Hello everyone

[jmmartin]

I went fishing in the Ontario Reform ponds with my brothers. After about a half hour. i hook a fiesty 22 inch northern. my bother caught a smaller one and he got a nice large mouth. very productive day. does anyone have any tips for large mouth in the summer from the shore? thanks, jamie

 

[Avid Angler]

Just from the background I know exactly where you are. Weird I was just fishing there yesterday. Got skunked though. Mind if I ask what sort of bait you were using for your catches?

 

[hamiltonangler94]

Hey jmmartin, I find during the summer especially if it has been a hot day fishing from shore is most productive around 2 hours before sunset for 2 reasons: fish move into the shallows because it starts to cool off around this time, and this is the time I find when they will hit ur lure/ bait more often. As for techniques to use I find if I'm fishing a really hot day and am fishing midday when its the hottest, bass seem to hit more when you slow your lure down a bit, I guess cause they arent as aggressive because of the heat. Just my personal experience, good luck!

 

[AGMartin]

Here is my lil guy for the same trip,

Hey avid, both pikes were on spinner baits

 

[jmmartin]

strike king mini spinners, they just loved them. so i bought 4 more in different colours. worth a try thats for sure.

 

[FishingNoob]

Welcome to the site! From the looks of it, you got a handle on this catching thing.