FajciFisher Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Sons 14th Birthday Today! Anyways, my son persuaded me to go to the river for some fishing. Anyways, after a quick walmart stop (bought a jig, and great box of bass lures), we found our way to Glen Park. We arrived at 5ish. I was wayyy tooo scared to go down those stairs, but I ended up overcoming my fear, hehe. After going down, we can either go right or left. We go right. HUGE mistake. We keep going right and down. We find out the waters much wilder over there. ( funny story, as my son climbed up a rock, his shorts ripped, hehe, at the worst spot too ). So as we progress to find a good spot, we see some beautiful scenery. We finally walked all the way to the left. We found a decent looking spot. We go down, and my son casts a broken spinner bait that was on his line already ( Note to everyone. the quality of fishing equipment is muchmuchmuch better at a fishing store than walmart. MUCH better). Anyways after getting a rough estimate of the depth and what not, He switches lures. I was sitting up until here, thinking there were no fish due to the huge waves and what not. But when he decided to switch i used his rod for a bit. He put a drop shot plastic minnowish looking lure on mine quickly so I could keep myself company. I didn't think we'd catch anything, but it was his birthday so I felt bad for him. Anyways , I decide to fish aswell. Once he puts on a nice rapala lure, he casts. It was a really good cast, his first cast with the new lure, and after 3 seconds, he feels something heavy. He thought it was just some grass from the bottom on his lure, but he sets the hook just in case. All of a sudden, SWOOOOOOSH, a musky flies out of the water, a solid 7 foot jump. I was amazed. Another couple jumps, a scene of absolute BEAUTY. Anyways, my son came into this trip wanting to catch a musky, but I thought of him as a joke. Anyways, he manages to get it to shore, and I get it in the net. A solid 6-8 pounds max. An absolutely BEAUTIFUL fish. His first musky ever, and he says it will be an experience he will never forget. He said the second the fish jumped, his hard started racing, it went to a world of its own. Now my son is young, but he's a good fisherman I tell ya. Not as good as me ( Hehe ), but still an amazing fisherman for his age. Anyways he persuaded me to take him to the river, but I myself also wanted to go, because well, Its the Niagara River, one of the BEST places to fish in possibly all of Ontario. Heres some photos ( didnt have my digital with me, but I guess my cell will do this time.) Anyways, we got it in the net, but SHE bit the net like there's no tomorrow. It took a while to get her free, but we did. My son did a safe release to make sure she was alive, got water in her gills, and she went flying in the water. We only fished for about half an hour. Next time we go we're taking the whole day there. Anyways, we went back up, MUCH quicker, seeing as our spot was to the left of the stairs, seeing as the water is calmer to the left than right. But MAN the hike there was absolutely tiring, but it is very beautiful. Clean air, clean water, beauty fish for birthday, nothing more I could ask. Now we know where to go, and surely next time there will be much more to show. Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated. Any tips on lures for other fish are welcome. Just a question though, is there carp around where we fished ( if anyone knows) I hear they got extremely large in the Niagara. Thank you for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david szeplaki Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 wow what a great day, congrats on the nice musky that's what being an oudoorsmas all about.Some people don't understand this but being there you know what i'm talking about.Hopfully that lure works more magic for you in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Yah I know what you're talking about, and yeah, I hope it does do some more magic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 nice job on his first muskie, well i went down there last friday and saw god knows how many muskie swimming around, thats the fun of polarized glasses well were i was at the whirlpool there alot of carp and scary big, also in the fall i go down to the pool for salmon drifting roe pattern yarn flys and they hit it like its the 4th of july ( or should i say 1st of july ) my dad also said there are walleyes down there too also some big smallies and sheepies and best of all NO GOBIES!!!! but be careful the water changes fast down there and by 8 the water is covering alot of the rocks, my best tip for that is to look for areas that are dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 All of a sudden, SWOOOOOOSH, a musky flies out of the water, a solid 7 foot jump. I was amazed. Another couple jumps, a scene of absolute BEAUTY. An absolutely BEAUTIFUL fish. His first musky ever, and he says it will be an experience he will never forget. He said the second the fish jumped, his hard started racing, it went to a world of its own. Well done on the lad getting his first musky. Musky are one of the most magnificent fresh water fish. A sure joy to hook into and fight and land. Not everyone will experience this type of pleasure of landing such a sportsfish as this. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogliq2 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Awesome awesome report, thanks for sharing it.... Hats off to your son .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david szeplaki Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 and by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hehe, I was reading a lot of negative stuff on the forums lately, so I thought I'd add a lot of detail in the report to give a little positive to the forum. Thanks Bass and Knight. My son says thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lund-SS Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Beauty fish !!!! Congrats !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrenn Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Really nice fish. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmate Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 nice to see that you guys had some good luck down there too...musky fishing seems to be hottt down there recently..i always tend to walk right when we get to the bottom of the stairs but might have to head left this time..anyways...congrats on your first musky!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Great report, and beautiful picture of the musky.....Congratulations on your catch'''''' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Thats an awesome ski this is somthing your son will be talking about for the rest of his life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Happy birthday and nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcm420 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Nice fish! , bet that made your son's day! I know my first musky was a big deal. so much fun. Should try getting a rubber net rather then those nylon rope ones.. stating the obvious here but those nets can injure the fish. I love the markings on that fish... it looks tiger like almost. Keep up the good fishing! I like to see more first timer reports they are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Thank you all. Musky may seem scary to the average person, but us anglers can see the true beauty ! . And yeah, definitely a birth[day] my son says he'll never forget. Anyone ever try jigging from the river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normal_deviation Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Nice fish there! If you see in the first pic the tail is mangled by the net. And in the third pic you can really see all the damage that has been done to it. Don't be afraid to land these fish without a net as to avoid damage to them. Don't mean to be a party pooper .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I know what you mean. My son said he will get all his fish from the water, it is just at the river the water is really fast and the rocks aren't very stable. My son's health and safety is much more important than a fish's tail. Aha. But I honestly prefer taking the fish right out of the water with my hands, I find it much more fun and natural, and so does my son, taking his all his bass's and pikes and what not. It's just we're not familiar with the water and our spot yet, so If my son had have fallen in the water I could never forgive my self. I don't know if you're a parent or not, but if you are, I'm sure you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I know what you mean. My son said he will get all his fish from the water, it is just at the river the water is really fast and the rocks aren't very stable. My son's health and safety is much more important than a fish's tail. Aha. But I honestly prefer taking the fish right out of the water with my hands, I find it much more fun and natural, and so does my son, taking his all his bass's and pikes and what not. It's just we're not familiar with the water and our spot yet, so If my son had have fallen in the water I could never forgive my self. I don't know if you're a parent or not, but if you are, I'm sure you know what I mean. You can always put a helmet on him and tie him to a tree with some rope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 That option seems so tempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ola Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 fajcifisher, you wouldn't by chance know what rapala you guys were throwing at the river. we plan on heading down there this week to continue our streak of niagara skunk fishing that we have going for many years now. (including the well-paid assistance of a professional guide) just wondering what kind/size of rapala lures would survive the current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajciFisher Posted August 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Aha, my son knows the lure game. A rapala minnow rap bleeding blue colour, MR 9 size. He says that X Rap Shads would work too, along with large spinnerbaits, and plastic worms. He's going to try a jig next time we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike007 Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Oh Mannnn maybe i shoulda stayed in niagara this long weekend, im up here in Bobcaygeon (pigeon lake),, fished 2 days straight for muskie and only got 1 follow not even a hit and put in a good 5 hours today, and about 8 yesterday. Nice , Happy bday, 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymikey Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Awesome Fish! But what caught my eyes before the fish was his ripped shorts. Can you CENSOR the private spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normal_deviation Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Awesome Fish!But what caught my eyes before the fish was his ripped shorts. Can you CENSOR the private spot? That should not be the first spot your lookin at...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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