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[balapickerel]

could someone living in richmond hill tell me a good spot nearby( preferably one where you can actually catch fish)

[halleb]

could someone living in richmond hill tell me a good spot nearby( preferably one where you can actually catch fish)

Did you check any of " GTA Fishing Reports" ? that is a good start to read

[balapickerel]

no not yet

[efka]

mill pond
big carp (cought one 2 years ago was around 10lbs) on hot summer yday ou can see around 50 big ones swimming on tha surface in the midle of the pond.
crappies, bass, sunfish.kois
rumble pond (5 min walk north of mill pond.)
lots of bass, some koi.

[balapickerel]

i pass mill pond all the time and see the fish but ive never actually fished there, thanks

[openfire]

You can also try Bond Lake and Wilcox.

[balapickerel]

it's illegal to fish in bond lake but i'll try lake wilcox

[openfire]

it's illegal to fish in bond lake

Really? Where did you hear that?

[efka]

it's illegal to fish in bond lake

Really? Where did you hear that?

its private land developing around.

[balapickerel]

go to http://www.richmondh... ... hmond_hill to see all the fishing regulations for york region.

[efka]

hmmm thats weird
i think there was a report from st george somewhere, and you can fish wilcox,
ohhh and where is preston lake ? did they make it accesible to public.

[openfire]

2. Do Not Encroach. Fishing sites are located on public lands; however, in some instances the distinction of public and private land may not be clearly evident. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are accessing public lands only. In Richmond Hill, residents can fish in most bodies of water on public land except the following locations (or where signs have been posted):

# Lake St. George
# Phyllis Rawlinson Park
# Bond Lake
# Phillips Lake
# Lake Wilcox Fish and Wildlife Sanctuary

That first paragraph in impressively ambiguous.

Side note: There are 4 natural kettle lakes in Richmond Hill: Lake St. George, Bond Lake, Phillips Lake and Wilcox. Interestingly, all 4 are listed as restricted/prohibited lakes above.

[openfire]

hmmm thats weird
i think there was a report from st george somewhere, and you can fish wilcox,
ohhh and where is preston lake ? did they make it accesible to public.

Yes there was a report from St George. He posted a picture of a Rock bass on steroids lol. The thing was like 2 pounds. He also reported about big pike and bass.

As far as Wilcox goes, yes you can fish it as far as I know.

And as for Preston, well it's just sad that a public lake is surrounded by private property.

(it's at woodbine and bloomington)

[halleb]

I know for sure that people fish on Lake Wilcox

[balapickerel]

2. Do Not Encroach. Fishing sites are located on public lands; however, in some instances the distinction of public and private land may not be clearly evident. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are accessing public lands only. In Richmond Hill, residents can fish in most bodies of water on public land except the following locations (or where signs have been posted):

# Lake St. George
# Phyllis Rawlinson Park
# Bond Lake
# Phillips Lake
# Lake Wilcox Fish and Wildlife Sanctuary

That first paragraph in impressively ambiguous.

Side note: There are 4 natural kettle lakes in Richmond Hill: Lake St. George, Bond Lake, Phillips Lake and Wilcox. Interestingly, all 4 are listed as restricted/prohibited lakes above.

i would just like to point out that you can fish on lake wicox, it's just the fish and wildlife sanctuary thats illegal. if you ever get the chance visit the fish sanctuary its worth it

[openfire]

Oh I know that you can fish Wilcox. I've fished there many many times. What I was pointing out was the fact that the website lists all the natural kettle lakes in Richmond Hill as off limits even though IMO that shouldn't be the case.

I took a second look at the website, and yes as far as Wilcox is concerned, they specify that the sanctuary is off limits to fishing. One glancing at the site who doesn't know where to fish in Richmond Hill could easily construe Wilcox as being off limits to fishing the way that the list is presented.