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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: Howieh on February 03, 2010, 12:04:25 AM

Title: End of the salmon run
Post by: Howieh on February 03, 2010, 12:04:25 AM

Unfortunately I didn't find out about the salmon run until it was nearing it's end and when I did get out the light was always so bad I usually just shot videos with my A650. This was shot with a 30D in German Mills Park; should have increased the ISO to 800 for a faster shutter speed - o, well, there's always next year!

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/4015546025_d041d34a33_o.jpg)

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Post by: denis on February 03, 2010, 10:03:06 AM

nice male chinook.
something to try next year!

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Post by: Jon on February 03, 2010, 12:48:56 PM

Great photo of a big male!  You don't often see them that far out of the water.  

I can't recall the exact location of German Mills Park but is it not in the Don Mills Road/John St. area of Markham.? I was at the TRCA helping with fish passage projects a few years ago and I'm quite interested in seeing how far the Chinooks go up German Mills and the East Don.  I have a photo of me with likely one of the few Chinooks angled from the Don.  I will try and get it scanned.

I will also try and post some photos and videos I have taken of the Chinook run in the fall on the Humber and Credit Rivers.


Jon

Title: German Mills Park
Post by: Howieh on February 03, 2010, 09:52:57 PM

Hi Jon,

You're pretty close; it actually runs from north of Leslie and Steeles to John Street (can be confusing to give directions because I think Don Mills becomes Leslie north of Steeles!). I was wandering around GMP last fall with my 100-400 lens when I met this old man who suggested I could do some 'serious fishing' with that lens! When I gave him a funny look he told me he had just seen some large salmon, completely out of the water on a sandbank in the local stream. When I got there they were gone but I returned the next day and was able to get a few shots. There are a few spots where the salmon have to come out of the water and if you can locate the fish upstream(?) from those spots you can go set up and wait for them to pass by.

I really like GMP, it's very close to where I live and compared to many TO parks it's much quieter, even on weekends. In early May there are lots of interesting birds around, along with the great blue herons and kingfishers that seem to be there all year.

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Post by: Jon on February 18, 2010, 05:13:59 PM

I finally got around to uploading my photos and videos, although I didn't upload the one of me with a Chinook from the Don.  These photos and videos are from the Humber and Credit Rivers.  I couldn't figure out how to get the video into the post so I have only provided the link.  Enjoy!!!

Credit River
Chinook Salmon
(http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/outside32/Fall%20Salmon%20Migration/ChinookbelowStreetsvilleDam7.jpg)

Chinook Salmon
(http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/outside32/Fall%20Salmon%20Migration/ChinookbelowStreetsvilleDam14.jpg)

Humber River
Brown Trout
(http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/outside32/Fall%20Salmon%20Migration/Humber2.jpg)

Chinook Salmon
(http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/outside32/Fall%20Salmon%20Migration/Humber4.jpg)

Chinook Salmon
(http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/outside32/Fall%20Salmon%20Migration/Humber3.jpg)

Chinook Salmon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrjFavVB8M


Jon

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Post by: denis on February 18, 2010, 05:19:55 PM

very nice jon.
i used to spend hours,watching the steelhead(spring),and the fall salmon run at the ganaraska fish ladder in port hope.quite fascinating,and humourous at times.