‘Cousins’ to Muskoka Outdoors (and a husband and wife team) Kyle and Diana scored big in Lake Ontario this year. I think your wife has you beat Kyle!

July 18 – August 29, 2009

Entry fee $100 single, $200 family (2 adults & 2 children under 16) (includes GST). Tickets on sale at participating Canadian Tire Stores, fishing tackle stores and official weigh stations.

Family tickets must be purchased from Head Office. Contest rules are available at weigh stations. Participants must purchase their entry tickets no later than the day before the day fishing begins. Your Salmon Derby one-day ticket is included when you fish with a charter boat registered with the Toronto Sun/Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, Great Ontario Salmon Derby.

For more information:
Call (905) 361-2677 or visit www.sportshows.ca.

August 28 to September 26, 2009

Click on the banner below to visit the event host’s website (Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association):

Coldwater Creek

I am heading south tonight to salmon fish in Coldwater Creek tonight. I have never been fishing in this stretch of river for salmon before. I will post any “live” photos via iPhone tonight as Gary and I wet some lines. The section of the creek we are fishing is very close to Orillia, Ontario.

If don’t see any fish pictures posted anytime after 7pm – you can assume things are not going very well. : )

Well, there were some chinook there – they just would not bite our roe, orange rapalas and panther martin spinners.

We set-up ‘conveniently’ behind the donut shop in Coldwater. There was a nice riffle and deeper pools upstream and downstream from the ripple. It looked like a promising spot. Next time!

The York Daily Record reports that the huge King Salmon was caught last week in Lake Ontario. It was caught by, Todd Shreeve, while competing in the 12th Annual Spring Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby. The article shares that,

Shreve said he was told it was the largest “spring salmon” ever caught in Lake Ontario. “They catch a lot of fish that size in the fall,” he said, “but (an impressive) spring fish is usually 24 or 25 pounds.” Entire Article and Larger Photo Here

Follow this link for more information on the King Salmon (also called Chinook Salmon) in Wikipedia. It was there I found this interesting fact about the King Salmon,

“Chinook Salmon are typically divided into “races” with “spring chinook”, “summer chinook”, and “fall chinook” being most common. Races are determined by the timing of adult entry into fresh water.” Entire Wikipedia Entry Here

I would think that most Ontario anglers would know that we are to follow last year’s fishing regulations. This is because the regulations are being re-written and all parties involved want to make sure they get things right. The new guidelines are expected to be out in January 2008. There are some small changes that the MNR would like us to follow and one of those guidelines impacts bass anglers. Continue Reading