Absolutely amazing, what more can I say..
Shot at Toronto’s Centre Island. A great example of being in the right place at the right time. My sister and I went to the Island after work for some photos and this amazing sunset started to form, so I quickly put the camera on a tripod and started shooting intervals (using the Pclix) for about an hour hoping to capture the lightning. I have 5 lightning shots out of around 600 photos and this is the best one.
See the original, taken by Sam Javanrouh, on Flickr
Jon and I have been working on updating all of our old fishing pictures on our gallery. There are almost 400 images available to view right now, and probably 400+ more to add. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we get everything up to date. Click the images below to check out some of the latest additions!
Catch The Fury
If you’ve got an images you’d like to add to our galleries, send them to staff@fishingfury.com
Ever since Jon did an interview with the Toronto Sun, we have had lots of comments and questions about the fishing in Toronto, specifically Toronto Islands. The most popular question has been, “How big do the pike get?”
Well, they get as big as they do anywhere else, some reaching over 40 inches and 20+ pounds. Over the years, re-designs and modifications to our site have caused us to misplace a few photos. We do have backups though, and will be bringing back old photos to share once again. Here’s a prime example of a healthy Toronto pike caught by Jon a couple years ago. While this one was under 40 inches, it was a very solid fish.
If you have fished Center Island, you will probably recognize this spot immediately.
They say a photo tells a thousand words, and this one really tells much more. This photo was taken back in 2004, and is one of my all time favorites. Not only for the image itself, but the period in my life when the only thing I had to worry about was when I was going to be able to catch my next fish. Fishing Fury dot com didn’t exist yet because we didn’t have a name for the site. We had spent a lot of time fishing Toronto Islands that spring, and covered just about every inch of shore accessible by foot. Even though we were both working full time during the week, we’d make sure we had our rods with us each day so we could fish afterward and get in a few hours before sunset. At least 90% of our pike were caught using Mepps Black Fury inline spinnerbaits .
After tossing around several ideas for a website name, we finally decided on a name we both loved immediately. Combining our favorite past time, with our favorite lure, Fishing Fury was born.
fish·ing - the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish
fu·ry – unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like
With a name chosen, we wasted no time and unleashed our unrestrained passion for fishing to the world. Fishing Fury has been, and always will be about sharing our love of fishing with anyone and everyone.
Last week I did an interview with Bryn Weese (left) of the Toronto Sun about TTC accessible fishing spots around Toronto. Turns out that Bryn is an avid fisherman himself and we ended up talking about much more than could fit in the article.
Jonathan Marshall [sic] and Clive Mathias, creators of the website fishingfury.com, are both experienced anglers who make it their business to fish in the city and tell people where — and how — to do it.
If their website is any indication, not only are there huge fish, particularly pike, to be caught around Toronto, but there is also a thriving angling community here.
Like many Torontonians, Marshall doesn’t own a car and uses the TTC to get to his fishing spots.
“I’m pretty much stuck in the area, but that’s okay,” he said, noting he heads over to Toronto Islands for pike fishing after work.
“The pike opportunities on Toronto Islands during the last week of May is probably the best fishing in Toronto I’ve ever had,” he said, noting the evening hours from 5 to 9 are probably the best times.
His secret? Large inline spinners, like a Mepps Black Fury 5, casted in and around weedbeds with a medium or medium-heavy spinning rod.
“Pretty much anywhere you see a weed bed is the perfect place to go,” he said, noting the centre channel on Centre Island is probably the best spot of all.
Also try the water near the amphitheatre on Centre Island if the boat traffic isn’t too busy.
In addition to pike and bass, anglers can also catch panfish, carp, trout and salmon (seasonally) from the shores of the islands. Marshall said he even once caught a walleye there.
It’s a great article and I’m very happy that I was interviewed! Don’t forget that next weekend is the National Fishing Week, which means you do not need a license to fish that weekend but you must follow the conservation license rules. There are also family fishing activities all over the GTA and across Canada.
Bryn if you’re ever in need of a fishing partner let me know, I’m more than willing to meet you some where on the TTC or even split those extremely high gas prices!
