I always thought that fishing had to be in the wild. However, you can still fish in a busy place. Lindsay is a good example; it was established in 1831, is an urban area of Ontario with a population of 20,354, and is the region's hub for business and commerce. The first photo is of downtown Lindsay, a place full of Victorian buildings. The neighbourhood is full of traffic on the street, and our fishing spot is very close to here.
Walking along the streets of downtown, we can see a bridge, and the river under the bridge is our destination today. Also introduced is the national historic site "Trent -Severn Waterway" Lock 33 - Lindsay, which allows transit to Lake Scugog and draws raw water from the Scugog. Because of the dam, it brings a variety of fish species from Scugog to Lindsay, and it has become an ideal fishing spot.
If you take a closer look, you can find the famous Lindsay Old Mill Ruins on the right side. It was initially a sawmill built by the Purdy's, the American family who built the dam on Scugog River at this place. Then, a small village grew up near the mills into today's Lindsay.
Going down the stairs, we finally reached our destination. This waterway connects Lake Scugog to Sturgeon Lake, which made me really excited to see what kind of fish I would land. The water was calm, and the weather was quite pleasant; slightly cloudy weather is perfect for fishing. The visibility of the water here is very low, and I assumed there might be some big fish hidden in it. I tried to use jig head+softbait to target bass or walleye, so let the fishing begin!
After repeatedly casting for an hour, I still couldn't feel any fish bite my bait. I thought I would probably get skunked today, and I decided to try a few more times and switch my setup if my current one does not work. When the time came to about six o'clock, my fishing line seemed to be suddenly stuck in the rock and couldn't be pulled out. After a few seconds, I realized that my fishing line was not stuck but bit by a fish! I could tell the fish was powerful because I had never experienced a fish with this power before. ( I tended to catch small fish like sunfish, Poor me;_;). And this time, it was as if the fish were dragging me, and I felt like I was in a fight with the fish until one side was exhausted. I kept releasing and rewinding the line, my hands gradually became numb, and then my arms started to get sore, and I couldn't help but wonder when it would be the end. Finally, after about three or four minutes, the fish stopped struggling, and I managed to get it to the surface.(With the help of my friend because I did not even prepare a net omg)
I didn't know how to describe the feeling of this moment, it was the first big fish in my life, and I didn't even know the scientific name of the fish at the time. There were only three words in my head at the time - On Cloud Nine. My body was instantly filled with immense pride and excitement. I started making videos of my capture, taking pictures, and video recording the moment, and it reminded me of Avril Lavigne's lyrics, "This moment is perfect, please don't go away." LOL, seeing its mouth full of teeth, I gave up the idea of holding it up for a photo (As I should have). There were also children and parents passing by the roadside; they all looked at my fish and said to me: "that's a nice fish" I thanked them with a big smile. My friend told me I caught walleye, and it was delicious, but what I enjoyed was the process of capturing the fish, and taking it home and eating it wasn't really part of my plan. Finally, I put this walleye back in the lake, hoping it could grow bigger ;D Thanks for playing with me, Mr/Mrs. Walleye.
Look at me , man , could not hold my facial expression any more, that's how you tell a dude is on cloud nine.
Lindsay is really a beautiful place especially during fall time, it's not big, but it's gorgeous and full of historic buildings. The experience of fishing here is no less than being in the real nature.
When it was utterly dark, we decided to go home, and in fact, no one around except me caught a single fish. I thought maybe I was blessed that day, and my friends said the same. I know we'll be fishing here again one day. See you guys soon, and I wish you all good luck.
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