Float_down
Well-Known Member
With a recent move to Barrie from muskoka I find my self unbelievably close to salmon and steel. Prior to my move i was an hour and a half from the closest trib containing our obsessive species of aquatic drugs. Within the last 3 weeks I have found some remarkable spots, both from word of mouth and serious mileage As well as leg work.
What i love about Georgian Bay is there salmon. I find in lake O, they are much more unwilling to take a chunk of skein or a roe bag down there throats. In my opinion, they fight harder, are cleaner longer, and easily overlooked by the "weekend warrior" if you find the right spots. Wednesday night i swung by the notty with a general idea of where fish could be thanks to a certain individual.
Drifted the pool for an hour or more, one fish jumped... And it wasn't because it was on the oposing end of my line.
MOVE ON!
Next spot, all frog water, which can be deadly, but I just didn't have the confidence. So up I go. Next spot... Hmmmm... I wonder what that fish i saw rocket out of the water could be?!
I end up finding an absolute honey hole, first drift equals headshakes and a very aggravated buck on the end of my line. After the initial run, it takes me into some trees and that's that. After breaking 7 more off In the nightmare of branches stumps and dead heads and landing a poor average of 4. I decided to rate this pool as average, we all know with the first run, it really doesn't matter how thick your Lead line is, they're going to go where ever the hell they decide is the worste place for an angler.
Next day i got off early and headed to the same general area. I'm more then thrilled about these spots because i know how amazing they are going to be for steel. I fished for about 4 hours with 3 fish breaking me off in trees and underwater hidden catastrophes. Skein was the ticket, and i didn't bring much.
Ended up meeting with Mr. Nottasteeler for an hour before the night was on us, who was more then a pleasure to share information with and drift beside. I ended up losing 2 and landing a little buck that couldn't have been more then 7 lbs, and fought like 3 times his weight. Gotta love the notta.
Put your leg work in, skein is key on slow days, drift pools even if you don't see fish. Oh... And fishing is way too much fun!
After some editing of the video I'd like to see me trying to land that little bugger. He just would not succumb to my grasp. Tight lines gents.
What i love about Georgian Bay is there salmon. I find in lake O, they are much more unwilling to take a chunk of skein or a roe bag down there throats. In my opinion, they fight harder, are cleaner longer, and easily overlooked by the "weekend warrior" if you find the right spots. Wednesday night i swung by the notty with a general idea of where fish could be thanks to a certain individual.
Drifted the pool for an hour or more, one fish jumped... And it wasn't because it was on the oposing end of my line.
MOVE ON!
Next spot, all frog water, which can be deadly, but I just didn't have the confidence. So up I go. Next spot... Hmmmm... I wonder what that fish i saw rocket out of the water could be?!
I end up finding an absolute honey hole, first drift equals headshakes and a very aggravated buck on the end of my line. After the initial run, it takes me into some trees and that's that. After breaking 7 more off In the nightmare of branches stumps and dead heads and landing a poor average of 4. I decided to rate this pool as average, we all know with the first run, it really doesn't matter how thick your Lead line is, they're going to go where ever the hell they decide is the worste place for an angler.
Next day i got off early and headed to the same general area. I'm more then thrilled about these spots because i know how amazing they are going to be for steel. I fished for about 4 hours with 3 fish breaking me off in trees and underwater hidden catastrophes. Skein was the ticket, and i didn't bring much.
Ended up meeting with Mr. Nottasteeler for an hour before the night was on us, who was more then a pleasure to share information with and drift beside. I ended up losing 2 and landing a little buck that couldn't have been more then 7 lbs, and fought like 3 times his weight. Gotta love the notta.
Put your leg work in, skein is key on slow days, drift pools even if you don't see fish. Oh... And fishing is way too much fun!
After some editing of the video I'd like to see me trying to land that little bugger. He just would not succumb to my grasp. Tight lines gents.
