streamerstripper

Great place and good times there! Was there this past year, did some simple jigging from a pedal boat (just peddled out to where the water went from turquoise to dark blue and dropped a jib) and caught a few small rockfish.

Did see a good sized 'cuda crashing a school of baitfish in about 6 inches of water at sunset - very cool!

I don't think anyone is making any claim regarding "purists." As I've said, each community is populated by idiots.

^^ This.

I get tired of the fly vs. gear argument and stereotypes (a bunch of fairy-wand, micro-fly greenies vs. redd-raping meat fisherman) - as stated above, there are idiots who fish both ways (and in the case of many LO tribs, an interesting combo of the two!).

My point in my first post was that why would only fly anglers care about a dead atlantic - are they the only ones who care about the resource? No - there are many 'fly anglers' who would happily snag that same fish and throw it on the stringer while I know there are many gear anglers that would happily release it back into the river...

Kingsalmon that sucks that someone was a prick too your kid, not cool - but if he had been toting an ugly stick and spinning reel (instead of expensive fly gear), would you still spray it all over the net and try to push a stereotype?

Mmmm, Atlantic eggs. They're ten times better than brown eggs! . I'll bet the fly fishing guys were crying big tears for that one

Are you implying that only fly-fisherman care about not killing a native species that is struggling? So your saying gear-guys don't care about the resource?

What a clever comment....

I was wondering about this - I took a stroll down there on Sunday and have never seen so many dead, molested fish in my life! One stretch probably had 30 carcasses that had been filleted and left (who the hell would eat that anyways?) and then hundreds of other's had the belly's cut.....frustrating thing was I didn't catch a single person do anything out of line while I was there. Its sad to see how disrespectful people can be towards the resource.

P.S. In the article it mentions 'eyes removed from fish' - is this not seagulls?

I'm from BC and everybody and their dog fishes those 'eggs' out there...I've seen alot of fish caught on them out that way - most times with just a single egg and pinch of wool...some guys tie them in bags but most don't

Hey guys, I was thinking of going to port maitland earlier today, but my buddy suggusted I try the grand river right below belwood lake to try and catch some brown trout before the season closes. He said that a lot of the river below the dam and into fergus is catch & release, you can't use live bait, and all lures have to be single barbless hooks. I think I will start at the dam and work my way downstream ( maybe 1 - 2 km).

 

So, my questions for you guys are Is that portion of the river C&R with no live bait, barbless hooks, etc. or is it just normal regs?

 

Special Regs Zone as you mention

 

My second question is what other types of fish are found below the dam? I have fished directly below the dam before and caught a brown trout, a few pike, a few bass, and a tonne of bullheads. A guy once told me that there was walleye and perch below the dam but I have yet to catch one...

 

Mainly Browns (tons of Carp if your into that)

 

My third question is what types of lures should I be using? The water looks pretty muddy in most parts so would I be best off using lures like spinners that create vibration or could spoons and plugs work too? I have the whole assortment of lures in my tackle box but no idea what to be bringing.

 

Typical small trout lures - most fly-fish that area (carrying purses of 'micro-lures' catching 8 inchers - sorry, couldn't help it) but any small spinners or even rapala style would work (just be sure you are only using SINGLE BARBLESS)

 

Any feedback would help me out so much as I have put In lots of hours there with not too much to show for it.

 

Watch the water levels coming from the Dam on the Grand River Conservation Authority website - depending on dam releases river can become unfishable very quickly (I have been burned for not checking...)

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Matt.

a loser in hip waders carrying a purse full of microscopic fishing lures whipping his rod around for an 8 inch superbeast.

Bump. Lets all take a moment and soak up this quote.

Your not Kenny Powers by any chance are you?

http://www.mnr.gov.o...mnr_e001336.pdf

 

theres the regs.....

 

If coho and chinook salmon aren't pacific salmon, what are they?

They are lake O salmon - didn't you know salmon from the dirty, ugly pacific ocean swim down around the tip of south america just to come spawn in the pristine G.L tribs? THOSE are the pacific salmon mentioned in the regs...

Talked to a CO out there a couple weeks ago - at that point he said it had fallen 4.5ft over the past 8 weeks! If you have a rowboat (i.e. no weeds snagging a trolling prop) there is still some good pike fishing to be had...fly rod with a floating line keeps you outta alot of the crap

I picked up an Intex Mariner inflatable a couple of months ago and it has been fantastic - roll-out hard floor is stable enough for me to stand up and move around on (i fly fish so this is important) and the boat has an inflatable keel which adds to both stability and tracking. Comes with fully-rotating oar locks, oars, inflatable seats etc. When deflated everything fits into a bag that fits into the trunk of my civic.

Got mine on ebay for $250 - i think they sell the motor mount for another $30 or so...

St. Lawrence seaway closes on Dec. 28 this year.

everyone is too nice on here...RAPALABOY, WILL YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP? I think thats what everyone means...

thanks, John. PM sent.

Here we go with a question about the C - hang on tight!

I'm a little confused about access above the QEW but below Erindale - on the CRAA website it has this listed as a sanctuary but nowhere in the regs is this mentioned (that I can find). Being new to ONT I am a little unclear on the water rights laws as well - if one could access this stretch legally and stayed 'wet boot' is it legal? Sorry for the dumb question but some places I have lived go by the 'wet boot' policy and some do not.

Thanks - please PM if you are worried about pasting sensitive info all over the net.

Hello, I'm looking at getting a chest/day pack. What should I look for and what should I stay away from? OR Should I go with a vest? Looking for suggestions. Thanks.

check out the william joseph stuff. Can be a bit pricier but great quality and features...

if they are all going to die when you hook them trolling why even have regs on the lake?

I'll say what others arn't - if fish are landed and unhooked with care they will swim to see another day more often than not.

No knock on your great day - I'm sure it was special sharing that with your family. Good times for sure. I just don't agree with your justification.

...you saw that mouse pattern in a magazine didn't ya?!

Well I've been lucky enough to see lots of them. They were around since I was a kid too.

 

Kinda ugly, big buggers. Love their noise.

 

Joey

I used to live in Utah and if you hit it right you could have some killer days fishing HUGE cicada dry flies on certain rivers in the summer...tons of fun!

I was recently gifted a Silex Superba Centerpin - problem is I want to switch it to left hand retrieve. I know you are not supposed to be able to switch them but I know there are those around these parts who know alot about pins...please let me know if you have any suggestions.

If you can find it your best bet would be to buy a used (but quality) rod and reel off someone rather than spend the same $$ to buy a crappy new setup. Put a quality new line on an older setup and you are in business...have fun and don't abandon your fishy instincts! Alot of guys think that flyfishing is a different universe than other fishing, its not - if you know where fish like to be its 1/2 the battle...

wow guys - thanks for the great replies. This seems to be an awesome board without the attitude of alot of others! As I said I just moved to hamilton and I can't wait for this fall! Until then stuck at the vice dreaming I guess....

Just moved to the area and I've been doin' some research about Chinooks on the fly. Thinkin' about searching the lower end of a local river in a couple months - I'm not interested in the old boots but nice, fresh fish moving into the system. Anyone on here do it regularly? I know some guys back home in BC that do but I was just wondering what the deal is out here...please PM if you need to.

great! Looks like there are alot of fly-guys on here.

Question for all of you - I've been looking around and to be honest, it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of a fly-fishing specific forum for ontario, do you guys think there would be much interest in such a site?

Hey guys, moving out to the Hamilton area soon and I was just wondering if there are many fly guys on here?

Nice! I'm looking forward to moving to the area soon and chasing steel on the fly...