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Hi everyone. I am new to the Ottawa area and VERY new to this site. I was hoping someone might be able to direct me to some spots to fish for Steelheads. Sadly, I am confined to shore, but am willing to drive. I am assuming somewhere around Kingston would be a safe bet. Any tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

I would think that the Ganaraska or other tribs of Lake Ont. would be your best bet, not sure what else is out that way..

Well, we drove to Millhaven and fished a few creeks in the area last night. It was cold, wet, and VERY windy. Lasted about 2hrs then came back home. Bad idea, but we had fun.

Hey Steady
Here's a related thread...
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=38379

Thanks out4trout. I am from the Toronto area and guess I will not be steelheading this year, as that is a far drive. I am assuming its going to be the same for the fall salmon run, any idea?

Thanks, Steady.

Basically you need to go west of Kingston about an hour before you are into any significant number of steelhead. Pretty much every stream and river entering Lake Ontario from there and west has some spring steelies off-shore, and most if not all creek and stream mouths are accessible. MOST water upstream is on private property, so you are pretty much looking at shore fishing.

Good luck!

Doug

Make sure you check the Regs. Trout are only open from Lake Ontario to the CN rail tracks.

1lastcast wrote:Make sure you check the Regs. Trout are only open from Lake Ontario to the CN rail tracks.

Which river are we talking about? most of zone 18 is open all year long.

Steadyeddy,

Not a problem finding excellent Steelhead waters closer to Toronto, consider:

• Niagara River (Caution - extremely dangerous water!)
• Port Dalhousie
• Bronte Creek
• Credit River
• 16-Mile Creek
• Humber River
• Duffins Creek

A little further afield, there are a number of tributaries in the stretch between Goderich, Owen Sound and Collingwood that are reported to have excellent spring and fall runs.

Credit River

http://www.craa.on.ca/credit.shtml

Southern Ontario Fly Fishing Rivers

http://www.flyfishontario.ca/ontario-fl ... ing-rivers


Cheers,
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Which river are we talking about? most of zone 18 is open all year long.[/quote]


Any of the rivers in zone 16 and 17.
Except lakers in 16 which are open right now.

FISH HUNTER

FISH_HUNTER wrote:Which river are we talking about? most of zone 18 is open all year long.

Any of the rivers in zone 16 and 17.
Except lakers in 16 which are open right now.

FISH HUNTER[/quote]

Gotcha, thought he was talking around kingston. One of the good thing about this zone is that rainbow,browns salmon etc are open all year the bad news is there are very few spawning rivers/creeks.

As I stated in the thread link Out4trout posted, my money is New York.

I haven't done the math but I'm guessing it's a closer drive to Pulaski, NY from Ottawa than it is to comparable steelhead fishing in Ontario.

Even without waders you can go to Selkirk State Park and fish the mouth of the Grindstone as it empties into Lake Ontario. There are several pools on the Salmon a shore bound angler can have sucess at. There are several creeks that empty into the Salmon River a person without waders can be sucsessful. Again, if you have waders you are in heaven.

If you do go to the Salmon river and you have waders, get a pair of Korkers( the ones with the metal spikes) put on your boots. Felt botoms are useless. The rocks are very slipery.

Get the latest info on Salmon River power generating discharges from Niagra Mohawk before you venture forth.

Good luck where ever you go,
DS

Thanks for all the info guys. I am in Ottawa and thought Kingston would be a good bet. Now, it looks like a trip to Selkirk State Park is in order. Will I be needing to bring my passport ?

steadyeddy wrote:Thanks for all the info guys. I am in Ottawa and thought Kingston would be a good bet. Now, it looks like a trip to Selkirk State Park is in order. Will I be needing to bring my passport ?

If you have a valid passport bring it. Makes everybodys life easier at the border. When you come back I'd suggest crossing at Odgensburg/Johnstown. Canadian Customs are nice there. Not so nice at Thousand Islands Bridge.

Seriously, stop at Whitakers and get your fishing license. Explain your situation and ask for their recomendations for sucess. http://whitakers.com/
There are other fishing shops in Pulaski, but there is a reason they are biggest and the best, they want to help you have the best experience you can.
At Selkirk there is a lot of "surf fishing" done, more so than fishing the creek proper. If you have a 8 or 9 ft rod bring it. If you plan to use a rod holder(yes, you should) make sure it will be compatible with getting set up on a stone & rock shoreline. I used a 5 gal pail. put the rod in the pail and put in rocks to keep it balanced. Kinda Micky Mouse but the price is right

DS

Thanks DS. My passport is missing (lovely, I know), so may not be making the trip after all. Also what is "surf fishing" ?

Thanks, steady