I've seen a few people fishing in a body of water near the hwy 5 and appleby so i got curious. Parked the car in the nearby wal-mart and grabbed my lil ultralight rod with my trusty lil nano crank on it. Walked over to the pond and took a few cast. Caught 6-7 lil tiny bass and one 2 pounder in about 20 minutes.....cool!!! As I was walking out from the storm pond I noticed a sign that said no swimming, danger ect ect. and a subtle small no fishing symbol on it. Just wondering how enforced are these signs and is there any other storm ponds that hold fish in the area? (Burlington). That can be fished legit.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 11:47 AM
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 12:01 PM
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 01:10 PM
always a nice feeling when you go to explore off the beaten path and catch something worthwhile. my friend lives right there and the first time i saw that pond i wondered if there were fish in there. but then i saw that sign. i figured burlington is like oakville and don't allow storm pond fishing but i can't confirm that. in mississauga some you can and some you can't. brampton is fair game.
also, what if you night time fish a pond like that? you'd be hardly noticeable, and have a better excuse for not seeing the sign.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 01:22 PM
Congrats!
To find other storm ponds that hold fish, look for storm ponds on google earth that are connected/adjacent to tributaries/river systems. In my experience, all of the storm ponds that had fish populations were indeed connected to larger river systems.
As for legality, I've never seen a no fishing sign at any of the ponds I've fished, mind you I've never fished them out in Burlington. I know that it was perfectly legal in Markham and Vaughan as of the last time I fished them.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 01:57 PM
Ponds on golf courses contain fish , but getting permission can be tricky.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 03:53 PM
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 04:43 PM
Yup, there are a lot of ponds with outstanding numbers of carp/koi, the bass in them are usually pretty small though. Sounds like you found a good spot!
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 07:20 PM
Ponds on golf courses contain fish , but getting permission can be tricky.
I've been kicked off a few golf courses growing up by trying their ponds. They just say you can't and send ya home of course i was like 15-16 when i did this. things might of changed. The pond in burlington springs is fulllll of bass, 2-5 pounders. I hate golfing there cause when i get to certain holes i'm like god.. i wish i had a rod!!!
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 07:31 PM
I've been kicked off a few golf courses growing up by trying their ponds. They just say you can't and send ya home of course i was like 15-16 when i did this. things might of changed. The pond in burlington springs is fulllll of bass, 2-5 pounders. I hate golfing there cause when i get to certain holes i'm like god.. i wish i had a rod!!!
lol, i always beleive thats if its a natural creek river etc its government property and free for anyone to use, but whos gonna listen to a 14 year old ??
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 08:23 PM
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 09:00 PM
Pike!!! really? Where are these storm ponds with pike in them..... i gotta know
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 10:56 PM
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 11:09 PM
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 10:46 AM
i have had no problems fishing Storm ponds here in Vaughan... But they make them into park areas with trails here, they're usually full of bass, goldfish,carp, sunfish and bullheads. Alot of them aren't connected to anything at all, and still hold fish, most likely by human introduction, or by waterfowl transferring fish eggs... posted a few outing on my blog.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:27 AM
lol, i always beleive thats if its a natural creek river etc its government property and free for anyone to use, but whos gonna listen to a 14 year old ??
What you believe is wrong...the land under the water is still private property if it's running through a private golf course. They might cut you some slack for being 14 though but it is what it is. I use to think the same way but what it is now makes more sense...at least to me.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:29 AM
i have had no problems fishing Storm ponds here in Vaughan... But they make them into park areas with trails here, they're usually full of bass, goldfish,carp, sunfish and bullheads. Alot of them aren't connected to anything at all, and still hold fish, most likely by human introduction, or by waterfowl transferring fish eggs... posted a few outing on my blog.
same with Markham area. It could be tricky though. An angler told me once that someone called the cops on him and the reason was disturbance...apparently the day prior a few other anglers were horsing around at the same time and were noisy.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:30 AM
ya guess you can't argue with that logic, some of the private course guys are nice and let you fish after hours, happened only once to meWhat you believe is wrong...the land under the water is still private property if it's running through a private golf course. They might cut you some slack for being 14 though but it is what it is. I use to think the same way but what it is now makes more sense...at least to me.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:32 AM
The storm pond I usually fish Has Bass, Sunfish, Catfish and Carp. I doubt there are any pike. The White bucket fishermen have been killing it and my last few outings I have been skunked. Im sure it will be fished out real soon.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:47 AM
The storm pond I usually fish Has Bass, Sunfish, Catfish and Carp. I doubt there are any pike. The White bucket fishermen have been killing it and my last few outings I have been skunked. Im sure it will be fished out real soon.
Same with the one I visit.
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 12:23 PM
I had actually never thought about them holding fish...and then last night, I'm passing one and I see a big splash. It's totally land locked so I have no idea how fish would have gotten in there. I may have to toss my rod in the car and find out what made that splash!
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