A Visit To Bloomingdale Park
When you want a simple shore-fishing experience, and somewhere great to take the dogs, Bloomingdale Park in Bloomingdale, Ontario is a great place to visit.
We had taken the dogs there in the past and decided the ponds looked promising. After reading some reports of good crappie fishing in the ponds, Darrell and I decided a late Sunday fishing trip with the dogs was a great way to end the weekend.
Jack was thrilled to be out .
Apparently we weren’t the only people thinking the park was a good destination – as we drove down Snyders Flats Road we saw a full parking lot outside the park’s entrance. One of the cool things about this place is that it is virtually a dog park. Everywhere you look there are dogs chasing each other, jumping in the pond, following new scents, etc. The majority of visitors have dogs with them, the other visitors carry fishing gear.
The view on a windy day.
Since I wasn’t in the mood to change things around, I started tossing the micro power nymph that was already on my rod. Casting into the wind was difficult, but it did allow for some pretty natural presentation as the current brought my lure back to shore and I had to do very little work. That sure seemed to do the trick for the sunfish as they bit time after time. I did get a crappie or two on but they got off before I could get them in. Darrell had more luck with the crappie.
This crappie was more than willing to bite.
Jack was thrilled to be out fishing with us again. He absolutely loves to sit by the water and inspect the fish as we bring them in. He tried to lick the first sunfish I let him have a look at. Molly didn’t care. She’s not a fish dog, she’s a puddler. No matter where we went around the ponds, she could be found wading in the water.
Everyone enjoyed an evening on the water.
It looks like I was very intent on tying my knot.
We worked our way around the first pond on the right, and took some casts in each of the other ponds. The wind made the fishing a little difficult and we never had a steady bite, but we landed more than enough to be happy.
The ponds hold a lot of promise and I can’t wait to hit them when the weather warms up and the winds are calmer. I’d love to put a canoe in there and fish a little further off shore. I have read reports of a few guys putting kayaks into the ponds.
Once trout opener passes and we start looking to hit other water, we will be making a few trips back here to see just how good the fishing can be. The dogs will be thrilled.
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