Sunday, March 17, 2019

These shots are from York, down river from Caledonia. There used to be a parking lot there and several islands that are only marked by trees sticking up now.
 You can clearly see the high water mark here
 Still under water
From the roadside

This should be the last of the extreme high water events for this year. The spring rains will definitely affect water levels bu they usually subside quickly.
Since the last post we have had another ice over. We then got into some warmer weather, a fair amount of rain and another thaw. The river has been breaking up and refreezing. With the last bit of rain and sudden thaw followed ice break up and the river rising dramatically. The following images show the river on it's way back down but still up several feet from the norm.
 The park below the Caledonia Dam
 Looking down river

Looking out from below the pavilion

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Well winter is back! I was hoping we would at least get a bit of a break. I was hoping to get some casting in and dial some rod and line combos. So now it looks like that's been pushed back. Calling for 15cm of snow this afternoon and into the night. This river is starting to ice over again so things are looking miserable for a while.

 Below Cayuga Bridge
Cayuga Kinsman's Park
Three hours later

Hopefully it doesn't last long but it's not looking that way. More snow forecast in the next few days. 

Monday, February 25, 2019

Starting The Journey

Well it's the end on Feburary and everything is closed. Trout opener is not until the end of April and hopefully I can get into a couple of steehead heading back to the Lake Erie. For now I will just show you the Grand River after ice break up. We are at the end of a heavy wind storm with some rain and snow. It started with some pretty mild temperatures and a good melt. The river has risen 2-3 feet over the last day or 2. Down river at the mouth things have been more severe. The 100km/hr wind has pushed the lake level way up on the north shore. The dam in Dunnville all but disappeared. Add to that the amount of water rushing down and we have some pretty significant flooding. Warnings of high water and flooding has been broadcast regularly on the local radio station. Levels dropping now.

The Caledonia Dam
The wall of the north spillway
Seneca Park 
York Bridge(normally a rapid) 
York Bridge 
York Island

Back soon with updates and more pictures.