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by fishron
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:52 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Big Bucket
Replies: 24
Views: 12238

Re: Big Bucket

Nice largemouth, Margie. I remember the years following the draining of the golf course pond into the lake. There were no largemouth in Wolfe prior to that. We had some big smallmouth in the spring on our walleye opener, of course quickly released. We will be back in the fall and between our walleye...
by fishron
Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Gar. How should I set the hook and other questions?
Replies: 12
Views: 4519

Re: Gar. How should I set the hook and other questions?

I don't see where there is a great danger to the fish or an illegality in using the nylon method. If you were to replace the nylon with fly-rod strips of pork rind you wouldn't lose much of the catching ability of the lure. I don't think many folks would want to kill and eat a gar. It's just a metho...
by fishron
Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Wolfe Lake, Westport
Replies: 6
Views: 4494

Re: Wolfe Lake, Westport

Used to be a good walleye lake is a misnomer. Wolfe is and has always been the premier walleye lake in southern Ontario. It has the perfect structure for shoal spawning walleye on a lake that has never needed to be stocked. In any lake in the pressured southern Ontario area the walleye can be diffic...
by fishron
Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:58 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Gar. How should I set the hook and other questions?
Replies: 12
Views: 4519

Re: Gar. How should I set the hook and other questions?

The trick with catching gar is using women's nylon stockings. Cut small strips of the nylon stockings and tie them securely around the shaft of as many treble hooks your lure has. When the gat hits the nylon will snag his teeth and the battle is on. Be careful unraveling the nylon....those teeth are...