March 25th 2009. First trip out this year. Headed on down to the credit river located in Mississauga. Got there at about 10 this morning not knowing what to expect. Started at the mouth of the river in port credit but not a lot of action. So I decided to pack up and try things upstream. The weather was cool and it rained of and on and the river was flowing quite hard, with no signs of ice. There were a lot of fisherman out there surprisingly today and although it was cold and brisk it was relaxing to get out and throw some casts. Had to do some research on the regulations of the area as it was my first time out there. http://www.craa.on.ca/ was a good place to start. I got some salmon eggs just up the stream from a very helpful man who owns a small shop called Angling specialties, located at, 325 Central Pky W , Mississauga, ON, L5B3X9. The river shown here http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=credit...ent=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il. There is free parking by the Burnhampthorpe bridge and just a quick hike down and threw a cast off right under the bridge and landed a steel head in about 20min. After a little while not much action so decided to head down river. There was a man made rock ledge just after a small bridge about 5min walk from the Burnhampthorpe bridge that seemed to be a decent pool. 4 hours of steady casting and 3 steelhead later I was completely satisfied and drifted on back home relaxed and looking forward to a summer full of great catches.
Fishing Credit River
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diggyj
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Nice report, sounds like a productive day. Any chance of pics next time? Your link to the map doesn't work.
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David Kearney
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Thanks for the report...too bad no pics. Where you drifting, or on a float or drop shottin??
So here is a map of the river and where I was fishing. The first spot marked 1 was where I just threw casts down where the river splits and merges, the spot marked 2 is where I spent most of my day. Too bad I didn't think to bring the digital camera out. I am heading there bright and early tomorrow to try my luck again, this time not forgetting to bring the camera! I am quite new to fishing so I don't really know what drifting is, I was using a normal rod with a spinning reel from Canadian Tire, and a float with a small number 10 hook with a small cluster of salmon eggs I got from Anglers Specialties up the street. I just kept casting it in from the shore and when the current pushed the line back towards shore I would reel it in and try again.
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David Kearney
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Beauty...thanks for the info, and good luck tommorrow!
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR_E001335.pdf
Credit River
General regulations:
Pacific salmon are open all year
Atlantic salmon are closed all year (upstream of the QEW bridge)
Steelhead (rainbow trout) are open from the last Saturday in April to September 30th.
Bass are open from the last Saturday in June to November 30th.
All other trout are open from the last Saturday in April to September 30th.
Exceptions to the general regulations:
Below QEW bridge (river mouth)
All trout and salmon species are open all year.
Atlantic salmon are open from January 1st to November 10th.
Erindale Park (City of Mississauga)
Steelhead (rainbow trout), brown trout and all Pacific salmon are open all year.
Atlantic salmon are closed all year.
Forks of the Credit Park and TU section (Inglewood)
Single, barbless and artificials only. Limit is only 1 (one) fish of either brown trout or brook trout with a minimum of 20" (50 cm) in length.
Fish Sanctuaries:
QEW to Dundas Street and Highway 403 to Streetsville Park:
No fishing permitted from August 15th to the last Saturday in April.
Also, in Ontario it is illegal to fish within 25 yards (22.1 m) of a dam, fishway entrance or leap.
Private Property:
Please respect private property. There are many sections of the river open to the public and many private sections. The two major sanctuaries were enacted due to trespassing.
Limits (The daily limit is also the possession limit)
Pacific salmon and trout 5 (five) (of any one species or in combination)
Atlantic salmon (where open) 1 (one) minimum 20" (50 cm)
Bass 6 (six)
Referenced From
Credit River Anglers Assoc. (CRAA) http://www.craa.on.ca
Credit River
General regulations:
Pacific salmon are open all year
Atlantic salmon are closed all year (upstream of the QEW bridge)
Steelhead (rainbow trout) are open from the last Saturday in April to September 30th.
Bass are open from the last Saturday in June to November 30th.
All other trout are open from the last Saturday in April to September 30th.
Exceptions to the general regulations:
Below QEW bridge (river mouth)
All trout and salmon species are open all year.
Atlantic salmon are open from January 1st to November 10th.
Erindale Park (City of Mississauga)
Steelhead (rainbow trout), brown trout and all Pacific salmon are open all year.
Atlantic salmon are closed all year.
Forks of the Credit Park and TU section (Inglewood)
Single, barbless and artificials only. Limit is only 1 (one) fish of either brown trout or brook trout with a minimum of 20" (50 cm) in length.
Fish Sanctuaries:
QEW to Dundas Street and Highway 403 to Streetsville Park:
No fishing permitted from August 15th to the last Saturday in April.
Also, in Ontario it is illegal to fish within 25 yards (22.1 m) of a dam, fishway entrance or leap.
Private Property:
Please respect private property. There are many sections of the river open to the public and many private sections. The two major sanctuaries were enacted due to trespassing.
Limits (The daily limit is also the possession limit)
Pacific salmon and trout 5 (five) (of any one species or in combination)
Atlantic salmon (where open) 1 (one) minimum 20" (50 cm)
Bass 6 (six)
Referenced From
Credit River Anglers Assoc. (CRAA) http://www.craa.on.ca
balapickerel
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zantrax said:
so if pacific salmon are open all year but atlantic aren't and you go fishing for pacific but catch an atlantic and get reported, what do you do? i've been wanting to ask this question for a while now
balapickerel
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ok, thats good to know, but i don't keep fish anyways
Especially from the Credit, its soo polluted. It has been cleaned up over the past little while but I still wouldnt eat anything from therebalapickerel said:
http://www.craa.on.ca/threats.shtml
