The Panfish Are Starting To Head Shallow

May 19 2026 We arrived at about 5:40 just after a pretty good down pour to set up and to hand out the Fishing Friendzy packages, we had a short talk, I showed them a knot that I use and set up a couple of the rods for panfish and we started to fish. It started out slow casting around different areas before we started catching a sunfish then a couple crappie then more crappie and a few small perch and a couple nicer rock bass. We started to see some small baitfish and sunfish that I assume the others were coming in to eat. It wasn't too bad of a start and I'm glad we didn't cancel as the weather did straighten out before we actually arrived just like the Weather Network map showed it should, can you image they were right lol. There are some spots left if anyone wants to join the score cards start next week for the Junior League so you didn't really miss much just the practice night. 

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Wingham Howson Dam Area

Water was pretty clean and flowing nicely but I didn't notice any fish while walking along the bank, I haven't seen any in the video but one of these times I find them. 

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Walkerton Lobbies Park on the Saugeen River

Checking out the river as I drive around the area this year and posting a short video that might help some one interested in canoe/kayaking or fishing the area.

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Silver Lake is changing a bit

 The ditch was cleaned out last year and the beaver dam was removed to help lower the lake level and get it back to normal levels, this is the shoreline that has been taken back with the lowering level. 

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America Spent $607 Million Fighting Asian Carp. Three Native Fish Did It For Free, Blue Catfish, Alligator Gar and Bowfin.

This is an AWESOME video and shows how we are more of the problem than anyone thought, one more reason to love catch and release on Bowfin in my area. 

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Panfish Trips are a lot of FUN and they usually keep you busy

I've had people ask if I do shorter days as their kids don't have much experience fishing and might not be able to handle a normal day so here you go, lets get them out and have some FUN getting their lines tight.

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Family Fishing Day on Amherst Island was on May 9 2026 organized by Explore Loyalist

Fishing Friendzy Foundation Casting Exhibit was invited to join a variety of other outdoor activities including games, face painting, live music, a cash BBQ as well as fishing from the dock behind the Neilson Store and Cultural Centre at 5220 Front Road Stella on Amherst Island. Thanx to the Nut Island Club, DM Boat Sales and he Napanee and District Rod and Gun Club for helping support the event by sponsoring the activities. It was well run and a lot of FUN to be involved with running the Fishing Friendzy casting rea and talking to all the participants. It was a little cool while we were setting up in the wind and shade but it warmed up nice and some people had to take a layer off before noon as the sun was out and felt really nice. Pretty new at flying a drone but it’s not too bad. 

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Retirement is coming soon and so is a New Adventure

Over the years I've taken 100's and maybe 1,000's of Youth/Kids out on Fishing, Canoeing and taught a lot of them Archery as well with the Teeswater Kids Archery Club, helped to bring back the Teeswater Scouting Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and even Ventures for a couple years, helped with the B.A.S.S. Casting Kids events, Junior Club and travelled with the Junior BASS team to 4 events with other Members and Parents, I was on the Canadian Bass Anglers Federation 2009 Team Ontario and fished Lake Champlain. I started the LHFC School Hatchery Program and grew it 50 school's with the help of our Sister Clubs and other fishing groups from 2010-2025 and know I'm helping out with Fishing Friendzy Foundation Events and running 2 Youth Fishing Leagues so far. If you have someone that wants to learn or just get out on a Nitro Z6 bass boat to try their luck at fishing lets make it happen. 

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Richard.elliott.jr13@gmail.com

Richard Elliott Jr

 

I had the Kincardine Beavers Leader reach out for a Hatchery Tour

All the yearly Rainbow Trout had been released but these 110,000 Rainbow Trout eggs are looking good and the Brown Trout aren't doing too bad either. 

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All 60,000 ish Brown Trout are growing nicely too

North Bay Fishing & Outdoor Show

Arrived at 11:00 and left at 5 pm & we have most of the marks taped on the floor for the booths, we'll be finishing it off in the morning. Tight Lines 🎣