tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947730748112022262012-01-02T20:41:13.884-05:00Events, news and reports detailing Floatfishing and Kayak Fishing in Ontario Canada. With specific focus on Southern Ontario, Great Lakes and Niagara Region.Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-29192495571226797282012-01-02T20:41:00.000-05:002012-01-02T20:41:13.892-05:00

With water level staying near all time highs on Ontario rivers systems for the past spring and fall runs, us lucky steelheaders enjoyed one of the best years of fishing on record.  Catches of 30, 40, even 50 fish in one outing were not uncommon for some rivers!! We got a late start on both the spring and fall runs due to the Niagara River always having been the focus of our trips during those

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Wow what a year for steelhead that was if you live in Southern Ontario! Everyone raved about how great the spring run was with all the high river levels we had in April/May.  Then October rolled around and we had more water in that month than all spring levels combined.  It sure set up the rivers for phenomenal fishing from mid October right thru to the close of the extended fall season yesterday

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-49707320228370296072011-03-03T17:24:00.001-05:002011-03-03T17:29:48.011-05:00

The snow piles are dropping, days getting longer and sunnier, and the rivers have started to open up here in Southern Ontario, as winter slowly loses its grip on this part of the province. I've been seeing early winter black hatches on my last several trips to the Niagara and my thoughts quickly turn to the impending spring run of steelhead!! Will there be enough water to run the rivers? Will

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So it’s been since August since we reported, yikes. Don’t really know what to say about that except 2010 was a great year for the growth of kayak fishing in Ontario. Thanks to everyone who came out and participated or supported our events in any way, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2011!! The arrival of our young one pretty much kept my off the rivers until November, but we sure

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-75656571441118801562011-01-23T11:11:00.000-05:002011-01-23T11:11:16.023-05:00

That's right, we're growing again.  The site should be up and running by mid February, so stay tuned. All tourney talk and updates shall remain at http://www.yakfisher.net/  Hope to see you out this year!!

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Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-41747888587607270892010-08-19T20:58:00.001-04:002010-08-19T21:13:03.709-04:00

HKFC, the second leg of the Ontario Kayak Fishing Classic is less than 2 weeks away, and there's sure a buzz about the tourney after the Swift event at Bob Stinson's in South River in July 24/25. The general feeling is that the Haliburton event at Kashaga Lodge could see 70-80 kayak fishing entrants!! Just more proof of how the kayak fishing craze has really taken root in Ontario.  A really

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Ok, ok so it's been a long time since we last posted in April, and a lot of big things have happened since then.  Nothing bigger than the new addition to our family!!  Wesley Grant Wall, born May 19 2010. 

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As featured on WFN; Spring came about a month early in Southern Ontario, and so did the ice out Northern Pike fishing. Most regions of Ontario have closed seasons for pike after March 31st, but Lake Huron is one of the exceptions. I was out on Lake Ontario March 9th trying for some early spawners, but it was just a bit too early then. Mid April to early May tends to be the window in normal years

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Following the closing of the Niagara River Steelheaders fishing forum, the core membership has re-formed to become the Niagara River Anglers.  Unlike the previous NRS forum which was private, NRA has an open forum section but can only be accessed by registered members.  Also, carrying on the tradition of the old NRS board, there is a private section allowing all old NRS members to acess.  To

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That's right folks, I got accepted to the WFN Ambassador program, and all I had to do was apply!! Here's my link - Jeff Wall on WFN, please show your support and read my contributions, thanks. I'll try to be more creative than my first post was, but I wanted to get something up quickly to get the process started.  Better yet, come out fishing with me and become part of the stories!

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Can you believe the weather!! We've had daytime temps ranging from +15/25C for close to three weeks now.  Ontario is the new Florida!  They wish they'd had our weather. Unfortunately for a lot of steelheaders in Southern Ontario, it means they miss the spring runs if they don't get out in the next few weeks.  There are always the dropback fish I guess.  Smelt runs have been in full force with

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In 2010 Nomad Adventures will be expanding its guided kayak fishing trips and tours to include more Grand River destinations.  Areas to be added will now include sections of the Grand from Cambridge to Brantford.  In addition to these trips, we will now add flyfishing to our schedule.  Please see below for more details; Paris to Brantford - catch & release, barbless Steelhead Fishing: April/May,

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Weather in Southern Ontario has been stellar for the past few weeks with lots of sun and plenty of days in the mid teens.  Doesn't bode well for fishing in most river systems though. Made it out for a few hours today on the lower river. Vis was about 8' below the dams and 15' above. My client Peter got nice fresh chrome hen in the first 15mins, and I managed a fat Brown Trout to cap of a half

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Thanks again to everyone who participated, organized, sponsored or contributed in any way to last year's kayak fishing tournament in Haliburton. It was a very successful tournament and we were able to give a considerable donation to our charity, the Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association. HHOA is the local hatchery for the area and also supplies stocking fish(trout-walleye) to various other

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We recently had small 2hr seminar and information session at Fogh Marine in Toronto. This was directed at new or prospective kayak anglers in the Southern Ontario Great Lakes region.  Fogh Marine offered great deals on Ocean Kayak, Old Town and Hobie kayaks.  There were several attendees from the http://www.yakfisher.net/ forum and others from the local area.  Even one guest from the Nippissing

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The weather has been amazing here in Southern Ontario over the past couple weeks!!  Several days of mid teens temps combined with the lack of ice on the Great Lakes was enough for me to take a day off for some early season salmon and trout action.  With any luck a northern pike too. The fishing was slow and I only managed to hook what was probably a Coho, but never got it close enough to see it

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-87409967554021978242010-03-04T13:11:00.001-05:002010-03-04T22:49:26.647-05:00

We will be hosting a kayak fishing seminar geared towards boat buyers and folks looking to get into the sport. topics to be discussed will be; Choosing a boat Freshwater Fishing Basics Wind and Weather Electronics and Rigging Trip Planning & 2010 Events Please see link for more details on time and location. Hope to see you out!

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Posted By PAUL JANKOWSKI, SUN TIMES STAFF Posted 4 hours ago Native fishing nets were taken out of Colpoy's Bay early Wednesday morning, according to a Ministry of Natural Resources enforcement supervisor. Rob Gibson confirmed the nets were removed but when asked if charges were possible, he said the matter remained under investigation. David Leggatt, the president of the Bruce Peninsula's

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Most of the fishing is confined to creek and river mouths from Dec 31 until the last Sat in April when the season opens again.  The Niagara River is open for business all year and winter catches of Brown Trout and Lake trout can be as common as Steelhead depending on what section of the river you are fishing.  The lower river below the Whirlpool is a definite must fish section with several

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-76293621841851798502010-02-17T15:06:00.005-05:002010-02-19T07:47:39.672-05:00

It was a hit!! Our kayak fishing display and the unveiling of the Ontario Kayak Fishing Series went over very well. Thanks in large part to Morten of Fogh Marine in Toronto who offered us to exhibit with his Ocean Kayak and Hobie Fishing Kayak display at the show.  There was lots of interest from folks who had never seen anything kayak fishing related before and from folks in-the-know and

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-90844381275698275312010-02-10T09:29:00.001-05:002010-02-10T09:30:15.212-05:00

But, is it enough and is it already too late?? Chicago Suntimes http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obam...-carp09.article The Obama administration said Monday it will spend $78.5 million to help keep giant Asian carp out of the Great Lakes as the ravenous species of fish threatens the water's ecosystems as well as nearby home values. The U.S. seeks to reduce the number of times Chicago's

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The answer rolls off my tongue with ease and not second thought.  The Niagara River of course! What, an Ontario river you say?  Not a BC river, you must be joking? Quite the contrary actually, and it is likely the best fishery in North America.  Although Chinook Salmon runs are down in all the Great Lakes, the other opportunities just keep on improving.  This is thanks in large part to

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-51641186887875580392010-01-26T09:35:00.000-05:002010-01-26T09:35:54.413-05:00

Here's a recent report of the goings-on of the Credit and how the government plans to dump wild Steelhead into one of the last and best Brook and Brown Trout fisheries left in Southern Ontario. http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/621082 As if the Atlantic Salmon fiasco isn't enough!!

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-78611906189409145092010-01-25T09:21:00.003-05:002010-03-13T09:11:49.525-05:00

If you fish any waterbody that has connections to the Great Lakes, then you need to know how the future of this fishery is being severely threatened!! There is new DNA evidence, as early as last week, that the carp has now breached the Chicago barrier. For those of you who don't know what that means, then you need to watch these videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS7zkTnQVaM http://

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It was long time coming, but we finally got out again for some winter steelhead fishing on the Niagara.  The day was beautiful, +3C with sun all day.  There was a bitter E wind just to remind us that it was still winter but the sun made it feel more like +10C.  The morning was slow and we never saw any fish where we started out at Pebbley.  Around noon we decided to make our way upriver toward

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-58933648629987224362010-01-10T18:45:00.003-05:002010-01-23T09:29:24.138-05:00

It has been feeling more like winter in Southern Ontario this year, since the start of the month. The slightly lower avg temps of -4 to -8C have kept snow down though. Niagara had a week long dump of snow due to some continued N - NW winds bringing heavy flurries in off Lake Ontario. The cold coupled with poor water vis has kept me away from steelheading the Niagara River for 2-3weeks! There's a

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We've been experiencing slightly cooler temps here in Southern Ontario over the past couple weeks.  Hopefully that means Jan/Feb will be warmer, but not very likely.  The Niagara was blown by severe southwest winds again early last week and vis has been around a foot or less and cloudy, ever since.  Here's to hoping Lake Erie starts to freeze soon! The website is starting to come into form after

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I got back at it with my friend Ben this past Sunday, and unlike the previous week, things started out very slowly.  Never saw the float go down until about 4hrs into the trip.  Hooked a decent laker just around the corner from the Glen near the Whirlpool and promptly lost it at shore while trying to remove the hook.  Three drifts later, I hooked into what would have been my PB Brown Trout but

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Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy New Year and may all your FWishes come true in 2010!!! We were at the Niagara Whirpool on Dec 20 for our first crack at steelhead in almost 3 weeks.  The crazy winds and waves from Lake Erie had held us at bay for some time, but now it's full speed ahead.  The day started out fast with a fish in the first half hour, followed by another 2 mins later.  Then that

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To start things off, I must say it was a very lacklustre Fall Smallmouth season on our favourite rivers.  There was no substantial rain to allow us to run the rivers in kayaks until early December and now we've had large doses of combined snow and rain over the past two weeks.  I was a bit of a nightmare for steelheading to on the river systems that are dependant on Fall rains.  Not to say we

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-12589681363024737242009-08-25T09:04:00.007-04:002010-03-13T09:14:41.072-05:00

Well we managed to field a small but enthusiastic group of 12 anglers for this first year event. Numbers dropped from 18 to 12 over the last week leading up to the tourney. Five of those entrants were first time kayak fisherpeople and most were first time in a kayak. There were a lot of firsts at this event; first 2 day, 2 river, downstream event; first woman entered in a "kayak fishing only"

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-32501770976255348242009-07-29T09:26:00.003-04:002009-07-29T09:44:43.979-04:00

Here we are in soggy old Southern Ontario and the only weather guarantee we've had for the past two weeks is RAIN! Our normal, reliable July/August temps of 25-32C and sunshine is anything but predictable these days and I doubt we had more than a half dozen days over 25C in July. Alberta and BC have been getting our summer weather over the past several weeks.We won't let that dampen our our

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For info on this event, please visit '09 River Smallies and stay up to date on the latest Tourney Talk on Yakfisher.net.On the heels of success of our 2009 Ontario Kayak Fishing Classic, Nomad Adventures is proud to offer up another kayak fishing event to this burgeoning kayak fishing community here in our great province.'09 River Smallies is a nice change from the Lake fishing format of OKFC '09

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The "Ontario Kayak Fishing Classic" was a definite success!!A huge "thank-you" to our 36 entrants all those who came together to make this event possible!After thirteen months of planning that included a lot of ups and downs for this first ever freshwater kayak fishing tournament in Canada, I am very proud to put the Nomad Adventures stamp of approval on it. The event ran very smoothly right

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-91645637557440862422009-07-24T14:09:00.003-04:002009-07-24T14:19:34.366-04:00

Our former Blog Kayak Fishing Chronicles ran from Nov '07- July 14 '09, has officially ceased operation(thanks Yahoo!), but can still be viewed at http://nomadac.com/blog.html/.It's been a whirlwind of activity since our last post April 30th, so let me try to get things back up to speed!! That could take a couple days

Jeff Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198885127015532508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794773074811202226.post-41212051589178470862009-03-31T09:08:00.006-04:002009-03-31T09:44:27.689-04:00

Hear are some pics and a slide show of the upper river near Fort Erie. There is a lot of heavy ice movement, making one wonder how long the "ice boom" will stay intact. Once the ice boom releases, it can be up to two weeks before the bergs make their way through the lower system.It can shut down the fishing completely for up to two weeks.Upper Niagara Mar 29-09This could cause a cancellation of

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We have recently the Blog from http://blog.360.yahoo.com/jwnac to here, due to some technical issues with the Yahoo based app. All posts from 2007 to March 30-09 shall remain in Yahoo.I really need to quit taking so much time off between entries!The 2009 season is now upon us folks here in Southern Ontario. Many of us will be out over the next week or so and some have already been out. NAC kicks

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