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Thanks mate, we had a lot of fun, you can see more pictures from today and yesterday here: http://www.facebook.com/EuroCanadianOutfitters - Had a couple over 25lb today Cheers, Shaun

For those of you who may be interested, here's a link to pictures of some of the Salmon we boated on Lake Ontario in Toronto yesterday: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1...142704485795699 It was a beautiful day, flat seas, and the fish were biting, just doesn't get any better than that Tight lines, Shaun

Sounds good Budgie, I would really like that! If any of your mates wanna check out some more Pike videos which show some of the lures and techniques we use over here in Ontario, Canada, here's a link to my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFTV and here is a direct link to a full-length Pike episode: http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFTV?feature=.../32/LuCM-lAAZsc Cheers, Shaun

Here's a link to my Facebook page for my short reports and pictures: http://www.facebook.com/EuroCanadianOutfitters Cheers, Shaun

I just uploaded a new video to YouTube for anyone that may be interested in seeing some techniques we use in Canada for catching Rainbow Trout in the Spring and Autumn. http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFTV?feature=mhum Cheers, Shaun

Just a quick plug from an ex-pat for my business, I hope you don't mind. If you're coming to Toronto this year and are looking to get into some trophy Pike, Salmon or Trout, look me up. Euro Canadian Outfitters: http://www.facebook.com/EuroCanadianOutfitters Cheers, Shaun

I thought some of you might be interested in this video we just uploaded to YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFTV?feature=mhum Have a good season everyone! Cheers, Shaun

I just posted this on the Course Fishing forum, but it dawned on me that some of you Sea Fishing guys might be interested too... Hello all, it's been a couple of years since I posted here, seeing Elton's name pop up on a web search this morning prompted me to stop by and check out the site again, glad to see it's still going strong! For those of you who might be interested, or perhaps are heading over here to Canada next year, I have posted a bunch of full length episodes from our TV show on Blip.tv. There are various formats to choose from, and the best part is they are FREE to watch. If you feel so inclined feel free to check them out, we cover a multitude of Canadian fish species in the episodes, from Carp to Salmon. You'll also get to see some pretty cool, cutting edge 3D graphics in our Anglers View segments. Here's the link: http://sruoa.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc Even if you're not coming over any time soon it'll give you a chance to see some beautiful destinations, and some freshwater fishing techniques from the other side of the pond. There's even an episode I shot with my Dad when he came out to visit me from the UK, we didn't catch any Roach though, so he was ticked... lol! Just wanted to share guys, good luck and tight lines to all! Cheers, Shaun

Hello all, it's been a couple of years since I posted here, seeing Elton's name pop up on a web search this morning prompted me to stop by and check out the site again, glad to see it's still going strong! For those of you who might be interested, or perhaps are heading over here to Canada next year, I have posted a bunch of full length episodes from our TV show on Blip.tv. There are various formats to choose from, and the best part is they are FREE to watch. If you feel so inclined feel free to check them out, we cover a multitude of Canadian fish species in the episodes, from Carp to Salmon. You'll also get to see some pretty cool, cutting edge 3D graphics in our Anglers View segments. Here's the link: http://sruoa.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc Even if you're not coming over any time soon it'll give you a chance to see some beautiful destinations, and some freshwater fishing techniques from the other side of the pond. There's even an episode I shot with my Dad when he came out to visit me from the UK, we didn't catch any Roach though, so he was ticked... lol! Just wanted to share guys, good luck and tight lines to all! Cheers, Shaun

Thanks BUDGIE, we only ever use artificial baits and lures. Cheers, Shaun

My good mate Dan and I decided to get out on Lake Ontario and try for some pike yesterday morning. I have to tell you, I'm glad we did. the fishing was on fire and the pike were hungry. In just over 4 hours we managed to boat over 15 Pike, we missed and saw at least that many again. Not only were the Pike feeding but they were feeding exceptionally aggressively, absolutely inhaling our lures - Pictures below. We threw everything from Husky Jerks, X-Raps and soft plastics to Kick 'n' Minnows and spinnerbaits, they ate the lot! Colour choices didn't seem to matter, anything from silver/black, Perch, purple, white and shad patterns worked well. We noticed that some of the fish were quite pale in comparison to other fish, it's my theory that these fish had recently moved in from the deeper open water to stage before entering some of the bays around the harbour area over the winter months. One large fish even had a lamprey mark on it's back, a likely sign that this particular pike had likely been cruising the open water chasing schools of bait, much like a trout or salmon. Water temps on top were around 62F, fast retrieves worked better early as the sun got higher a medium twitch pause retrieve worked best for us. Fall can be a great time to hook into a trophy pike; they're a lot of fun to catch on bass tackle that's for sure. Pictures below. Cheers, Shaun

Lid, not quite sure what you're asking, I think you're refering to a clip that actually shows us hooking up with a fish. The clips I gave links to are just segments from the show that were uploaded to the Video gallery. Next year we will have full episodes uploaded each week so you will be able to see the entire series in context. I'll keep you posted on that. In the meantime the only clip I have that shows us hooking a fish is from one of our blooper reels, you can find it at the following link: http://www.hookmorefish.com/dir/guides/epi.../launchzone.php Cheers, Shaun

Thanks five bellies, they got me FYI: We have 3 species of salmon on Lake Ontario, Chinook (King), Coho and Atlantic as well as Lake Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout. The Chinook are the most abundant right now and are the largest and fight the hardest. Lake Ontario is basically a catch and keep fishery where the salmon are concerned as they are stocked fish and non native to the Great Lakes. Cheers, Shaun

Steve, Roker?? Cheers, Shaun

I would like to start out by thanking John, Vito, Chris, Pat, Jamie, Arie and the rest of the team for doing a great job on organizing a fantastic event this weekend. The Tightline team made some great improvements to the event this year including a much speedier weigh-in and overall the entire proceedings went much smoother, great job guys 8) This certainly is a top notch tournament and my team looks very much forward to fishing it again next year. I would also like to thank James Cunningham who was our Observer for the event, we had a lot of fun sharing stories with you on the boat all day. All the spotters for the Shootout are volunteers and our hats go off to the great job they do. The fishing was a little tougher than it has been and many anglers struggled to get their 6 fish limit, ourselves included. My team mate again this year was my good mate Mike Haugh from Pickering. Mike and I started out by taking the long run from the blast off point at Bluffers Park Marina to pickering where pre-fish had proved to be very productive. Our excitement turned to dissapointment after we fished for 2 hours without so much of a sniff from a Salmon, we're not sure if the west winds the day before and cooler temps played a part in the fish's reluctancy to bite but whatever the reason our fish were simply not active. After another 2 hours or so we only managed to baot one King over 20lbs and lost another before getting it to the boat. On that note I decided that we should pull lines and head west to Toronto to fish the drop off close to Toronto Islands. This paid off with us getting 2 more fish over 20lbs and one in the mid teens within the last 2 hours of the tournament, but it just wasn't enough to get us in the money. Despite only weighing in 4 fish over the 20 inch limit we had a lot of fun on the water fishing a truly great and well run tournament. Despite running a vartiety of lures and presentations during the course of the day, including one of my favorites the Smart Fish and Fly combo, all our fish hit the meat (Cut Bait) fished down deep behind Luhr Jensen Coyote Flashers. Below are some pictures from the days events, including shots of the teams that took 1st and 2nd place. Congratulations to Team Hot Rods who took 1st and Team Maestro who took 2nd. The first fish of the day and the blood begins pumping Al Slocombe (Big Al) From Al's Adventures on his way to the weigh-in 8) Yours truly at the weigh-in A special thank you to Kodak who put up some great prizes for the event. From left to right: Yours Truly, our Observer James Cunningham and my Team Mate Mike Haugh Team Hot Rods collecting $10,000 for 1st place - Great fishing guys 8) Team Maestro collecting $5,000 for 2nd place - Good shooting Drew 8) Below are some shots of my very good friend John Cooper and I pre-fishing for the tournament. John lives in the UK and had never fished for salmon before, I can honestly say that after landing his first King he is definately hooked John Cooper with his first ever Chinook Salmon Cheers, Shaun