Fishing around Brampton, Ontario

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Back in the days, there were smallmouths in Lake Aquitaine. My first ever bass caught was a 1lb smallmouth from there. I don't see them or hear of them anymore. I have personally seen smallmouth bass and largemouth bass get up to 3lbs in that lake...but overfishing, decreasing water quality, and introduction of exotic species (goldfish) really killed that lake. It used to be really, really good...some 15 years back.

For a better species list of Lake Aquitaine of fish that I have caught and personally seen...

Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Brown Bullhead
Rockbass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Bluegill Sunfish
Green Sunfish (yes, they are in there! I caught 2 of them one day!)
Black Crappie
Yellow Perch
Common Carp
Goldfish

** When they used to stock it there were rainbow trout...but they usually cannot survive the high summer water temps. Also heard of the odd brook trout in there...probably an escapee from the stocking. They used to stock it with trout for some kids fishing event back in the days. I would highly doubt there are any trout left.

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Now, as for Centennial Park, it also used to be really good back in the days. I went back last year just for a look see and it was depressing.

We used to catch pumpkinseed sunfish as kids until you arm falls off...not so much now. All you find are small stunted brown bullheads. Rather sad really. I did see one dead largemouth bass about 1lb. I'm sure there are some in there...not in the great number as it was in the past. Also, when I was a kid, there were huge carp everywhere. At the time, I wasn't really interested in carp fishing...if only...looking back, I missed a lot of fun carp fishing that could have been. I heard of some small crappies in the pond too but I've never caught any of them myself. My friend and I used to bike from Rathburn and Dixie (where we lived) and fish there all the time...and Etobicoke Creek too (for minnows). Those were the days and the pond used to be great. Sigh...kinda sad thinking about the past sometimes...

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Best bet for you is Orangeville Reservior. It is a Conservation Area and you do get checked by Conservation Officers there. So have your license with you at all times and remember catch and size limits. Just a heads up.