How is the fishing in your region?

[talloola]

My husband went out to hitch up the boat this morning, and someone had stolen
his trailer hitch, just another gliche in the fishing hobby, by the time one gets
finished preparing to catch fish, they have become very very expensive, after
adding up expenses.
I could drive over to my local fish market, and buy all the fish I want, and never
spend what 'the sport fisherman' spends.
Yeah yeah, I know the answer, have heard it a million times.:-?

 

[#juan]

When I still had my boat I used to say that If I caught my limit in salmon every time I went out, they were costing me about $500.00 a pound.

 

[Nuggler]

A pike or a perch

Close, but no cigar. We callem pickerel. The Americans (and far too many Canadians), call them walleye. In Europe, they're called Zander.

I wuz havin some fun with Petros.

More like refugee pickerel

eyuk eyuk.
:lol:

 

[CDNBear]

(and far too many Canadians)

Couldn't agree more.

 

[petros]

That's why I keep the pickerel and throw the walleye back.

 

[#juan]

Close, but no cigar. We callem pickerel. The Americans (and far too many Canadians), call them walleye. In Europe, they're called Zander.

I wuz havin some fun with Petros.

More like refugee pickerel

eyuk eyuk.
:lol:

We don't have those fish in B.C..

Where I go fishing on Fraser Lake there are trout and Arctic Char and the odd whitefish. In recent years the number of fish has dwindled down probably because of the saw mills and the mining. Most of my fishing now is in the ocean where there are still a few salmon.

 

[VanIsle]

Close, but no cigar. We callem pickerel. The Americans (and far too many Canadians), call them walleye. In Europe, they're called Zander.

I wuz havin some fun with Petros.

More like refugee pickerel

eyuk eyuk.
:lol:

I tried! I really have no idea what the fish even looks like. I just looked it up in the on line dictionary I have and that was the answer. I really only know what Salmon, Halibut and trout looks like. That's all the fish I eat. That's all I need to know.:lol:

 

[talloola]

When I still had my boat I used to say that If I caught my limit in salmon every time I went out, they were costing me about $500.00 a pound.

Exactly, so when you think about it, the cost of enjoying the 'outing' and the
'scenery' and the excitement of actually catching the fish, is enormous.

I know it's easy for someone like me to say such things, because I don't like
fishing, I hate the smell of stinky/slimy fish, I only like the water when it is
as flat as a mill pond, so, I guess I just don't get it.
It's been said to me many times, the view from the boat, out on the ocean,
is so beautiful, well, I get the same view looking out to the ocean, from that
piece of land that was called so beautiful, and I have a great view, costs me
next to nothing.
I don't like being stuck in a boat, can't go anywhere, not getting any excercise,
and it becomes very boring, I want to get out and walk.
I just did a rant, didn't I, I feel better now, thanks,;-)

 

[#juan]

Exactly, so when you think about it, the cost of enjoying the 'outing' and the
'scenery' and the excitement of actually catching the fish, is enormous.

I know it's easy for someone like me to say such things, because I don't like
fishing, I hate the smell of stinky/slimy fish, I only like the water when it is
as flat as a mill pond, so, I guess I just don't get it.
It's been said to me many times, the view from the boat, out on the ocean,
is so beautiful, well, I get the same view looking out to the ocean, from that
piece of land that was called so beautiful, and I have a great view, costs me
next to nothing.
I don't like being stuck in a boat, can't go anywhere, not getting any excercise,
and it becomes very boring, I want to get out and walk.
I just did a rant, didn't I, I feel better now, thanks,;-)

I'm glad we could help...;-)

I enjoy a boat large enough so the wake from the passing ferries doesn't present threat. If I'm out in Desolation Sound and a bit of a wind comes up, I don't have to panic, cut my trip short and rush in in fear of the waves. A forty foot boat is just about right for our waters.

 

[talloola]

I'm glad we could help...;-)

I enjoy a boat large enough so the wake from the passing ferries doesn't present threat. If I'm out in Desolation Sound and a bit of a wind comes up, I don't have to panic, cut my trip short and rush in in fear of the waves. A forty foot boat is just about right for our waters.

A forty ft. boat is a nice size, I probably wouldn't even mind that, as one can
move about quite nicely. Our boat is 22', so that's it, get in, sit in your spot,
watch the rod, steer the boat, uuuugh.
We boated one year up to big bay, stewart island, spent about 5 days travelling
around, slowly came back down to desolation sound, and other islands, and snooped
around lots of other areas as well, then over to gorge harbour,I like it when we were going slow, but
as you say, travelling fast, and passing lots of boats, then lots of wakes, and
I hated every one, and I always worry that the water is going to be too rough
when we have to cross over the straits again.
I like arriving at places, can get out.
I like riding on the ferry.;-)

 

[#juan]

quoting Talloola

I like riding on the ferry.;-)

I like the ferry too but you need an awful lot of line to get your hook in the water..;-)

 

[talloola]

quoting Talloola


I like the ferry too but you need an awful lot of line to get your hook in the water..;-)

Yeah, and I can think of many funny things you could hook, while trying....;-)
a toupe comes to mind first, then someone's hat, I'll stop there, could get
real interesting.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I do my best Fishing at Superstore. I've yet to leave there empty-handed.

Years ago, I'd just go directly to the Cannery in La Ronge and a good sized
(8-10lb) Lake Trout would cost whatever a pack of smokes was going for
at the time.

Yes, strangely enough....Saskatchewan does have a commercial Fishing
industry. Lots'a water in the North. Something like 100,000 lakes & rivers
in the Province.

 

[karrie]

I don't like being stuck in a boat, can't go anywhere, not getting any excercise,
and it becomes very boring, I want to get out and walk.
I just did a rant, didn't I, I feel better now, thanks,;-)

I like heading out on lakes with the fishermen. They can fish off one side of the boat, I can jump into the lake on the other. Just sitting in the boat gets old quick for me. I've done it more this year, because the kids love to fish, but it's for their sake, not because I want to be there.

 

[karrie]

Yes, strangely enough....Saskatchewan does have a commercial Fishing
industry. Lots'a water in the North. Something like 100,000 lakes & rivers
in the Province.

Most Albertans I know head to Sask for the lakes and the awesome fishing whenever they can. The water beats our old, algae ridden lakes apparently.

 

[talloola]

I like heading out on lakes with the fishermen. They can fish off one side of the boat, I can jump into the lake on the other. Just sitting in the boat gets old quick for me. I've done it more this year, because the kids love to fish, but it's for their sake, not because I want to be there.

There is no way I could do that while fishing with them on the ocean, two lines
in the water, one out of each side, and then I would be disturbing the water,
scare the fish away, and if a fish was on, boat is turning, fish is running,
chaos.
I'd rather stay home, although I fished and boated for years and years, while
the kids were growing up, had lots of fun with them out there, if not fishing,
we were beaching and swimming, while the dad fished. He has been crazy
for fishing since he was a kid, he still likes it , but doesn't have the desire
to go as much, we're on our own now, and spend almost all of our time
together, looking forward to the big train trip in October, getting closer.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Most Albertans I know head to Sask for the lakes and the awesome fishing whenever they can. The water beats our old, algae ridden lakes apparently.

Source: Fishing in Saskatchewan. Canada’s best kept secret.

The shield is home to an abundance of lakes. Thousands of years ago glaciers
moved across the north creating an area dotted with amazing rock structures and
thousands of lakes. Minnesota is home to 10,000 lakes, Saskatchewan boasts over
100,000!

 

[Unforgiven]

Source: Fishing in Saskatchewan. Canada’s best kept secret.

The shield is home to an abundance of lakes. Thousands of years ago glaciers
moved across the north creating an area dotted with amazing rock structures and
thousands of lakes. Minnesota is home to 10,000 lakes, Saskatchewan boasts over
100,000!

The Canadian water is amazing and often overlooked. Fishing in Toronto, yep I know, rocks! When I was young a few years before I met my wife, I would go with a couple of guys up around Prince Albert and Laronge fishing. More drinking and chillin but it was about fishing. We'd just hit a little lake here another there on down the road.

I'm not a fisherman any more. I started keeping fish as pets and now they are all sort of like cats and dogs to me. But I love to go out with my buddy while he fishes. Anything to do with a boat I'm all over it. Something I have found since moving to Ontario and starting to explore is the water. I mean the country was "settled" for lack of a better term at the moment, using the waterways. Now you can take a boat from Torontoon Lake Ontario, through all the Great Lakes, to Chicago, down the river system call the Inter Coastal Water Way down into the Deep South to the Gulf Coast. Then to the Caribbean or back up the Eastern Seaboard to Nova Scotia, to Gaspe Bay along the St. Lawrence through Quebec and back to Toronto without hauling the boat out of the water once. Just think of the fishing! I imagine you would have to pack twice your own weight in fishing gear and tackle to handle all the different fish and situations.

I'm not too sure about eating all that fish but you sure would have one hell of a tale to tell about all the ones you let go for someone else to enjoy catching.
There is a place a few hours north of Toronto where Georgian Bay Meets Lake Superior called Manitoulin Island where as I understand it, the fish is free of any toxins and heavy metals that are often found in fish in the Great Lakes. I've not tried any yet but it's on the to do list. From what I am told as I've not been yet myself, North Ontario and Quebec has some of the finest fishing that the country has to offer. Tricky to get to most of it but if you're able and can handle a canoe, you can find Heaven. It's full of bigs apparently. :lol:

 

[talloola]

When my husband is fishing outside of Ucluelet, I sometimes drive up to the lighthouse, to see if I can spot him, it is so beautiful there, and looking west,
you see nothing but ocean, and the next land mass would be Japan, lots of
wale watching there too, one can see their big spouts of water, and watch
them as they migrate through.

 

[Unforgiven]

When my husband is fishing outside of Ucluelet, I sometimes drive up to the lighthouse, to see if I can spot him, it is so beautiful there, and looking west,
you see nothing but ocean, and the next land mass would be Japan, lots of
wale watching there too, one can see their big spouts of water, and watch
them as they migrate through.

Hey have any of you Islanders been to Robson Bight?
Last I heard they had a spill there. I used to love that place, it used to be called the rubbing rocks because the whales would come to literally rub themselves on the smooth rocks on the bottom. Not sure how the fishing was but the view was often stellar!