Trevor M
Well-Known Member
Last week while I was on the only one on the pier doing what I do, (watchin the water get wetter til a fish came to play) someone came up to me and said to me, "fishin this pier is a waste of time you know. It's dead and has been for years."
As I always do, I responded saying "that depends on who you talk too." His response was, "You're wasting your time sitting here. You're not going to catch anything. Nobody has been catching anything, especially this year." Again, I said, "that depends on who you talk too."
He then said, "I remember coming here last year and the year before, and the year before that, and me and my buddy each got our limit in an hour an a half each time we came. That isn't happening now." That did it.
Considering I'd NEVER seen this guy before, I calmly and politely called him on his BS. I told him that almost NOBODY fishes that pier more than I do. (I fish it a lot, but I know there are people who do fish it every day) On average I sit on it 25-30 times per year and each time I go, it's usually at least 6 hours minimum, sometimes 12 hours of fishing, sometimes catching, and I have been doing so since 2009, the year after I moved back to Ontario.
I let him know that I know ALL the regulars, and am considered to be "a regular" myself, so much so that the spot I was sitting in many refer to as being "MY spot" so I KNOW that NOBODY is getting, nor has ANYONE gotten their limit in an hour and a half, let alone 2 people on the same day in the same hour and a half for YEARS. Yes, there have been days when everyone is catching. Yes there have been limits periodically in that time, and yes I HAVE personally gotten a limit 3 times in that time.....twice in the past 3 years, but it's been incredibly long days to get those limits, (8-10 hours and 12+ hours each time)
I told him that the people who say the pier is dead are the people who don't have the patience to put in the time. They don't have the patience to sit there and wait for the fish to show up and play. They're the people who leave after 15-20 minutes, sometimes less, because they haven't had a bite. I then told him how many fish I've caught off that pier THIS year and showed him the picture of the seafood section of my freezer telling him ALL of it was put there since May 11 this year, that I'd given some away to family and neighbors, and I'd eaten some of what I've caught this year.
I then reminded him that no, he's right, fishin off that pier isn't what it USED to be like 15-20 years ago, because it's NOT 15-20 years ago. It's not what it was 10 years ago. It's not what it was even 5 years ago and nobody should expect it to be because it's not then, it's NOW and things like feeding patterns, predation, and perhaps, to a lesser extent, commercial operations in the area HAVE changed. Patience is the key. You wanna catch fish, specifically perch off the pier, you have to be there when they are. If you're not, in part because you don't have the patience, you're NOT going to catch'em.
He told me I was wrong, told me off, then left.
Apparently, when it comes to fishing the pier in Pt Bruce, I'M the one who doesn't know what I'm talking about.
As I always do, I responded saying "that depends on who you talk too." His response was, "You're wasting your time sitting here. You're not going to catch anything. Nobody has been catching anything, especially this year." Again, I said, "that depends on who you talk too."
He then said, "I remember coming here last year and the year before, and the year before that, and me and my buddy each got our limit in an hour an a half each time we came. That isn't happening now." That did it.
Considering I'd NEVER seen this guy before, I calmly and politely called him on his BS. I told him that almost NOBODY fishes that pier more than I do. (I fish it a lot, but I know there are people who do fish it every day) On average I sit on it 25-30 times per year and each time I go, it's usually at least 6 hours minimum, sometimes 12 hours of fishing, sometimes catching, and I have been doing so since 2009, the year after I moved back to Ontario.
I let him know that I know ALL the regulars, and am considered to be "a regular" myself, so much so that the spot I was sitting in many refer to as being "MY spot" so I KNOW that NOBODY is getting, nor has ANYONE gotten their limit in an hour and a half, let alone 2 people on the same day in the same hour and a half for YEARS. Yes, there have been days when everyone is catching. Yes there have been limits periodically in that time, and yes I HAVE personally gotten a limit 3 times in that time.....twice in the past 3 years, but it's been incredibly long days to get those limits, (8-10 hours and 12+ hours each time)
I told him that the people who say the pier is dead are the people who don't have the patience to put in the time. They don't have the patience to sit there and wait for the fish to show up and play. They're the people who leave after 15-20 minutes, sometimes less, because they haven't had a bite. I then told him how many fish I've caught off that pier THIS year and showed him the picture of the seafood section of my freezer telling him ALL of it was put there since May 11 this year, that I'd given some away to family and neighbors, and I'd eaten some of what I've caught this year.
I then reminded him that no, he's right, fishin off that pier isn't what it USED to be like 15-20 years ago, because it's NOT 15-20 years ago. It's not what it was 10 years ago. It's not what it was even 5 years ago and nobody should expect it to be because it's not then, it's NOW and things like feeding patterns, predation, and perhaps, to a lesser extent, commercial operations in the area HAVE changed. Patience is the key. You wanna catch fish, specifically perch off the pier, you have to be there when they are. If you're not, in part because you don't have the patience, you're NOT going to catch'em.
He told me I was wrong, told me off, then left.
Apparently, when it comes to fishing the pier in Pt Bruce, I'M the one who doesn't know what I'm talking about.
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once this year. (so far)
