Reynolds

[darrellmyskiw]

for those interested :

Reynolds has not yet been stocked this year.

I was at Nat. Res. yesterday picking up the 2003 stock listings. They noted that Reynolds will be stocked shortly after ice-off.

So - if anyone had a hankerin to chase these critters ..... tally-ho

_{might be a good time to get a kid HOOKED on FFing}

[Robert Burton]

To those of you with more experience at Reynolds......Do the fish winter over? Have you caught larger than stocker size mid season? Any MA's outta there?

[darrellmyskiw]

The fish do winter - the bow's anyhow from what I've seen and heard. But as for which ponds they winter ..... not sure. MA's .... maybe - not sure what you need for MA length - but definately over 22"

Recall a while back I noted that I scouted Pond 6 and Pond 5's depths with canoe and depth finder (north-west joined puddles). 32' is the deepest I found.

I sketched a bit of a depth map after I got out of the canoe of 5 & 6 - I'll have to see if I can find it.

Guess I should find out the bottoms of the other puddles.

[stephenjay]

How does one get to Reynolds ponds?

I have found this on the web:

The Reynolds Trout ponds are stocked with Rainbow and Brown Trout. To get to the ponds travel north on PR #302 for 9.6 km (6 mi.) and then east through Ross for 8 km (5 mi.) until Forestry Trail #13 continue south/east for another 6.4 km (4 mi.). For 4x4s or ATVs take Forestry Trail #13 north of Trans-Canada #1 near Richer East.

Has any gone the long way, and is it passable?

I found this on mapquest, and wondered if it represented the ponds:


Is this them? How do you know which is which?

Please advise, thanx.

[Robert Burton]

road 13 is just past Richer it can be a rough (there is another way from the north but i cannot remember the route)

I don't think the ponds would show on a map

[darrellmyskiw]

your pic is ok - the grey road on the left side where it takes a joggle through a puddle - is Forrestry Road 13. And the puddle is Reynolds.

FR13 from #1 is better in the summer now as they (municipality I believe) fixed the roads (not as rough and now missing 2 big mudholes).

FR13 is about 500m before the Brokenhead River on #1.

As for the north route - I'm in question over a couple portions of the road now with run-off. But even then - FR13 runs through the Brokenhead swamp, so ...... not sure there either. The culvert for the Brokenhead River was ...... looking slim last year.

As soon as I get out to Reynolds - I'll write down the road names/numbers this time. Currently - I just go to point R2 on my GPS and turn right fo the north route.

[walleyewarrior]

"FR13 from #1 is better in the summer now as they (municipality I believe) fixed the roads (not as rough and now missing 2 big mudholes). "

Glad to hear that
I may take a trip there as in the past couple years was not worrth ruining a vehicle to traverse that road.

The ponds are where I self taught myself on catching trout on a fly
And other methods too, but won't irritate RB with details LOL

I spent MANY MANY days over the years there

[RickL]

Last fall I visited Reynolds ponds a few times and caught rainbows, browns and brookies. there is one pond, #3 I think, that has winterkilled in the past, but my understanding is that most do fine over the winter. Some of the fish were larger than just that year's stocking.
There are some posts about the ponds earlier on you may wish to check out.

[RandyH]

Went for a drive to Reynolds last Friday. Came in from North via Ross. Road not too bad (soft spot at bend near RR tracks). Ponds still have considerable ice cover. 2 fellows fishing on # 4. Probably at least 2-3 weeks before open water unless weather warms up drastically. Decided to leave going south to TransCanada. Bad idea!! The East, North, West jog on stephenjay's pic, also know as "the detour" to some of us old-timers (forestry road #13 from TransCanada used to go straight north through the gravel pit operation to the ponds) is pretty bad, especially if like me, you don't have a truck. Wet & muddy. From talking last year with a local it appears that the gravel/grading done might not be an every year thing.

Stephenjay - ponds do winter over with exception of # 7 and perhaps # 3. Wife caught a MA rainbow quite a few years ago. Had posted this earlier but can't seem to find it on the site, so here goes again:

Approaching from the South, on the left side of the road the ponds are #3, 4, 5 and 6. On the right are # 2 and 1, right beside the road and east of them (not visible from the main road) are #9, south of it #8, and further south #7.

Hope this helps.

P.S. Darrell - didn't realizr #6 was that deep. Would be interested in that sketch if you do find it.

[darrellmyskiw]

RandyH - knew I missed something - sketch of 5 & 6. Thanks for the road info. The area just around the bridge was where I was concerned about.
So, you're saying FR13 in from the south is .... not desireable ? ? ?

anyhow - North route in: (looked at my topo's)

take 302 from #1 hwy north
you'll hit a stop sign (hopefully not literally) at hwy 501.
stay on hwy 302
go 1 mile (1.6 km) north of hwy 501
right turn
go about 10 miles (~16km) and you'll get to the ponds.
Along this road - you'll cross train tracks on a hill (stay less than 70kph with a small car - yeeeee-haaaa), a bridge (Brokenhead River), more train tracks (same ones) immediately after bridge. Some dips and do-da's.
Ponds used to be posted - weren't last year. Look for gravel pile on LH side as you get to the ponds - don't want you mistaking the swamp for the ponds.

enjoy,

[Robert Burton]

The posts you can't find might be on the old board (or got lost in the deletion of the maps section.

I think i have a map of the ponds one of you gave me and i will pin it on the main site.

[RandyH]

Darrell - coming in from the north is definitely the preferred route. Area immediately after crossing the bridge is not too bad, surprisingly. Coming in from the south will be better when the road dries out, even with no gravelling, but it will be rougher than the north route.

Just one other note - be alert to ATV traffic whatever route you take. There is a local ATV club that appears to be making heavy use of the roads and trails around the ponds. Ran into (oops - bad choice of words) a group of 6 or so on my way out Friday)

[darrellmyskiw]

OK, ok, ok - looked all about the house - knew exactly which book I sketched it in ...... finally found the book - in my growing FFing library (duh) .
_{ok - so its maybe 8 or 9 books - but its a start}

anyhow - here it is


Maps were sketched immediately after we got off the water. Depth is in feet - water levels as of ... (forget when I did this - might need to find post of last year).

Couple shelves noted - particularly on the south side of the opening from 5 to 6. Also the rise from 32ft to 10 ft in #6.

The east end of pond 6 - couldn't get depth readings - too much weed growth - unit went kaploohee every time we went over there.

enjoy,

[darrellmyskiw]

one thing I didn't mention - depth finder measures from transducer. The transducer was at least 2 ft under water surface - so a correction of +2ft to noted measurements can be added.

Other than that - I like the shelves in #6 . Far enough from shore that gear-heads can't accurately reach - and easy enough for a tuber or person in a canoe to FF to ;D

[rudy]

so what ponds are the best at Reynolds?Is there anything big in there?

[Robert Burton]

Don't which pond is which but here is a list of the MA fish registered from there.

Reynolds Ponds:
26 JAN 2003 54.61 / 21.50
30 DEC 2002 55.88 / 22.00
30 DEC 2002 55.25 / 21.75
28 DEC 2002 59.06 / 23.25 R
27 DEC 2002 60.96 / 24.00
02 OCT 2000 51.00 / 20.08
02 SEP 2000 51.44 / 20.25
02 JAN 1999 52.22 / 20.56
28 OCT 1998 53.34 / 21.00

All Rainbow

Can't help but notice only one released

[darrellmyskiw]

Can't help but notice only one released

yeah - don't know if they were 'had-to-keep' keepers due to injury or otherwise.

Rudy - I'm partial to these 2. But have squeezed over to the other ponds. All seem to be equal as the stocking numbers don't favor any puddle over the next.

Best thing - try them all ..... more FFing time

[stephenjay]

I don't know if you guys know this or not, but Reynolds is open. I stopped in there on the way back from the Whiteshell today.

Talked to one group of guys, and they said they had caught a few fish. One was an 18" brownie (I believe, and this is quoting them) that they threw back. Another group had some nibbles, but didn't land anything.

I saw some swells when I was there today, so they are active. I didn't check the temp however.

[RickL]

Thanks for the info. I wouldn't have geussed the ponds would have been open yet. Saturday's destination then!!

[Robert Burton]

Stephen:

How was the road in?

I have a wind star ( last time i was there i had a Jimmy like yours and was glad for it) and was gonna explore the Brokenhead river but to save the day maybe I could go in there too (might take the wife and kid in there tomorrow instead of paying at garson)

Rick: maybe we'll meet (by chance) there (though I won't be there till 4:30-5 after my last student)

[flyguy]

Anyone have a map of which ponds correspond to which pond number at reynolds?

thanks.

[RickL]

Sorry I missed you Rob. I thought you might pop in there if you were headed out to the Brokenhead. I was hiding out out in the back pond.

[Robert Burton]

What is the first pond is it north of the rest or that 1st one on the right?

[stephenjay]

Hey Rob;

Sorry I missed you, I was upgrading my computer at home this weekend, and was off-line for most of the weekend. The road in was rough, but passable. I think it is better to have good suspension (not like my Jimmy).

I checked out the road along the Brokenhead, and came to a spot that made me turn around. I could have probably gotten through in 4 x 4 low, but didn't see the point in pushing my suspension. That road is very rough, and difficult to back out of once you get ~ 1K down.

Sorry I missed Reynolds this weekend, too busy.

[RandyH]

Visited Reynolds yesterday PM. Came in via Hwy. 501, thru Ross, etc. Road is okay. Tried ponds 8, 9 and 1(or is it 2? most northerly on east side of the road - just have to find my old map!!) Fished for about 2 1/2 hours. No action. Little sign of aquatic life yet. Saw one flyfisherman working ponds 4 and 5.

[darrellmyskiw]

OK - been quiet about these puddles for a spell.

How are the roads into here lately Water logged, not bad, passasble .....

[RandyH]

Darrell - was there last Sunday. Came in from the North via Ross. Road was pretty good. Just a few potholes to rattle your teeth. Water levels are extremely high. Only 1 other group there who left after a short stay. Weather was pretty brutal - cold, windy, showery...... yech!!!

But guess what - the fish didn't care!!! Wife and I did catch and keep 6 browns from Pond #2. We used hardware. I know - this is a ff'ing forum so I will apologize before someone comments. Have the flyrod but just haven't taken the time yet to become adept enough to use it yet. Thought the report might be of interest anyway.

[darrellmyskiw]

thanks Randy.
I'd like to take Fred out there one more time this year, get a fish on his flies. Dependant on how many times we go to get stuffed this weekend - slim chances at this weekend, it'll likely be next Sat (16th).
_{off to McHugh this Sat}
And hey - if you're about .... I'll be dangerous and show you what I know of using the wiggly stick.

darrell,

[darrellmyskiw]

Does anyone know when abouts the ponds harden up

Thinking of 12th Nov (me and kids off that day) and .. if its not hard water (or gets booked otherwise) - we're off.

darrell,
_{was actually thinkin Whiteshell R., but it closes Nov 1 for the year}

[walleyewarrior]

Havent heard of status right now but they should almost be ice fishable by that date