honeyv

On 4/2/2024 at 3:33 PM, smerchly said:

I saw a guy tossing spinner baits and he said he was targeting pike ....sure enough he caught a pike !

I have caught a ton of pike on spinners. They're actually one of my favorite baits to throw for pike. To be fair though, bass will hit almost anything you throw for pike, sometimes it's tough to avoid. Just gotta be super quick with the release if you do get an oos bass.    

Beauty! 

3 minutes ago, Tyler0420 said:

As far as I know definitely only one rod. 
have you seen two rods mentioned in the regs?

 

2024 regs your allowed to fish two rods in LPB,DR and SCR. 

COME ON ADD GRAND RIVER ALSO. 

 

check his other vids out also. 

I only ever ice fish there with 2 rods, which is allowed most places anyway.  I didnt check the regs on the two rod thing yet for the Grand specifically. I only use one rod anyhow. I think I'd be a mess with two lines in. I was thinking more along the lines of just because its off Erie...

Speaking of two lines, theres a guy on the YouTubes that I think fishes Erie with downriggers from the yak for Salmon. Kinda neat.        

8 minutes ago, Tyler0420 said:

Honeyv talking about kayaking catts I watch this guys vids. 
wish we could use two rods on the grand. 

That things a hog. I'll have to give it a watch later. Two rods only up to the dam I believe, no? 

14 minutes ago, Tyler0420 said:

id love to get out to rice lake. If you not targeting carp mainly atleast leave some rods out at night (make sure to have bite alarms.)

For Carp and cats, I really just fish for them using my oldest and cheapest rods. I dont have all that carp specific gear and the rod just lays there on the groud propped up with a Y twig or a small bush. Carolina Rig with a circle hook and I find white bread or corn works well. Definitelynot half the carp pro you are lol

4 minutes ago, Tyler0420 said:

Might not hold up in strong current but should work well for sitting in a back Eddie or light current. 
 

also I want to try drifting for catts. I can peddle backwards to slow down my drift or maybe get a drift sock. 

  Ah yeah, I dont have a pedal Kayak. Just a simple Pelican Catch 120 (Want to upgrade, but if she ain't broke...). It's fited with a trolling motor. There's some back eddys that I sat in last year not too far from the Port Maitland launch. Nice n Shallow. Your poles would work in those spots.     

Just now, Tyler0420 said:

Now that’s a bro I wish I had  
we should meet up for kayaking spring catts. Have you ever done it?

id love to get out to rice lake. If you not targeting carp mainly atleast leave some rods out at night (make sure to have bite alarms.)

He is a brother I wouldn't trade for anything. Bit of a smart-ass sometimes, but all good brotherly fun lol. 

Tried for cats from the kayak last year, but I'll be honest. I gotta work on the yak a bit for the Grand and get an anchor system for the or else you're drifting. The trolling motor will help getting to spots, but I want to be more stationary. The other thing too, is that I was using the wrong weights for the grand... But I did grab some catfish rigs with 2oz weights from Grand River Outdoors... I used them on the 12 and they produced. 

Let me know when you go Tyler, If I'm off I'd be down.   

10 minutes ago, genec said:

Hope to target the Grand more this summer in my kayak for pickerel if we don't get all the rains like last summer.

And Lake Erie for smallmouth when the season opens.

Would also like to take the yak north on a day trip once or twice to try some inland lakes.

I may also end up buying a trailer for my kayak, as I’m finding it harder to get an 82 Lb kayak on the roof rack of my Cherokee (just one more joy of aging) 🥴

If you go north with the yak, what do you plan on targeting and how far north are you talkin'? 

9 hours ago, Tyler0420 said:

What’s everyone’s plans for this season? Any trips planned? Doing anything out of the ordinary? Targeting new species?

 

-this year I plan on fishing the salmon durbys quite a bit. (Boat and kayak)

-get out more for Erie walleye kayaking. 

-spring catts on the grand kayaking. 
- fish some new lakes in the area I’ll be moving to. 
-of course Carp fish 

Definitely want to kayak the Grand more in search of a giant cats... since the spot I normally would go to on the 12 is overrun by the homeless. Launch out of Port Maitland.  

Then when trout opens and I like to hit up the streams for brookies until Pike opens. 

So far, I have a week off in July that I will more than likely do a backcountry trip couple lakes in somewhere. Also toying with staying at a cabin on Rice Lake in the October for some fishing/relaxing for a few days before continuing on to Quebec possibly.  Other than that,no other trips planed. 

And truthfully, my brother has been getting into the carp fishing. I may join him for some of that in the spring.
 

5 hours ago, smerchly said:

It seems that "cold" spell has disappeared Gene ,  I was hoping to punch a few holes in the ice but it looks like deja vu from last winter . 

After spend a lot of time getting ready for ice fishing it's time to pack it all away and polish up the bank gear again . I have been cleaning and lubing my reels

for bank fishing .  You may want to try there again in early March , maybe the fish will follow the smelt earlier this year .

I should take my big canoe for a spin as soon as the water is paddleable , may be a chance the "ice fish" are still there .

Deja-vu from last year indeed... Got a week of local fishable ice again. Only difference for me this year is I had a little time off to fish it lol.  

2 hours ago, smerchly said:

Many years ago there was "Jacks Army & Navy" store on St. Paul St. downtown . Then he closed shop and opened a small area in Herzogs in the basement near the end of town near Geneva . 

 

Thats got to be the one I'm thinking of... It was near the train station end of St Paul 

3 hours ago, smerchly said:

We have one here in St.Catharines but it's usually very busy . I have been going to Fonthill for many years since they closed the Thorold one down .

I don't mind the drive

Agreed. Fonthill is way less busy. 

5 hours ago, smerchly said:

There's a photo of a coyote with a small dead dog in it's jaws ,taken at NOTL this morning . People are being advised to have a "stick" on hand to ward off an attacking yote . I don't think a stick will deter a yote , better make it a baseball bat , ect . or some sort of spray .  

There was an Army surplus store in St Catharines on St Paul that sold "dog spray" on a keychain. It's been a while since I lived in the city and I barely go there now so I don't know if that store still exists. I'm sure you can find that spray in other stores though. A girl I used to work with carried it. 

 

3 hours ago, steelshady said:

Should be ice by end of next week at local ponds, looks like freezing temperatures are coming back... 

Was just looking at the 14 day forecast. Pretty excited to have another crack at local ice. 

21 hours ago, smerchly said:

Not so fast there Paddles ,   we have a cold spell on the way next week , one last kick at the can ?

CH News showed some guys ice  fishing on "thin" ice in Caledonia today . 

I didn't see any spuds.....

How cold we talking? Would love another crack at local ice. 

On 1/9/2024 at 2:59 PM, Tyler0420 said:

Where would I find maps of crown land?

Just seen this. For looking up Crown Land (for camping), I use the Crown Land Atlas. 

https://www.ontario.ca/page/crown-land-use-policy-atlas

I remember my father telling me about this when I was a kid, but I have never tried scaling a fish and keeping the skin on like that.

With the exception of trout where I will cook whole or steamed skin down (but no scaling), I fillet most fish.   

3 hours ago, smerchly said:

I'm hoping we don't lose all the ice and it freezes up solid again .... not like last 'winter' .  

 

With you on that.

14 minutes ago, Smelt_Fishy said:

My wife is looking at renting a cottage/house on lake simcoe for a week in the summer. We're not going through an outfitter, but just renting from a property owner.

 

Anyone ever fish there in the summer? If so, any recommended areas to stay (i.e. Innisfil)? How is the fishing? Perch? Smallies? Pike?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

Try looking on Air BnB too if you wanted to stay in Innisfil there's some properties worth checking out. It's a big lake so potential for some big fish. Lake Simcoe has all those species. 

On 1/5/2024 at 3:04 PM, smerchly said:

I have previously said I'm reluctant to fish the 12 Mile since there are people living in their shelters on both sides mostly near the city and the Welland Vale area where there was a stabbing last fall . There's a good variety of fish there including pike , carp and channel cats . There's a story in todays paper about some homeless people living in tents at the "Root Beer River" , that Marth11 called it as he fished from the cement abutment there .  It's not safe to fish alone there anymore unless we stay close to where most people walk their dogs , jog or bike near Glendale Ave bridge . Joey , aka Marth11 fished this spot a few years back but it's not a good spot to fish now .  

 

 

 

Definitely a great spot for carp and Cats. Last year I went a couple times to get a line wet, but it made for an uncomfortable feeling of not being safe not to mention they've made a complete mess of the area on both sides. I just found myself looking over my shoulder a fair bit, so I put a bell on my rod lol

RBR was also great for channel cats... Haven't fished there in years though. 

Great catch! Happy New Year. 

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Merry Christmas! 

Those are sharp as heck! 

Great catch! Looks like a nice couple dinners 

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