July 21 - July 27

News from the shop

Salmon time has arrived!  Now is the time to stop in the shop to pick up your Chantry Chinook Classic tickets and Sydenham Sportsman Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular derby tickets.  The Chantry starts July 23 and runs to August 7.  The Salmon Spectacular starts up August 26 and runs until September 4.  Early bird tickets can be purchased up until the 9th of August, for a chance to win early bird prizes!

If you need to stock up on salmon tackle Watson's Tackle.  Drew stocks the best baits you can find; whether it be cut bait, anchovies, Hotfish spoons, Lymans, Silver Fox spoons or Northern Kings...you can pick them up at the shop.  No Huron or Georgian Bay salmon aresenal is complete without a good selection of Hotspot flashers.  These attractors are imperative when fishing cutbait or anchovies for staging chinooks.

The fall hunting season is getting close, and Watson's has a great selection of Irish Setter boots for the outdoorsman.  Choose from a variety of options from hiking boots to knee high fitted rubbers.  These boots are the top choice for the avid outdoorsman and available at the store.  Check them out at http://www.irishsetterboots.com/

New guns to the shop for the deer hunter include:  The Savage Axis in both .270cal and 30-06 calibers.  These rifles are great buy for the hunter looking to fill their tags this coming fall.  Don't wait to pick one of these guns up, as they won't last long!  Also in the gun rack, is a large selection of Thompson Centerfire .50cal inlines.  This gun is a great choice for the deer hunter looking to bag a buck during the muzzledloader/blackpowder season.

Local outdoor news

The Chantry Chinook Classic starts up July 23 and runs to Aug 7th.  This derby is hosted by the Lake Huron Fishing Club.  This popular event takes place on Lake Huron and info can be obtained at www.chantrychinook.com
Huron anglers are reporting decent catches of salmon and lake trout from Kincardine to Sauble Beach.  Fish have been reported in depths of 80 to 150 feet of water, suspended 40 to 70 feet down.  Spoons seem to be the key fishing Huron, with the local favorites being the HOTFISH in silver blue, green glow, and glow frog pattern.

Fishing in Owen Sound Bay has been spotty, but chinooks are showing up in the bay as the summer wears on.  Catches of salmon have been reported along the west shore from Indian River out to Cape Commadore.  This is the tradional area where Owen Sound anglers intercept the migrating chinooks before they set-up and stage in Thomson's Hole.  Favorite baits for O.S. chinooks are: Hotfish spoons, Lymans, Silver Foxes and cutbait/anchovies behind Hotspot flashers.

Local bass fishing has been HOT.  The scorching hot temps have turned the largemouth bite on big time.  The Grey Bruce Bass Club held an event locally this week and had some spectacular fish come to the scale.  Winning weight was 5 fish for 18.13lb, and two seperate fish over 6lbs were weighted in!  Many bass anglers are reporting slow action for smallmouth but excellent largemouth fishing.  Get out and experience it now!

Looking for more info stop into the store!