Les Mandeville
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I was using a method feeder this weekend and the problem is that the method ball drives into the weed which is counter productive to what you are trying to do which is place a food plot on the bottom.
you need to get that popup to sit above or on the very top of the weed.
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I am using the current conditions to learn a new rig. I am setting up a chod rig and hopefully fish on top of the weed. I will keep you posted.
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I just did the same. will give it another go....I saw six other guys leave when they were hauling in the weed. Might get the river to myself if everyone thinks it is weeded in
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Thanks Mike,
I was thinking Chod rig as well. I have never experienced that level of weed there before it is usually all rock and gravel.
Guess I get to learn how to tie a new rig...always a new thing.
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Well yesterday was a frustrating one. I hit Marie Curtis park and was planning on spending the day. The water had been stirred up and was very muddy.
I got setup and tossed in my old faithful oats, corn, panko and molasses method mix and Pineapple mega corn on the hair and settled into the chair.
I had a strange run about ten minutes later and was thinking to myself that this might be a great day to get a run so early. It was a little slower than a usual screamer but I picked it up just the same.
three to four pounds of weeds and grass...the next four casts all the same. In an hour I had a hay pile beside my chair.
last week there was no weeds and in the space of five days an underground wheat field....
Is this normal and will the river be weeded in now all year or is this a freak thing? I have never seen anything like this before. Anybody have any thoughts about this?
I packed it in after and hour and moved to below the bridge near the Old Mill....nothing going there either and the water level is really low. Is there any action above the dam there at all or am I better to fish closer to the river mouth near the lake
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I would avoid Marie Curtis. Spent yesterday there and it is so thick with weed there was nothing. I was pulling out two and three pounds of weed on every cast.
Not even the usual goby bleeps on the alarms either.
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Not that I am against bow fishing. I am a bow hunter but shooting carp at the base of a dam after you climbed a fence marked no trespassing and no fishing I thought warranted the call to 911. They were all in cuffs the last I saw of them.
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Ridiculous....
I called the police on three guys bowfishing for carp and stomping on them with a boot and throwing them back in the water still alive on the weekend. The cop called the Ministry Man...I hope he throws the book at them.
The RBG should face huge fines and perhaps a call to the Hamilton Spectator for a news article.
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this was my 25lb common
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here is the mirror
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Since April 4th of this year I have sat through the snow, the rain, the freezing rain and a lack of any fish.
this weekend made up for all of that.
Let's go back to this past Thursday...the weather was amazing and at 1:05pm I bailed on work and took the trip down the 403 to my home town of Port Dover. I decided I would finally try a spot I had been looking at for a few years and took a small detour to the Grand river just south of Brantford below the Cockshutt Bridge. Needless to say after three wicked snags and an hour of nothing I decided to go where I know and packed up the wagon for Port Dover.
Go Where you know the fish are I say
I got to my favourite spot about 5pm and had the best 6hrs of my life landing six fish including a 12lb mirror ( my second from this spot) and loosing three. I went home to my mom's happy but beat.
I jumped out of bed the next morning with intentions on fishing Dunnville but I decided to return to my spot.
the morning was slow but I did lose one run about 2pm and then landed a 16lb common around 3:30pm. I lost another fish and then I hooked into a personal best 25lb common around dinner time.
A big shout out to my little sis who made me lunch and brought it down to me Friday afternoon..
I will post a couple of pics in the replies
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Spent another cold day in Marie Curtis Yesterday....sat through the high winds and freezing rain and ice pellets. one short run but no successes. One fish broke the surface through the afternoon. Headed back to my home town of Port Dover Thursday for the long weekend and hopefully I will have some results to share.
Is everyone having as slow a spring as I am having on the water?
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Nice sessions and good story. I too spent the winter developing my blowback rigs and taking the time to fill my rig box with them. But have little in the way of action this spring. I have never fished in Hamilton and know little of where to go. Needless to say your word inspire.
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Two more days at Marie Curtis. No runs or bites....did see three carp break the surface though. It was a damn cold two days
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This spring I have had two long weekends in Marie Curtis Park with limited to no success as of yet. Only one run and nothing landed. Am heading there this afternoon for a night session and might stop at the Humber river first and see what's going on. Anyone else seeing or catching this spring yet?
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Was in My home town of Port Dover for a little family visit last weekend and managed to get in a little carping. It was Perch Derby kickoff weekend so there were a lot of anglers in the water. Friday night was the best with three runs and landing two one just under ten lbs and a second just under fifteen pounds. The rest of the weekend was cold and there were fish jumping and moving but no runs on Saturday or Sunday.
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If my son does not make the final day of his ball tournament I will do my best to come down there from Brampton. It will be my first visit to Carp fish in Hamilton
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Just thought I would share the results of my session last night and share a few pics.
Lost my first two fish but these two made it to the landing mat.
The First one was 15lbs and the larger one weighed in at 27.5lbs. Both were very chunky and very healthy and swam away to fight another day.
And I also added a picture of my fishing buddy for the night.
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I do know a couple of spots that are right off of highway 9 and canal road that seem to be public I think.
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Hi I pass this area regularly and am wondering if there is any carp to be had up there? Anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
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I have always sworn by natural peanut butter and anise for early spring results.
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Fished Last Saturday the 11th...few light bites but nothing solid. Was out again Sunday the 19th but blanked again.
Marie Curtis Weeded in
in Ontario
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Chod rig did the trick. Fished it Tuesday night and my bait stayed out of the weed. nothing biting there though it was very very windy and unpleasant to fish on Tuesday