Grand River Ontario
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I have alot of trout water close to home, inlcuding the stream 200 feet behind my back door. While all of them hold Brookies and Browns and get Migratories, by far, my favorite river to fish is the Grand an hour and a half away. Nuts? Maybe, but it’s worth the 3hr round trip.
Have hit it 4 times since late May, have another trip planned for Monday and well hopfeully a bunch more this year, atleast until Bass opens. Hopefully by the end of Sept I’ll have a ton of images to share that show not ony it’s Browns but some of its beauty to. Hopefully I won’t bore you all with it 🙂
Your truly with a 21incher courtesy of a friend. I think he was more nervous than I holding my 1D and 24-70 f2.8 over water. Im pretty sure a few had camera shake 🙂
A few Brown Shots.
Not the best shot but loved the colours in this 18 incher
A few more that were between 21 and 25
Again…I envy your life.
Again…I envy your life. Â It is really quite amazing.
I have alot of trout water close to home, inlcuding the stream 200 feet behind my back door.
See comment above
my favorite river to fish is the Grand an hour and a half away.
Hour and half? Â I can do that in reverse, blindfolded, with one hand tied behind my back. Â I have to go 3….one way.
I am blessed and fortunate Tim. I have an understanding wife and live in a Province thats rich in natural resources. I can literally fish for just about every fresh water species thats common in NA in just about every manner, from dry fly fishing rivers and streams to flats wading for bass, pike, gars, musky to deep water trolling for Lakers. All of it with the possible exception of Pinks and Coasters from L. Superior, within 5mins to 2hrs drive away, those are about 9hrs away by car. 🙂 and most of them within a 30min drive
The only thing I don’t have is enough time and money to do it all and Salt. I’ve never fished the Salt  :'(
Thanks guys.
I’m determined to lure a couple of you up here to experience the Grand. We have a Yank from another board making the trip next week. Hence the planned outing Monday so a few of us from another board can take him out. 😉John, great pics. My son-in-law is from Goderich. I’ve got to get up there, soon.
Were you fishing from the tailwater section of the Grand? Can you float it with a DB or
raft with a rowing frame? HMMM, I might have to start visiting my in-laws more often.Great shots, thanks for sharing! I love them all. Super clear and clean! I especially like the last one, that fish that looks like it gave you a fight! I can see why this is a fav location of yours… Your shots made me want to fish there!
Thanks again guys. Appreciate it Zach.
Walt, yeah the Brown fishery is downstream from the Shand Dam (bottom draw) just above Fergus and down past Elora a ways. Most of it is special regs CnR only and no its pretty much walk and wade only although through the Gorge below Elora theres tubing 😉
Much below that and your into warm water fisheries, its the cold water from the bottom of Belwood Lake that enables the Browns to thrive but before long the water warms. While I’ve yet to do it, the outfitters around the region that have DBs go to the lower reaches for some great Small Mouth and Musky as well offering DBs on the Saugeen for much the same inlcuding Migratories I beleive. The “Geen” is another very good fishery with alot of diversity. Its just a hop skip and jump from Goderich
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