OntarioFishingGuy

Nice fresh salmon from the weekend.

Nice carp! The second fish is a brown trout, and a nice one too.

I would be hesitant to throw a 3/8 oz jig on a light rod. I use a 7' ML Avid and it handles 1/8 to 3/8 oz well. If you are going to be ripping your hair jigs through weeds, I would step up to a M, maybe slightly shorter and stiffer. If you are fishing open water, a ML will work well.

You can get any size bootie installed on any of their GoreTex waders. I agree that their products are a bit overpriced, but I don't mind paying for quality.

You are entitled to your opinion, but the G3 and G4 waders are probably the most used guide wader up here. The Freestones are one of the the most popular overall. Another thing about Simms is the sizing. More sizes equals better fit, which equals a longer lasting, more comfortable wader. All waders will leak, but some will last longer than others. Also, I never knew made in China = poor quality... ?

Simms are made to last a while. Cheaper breathables might last a season or two, but they will leak more. You can get Simms Freestones for 250$. Be sure to buy good wading boots as well, slipping in the river sucks.

Always. I don't find that I lose any more fish, plus it's better for the fish and yourself. Some hooks have wicked barbs.

If I had one pike lure, it would be a spoon. They love them.

Battenkills are really solid reels. Both rods look nice. I say keep them.

Cold, cold steelhead from late January. Probably one of the coldest days I have caught fish on.

For your first attempt at tying , they are very good. Keep them and look back at them in a year, and see how far you have come. They're much better than my first ties.

That was one downside I found, but I still use it for larger jigs. I used to use uni 3/0, but it broke a lot when cinching down the hair. Danville is next on the list.

I've been trying out Veevus threads. The 6/0 is the largest size they make, but is extremely strong. The 10/0 is great for smaller panfish type jigs where you don't want much bulk at the collar.

Here is a streamer fly I have been playing with. It is tied with two #4 Mustad hooks, joined with wire. This articulation gives the fly a fluid action in the water. The tail is brown marabou, the body is UV polar chenille, and the head is brown Hareline trilobal.

From earlier this winter in Cuba. I used a 1/3 oz Cleo, casting of the beach. It fought hard on ML walleye gear / 10lb Power Pro.

Smallies are your best bet if you don't want to troll. If you are open to fishing the tributaries as well, you could get a guided steelhead trip. The Niagara river is a really spectacular place to fish, and holds some very nice trout in the spring. The only thing is that you would need to charter a boat, the river is too dangerous to navigate without experience. Chinook and coho are really only caught in spring by trolling. You can jig for them too but I don't know if any guides are doing that.

I hate to say it, but 10lb mono. I hate using it when bass fishing, but it's so darn versatile.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/forum/45-electronics/ Click the green text above, it will bring you to the electronics forum. If you click on the 'fishing forums' button, instead of letting the drop down menu appear, you will see many other forums (other fish species, flea market, etc.).

I see. I guess most of my casts are roll casts then. Thank you for the info.

Here's a helpful video I found on pitching vs flipping. Still not sure what roll casting is in bass fishing. I know that when fly fishing, a roll cast is used when there is no room for a backcast.

Nope.

I like calf tail for smaller jigs. Its stiffer than bucktail so it doesn't move as much in the water. I want to try skunk sometime. Is it very stiff or more fluid?

Fish slow and deep. Make sure your presentation is getting down to the fish, they won't move very far to eat a bait. I would skip the faster water and concentrate on the slow pools.

Looks good, thanks guys.

^^^ Excellent advice. Keeping it sparse is key to tying a good jig.