Upper Humber River

[dopefly]

Hey all,

Just curious if anyone has fished the Upper Humber river this year (between HWY 9 down to Old Church Rd.)? Have never tried it out but have always been curious. Found old message board posts from 5yrs back that sounded promising, but then again it's been 5yrs or more. Any insight would be much appreciated

Thanks!

 

[Jordan S.]

give it a try, there are some trout but they are tricky to find and catch. Try finding cooler parts of the stream. The problem with the river is the palgrave dam heats the water too much.

 

[theflyguy]

Hey all,

Just curious if anyone has fished the Upper Humber river this year (between HWY 9 down to Old Church Rd.)? Have never tried it out but have always been curious. Found old message board posts from 5yrs back that sounded promising, but then again it's been 5yrs or more. Any insight would be much appreciated

Thanks!

Was up there last year. took a walk in the creek and got stuck in the river bottom. Was there for an hour. Scary!
Be careful with that...I had to leave a wader in the river and was happy to get out.

The water was about 15" deep

Flyguy

 

[Jordan S.]

Was up there last year. took a walk in the creek and got stuck in the river bottom. Was there for an hour. Scary!
Be careful with that...I had to leave a wader in the river and was happy to get out.

The water was about 15
Fly

i think i know where you where lol downstream of a road that starts with a C?

 

[dopefly]

Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated!

 

[Freezer]

I'm gonna go fly fish on friday and see what I get, it's gonna be my first time, so, I'll keep everyone updated.

 

[Porter86]

It's like a month later, but any updates? lol.

 

[Graham Bristow]

It's like a month later, but any updates? lol.

Just watch for the for sink holes, I've heard a few stories of guys getting stuck for a long time and some guys almost drowning. I guide that area and I know of about 4 spots wheres there's sink holes. Many of them are under shallow gravel that you wouldn't expect to be a sink hole. If you see white clouds under your foot steps or see white clay bottom, be careful. Tread lightly and keep your cell phone high on your person in a zip-lock bag in case you need to call for help.

As far as fishing there, there are some good trout in some sections and other sections all most seem like there's none there. For most guys it can be really tough fishing and gets worse as the season progresses. As the water warms up in June I think many trout move up into the smaller cooler tribs, most of which are on private property. Also if it hasn't rained in a while the water gets very low and clear and the fish are very spooky.

They really need to get rid of the Palgrave pond. That river could be so much better if they did.

 

[Jordan S.]

Just watch for the for sink holes, I've heard a few stories of guys getting stuck for a long time and some guys almost drowning. I guide that area and I know of about 4 spots wheres there's sink holes. Many of them are under shallow gravel that you wouldn't expect to be a sink hole. If you see white clouds under your foot steps or see white clay bottom, be careful. Tread lightly and keep your cell phone high on your person in a zip-lock bag in case you need to call for help.

As far as fishing there, there are some good trout in some sections and other sections all most seem like there's none there. For most guys it can be really tough fishing and gets worse as the season progresses. As the water warms up in June I think many trout move up into the smaller cooler tribs, most of which are on private property. Also if it hasn't rained in a while the water gets very low and clear and the fish are very spooky.

They really need to get rid of the Palgrave pond. That river could be so much better if they did.

I 100% agree with your comment especially about the pond. I live very close to the area and fish it weekly with decent success in the spring, but at first I didn't believe there were many trout until I did some work. Unfortunately the residents are all opposed to getting rid of the pond. They installed that fish ladder and dug the pond to about 3 meters deep which costed huge amounts of money. I'm pretty sure the dam in Albion hills also heats the river up even more from centreville creek discharge which puts even more stress. It's a real shame, they should get rid of all dams in rivers

 

[Graham Bristow]

I 100% agree with your comment especially about the pond. I live very close to the area and fish it weekly with decent success in the spring, but at first I didn't believe there were many trout until I did some work. Unfortunately the residents are all opposed to getting rid of the pond. They installed that fish ladder and dug the pond to about 3 meters deep which costed huge amounts of money. I'm pretty sure the dam in Albion hills also heats the river up even more from centreville creek discharge which puts even more stress. It's a real shame, they should get rid of all dams in rivers

That would be the smart thing, If they removed all the dams all the way to lake Ontario the Humber could potentially be one of the best trout, steelhead and Salmon rivers on the lake Ontario side and that could generating big revenue for local communities including Palgrave. But instead, Palgrave has a nice warm pond for breeding mosquitos.. They should leave the pond there and re-direct a new stream channel around the pound.