Nottawasaga River Salmon Run ...

[Hound]

Because even half dead a 20 pound Chinook fights better then a 10 pound bass. lol

Perhaps but the skill level to catch a ten pound bass is much greater than the skill level to drag a spoon around in circles

hound

[muddler]

The Notty is usually murky at the best of times. Don't let that put you off, there is some great fishing there. Just adapt. Mepps spinners held in the current around current breaks is my go to bait. Just hold it in the current down stream until it stops spinning. Crank in a couple turns of the reel to lift it off the bottom to get it spinning again. Be prepared for arm wrenching hits.

The Notty takes a bit of time to get used to. Once you have adapted, the fishing is great. Visibility of 2 feet is considered pretty good for the Notty.

muddler

[avengere1]

hound you are to funny,i catch smallies and large on simcoe, they are not even in the same catagory for good eating as a nice siler salmon , on the bbg, and the fight a 10-12 lb salmon gives on the nod is awesome

[Hound]

I ran Salmon express charters out of port credit for years . you couldn't pay me to go salmon fishing anymore.We had people who had never fished before reel in twenty lb fish. where does the skill come in ?I am not a giant fish eater more like perch walljaw and pike,occasional muskie on a spit.

hound

[trouttime]

I ran Salmon express charters out of port credit for years . you couldn't pay me to go salmon fishing anymore.We had people who had never fished before reel in twenty lb fish. where does the skill come in ?I am not a giant fish eater more like perch walljaw and pike,occasional muskie on a spit.

hound

Hey Hound no offence to you. But I have been on a charter for salmon before. Of course there is no skill in reeling in a fish on a 30-pound plus line, and a rod the size of a tree.

It's much different when your shore fishing at the mouth of the harbor. Casting spoons or rappelas in to the lake. Using a 6 to 10lbs line. Fighting 20 pound plus salmon.Fighting waves and other elements such as huge rocks and snags. That takes a bit of skill don't you think?

[Hound]

Lol funny you should mention a rod the size of a tree and thirty pound test ,there is a picture from our sparrow lake tourney of a fish that came on a very similar rig except it was 65lb test .

And I would then call it coordination not skill when fighting a fish under those conditions.

hound

[Kris]

I ran Salmon express charters out of port credit for years . you couldn't pay me to go salmon fishing anymore.We had people who had never fished before reel in twenty lb fish. where does the skill come in ?

hound

I would say the customer may not have any skill to reel in these monsters, but the charter captain better have the skill to put the customer on to fish. Any idiot can drag spoons around the lake and get lucky now and then, but to be able to consistantly be on the fish everyday takes some skill and knowledge wouldn't you think?

[steelie]

I would say the customer may not have any skill to reel in these monsters, but the charter captain better have the skill to put the customer on to fish. Any idiot can drag spoons around the lake and get lucky now and then, but to be able to consistantly be on the fish everyday takes some skill and knowledge wouldn't you think?

to a certain extent yes- baitfish= shinnies common sense, but consistency is the key

to a point before- a 10lb bass vs a salmon- salmon every day, bass is fun on light tackle but that same talk would be smashed by a 15lb+ shinny or bow, you dont have to avoid rocks, trees other anglers, wade into the river maybe get soaked but thats the fun part of the catch is trying to land a fish in the most uncomfortable place without a net- ive hooked lots of huge fish both riggin and river and still by far is the river... go catch a wild steelhead and see how you get on

[rover1.5dx]

Many folks now call GL migratory "rainbow trout" steelhead since the main differentiation is the migration aspect (i.e. 'anadromous'). Here in the GL of course there's no saltwater, however, they are migrating from a huge body of water into the river therefore the "steelhead" naming convention.

I may be wrong but the strain stocked in the GL were of steelhead decent...not rainbow trout.

[cru2112]

great lake rainbow (steelhead)
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business...ge/200079.html
inland lake and stream rainbow
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business...02_165839.html