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Very nice fish dude

I think people lose more fish due to the fact that they have to manipulate the drag themselves on a pin..

 

I just get lazy and flick the drag on

Bad Bill... Bad...

lol

Just delete this......

Can't speak without getting harassed anymore here....

Might have to get a different float for night then

 

I find the green mini lights hard to see if there is a lot of light pollution around....

 

Try and find red ones... even a blind guy like me can see those babies

I bought a red one, one of those chinese ones for $5, and I broke it trying to turn it on lol...

Lost 2 spoons and I didnt have the right size floats for the bigger glowsticks

Does anyone know anywhere to buy them online? (The red ones)

For my own spinner fishing, I prefer casting upstream (preferably straight upstream if possible) and retrieve with the current or just enough to feel the spinner blade working. With this method, you can control the depth at which you fish the lure much easier. When you take a standard weighted spinner (like a Mepps Aglia, Vibrax, Panther Martin, etc) and cast it downstream, the lure will tend to rise up in the water column as you retrieve it (It may rise out of the strike zone). Light spinners (like the Vibrax) will tend to rise up on their own if you just hold them in the current. I find the down and across method works best in shallower runs and riffles as opposed to long deep pools or runs.

 

Considering the spinner blade shape is pretty important as well in deciding which spinner to use at what depth and in what current. In slow froggy water or in medium speed current with little depth, I probably would choose a spinner with a Colorado blade because it turns the easiest when you retrieve and you can slow roll them in close to the bottom (great for winter spinner fishing). For deep faster runs, I'd choose something with a willow type blade like a Mepps Aglia Long or a double loon. It takes more effort to crank them in and get the blades turning but they don't tend to rise up on the retrieve. For fishing water between super froggy and in super fast current, French blade spinners are the ones I use the most. Mepps Aglia and Vibrax use these type blades. I use Mepps quite a bit when fishing the classic long, smooth moderate flowing pools. I class panther martins by themselves because they have an elongated type blade like a willow leaf but turn quite easily on the retrieve. Pick a size suitable for the conditions and most likely you can find a way to fish them. I normally carry a bunch of each type of spinner and switch up to different styles during the day.

 

If you're float fishing and want to try spinners, no problem...Pick up a few spinner blades, clevises and beads and thread them onto your line below the float. Fishing unweighted spinners can be deadly in winter. Rig up your float rod as you would for fishing roe, jigs, pink worms, etc except thread on the Spinner blade + clevice a bead and then tie on a hook at the end of your leader...I find bulk shotting works best in most cases. Cast across and downstream and swing the spinner across the river towards shore...If you're fishing in a spot with some current, you can just hold back on the float a little to get the blade to spin...If not you may need to raise the rod tip or crank the reel a little to get them to turn. Spinner fishing is highly addictive - you may never get used to the way steelhead smash them

Thanks for the tips

Does anyone know if trout and salmon strike small stickbaits when in rivers.

My initial reaction would be no, as they tend to be near the bottom.

However, last week one took a swipe at my float... It has the teeth marks on it to prove it.

We tried to run courses this fall but couldn't get anyone interested in them, people would rather pay twice as much to write the test without the course.

How much were you charging for the course lol.

I paid $25 online for my test.

I usually cast down stream and let the current do the work... landed many this way, seems to work for me..

Do you just let it sit in the current and keep the line tight? Or do you retrieve?

Might have to get a different float for night then

 

I find the green mini lights hard to see if there is a lot of light pollution around....

 

Try and find red ones... even a blind guy like me can see those babies

I didn't know they made red ones! lol.. Ill have to check for those.

I think I'll go out for a couple hours tonight.. have hockey at 9:30 though.. cant hurt to get 2 hours of fishing in first on the way there lol.

I cast spoons and spinners upstream and get the slack out of the line asap... keeping the rod tip high as the current brings the lure in front of me... then slowly lowering the rod tip to keep pointing at the lure.... as I feel the lure slow its action on my rod I then start to slowly reel the line in... intermittently...letting it rest...

 

This method worked great for me last year....

 

But this year,,, no matter what I try... no chrome for me

 

 

 

As for night fishing being done due to your work schedule..

 

Get a float with a spike at the top of it.. then attach a light to it.... when the light starts glowing UNDER the water... set the hook bro...

 

 

I LOVE night fishing with a lighted float

I bought a few of the little glow sticks to attach, but the kind that glows brighter doesnt fit on my raven floats. And the mini sticks get too hard to see.

I have issues with the site as well, the buttons don't really work well.

I have to goto a specific thread first, and then click on the General Discussion link to get to the forum. I can't just click General Discussion.

An option you can try is to get a different browser.

I use the Blackberry one, Bolt and Opera Mini. They all work great for different things.

Hey everyone.

What is the proper way to fish for steelies with hardware?

I've read that you should cast upstream and slow retrieve enough to keep the slack off and just enough to spin the blades.

Is there a better way of doing this?

Can you cast down stream to the bottom of a pool and retrieve through it? or will that spook the fish.

I havent had any luck with roe bags at night, hence why I'm asking, and it gets dark at like 4:30, and I work till 5 so that effectively eliminates fishing in the light

BADDUMP CHING..

lol.

I love your reports

Such beautiful fish.....

Thanks. My best numbers so far.

 

About the thread numbers...I think I should win a Center Pin. LOL!

Congrats Laz

Wish I could land more than 1 in an outing lol

Why is it allowed to fish the dam in Caledonia when it's not anywhere else?

Its not...

Its supposed to be 100 feet.. But the MNR never does anything about it.

Vin, who was it that was using 3 rods?

I left the creek and went to the dam at around 1:30-2 and I didn't see anyone. There was a father teaching his daughter how to wade and fish.. was pretty cool.

And the usual people I see there as well..

Hey if you buy a new boat you should sell my your old one.. lol

I already posted this... The shortest sheet metal screws you can find at crappy tire.

 

How do you put these in without puncturing the inside and stepping on them LOL.

With flouro? 6-7times.. Also use an improved clinch if you have to tie a clinch knot.

Yeah I use the improved clinch.

I'm not sure if its breaking or if its slipping.

The palomar knot looks good, but tying in in the middle of a river seems impractical.

Davy knot here I come!

Yeah Buddy!!!... been using the improved clinch all my life!!!

How many times do you wrap it around the line?

Spit on your knot before you tie it,..nothing wrong the clinch if you tie it right,..whats your leader?

I think at that time I was using 4.5lb Raven fluoro

I went to tie on some 4.4lb Frog hair, and I noticed that CPA sent me 4.4KG frog hair.. (10lb) lol....

Gonna have to email him to see what we can do.

That sucks

ya, plus you have to be able to catch a steelhead first!

lol

I wish I could report news of landing fish but alas....

I went 0/1 on Saturday and 0/1 today.

The one i hooked into today was a beast. It swam beside another guy out in the middle of the river and he said it was at least 30 inches...

I fought it for a couple minutes and it took me across the river where it proceeded to snap (?) my leader.

I'm beginning to wonder if I should switch knots. I've been using the improved clinch, and I think its slipping.

Maybe next outing I will use the Davy knot.

Anyways, on Saturday tribhunter and I walked all the way down a creek.. Long walk

Today, I decided to walk up the creek and learn to read the water.

I must say it is pretty fun just walking along the water mapping out where fish should be and all the little nuances.

I don't really like creek fishing as I didn't have any success... I have only hooked into fish in the bigger rivers.

So thats pretty much what I have to say... I hope next time I go out I can land multiple fish...

Oh ya, and if anyone finds a pair of silver XPS sunglasses with brown lens floating somewhere let me know

I had the exact same problem this weekend.

I bought a pair of boots with the felt bottom and they work awesome for rocks, but walking on the clay at Bronte... I almost died... lol...

Good Story!

We went to ______ creek (lol) after you left and walked a LONG way....

Since you can't go tomorrow I think I'm gonna go by myself...

Unless someone else wants to go!.. Msg me!

lol