Professors lake in august

[fisherboy123]

i just bought a boat and i wanted to try it out at professors lake, would i be able to fish off of it?

Please reply,

cancerthecrab

 

[AaronKrick]

Congratz on the new boat man! Pics?

 

[fisherboy123]

i think i have misled you, I bought a row boat that has a motor mount. But it has rod holders, a gear pouch etc.

cancerthecrab

 

[AaronKrick]

i think i have misled you, I bought a row boat that has a motor mount. But it has rod holders, a gear pouch etc.

cancerthecrab

That's still a boat... I love row boats

 

[fisherboy123]

thats the boat up there

 

[fisher12]

Only shore fishing is permitted at professor's lake, you could probably try it out at any of the other ponds/lakes in the area.

 

[fisherboy123]

Only shore fishing is permitted at professor's lake, you could probably try it out at any of the other ponds/lakes in the area.

which lakes do you recommend?

 

[fisher12]

which lakes do you recommend?

Well I do most of my fishing at local ponds but only from shore, I did have an inflatable boat but tried it in the lower Credit, never fished from it though. You can try any of the lakes/ ponds, from my experience there isn't much good fishing at the local ponds anyways. If I had to choose though I would choose Norton Place park's pond because I've fished it many times, you could also try Heart Lake which I've never been to before.

 

[fisherboy123]

Does anyone know any good bass spots in brampton/mississauga. I am willing to go 2 hours in any direction, but it has to be worth the drive. And if u know the place, plz let me in with some secret spots.

 

[iJay]

Just an FYI, Most if not all conservation areas in teh brampton area do not permit anything but hard bottom boats on the water.

This was explained to me by a CO a couple years ago @ Heartlake. The reason wasnt ever explained.

 

[yush_gta]

Jay is right about hard bottom boats in HL CA. I brought my seahawk 4 there and blew it up and all that and then he told me while I was walking it down. So he gave me 2 hours of their rental row boats for free.

Profs Lake I have taken my blow up boat in there twice. This was 2 summers ago and 4 summers. First time I launched from the park on the north side but a girl came up in their powered boat and said just so you know for next time, you have to register.

So, you have to report at the rec centre building that you are putting your boat in and they give you a wrist band or something I can't remember to prove you registered. And I can't remember if I had to pay. You can then launch from their docks. I fished for a couple of hours and got nothing. There are bass in there for sure as evidenced by the numerous people I've seen poaching them and taking them away during spawning season. Also carp and crappie and other panfish.

Technically, you are not supposed to fish at all at profs lake, even from shore. Not sure if that's the case now but in the past they had signs that said No Fishing, yet on their website they had a gallery of people with the fish they caught.

Brampton fishing is mostly shore fishing. Heart Lake you can catch bass and rainbows from shore but it's tough. Loafers Lake has bass and the odd pike and koi and carp and crappie. But again, very slow fishing there. And you could put a small boat in there since there aren't any signs saying you can't. In the 90s they used to rent out paddle boats there.

Mississauga has lake acquitaine where you can put a small boat in fish but the fish are small, including the bass. Always a rare exception though. There can be good bass in there. That's all I can think of for boating in Sauga. Though there is that marina on the lake east of cawthra where the three sisters smoke stack power plant used to be. You can launch there from the beach for free and the water in that bay is calm and clear. But the fishing is apparently crap. I tried it once and others told me there's basically no fish there.

As for fishing within a couple of hours, there's a tonne of lakes but for a very small boat like that can't cut through water like a yak or canoe, you have to be very careful where you go. A big body of water can cause you a major headache with the wind. I got blown across a lake before in my pre motor days and had to walk half hour back to my car and bring it around to where I ended up. You should always check the forecast for wind speed if you're going on even a medium sized lake.

If you pm me I can point you to a couple of lakes close to Brampton suitable to your boat but the fishing is very on and off. I can also tell you everything you need to know about owning and using a boat like that, especially if you do end up getting a motor.

 

[BearInTheWoods]

I got a lake that is only 15 from Professors, and allows boats. Messaged you.

 

[fisherboy123]

that is the 3rd person today that has told me about that place. I guess ill go there

 

[fisher12]

that is the 3rd person today that has told me about that place. I guess ill go there

Where?

 

[fisherboy123]

ILL PM U FISHER 12

 

[BASSMASTER19]

ILL PM U FISHER 12

could you pm me too lol maybe we can all go out fishing

 

[BearInTheWoods]

Is it the one I told you to go to?

 

[fisherboy123]

yes it is bear in the woods

 

[OCDComputing]

Another place would be Island Lake in Orangeville. They allow boats and electric motors. Fishing can be pretty good there.

 

[Drop_Shot]

I'd try Mountsberg if I were you. Maybe about a 30 - 40 min drive from Brampton... Good Pike and largemouth.