BASSTrakk has Canadian Chris Johnston in the lead with just over 20 pounds in the livewell. Success came quick.
He is fishing the front side of an island, near where Lake Ontario empties into the St. Lawrence River. He is fishing in the 20-foot range, keeping one eye on his rod tip and the other on his Garmin Panoptix. The video game fishing is paying off, for sure.
This morning I asked Chris and his brother, Cory, about the dynamics of the Canadian waters being out of play. Here is what they had to say.
Chris: “Having the Canadian waters off limits is a big deal for me, because the waters where I like to fish a lot are on the Canadian side. Even though the river is nearly 100 miles long, it doesn’t fish as big as you might think.”
Cory: Canada being off limits is a big deal and here is why. It seems the Canadian side gets less fishing pressure. You don’t have the fishing charters from the U.S. taking out so many people, and removing fish like they do on that side of the river. The good news is that the lake is open.
Well that’s for sure. Cory is in the lake, while Chris is near it.
“I like to not even have to go to the lake,” said Chris. So far, so good.
What else I learned from research and other sources is the claim that Canada is best is made legit by the bottom topography. The ledges, rocky habitat and winding bottom contours all stack up.