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On this weeks adventure join Italo and his guest wife Barbara as they show you how to locate & catch summer-time walleye using crankbaits and fishing weedbeds and weedlines on the famous Big Bay on the Bay of Quinte, ON.
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May 7, 2008
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Rocky Madsen shows off two trophy Lake Simcoe jumbo perch he caught fishing shorelines averaging 7-14'deep mixed with rocks & weeds. His top producing presentation has been fishing a light-action spinning outfit loaded with 6 lb. test braid line and 1/8 oz. jigs/1-2"plastic grubs along the bottom.
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The Detroit River at Windsor, ON is continuing to produce lot's of walleye in the 2-4 lb. range. Anglers are having the best success fishing on the Canadian-side of the river from Peché Island (right where Lake St. Clair meets the Detroit River in Windsor, ON), and around Fighting Island (La Salle, ON).
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Pat Pagano who regularly fish the Detroit River for both walleye in the spring and early summer, and trophy smallmouth bass in the summer, hold up pairs of eating-size walleye he caught while fishing the 30-40' depth breaks with jigs & 4"plastic grubs.
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Mark Wilson reports on walleye fishing on the Bay of Quinte, ON.
"Good Morning Italo,
Considering the weather we received last week, I was still able to manage over 20 fish for the Kiwanis Walleye Tournament. Due to the winds, I only managed to fish the Hay Bay area of the Bay of Quinte. Running from spot to spot was tough with 3ft white caps. Trolling the www.rapala.com , Tail Dancers only produced one walleye at 5lbs. The other walleye's ranged from 1.5lbs to 6.5lbs. No derby winners, but my dad and I did manage fish. I also caught 3 pike ranging from 3lbs. To 7lbs. The majority of the fish were caught drifting with a bottom bouncer and a worm harness. With the winds I was able to drift anywhere between 1.4mph and 2mph. All in all it was a good weekend despite the conditions but we made the most of it. Now I'm waiting for the salmon to move into the north shore of Lake Ontario so I can enjoy some Great Lakes salmon fishing. I haven't been out on the lake yet but hope fully within the next two weeks I will make my way down there.
Regards,
Mark Wilson
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Bill Selby from Orono, ON is continuing to catch post-spawn migratory rainbow trout that are heading back to Lake Ontario. Bill reports that when water conditions are clear, fishing is tough, but each time we have had rain, the fish have turned-on.
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John Trudelle had a chance to fish with Bill and holds up a trophy female steelhead he landed using fresh-tied rainbow trout spawn sacks and a light-line foat rig.
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The salmon and trout fishing on lake Ontario is getting better as warmer temperature are warming up. We are catching both rainbow, lake, and brown trout trolling in water ranging from 30-50'deep. Both fluttering-spoons and Rapala J13's are working well.
This is one of the best times to catch migratory trout & salmon that are feeding heavily on baitfish that are moving to shallower water. Migratory trout that have spawned in many of the Great Lakes tributary streams are now either returning to the lake, or are still holding in the lower sections of the rivers. In both cases they are starting to feed heavily.
The Niagara River is also producing it's share of trout. Our most productive presentation continues to be bottom-bounding with the current using 1 oz. to 1 1/2 oz. pencil sinkers, a 3-way swivel and a 24-36" lead of line. Fresh-tied salmon & trout spawn sacks in yellow, pink, orange and white colored mesh are working good.
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The new www.rapala.com, Fluorocarbon line is ideal leader-material for line-shy migratory trout. It is excellent fished with spawn sacks, skeened-eggs, imitation eggs, and jigs. |
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Now is an excellent time to book a guided trip on the Lower Niagara River for migratory trout. More fish are moving into the river day each day. If you do not own a boat, or have not fished the Niagara River before you best bet is to hire a professional Niagara River guide.
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Channel catfish have started to move into Lake Erie tributaries with some fish being caught at the mouth of tributaries and in deep pools in lower stretches close to the lake. The cats are in the initial stages of their pre-spawn run as not many fish are being caught per outing.
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Bottom fishing slip sinker rigs is very effective in the early season both for channel catfish, carp and a variety of suckers as fish seem to be spread out and roaming for food, while slip bobbers produce better later in the season when fish are tight to cover preparing for the spawn. Some steady rainfall and increasing temperatures will bring up more channel cats as the season continues.
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Fishing was a challenge on opening weekend for trout. Two major floods on the Saugeen River during the winter damaged shoreline and moved fish from their normal feeding locations. A cold front Saturday also changed conditions. We hooked into a big fish in the campground on Saturday evening, fought it for over 10 minutes, but the fish won. Sunday we went out to Wilmer ponds and caught this nice rainbow fly fishing.
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In the early spring, fish will hold to deep pools where the water temperatures are warmer. Best bet is a worm or roe. Always look for locations where food will be easily available to the fish, without the fish expending to much energy to remain in the current.
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Best Lures/Bait
Trout/Salmon: #2 & #3 Vibrax spinners, worms, spawn sacks, imitation spawn, J13 Rapala, #5-#7 Kwikfish, Cisco Swimmin' minnow
Downrigging: 20-30ft down, small spoons (cracked ice, monkey puke).
Flyfishing: Rabbit-fur streamers, single & cluster egg imitation, yarn. BWO, Hendrickson, and green caddis sizes 12-16, also green rock worm, bloodworm and scuds.
River Flow Rates: Saugeen River (Durham) dropping and clearing at 1.38M, Saugeen River (Walkerton) moderate at 9.9M, Sauble River (Sauble Falls) dropping at 1.2M, Sydenham River (Owen Sound) dropping and clearing at 5.11M, and Saugeen (near Port Elgin) dropping at 8.0M, Credit River at Streetsville stable at 4.7M, Credit River at Orangeville up at 11.7M, Grand River (Doon) moderate at 4.1M.
Prime Fishing Times: Early and late in the day of the water conditions are clear
Saugeen conditions: Moderate, clearing, tan water, 8C, visibility 6 feet.
Fish Safely,
Wayne Sheridan
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The photo of the week shows Francis Timmons of Quebec with a bright, 19-pound hatchery male Steelhead landed on the Kitimat River this spring. Photo by: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters.
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Skeena River: The water has colored up and is borderline fishable. Fishing for Steelhead has been good if you know where to go and what to do. I have reports of Chinook (King) Salmon being caught. WOW, this is great…Steelhead and Chinook on the same day.
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Zymoetz (Copper) River: The upper section is closed to fishing as of December 31 but the lower section below the first canyon will stay open for Steelheaders to enjoy.
KITIMAT RIVER: The lower Kitimat River produced some fresh bright females earlier this week. Aubrey Gerstel from Chetwind who has been fishing the Kitimat Hatchery run most of this week witnessed nine steelhead hooked on Wednesday April 30th with five landed. Four of these were bright females. Aubrey landed two Steelhead on Thursday and exercised his option to retain a hatchery Steelhead. Regulations allow one hatchery steelhead per day may be harvested on the Kitimat River. Once an angler harvests a hatchery steelhead on the Kitimat River he or she must immediately record the steelhead on the back of their fishing license and "can no longer fish those waters for the remainder of that day". In simple terms, once you keep a hatchery steelhead you must stop fishing the Kitimat River for the rest of the day.
I drifted on Saturday with Ron Egan and Richard Vello. We hooked seven Steelhead and landed four. Two of these fish were pretty bright, two were a bit colored and one was a kelt (spawned out). The other two we didn't get a good look at. It is typical for this time of year to catch Steelhead in the various colours and stages of the spawning migration.
There were two Chinook caught in the lower Kitimat River this week, one at the Pump House pool. This is a unique time of year when Steelhead and Chinook can be caught on the Kitimat River at the same time. I think when I am finished this fishing report I am going to take my spey rod and join Aubrey down at the Hatchery Run.
The water, both upper and lower sections are in excellent shape and fishing for Steelhead is very good…and the Chinook…are coming in also. |
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Attached are pictures of our monster Steelhead our guests caught this past week.
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Kranny, Hunter, Hak, Serge, and Cap were the fortunate anglers that hooked into these aggressive, trophy Steelheads.
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Great fights with the Spey rods and some air raising events gave our guests a superb experience during their trips.
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Water temps have been 38F to 41F, with a rise in water levels we can expect the next week to produce some excellent numbers as the fish are moving throughout the system for the May season. Chinooks are starting to run in small numbers so our Salmon season is just around the corner.
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If you would like to book a guided steelhead, trout or salmon trip in with John Tracy Hittel, you can contact him at,
thittel@uniserve.com
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The area received some light rain Mon. Previously it had been dry and unseasonably warm for over a week. Cold temps have returned for the begin part of this week with highs in the 40's. All the tributary flows have been on the drop and going toward low and clear, and the little precipitation the area has received should not raise the smaller area tributary levels much. Oak Orchard overflow levels are diminished and the water color is only slightly stained without any heavy precipitation lately. The water temp has warmed up thru the 50's and into the 60's F. Steelhead are dropping out of the Oak Orchard slowly, but hanging around long enough giving anglers chances at some aggressive fish. With the Oak Orchard water temps having been in the 50's+ for over two weeks now, most of the fish are in a spawning mode. All the tributary water temps came up sharply and so lots of fish were on the gravel areas and suckers became numerous. Some nice smallmouth bass have begun to show up too and anglers are reminded that it is legal to fish for those big lake spawners on a catch and release basis.
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There has been some good steelhead fishing in the Oak Orchard and there will still be some opportunities for hookups through any remaining cool spring weather ahead - especially on spawning & drop-back steelhead or smaller jacks in the lower river sections. Hook-ups on hard fighting steelhead have been the reward for anglers getting their licks in so to speak before the spring action is over. The tributary flows fell quickly from the last bit of high water, and the vegetation is starting to green out. There was a nice window of fishability in the tributaries two weekends ago and the week before when anglers found lots of spawning action. After that it seems like the fishing pressure fell way off even as most of the best action remained in the Oak Orchard with the smaller waterways having warmed up and most of the spawning activity complete. Anglers looking for the last bit of spring tributary action can also look to the largest tributaries like the Niagara R, Genesee R and Cattaruagus Creek hanging on to cooler water temps and spawning or drop back fish.
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If you would like to contact Ron to book a guided trip, or use his accommodations, or visit his tackle shop, you can contact him at,
www.orleansoutdoor.com
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Jeff asks:
Hi there. Great show. I was wondering if you could tell me some good baits for land locked salmon? As far as I know there is perch, brown speckled trout and land ockin in this lake. Any info would be great. Thanks,
Jeff Chatterton
Italo responds:
Hi Jeff...Thanks for the kind words. You can use a variety of artificial lures for landlocked salmon. Most people cast or troll with 1/4-1/2 oz. spoons, #2 & #3 Vibrax Spinners, a variety of Rapala lures, and they also use more specialized rigs for trolling such as a "flasher" & streamer-fly combination. If the landlocked salmon are smaller in size (less than 5lb.), many people do well trolling with just a streamer fly (trolled with either a fly outfit, or spinning outfit with or without additional weight on the line)...God bless you, Italo
Warren asks:
Hi Italo. I would like to know how to take the barb off a hook. I live in the Kitchener/Waterloo, ON area. Some sections of the Grand River requires the use of artificial baits with barbless hooks. Can you buy barbless hooks?
Warren Hazzard
Italo responds:
Hi Warren....Yes, you can buy both barbless single and treble hooks. The best way to take a barb off an existing barbed-hook is to use a file and grind it off. If that is not doable, than you can use pliers and press the barb down so that it is completely flattened-out onto the hook shaft...God bless you, Italo
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On this weeks adventure join Italo and his guest wife Barbara as they show you how to locate & catch summer-time walleye using crankbaits and fishing weedbeds and weedlines on the famous Big Bay on the Bay of Quinte, ON.
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Join us this week as we take you to Big Bay on the famous Bay of Quinte, ON where we'll show you how to locate and catch trophy summer-time walleye fishing weedbeds and weedlines with www.rapala.com , Crankbaits.
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The eastern-basin of Lake Ontario offers anglers excellent walleye fishing all summer long. While many anglers drift-fish with live bait or jigs/live bait, and others troll using a variety of artificial lures, Italo prefers to cast Rapala crankbaits along the edges of the weedbeds and weedlines.
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To fish any large waters properly it's advantageous to use a fully-rigged fishing boat. In this week's show you'll see Italo & Barb fishing out of the www.yamaha-motor.ca , 172 G3 boat powered by a Yamaha 115hp, 4-stroke motor and equipped with a www.minnkotamotors.com , Maxxum Pro 80 lb. thrust electric trolling motor and two www.humminbird.com , 900c series sonars.
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Two of the top producing walleye crankbaits on the Upper Bay of Quinte are the Rapala Tail Dancer in the #9 size and hot-chub color (above), and the Rapala Dives To #7 in the shartreuse/black color (below).
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To have precise depth control, Italo modified the lip of the Rapala Dives To #7 (above), and used a butane lighter to heat-up the lip and than gently curved the lip in a down-ward position to maintain a specific running depth and to create a much wider "side-to-side" action that attracts fish from a distance to the lure.
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Bay of Quinte walleye are plentiful and average 2-4 lb. in the Upper Bay. These fish are voracious feeders and grow fast!
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In the 2007 season thousands of walleye averaged 12-15" which means that by next year they will be lot's of 17-24" fish!
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The www.luckystrikebaitworks.com , Catch & Release Basket net is ideal when using crankbaits. It's shallow-basket keeps fish calm during netting and also helps anglers to remove fish from the net with ease. The rubber-coated mesh ensures hooks don't get hung-up if fish thrash around.
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In this weeks program you will also get some great terminal tackle tips that include using the www.stringease.com , TTS Fluorocarbon & Titanium leader system when fishing crankbaits for trophy walleye.
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If you love to walleye fish, make sure to plan a trip to the Upper Bay of Quinte between June-Sept., the walleye are plentiful and all you have to do is cast & retrieve crankbaits along the weed edges.
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Season -summer
Time - 10am
Air Temp. 78 F
Water Temp. 65F
Moon Phase -1/2 moon
Depth - 7-12'
Lure - Rapala Tail Dancer and Dives To Crankbaits
Line – Rapala 20 lb. test Titanium Braid
Fish – Walleye
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In this weeks Fishergirl feature, Italo gives kids valuable tips they can use when they are fishing. |
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In this weeks Dickies, Sportfishing Sweepstakes you'll see trophy fish entered from across Canada. |
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