Toronto Chapter

Who We Are

Welcome to the Toronto Chapters web page, my name is Steve Stewart and I am the 2010 Toronto Chapter Chairman of Muskies Canada. Muskies Canada has been a leader in the conservation of Muskies and the waters they inhabit since the late 1970's. As a club working together with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, many important initiatives have had a direct and entirely positive effect on the angling efforts of all people who angle for Muskie. Catch and release, a concept originally promoted by MCI and one that at the time was met with great resistance, has now brought anglers increased numbers of fish and larger fish. It is with the ever important angler log program that Muskie populations can be monitored and maintained. Other initiatives like the on going Lake Simcoe Muskie Restoration Project have shown some early success and are sure to enhance our understanding of the species and the aquatic environments necessary to a successful and self sustaining population of Muskie in not only Lake Simcoe but within other lakes as well. These and the many other important projects undertaken by MCI are at the heart of the club and will continue to result in more and better angling opportunities for future generations of Muskie hunters.

As the founding chapter of Muskies Canada we are excited about this year's line up of meetings, speakers and activities. This year each meeting will feature an informal discussion about a different lake and some of the secrets to successful fishing trips to them. Additionally we plan to have a varied line up of guest speakers from Ministry personnel, professional guides, industry professionals to seasoned anglers who can provide in depth fishing tactics on specific bodies of water. There will sure to be something for every member regardless of experience. Each meeting will be capped off by a prize table where members can win lures, hats, shirts and many other fishing related items.

In addition to the regular monthly prize table we will have several special draws throughout the year. Angler log draws will take place on a monthly basis during the open Muskie season and members who submit their logs on a monthly basis will have a chance at winning a $50 gift certificate for JB's fishing depot. Attendance draws will be held twice this year, each MCI member attending a Toronto chapter meeting will get a ticket for a future draw that will include prizes like a St.Croix rod and Abu reel or Hose bait lure. Following in the foot steps of other chapters this year the Toronto chapter will hold two on the water meetings in July and August. All MCI members are invited to come out and pair up with a member that they have not fished with before, for a day of learning and hopefully catching.

Finally, the Toronto Chapter is pleased to announce that this year's chapter outing will once again take place on Buckhorn Lake at The Scotsman Point resort. As with past years the outing will take place on Buckhorn but will be open to other fishable waters. Please see the post below for more details on this great outing where over 50 legal Muskies entered is not unheard of! With a superb prize table, fabulous food and even better company, this is one outing you don't want to miss.

Please join us this year on the first Wednesday of each new month for an evening of learning, participation and fun. I look forward to see you at the meeting and on the water in 2010.

Toronto chapter meetings are held at 8pm at the Toronto Police Association building, 180 Yorkland Blvd., downstairs in the Yorkland Pub bar and restaurant. For a map please click the link below.

Please check back with this page regularly for updates on chapter events, guest speakers and meeting updates.

Best of luck for the 2010 season,
Steve Stewart

Meeting Location

180 Yorkland Blvd, North York, ON

MAP

Past Toronto Chapter Meetings

September 01, 2010 On October 6th, 2006, Kevin Davidson was fishing Lake Nipissing with his brother when his line started screaming. With Kevin at the dry end of the line, the other end was being controlled by a tank of a Muskie with a 58" length. Kevin, this month's guest speaker, will tell us about that day that brought him his World Record Muskie and give us some of his secrets to fishing Lake Nipissing and the French River. Kevin's previous presentations have been regarded by all as outstanding and this one is sure to be the same.
August 04, 2010 With no regular meeting scheduled, we will have an on the water meeting. Members are encouraged to come out to the lake and fish with somebody they previously had not fished with. Boat partners will be determined by random draw, this gives each angler the opportunity to learn different techniques and patterns they otherwise would not have had chance to fishing with their regular boat partner. It's a great way to learn and get to know your fellow members.

The specific date, time and location to be determined soon.
July 07, 2010 With no regular meeting scheduled, we will have an on the water meeting. Members are encouraged to come out to the lake and fish with somebody they previously had not fished with. Boat partners will be determined by random draw, this gives each angler the opportunity to learn different techniques and patterns they otherwise would not have had chance to fishing with their regular boat partner. It's a great way to learn from and get to know your fellow members.

The specific date, time and location to be determined soon.
June 02, 2010 Just in time for Muskie opener, this month's meeting will be our annual JB's BBQ at JB's Fishing Depot. As a valued sponsor JB's will host a BBQ for all MCI members. Historically this BBQ has provided us with the opportunity to get together with members from other chapters and talk Muskie over a burger. Additionally JB's always has some great deals on gear to get the Muskie season started.
May 05, 2010 This month we will be discussing tatics for Scugog, Balsam and Pigeon lakes. Many of our members have fished these lakes for years and have developed patterns that are proven to work. As with any lake, time of year, lure selection and colour patterns are specific to these lakes and all play a role in our success. This discussion will surely help to speed up anyones lake learning curve. And the timing of these lake talks could not be more perfect with opener and our chapter outing fast approaching.

Additionally, we will be having the raffle for the Advanced Taxidermy walleye lure and of coarse our prize table.

This month will also feature our attendance draw for a Legend Muskie rod by St.Croix. One lucky member will go home with this top end rod.
April 07, 2010 This months meeting will feature Joclyn Lueng from Angling Outfitters of Woodstock,On. Joclyn is considered by many in the angling community as a expert in using and interpreting sonar/gps charts. Joclyn will discuss the features of sonar / gps units and how to get the most out of them. He invites all attendees to bring thier unit, Lowrance or Hummingbird, to the meeting where he will update them with the latest applicable software and help us fine tune them for maximum performance.

Additionally, if time permits we will have our Scugog Lake discussion that we missed at February's meeting due to time constaints.

As always, our meetings are open to all MCI members, friends and family.
March 03, 2010 This months meeting will provide us with Johnny Dadson's experience on fishing Georgian Bay. Johnny, our featured speaker, is a guide, bait maker and contributing writer to Musky Hunter magazine. He will share with us his guiding stories and tips for fishing this Potential World Record fishery.

Pigeon Lake will be the topic of our lake discussion this month. Pigeon's classic Muskie structure makes this a top visited Lake in the Kawarthas. I know for me this lake seems to have my number and I can use all the help I can get on it.
February 03, 2010 This months meeting will be a not to miss event. Our featured guest speaker will be Officer Tim Rourke from Peel Regional Police Marine Division. Tim's presentation will be about Cold Water Survival. With the ice fishing underway the information presented could help save your life and it is easily transferred to the fall season when we are out chasing the fall fatties.

Our monthly lake discussion will be on Lake Scugog. This lake is teaming with Muskies and provides experienced and new Muskie anglers with the opportunity for their first Muskie and numbers of Muskies.
January 06, 2010 This meeting was the first with our new Chairman Steve Stewart & several other Chapter Executive positions.
There was lot's of open discussion & planning for the next eleven month's.
Check with the 2010 upcoming Chapter meetings for info.
December 02, 2009 Year end dinner & wrap-up.
November 04, 2009 Presentation outlining the Lake Simcoe Muskie Restoration Project outcomes and learnings for 2009. Our speakers will be Jason Borwick and Stacey McKee of the MNR and Mark Newell of Sir Sandford Fleming College.
October 07, 2009 Come on out on Oct 7th and participate in what will be a great evening of everything that is MUSKIE! Our meeting will include a presentation on equipment and muskie handling techniques by Dave Boxall. This presentation is sure to hold something for both the veterans and those new to our Muskie fishing passion.

For this meeting, our large prize table will give everybody who attends the chance to go home with many brand new musky lures, hats, shirts, musky leaders and more. This is your chance to stock up on new baits for the fall fishing season.

We will also be having our draws for Angler Logs submitted for the months of June-September.

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General Information

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