Ben_Daniels Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I was at Ashbridges Bay today trying for some open water Brown trout. No luck with the trout but I did see a turtle sunning itself which was pretty cool. I had a chance to take a bunch of pics of it, this turtle let me get within 3 or 4 feet of it without moving very far. I saw this from a distance and didn't think it looked like a rock...pretty cool with the CN tower in the background. I think I got a little too close and it went into it's shell, I decided to leave it alone and get back to fishing...even though I wasn't catching anything. I also saw a small muskrat looking animal, not sure what is was and I didn't have time to take a picture of it. All the animals and birds are coming alive which tells me Spring is coming!!! Can't wait for all the Ice to be off and the fish to be shallow! -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 You sure that isn't one of the Leafs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Very cool pics. I love underwater shots. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 WOW!!! A turtle! I havnt seen a robin or swallow yet! Thats one brave and cold amphibean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdotfisherman Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Nice pics man.. when your urban fishin around the GTA, you never know what kind of wildlife your gonna see.. One time I almost hit a dear in the middle of Scarbrough, driving down to a local fishing spot at 6am.. weird.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 You sure that isn't one of the Leafs?? Good one Dan No sign of spring here -11 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Nice turtle pics. A few years back right around this time a buddy and I out rainbow fishing in Oshawa creek saw a turtle crawl out of the water and lay on a big chunk of ice. Now after seeing your pics I can say I have saw a turtle this early twice. Thanx for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturgman Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 You sure that isn't one of the Leafs?? Cant be Dan, his head is stickin out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I was at Ashbridges Bay today trying for some open water Brown trout. No luck with the trout but I did see a turtle sunning itself which was pretty cool. I had a chance to take a bunch of pics of it, this turtle let me get within 3 or 4 feet of it without moving very far. I saw this from a distance and didn't think it looked like a rock...pretty cool with the CN tower in the background. You probably got within 3 -4 ft. of turtle since its metabolism is down from hibernation and nearly being frozen. Like the picture with the CN Tower. ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen-fire Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wow...looks to be a large female map turtle. There aren't too many of those around these parts anymore. What a great find! Like the post above stated, you got close to it only because it's so sluggish from the cold temps. If it were in the summer, you probably would've heard a splash even before you saw teh thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Cool shots Ben! Thanks for the little ray of hope that Spring really is on it's way here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Not only an uncommon sight for this time of year, but, wow......that IS a map turtle!! I've never seen one in the wild before. Pretty rare turtle you got there! Thanks for sharing, Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passthepitonspete Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Wow, great photos. That's probably a map turtle, but could be a Blanding's as well, it's hard to tell and I'm out of practice with the ID. Either species is fairly rare, so great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nice pics !!!! i love watching all the wildlife while im fishing,once while fishing i had an osprey hit the water in a dive and grabbed a rock bass,or bluegill by crashing into the water about 40mph,about 50ft from my boat while my back was turned !!!!! i thought i was gonna have a dang heart attack.....scarred the crap out of me. ...so better luck at ashbriges next time,nice report too...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANUK Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I had never even heard of a map turtle, let alone see one! and it very refreshing to see soft water Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymikey Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) Nice! BTW,,, have you seen all those smallers trees around there? All chew'd down by that beaver. That damned beaver took down so many trees within very short time. Here are some pictures I took. Enjoy! (*some pictures are taken with my phone camera) Edited March 22, 2008 by mikeymikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nice Turtle shots Ben. Glad you guys are getting some spring like weather. It's been great over here on this side of the pond until today when we had snow and hail - felt like I was back in Canada for a brief moment! Mikey - I know they do some damage but u gotta have some respect for a beaver that's able to survive in and among all the development of the GTA. I saw one swimming near the ferry docks one evening last year on my way back from fishing the islands. Pretty cool.... 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 wow thats an early turtle. down here he woulda needed a snow shovel today.i did chuckle at the maple leaf comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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