but the World's Greatest Sport Fish (WGSF) - a huge Rock Bass! First of the year and a species off the list. After a few quick pics I decide to let it go. But that wasn't the end of the fun as rock bass after rock bass came my way. In the end, with the chance of catching a trout gone and with the thought of going back to the wife with no fish I decided to keep my first ever fish for the pan - a rock bass weighing a pound and 11 inches long and a slightly smaller one. I generally don't like killing the fish I catch but pride was at stake and they did make for a nice little snack though my filleting technique needs some practice. Here's some photos of the catch. In the end we can look back on a fantastic camping trip and certainly look forward to the next trips with warmer weather. The quest for trout continues (and the maiden launch of the inflatable LOL) but I did catch a few more species, though the only one that was really on my list was the Rock Bass - can't knock catching the WGSF though and a PB at that LOL! Cheers 007