laszlo

My sister Cindy is doing a story about this for CH news out of Hamilton.

It will be on the 6 o'clock news.

Aside from the guys in the film...I liked the music, the visuals and how it focused on the chemistry between 2 anglers.

That's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4vRMYeyAyc

Fidel: Totally man.

You: Roe, Tappered shot, short lead, short tippet

Me: Beads, Equal shot, longer lead, longer tippet

My wife Anna actually watched the entire film with me last night and suprisingly enjoyed it!

Boom!

I've watched 30 minutes of it so far. Gonna finish it tonight.

Nice pics man!

What canoe is that? That's not the one we use right?

No it is not flossing.

All my fish on beads are hooked inside the mouth and all are released successfully

because the hook isn't deep in its throat.

I can't beleive this thread started almost 4 years ago now. Man time flies.

Fished a lot of great rivers with some solid guys/anglers!

Steelhead are by far my favorite species to fish handsdown.

I too have used Fidel's custom leaders. They're great!

Fidel and pike hunting go hand and hand. One of the best Pike Anglers I've ever met.

He really knows his Carp too!!! Wink Wink buddy.

All factors to consider:

1) Hours of daylight

2) Rain

3) Water temps

4) Moon phase

I once caught a Quilback Carpsucker out of the lower Niagara.

A buddy of mine was fishing for Steelhead and saw a guy hook a big budded plant.

Yes...they kept it and it was good. For real.

You need to bring this to the Notty. Save getting lost.

 

 

Great shots.

You got me

Some nice fish for sure. You do (make) the rod?

Mines a Raven IM8 - 13 foot 2pc.

The one in the pic with the brew is my buddy Highdifters (Fidel).

I believe it's a custom but not sure who made it.

Hello everyone!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays...it's a great time of year.

Regardless of rumors of an armageddon (wink wink), 2012 was awesome.

Our family settled into a new home and I settled into a new job.

Outdoor exploration in unfamiliar surroundings was plentiful!

Following some winter Steelheading, I hiked the upper stretches of local creeks

before opener to take some pics of spawning fish and to see how healthy the run was.

Once opener arrived 95% of the fish were gone. While fishing for Carp

and Channel Cats in June I was shocked to get this one.

A few Carp were captured on the fly as well. This has become one of my favorite

types of angling over the last 3 years.

Most years I leave the Salmon alone once they enter the rivers. I needed to scratch the itch

before Steelhead season so I couldn't resist. When they first enter in the lower stretches, they

sure do love flies!

Now that the temps have cooled down nicely, Steelie fishing has been awesome!

2012 is the year of the bead for me. Never really gave them the respect they deserve

before.

Hope everyone has a great holiday!

2013...Bring it.

I work in the industry and strickly labour speaking it should be between $4,000 - $6,000

if your keeping the fixtures in the same location.

The material is another story. How much you spend is up to you.

I would have no issue with a no kill for all river run trout after the 30th of Sept.

check your pm buddy.

This is what I love to see on this site! Hats off gentlemen.

So all posts should read something like this:

 

" was out in the world today....that is all"

 

Thornbury/Meaford/the Sound/ Saugeen aren't exactly secrets so who cares if OP posts where he was. Your posting this just compounds the reasons so many fisherman i know don't even join this site....

How about this as a good example:

"I was river fishing for Salmon today and got a few."

Talk about the size, the fight, what bait you got it on etc. etc.

Specific locations or naming the river are not necessary at all.

FLIES!!!

Nice report. I've had a lot of fun targeting carp on the fly too this summer. Anyone with a fly rod looking for a challenge should give them a try.

 

I've actually had a lot of success with large (size 2), dark colored wooly buggers. I've been targeting cruising fish and twitching it on bottom as they get close. Must be feeding on different food sources.

Targeting cruising fish is fun too. That moment when you see the fish turn towards the fly...and...bam!

That's awesome Laz. Really enjoyed this report

 

Which model pontoon are you running? Definitely interested in picking up one for this coming fall.

It's an Outcast from BPS. It's good for the price($450.00)but there are better ones out there.

I don't use it too often so it does the job.

Going down a river on one is awesome!

What is the invasive creature in the photo? Looks like a lamprey to me. If so, are you sure it wasn't a native Brook Lamprey?

 

Jon

MNR said it was a sea lamprey. They were everywhere.

have tried throwing flies at carp, they sure dont want anything to do with my wooly bugger !

I too can't get them to go after a wooly bugger.

Try wooly worms and stone fly nymphs.

The trick is to cast at them when they are feeding and present the fly

with as little action as possible directly in front of their faces when

they are mudding.

When they have finished feeding are are in shut down mode it's next to

impossible to get them to take. I only have one fly for that situation.

Don't know the name of it but it's big, green, fat and looks kind of like

a June Bug. No action is key again and they simply can not resist it.

Haven't been doing too much 'serious fishing' as of late.

Spring and Fall are both my favorite times of the year to fish.

Family events have taken over the summer as expected.

Here are a few pics from my local spots...as well as a few from up north.

This was taken just before summer began. There were tons of the little invasive guys around.

The MNR took care them!

I never had a Mink run right up to my feet before.

I thought he was going to crawl right up my leg.

As much as most anglers don't care for carp, I really like targetting them

with a Pin and Fly set up.

Almost stepped on this guy.

Hopefully my next post will be with some fresh steel!

Take care,

Laszlo