bigugli Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 This old Grump wasn't letting a little weather get in the way today. All the crops are done. Spent the morning baking and canning. Time for some well deserved R & R. Off to the Welland R. to one of my sweet spot. Had rain, sun and lots of wind.Had lots of hungry fish over 3 1/2 hours of fishing. A few bass, a pike, 2 bite offs ,and a hundred or so pannies like these. Man do I love the fall feeding frenzy. Biggest was just shy of 10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonietoon1 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice Supper Bruce... 👍😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 You can eat bluegills?? never heard of anyone eating them before. Ever. they taste ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, cplummer said: You can eat bluegills?? never heard of anyone eating them before. Ever. they taste ok? Their delicious cliff. Good job bigugli. do you fish with minnows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Nice haul Bruce ! It's a blast catching those gills with light gear . ... fun using floats for them too . Good eats ! "Fresh water tilapia" Some people prefer them over crappies . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiagaraRiverFisher Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Those bluegills are look'n delish , Nice job slaying the pannies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 9 hours ago, cplummer said: You can eat bluegills?? never heard of anyone eating them before. Ever. they taste ok? That's why thousands of Americans head to the Kawarthas every summer with a 200 fish limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: Good job bigugli. do you fish with minnows? This session was all on Micro plastics and worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genec Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, bigugli said: That's why thousands of Americans head to the Kawarthas every summer with a 200 fish limit. Huge difference though between water quality in the Kawarthas and the Welland River! I personally wouldnt eat anything from the river, considering how much farm runoff empties into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 3 hours ago, genec said: Huge difference though between water quality in the Kawarthas and the Welland River! I personally wouldnt eat anything from the river, considering how much farm runoff empties into it. Hate to burst your bubble, but there is just as much farm runoff through the kawarthas as there is in the rest of southern Ontario. Just look at all those corn and seed fields you drive past and all that pesticide used on them. Being a farmer I also know a lot of farmers that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Between farm runoff and manufacturing effluent , there's not much water that is "clean" .Many factories are gone now , like the 5 or 6 local paper mills in Thorold that polluted Niagara . I do not trust fish from stores anymore than our local fish . Even Lake Simcoe has sewage problems and chemicals in Lake St.John , etc etc. Is our food any better ? We are a chemicalized society . There's probably more chemicals in one cigarette than all of those gills . I guess the key word is "moderation" .... for all fish and meats ...... looking to catch a perch dinner soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba14 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Way to go Bruce!! I need to retire to be able to get out there more. I'd be out there in the next 14 days but have to work this week then heading to the hunt camp on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Good luck with the hunt Scott . We always took our fishing rods and had fish to eat at our camps ,and many times we had fresh moose liver as well (surf'n turf). Retired 28 years and still kickin a$$.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Still haven't properly retired, although I am trying. Farm keeps getting in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 12 hours ago, smerchly said: moose liver 🤮 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Nothing much was wasted Ty... Some of the guys took the tongue and heart home for the table as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheperchman Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 9:32 PM, cplummer said: You can eat bluegills?? never heard of anyone eating them before. Ever. they taste ok? Bluegill taste great but I wouldn't eat anything from the Welland River.🤮🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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