fishermccann Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Does anyone know where close to the city that I can catch Ling. I hear there is some in Simcoe, but where would I have the best luck for them? I know that most ice fishermen don't target Ling , but I hear they taste good and I would like to give them a try, any ideas folks? Thanks.
MCTFisher9120 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 My buddy caught a 12" Ling in the Scugog River the other night while Walleye fishing...Not sure if they are abundant but there are some around.
jimmer Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 They are generally in the deeper cooler lakes. However, some in the kawarthas, but tough to target. Mostly incidental catches. Simcoe is a big lake and again tough to target. Some of the lakes in Haliburton County might be a better bet and night time would be the time to target them.
hookerdown Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Yea there are definately ling in Simcoe. I caught a bruiser ice fishing this winter. i'll try to upload the pics.
johnnyb Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Ling a ding ding!!!! That's a nice one!! Ling should be most active around mid-late feb. and early march, if I remember what I've read correctly. They actually spawn under the ice, in shallow, at night. Most people I've talked to that target them catch them at night, and use glow baits. If you hit up youtube, there's all kinds of crazy aqua-vu videos of them. I too want to go after them this year, as I've heard they're supposed to be delicious
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 i often catch them fishing for lakers with live bait.
MCTFisher9120 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Yea there are definately ling in Simcoe. I caught a bruiser ice fishing this winter. i'll try to upload the pics. Is that the record breaker/did you find out?
Kinger Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 I have sucessfully targetted them in the river. Smelt on or near bottom.
NAW Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) I hear there's a few up on Lake of Bays. I also herd they have some sort of "Ling festival" up there for the locals or something.. I can't confirm that though. I have personally never caught one, or seen one caught for that mater. Good luck, and definitly post some pics if you catch one. They're a cool lookin fish. Edited November 13, 2009 by F to the Is-H
ScugogBoy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 I use to catch them through the ice up in Collingwood off the Pretty River in Feb-March in about 10 feet of water jigging a little cleo for rainbow trout/splake.....they would slowly come over to the lure and hit it with a fast spin of the head.....they were a fun fight as they rolled around the line.....once on the ice, they would stink to high heaven and we would toss them back down the hole.....wish we had kept some as people say they are fantastic to eat..."freshwater cod" was the term used....Good Luck.
basskicker09 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 ya i would deffanitly like to catch one myself i love eating fish and i have some recipes that sound really good
Abraxus Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Thats the biggest ling I have ever seen! Whoah! Ab
hookerdown Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 No I didn't manage to find out anything about the getting it recongized, execpt the fish was ineligible cause I didn't document a witnesses and the girth. Got some estimates on the weight being 12-18 lbs. Its back in the lake, so maybe I'll get another chance meeting with it.
Jds63 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 That is definitely a big Ling, I have caught quite a few on Temagami , but thats the biggest I have seen I'd like to see Dave Mercer kiss one of these .... my buddy caught this one last winter at around 1 am:
Fang Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 We'd catch dozens each night ice fishing on temagami. My wife hand lined up 2- 10 lbers, hooked both at the same time on a 2 way spreader with a salted minnow. Any of the hut operators on Temagmi can tell you there's no end to them when fishing at night. The scour the bottom in areas where the ice huts are as daytime chumming will attract them. I've caught 10's and seen a 14lb er on temagami but most are 3-4 lbs. One of the nicest fish I've ever eaten. side by side just as good as walleye or perch. Great bear bait too!
Jonny Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Man! And people turn up their noses at freshwater drum.
Woodsman Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Although I never targeted them on Simcoe if I were to it would be mid Feb. to mid Mar. just after dark. I would target a shoal area like Long Shoal or Cooks Bay Shoal. About 20 fow water near deeper water would be a starting point. Jig a glow in the dark spoon with a bottom live bait rig near by. Pre-baiting also helps. This system has worked for me on other lakes such as Cassels & Bark. Another hint is if you have a partner near you have him pull in any nearby lines as ling will circle tangling all lines in range. If your by yourself keep your second line about 2/3rds the distance of the depth of water apart. Rick
Dutchy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Dumb question here. Are these Ling related to the ones you find in the Atlantic Ocean? We used to catch Ling off the coast of Scotland. Just curious.
Flappn Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 I've said it once and I will say it again......Ling are one ugly fish.
Jonny Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Dumb question here. Are these Ling related to the ones you find in the Atlantic Ocean? We used to catch Ling off the coast of Scotland. Just curious. One of the names for ling is freshwater cod. This is mentioned in "Freshwater Fishes of Canada" (Scott & Crossman) but there is no mention of a direct relationship between the two. Ling liver oil is as good as cod liver oil. Burbot livers were canned experimentally in Canada and were found to be of high quality for things such as canapés. Adult ling over 20" are voracious predators of other fish such as walleye, perch, drum, smelts and white bass. According to the research for the book, the largest ling caught in Lake Simcoe was a 13 yr old female that was 33" long and weighed 9.5 lb. They have been caught in depths up to 700 feet! --- The ling we catch in Nipissing and Penage are a uniform dark brown.
Musky or Specks Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Ling are very tasty. Back when we had real winters we use to catch quite a few while fishing whitefish on Colpoys bay. None ever went to waste.
siwash Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 One of the names for ling is freshwater cod. This is mentioned in "Freshwater Fishes of Canada" (Scott & Crossman) but there is no mention of a direct relationship between the two. Ling liver oil is as good as cod liver oil. Burbot livers were canned experimentally in Canada and were found to be of high quality for things such as canapés. Adult ling over 20" are voracious predators of other fish such as walleye, perch, drum, smelts and white bass. According to the research for the book, the largest ling caught in Lake Simcoe was a 13 yr old female that was 33" long and weighed 9.5 lb. They have been caught in depths up to 700 feet! --- The ling we catch in Nipissing and Penage are a uniform dark brown. 33" is the record out of Simcoe???? dude, take a look at the pic of the Simcoe ling by one of our members... its more like 43"... maybe 45"
Jonny Posted November 14, 2009 Report Posted November 14, 2009 33" is the record out of Simcoe???? dude, take a look at the pic of the Simcoe ling by one of our members... its more like 43"... maybe 45" Yes, I know. I was simply relating what the book said.
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