Good luck! If you’re looking for places to try, 99.9% of the ponds / lakes you see will be holding Brook trout and maybe land locked Atlantic salmon. Most of them aren’t big but it’s a lot of fun. You have a lot of new places to explore

I don’t, bait on the spoon messes up the action which is the most important part of the presentation in my opinion

The rod is a Cabelas brand rod, prodigy I think? Don’t see them listed on the website anymore.. 7” medium light. I like a rod that’s rated to cast 1/8th ounce lures. The reel is a pfleuger president xt limited edition, with braid line for extra casting distance

They come from the ocean here in Newfoundland...they come in the fresh water to spawn ..same with brook trout here ..we get sea runs here

Most spinning reels come with a left hand and a right hand feature these days. You simply remove the handle by securing the bail and winding the handle backwards. Then remove the cap on the opposite side of the reel body. Screw the handle onto the newly exposed threaded shaft and screw the cap onto the exposed area where you removed the handle. ;)

@@jamesspiess5710 uhhh yeah I know this captain obvious. It was a joke about being a lefty.

Will do! have some footage from last year put together, just have to add a voiceover

@@newfoundfishing8655 awesome looking forward to seeing It...

Close to whitbourne?

Fox marsh

@@newfoundfishing8655 ha ! my dad's family had cabins on Angle pond in Mahers and I use to always hear about the fabled "Fox Marsh" but was never old enough to go, (fishing/rabbit hunting) instead I was limited to the pond/ bridge/river as a 7/8 year old and had to always be aware of the train schedule. We used to have to park and walk up the tracks. fond memories 50 yrs or so ago.

Thanks, this was on the Avalon. I’m not familiar with the west coast but I know there are some nice trout to be had there

I ment to say you

It’s possible, but the fishing for trout and landlocked salmon really slows down in August when the water gets warm. The best time for those species is between May 15th and the middle of July. That said, you can still catch fish first thing in the morning and late in the evening. Fishing for Atlantic cod is usually open on weekends from Saturday-Monday that time of year (in July and August) and it’s possible to catch some pretty big fish from shore, or you can book a day trip to go out in a boat with a charter.

@@newfoundfishing8655 thanks for your quick response! June is also in our plan, we'll see which is the best for us. Thanks again

No problem! I would highly recommend June if that’s possible. The majority of my videos were filmed around June, and most places you see me fishing are on the side of the highway or somewhere that’s easily accessible. Best of luck! (Also, If you want to target brown trout, those are only found on the Avalon peninsula; the rest of the island only has brook trout, landlocks, and salmon)

@@newfoundfishing8655 thanks man! Tight lines

Thanks! I’ve been busy with school for the last little while but just finished, so I should have more time to edit some stuff. I have two videos recorded from this year but not uploaded.. my laptop is in the shop and I’m hoping I don’t lose the footage haha. I have a loon chase my lure underwater right to my feet and a couple big sea trout

Not bad, I’ve got them a lot bigger lol

They take a while! Comparable to salmon when they’re fresh in. I got one the other day around the same size and managed to get it in the boat in a few minutes - with no net! I’ll post that video once I get time to edit it lol. Exams coming up

Whoops I thought your comment was on an entirely different video, my newest one where my dad loses a 3lb sea trout at the boat. But yeah Lol those ouananiche are fiesty but I’m playing them a lot more than I really have to

Nope, they have a gold colour but you can tell by the V in their tail and how their maxillary doesn’t go past their eye that they aren’t trout. The eye doesn’t lie lol

For sure, nobody would believe half of what happens otherwise lol. Had a loon chase my lure right to my feet back in May

The Avalon

I use either 8 or 10 pound test depending on what I’m using. On that rod I use 8 pound test braided line

@@newfoundfishing8655 do you use a leader? I usually just used a basic spinner but im want to branch onto different things this year. Any suggestion on whats best for some big trout

Yeah, I tie a micro swivel at the end of the braid and around 16-20 inches of leader to the other end of the swivel. I don’t like to use a snap swivel at the end of the line to attach my lures because I find it messes up the action and just looks weird. That’s what I used to use but haven’t used spinners in years. Anything that imitates an injured baitfish like a small trout will work great, since big fish eat small fish. I caught a brown trout a few years ago with an 8 inch mud trout in its stomach lol. If you’re fishing from shore I like spoons, you can cast them pretty far to cover a lot of water and they imitate a injured fish. You don’t need to use worms with them either, I prefer them without any bait. In this video I was using a blue fox pixee spoon 1/4 ounce with no bait on it. You can get them at Canadian tire, I like the silver and orange or silver and green colours the best. A blue fox trolling spoon around 3 inches long is good too, you won’t catch a lot of fish, but you’ll get the bigger fish in the pond. I’ve got lots of trout 18-24 inches with those. Rapalas work good too but you can’t cast them quite as far as spoons and are way more expensive. They’re all I use in the boat though. I’d recommend a ultralight minnow, or 2.5 to 3 1/8 inch x-rap I’ll leave links to a couple of lures to show you what they look like: www.cabelas.ca/product/14675/blue-fox-pixee-spoons www.cabelas.ca/product/9288/rapala-x-rap

@@newfoundfishing8655 ok thank you one last question sorry haha. Do you sharpen your hooks

It’s no problem haha! It’s a good idea but I don’t usually do it, the hooks that come on the lures are really sharp and if they get dull I just replace them. But they usually break off before that happens (I use treble hooks not “J” hooks)

Thanks! I’m to have some more content posted this year, I’ve been busy with college for the last 1.5 years.

Thanks! They’re a lot of fun and taste great if you catch a big one. No need for bait if you’re spin fishing either. I’m hopeful that the salmon fishing will stay catch and keep. I doubt that we will ever see 6 tags again but hopefully we will get 2 red tags this year at least. Having catch and keep means more anglers on the rivers which is good for the economy and it can be argued that it is good for the numbers of salmon too. More anglers on rivers means less opportunity for poaching with nets and that sort of thing.

That’s fair, I don’t necessarily disagree. I’ll release if the fish isn’t hurt in any way and I don’t think it’s going to be pink inside, or if it’s under 12-13 inches for ouananiche or browns. Browns 15 inches or bigger I usually keep since they’re going to be pink and have reached sexual maturity. If I think the fish isn’t going to survive (damage done to gills) or something along those lines, I’ll always keep it.

Secret spot lol

Too bad I'm not able to walk very far. But I enjoyed your video very much !!!!

Thanks! Is there any way I can send you a private message? Don’t want to make my spots public

Yeah we have sea run brookies too! Browns are the most common species in the rivers & estuaries I fish but the majority of rivers here have only brook trout and salmon. That’s too bad about the salmon, I caught my first salmon on a fly rod this past July. They do fight hard! We could always retain 6 salmon per season but this past year we could only keep one. Hopefully they don’t ban the retention of Atlantic salmon here like they have with the rest of the country.