Rouge River

Today, my good friend Hooked with Saj and I enjoyed a fantastic fishing session. We gathered at a fishing pond at 5:30 AM, just as dawn was breaking, in the northern part of Markham city. To give credit where it's due, I used the gear Saj gifted me for Christmas last year—a lovely little box filled with assorted color paddle tail soft plastic baits that mimic tiny baitfish. I rigged up my line with a quality swivel, allowing me to change lures easily without having to retie the entire leader connection. My goal for the day was simple yet thrilling: I wanted to determine whether fish in this particular location preferred one color over another or if color truly didn’t matter when they were hungry. Before I was even ready to start fishing, Sam was already shouting from a distance that he had caught a nice fish. I rushed over to see him reeling in a nearly 2-pound Largemouth bass. Jealousy hit me instantly—I couldn’t wait to get started! I decided to begin with the most obvious choice: green/chartreuse. My plan was to cast each lure ten times and see how many fish I could catch before switching to the next color. Here are the results: - Green: 3 fish out of 10 casts - Pink: 4 fish out of 10 casts - White: 2 fish out of 10 casts - Green pumpkin (natural color): 1 fish out of 10 casts To my surprise, I initially thought that green pumpkin would be the most effective color since it mimics the natural hue of baitfish in their habitat. However, it turned out to be the least efficient color on this cloudy day with murky water. Next, I switched to my final color choice—orange—which I assumed wouldn’t catch any fish at all because it seemed too bright and might scare them away. But once again, the results completely flipped my expectations! I found myself reeling in fish after fish; it was unbelievable how well it worked! During those ten casts, I landed a total of eight fish, with one that got unhooked halfway back. So, that’s an impressive average of 8.5 fish per ten casts, and I was absolutely thrilled! Overall, today’s fishing adventure was a resounding success! #CatchKing

Truly the pond of firsts. I've managed to catch my first bass on the following lures/flies here: Senko Frog Squirrel sculpin jig Gurgler fly Mouse fly Popper fly Next time I will throw some big streamers and get those crossed off the list as well. Fly casting is really hard here but well worth the hassle.

Would you believe this is my first real go with a senko? Lol caught so many I lost count A little after work bass hunt. We went to the magical little local pond that mysteriously holds a crazy number of willing bass. They seem to have grown quite a bit since last year. Can't wait to see how big they are by this fall. I also tossed a mouse and frog fly, and managed to catch with both! These guys are not pressured at all lol

People where catching these all day long. The only type of fish biting that day.

Buddy caught a little bass in my boat

On the ultralight bfs setup

Not confirmed or measured but was about 8- 15 pounds and about 50cm