My day consisted of a tiny walleye and a hook up with something much bigger that got off. Definitely wasn't a steelhead, probably a big walleye.

This Grand is on the Ontario side. A lot of people get them mixed up.

@@hooked4lifeca I assumed the states side since we have a grand river with a town called Caldonia as well

never heard of pine creek where at did you fish fine creek also from owosso area!!

Contact me ahead of time as water conditions can get very iffy in late December with drifting ice and slush. If it is good, family commitments allowing, perhaps we could fish.

@@hooked4lifeca Peter, I'd be so thrilled! Thanks! Will do.

In Southern Ontario steelheading, knowing that there's fish in Caledonia is like knowing that Tim Hortons has donuts. :) Fall into winter is the best time. The season opens so late in the spring run that the window isn't very large. It all depends on the weather. We can have blown out conditions, then it gets hot and it's done. If the river stays fishable and the spring remains cold, then the spring can be good.

This video is aimed at people new to the sport and its intent is promotional. I'm producing these videos for Cable 14 TV and Haldimand County. The Caledonia area is very widely known in southern Ontario steelhead circles so to name it is akin to revealing that Tim Horton's is a good place for donuts and coffee. In the past the Caledonia area has been plugged full of anglers, but over the last few years, the numbers have been in decline. Trust me when I say that nobody's honey hole was revealed. The local businesses have no problem with these videos. ;)

Ah, this makes perfect sense then 👍🏻👍🏻 Fantastic work and hope you can raise awareness to what a great sport fly fishing is!!

This spot is highly frequented by many people. Tackle shop across the road holds annual pickerel derby's and promotes fishing this spot. Great people at that store too, be sure to drop in!

These are popular spots that most people know!

Interesting to see how many Grand Rivers (ON, MI, OH) there are flowing into the Great Lakes. Mine is in Ontario.

First Cast Fly Shop in Guelph has six hour Learn To Fly Fish courses that covers all of the basics. Contact Ray at 519-766-4665 to book a spot. He'll be starting the course when trout season opens in late April. He can also get you on the water now for steelhead with a guide who could show you the ropes.

@@hooked4lifeca thank you

As you probably know, MNR has been enforcing the regs about minimum distance from a dam or fish ladder, so that moves the fishing downstream. My walleye catches are usually incidental when fishing for steelhead and the few times I've targeted them, I've used fly rods. If we fish for steelhead with spinning rods much like fishing with a fly rod, then it opens up a lot of lure choices, from small Rapalas, to Cleos to soft plastics. Here's a video of me demonstrating the technique using soft plastics. In the video I pickup smallies, walleye and steelhead on the same technique and soft plastic bait. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5-WlsScsa_NfKs.html

This area is completely wadeable at normal flows (about 50 cms), but only sees migratory trout (steelhead) in the fall to spring time frame. The season closes December 31st, opening the fourth Saturday in April. For resident trout you'll have to go farther north to the Fergus area. The season for that stretch is only open from the fourth Saturday in April until September 30th.

Please, let's get real. 1. Caledonia is widely known across Ontario steelheading. It's even known in NY and MI. This is no secret spot. It's urban effing fishing. It's in the middle of town! 2. The vast majority of viewers of this video don't live anywhere close to Caledonia. Nobody who sees this video in Australia is going to hop on a plane to fish Caledonia. 3. Have you tried fishing it lately? Ten years ago there were on an average Saturday in mid season 30 to 50 guys fishing between the dam and the bridge. Today knock the zero off of those numbers. Today the place is deserted. 4. The fishing industry is dependent on people going fishing and I'm in the industry. Tackle doesn't get sold if people can't fish. If tackle doesn't get sold, there isn't a fishing industry to supply YOU with tackle.

You're welcome. I've always driven with waders and boots on for it's no different than driving while wearing snow gear or rain gear. The rod rack is made by Vac Rac and should be obtainable by fly fishing retailers.

@@hooked4lifeca Thank you.

The Credit River through Erindale Park is ope, so is the Saugeen below the abutments, the Maitland below the HWy21 bridge. Most rivers have a section at the mouth that is open longer.

@@hooked4lifeca thank you, I will try those if I am off during the week. I am guessing that they are busy on the weekend's. I'm off to your grand hotspots on the weekend I'll let you know if I get any, thanks again

The best part, it's just over a ten minute drive from the house.

You're not the first one. I've driven through Grand Rapids and over the river a number of times, so I half expected some viewers to assume I was talking about MI. It's about a five hour drive to Caledonia, ON, so maybe some would like to try the 'other' Grand River.

Most of the time I'm using an Airflo Rage head with Polyleaders - intermediate to fast sink.

Yup, I got it and replied 12 minutes later, so maybe I went to your junk mail. :)

Just resent my original email

This is the Grand River in southern Ontario, not the one in MI. ;). We blinker :)

Yes there is spring fishing, however the window is short as the season doesn't open until the fourth Saturday in April.

This video was shot in the fall. November is often the best month, but that can vary.

Since you seem to be an expert, why don't you produce a video to show us how it is done?

@@hooked4lifeca I can't be bothered to make a video, but I can explain. I feel like it's common sense. For one, casting upstream and retrieving downstream is a more natural presentation. But more importantly, in order for fish to stay in the same spot, they have to be facing the current and constantly swim against it to stay stationary since they can't swim backwards. So if you cast downstream and retrieve upstream, they won't see your lure until it passes their head if they're going to even see it at all. And in colder temperatures they're less likely to chase it upstream. But if you cast upstream and retrieve downstream, they have plenty of time to see your lure coming straight for them to ambush

​@@shlomorothstein9691 The swung fly has been in use for centuries as a fishing method, probably dating back to the Romans. Swinging a spinner in current with a slow retrieve is functionally no different from swinging/stripping a fly in current. The swung spinner is a common way for conventional tackle anglers to catch trout, salmon and steelhead. Over the centuries, millions of fish have been caught by swinging flies/lures in current. You do not sound like a trout angler, for if you were, you would realize that much of what you have said is factually wrong. Trout do stay in one place in current. Steelhead (migratory rainbow trout) do hold in one spot while resting during migration. During their return to the ocean (or Great Lakes) they actually go backwards as they drop down the river. As far as this comment goes, ""they have plenty of time to see your lure coming straight for them to ambush" well, the prey does not charge a predator. If the fly/lure is at the same level as the fish and "coming straight for them" they will get out of the way. They will flee. Fish don't have an ego and if something is not right, they don't stick around to find out. You're arguing against literally centuries of fishing practices.

@@hooked4lifeca Are you trying to say trout DONT like to hide behind cover to ambush small baitfish and insects caught in the current? Thats trout fishing 101 dude

because hes fishing a river and thats how you fish spinners and spoons in rivers

I have this image of you poring over Google Maps, looking for Caledonia. ;)

Hahahahahaha

me too.