Georgian Bay Salmon - nice one

[Canuck]

A bit late in posting, but finally caught a decent Georgian Bay salmon. Was caught August 25th in the Hole at the top of severn sound. Just shy of 20lbs, which is really big for Georgian Bay in that area. Nice healthy fish and not skinny like most have been in the past few years. I have basically stopped trying for Salmon for the last two years, but had a guest up for a visit and thought we'd give it a go. I'm glad we did. Tried again the next week with no luck but sonar showed that there were a few there. Maybe things are picking up again?

 

[Guest LivingLegend]

nice catch! Definitly would put a smile on my face.

[Cudz]

That is a nice looking fish

[Afraz]

Great looking fish, thanks for sharing

[bigbuck]

Nice looking fish!! I'll have to tell a buddy of mine who fishes for Salmon up there, all he's caught this year was a cold...........

[Guest gbfisher]

Very nice 'One' of very few that's for sure.

I sure wish things were picking up...sadly it isnt the case.

 

 

Good shootin!

Edited September 12, 2010 by gbfisher

[spinnerbaitking]

Some of the guys are saying there are more Salmon & even a bit bigger this year but I haven't been out, Just joined the Lake Huron Fishing Club last week so I'm hoping to get out a bit or at least help out with the Trout & Salmon Hatchery when available

Richard

[Guest gbfisher]

Some of the guys are saying there are more Salmon & even a bit bigger this year but I haven't been out, Just joined the Lake Huron Fishing Club last week so I'm hoping to get out a bit or at least help out with the Trout & Salmon Hatchery when available

Richard

 

 

Ask these "some of the guys" what More is? You'll find that their meaning isn't what it should be. More fish is not one or two fish in the 6 to 8 pound range for every 4 times out.

More fish would be 6 or 10 in the 15 to 25 pound range each time out. We will never have a population of natural Salmon like we once had through stocking. It just isn't possible. It's a wonder we have any. My salmon fishing ended years ago. To much of a waist to go after something that is almost none existent in comparison to what it once was. There be better species to fry.

[BillM]

Ask these "some of the guys" what More is? You'll find that their meaning isn't what it should be. More fish is not one or two fish in the 6 to 8 pound range for every 4 times out.

More fish would be 6 or 10 in the 15 to 25 pound range each time out. We will never have a population of natural Salmon like we once had through stocking. It just isn't possible. It's a wonder we have any. My salmon fishing ended years ago. To much of a waist to go after something that is almost none existent in comparison to what it once was. There be better species to fry.

 

You should start fishing different places.

Edited September 12, 2010 by BillM

[Guest gbfisher]

You should start fishing different places.

 

I do...that's what lake 'O' is for. Catching...not just fishing. If your meaning is to fish other places on the bay, Owen Sound is to far to drag a boat to.

Meegs his father and myself did pull a limit from the bay last spring.

All fish were 4 to 9 pounds. A great day for any lake. It was a fluke as this season they were no where to be found. Almost none existent

Generally, fishing the bay for Salmon is a lost cause during the summer months. But hey....if yer doing good numbers during the summer who am I to say....

Fall river fishing when they stack up doesn't count.

Edited September 12, 2010 by gbfisher

[BillM]

I do...that's what lake 'O' is for. Catching...not just fishing. If your meaning is to fish other places on the bay, Owen Sound is to far to drag a boat to.

Meegs his father and myself did pull a limit from the bay last spring.

All fish were 4 to 9 pounds. A great day for any lake. It was a fluke as this season they were no where to be found. Almost none existent

Generally, fishing the bay for Salmon is a lost cause during the summer months. But hey....if yer doing good numbers during the summer who am I to say....

Fall river fishing when they stack up doesn't count.

 

I'm not talking Owen Sound, but by all means keep fishing Lake O, the less pressure up here the better

[Guest gbfisher]

I'm not talking Owen Sound, but by all means keep fishing Lake O, the less pressure up here the better

 

 

Dont kid yerself bubba.

Somehow I doubt you even fish for Salmon in a boat during the summer months and if yer doing well....you'd be the only one.

Edited September 12, 2010 by gbfisher

[Fisherman]

Seems like the consensus is that the GB fish are a little larger this year although not as many caught, not like the last couple years of a head and tail and a rack of bones in between. Good catch.

[BillM]

Dont kid yerself bubba.

Somehow I doubt you even fish for Salmon in a boat during the summer months and if yer doing well....you'd be the only one.

 

Who said anything about the summer? If you say the Gbay chinook fishery is dead, then I guess it must be. I'll keep on wasting my time.

 

[Guest gbfisher]

Who said anything about the summer? If you say the Gbay chinook fishery is dead, then I guess it must be. I'll keep on wasting my time.

 

 

Ah...the summer fishery was once incredible.

who said anything about being dead.. ..learn how to read.

..maybe I should learn how to write...lol

[spinnerbaitking]

As long as the Smelt & Alewife's are non existence the huge salmon are gone but then again they were put there to take care of that & they did, the numbers you are talking will likely never come back, I'm happy with catching a few & target lots of other fish species mostly Bass & Pike

Richard

[BillM]

Ah...the summer fishery was once incredible.

who said anything about being dead.. ..learn how to read.

..maybe I should learn how to write...lol

 

lol!!! I see we share the same amount of stubbornness

[buckster]

Nice catch! That sure is a beauty fish for Gbay. Few and far between nowadays!

Edited September 12, 2010 by buckster

[Leecher]

Awesome looking salmon Canuck

Thanks for sharing

Leechman

[sheyuid]

this is a beautful one, good.