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Thank you all 1 more time for the advice. I made it out, and made it back alive.

Picked a river that doesnt see as much boat traffic. Went out and bought a light, picked a day with low wind (blowing North @ 10km/h). No problem with waves at all. Definitely dealt with bigger waves in some norther lakes. We paddled to the mouth and cast for a while before we'd drift out further than we're comfortable with, then we'd paddle (troll) back in. Did this for a couple of hours. Kept an eye out for boats but no encounters at all. Just the size of the lake felt a little intimidate. Otherwise I'd say pretty safe.

Totally different experience that what I'm used to. I'm definitely hooked and will go back out again very soon

About the fishing... Let's just say I don't have any lures left. I need to go shopping before I can go out again. LOL.

nevermind all the drama...

Just spent 40 minutes watching the report. awesome video!

Thanks for the advice guys. Very helpful.

I don't think I'll go out at night even if the fishing is supposed to be better. That just sounds scary at this point.

I'll try early dawn for a few hours most likely (if the forecast is favorable)

The canoe is a prospector, a bit tippy, but I'm fairly light and very comfortable in it. I fish while standing up the majority of the time.

About catching a salmon... I've caught some pretty big pike and muskie in my canoe before. We'll see how it goes with an angry Salmon!

I'll report back if i end up going out.

Thanks again!!

Hi All,

Long time reader of this forum, absolutely love all the advice here.

I'm considering trolling Lake O in my canoe for salmon / trout.. early morning before the big waves. Thinking of trolling in front of the credit river. Is this totally insane or is it doable? I'm thinking I'll stay very close to shore... just outside casting range.

Where can I monitor wind forecast? Any advice on how to translate that into how bad the conditions will actually be on the lake?

What kind of extra safety equipment / precautions should I take?

I have good experience canoeing, close to 20 multi-day overnight trips, but only small lakes that are relatively calm. I'm talking small algonquin lakes and other northern lakes. Never really been on big lakes in my canoe before.

Would absolutely love to hook into a salmon or a trout! I would really appreciate any advice most importantly about safety, but also fishing.

Went to Cayo Guillermo 2 years ago. Hired a local and trolled the flats for 2 hours (I believe it was $40). Caught some Jacks and Barracudas. Other than that fished the pier there, caught grunts, snappers etc.. mostly smaller fish. Fun time regardless!

Enjoy your trip

2 more!

some of these fish look so exotic. Its a blast catch them.

Thanks for the tips barefoot will do for sure. Chris I thought the first was a little jack crevalle (long fins spot on the gill plate and a sharp bony edge on the tail) second is a snapper of some kind a snapper mutton I believe. Other catches were yellowtail snappers , porgy,mullet and a bunch of grunts.

yep I think you're right. Mutton snapper and jack. thats what I was told anyway!

Grunts were by far my favourite.

Heading to Sault Ste. Marie for a road trip this weekend with some buddies, leaving from the GTA. Looking for a lake to spend a day of fishing along the way. Boat Rental / Shore fishing are both options. We're all fairly new to fishing. I would love to catch my first walleye, but bass / pike fishing wouldnt be so bad either. Any suggestions?

For EVs and Hybrids I agree because of the batteries but can running a compressor to fill those air tanks really create as much pollution as a car doing 120 miles (bearing in mind that most cars in India are non-catalysed antiques).

Electric cars/Hydrogen cars/Compressed air... its all the same concept, the energy still comes from a power plant which is most likely powered by fossil fuels. New power plant running on natural gas or other clean fossil fuels are more efficient and cleaner than an otto or a diesel engine. But energy storage adds extra ineffciencies to the equation. So you have Power Plant ineffeciency (40-50%)x Storage mean inefficiency (25-80%) vs Engine inefficiency (30%). <--- just some rough numbers. In the end its very hard to say which one is more efficient or cleaner without doing a study. They're probably equally bad.

I think it's a good lake to try out ice fishing. You can rent ice huts there as well. Went a few years back and caught some pike. Saw other people catch oos Bass.

Went on sunday, my buddy caught a 20" pike, I caught nothing. Great day to be out

going fishing for the first time in a few days so I was looking for a cheap combo. Picked one up from there today. Thanks for the tip!

planning on going there for my first time ice fishing

If the Ministry really wanted to do something, rather than just the appearance of doing something (like most government legislation), they would order those minnows destroyed. It's not as if the virus is waiting for the new year...

I found that odd. To me there are two ways to go about this:

- Let the virus run its course without worrying about it. Take no measures to stop it

- Try to stop it from spreading, this would include destroying minnows that were shipped. There's a very high probability some of these have VHS.

What they're doing seems like a pointless half-way solution. Like you said, for appearance more than anything else.

wow thats huge

Thanks for all the help guys.

Bronte Outdoor (2560 Shepard Ave) or Angling Specialties (325 Central Pky W - behind Dairy Queen) both sell roe bags and they'll both probably give you some advice too

I'll try Angling Specialties for bait. As to the source, I assumed all bait shops get their roe from fish farms.

I'll report back if I have any luck with catching anything... don't hold your breath though!

Hello,

First of a brief introduction: I recently got into fishing with a few buddies, this is my first season. I've been targeting panfish and Bass so far. I don't know any veteran fishermen so I've been using these forums to learn for the most part before going out and trying stuff out. I've learned a little bit - enough to hook into a few fish and get myself hooked to the sport.

I've been reading up on steelhead recently and I thought I'd give it a try. My plan is to use worm and roe for bait. Can anyone guide me to a baitshop that would sell these in Mississauga? Specifically I'd like to get pretied roe bags as I have no previous experience.

http://centerpinangling.com/spawn-products.html I found I can order them online but the shipping seems quite steep. Also I'd like to go out this Friday and I don't think I'd get them in time.

Any help is appreciated!