Jwl1

Awesome pics.... being from Niagara I always love the chance to escape and enjoy some brookie fishing over the years...the smiles say it all...and those fish are a pretty decent size too!

Nice fish...thanks for sharing...good to know the water is cleared up

The car I  remember best was my first rag top . It was also my 'honeymoon' car I drove to Dwight  at the Lake of Bays (  Haystack Bay) . It was a big heavy "boat" and had no power steering .  And it wasn't bad on gas ....20 mph , 364 cu .in. & dynaflow tranny  (no shift feel),  & used leaded gas  lol .
1960 Buick LeSabre  .... ( drove it across Haystack Bay , 90 fow ) ...looking for lakers & ling ....nut job !
 
 

My first " car".. found this pic dating back to 1995 when my oldest daughter was like 1 years old....the bike is a 1972 Triumph Trident triple I bought in 1988 when I was 18 because at the time I thought it was way cooler than buying a car...haha

My first " car".. found this pic dating back to 1995 when my oldest daughter was like 1 years old....the bike is a 1972 Triumph Trident triple I bought in 1988 when I was 18 because at the time I thought it was way cooler than buying a car...haha

My first " car".. found this pic dating back to 1995 when my oldest daughter was like 1 years old....the bike is a 1972 Triumph Trident triple I bought in 1988 when I was 18 because at the time I thought it was way cooler than buying a car...haha

Apply the 3 S rule. Shoot, Saute and Shut up.................Daniel

Hope you get on the mend soon...and some fishiotherapy...march is usually a good month for us around here....when I have gotten the pleasure of meeting smerchly for some spring toothies we have made out ok...and a few surprises in the mix....and as bill mentioned there are a few good weeks left until the season closes in some spots...but we are lucky here in Niagara...there are some waters open all year......and like you mentioned Aaron....the great trout fishery we have on the river.....fat Lakers...and high flying steel...yahoo....I know I will be sharing some pics soon....haha...and some of those same tactics I mentioned for pike also work great on the river for Lakers and steel depending where you plan to fish.....match your presentation to the area you fish...and your numbers will definitely go up

Doesn't hurt to experiment with different sized soft plastics...if you fish soft minnow imitations under the float try wacky rigging them...(through the back)...give the rod a few pops here and there...your float size sounds ideal...you just need big enough to cast out to the deeper water.....if you have larger sized soft plastics heavy enough to get a good cast out of....even 6-8 inches....you can use them like a suspending bait if you put those little rattle weights in them like the bass guys...or even poke a nail through the body for weight...

Thanks for the update Bill...my work schedule been all over the board lately with some training I been doing ...back to my normal night schedule after this week and plan on trying to get out instead of lending advice from the couch ..haha

The suspending bait suggestions are good ones for sure....one of the keys this time of year is a slow presentation. ....be patient...cast out give the bait a few cranks to settle a couple feet below the surface...make a few twitches then pause...cranks, spoons, and spinners pretty much require too fast of a presentation to work properly and for this time of year....have you thought of soft plastic minnow imitations as well....there are ways you can use them like a suspending bait...there are weights you can insert into the body of the bait.....I have great luck as well over the years with big twister tails as well jigged super slowly on the bottom in cold water situations...by just letting the jig hit bottom and giving it the slightest twitch at a time....although we haven't had ice winter long and no real thaw to follow so to speak...pike will often feed on " winter kill"...like when bait that has been frozen slowly falls to the bottom during the first thaws of spring.....as already mentioned by a couple people as well...the good old simple float and minnow....keep in mind as well with the somewhat warmer winter this year the pike will be well into pre spawn mode as well...pick areas adjacent to deeper water where fish will start to gather up before making their way once the water warm a bit to shallower spawning grounds.....I often fish in 15 foot plus depths this time of year ...a slip float of slow jigging presentation comes in handy....if you happen to get out on a nice sunny day you might luck out and start to see baitfish in the adjacent shallower water which is always a good sign this time of year....and as the water starts to warm look around for any signs of a good staging area....deep water into shallow bays....creek mouths....mud flats....and mudlines ...it sounds like you have been trying your luck in some of the right bodies of water....you just have to do some looking around and try to break down a few areas for structure ect along the way...it's that old saying...90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the water....
 

The suspending bait suggestions are good ones for sure....one of the keys this time of year is a slow presentation. ....be patient...cast out give the bait a few cranks to settle a couple feet below the surface...make a few twitches then pause...cranks, spoons, and spinners pretty much require too fast of a presentation to work properly and for this time of year....have you thought of soft plastic minnow imitations as well....there are ways you can use them like a suspending bait...there are weights you can insert into the body of the bait.....I have great luck as well over the years with big twister tails as well jigged super slowly on the bottom in cold water situations...by just letting the jig hit bottom and giving it the slightest twitch at a time....although we haven't had ice winter long and no real thaw to follow so to speak...pike will often feed on " winter kill"...like when bait that has been frozen slowly falls to the bottom during the first thaws of spring.....as already mentioned by a couple people as well...the good old simple float and minnow....keep in mind as well with the somewhat warmer winter this year the pike will be well into pre spawn mode as well...pick areas adjacent to deeper water where fish will start to gather up before making their way once the water warm a bit to shallower spawning grounds.....I often fish in 15 foot plus depths this time of year ...a slip float of slow jigging presentation comes in handy....if you happen to get out on a nice sunny day you might luck out and start to see baitfish in the adjacent shallower water which is always a good sign this time of year....and as the water starts to warm look around for any signs of a good staging area....deep water into shallow bays....creek mouths....mud flats....and mudlines ...it sounds like you have been trying your luck in some of the right bodies of water....you just have to do some looking around and try to break down a few areas for structure ect along the way...it's that old saying...90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the water....
 

The suspending bait suggestions are good ones for sure....one of the keys this time of year is a slow presentation. ....be patient...cast out give the bait a few cranks to settle a couple feet below the surface...make a few twitches then pause...cranks, spoons, and spinners pretty much require too fast of a presentation to work properly and for this time of year....have you thought of soft plastic minnow imitations as well....there are ways you can use them like a suspending bait...there are weights you can insert into the body of the bait.....I have great luck as well over the years with big twister tails as well jigged super slowly on the bottom in cold water situations...by just letting the jig hit bottom and giving it the slightest twitch at a time....although we haven't had ice winter long and no real thaw to follow so to speak...pike will often feed on " winter kill"...like when bait that has been frozen slowly falls to the bottom during the first thaws of spring.....as already mentioned by a couple people as well...the good old simple float and minnow....keep in mind as well with the somewhat warmer winter this year the pike will be well into pre spawn mode as well...pick areas adjacent to deeper water where fish will start to gather up before making their way once the water warm a bit to shallower spawning grounds.....I often fish in 15 foot plus depths this time of year ...a slip float of slow jigging presentation comes in handy....if you happen to get out on a nice sunny day you might luck out and start to see baitfish in the adjacent shallower water which is always a good sign this time of year....and as the water starts to warm look around for any signs of a good staging area....deep water into shallow bays....creek mouths....mud flats....and mudlines ...it sounds like you have been trying your luck in some of the right bodies of water....you just have to do some looking around and try to break down a few areas for structure ect along the way...it's that old saying...90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the water....
 

The suspending bait suggestions are good ones for sure....one of the keys this time of year is a slow presentation. ....be patient...cast out give the bait a few cranks to settle a couple feet below the surface...make a few twitches then pause...cranks, spoons, and spinners pretty much require too fast of a presentation to work properly and for this time of year....have you thought of soft plastic minnow imitations as well....there are ways you can use them like a suspending bait...there are weights you can insert into the body of the bait.....I have great luck as well over the years with big twister tails as well jigged super slowly on the bottom in cold water situations...by just letting the jig hit bottom and giving it the slightest twitch at a time....although we haven't had ice winter long and no real thaw to follow so to speak...pike will often feed on " winter kill"...like when bait that has been frozen slowly falls to the bottom during the first thaws of spring.....as already mentioned by a couple people as well...the good old simple float and minnow....keep in mind as well with the somewhat warmer winter this year the pike will be well into pre spawn mode as well...pick areas adjacent to deeper water where fish will start to gather up before making their way once the water warm a bit to shallower spawning grounds.....I often fish in 15 foot plus depths this time of year ...a slip float of slow jigging presentation comes in handy....if you happen to get out on a nice sunny day you might luck out and start to see baitfish in the adjacent shallower water which is always a good sign this time of year....and as the water starts to warm look around for any signs of a good staging area....deep water into shallow bays....creek mouths....mud flats....and mudlines ...it sounds like you have been trying your luck in some of the right bodies of water....you just have to do some looking around and try to break down a few areas for structure ect along the way...it's that old saying...90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the water....
 

The suspending bait suggestions are good ones for sure....one of the keys this time of year is a slow presentation. ....be patient...cast out give the bait a few cranks to settle a couple feet below the surface...make a few twitches then pause...cranks, spoons, and spinners pretty much require too fast of a presentation to work properly and for this time of year....have you thought of soft plastic minnow imitations as well....there are ways you can use them like a suspending bait...there are weights you can insert into the body of the bait.....I have great luck as well over the years with big twister tails as well jigged super slowly on the bottom in cold water situations...by just letting the jig hit bottom and giving it the slightest twitch at a time....although we haven't had ice winter long and no real thaw to follow so to speak...pike will often feed on " winter kill"...like when bait that has been frozen slowly falls to the bottom during the first thaws of spring.....as already mentioned by a couple people as well...the good old simple float and minnow....keep in mind as well with the somewhat warmer winter this year the pike will be well into pre spawn mode as well...pick areas adjacent to deeper water where fish will start to gather up before making their way once the water warm a bit to shallower spawning grounds.....I often fish in 15 foot plus depths this time of year ...a slip float of slow jigging presentation comes in handy....if you happen to get out on a nice sunny day you might luck out and start to see baitfish in the adjacent shallower water which is always a good sign this time of year....and as the water starts to warm look around for any signs of a good staging area....deep water into shallow bays....creek mouths....mud flats....and mudlines ...it sounds like you have been trying your luck in some of the right bodies of water....you just have to do some looking around and try to break down a few areas for structure ect along the way...it's that old saying...90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the water....
 

Here's the only ones I have for 2020 so far..an outing with smerch just before closure.....one had a nice bite mark in it...hoping to get out for some toothies soon now that some inland water are opened again

I used to live right up the road from there and fished there alot....it's always hit and miss there depending on time of year ..fishing pressure...and availability of baitfish.....it's a natural back eddie with a slight slope that has lots of fish holding potential....you can literally catch anything that swims in the lake there ..even multi species in the same day...there's a few factors to take into consideration there though....mainly the biggest factor is how far out the main current line is....with a keen eye you can see where the current changes...it's approx 15 ft deep....wind direction as well....lots of fish hold on the current break.....if you can cast out to the main current...reel in a bit then let it drop in the back current....the bottom is pretty flat there ..so....the current is the main structure....if the wind is pushing inward the fish will tend to be closer to shore....minnow imitations work best...jigged slowly

I used to live right up the road from there and fished there alot....it's always hit and miss there depending on time of year ..fishing pressure...and availability of baitfish.....it's a natural back eddie with a slight slope that has lots of fish holding potential....you can literally catch anything that swims in the lake there ..even multi species in the same day...there's a few factors to take into consideration there though....mainly the biggest factor is how far out the main current line is....with a keen eye you can see where the current changes...it's approx 15 ft deep....wind direction as well....lots of fish hold on the current break.....if you can cast out to the main current...reel in a bit then let it drop in the back current....the bottom is pretty flat there ..so....the current is the main structure....if the wind is pushing inward the fish will tend to be closer to shore....minnow imitations work best...jigged slowly

I used to live right up the road from there and fished there alot....it's always hit and miss there depending on time of year ..fishing pressure...and availability of baitfish.....it's a natural back eddie with a slight slope that has lots of fish holding potential....you can literally catch anything that swims in the lake there ..even multi species in the same day...there's a few factors to take into consideration there though....mainly the biggest factor is how far out the main current line is....with a keen eye you can see where the current changes...it's approx 15 ft deep....wind direction as well....lots of fish hold on the current break.....if you can cast out to the main current...reel in a bit then let it drop in the back current....the bottom is pretty flat there ..so....the current is the main structure....if the wind is pushing inward the fish will tend to be closer to shore....minnow imitations work best...jigged slowly

All the best in the new year to everyone 

That's way too cute bru.... Um... I mean Santa ....happy holidays ..I will leave the doors open for you tonight..you can warm up with a nice rum... Can you please put some of those yummy looking baked goods on my wish list?..I promise I have been a good boy

Sorry to hear about that Bill....you have talked about that a bit during a couple of our outings together

That's way too cute bru.... Um... I mean Santa ....happy holidays ..I will leave the doors open for you tonight..you can warm up with a nice rum... Can you please put some of those yummy looking baked goods on my wish list?..I promise I have been a good boy

To all our NFN friends far and near. Our best wishes to one and all

So, you do remember the "roadkill" chili😁