Nomad Adventures at the 2010 Toronto Spring Fishing and Boat Show

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 experienced kayak anglers.  The big surprise came from all the pro anglers and power boat fisherpeople.  The benefits of fishing from a kayak in Ontario are now being realized by the general public.

Nice to meet all the folks who stopped by to talk and I hope to see you at the Kayak Fishing Seminar at Fogh Marine on March 6th!  Jeff Wall will cover topics such as "choosing your first kayak", "minimal get started" and "kayak fishing basics".

Our next show wil be the Niagara Outdoors Show April 3/4.

The Niagara river is in good shape for hooking some steelhead.

Good Fishing!

Feeling the heat, Obama comes good on Asian Carp.

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 waterway navigational locks are opened to slow carp movement into the Great Lakes, the White House Council on Environmental Quality said in a statement. The U.S. also will use sonar, electrical shocks, netting and expedited carp DNA testing to control the population of the fish.

DNA from Asian carp was found in Lake Michigan for the first time last month, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order the closing of locks and dams on rivers in the Chicago area. States including Michigan and New York have said immediate action is needed to keep the fish from hurting commercial fishing.

The White House plan includes 25 short- and long-term actions, including the expedited testing of environmental DNA and doubling the testing samples to 120 per week.

Also, the federal government will award a $13.2 million contract in March to build barriers between the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Des Plaines River.

And it will award a $10.5 million contract to build a third electric barrier.

Canada's best year round multi-species fishery?

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 established, long term stocking intiatives by both the US and Canada.
The Brown Trout returns this past season has got to be as good as anywhere and has definitely bested any year the river has ever seen.

So you are a die hard Trout fisherman and Ontario is currently in the grips of winter, so what do you do?  Head to the Niagara of course!

Winter tends to a bit slower than say Nov/Dec but there can always be a few fish willing to take a well presented offer.  An average winter day can easily have you battling three fish over a half day of fishing.

So get out there and good fishing!