Suckers

[DundasSteelheader]

Hello,

In the last couple of reports I'v read, guys have been catching a lot of suckers while steelheading. I'm bored out of my tree and was wondering if somebody could point me in the right direction as to where I could go to hook into some suckers. Any info would be greatly appreciated

 

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Sean

[Rizzo]

whereabouts are you?

[Rizzo]

oops just read your name...Dundas

[BillM]

Any of your favourite steelhead streams will have suckers in them now, I'd focus on the Lake O tribs.

[Burtess]

It's Sucker Sunday in Dundas right now.... get down to Spencer and have at it lol...

 

Burt

[shurik_muff]

Hello,

In the last couple of reports I'v read, guys have been catching a lot of suckers while steelheading. I'm bored out of my tree and was wondering if somebody could point me in the right direction as to where I could go to hook into some suckers. Any info would be greatly appreciated

 

If you would rather PM me, please do so

 

Sean

few days ago, my father catch a few at humber river, while fishing for bow. old mills bridge(bloor/jane area). its just a mater of time when you will have 100s of them grabing everything you trow at them

[Terry]

P. T. Barnum said,"There’s a sucker born every minute"

 

so I would guess they are everywhere, so it should be easy to find them......

[dave524]

Check the regs for water that is sanctuary until trout opener and maybe stay with areas that are open all year for trout, as some for sure is going to question your intentions, maybe the law

[fishboy]

Try Spencer below the Cootes Drive bridge.

[GoneFishin]

Just remember they are bottom feeders. They will be where the trout are but so will the float fisherman so it makes bottom bouncing a tough call (you'll piss off a lot of people) But dragging a roe bag or dew worm on bottom under a float should do the trick. Just bring lots of hooks lol...

[bassman87]

theyre in pretty thick in the grand river at caledonia dam. worm off the bottom will get em

[bdox]

I run a downsized catfish rig on a 6' rod with 10lb braid and 4-6lb leader.

 

1/2oz egg sinker and bead on the braid, followed by a ball-bearing swivel. 6-8" leader and a #1 Mustad baitholder or #2 Gamakatsu octopus hook.

 

Most of the creeks are running a bit fast this time of year to be bottom/still fishing with a float.

 

Also, don't listen to the fear mongers like dave524. It's your right to fish for in-season species where legally allowed. As long as you're not parading around a 13ft rod and pretty little roe bags, no one is going to bother you.

 

Edited to add: Forgot the most important part: a big fat juicy nightcrawler on that hook!

Edited April 11, 2011 by bdox

[msp]

OFC

[walleyejack]

Leaf Nation has a lot of suckers

[dave524]

 

Also, don't listen to the fear mongers like dave524. It's your right to fish for in-season species where legally allowed. As long as you're not parading around a 13ft rod and pretty little roe bags, no one is going to bother you.

 

Edited to add: Forgot the most important part: a big fat juicy nightcrawler on that hook!

 

I really didn't think I was fear mongering I just pointed out that a lot of the creeks with sucker runs are sanctuary water until trout opener. That big fat juicy crawler, actually produces more spring steelhead for me anyway than any other bait and yes if he tries drifting those under a float in any well known trout stream before opener that is not deemed sanctuary water and says he is sucker fishing, people are going to be very suspicious. A choice of water like the lower Grand with a diversity of species would be a better bet in this regards than a more strictly trout river.

[addy79]

Leaf Nation has a lot of suckers

 

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