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[fishing_is_a_gift]

First off hello to everyone this is my first post on here and actually wanted to just reply to another post, however i had some troubles figuring that out long story I'll get to it soon,
I have been fishing my whole life but up until last year that fishing mostly consisted of lake or pond fishing with the occasional river. I usually fished for panfish, pike, walleye or
my favourite largemouths or smallies( mostly these). Anyways last year starting in august my friends and I got the idea to hit up the salmon run in the credit river we checked out lots of spots from port credit /erindale (way to crowded) /a few other spots around there can't remember the names but all the way up the credit river I even tried in norval north of brampton. sad to say I havent caught diddly squat no trout no salmon of any kind with the exception of a couple pike.

so with that said I have to take my hat off to all you river fishermen and humbly say its not as easy as I thought it would be and i am quite determined to figure it out.
The post I wanted to reply to was regarding fishing at port credit for the salmon run and covered the basics of fishing from shore or (spoon chucking) and timing.
Thank you for that post very simple and well explained.

I have mostly been using fake row and when i get bored tossing on a spoon or rapalas. I 'm using a 9' ugly stick with an old reel that I had (looking for a new one soon) Im using 30 lb normal braid and usually tie my own leaders with 20 lb flouro braid spider line( so i can use different lengths). Please keep in mind that although I try to pick and choose for the best value I am aware that things do cost money and am trying to do this realisticly on a budget.

Now to my question which is two parts number 1; any advice for the salmon run would be helpful and much appreciated
question number2; I have been itching to go fishing all winter and am looking for info on spring time fishing at port credit as it is the only spot open that is accessible to me right now.


As well i would just like to add that I respect and obey all rules and regulations of the MNR, I also treat the environments that I fish with respect(ie not litterring) and practice common courtesy amongst other fishermen and would appreciate if others do the same as well as support catch and release properly done of course. Although keeping a few to eat is fine and dandy (not against it entirely) doing it without harming the fish population is important for the future.

[Rainbow]

I can't help much on the spring fishing. But I can tell you during the fall it's hit and miss sometimes. A good thing to do before leaving is to be sure there will be lots of salmon where you're fishing and that they will be within casting range. Most guys throw spoons for them, but certain Rapala's can work even better. The right color is also important. When fishing crankbaits I like to go natural in clear water and bright orange in murky water. I find they don't like chasing bright colors in water with lots of clarity. But these are just theories btw I wish you luck

[fishing_is_a_gift]

I can't help much on the spring fishing. But I can tell you during the fall it's hit and miss sometimes. A good thing to do before leaving is to be sure there will be lots of salmon where you're fishing and that they will be within casting range. Most guys throw spoons for them, but certain Rapala's can work even better. The right color is also important. When fishing crankbaits I like to go natural in clear water and bright orange in murky water. I find they don't like chasing bright colors in water with lots of clarity. But these are just theories btw I wish you luck

thats cool I appreciate the response and as far as the timing aspect of when to go fishing ive kinda realized the hard way about that and i kinda had feeling but wasnt to sure
about the colour spoons i was using but ive been slowly building up my arsenal over the winter so lets see what happens this year.