I live in Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay - part of the Great Lakes Lake Huron in Canada. The major claim to fame is that the beach is the largest freshwater beach in the world ... more than 25 km of sandy beaches.
There are some amazing salmon fishing off Wasaga Beach and Collingwood, which is only 15 miles away.
And when the salmon are not only under your bait, and you move the iron, you can often go slow and take a Steelhead (Rainbow) and / or brownTrout.
There are quite a good mooring facilities in Collingwood. I prefer to launch my boat there, because they are rarely busy, so I launched my boat in the water rather quickly. Even at the mouth of the Nottawasaga Wasaga Beach is often quite flat in the mud up there.
I have a good old 18-foot fiberglass boat called "patches". The name is obvious when you see the boat. But I do not skimp on the engine. This is a very reliable, fairly new 60 hpEvinrude.
I walk from Collingwood Harbour (where I used to my sweepers during the war and the great Lakers built after the war. Now it's off.) Past the abandoned silos and out in Georgian Bay. I do not fish when the water no more than a chop. I was on the bay, when suddenly the wind blew from the Blue Mountains and passing out 2-3 feet (and higher) waves in the blink of an eye. Distracted landing a big fish for a few minutes and you canbe difficult.
I use a view finder / depth sounder fish in the boat with permanent permanently connected to the transponder mounted on the rear. This lets me know if you were running about 85 meters deep. I left the engine idling and get ready for the equipment.
My 6-foot rods with Penn reels baitcast and heavy braided line with 50 pounds. Braided line is very difficult to cut, not stretch, so you get more feel from the traditional line of monofilament line.
But first, I preparethe downrigger. I can handle two of them easily because they are electric. I use a £ 5 lead "cannonball" at the end of the 150 meters of twisted steel cable on each. These tests are to ensure that each up / down buttons to operate in both directions.
Usually I sit on a big bucket of blue on a downrigger, silvery color and a connector at the other end. I use it for about half an hour earlier on, if you do not get any shots. Then I go to dark (black, dark green, etc.) at once, and somebright (red, orange, spotted) on the other. Another half hour, no action, and will change again to attract. Once you find one that works on this day, I, color, or as close as I can put on both lines.
Then I put the boat in gear and at least about 3 mph. If I leave the line, I ran a line of 60-10 feet behind the cannonball, and another 15-20 yards behind him. Then I clip the line to the cannonball, the clamp, and let the line down, if I lower the cannon ball, in order to be near the cannon balllow (about 5 feet), and the other about 15 feet above. Keep an eye on the fish finder to see where the fish are staging and look both above and below this level.
I also use "sting". This is a 6-8 foot length of the line with a snap swivel at each end. Be reduced after the downrigger, snap the end of the line until the ball gun can, and a teaspoon at the other end. I try to use the silver or blue on the back. The plugs are slipstop the line, but in the 'belly', often taking a cruise pot (sweets) salmon, usually the younger ones, or steelhead.
I slowly lower the minimum, from about 125 feet deep, then shallow to 85 meters, then again so that the zig-zag. I put the depth of cannon ball accordingly. Of course, if I had the salmon, I'm staying near the depth where the fish are.
If the salmon do not eat only this time I will run for about 30-40 meters and downrigSteelhead or trout instead. The fish finder will help me to feed on baitfish schools and trout found. Use baits seem Rapalas baitfish, spoons, flies, etc.
Salmon fishing is at best 3 times ... dawn, noon and just after sunset. So do not stop too soon. I think it's better to play golf in the afternoon and return the salmon in the night.
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