Posted on January 19th, 2023
Hi John, you can catch panfish like Crappie, Perch, Bluegill and Pumpkinseed both in the open-water season and winter (if the ice is safe), fishing in 4-7′ water around weeds. In the summertime you can fish just a piece of worm on a hook under a sensitive float suspending the bait just off the bottom. In the winter using small tear-drop jigs in the 1/16-1/8 oz tipped with either a small piece of worm, 2-3 live maggots or a wax worm will work well in the same areas.
Good locations to catch them are:
-Welland Recreational Canal right in Welland, ON
-Gibson Lake system east of Hwy.406 where there are small expansions (large ponds).
-Marlin Marina, Port Colborne fishing inside the rock break-wall where the dock systems are.
These can be fished from shore in the open-water and good through the ice once its safe.
Make sure to check the fishing videos on our Italo Labignan YouTube channel and if you have any questions just email them to me at Ask Italo throughout our www.canadian-sportfishing.com website.
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Posted on February 1st, 2022
Hi Alexander, Quebec has the same species of panfish as Ontario; Bluegill, Pumpkiinseed, White & Black Crappie, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Warmouth, Longear Sunfish, White Bass, White Perch.
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Posted on January 26th, 2022
Hi Alexander, they are considered panfish…God bless you.
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Posted on October 21st, 2021
Each late fall jumbo Perch move into the lower river. One of the best places is to anchor where the Jet boat docks are just north of the Queenston, ON boat launch and fish a pickerel-rig with two small minnow right on the bottom in 18′ water. The perch don’t move in there until the water temps drop and you can see emerald shiners at the boat launch.
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Posted on April 16th, 2021
One of the best locations on Lake Simcoe, ON is Virginia Beach. Normally it’s protected from wind so it’s ideal to fish from a small craft like a kayak, canoe or small tin boat. The perch are mixed in size there and if you move around you should not have any problem finding 8-11″ fish. Try fishing close to the main shoreline in 3-4′ of water in the vicinity of the pier where the boat docks are. Then try fishing in the middle area and lastly try fishing off the Georgina Island shoreline. You don’t need a fish finder, just cast in all direction and let your lure sink to the bottom before working it.
My best results there have been using a 1/8 oz. jighead with a 2 1/2″ Lunker City Fin-S-Fish minnow on 10lb test braided line. I fish the minnow close to the bottom and jig it gently and also reel it in slowly along the bottom. There is a nice mix of vegetation throughout that bay…God bless you.
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Posted on April 15th, 2021
Most of the Lake Ontario harbour mouths and some of the creeks/bays will draw spring perch and bullhead catfish into the shallows. You can get this in your region in these areas:
-off the Hamilton Harbor pier (bay side)
-in lower section of Grindstone Creek
-50 Point Marine basin
-Jordan Harbor Marina Basin
-Port Dalhousie Marina Basin
You can fish either a “pickerel-rig” with two small live minnows or a worm on a hook…God bless you.
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Posted on December 26th, 2019
Hi George,
Virginia Beach in the south-east side of Simcoe is also good early winter perch. Early safe ice in the Bay is at the mouth of Moscote Bay and in Big Bay either off Big Island or from the north shore off Pointe Anne….God bless you.
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Posted on April 7th, 2019
Hi Lukas, good question. Some can remain and some can move out. The largemouth bass would go dormant, any smallmouth bass would probably move out and return, as they are more migratory. The panfish may move out but I have a feeling most would remain active and feed around the weedbeds and weedlines…God bless you.
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Posted on February 24th, 2019
Hi Larry, you don’t have to travel far. The south-end of Chemong Lake south of the Chemong Causeway and fishing the south-west side is a very good place to target them. They shoud be right along the shore in 2-4′ water. Fish small 1″ tubes or curly tail grubs under a small slip-bobber and you should do well…God bless you.
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Posted on January 21st, 2019
Hi George, winter time is not a good time to target rock bass. Best time to fish for them is end of April and through May when they are close to shorelines and preparing to spawn. One of my favorite areas to fish for them is in Cook’s Bay, Lake Simcoe, ON along the outer rocks that create the Keswick, ON marina break-wall. Small crankbaits and 1/8 oz. jigs with 1-2″ plastic grubs work well fished on an ultralight or light action spinning outfit.
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