smerchly Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 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 . honeyv and Bubba14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port_D_Guy Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 They can't stop you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Port_D_Guy said: They can't stop you. They would steal my carp ....... Port_D_Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 3 hours ago, smerchly said: They would steal my carp ....... why do they get the good fishing spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 9 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: why do they get the good fishing spot? They come early & have heat , water , toilet , camp fire and fresh fish . I can't compete with that ........ 😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 4 hours ago, smerchly said: They come early & have heat , water , toilet , camp fire and fresh fish . I can't compete with that ........ 😪 Some days I wish I lived on the river bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyv Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 I haven't fished the 12 for a couple years and I miss fishing for the carp and channel cats . Ten plus years ago we had some great bass fishing . go back 60 years ago we caught so many suckers that came through the old locks at Port Dal. and also had some fun with Kamloops trout that we stocked in the upper 12. Those were the days my friends that 'ended' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.