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Birddogin
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Posted: Thu Nov 6th, 2008 09:11 pm |
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Good afternoon everyone,
Well just sitting here at work, working soooo hard. My mind is on Simcoe and the gorgeous fall smallies and northerns i have been seeing all over WFN.
I will be coming up with a 9yr old who has never really experienced any form of fishing other than off shore. i am planning on heading out of Cooks bay and see that there are various humps and sweet drop off's for me to get started at.
What i am hoping is that someone on this site can give me some insight on Simcoe and how the Smallies and Northerns are patterning this time of year, and how the fishing has been with this nice weather???? If anyone has some tips, tricks and locations i would be grateful to hear them.
It would turn a possible cold day on the water for a 9 year old into something he will never forget.
Thanks in advance,
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dokdok
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Posted: Thu Nov 6th, 2008 10:50 pm |
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Hey there Birddogin, Thanks for the intro!
Glad you found your way here, we've been waiting for ya!
Lots of great fishers here that love cook's bay. They'll see your post and gets you on the right track ... We can't have that 9 year old waiting any longer ... hahaha
I seen your post and thought I'd say Hi and Welcome you to GoFishOnt. 
You may want to gets a good motor for that paddle boat thou lol 
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Birddogin
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Posted: Thu Nov 6th, 2008 11:45 pm |
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Thanks so much dokdok, i appreciate the welcome.
The paddleboat in question is shared by my Texas friend Matt. He can't understand why all the fish up here have so many teeth. I almost had him lip a 38" Northern on Moon River. Almost was the key word there, had the video camera and everything ready, but..... no dice LOL.
Seconds after that pic was taken, the empty boxes under the display collapsed and we were uncerimoniously escorted out of the sporting goods store in Indianapolis.
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redfisher
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Posted: Fri Nov 7th, 2008 01:49 am |
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| Welcome fellow fisher person, dont no about the fall smallies but I"am waiting on the ice. when the ice hits I can give you a hand there. but stick around keep an eye on the board. But its a long drive from kitchener is in it.
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horseshoe
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Posted: Fri Nov 7th, 2008 02:46 am |
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laffin abouyt the escorted out ...u bad frigger ...lol ...welcome to go fish i hope you'll enjoy ...lotsa great people and fishers ...now the guy to hit up on the bass is likely Bigman 33 ...he pretty good at hookin em but i dont know if he does a lot on simcoe.
The bassmasters recently had their tourney and some anglers never even had a fish to weight in ...for some reason the fishing seems slower this year ..I dont target bass so i aint a lot of help ...but fer toothy guys cooks bay bottom end is usully a good area ...the guy to hit up on thats is toxxic ..hes usually into some critters ..but the weather and seasons are changing fast and as redfisher says ...join us on the ice with little feller he 'll love it ...if fishing is off he can just plain play and have fun as a kid does ...them were the days...playing hummmmmm grinning ..i remember ...wow
anyways as time passes u'll get some info ...enjoy the board
Horseshoe
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Birddogin
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Posted: Fri Nov 7th, 2008 12:18 pm |
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Hey guys, thanks so much for the replies.
I appreciate the help thus far and look forward to chatting with you all in the future. I will deffinatley look for the toothy guys in Cooks Bay. Hopefully the gentlemen you all mentioned will see this thread. I look forward to any and all tips.
Trust me boys, i will be taking alot of pics and posting them here. Hopefully they have fish in them..... if we don't chat have a great weekend. I am off to Windsor for the weekend to attend my Grandmotrhers 100th birthday. May drop a line into the Detroit while sneaking a smoke LOL.
Take care gentlemen.
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ToXXiK 1
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Posted: Fri Nov 7th, 2008 07:04 pm |
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Welcome aboard,
Anything you need to know, fire away and i'll give ya what I can.
peace,
ToX
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Birddogin
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Posted: Mon Nov 10th, 2008 01:03 pm |
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Thanks for the reply. It's not to bad....an hour 45 usually.
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Birddogin
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Posted: Mon Nov 10th, 2008 03:14 pm |
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Thanks ToX,
I am heading up to Simcoe on Sat. I was planning on launching into Cooks Bay and targeting some fat bronzebacks and of course some scrappy pike.
If you have any tips and tricks i would love to hear them. I am bringing the girlfriens 9 year old and he is pretty pumped, as am I. Might be the last time out on the boat for the year.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
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ToXXiK 1
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Posted: Mon Nov 10th, 2008 04:22 pm |
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Depending on where you launch from, I usually hang out at the south end of Cook's as I launch in the river and come up to Cook's..
On the East side you can pick up some decent smallies, way over on the West side (can't miss the reeds) is some really good largie action right in the reeds, and I mean right in there. Use anything weedless on the top of the water. As for the pike, anything perch colour (rapalas, large spinners, big O's, Booyaa chatterbait) or floating big minnows, there is a channel in the lower middle, drops from 8 ft to 17 - 18ft. There is some good action there. But pikes are all over, just deeper for larger ones.
Good luck to ya !
ToX
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Birddogin
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Posted: Wed Nov 12th, 2008 12:56 am |
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Thanks so much ToX, i really appreciate it. That is excellent info.
I will hopefully have a pic or two to share with you. We are really looking forward to this Sat. It looks like i may be swinging by BPS to grab a 100 MPH suit before Saturday LOL. If things go well, i may not have to put the boat away just yet LOL.
Thanks so much for the info once again.
Tight Lines
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Just Peachy
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Posted: Wed Nov 12th, 2008 01:26 am |
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| Hey Birddogin, Glad to see another guy working and thinkin of fishin . Look forward to seeing some pics and read some stories. Lots of good fishin folk around here!
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Mike S
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Posted: Wed Nov 12th, 2008 02:43 pm |
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good luck out there Birddogin. Toxxic is on the money.
In the warmer months we like to troll from around Cooks Bay Marina and point the boat over to Keswick. The pike seem to be everywhere.. we also do well up in front of the orange marina 'barn', just north of Cooks Bay Marina (cant remember the name right now) on the west side and even just south of the first point you come to along that shore. Good pike and bass action.
regards, Mike.
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horseshoe
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 12:04 am |
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Kon Tiki ...yeah thats a sport you can try one time is good another is dead ,.,,but tryit n see
Horseshoe
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Mike S
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 04:28 am |
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yes Kon Tiki, thanks.
I think it will boil down to finding the right depth then staying there (as it always does lol).
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