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[Jet fishin]

Hi I am new to the forum, and I was wondering if anyone knows how many bass are at brantfords grand river wilkes dam?

[redneckchromer]

2.39

[Rainbow]

brb, gotta go count the number of bass

 

[fishing89]

lmao at the replies

 

but seriously, he is new and wants to enjoy this hobby. I cant help you with that water system man, maybe someone else can PM you or reply here. Welcome

[LordMykiss]

who is in  charge of the ladder at the dam, call them or contact them. if there is no ladder, no one is counting it. mnr would probably know best.

[CanadianAngler87]

There was no shortage of .5lbs-2lbs Bass last I fished it (Spring)

[Jet fishin]

Whatever, I hope you are having fun with that RAINBOW. Let me introduce myself, I am a fisherman who has started this hobby this year, and my only regret about it is that I never got fishing sooner. I have had the rare and privelged experience of seeing an 5 foot endangered lake sturgeon from shore up close for a good ten minutes. I unfortunatly have no canoe so all my fishing is from shore. I have caught largemouth bass, crappies, perch, catfish, rainbow trout and the annoying bluegill that I catch every time. I like to do a lot of research on fishing because I want to try to get this down a science. And thats a quick sum up. I have fished wilkes dam a bit now in the fall and the place looked like it had nothing really but a lot of suckers and catfish, of course though everyone was using worms. But I talked to man who has been fishing there for 35 years and he has everything from mooneye to muskie there. Sounds like it happened 29 years ago though. I have read the grand rivers website and theres walleye, bass, pike, carp ,and migrotary rainbows. Thanks for the advice. Wonder if the dam is frozen or not.

[LordMykiss]

Whatever, I hope you are having fun with that RAINBOW. Let me introduce myself, I am a fisherman who has started this hobby this year, and my only regret about it is that I never got fishing sooner. I have had the rare and privelged experience of seeing an 5 foot endangered lake sturgeon from shore up close for a good ten minutes. I unfortunatly have no canoe so all my fishing is from shore. I have caught largemouth bass, crappies, catfish, rainbow trout and the annoying bluegill that I catch every time. I like to do a lot of research on fishing because I want to try to get this down a science. And thats a quick sum up. I have fished wilkes dam a bit now in the fall and the place looked like it had nothing really but a lot of suckers and catfish, of course though everyone was using worms. But I talked to man who has been fishing there for 35 years and he has everything from mooneye to muskie there. Sounds like it happened 29 years ago though. I have read the grand rivers website and theres walleye, bass, pike, carp ,and migrotary rainbows. Thanks for the advice. Wonder if the dam is frozen or not.

if you are catching sucker and catfish (both being bottom feeders) you are fishing too deep or at the bottom. LM bass and pike eat in shallower water, they hunt toward the surface, so changing where you dangle your bait might improve you catching different species. if you want to catch bass and pike, you may want to be looking into lures and crankbaits. also make sure the season for the fish you are targeting is open on the body of water. most places bass is closed.

[Jet fishin]

All right that might explain why everyone was not catching them. Strong current though, going to have to keep casting. Next time im there I think Ill use my realistic-fish looking lighter lures. But the dam is probably frozen right now so I look forward to being there in the spring. Thanks.

[troutddicted]

Howdy Jet - welcome to the forum.  rednekchromer and Rainbow are top notch fellas who love joking around - don't take them the wrong way, remember this is a forum full of fishing dudes and dudettes - lotta jokers among us.  Lots of information hidden in this forum - use the search feature and start mining for gold

[Jet fishin]

Alright, thanks man, just didnt know how to respond to that welcome. Could you tell me how to put a picture I hate that sillohette photo. It might be my phone type or a part of the website i am not seeing.

[LordMykiss]

click your silhouette,once it takes you to  your profile, then mouse over it  again closer to the left side, it should show you a "change" box, click that and upload a picture.

[Jet fishin]

Yeah its my phone model I am going to try it on a computer tommorrow.

[CanadianAngler87]

Yeah its my phone model I am going to try it on a computer tommorrow.

it is possible to do it from a phone. At the bottom just click Full Version, works for me!