Not quite sure what to make of this image, except that it belongs to the the daily blog A year on the Grand http://therecord.blogs.com/a_year_on_the_grand/
http://therecord.blogs.com/a_year_on_the_grand/
It is a fascinating project by two photographers (fly fishers I believe) for the Kitchener Waterloo Record http://news.therecord.com/News/article/564376 who appear to have a profound love for the well-known stocked brown trout tailwater fishery between the Shand Dam and Inverhaugh. That is the stretch that fly fishers frequent. Canoeists are more likely to canoe between Cambridge and Brantford, home of Alexander Graham Bell and Wayne Gretzky.
The lower Grand River has smallmouth, walleye and steelhead.
Here are a couple more fly fishing and canoeing images from their blog. Many of the pictures are close up photos of wildlife both big and small that frequent this river. Once badly damaged, it is slowly recovering. I encourage people to visit this blog.
http://therecord.blogs.com/a_year_on_the_grand/
http://therecord.blogs.com/a_year_on_the_grand/
Story on web edition of the newspaper explains the photo image.
July 05, 2009
Record staff
Web edition
The Grand River Bass Derby continues today with more than 600 adults and youths fishing along the Grand.
The goal of the derby, which is hosted by the Optimist Club of Stanley Park and sponsored by Natural Sports and Logel’s Autoparts, is to promote the beauty of the Grand River and the abundance of fish in our area. A Year On The Grand: The Record’s photojournalism blog
“We have great fisheries right here in our back yard,” said derby chairman, Peter Kozak.
When you go into the Grand to fish you can easily catch glimpses of natural wildlife, Kozak said.
“You swear you were up north. It’s beautiful.”
The first place adult winner will receive $2,000. Second place winner will receive $1,000 and third place, $500.
The winners in the junior category will receive fishing packages.
All money raised will be used by The Optimist Club to support youth programs in the a
Tags: Brown Trout, Canoe, Fly Fishing, Grand River, Smallmouth Bass
July 10, 2009 at 7:57 am |
I like to fish the Grand two or three times a season. That is to say, I don’t like to fish it nearly as much as the “other river” or the various other smaller streams I sometimes fish. Occasionally though, I trundle on over there. On the up side, there are some monster fish and some great hatches and if conditions are right alligators will rise to a wee dry fly and that’s a lot of fun. On the other hand, there are a lot of fishermen on that river. Last time I was up there, there were 7 cars parked at the Can Robert access. Geesh. As well, it gets cloudy and all those little clumps of crappola come bouncing down from the dam, and it is a stocked stream. It’s a funny thing – technical fishing for stockers.
I’ve been there days when trout will refuse #20 caddis emergers but happily smack a florescent orange strike indicator. The last time I saw that happen, I swore I would go home and tie up some “strike indicator patterns”. I was in the local fly shop one day a few years ago when a couple guys were talking about which colour strike indicator gets the most hits.
I’ve never gone downstream to fish for the warmer water species, but I bet it would make for a fun afternoon where there’s nothing doing with the trout (yes I’m a trout snob).