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Havent posted here for a few months so here is what I have been up to...

Summer of the browns.

Anybody keep fishing journals? What kind of information do you record? I started one last summer to track trends like bite vs. weather, time of day, etc. Anybody go as far as building a spreadsheet?

Had this problem last year. Collared shirt made of light cotton, with long sleeves that can be rolled up. Bandana, a brimmed hat (Tilley with the snaps) and a pair of blue jeans. Not too hot when on the water.

Depends how you like to roll. If you wade, a cheap light cotton vest is a good way to go. Dropped $15 at BPS for mine. No frills. Just pockets with zippers. The other way to go,particularly if you walk along the banks and do some shallow crossing in hip/boots, a hip-pack is good too. This...

All rods and reels are no longer available, but still appreciate the interest.

Moving to the prairies where there is no salmon or steelhead. All my rods and reels are in another thread, this is all my worldly steelhead/salmon lures and tackle. If there is anything that catches your eye, make an offer. full sized plano tray of 2 each of 3/4 oz dardevles and cleos...

Rods for sale: Browning Medallion GT spinning 7' UL/F, 2-piece. Hardly used, new condition. $50 St. Croix Mojo Bass casting 6'6 M/F one piece, "jerk bait". Well used, minimal boat rash. Good condition. Still under warranty. $50 St. Croix Mojo Bass casting 7' MH/F one piece, "spinner bait"...

Portable fish finder, Piranha Max 170p Portable Fish Finder Suction cub transducer mount. Well used. Battery still in top condition. Still has manual and accessories. Unit itself still in good condition. Letting it go for $50. Contact for pics and more details.

For sale: inflatable raft. Intex Mariner 3. 10', fits one and all his gear comfortably. Can mount electric thrust motor. Has single patched hole on bottom. Could use a power wash. Well used. Very sea worthy and stable on any small lake and within the Lake Ontario harbours on calm days...

^ Not bad at all! The weather (high atmospheric pressure, etc) can play into it too. Some days they agressive enough to hit on short pauses, in some weather fronts, you could be counting to thirty or 45 for your pauses.

Looks like one of those grainy bigfoot/ufo photos. lol

They are going to be hiding in deep spots with pockets of dying vegetation. As mentioned above, slow presentations like husky jerks. A canadian/dardevle spoon on a slow retrieve just over top of the deep veg can work. Colours to match the conditions: sunny days: red/white striped nickelback and...

I use cleated rubber soles with metal studs screwed into them. Good grip on slippery bottoms and added traction when hiking rugged terrain. Good all year round. Felt soles are blamed for transfering "rocksnot" from stream to stream.

The Niagara is a very challenging stretch, but is some very nice scenary no matter which spot you choose. Fishing in the shadow of the bluffs, the emerald water and raging current is an experience that keeps me coming back. I think you will enjoy it. A couple pieces of advice: be prepared to...

Either yarn is not that big with OFF steelheaders, or I'm prying into baits people just don't like to share ;) After some research, answer is (according to the Fishing w/ JD Blog and Steelheaders.net) match corkie/spin and glow and yarn with the size of the hook, but generally start out making...

Putting it out there to yarn drifters: What size yarnies are you drifting for what conditions? Will the work under a float? Also, do you use them with beads/corkies for BBing deep fast stuff like the whirlpool? Thanks!

It was a good run.

Second that on the boots. A few of them between the QEW and 407. Browns are in for sure. No sign of chrome, but it was pretty busy on the stream so chances are they could have been undercover. Cold, grey and snowing and the creek is very low and clear.

For better bite detection, try attaching a slinky/pencil lead (with tubing) to a small snap swivle, onto your mainline. Then a small glass bead as a bearing/stopper. Then a small barrel swivel, leader. It adds more sensitivity to your main line so you can tell the difference between the tap of...