LAKE ONTARIO FISHING SPECTACULAR

Salmon were biting and so were the Rainbow! 8 fish landed with three teasers who refused the hook.
Three different lures were effective!  9  foot long rods. A couple  of  depth control methods were used including "down riggers" and "dipsy divers".
A highlight was  when two fish were caught at the same time!!
Lures:
Williams Spoon , blue and silver
Salmon Fly in green glow-in-the-dark hook dressing  with red beads clip-on (alewife) cut bait.
 They were caught as far back as 240 feet. at 70 to 80 feet in depths over 110 feet.
We were several miles off the Scarborough Bluffs in sight of the "Green Pussy" landmark.
The first salmon in this selection of photos is a 30 pounder caught the previous night bt First Mate Rick.
It was an amazing salmon! With a nasty set of teeth.
Biggest salmon was weighed at 23 pounds and a length 35 inches.
 Largest fighting rainbow (steelhead) was 25 inches One salmon had a scar on it's side from a lamprey eel
The highlight was a spectacular salmon Pete was fighting, It took out 600 feet of line. Then it crossed another line and finally after 15 minutes it showed it was tiring with a the lure hook stuck in the top of it's back!

This is a close-up photograph of the "Bug Eye." Fly

What disappointment for Captain Pete. He first thought it was a giant salmon of over 30 pounds.

Smallmouth Bass on Rice Paper Print

ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT Charles Weiss 2012

This my new project "Fish Print". The Japanese call this Gyo taku.
I used a smallmouth bass of about 11 inches in length. Caught on a fly ifrom the Maitland River
near Goderich Ontario.
First the fish was washed with a solution of vinegar and  soapy water and dried off.
Second I posed the fish on some newspaper with styrofoan underneath. Then I pinned the fins in position.
Third I painted  the fish with a large brush a variety of acrylic paint colour.
Fourth, I placed apiece of rice paper on top of the fish and gently rubbed the paper, I used a spoon on the fins .
Fifth, I gently puled off the paper.
I let all the prints dry.
Sixth, I touched up with pencil crayon and acrylic paint the best looking print. The final design has the crisp outlines of the scales and fin rays.

Canada Day special at Country Style served by COPS

This is the sight that I found at my favourite Country Style Coffee Shop on July first Canada Day at 8:30 in the morning. The local Division 41  Toronto Police were awarding speeding tickets on Warden Ave near Bertrand Street. This is a 60 km zone. The combination of cops and a coffee shop at a speed trap was too
much!

Belle River classic Muskie derby, DONATION!

Charles Weiss ARTWORK COPYRIGHT 2012

Charles Weiss Art Studio is donating a $500. gift certificate to be put towards a wood carved replica
or 20 in x 24 in framed painted portrait of the winning largest  caught and released musky at the
June  30 the weekend BELLE RIVER Muskies Canada BELLE RIVER CLASSIC
Good Luck to everyone on the water and Happy Canada Day!

A selection of Animals on the edge of Toronto

Wonderful selection of recent animals I've had a chance to photograph and even touch!

Creating the sign for Country Style

This is my first ever sign for my local coffee and donut shop.
This is a double sided 24 in / 60 com x 48 in/120 cm   plywood sign. Painted with acrylics and sealed with an epoxy clearcoat. Located near Warden and Bertrand streets in central Scarborough (East Toronto)Ontario.

Birkdale Art in the Park

Yes, The Art in the Park went ahead Rain or SHINE! It hardly rained. I drew caricatures of people young and old, including this one of Danielle who was celebrating her birthday. My wife, Diane editor and writer, was a big help. Where would I be without her? Well, I wouldn't be in this photo of my booth, which she took. She even went to get me coffee and donuts after helping me set up.There were over 30 artists that day