edg Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Popped over to Beaverdams to fish the "Corner" in between getting groceries and picking the wife up from work. Arrived to find a nice breeze blowing into the corner -this has usually produced good results. Water was is very stained so on went the blue/black chatterbait. After about 5 or 6 casts I get a strike. It feels odd, not like a bass at all. There is resistance, but not alot, it even felt like it dove. As it gets closer it appears that I have snagged a weed or stick. No - hold it, its a - Garpike, it has the lure in its mouth and it's teeth caught up in my fusion line. This fish is about 25 inches in length, what is really interesting is that it did not move while I removed the lure and line, it just lay there for the pic. The second I tried to pick it up to put it back all hell broke loose, but back it went. Continued to cast for a few more minutes and hooked into this a nice largie, a little a little over 1.5lbs. Clic and back it went. Tightlines Edward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Man ,those needle teeth are some sharp Ed ........I had a gar go through my net at Port Severn and went wild on the grass like a snake . That was my first ....and last gar ,which I mounted many years ago . The scales are in perfect rows and I needed tin snips to cut that armoured body up the side . They are prehistoric and I would always wish them released now . They must be tough to have survived mans pollution etc. over all these years . Nice bucket too !! Thanks for the pics ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 another key to thier survival is the fact that thier eggs are poisonous..and due to the type of scales they have..their prehistoric ancestry also allows them to breath through thier skin if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bubba14 Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Ed G, nice pics, a gar pike is one of only a couple of fish that I haven't caught...that and a bowfin come to mind. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wermz Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hey guys! I see that a lot of you fish beaverdams, I was wondering where are some good spots (no your "dont tell any body spots") I see there are spots that you are able to park in, are they ok fishing holes? Why I am asking is that my girlfreind likes to fish in the summer for anything, I myself fished once last year in the summer and once sofar this summer I'm not a bass fishermen (yet),as for the fall and winter I'm out as much as I can, rather be catching bows or salmon. Looking for something close to home.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrownBomber Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Wow, great fish Ed! I heard about gar pike in Beaverdams but I had never seen one caught. Was that in the middle pond Ed? That's where I heard they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edg Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Wermz - the best thing to do is get out and explore. If your after bass, look for cover, structure or shade. As you drive around the various ponds, you will see other anglers. Watch them and see what they are doing and if they are successful try to copy what they are doing (presentation, etc). BrownBomber- I have seen them in the middle pond but this one was caught in the largest one - not by intent as I was after Largemouth. Bubba14 - There are bowfins in the Beaverdams system, but I have yet to catch one there. I did pull one out of the Welland River early in the spring. If you do catch one, watch out for the mouth full of the teeth. Here is a pic of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fish4fun Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Nice pictures! Do Garpike feed of small fish and minnows? Do they get any bigger then that one in lenght and weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob D Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 gar pike get up to be around 4 feet in lenght from pics i have seen from my dad fishing when he was younger i heard that gar pike were on the endangered speices list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmate Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ive heard one story from my buddy of gar pike in beaverdams but have never seen a picture..Gars are soooo cool:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingAddict Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 I saw a little gar in the middle pond a couple years ago just sitting in about 2 feet of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thorldcamfisher Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 i would love to hook in to one of those babies this summer, they look sooo cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeshore Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hey guys, is Beaverdams a goodplace to take kids to? I have a four and a half year old and a two year old. I have tried a few conservations areas and maybe I would like to take the kids here. How would I get there from Martindale pond area?? Thanks Mario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boston Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 cool, I luv it when I see a multi-species report of a diff kind, nice job ED G. boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 beaverdams is a good kid freindly place to go...lots of sunnies and rockbass and stuff for the kids to catch on a float and worm set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Nice to see some different fish pics getting posted. Anyone got any pictures of blue pike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 haven't seen any grass pike/pickeral this year in my travels either..if anyone gets into a smaller sized pike that looks like it has to grow into it's head a little still...had a little more reddish fins than usual..or notices a dark little bar running vertically under the eye to the cheek...and not so scaley cheek...thats a grass pike not a little northern...they are generally a little lighter green too than northerns with a lighter back as well compared to the dark back of a northern, although most of the pike around here are generally lighter than up north as well...if ya get one...and it seems to be in the 18-24 inch range or so...that's actually a pretty big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wermz Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Here is something I saw? I think Its a Ferret. It came pretty close but by the time I turned on the camera, he was gone, he hung around behind us for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 that's a little mink...they can be sneaky little buggers..and steal bait from your bucket..or try to come along and help themselves to one of the fish ya kept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thorldcamfisher Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 that spot that your at is actually pretty decent, catch anything wermz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wermz Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Caught a glimpse of my first mink LOL thought some one tossed out a ferret, I'll tell the girlfriend her new jacket is coming along. It was my first time there, the girlfriend caught some crappie and we also caught some small bass. more exploring next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Wasn't at Ramey's bend was it ? We has a little mink trying to rob us blind there .....it was a very persistant little fella , so we gave him a few of our minnows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvevolution Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 that's a beauty looking fish you caught there. I've never really fished the lake......a few times when I was a little younger, down by the inlet pipes at the east end. where is the "corner" that you are referring to?........if you don't mind me asking. and how do you get there? I'm thinking it's at the west end, off the Merrittville highway, by the looks of those trees. I also read on here that they are in the "middle pool"......is that the pool with the boardwalk at the eco park? if I'm not mistaken, we saw Cougar tracks in the mud off that boardwalk a few weeks ago. pretty cool if that's what that was. nice looking fish though. would love to catch one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 awesome gar pike and bowfin 2 fish ive always wanted to catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Boy that is a blast from the past......was a great report from 2006 Good fishing. Scottydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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