Heading To Jacksons Point

[Aquaneko]

(09-08-2015 11:45 AM)dawife Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 06:43 AM)Aquaneko Wrote:  Just got back from Jacksons Point again. Man if was the hottest day of the year according to the weather and no relief from the sun on the breakers. Only harvested 2 non jumbo yellow perch. One of which was gut hooked and I was hoping it would survive after the hook was removed but it was still not moving much and floating there after 30secs so I decided to keep it. Thankfully it measured just over the 6" (IIRC 6" is min for all fish listed in the Ontario Fish Eating guide) at 6.5". Other perch was 7.5". I did recieve 2 bass from a family man with his kids and wife. I think they are rock bass. Let me see if I can do a photo upload. I only harvested 4 fish. 2 of which I caught myself.

I spent a whole day there and IIRC my catch was:

- ~20+ round gobies (lost count after 20 but humanely dispatched them)

- 1 x approx 1lb small mouth bass (lost off the hook when taking it in by the yellow railing by the 2nd breaker but had 3 witnesses) according to a guy that fishes a lot and can approx size/weight by sight.

- 2 x XL sunfish. I think pumpkin seed.
- ~5-6 small sunfish

- ~4 small perch

- 1 x ~8-9" bullhead catfish

Most of my hookups on the large sunfish and bass was ~9am. All using earth worms plucked from the ground. IIRC earthworms are like ~3.99-5.00/1 dozen which is darn pricey to me if you fish a lot. If you rarely fish and buy the bait out of the blue then ok still pricey but it is a at the moment use. I am able to pluck fatties out of the back/front lawn and down at the park at a rate of ~7-9/minute if conditions are just right and end up with a ton of worms. Way cheaper then buying bait unless desperate and the biting is so hot you use up all your worms you brought.

There was a few families there together with thier kids playing around and one of the family men there was heading out tot he left of the left breaker in a 3 man inflateable but when he came back around 7pm after being out like 5-6hrs he got nothing and hardly anything but nibbles so I guess I lucked out with my catches. The baro was low and flatlined on my watch due to low pressure and from what I read online low pressure and calm before the storm fishing is best but I thought I would get some jumbos because of that thinking/reasoning but . Oh well at least I got a few for a fish fry.

Hi there, I'm new to fishing; well did when I was a kid and what not, but went to a couple of cottages on rice lake this year and absolutely fell in love with it again, as did my 5 year old daughter, so now I have some gear, bought myself a tackle box and ready to do just some day fishing to finish off the season, I'm in Markham and Jackson's point isn't that far for a day trip and you had some luck, I was just wondering if there were any places that were family friendly that I could fish off a dock/pier/rocks etc... but also a little beach and play ground (bathroom) for when the little one does get bored? Also, any advice on Holland's landing would be great too as that is a shorter trip for us (not much of a driver lol)

Hi.

If you go to this location as I have said before Jacksons Point on Marlone (GPS: 80 Marlone (forgot if drive or what not. Just google map 'Jacksons Point marlone 80, ontario' and it should show up) it is a great place to fish. You will pass the marina parking lot to get to this location. The marina parking lot is more of a boat launching site and beach/dock that I have seen families and kids play at before with some trees and picnic tables around. BYO-BBQ (charcoal allowed). IIRC there is a washroom building by the parking ticket meter. A note on the parking ticket meter as someone that is local but lives in Keswick has told me that the meter has issues taking paper money for whatever reason and IIRC will not take coins. Credit card works fine.

Price of parking is an oucher tho. $4.00/hour or $20.00/all day till 8am. If you want to get the most of your parking money make it full day-night trip. Have the kids do a little light car camping (like a blanket and not a full car camping setup to avoid any issues. Most people will see a blanket in a car as just normal for warming up) while the adults relax at night doing some night fishing and talking/relaxing then leave at 8am.

There is a small shore (some may call it a beach...more mini-beach) on Marlone. The distance between Bonnie Park (marina) is about 1/2 km walk. From the marina to the closest Tim Hortons is approx. 1km. Closest grocery store is ~1km from Tim Hortons. Closest 24/7 fishing bait vending machine (don't know any local stores) is the Petro Canada (by the UltraMar petrol station) as you come into town. Never bought bait there so no idea on the pricing but IIRC what someone said before I think it was like 3.99-4.99 a tub of 12 nightcrawlers which is nice to know where there is a 24/7 close my bait vending machine if the biting is hot and you run out of worms. IMHO it is way cheaper to get an ice cream bucket and put like 1/4 - 1/3 dry peat moss in the tub and get a pair of pliers and a flashlight and find some plastic bag that has some red logo on it (Canadian Tire comes to mind ;D) and put that logo over the flashlight and pluck the worms off your local park/front/back lawn after it has been mowed short and after a rain storm.

Protip 1: Wait a couple seconds before plucking the worm to see which end the head is moving. If you are fast on reflexes using a pair of pliers that are spring loaded to keep them always open pluck the worms body closest to the hole in a fast jerk out motion giving the worm little time to recoil back into the hole allowing a holw worm instead of what I call as a 'break off'. Nothing wrong with break offs just less worm.

Protip 2: If your reflexes are slow/slower then look for worms that are ~3-4" stretched out of thier hole. That way if you screw up and quick enough for a follow up you can get what I call a 'double strike' second chance to pull the whole worm out as the worm is in shock and not fully transfering all muscles towards going back down the hole.

So where was I ....ah...at the mini beach on Marlone there are two portable washrooms. One regular. One larger to accomedate those with mobility issues. Don't ask if you need to double up on the TP on the seats as I never had to pinch a loaf. I will say you will need to bring your own hand cleaner as there is no hand cleaner in the loo's there. I have mentioned before in previous posts here how to access the three wave breaker islands. The breaker closest to the left is the shallowest at knee height. Surrounding the breaker on the left is shallow water approx 2ft high and travels out oh...IDK...approx... 20ft x 30ft and more hugging the shoreline so lots of shallows for the kids to stomp around in safely as well as for people looking to walk further out to cast into deeper waters. Both locations at the marina and Marlone are safe but if you are solo/female I would recommend Marlone as there is only one way in and out by car and all the people in the boats are angled on docks pointed towards you and also you are directly backed onto approx. 3-4 peoples wooden fenced backyards.

What I am trying to say is if you are female and like fishing but none of your friends want to go fishing and you want to go fishing alone this is IMHO the safest spot as all eyes are on you including the people living in the houses above the water houses so help is near immediate.

Check the forecast before going. I have always had the best luck and seems to support what I have read online that 'the calm before the storm' (ie. if it is to rain later that day) the barometric pressure is low and it seems the fish are more apt to feed more. Also I would like to note that on the Marlone side there is little in the ways for shade from the searing/baking sun tho I am sure if you brought a free standing sun tent or tent no one will bother you.

Final note/reminder if you do bring an inflatable boat/dingy you can not fish inside the marina. However if you want to fish outside the marina close to the breakers go for it but I warn you....some (not all as I have noticed some boats slowing way down before making a turn into the harbour) seadoo/motor boat drivers are total dinks not caring (more the yahoo youths that think they own all the water and I sometimes think they skirt the shores knowing people are fishing there just to piss them off. If you encounter one of those deliberate dinks I hope your 1-2oz sinker does not accidently whack them in the head doing a power cast :rolleyes powering by at full speed causing you rocking waves which may/may not flip your inflateable.

Enjoy your trip and hopefully I may run into you there. Sorry can't help out on Holland Marsh area as I've not fished there. According to a couple that was night fishing that live in Keswick they told me the goverment did some stuff around the area making it more costly to park anywhere and fish and was grumbling how the goverment seems to want to charge to anything and everything they can get away with that used to be free. So that is all the feedback I have on that area.


EDIT:

I see you're from Markham. There are a number of places to fish in Markham as well. Check my post on Too Good Pond. Well known for carp and a good fight. Also beside Markville Mall is Waldon Pond which is known for carp and behind it the Rouge River passes by it allowing a 2 in 1 fishing spot like 10 seconds apart from the bridge at Waldon Pond. Park at the soccer field and walk 5 mins to the bridge. Both Too Good Pond and Waldon Pond are well known for fire ants. It seems where ever the fire ants are the fishing is good as the fish know the ants will fall in and get a feed. Too Good has bathrooms but weekends only IIRC. Waldon does not but offers a lot of privacy if you need to fertilze a tree.

Protip: Bring insect repellent and spray the ground AND your shoes/socks to keep the ants off you. If you're using it for ground spray just get a cheap bottle at Wallyworld and save the good stuff for you and the kids.