Golfisher Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 wow,congrats on your first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Great job! Hoping to hook into my first one from shore as well soon! Beauty fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Congrats, she's a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradosheriff Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Very nice - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Well what a treat for your first Salmon, she's a beaut. Congrats. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Congrats on your first Salmon, definitely a nice one to start with. Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazybum Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Outstanding. Where did you live before? I was happy to move out of the city but do miss some conveniences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 very nice fish, good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 atta boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfisher Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymikey Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Way to go!!! Keep at it and enjoy while it lasts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Yea, well done, patience pretty much always pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 4 hours of casting paid off and thats one helluva first ever Salmon . Good for you MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Congrats! She's a beauty! Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcallister.grant Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Congrats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 So that's what a salmon looks like.... nice big fish, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Cooper Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Nice fish... I'm hoping to get my first this year too... WTG.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsn Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Nice going. And theres the carp pose. kneeling down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douger Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 wicked fish. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekadam Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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