Golfisher Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Popped the cherry this past weekend. My first salmon, and what a feeling! Threw glow-in-the-dark cleos for nearly four hours, and all that work finally produced. I noticed pier fishing is somewhat akin to carping--both require a lot of patience and both species put up a great fight--but also very different--one involves sitting around chatting with friends until the alarm goes off, the other, well, you have to chuck that spoon time after time until the arm is about to fall off. The pier was quite crowded; pretty much anywhere castable had a guy throwing spoons, but it got thinned out around 2 and that's when the fish began to bite. I hate living in TO, but fish like this makes it a bit more tolerable.
ccmtcanada Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Great job! Hoping to hook into my first one from shore as well soon! Beauty fish!
Joey Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Well what a treat for your first Salmon, she's a beaut. Congrats. Joey
wuchikubo Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Congrats on your first Salmon, definitely a nice one to start with. Stan
lazybum Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 I noticed pier fishing is somewhat akin to carping--both require a lot of patience and both species put up a great fight-- Oh Yeah, for sure. The sudden burst of speed and power from salmon is absolutely incredible. You do need a good drag on your reel to manage the sudden pulls towards Niagara. Good work .
snag Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Outstanding. Where did you live before? I was happy to move out of the city but do miss some conveniences.
SlowPoke Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Well done, a fine speciman indeed! Pier fishing can be a blast when your properly equipped for it... lawn chair, ottoman, shoulder pads, timbits and a BFN. -Brian
tonyb Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Sweet! It's all about the GLOW! The thing that always amazes me is that you can catch Salmon casting lures at night, but try trolling for them and it's a real challenge to get fish... Tony
Golfisher Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Posted September 7, 2007 Used to live in Ottawa and Kingston, both of which are a lot greener and cleaner than TO. But it could be worse; I could be living in LA! LOL
mikeymikey Posted September 7, 2007 Report Posted September 7, 2007 Way to go!!! Keep at it and enjoy while it lasts!
Dano Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 Yea, well done, patience pretty much always pays off.
Mike the Pike Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 4 hours of casting paid off and thats one helluva first ever Salmon . Good for you MTP
Tarzan's Jane Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 So that's what a salmon looks like.... nice big fish, congrats.
Shelley Cooper Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 Nice fish... I'm hoping to get my first this year too... WTG....
dsn Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 Nice going. And theres the carp pose. kneeling down.
derekadam Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 Nice looking fish, i'm also trying to land my first salmon this fall, I hope my first is as memorable as yours
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