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#339036 A trip to Niagara Falls

Posted by salmotrutta on 11 March 2017 - 10:56 AM

Spam bot fer sure.

 

What is puzzling (I actually clicked the link) is a Rhode Island address for a Niagara Falls tour? Don't care to give it more than a glance so maybe there is an explanation in the nitty gritty details. 


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#338815 Feb Steel

Posted by trouttamer on 17 February 2017 - 06:40 AM

late january

 

 


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#338816 Feb Steel

Posted by trouttamer on 17 February 2017 - 06:42 AM

early january

 

 


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#338818 Feb Steel

Posted by trouttamer on 17 February 2017 - 07:58 AM

most of my fish this winter have come on artificials with a few first lighters on roe mixed in. Best bite has been first light and 2pm to dark. yesterday river was unfishable in morning  due to heavy slush but cleared up by noon. have been doing a lot of spot hoping on river aswell looking for active fish

Darrin


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#338817 Feb Steel

Posted by trouttamer on 17 February 2017 - 06:50 AM

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#338792 Feb Steel

Posted by Fishbully on 14 February 2017 - 07:02 PM

Was out yesterday and pretty much everywhere I went was frozen except for a few runs with good current. Managed to land 3 and lost a couple others.
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#335136 Salmon pier fishing 2016

Posted by PUMP KNOWS on 09 August 2016 - 03:05 PM

https://www.instagra.../p/BInJXtTgLDf/


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#335098 Salmon pier fishing 2016

Posted by Guest on 07 August 2016 - 11:49 AM

Good to know.
I never realized salmon runs booked through tourist status.
One way trip no doubt.
I'm only joking.
Nice to see people's excitement on here.
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#335085 Salmon pier fishing 2016

Posted by Beman9010 on 07 August 2016 - 04:06 AM

Same as me I always hit fish early on the eastern piers. Early or late they gotta come in sooner or later. I mainly fish for then off piers I don't use roe anymore Cuz I've come to hate the mess people make in the rivers going after females for roe. I use beads mainly now. Plus they fight much better when they fresh from the lake lol
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#334893 Salmon pier fishing 2016

Posted by salmonnshit on 03 August 2016 - 06:05 PM

Has anyone here actually gone out and tried yet or seen anything? ive seen posts from last year saying an "east trib" was filled with salmon by this time. 


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#334671 Salmon pier fishing 2016

Posted by Beman9010 on 01 August 2016 - 09:06 PM

Hey guys wanted to know if anyone has tried or will be trying to salmon fish from piers on any of the western piers of Lake ontario? I'm a long time salmon/steelhead guy with a craving for some spoon chucking. I know it's been hot but lastlittlw bit has been raining and nights not been to hot. I was wondering if anyone is as crazy as me for some salmon action that they are gunna try or have tried already. Any info no names just yes or no would be great. Plus this year the spring for steelhead was early and was wondering if salmon would be the same. Thanks tight lines.
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#205428 CAN WE EAT ONTARIO SALMON AND TROUT?

Posted by salmotrutta on 26 September 2010 - 11:35 PM

My personal favourite are headwater brown trout.

For the sake of the fishery, obviously don't make a habit of eating these, but if you target them for long enough you will inevitably go to release one that will not swim away. I have eaten brown trout and brook trout from headwaters, and I did not enjoy the brook trout very much. I found the brook trout difficult to fillet because the fish is quite tender. And the taste had absolutely nothing special to me.

Brown trout, on the other hand, were extremely delicate in taste, almost like a perch, and I would describe it as "no fishy taste".

For some reason, ~ 1lb bass taste great to me with a bit of lemon and they shouldn't be on the frying pan for any longer than they need to be.
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#334541 Giants of the deep

Posted by PUMP KNOWS on 25 July 2016 - 07:18 PM

I hope you catch that fish that stole your cam like this guy...

 


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#334351 Does the rain improve fishing?

Posted by MuskieBait on 11 July 2016 - 03:56 PM

The effects of rain varies. It is dependent on season, temperature, location and species of fish. Here are some examples from my experience.

Early spring rain promotes the migration of Rainbow Trout (Steelhead) and Sucker species. The fishing tends to improve after a decent amount of rain increases water level and decreases water temperature. However the same rain could be detrimental to Sunfish species, Common Carp, Bowfin and Northern Pike (late March) as the rain decreases water temperature for these warmer water species.

Sometimes, the air temperature and ground temperature is warmer than the water temperature at a lake or river. In that case, a spring rain can have the opposite effect by displacing the cold shallow water with warmer run off water. This is rare, but it does happen.

 

A midday, mid-summer rain can promote feeding activity, especially in the shallows, when the rain run off cools the water to a comfortable temperature range that prompts feeding activity. Not limited to rain alone, the cloud cover and the often accompanying wind also contribute to the temperature drop.

Late fall rain could have an opposite effect. Certainly, late fall rain usher Trout species and any straggling Salmon to spawn. However, the flush of colder run off into the system could push fish away from the shallows and out toward deeper areas where conditions are more stable, especially for warmer water fish such as Sunfish species, Common Carp, Bass species, and sometimes Pike and Muskies.

In winter, a rare flush of rain can often create run off into the lake through auger holes or shoreline edges. Depending on the time of winter, this effect could vary. In late winter, run off from rain can often introduce well oxygenated water into a pond or lake that has experienced oxygen drop over the winter (especially during an atypically cold winter with ice that is unusually thick). This flush of oxygen can stir up feeding activity when fish had stopped feeding to slow metabolism during low oxygen periods. However, in some lakes with well established thermocline, this flush of water can disrupt the nearshore thermocline and can disperse fish or shut down feeding.

The last example is less relevant to Ontario, but still interesting to consider. Run off from rain flushing from freshwater river into saltwater bays and even offshore lagoons can shut off a bite. The rain introduces water that is different in temperature, higher in turbidity and lower in salinity. All of this disrupts the saltwater environment and some large rivers can have lasting effects (days and even months) on the offshore bite during rainy seasons.

I can say that I've had some of my best and some of my worst fishing in the rain. I've had rain shut down a Common Carp bite in May. I've had rain jump start a Steelhead bite in May. I've had mid-summer torrential rain produce the best Pike bite I've ever experienced (over 2 dozen in 2 hours). I've had torrential rain completely shut down a Redhorse bite in mid-summer. I've had a mid-March rain (and thaw) stirred the best Lake Whitefish bite I've experienced. I've had a mid-March rain stopped the best Lake Trout bite that had been going on for weeks.

And you definitely don't want to go swimming or surfing at a river mouth in Hawaii after a heavy rain...unless you're after a Tiger Shark.

So the effects of rain depends on the species, the season and the temperature. On top of that, you have to consider barometric pressure changes.


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#334052 Salmon and Trout Identification

Posted by MuskieBait on 22 June 2016 - 03:50 PM

I have a picture of what is either a speckled trout or....possibly a baby Atlantic salmon...I can't figure it out. Anybody know?

It's a juvenile Brown Trout. The maxillary extends beyond the eye (ie, the corner of the mouth).

In Atlantic Salmon, the maxillary does not extend beyond the eye.

Atlantic Salmon has a narrower caudal peduncle when compared to Brown Trout.

The tail of Atlantic Salmon is more forked than Brown Trout, although the tail of juvenile Brown Trout are slightly forked. When mature, the tail of Brown Trout has a distinct straight edge (not forked at all).


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