fishing trip - march/early april 2011

[adamsmith13]

Hey everyone,

I think this is my first post since joining about 2 years ago - I read tons of stuff on here but haven't really had much to say.
My wife and I love to fish but moved for a while to Southeast Asia 2 years ago and are coming back soon.

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for March or even April fishing in Ontario?
We'll be in the GTA for a few weeks and then heading to Ottawa after.

We are responsible and accountable anglers and we practice catch and release but we also catch to eat when it's permitted.
During this period it seems like our best bets are perch, pike, trout and possibly bullhead for eating. Of course we don't have
to eat them - it's more of a coming home present for both of us to get out there, so we don't really care what we catch or if we
catch at all. Our funnest (sp) experiences have been with bass, bullhead, and some nice sized pike.

Any suggestions for a good place to head out to? We don't fly-fish and she is a novice whereas I have been fishing all my life.
I was thinking heading up north of Toronto or maybe puttering around on the Ottawa River. I love ice fishing but not looking for
that at that time.

Thanks for all the help you can give, and either way I'll do a report after our outing!

Adam

 

[Garfield the cat]

Well there is the blue mountain, Meaford, Thornbury, wasaga beach area. Steelhead is good for the time you are here. These places are my fav cus I can do some night fishin
Aswell.

 

[Afraz]

Fish the mouth of tribs for steelhead..

Anywhere below the CN Tracks..

Or the 403 if fishing westwards..

 

[fisher12]

Fish the mouth of tribs for steelhead..

Anywhere below the CN Tracks..

Or the 403 if fishing westwards..

At the mouth? I thought you fish for them up river during Spring?

 

[Djsms]

You are more limited to the mouth sections for steelhead until 4th week of April, and the steelhead always start at the mouth and swim upstream so it can be a good starting point at the mouths when the fish are staging, which is now!