Visit our new website and blog at http://www.nomadadventures.net/ for all the latest on fishing, kayak fishing, and paddling adventures in Ontario, Canada!
We have lots of new things going on this year at Nomad Adventures; mothership kayak fishing trips to the Blue Zone on Lake Ontario for salmon and steelhead, a whole new competitive kayak fishing series in Southern Ontario http://southernontarioshootout.weebly.com/, all new paddling trips from June to October, we've moved to Cambridge between the Grand River and Speed River near Puslinch Lake, we have kayak and fishing kayak rentals available, our guided steelhead and Niagara River trips keep increasing, and Ontario Kayak Fishing Series http://www.ontariokayakfishingseries.com/ is reduced to three events as it goes into its fifth year.
Hope to see you soon!!
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Spring came early for 2012
Are we in Florida or Southern Ontario?? Crazy weather spawned by tornados from the south has created nearly three solid weeks of double digit plus days and nearly a week of mid 20 days.... wow. Nice to outside in but it'll be a major hit for fishing migratories since most seasons don't start til late april or later. Oh well, get your fishing kayak out and take advantage of it! Steelhead, brown trout and juvenile salmon are within reasonable kayaking distance. Lots of great lakes pike to be had too.
The fish have just started to come in close with the arrival of baitfish. Should be good fishing for the next few weeks at least.
The fish have just started to come in close with the arrival of baitfish. Should be good fishing for the next few weeks at least.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Kayak Fishing for Steelhead in Ontario
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 seasons. The Niagara has fished poorly over the past year in comparison to recent years. Largely due to surging pressure from anglers on the system and abnormally high fluctuation in the water levels since construction on the tunnels started in the spring.
The spring run was good but ended too early but the fall run came early and high water lasted until the extended fall season closed Dec 31st.
Kayaks were the ticket and covering the water put us into banner numbers on more than one occasion.
Let the pictures speak for themselves;
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The spring run was good but ended too early but the fall run came early and high water lasted until the extended fall season closed Dec 31st.
Kayaks were the ticket and covering the water put us into banner numbers on more than one occasion.
Let the pictures speak for themselves;
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
2011 the year of the Steehead
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. Huron rivers saw the largest returns of steelhead but it was up straight across the board on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie systems too.
The Saugeen was just teeming with fresh runs from early October and steady into late November before it tapered off a little.
I personally view the large returns should be attributed to the high number of baitfish that came in to spawn in the spring. Some Huron rivers saw their first smelt run in 25 years or more, and in good numbers.
I can remember the last smelt I netted upriver was in the mid 80's, and yet I caught a large hen in early December about 30kms from the lake and she was gorged with live juvenile smelts! So the first smelt run in years produced a brand new fall forage for roe deprived steelhead. Sounds like a win-win for fish and anglers to me. Not to mention that the average size steelhead was up 2-3lbs over previous years.
Mothernature is definitely smiling down on us Ontario steelheaders right now!
Lots more news on this, the Saugeen River and a year in review with pics to come!
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. Huron rivers saw the largest returns of steelhead but it was up straight across the board on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie systems too.
The Saugeen was just teeming with fresh runs from early October and steady into late November before it tapered off a little.
I personally view the large returns should be attributed to the high number of baitfish that came in to spawn in the spring. Some Huron rivers saw their first smelt run in 25 years or more, and in good numbers.
I can remember the last smelt I netted upriver was in the mid 80's, and yet I caught a large hen in early December about 30kms from the lake and she was gorged with live juvenile smelts! So the first smelt run in years produced a brand new fall forage for roe deprived steelhead. Sounds like a win-win for fish and anglers to me. Not to mention that the average size steelhead was up 2-3lbs over previous years.
Mothernature is definitely smiling down on us Ontario steelheaders right now!
Lots more news on this, the Saugeen River and a year in review with pics to come!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Kayak fishing for steelhead in Ontario
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 the fish have dropped back by then? Will it be a strong group of year classes running..... and all kind of such thoughts start rattling around in my brain.
What is for sure is that the fish will run and there will be fishable water to hit somewhere. It's up to us to monitor the conditions and be ready to take the time off if necessary when it does happen.
Steelheading is like sacrilege in Southern Ontario, and anyone exploiting these tightly guarded waters with anything more than the bare basics is heavily frowned upon. And no, a kayak is not considered a basic.... that is except by us here at Nomad Adventures. A kayak is an essential tool to success for spring and fall steelheading!
If you aren't implementing all tools at hand, then what exactly are you doing?
All rivers are fair game, and we all know there's a lot of rivers coursing thru the Southern Ontario peninsula, surrounded by 3 Great Lakes plus Georgian Bay.
Our steelhead kayak fishing trips run from Spring: late April - late May, Fall: late October - end December.
Opportunities for Brook, Brown and Lake Trout exist on these trips. Fishing methods are float fishing, fly fishing, bottom bouncing and spincasting.
Beginners to seasoned anglers will all enjoy these trips.
Inquire at Nomad Adventures for your 2011 Steelhead Kayak Fishing trip in Ontario; we look forward to hearing from you!!
Will there be enough water to run the rivers? Will the fish have dropped back by then? Will it be a strong group of year classes running..... and all kind of such thoughts start rattling around in my brain.
What is for sure is that the fish will run and there will be fishable water to hit somewhere. It's up to us to monitor the conditions and be ready to take the time off if necessary when it does happen.
Steelheading is like sacrilege in Southern Ontario, and anyone exploiting these tightly guarded waters with anything more than the bare basics is heavily frowned upon. And no, a kayak is not considered a basic.... that is except by us here at Nomad Adventures. A kayak is an essential tool to success for spring and fall steelheading!
If you aren't implementing all tools at hand, then what exactly are you doing?
All rivers are fair game, and we all know there's a lot of rivers coursing thru the Southern Ontario peninsula, surrounded by 3 Great Lakes plus Georgian Bay.
Our steelhead kayak fishing trips run from Spring: late April - late May, Fall: late October - end December.
Opportunities for Brook, Brown and Lake Trout exist on these trips. Fishing methods are float fishing, fly fishing, bottom bouncing and spincasting.
Beginners to seasoned anglers will all enjoy these trips.
Inquire at Nomad Adventures for your 2011 Steelhead Kayak Fishing trip in Ontario; we look forward to hearing from you!!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
2010 recap plus what's new at Nomad Adventures in 2011
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 made up for it in the final two months of the year.
Browns, browns and more browns were the order of the Niagara for seasons end, along with a few steelhead and lake trout interspersed. Three times in that span we hit fresh runs of chrome moving thru the system and they destroyed us on all occasions. 1 for 10, 4 for 12 and 2 for 9 was the score, and that included a lot of bent hooks/broken leaders.
A detailed pictorial shall follow!
2011 will go down as the “yaksteel” year for Nomad Adventures with heavy focus on implementing kayaks into our Southern Ontario steelhead fishing trips. There will also be a lot more Niagara region trips that include the Upper Niagara River and Lake Erie smallmouth.
Another new venture for us, but may not happen until late 2011 is “Drifters” our online pro-shop that will be dedicated to float-fly-kayak fishing.
Please stay tuned since we promise to update you regularly on all things stated above!
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 made up for it in the final two months of the year.
Browns, browns and more browns were the order of the Niagara for seasons end, along with a few steelhead and lake trout interspersed. Three times in that span we hit fresh runs of chrome moving thru the system and they destroyed us on all occasions. 1 for 10, 4 for 12 and 2 for 9 was the score, and that included a lot of bent hooks/broken leaders.
A detailed pictorial shall follow!
2011 will go down as the “yaksteel” year for Nomad Adventures with heavy focus on implementing kayaks into our Southern Ontario steelhead fishing trips. There will also be a lot more Niagara region trips that include the Upper Niagara River and Lake Erie smallmouth.
Another new venture for us, but may not happen until late 2011 is “Drifters” our online pro-shop that will be dedicated to float-fly-kayak fishing.
Please stay tuned since we promise to update you regularly on all things stated above!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Ontario Kayak Fishing Series gets a website for 2011!!
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!!
All tourney talk and updates shall remain at http://www.yakfisher.net/
Hope to see you out this year!!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
OKFS Haliburton Kayak Fishing Classic
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 big thanks to all those folks who come out and support our events!
The general feeling is that the Haliburton event at Kashaga Lodge could see 70-80 kayak fishing entrants!!
Nomad Adventures Expands!
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.
Wesley Grant Wall, born May 19 2010.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Spring kayak fishing for Lake Huron pike
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.
Most of our early season Great Lakes fishing is concentrated on bays, harbours and river mouths. That is what makes the use of a kayak such an invaluable tool for chasing down these big toothy critters. The kayak allows us to access the skinniest of waters, going totally undetected by the fish. Not to mention, it is a total blast to hook up with any fish over 10lbs from a plastic boat!! When the weather/wind cooperates, we can cruise many miles shoreline while stopping to fish all the bays and river outlets along the way. Kayak fishing for pike anywhere between lower Lake Huron and north towards Tobermory can be very productive when timed right, and you may even find yourself battling 50"+ fish! However, the majority of what we catch is in the 36-42" range and still very respectable.
Northern Pike, a member of the Esox family and often referred to as the "water wolf", tends to be very hungry and ferocious when coming off the post spawn activities. There's no mistaking what's on the other end when one does hit, even though the water temps are hovering in the high 40's-mid 50F range. The pike are feeding on perch, bass, suckers and even carp. So any lure resembling a baitfish or fish is fair game. We tend to throw a lot of large spoons, big crankbaits and swimbaits. Presentations need to be a little slower due to the cold water and even a stop and go retrieve may be necessary to entice these pike. Large Husky Jerk cranks work well using that method.
Below: Brent Mattock and Mike Blumhagen with 36" & 38" Northerns
The great part about early season yak-pike is that you get a chance to fish when most inland waters seasons are closed. Aside from the great pike action, you may also experience incidental catches of bass, brown trout, steelhead, salmon or walleye while paddling down the coastal waters. Please be kind to the out of season fish and know the regulations before arriving.
Early season cold water kayak fishing is not for everyone and can be very dangerous, so take an expert and know the conditions before you go!
Nomad Adventures offers excellent guided kayak fishing trips and is a great way to find out if kayak fishing is your thing while allowing you the opportunity to land a trophy fish with their experienced and knowledgeable guides.
This type of outdoor activity is a great way to escape the house and get some cardio too!
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.
Most of our early season Great Lakes fishing is concentrated on bays, harbours and river mouths. That is what makes the use of a kayak such an invaluable tool for chasing down these big toothy critters. The kayak allows us to access the skinniest of waters, going totally undetected by the fish. Not to mention, it is a total blast to hook up with any fish over 10lbs from a plastic boat!! When the weather/wind cooperates, we can cruise many miles shoreline while stopping to fish all the bays and river outlets along the way. Kayak fishing for pike anywhere between lower Lake Huron and north towards Tobermory can be very productive when timed right, and you may even find yourself battling 50"+ fish! However, the majority of what we catch is in the 36-42" range and still very respectable.
Northern Pike, a member of the Esox family and often referred to as the "water wolf", tends to be very hungry and ferocious when coming off the post spawn activities. There's no mistaking what's on the other end when one does hit, even though the water temps are hovering in the high 40's-mid 50F range. The pike are feeding on perch, bass, suckers and even carp. So any lure resembling a baitfish or fish is fair game. We tend to throw a lot of large spoons, big crankbaits and swimbaits. Presentations need to be a little slower due to the cold water and even a stop and go retrieve may be necessary to entice these pike. Large Husky Jerk cranks work well using that method.
Below: Brent Mattock and Mike Blumhagen with 36" & 38" Northerns
The great part about early season yak-pike is that you get a chance to fish when most inland waters seasons are closed. Aside from the great pike action, you may also experience incidental catches of bass, brown trout, steelhead, salmon or walleye while paddling down the coastal waters. Please be kind to the out of season fish and know the regulations before arriving.
Early season cold water kayak fishing is not for everyone and can be very dangerous, so take an expert and know the conditions before you go!
Nomad Adventures offers excellent guided kayak fishing trips and is a great way to find out if kayak fishing is your thing while allowing you the opportunity to land a trophy fish with their experienced and knowledgeable guides.
This type of outdoor activity is a great way to escape the house and get some cardio too!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Niagara River Anglers Forum
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 become part Niagara Steelheaders group and gain full access to reports and conditions, new members must be referred or become regular contributors with valid reports.
The forum is very similar to the board plus the addition of a Kayak Fishing category and a 2010 NRA Virtual Derby.
If you live or fish the Niagara Region, then please stop by and see what's going on.
Good Fishing!!
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 become part Niagara Steelheaders group and gain full access to reports and conditions, new members must be referred or become regular contributors with valid reports.
The forum is very similar to the board plus the addition of a Kayak Fishing category and a 2010 NRA Virtual Derby.
If you live or fish the Niagara Region, then please stop by and see what's going on.
Good Fishing!!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Jeff Wall WFN Ambassador
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!
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!
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'!!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Grand River Kayak Fishing with Nomad Adventures
In 2010 Nomad Adventures expanded 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, Sept-Dec
Smallmouth Bass Fishing: July-September
Cambridge to Paris - no special regulations
Smallmouth Bass Fishing: July-November
The Nith produces smallmouth, pike and walleye.
The Grand below Brantford produces Brown Trout, Steelhead and Smallmouth.
All trips encourage catch-photo-release fishing.
First Steelhead trips begin April 24th and Smallmouth June 26.
All trips include boats, paddling gear and fishing equipment(if needed).
Book your adventure soon!! Kayak Fishing the Grand
Paris to Brantford - catch & release, barbless
Steelhead Fishing: April/May, Sept-Dec
Smallmouth Bass Fishing: July-September
- Trips: solo kayak or in guides boat
- Times: Morning or Evening approx 5hrs long
- Method: Float, Fly or Spincast
Cambridge to Paris - no special regulations
Smallmouth Bass Fishing: July-November
- Trips: solo kayak or in guides boat
- Times: Evening only approx 5hrs long
- Method: Float, Fly or Spincast
The Nith produces smallmouth, pike and walleye.
The Grand below Brantford produces Brown Trout, Steelhead and Smallmouth.
All trips encourage catch-photo-release fishing.
First Steelhead trips begin April 24th and Smallmouth June 26.
All trips include boats, paddling gear and fishing equipment(if needed).
Book your adventure soon!! Kayak Fishing the Grand
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Fishing Report - March 24th 2010, lower Niagara River
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 day of fishing.
Baitfish are moving in now but the fish aren't too active yet.
There were a lot of folks fishing all the different areas that we checked out, "get to work dammit!" :D
Beauty weather and they'd had a big rain down that way last night.
Can't wait to get out again for a loger day of less people.
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 day of fishing.
Baitfish are moving in now but the fish aren't too active yet.
There were a lot of folks fishing all the different areas that we checked out, "get to work dammit!" :D
Beauty weather and they'd had a big rain down that way last night.
Can't wait to get out again for a loger day of less people.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Nomad Adventures OKFC'09 donates to HHOA
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 regional programs in Ontario. We were able to raise just over $925 for a first year event!! Anyone who has ever been involved in charity events knows that is a sizable donation for a 1st year event, and is a true indicator to the success of the tourney.
If you ever have a chance while in the Haliburton area, please stop by and take a free tour to see the hatchery. They have some pretty impressive going on there! HHOA raises several breeds of Lake Trout that are unique to the area - Silver, Haliburton Gold, another which name escapes me. A couple of these breeds are specific to the types of glacial kettle lakes in the area and are thought to be the oldest breeds of lake trout known. Many of the regions lakes have some sustaining populations of these Lake Trout, but HHOA is there to ensure the future of the species.
You can also see brook trout, rainbow trout and sometimes walleye populations being reared at this facility.
We hope to carry over this success into all of our 2010 events, OKFS and River Smallies.
HHOA is the local hatchery for the area and also supplies stocking fish(trout-walleye) to various other regional programs in Ontario. We were able to raise just over $925 for a first year event!! Anyone who has ever been involved in charity events knows that is a sizable donation for a 1st year event, and is a true indicator to the success of the tourney.
If you ever have a chance while in the Haliburton area, please stop by and take a free tour to see the hatchery. They have some pretty impressive going on there! HHOA raises several breeds of Lake Trout that are unique to the area - Silver, Haliburton Gold, another which name escapes me. A couple of these breeds are specific to the types of glacial kettle lakes in the area and are thought to be the oldest breeds of lake trout known. Many of the regions lakes have some sustaining populations of these Lake Trout, but HHOA is there to ensure the future of the species.
You can also see brook trout, rainbow trout and sometimes walleye populations being reared at this facility.
We hope to carry over this success into all of our 2010 events, OKFS and River Smallies.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Jeff Wall of Nomad Adventures hosts beginner kayak fishing seminar
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 area of Northern Ontario.
This was the first of several seminars and clinics to be conducted by Nomad Adventures in Ontario throughout 2010. The next session will be an on-water clinic at Guelph Lake on May 8th for the opening of Pike season. Fully outfitted fishing kayaks will be available for those new folks wishing to participate.
The full 2010 schedule is available at Nomad Adventures.
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 area of Northern Ontario.
This was the first of several seminars and clinics to be conducted by Nomad Adventures in Ontario throughout 2010. The next session will be an on-water clinic at Guelph Lake on May 8th for the opening of Pike season. Fully outfitted fishing kayaks will be available for those new folks wishing to participate.
The full 2010 schedule is available at Nomad Adventures.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Lake Ontario south shore kayak fishing March 9
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 before losing it.
Weather was +14C with no clouds and a slight breeze.
Saw a large pike but couldn't get it to commit. The water temps was a cool 40F and there was 50' of visibility.
Should only get better from here.
Good Fishing!
The fishing was slow and I only managed to hook what was probably a Coho, but never got it close enough to see it before losing it.
Weather was +14C with no clouds and a slight breeze.
Saw a large pike but couldn't get it to commit. The water temps was a cool 40F and there was 50' of visibility.
Should only get better from here.
Good Fishing!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Spring Kayak Fishing Seminar at Fogh Marine, March 6
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;
Hope to see you out!
topics to be discussed will be;
- Choosing a boat
- Freshwater Fishing Basics
- Wind and Weather
- Electronics and Rigging
- Trip Planning & 2010 Events
Hope to see you out!
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