Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    From $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Hook, line and kayak
    Hook, line and kayak
    Hook, line and kayak
    Ebook77 pages1 hour

    Hook, line and kayak

    By Mark Benn

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Journal of fishing and outdoor adventures, featuring locations throughout Ontario and species of fish native to these locations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Benn
    Release dateFeb 22, 2023
    ISBN9798215072660
    Hook, line and kayak

    Related to Hook, line and kayak

    Related ebooks

    Outdoors For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • UNLIMITED

      A Fyne Day For Fishing

      Nov 10, 2023

      The sea lochs of Scotland’s west coast are a rich hunting ground for skate, spurdog, rays and a myriad of other species. Some of them are less accessible than others and some of them (I’m talking about you, Loch Etive!) can be frustratingly difficult

      3 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Inch

      May 27, 2022

      Inch
      2 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Broome And Beyond

      Jun 8, 2022

      Broome And Beyond
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Capital Hotspot

      Nov 2, 2021

      Capital Hotspot
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Arbroath

      Nov 11, 2022

      Arbroath
      5 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Ice Fishing (Hardwater Angling)

      Nov 1, 2018

      Ice Fishing (Hardwater Angling)
      1 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Winged Warriors

      Oct 19, 2020

      Winged Warriors
      4 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      The Soul Of Yorke

      Apr 2, 2020

      The Soul Of Yorke
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      St Anthony’s Bank

      Aug 23, 2021

      St Anthony’s Bank
      2 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Isolated Perfection

      Jul 11, 2023

      Isolated Perfection
      5 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Bonus Brown Bass

      Apr 12, 2022

      Bonus Brown Bass
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Late Summer Kelp Cod

      Sep 13, 2024

      Late Summer Kelp Cod
      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Going Coastal

      Jun 8, 2022

      Going Coastal
      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Magic Of The Moray Firth

      Jun 22, 2023

      Duncansby Head is the sailors’ John o’ Groats, marking the far north-eastern corner of the Scottish mainland. Passing it is a key moment in any circumnavigator’s journey and so often the next heading south would be to Rattray Head and the refuge harb

      4 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Anvil Point

      Sep 16, 2022

      Anvil Point
      3 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      The Devil You Want To Know

      Jun 8, 2022

      The Devil You Want To Know
      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Go Your Own Way

      Mar 2, 2022

      Go Your Own Way
      10 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Fantasy Island

      Dec 26, 2023

      Fantasy Island
      7 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Where To Go

      Nov 19, 2018

      Where To Go
      1 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      The Lure Of The Loch

      Jul 14, 2022

      The Lure Of The Loch
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      The Last-ice Window

      Feb 8, 2022

      The Last-ice Window
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Keep Calm And Kakadu

      Oct 11, 2019

      Keep Calm And Kakadu
      8 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Colossal cod

      Jul 16, 2024

      Colossal cod
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Folkestone Beach

      Apr 1, 2022

      Folkestone Beach
      2 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Near And Far

      Apr 4, 2018

      Near And Far
      6 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Conger Kingdom

      Jan 11, 2021

      Conger Kingdom
      4 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Wick Ledges

      Jun 23, 2023

      Wick Ledges
      2 min read

    • UNLIMITED

      Fishing In Tweed

      Jul 10, 2023

      Fishing In Tweed
      8 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Hook, line and kayak

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Hook, line and kayak - Mark Benn

      Winter 2022

      I was first introduced to the sport of ice fishing as a young man, in the early 1990’s. A bunch of pals would get together, rent some huts (shanties) on Lake Simcoe or Lake Nipissing and drink a ton of booze – the BEST of times!

      Fish... What Fish?

      Over the years, my appreciation for the true sport of ice fishing grew. I was fascinated by how technical and skillful the purist ice anglers were. There is a very responsible side of ice fishing. Obviously safety on the ice is the number one factor, yet the pursuit to actually catch fish – through several inches (or even a couple feet) of ice, is very serious business.

      I am now at the point with my ice fishing confidence/competence that I set out onto safe ice on my own. I have accumulated more than enough rods/reels and tackle, as well as sleds, a tent, a couple of portable propane heaters, aerators and – most importantly – a well-honed ice auger!

      Living within the Greater Toronto Area, throughout my childhood and professional working career, I was always under the belief that to have a fishful outing on the hard-water, required a drive well north, northwest or northeast of Toronto. Having moved to Norfolk County, in 2021, I soon realized that my generalized North for ice conviction was mostly incorrect. After settling into the Folk County, I discovered the village of St. Williams, located on the Inner Bay of Long Point, on (arguably) the greatest of the Great Lakes – Lake Erie.

      If the conditions are right and Old Man Winter is at his "curmudgeonliest", the Inner Bay of Long Point can freeze-up into a really thick block of ice. During the winter of 2022, Old Man Winter was fairly grouchy in Norfolk County and the ice at the Inner Bay was over a foot thick!

      I first got out on the ice of the Inner Bay in early February. At Booth’s Harbour, there is an access point where the professional ice hut operators ferry their clients out to the fishing grounds by snowmobile and sled. The rest of us also set out from the shore by snowmobile, ATV, or – as I prefer, with a good pair of snow-shoes, walking poles and a sled full of gear, attached to a musher’s harness.

      There are two ice fishing operators located at Booth’s landing (Bayside and Woodwards) where you can purchase gear and bait. Lake Erie Bait and Tackle, conveniently located on the drive into Booth’s Harbour, is also an excellent option for gear and bait.

      A recent Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) regulation states that If you purchase Minnows to use as bait and your residence is outside of the fisheries management zone where you are fishing, you are required to produce proof (legibly printed receipt), upon demand of an OMNR Officer, of where the Minnows were purchased.

      Further, there is limited parking at the landing and clearly posted No Parking signage on the road leading to the landing (Townline Street). On occasion, mostly during busy weekends, there is a private land owner that offers reduced rate parking on a field that abuts Townline Road. The walk to the harbour is about a kilometre and there might not be enough snow on the ground to help glide a fully-loaded sled down to the landing.

      Just a couple "heads up’s" - for y’all...

      The primary fish species that ice anglers will find at St Williams, is the Yellow Perch. What Perch usually lack in size and strength, they more than make up for at the supper table. They are among my favourite dinner guests when fish is on the menu. If you are hoping for the chance to hook into an exceptional (Jack) Perch, this is where you want to be jigging. It is not uncommon to find Perch over twelve inches in length and tipping the scales at over one pound while ice fishing at Booth’s Harbour.

      It is also fairly common that an angler can catch their harvest limit of Perch (50 with an Ontario Sport Fishing licence and 25 for an Ontario Conservation licence) in short order. The Perch bite can be that good! Other fish species that are commonly found while ice fishing in this area include Northern Pike and Smelt. Yet, being Lake Erie, you never know what you might catch.

      For instance, I have also caught Necturus Maculosus, while ice fishing here. What is that? Well, the Mud Puppy, or Water Dog, as they are more commonly known, are large Salamanders. They are rarely encountered while fishing in warm weather months, however, they can be quite a common catch during the ice fishing season.

      When caught on a hook, Mud Puppies put up a similar fight to Perch. Upon reaching the hole though, the reaction of the angler is usually the polar opposite to that of catching a Perch. Although the first appearance of the stubby-limbed, flame-gilled Salamander can be somewhat shocking, they are actually quite a lovely creature to behold. They have somewhat of a mythical quality about them, the way they contort and twist themselves, and just as the initial shock at catching one passes and the angler becomes mesmerized at the wonder of this surreal swimmer, it releases gas from its swim bladder, sounding off its tell-tale Bark, hence the fore-mentioned monikers.

      My first trip onto the Inner Bay ice in 2022 was my most productive fish harvest of the year. As is usually the case with ice fishing, the bite is typically best in the early season and then later on, as the ice begins to deteriorate. On this early February morning, I

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1