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Weather was nice today, so we decided to walk off yesterday's Thanksgiving dinner and watch the wild salmon running up the mouth of the Credit River. Drawing from headwaters 100kms to the north, the Credit feeds into Lake Ontario providing an urban watershed corridor for wildlife. During weekends in September the river banks are lined with people trying to catch a glimse of fish swimming upstream, it's nicer in October when the crowds go away and the leaves change colour to red, yellow and orange hues.
The viewing spot is a shallow rocky sanctuary, but a little further downstream angling is allowed. At nighttime it's unfortunate this location transforms into a poaching hotspot, glad that the MNR actively patrols this area to protect our natural resources. Some of the salmon measured as long your arm! In addition there's also trout, bass, pike and carp, just some of the 45 species inhabiting the waters.
Here's some of today's pics and local links:
Credit River Angler's Association and Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Salmon sanctuary and a Great Blue Heron Stalking....
Salmon spotted!
Thanks for lookin'
Derek
The viewing spot is a shallow rocky sanctuary, but a little further downstream angling is allowed. At nighttime it's unfortunate this location transforms into a poaching hotspot, glad that the MNR actively patrols this area to protect our natural resources. Some of the salmon measured as long your arm! In addition there's also trout, bass, pike and carp, just some of the 45 species inhabiting the waters.
Here's some of today's pics and local links:
Credit River Angler's Association and Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Salmon sanctuary and a Great Blue Heron Stalking....
Salmon spotted!
Thanks for lookin'
Derek
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it looks nice and warm down in Canada
