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This is the most info I could find out about Okuma.

Based out of Ontario, California.

Founded in 1987, by owner and current President Charles Chang.

"Starting as so many companies do as a spin off, in 1987 Okuma had humble beginnings. The founders came with decades of fishing tackle manufacturing experience, ..."

http://blog.okumafishing.com/about/

Still no mention of where they worked previously, but most of their products seem decent for the price point.

Don't worry about the bully's on the site. Sure you probably shouldn't have used that original link, but who cares. If anything, it provides more business and advertising revenue by generating more unique visits to the retail website in question.

With regards to Okuma, I haven't bought any gear from them yet, as I prefer the St. Croix spinning rods and Shimano spinning reels.

Buuuuut, with that being said, it was a very hard decision to not get an Okuma setup because of the price. I've heard mixed reviews about their quality, but for the price, I would say the value is there. I had heard a rumour a while back about Okuma originally making rods and reels for some big brands before starting their own product lines. I'm not sure if this is true as I've never found the info directly from the source.

Personally though, I wouldn't have bought the Okuma float reel before being sure it was what you wanted! Worst thing is buyers remorse, IMO.

Awesome! My kind of fishing

I find people tend to stay away from those stretches because of the strict regulations. Nothing beats going for a hike while fishing, IMO.

If you do some google searches you're likely to find some useful information to start with.

Look up what water conditions browns prefer, ie. water temps, etc. Then try to find out what the temperature of the water might be around where you're thinking of going. Some Government sites offer up to date water conditions. Best part of catching nice residents is finding them!

Good luck, we look forward to reading about your experience if you get out on the water this coming weekend!

Brown's taste really good. I find they taste very similar to rainbow trout, but not quite as good as brook trout. Brook trout are by far my favourite eating trout, but brown trout in the 8-14" range are really flavourful and firm.

To my knowledge, I expect most if not all of the fish I caught in these streams are naturals. I haven't read any stocking reports close to these particular areas that would indicate otherwise.

Hiking and fishing. Doesn't get much better.

Ahh, I figured that's what it was. Thanks for clearing that up!

Over the past few days I've had the chance to get out and walk some small creeks I've identified, but hadn't had the time to get out to.

I managed to catch a half dozen nice browns (10-13") from the each of these small creeks I visited. I would translate those browns to be about the same as a 20" fish from the Credit.

Average depth, 1ft.

Average width, 6ft.

I also managed to land a few nice resident rainbows from these creeks as well (12-14").

As usual, I was spin fishing my ultralight setup, with my favourite lure selection(s).

I really like the picture below showing two specimens from different small creeks. 1) Because they were delicious and 2) Because the markings are so different.

Tightlines.

Oh and I managed to find a new creek with some nice brookies. No pictures of those because they show too much background unfortunately. Next time I go back there, I'll take some more pics!

Looked like a nice couple days on the water.

What exactly do you mean by natural rainbow though, never really heard that term before.

My old friend Shadow (black lab) was my first dog and definitely man's best friend. He is missed, but Sir Charles Darwin aka Charlie (my chocolate lab) has been an excellent companion. Labs have amazing personalities and are perfect for exploring the outdoors.

Welcome to the forum Rebel!

Wow, what a story! I was out West last year with my brother and he happened to hook into a sturgeon in the Columbia River while fishing for pickerel. I started the video and all you can see is "ssss sss sss, snap" as the line peeled out and then snapped. It was a thrill of a lifetime and now he is considering targeting one in the Sask River I believe, where it is catch and release.

As far as I am concerned, if I am following the regulations and therefore abiding by the law I could care less if someone wants to harass or bully me for not following "their" particular viewpoint. I don't go out of my way to catch out of season fish, but if I happen to catch a monster while fishing for something else I will most likely take a photo, so long as it does not jeopardize the fish in question.

Bully's will be bully's!

Don't let them ruin the sharing of your amazing fishing experience

Nice little Rainbow. You're likely to find a lot of them this time of year. But don't go telling many people where!

Wow, thanks for the video Dana. I know what you mean about the underwater video quality, but like you, the main purpose would be for taking above water pics with the likelihood of splashing.

I agree cotton would likely be the preferred style, but the ones I've seen that aren't rubber have pretty abrasive knots. On second thought, I think those ones with abrasive knots might be plastic meshing.

I might be stopping by BP on the weekend, so if I see something I'll update. Just in case someone finds this post later on.

Oh, and I'll be checking out the custom net site, as quality is my primary focus.

Thanks again! Any other tips, I'd love to hear!

So instead of spamming the board with multiple short posts. I wanted to pose two questions to those interested.

1) What kind of camera do you use to take great photos of your catches and why that choice? I'm wondering because I currently have a pretty nice point and shoot Canon, but I've always been pretty paranoid about dropping it in the water while wrestling monster trout. Do many of you use "waterproof" cameras, and if so, do you notice a significant decrease in the quality of the pictures? Also, I've been considering investing in a GoPro camera. Is there a lot of other "pieces" required to use it underwater? Also, what are your general thoughts on GoPro? I will be doing my homework on it, but I just wanted to get some opinions off people who have actually used it.

2) I'm looking at buying a decent trout net for river fishing. I've looked around and the best I can find are from Crappy Tire and have low quality wooden handles and knotted black mesh that doesn't seem very gentle. Ideally, what I would like to find is a quality wood handled net, with a rubberized mesh. Does anyone know where I could find something like that in the GTA?

Cheers!

Yeah, unfortunately the dealer didn't really do anything wrong. Sucks that it got sold, but like others have said I don't doubt you'll find another great deal somewhere!

Slick selection. Looks like you have your bases covered.

Hey Phil, great contests so far!

I think it might be a good idea to allow a person to only win once per period (your choice). This would give those users who aren't on here every hour a chance at winning one of your great prizes!

Just my two cents

Yes, very similar! I didn't even think of those places I figured it was some special part, but I'll go check them out.

Thanks for your input!!

He means the dam West of Gordon St.

I've had some trouble locating a part for my dad's new to him boat, so I thought I would turn to some of the experts here for some assistance.

The boat is a 1996 16' Northwood 1675 Fisherman.

He is looking for a passenger seat post.

If anyone has any clue where to get one, preferably in the GTA, we would really appreciate the help.

Tightlines!

Just plain ol' awesome. Good on ya!

Removed post because I figured it would get flamed

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Great looking fish. Do you know if browns are native to South-ont? How far north does their territory go?

Brown trout are native to Europe and were introduced to Ontario in 1913. As you can imagine, they have become pretty naturalized over the past 100 years and many people now consider them a native fish species, though technically that isn't the case. The same goes for rainbow trout.

Picture of Ontario range

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_165834.html

Nice browns! But you really need to invest in a trout net.

I know, I was kind of embarrassed uploading those pics in the grass. I'll be getting a trout net before I get out on the river again, now if that isn't motivation that I don't know what is!

It's free to register, so there is no question it should only be viewable to members.

Great video man and congrats on hooking into your first few brookies.

My only suggestion would be to get your buddy to not toss his cigarette butts out the window (instead use the car ashtray to store them until a garbage can is found), especially at this time of the year because quite often that is a main cause of backcountry forest fires. We don't want what's happening in Timmins and Kirkland Lake to happen in AP!

Great report, thanks for sharing!!

Edit: Just noticed someone else commented about the cigs, don't mean to pile on.