Shore Fishing Spots around Barrie

Whether you are looking to fish yourself or take the little ones fishing, there are lots of fishing opportunities for people looking to shore fish in and around Barrie. Below you will find some great little spots where you will find fish and are within a short distance.

Lake Simcoe

Lake Simcoe has many shore fishing opportunities and this can be seen down at the waterfront as it's quite a popular spot come summer. From what I understand, many seek out large Pike at night along the rocks near the old Hooters. This is a deeper area, so be sure to use weedless hooks as each summer day passes the growth only gets worse. I have also seen lots of walleye in this area swimming near the shores near dusk.

There is also a break-wall with a dirt trail behind the spirit catcher which is quite popular for people fishing for perch and whitefish. The Tiffen Boat Launch area is another great spot to catch Bass from the shore. Just be sure to keep your bait off the …

Truck on fire in a driveway on Dunlop west of Miller and Tiffin.

Truck on fire in a driveway on Dunlop west of Miller and Tiffin. The neighbours were trying to extinguish it by time I pulled over and fire department was already called. Good luck to the owners! Your neighbour was out barefoot, in his underwear, wish we all had neighbours like him. Source

Hello friends! Do you have an extra Instant pot kicking around at home?

Hello friends! Do you have an extra Instant pot kicking around at home? If you do, would you consider donating it to Fresh Food Weekly? Each month, members of our community come together to cook soup broth at Thorganic Farms and we include one-litre containers of this broth, frozen, in each of our monthly meal boxes for low-income families living #Barrie. In addition, all of the ingredients have been donated by local farmers, including Stone Horse Farm, Gaetano’s Green Acre Farms, Dominion Farm Produce Ltd and Cookstown Greens! We are also looking for 1-2 more volunteers who can come out and help us peel, chop and boil on Monday, July 4th beginning at 10am at Thorganic Farms, located at 7030 10th line, #Thornton. We did our first broth party back in May, and CTV Barrie stopped by to do a nice news segment for us! You can check it out here ☺️: https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/local-farms-help-to-feed-low-income-families-1.5919898 And I want to thank Terry Williams and his wife K…