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Should be kicked off the site for asking for gps coordinates in first post here. What an idiot. Break a rod buddy

Chill, he's probably new to river fishing. No need for that.

Greetings. New member here
I'll go to Bowmanville Creek to try fishing rainbow trout ( or others). Can anyone let me know where are the permitted fishing spots along the creek? Coordinates would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

Follow Aqua and Trouttamer's advice to find areas to fish on the creek. After the season opener, all the creeks in that area are productive for rainbow trout. Good luck!

You can fish inside the bay for salmon. They should start anytime now, Pike as well. 

Small stream fishing is awesome.

100% Largemouth Bass.

Between the three, power pro is my favorite. It held up to some angry salmon this fall, handles well, and retains it's color. I found that Sufix 832 would lose it's colour after a bit.

Welcome back! I saw a lot of your posts on old threads.

I need to work on adjusting my rig before moving spots. I sometimes set my rig at the start of the day, and only adjust it once or twice throughout the day. I also seem to set up way too shallow for the areas I am fishing. It's all about learning.

Just a reminder: Common carp are not invasive, throwing them on the bank to die is both gross and illegal. I was at Ashbridges bay today practicing my centerpin casting and saw a big dead carp with a brick on top of it. Really? If you don't like carp then don't target them, but grow up a little and have some decency. Rant over.

I love smallie fishing and usually find the first thing in the morning top water fishing the absolute best. However I've never tried fly fishing for them. How is it? I imagine the fight would be awesome as those little bastards put up a great fight!

I'm loving it! Even the little guys put up a good fight, and they are very plentiful. Not sure what I'll do when I get a big one, as my setup is pretty light, but it'll be fun for sure.

Since you mention the Kawarthas, I'll just throw out there that I fish them all the time and have never caught or seen a muskie.

You could get a good combo for approx 200. For the rod, get a Fenwick HMG casting rod, and for the reel, look for a Shimano Caenan. That should put you at just over 200. For less, you could get a decent Rapala casting rod for 40-50$.

Fish them like a popper, but with longer twitches of the rod to give a 'chugging' motion. The lure in the last picture looks like it would do well fished with shorter jerks like you would work a popper. Try different retrieves, incorporating longer pops, shorter pops, and longer/shorter pauses in between pops until you start catching fish. Those lures should work well for bass (LM and SM), pike, muskie, and any other fish that feeds on baitfish near or on the surface.

 

Hope this helps!