theRiverYeti Posted March 24, 2020 Report Posted March 24, 2020 Hey folks! New to fly fishing for bass and was hoping to do some learning before the season opens up. Was wondering if anyone has any tips in Niagara for good locations that might not be the canal? Or is the canal the best option? I've got a decent collection of poppers that should be effective - any other tips and tricks I should know about? Thanks Yeti
Tyler0420 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 I don’t know much about Niagara bass fishing, I usually fish the grand river and throw pretty much anything. I like finding some lily pads and throwing poppers on lakes/ponds.
мормышка Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 Smallmouth - rocks/gravel with or without some current. stained to clear water, deeper water Largemouth - weeds/wood/docks not inside current, but edges. clear and stained to muddier water, shallower.
theRiverYeti Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 10:30 PM, Tyler0420 said: I don’t know much about Niagara bass fishing, I usually fish the grand river and throw pretty much anything. I like finding some lily pads and throwing poppers on lakes/ponds. Cheers - thanks for the advice. I have a collection of various sized poppers .. do you think they'd be effective for pike? I've got an 8wt rod/reel as well ... was thinking about getting adventurous before the pike season closes again. I've heard you can fly fish for pike similar to bass.
мормышка Posted March 26, 2020 Report Posted March 26, 2020 With pike it would be best to keep it moving for longer distances before a 10 second pause. With bass you could do shorter bursts and longer pauses. Really, you'd have to experiment on how active the aggressive fish are.
theRiverYeti Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Posted March 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, мормышка said: With pike it would be best to keep it moving for longer distances before a 10 second pause. With bass you could do shorter bursts and longer pauses. Really, you'd have to experiment on how active the aggressive fish are. Thanks, I will keep this in mind!
Tyler0420 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Posted March 26, 2020 Looks like we’re getting a few more fly fishers on the forum. Looking forward to some fly pics this season. I’ll try and add some also.
smerchly Posted March 26, 2020 Report Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Tyler0420 said: Looks like we’re getting a few more fly fishers on the forum. Looking forward to some fly pics this season. I’ll try and add some also. My daughter lives in Consecon Ontario , just south of Trenton . She has fished from Ottawa to Vancouver , including ice fishing . She made up a fly for bass at Consecon and did well .....very crude dollar store material , and lost the fly to a "BIG ONE" . A friend's 16 year old son made some of the same crude flies for her and she can't wait till bass season to try them ! Here they are ....don't know what to call them ....but they catch fish !
theRiverYeti Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Posted March 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: Looks like we’re getting a few more fly fishers on the forum. Looking forward to some fly pics this season. I’ll try and add some also. I've browsed the forums a few times and decided to join and contribute... hoping to get some good fly convo going. I love spin cast as well, but fly is my preferred. Cheers
theRiverYeti Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Posted March 26, 2020 51 minutes ago, smerchly said: My daughter lives in Consecon Ontario , just south of Trenton . She has fished from Ottawa to Vancouver , including ice fishing . She made up a fly for bass at Consecon and did well .....very crude dollar store material , and lost the fly to a "BIG ONE" . A friend's 16 year old son made some of the same crude flies for her and she can't wait till bass season to try them ! Here they are ....don't know what to call them ....but they catch fish ! the truth is ... ANYTHING can catch fish! Love it. Very creative, thanks for sharing.
Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Lake Erie out of a kayak is awesome.I live for the first month of the opener..I fish out of a hobie pro angler 14 now...Start putting rubber legs in everything you can...
Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Don't forget to always carry a few shiner patterns to...These in size #4 around 3 inches long... They also work great on Lake O Browns.....
dave524 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Posted May 6, 2020 Get a weight forward Hi Density sinking line and run black Wooly Buggers
DaveC Posted May 8, 2020 Report Posted May 8, 2020 Look great Dave ! I like the sculpin pattern. I find the grand bass like anything white or olive.
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