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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Monday, April 5, 2010
2010 spring Steelhead season came early to Ontario
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 each sprinkle, for the past two weeks and there are guys steelheading the northern rivers around Sault Saint Marie for a week now too. Crazy!
Can't wait for Brookie season around here because they'll be good and fat by then with the spring season being so far advanced.
The Niagara River has just started picking up for shore fishermen and has been decent from boats for about two weeks. I'm predicting it to get real hot in the coming week and there already huge deluges of people flocking to fish it. I picked up one fish in 6hrs on the big river last Wednesday after covering several miles of the gorge, and ended up breaking out the hardware to do it. Lost a massive muskie in the process; estimate in the 50-55" range!
Reports from Lake Huron rivers are positive with decent catches coming from the Saugeen to the Maitland. The water is clear and low for this time of year though. Brown trout, steelhead, coho/chinook salmon, perch and pike are being caught. Georgian Bay should soon pick up too.
So get out there and Good Fishing'!!
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 each sprinkle, for the past two weeks and there are guys steelheading the northern rivers around Sault Saint Marie for a week now too. Crazy!
Can't wait for Brookie season around here because they'll be good and fat by then with the spring season being so far advanced.
The Niagara River has just started picking up for shore fishermen and has been decent from boats for about two weeks. I'm predicting it to get real hot in the coming week and there already huge deluges of people flocking to fish it. I picked up one fish in 6hrs on the big river last Wednesday after covering several miles of the gorge, and ended up breaking out the hardware to do it. Lost a massive muskie in the process; estimate in the 50-55" range!
Reports from Lake Huron rivers are positive with decent catches coming from the Saugeen to the Maitland. The water is clear and low for this time of year though. Brown trout, steelhead, coho/chinook salmon, perch and pike are being caught. Georgian Bay should soon pick up too.
So get out there and Good Fishing'!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Winter Steelheading in Ontario
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 different options to drop in on. The key to success is to not spend much time in any section, but rather fish the hell out of it for 2hrs and move on to the next. In two hours, you will have either detemined if there are active feeding fish, and have caught the most active ones or nothing is holding there at that moment. Catching three fish out of any one spot is a good "drop-in" and you've probably exhausted the run so you should consider moving half an hour to one hour after hooking the last fish.
Try everything before you leave though and overlook nothing. When fishing with buddies, be certain each is using something different. ie. roe, streamers, bunny/marabou jigs, plastic minnows, pink worms etc. If fishing solo, then start changing up after 10 drifts in each of that runs pockets because the key to success can be as simple as a colour change or size change away. Pinks, oranges, whites and purples are all very good winter colours. Winter baitfish are generally emerald shiner or smelt patterns in 3-4" sizes, so match the hatch.
I have a friend who is unemployed and fishes several days per week. He has started to get successful in the last 2 weeks because he's discovered where fish hold and basically runs to those spots for first dibbs - yes, he's still a buddy. If your friend does this, then you are within your right to fish in close proximity. Unfortunately though, this same fella when not on the fish and you are, likes trying to grease you out and is always low holing people. Stand Your Ground! Tell 'em off if there isn't enough water for the both of you to fish. Luckily the Niagara is a big river and you can almost always find other produtive spots to fish.
The temps are rising and this coming week is forecasted as sunny and +2/7C, so the fish are going to get very active shortly. Get out there and get your fix before the masses see the forthcoming reports and start flocking to the productive water.
Good Fishing!
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 different options to drop in on. The key to success is to not spend much time in any section, but rather fish the hell out of it for 2hrs and move on to the next. In two hours, you will have either detemined if there are active feeding fish, and have caught the most active ones or nothing is holding there at that moment. Catching three fish out of any one spot is a good "drop-in" and you've probably exhausted the run so you should consider moving half an hour to one hour after hooking the last fish.
Try everything before you leave though and overlook nothing. When fishing with buddies, be certain each is using something different. ie. roe, streamers, bunny/marabou jigs, plastic minnows, pink worms etc. If fishing solo, then start changing up after 10 drifts in each of that runs pockets because the key to success can be as simple as a colour change or size change away. Pinks, oranges, whites and purples are all very good winter colours. Winter baitfish are generally emerald shiner or smelt patterns in 3-4" sizes, so match the hatch.
I have a friend who is unemployed and fishes several days per week. He has started to get successful in the last 2 weeks because he's discovered where fish hold and basically runs to those spots for first dibbs - yes, he's still a buddy. If your friend does this, then you are within your right to fish in close proximity. Unfortunately though, this same fella when not on the fish and you are, likes trying to grease you out and is always low holing people. Stand Your Ground! Tell 'em off if there isn't enough water for the both of you to fish. Luckily the Niagara is a big river and you can almost always find other produtive spots to fish.
The temps are rising and this coming week is forecasted as sunny and +2/7C, so the fish are going to get very active shortly. Get out there and get your fix before the masses see the forthcoming reports and start flocking to the productive water.
Good Fishing!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Happy Holidays from Nomad Adventures!
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 was it, the fish shut down and a cold front came in.
Winter steelhead is now upon us and the Southern Ontario Great Lakes rivers and tributaries are in excellent condition!
We're off for the next couple days, but have plans for the Niagara this weekend and next week.
Take care All!
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 was it, the fish shut down and a cold front came in.
Winter steelhead is now upon us and the Southern Ontario Great Lakes rivers and tributaries are in excellent condition!
We're off for the next couple days, but have plans for the Niagara this weekend and next week.
Take care All!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
River Smallies - results
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" event in Canada, and she did quite well, not surprisingly.
The fishing was actually decent considering that a tornado had swept its way up the corridor of these two rivers just over 24hrs from the tourney start. River conditions were were tough on the Maitland due to low water and forced a lot of people to walk their boats thru the skinny sections. The whole premise of a downstream river tourney is a very difficult thing to organize well, but this event went quite smoothly and that is a tribute to the individuals who competed in it.
Here's a brief visual recap of how things sorted out:
"The Crew", missing Kevin McLean who was called to work Sunday.
Russ Jones - 3rd place
Stefan Jackson - 2nd place
Mike Blumhagen - 1st place, overall winner
There will be much to add yet in the coming days. Thanks very much to all who entered and our title sponsor - Scotty Paddlesport Products made this event successful!
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