my first canadian fish caught. nice brown trout.

[eric]

well since my move to toronto last month, this is the first fish ive caught here. and in canada.

from Port Credit on the lake, about 730pm as the sun was starting to go down

caught in under 2 minutes. with the help of some friendly parkgoers who helped me with my net.
maybe because i was using heavier actioned SW gear

, since i never fished FW before in my life (eg. lakes ponds rivers streams)
i dont own or use any FW gear.

anyways, check out this bad girl brown trout out. caught on my trusty AOK T-Hex 1oz chrome w/ white feather on a slow/moderate retrieve.

i measured her (it was female with eggs) 32" on the dot, fat and round, i dont have a scale but at least 10-12lbs for sure.
not too shabby eh?

if anyone was there, youd prob recognize me or this fish. as it was probably the only caught there today. haha


what other lures do salmonoids hit? i only brought a couple of thex's with me. wasnt sure if they hit swimmers or poppers

please share some advice, as my lure bag is awfully light right now.

 

[ray6591]

Eric, Great looking fish and congratulations on your first in Canada and good luck for many more... On lures I am a learner so not sure and have never caught a single fish in Port Credit yet tried may be 10 times last fall.... You have made me try more at Port credit....Welcome to Canada.

 

[Brian]

Thats a beauty of a brown...great catch...

 

[chris f]

nice good way to get your first canadian fish, a big brown trout :mrgreen: thanks for posting and sharing eric.

 

[hamiltonangler94]

What a fish to be your first here in Canada!

 

[eric]

when fishing, i do use the motto. go big or go home.

it would have been disappointing if my first fish was some tiny 5" panfish. :razz:
and i would think if i caught a 5" fish.... id use it as bait. :mrgreen:

 

[NADO]

nice Eric, I am also an Eric.

Do you have a pic of the bait? Ive never heard of that one. Most guys who chuck on the peers use spoons. Some use jointed crank baits as well. Once the fish run in the rivers the action really heats up, though some guys do really well on the piers in the fall as well. One of the most common methods of fishing in the rivers for trout (browns or steelhead) or salmon (chinook or cohos) is float fishing. Centerpin or spinning rods between 11' and 13'. Or fly fishing and bottom bouncing. If you want help on picking out a new float fishing set up I can help you out through pm or start a thread and members can help. It all really depends on your budget. In the rivers we start using roe, jigs, beads and my personal favorite dew worms.

Not too much longer now until the action heats up on the pier for chinook salmon, which will be in the river a few weeks after that probably around late August and then the steelhead follow after that. Late fall/winter is considered the best time for steelheading in the year by most, the Great Lakes provide some amazing salmonid fishing opportunities!

 

[fisher12]

Congratulations, I've been fishing areas in the Peel region for a few years now and have yet to catch something that large. Spoons such as Little Cleos are normally used down there and using a panfish would be illegal, certain species listed in the regulations such as minnows are allowed only.

 

[eric]

nice Eric, I am also an Eric.

Do you have a pic of the bait? Ive never heard of that one. Most guys who chuck on the peers use spoons. Some use jointed crank baits as well. Once the fish run in the rivers the action really heats up, though some guys do really well on the piers in the fall as well. One of the most common methods of fishing in the rivers for trout (browns or steelhead) or salmon (chinook or cohos) is float fishing. Centerpin or spinning rods between 11' and 13'. Or fly fishing and bottom bouncing. If you want help on picking out a new float fishing set up I can help you out through pm or start a thread and members can help. It all really depends on your budget. In the rivers we start using roe, jigs, beads and my personal favorite dew worms.

Not too much longer now until the action heats up on the pier for chinook salmon, which will be in the river a few weeks after that probably around late August and then the steelhead follow after that. Late fall/winter is considered the best time for steelheading in the year by most, the Great Lakes provide some amazing salmonid fishing opportunities!

i dont use spoons, never liked how they cast. nor the action. but im good with my setup now. ive use it from surf fishing, to offshore tuna fishing.

lure AOK Tackle, T-Hex 1oz ,http://www.aoktackle.com/ ,it doesnt seem to be available in canada, i dont think anyone here carries it, made in the US, its definitely not the normal metal lure, as it kinda looks like a screwdriver bit. haha but ive caught everything with it. they also cast like a dream, no wibbling or wind issues. it flies like a dart.

its the only metal lure i use now for the past couple of years, and ive tried alot of different brands already.

Congratulations, I've been fishing areas in the Peel region for a few years now and have yet to catch something that large. Spoons such as Little Cleos are normally used down there and using a panfish would be illegal, certain species listed in the regulations such as minnows are allowed only.

im sorry if my terminology isnt correct. when panfish, i really just meant small fish .. . any small fish.
like if i caught whatever tiny fish there, and just gut it quick and use that as dead bait. or live line it.

im still confused of the terms or names, like how you guys call a freshwater drum, a sheepshead? uzzled:
to me, this is a sheepshead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archosargus_probatocephalus
we commonly use the nickname , jail fish, since the patterns look like a prison suit.

 

[NADO]

you are probably fine for pier casting but fishing up river is a different game. Light leaders are needed and the long rods allow you to fight big fish on 4-8lb leaders.
Here we are only allowed to use certain species as bait. Below is a link, the license and information document will show all of the regulations and the different zones show limits and open seasons depending on the area you are in. Its pretty straight forward in comparison to out west or out east.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/Publication/STEL02_163615.html

 

[eric]

ya i printed that to keep in the car.
for the fish limits, wonder what the S and C mean.

and just to clarify,, so if im fishing the port credit mouth.
essentially i can fish rainbow brown and pacific salmon there all year long there, and the other species are seasonal as indicated right?

 

[rich_ace_G]

Nice looking fish and nice healthy colors. So far I have only caught brown trout on black furys & Pmartin spinners and one on a HJ09. Haven't caught them on bait.

 

[Brian]

ya i printed that to keep in the car.
for the fish limits, wonder what the S and C mean.

and just to clarify,, so if im fishing the port credit mouth.
essentially i can fish rainbow brown and pacific salmon there all year long there, and the other species are seasonal as indicated right?

S represents a Sport fishing license...and C, a Conservation fishing license.
The sport license just allows you to keep more fish....

Those lures look different...but its working...really does look like part of a screwdriver...lol

 

[Colin]

Nice big brown Eric!
How far out was that fish?
Welcome to Canada!

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

congrats and welcome if you have any barney spoons I would give them a try but once again only sold in the states. I had a couple from a while back and have lost them unfortunately and have not gotten anymore. but they definitely have a great wobble in the water and even have a skirt with frilly crap you could replace with a feather if you wanted. And above all they catch fish!

 

[eric]

Nice big brown Eric!
How far out was that fish?
Welcome to Canada!

using a 1oz thex my cast were a normal 40-70 yards depending on the wind. i felt this one snap or slap the lure about half retrieve in. i stop the lure, let it sink, twitched, retrieved then she slammed it.

congrats and welcome if you have any barney spoons I would give them a try but once again only sold in the states. I had a couple from a while back and have lost them unfortunately and have not gotten anymore. but they definitely have a great wobble in the water and even have a skirt with frilly crap you could replace with a feather if you wanted. And above all they catch fish!

i only use lures thatll get me great distance, ive been too accustomed to fishing from ocean front beach/surf conditions. fishing with spoons or odd shape things, i just cant get over my distance issue. and 50 yards is no way near the max distance ive hit with a rod. (measured)

 

[salmotrutta]

Nice fish, it's a buck (male brown trout), you can tell by the mouth. Females have small mouths, males develop a kype when spawning.

I am amazed how coloured up that brown is, and that it has already developed a kype. You'd think it would have been chrome right now.

Worms work very well for browns. If you're patient with using worms, you will be rewarded with early run browns as soon as the chinooks start running. But most guys can't help but target the chinnies!

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

yep I hear you on the distance factor it doesn't bother me so much I usually just use a 1\4 oz sliding weight but I see you don't need it with those lures

 

[AKnook]

That fish is a beauty. On my list to target on the fly.

 

[eric]

Nice fish, it's a buck (male brown trout), you can tell by the mouth. Females have small mouths, males develop a kype when spawning.

I am amazed how coloured up that brown is, and that it has already developed a kype. You'd think it would have been chrome right now.

Worms work very well for browns. If you're patient with using worms, you will be rewarded with early run browns as soon as the chinooks start running. But most guys can't help but target the chinnies!

ooOO i didnt know that, i thought it was a female because when i filleted it, inside had something that looked like roe.
but that mouth certainly doesnt seem small. lol i could almost stick my hand in it.