Fishing at Don Valley Brick Works

[FishingNoob]

Took my dog for a walk at the Don Valley Brick Works and found an old beat up butterfly net. I had some bread to feed the fish. When I was feeding the fish I saw a carp around 1 pound, tons of small sun fish and bullheads, and one sunfish that was about 8 inches tall. I came up with an idea after that, instead of taking the net the garbage from where it was left in the bushes, I put some bread in the net and kept catching fish after fish. I know it is not like fishing with a rod, but I enjoyed it. LOL people were looking at me, what is that guy doing! Especially I am playing with a child's net! Think I might head down with my rod and try it out. Cheers.

 

[MichaelVerdirame]

LOL people were looking at me, what is that guy doing! Especially I am playing with a child's net! Think I might head down with my rod and try it out. Cheers.

Good for you! Doesn't matter what you think other people are thinking... all that matters is fun!

 

[getin]

I came up with an idea after that, instead of taking the net the garbage from where it was left in the bushes, I put some bread in the net and kept catching fish after fish. I know it is not like fishing with a rod, but I enjoyed it. LOL people were looking at me, what is that guy doing! Especially I am playing with a child's net! Think I might head down with my rod and try it out. Cheers.

I don't think netting catching fish by a net is legal, unless they are minnows

 

[Blair]

I don't think netting catching fish by a net is legal, unless they are minnows

Recreational Fishing Regulations 2012 pg. 11



NON-ANGLING METHODS OF CAPTURING FISH



Residents and non-Canadian residents with a valid recreational fishing licence may fish with one dip net, one seine net, one spear or a bow and arrow for the species and during the periods outlined below.



Dip nets maybe no more than 183 cm (6 ft.) on each side if square, or 183 cm (6 ft.) in diameter, if circular.



Bowfin

Bow and arrow

(during daylight hours only)

Carp

Bow and arrow, spear and dip net (during daylight hours only)

Smelt

Dip net and seine (day or night)

WhiteSucker

Bow and arrow, spear and dip net (during daylight hours only)

LakeWhitefish

Dip net (day or night)

LakeHerring

Dip net (day or night)



SEASONS – ZONES – LIMITS are listed on the PAGE

(Cant copy and paste from the PDF)

 

[FishingNoob]

I don't think netting catching fish by a net is legal, unless they are minnows

Wait, who is right, Blair or getin? Thanks.

 

[--G--]

Wait, who is right, Blair or getin? Thanks.

Blair :smile:

 

[FishingNoob]

Blair :smile:

YAY! Not going to jail!!!!! :mrgreen:

 

[getin]

Thanks for making that clear. I was told that catching by net is for tackles shops with special permit only. Should have done my research before commenting

 

[FishingNoob]

No problem.

 

[MichaelVerdirame]

No problem.

Were you able to net that small carp or one of his friends?

 

[FishingNoob]

Were you able to net that small carp or one of his friends?

Nah, he never came close enough! Pretty much all I was able to catch was bullhead.

 

[MichaelVerdirame]

Nah, he never came close enough! Pretty much all I was able to catch was bullhead.

Darn bullhead, if I had to name the most annoying thing to catch it's bullhead. Probrably because I've been stabbed more than once by their sharp pectoral spines look out!

 

[FishingNoob]

Darn bullhead, if I had to name the most annoying thing to catch it's bullhead. Probrably because I've been stabbed more than once by their sharp pectoral spines look out!

I don't even bother getting close to them. I use long nose pliers and grab the hook. Only been stabbed once as a kid and I learned.

 

[NADO]

Cmon guys lol theres no reason to be scared of bullhead. Just handle them with care and you wont get poked!

Im going to have to try eating them one day, I hear they are quite tasty and they are so abundant in Ontario. I caught one the other day on an aglia which I found to be quite surprising.

 

[staffman]

I've eaten Brown bullhead and they taste fine. I caught the ones that I ate form a clean northern lake. I wouldn't try eating them from dirty stagnant water for fear that they may taste different. We caught hundreds in my teen years and released them all because of the looks of the pond where we caught them.

 

[FishingNoob]

I've eaten Brown bullhead and they taste fine. I caught the ones that I ate form a clean northern lake. I wouldn't try eating them from dirty stagnant water for fear that they may taste different. We caught hundreds in my teen years and released them all because of the looks of the pond where we caught them.

How did you clean it? Cheers.

 

[staffman]

To clean the bullhead cut the skin around the head then pull the skin off using pliers, start at the head and pull towards the tail. next you can either gut it to remove the inners and cut out the fins and cut off the head or you can fillet it. I usually use filleting on larger fish , but the first method works well also. If you catch them in clean water than they taste great .

 

[FishingNoob]

To clean the bullhead cut the skin around the head then pull the skin off using pliers, start at the head and pull towards the tail. next you can either gut it to remove the inners and cut out the fins or you can fillet it. Iusually use filleting on larger fish , but the first method works well also. If you catch them in clean water than they taste great .

Cheers

 

[NADO]

To clean the bullhead cut the skin around the head then pull the skin off using pliers, start at the head and pull towards the tail. next you can either gut it to remove the inners and cut out the fins and cut off the head or you can fillet it. I usually use filleting on larger fish , but the first method works well also. If you catch them in clean water than they taste great .

That settles it, now that I know how to clean one I have no excuse not to try them! By the end of the summer I WILL eat a Bullhead.

 

[FishingNoob]

That settles it, now that I know how to clean one I have no excuse not to try them! By the end of the summer I WILL eat a Bullhead.

Tell me how it goes, and if it goes well I will do it to! If you decide to do it, can you post some pictures of how to do it so I can learn? Thanks.