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[staffman]

I noticed this morning that CRAA is holding a spring tournament on the credit river at Erindale Park May 5 th. The notice appeared on the floatboard if your interested.

[PikeHunter]

I noticed this morning that CRAA is holding a spring tournament on the credit river at Erindale Park May 5 th. The notice appeared on the floatboard if your interested.

Maybe I'm a noob or its the fact I just woke up and eyes haven't uncrossed yet but I can't seem to find info anywhere.. I'm on the CRAA site now but still nothing .. I've never caught a steelhead before or entered a tourney so I'm looking to kill two birds with one stone, well at least one bird with the tourney, steelhead still to be determined lol.

[Garfield the Cat]

Same here. Only past tournaments nothing for 2012

[staffman]

If you go to Everything and Anything Floatfishing at www.floatfishing.net you will see all the details.

[Rainbow]

http://www.floatfish...php?f=1&t=10970

Good luck to all participants from O.F.F

[PikeHunter]

http://www.floatfishing.net/floatboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10970

Good luck to all participants from O.F.F

Thank you very much for the link

[NADO]

Looks like fun, I wonder how they determine who is experienced/beginner. I would consider myself more than just a beginner but not experienced enough to take a beginner out for their first time...

[Float down]

Looks like fun, I wonder how they determine who is experienced/beginner. I would consider myself more than just a beginner but not experienced enough to take a beginner out for their first time...

Yah I was thinking the same. I don't consider myself an expert, but there's guys who fish way more then i do and don't do well... I think I'm still going to go, but i know there's some legends that fish the credit and know every nook and cranny, and I have only fished it once and have been detered for a long time because of the crowds. Still, it'd be fun to meet a bunch of you guys and put my skills to the test on a new river, and a larger one then most. Hmmmm.

[jpct]

There isn't gonna be any steel left in the credit by then.

It's invaded by suckers ALREADY and its only March 19th.

Steel season is over.

[Majstor]

yup they are everywhere and a month early LOL

[Rainbow]

There isn't gonna be any steel left in the credit by then.

It's invaded by suckers ALREADY and its only March 19th.

Steel season is over.

I disagree with that. The Credit River usually has fish even through June. There should be enough for the tourny by May 5th, even with this warm weather

[Porter86]

I am pretty interested in this for sure. I know I would be a begginer. I have never fished for steel before. This could be a lot of fun Anyone wana team up and take a noob with yeah? haha.

[jpct]

I disagree with that. The Credit River usually has fish even through June. There should be enough for the tourny by May 5th, even with this warm weather

Have you looked at the river?

It has been raging for 3 weeks. Norval is stacked. They have been running thick and flying right through since October.

It was +26 today. in MARCH.

Opener is a month away. The water temps rose like 10 degrees while I was there today.

There will be the odd straggler but 99% of the fish in every trib will be back in the lake come opener.

[Majstor]

u wait for opener i'll fish for them now while they are still here who cares if they are gone? fishing has been awsome this year for those who missed out well i feel bad for ya.

[Float down]

Have you looked at the river?

It has been raging for 3 weeks. Norval is stacked. They have been running thick and flying right through since October.

It was +26 today. in MARCH.

Opener is a month away. The water temps rose like 10 degrees while I was there today.

There will be the odd straggler but 99% of the fish in every trib will be back in the lake come opener.

I'm not trying to argue with anyone, I know it's been a strange year, and I have seen some dropbacks and fish sitting on reds already but... What about the maturity of the skein? I don't honestly know how it works but I would think that bows can't really control the readiness and maturity of there eggs no? We checked out a spot were fish start to spawn and yah there was a pile of them sitting up river already, but some still chrome as a quarter, so I don't know, but I think opener is still going to be good, just not amazing.

Any thoughts?

[PikeHunter]

I was wondering the same thing, with the late "winter" and the "colder" temp of the water coming later and the rapid warming of both air and water already triggering spawning, will this year's spawn be a immature year or a healthy one. I was at Bloomingdale ponds last Saturday with my son and wife and out of the 8 or 9 perch we caught, ALL the males were already leaking milk. I was shocked to see that already honestly.

Question.. If the seasons continue to advance calender wise ie. This year's warmer winter and no snow and spawning is triggered early for multiple years, will the MNR then advance our seasons as well to keep the populations in somewhat control? Obviously after a couple more early springs...

[PikeHunter]

I remember the last time it was warmer then usual more then a few years ago for open that it seemed some of the smaller ones moved already but I saw more tanks (browns) sunning in shallow water then other years. Maybe it was a fluke year or I was just lucky enough to see some tanks at all lol.

[jpct]

Every Hen I've caught has been spawned out or spewing eggs.

I haven't caught a single one with skein still.

I walked the crap out of almost every east trib yesterday from lake to CNR. Found a few fish, but it was 99% chubs and suckers.

Of course the only fish I saw were carried out by MEAT HUNTERS.