FishCity.tv Urban Fishing by Taro Murata

Fish City Tour’s is a guided fishing boat tour. Step aboard our fully rigged 18′ Alumacraft , outfitted with a Evinrude Ficht 115HP and down-riggers.  We provide high quality fishing equipment, floatation suits for the colder water seasons, hot + cold beverages and photos of your adventure! One of Fish City Tour’s great strengths is its versatility, the boat is great for down-rigging in deep water and also great for pitching jigs for Largemouth in water shallower than a foot.  Fish City Tours will take you fishing anywhere within a two and half hour radius of the GTA!!!  If you don’ t catch fish your next trip is completely free!!!!!!

Full Day Boat Adventures (8 Hours)

• 1 Person- $350
• 2 People- $425
• 3 People- $475
• 4 people- $525

This includes HST

Note:  prices may vary slightly due to different travel costs

Half Day Boat Adventures (5 Hours)

• 1,2 or 3 people $325
• 4 people $375

This includes HST charges

Ice Fishing/Full Day Only $150 per person at a minimum of two people per trip Note: price may vary slightly due to different travel costs.  This will include lunch, all fishing equipment, portable and stationary huts, warm clothing.  You will be transported throughout the day to stay on the fish.  Snowmobiles and ATV’s will be the main means of transportation depending on the conditions.  We do ice fishing for Walleye, Steelhead, Pike, Perch ,Bluegill, Crappie, Lake Trout and Whitefish.

Special Packages:

Summer Bassin’ Package

All lakes within a two hour radius of GTA are fair game!

Rice Lake ON Spring Walleye  MAY-JUNE

If like to catch numbers of 1-3lb walleye this is the package for you.  5-8lb fish are also very possible.  From mid May to mid June is great time to rip bucktail jigs in the weeds as well as crankbaits.  Crappies are also going strong at this time, so ultralight rods and gear will be on board if you would like some tasty panfish to bring home with your walleye!

Simcoe Perch and Kawartha Crappie!!

This package runs from the last week in April until the first week of May and from mid Oct-early Nov.  This is your chance to possibly catch a 2lb plus perch!!!!!!!!  If you’ve never tried fishing for these giants you’re missing out, these fish are unreal!!!!!  Kawartha’s also has some fantastic world class Crappie fishing!

NEW!!! The Bowfin Sight Fishing Package  May-June

These Pre-Historic beast are just awesome fighters and super fun to catch because we sight fish for them!  You will get a first hand look at how these fish smash your bait and they behave in their environment!  Come find out why these tough 150 million year old fish have last the test of time!

Toronto Carp

The Urban Half and Half Package This is a full fishing day that is broken up into two half days. For one part of the day you will be down rigging for Salmon and Trout and for the other half you will be casting for Bass and Pike! This package runs from the last weekend of June until Sept.

The Inner City Casting Only Package

This trip will really open up your eyes to what lurks in Toronto!  This trip is for the client who likes to stay active all day and cast lures without traveling too far.  If you like to see fish smash your bait this is the trip for you! From the second week of May until mid October.

The Urban Downrigging only Package

For the person who likes hard fighting Trout and Salmon!

Spring/Fall Package For Toronto and Kawartha Pike April- May  Sept-Nov.

This is a time of the year when the pike can be sight fished for.  Fishing for these shallow fish can be one the most deadly methods when the fish are basking in the sun.  The boat has a big front casting deck and is great for sight fishing. Prime time from April – late May.

Giant Bay Of Quinte Walleye Package

This runs from mid Nov-mid Dec.  Bay Of Quinte is the giant Walleye Mecca of the world.  If you like big fish look no further!

Open Water Jigging for Simcoe Whitefish and Lake Trout

If you’ve never tried open water jigging for hard fighting fish this is the deal!  The action can be fast and furious!  This is a great way for beginners to learn how to catch and fight big fish!  This runs from mid May unitl late June.

Kawartha Musky June-Nov.

Late Fall Bassin’ Package

Just because the ice is formimg around the lake’s edge doesn’t mean you have to stop bass fishing.  Late fall is one of the best times to catch numbers and big fish.  If you have the need to set into some giant Smallmouth and Largemouth, I have some secret lakes that are deadly right until Nov. 31st!

Ice Fishing

If you love the hardwater Fish City Tours has got something for you!  We can take for almost any species due to our knowledge and our portable gear.  We do not run set huts, this means if the fish are not there we will move the portable huts until we get on the fish.  We can ice fish for Steelhead, Walleye, Pike, Crappie, Perch, Laketrout, Splake and Whitefish.

Other Fish City Lakes: Lake Couchciching Sparrow Lake Lake Seymour Cameron Lake Tri Lakes Lake St. John Lake Eugenia Note: These are just a few bodies of water, however Fish City Tours wll take you fishing anywhere within a two hour and half hour radius of GTA.  If you would like to try a lake that you have heard is good, Fish City Tours will take you there!  For more info please contact Taro Murata at taro.murata@gmail.com or at 647 278 5780

Menu Meal Options For Full Day Tours (choose one option):

Roast beef or turkey sandwich, assorted sub, flat-bread sandwich, vegetarian sub.

Other: please specify food allergies or special food needs, arrangements will be made to suit the customer’s needs

Drink options: (you may choose one hot and two cold) -coffee, tea or hot chocolate -pop -juice note: water is always on board

TESTIMONIALS

Great fishing with you Taro. Great to fish with a guide who has just as much fun as me if not more. I would recommend anyone,especially seniors or youths,to fish with Taro. You made me feel like a pro. Keep up the good WORK!!!

Frank C. The Master Mechanic

“I’ve gone on a few fishing guides and none on them even come close to the knowledge, experience and the go get her attitude that Taro possesses. Hucking and chucking for Musky is not easy for anyone. Taro not only motivates you with positivity, but he puts you on the fish.” – Diana Ricci – Toronto

“For three years I’ve roamed the waters in-search of the 40+ inch Esox Lucius and now,    I search no more!”

“For three years my dreams have been haunted by Trophy Northern’s,    I now sleep!”

Thanks to Taro I was able to score my personal best, a 40 inch Pike as well as a dozen descent size Northerns..
By far this was the best day ever.. Top notch boat, top notch equipment, top notch Guide..
Taro knows big fish, thanks again bud!!!

Rob Voth from Team Dead Strike

Taro! We had the BEST day ever! Good laughs, Great weather, soooo many fish….we couldn’t of asked for more SENSEI!!! My hubby was dreaming fish that night – no joke, we are totally hooked. Can’t wait to do it again. By the way I rocked that outfit!

H.J. Choi

‘I have fished with numerous guides all over North America for more years than I care to admit, but few have impressed me as much as Taro. His knowledge of home waters, the many species that inhabit them and what is required to catch them is outstanding. He also offers more trophy fishing opportunities for more species of fish than any other guide I have encountered. I heartily recommend Taro’s services. He is unique in his field.

Robert Pellan, Controller

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP | www.fmc-law.com

T 403 268 6828 | F 403 268 3100

E robert.pellan@fmc-law.com

Fish City Tours headed by Taro provides the best fishing experience for anyone who loves to fish.  He shares his knowledge openly, creates a fun and relaxing atmosphere and allows me to improve my fishing skills.  I’ve been fishing all of my life but never caught so many in quantity and in quality sizes in my life.  I strongly taking a trip with Taro if you want to have the time of your life on the water!

Davie Tham
Manager Director, Fifth On King

Your thoughtfulness and graciousness was very much appreciated from his family who enjoyed his fishing story and the smile on his face. All our lives we have listened to fishing stories but his story from your fishing day together was by far the best. He was so very excited. I highly recommend Taro Murata and Fish City Tours.

Thanks again for giving my 93 year old father Al Johnston a day of happiness and memory for life,

Lesley Johnston

“Taro is truly a master at what he does.  He’s humble, friendly, extremely knowledgeable, experienced with many hours on the water, and separates himself from others with his ability to adapt to any condition.  Simply put, he knows where the fish are, and how to get them to bite.  On the one outing I boated more trophy smallies that day than all my years of fishing, even established new personal bests many times within the day!  I would recommend Taro to anyone whether they are experienced or not!”

Josh Tong
http://fishnfanatic.blogspot.com/
www.joshtong.com

“Regardless if you’re a newbie or a seasoned veteran, do yourself a favour and give Taro a try.  Fishing isn’t an exact science, but Taro’s approach seems pretty darn close.  And the best thing is, he’s willing to share his knowledge with his clients.  The educational component alone was worth the cost.  Best dollars I’ve ever spent.  Not to mention he’s just a straight-up nice guy who made our day very memorable”.

Thanks again Taro.  Looking forward to many other trips together!

Dave (aka Tubejig)

“I’ve been fishing for almost 30 years. My fishing buddy of close to 20 years was getting married and wanted to go on a Pike trip before his wedding. After doing a little research I got a hold of Taro Murata. The first time I called him to arrange the trip he answered the phone from his boat while fishing. I figured this was a good sign:) The day of our trip the weather was challenging. It was cold, windy, rainy, and we eventually got snow. My expectations for this day were pretty low due to the conditions. I wasn’t expecting snow in May!?!? Taro put us on a pretty good pattern and we caught fish at our first stop. The weather kept changing, but Taro knew spots all over the lake. Taro showed us techniques we had not seen before, and we were grateful for that. Especially because they produced several fish. We had a great lunch and had an amazing day of fishing. I had never caught so many quality fish in one day. The icing on the cake happened with about an hour left in our trip. We were hiding from the wind behind a point on the lake. Taro was experimenting with a different pattern, and caught a huge Crappie. He got us all doing the same thing and we caught close to 20 monster Crappie in that final hour. A definate surprise after such an unforgetable day of Pike fishing. I would not hesitate to book with Taro again, and recommend him highly. He is dedicated, informed, and entertaining”.

Dave Pendlebury
St. Catharines ON.
Supervisor at Elements on the Falls
Niagara Parks Commission

“All I can say is wow…Top notch, my daughter’s first Canada fishing trip and we were on fish all day long. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the boat with anyone with that much and knowledge and know how when it comes to fishing. There will never be a second guess for the next trip (hopefully soon). I was hooked as soon as we got into the boat literally…lol. My daughter didn’t have much experience fishing the way we were but 15 mins into the trip she could of out fished the pros”.

Thanks again for one of my greatest fishing experiences,

Scott Flowers

Grove City Ohio

“I really had a lot of fun fishing for my first time! I want to come back to Canada to fish you again!!!!!! You taught me new things and now fishing will be easier for me!

Thank you for teaching me so much more than I ever knew”.

Kaitlyn Flowers

“Every trip with Taro has been fantastic. It’s not just the trophy bass and pike (although there were so many we lost count!) Taro brings a spirit of fun and adventure that keeps my 10 year old begging to go back. Taro is a true sportsman with an amazing ability to find the fish. This is a fantastic way to spend a day with my son – I highly recommend Fish City for a great father/son outing.”

Steve
VP Finance

Every now and then a new special bait comes along. This past year I have had the privilege of using a bait that was not yet on the market. This bait I speak of is called the X-Zone “Swammer”. It comes from the swimbait family but it has a special unique quality that makes it stand out in the crowd. It has a sublte uncanny life like wiggle that all fish cannot resist in even the toughest of days. I also was allowed into the creator Mark Kulik’s workshop where I got to see the thought process and the great attention to detail that goes into each bait. I predict it is one of those baits that will be rigged on almost every serious anglers boat in the near future. I would go even go as far as saying it has the revolutionary quality of that of a Senko, Tube or Slammer.

I am a full time guide from April until December and since last November 2010 until now my clients and I have been catching almost everything that swims on it. The bait was originally designed for Bass but it seems to be the best multi-species bait going at the moment. While using the Swammer we have caught Steelhead, Brown Trout, Largemouth, Crappie, White Bass, Carp, Smallmouth, Lake Trout, Pike, Musky, Walleye and Whitefish so far. Many anglers I know have been smashing numerous Whitefish and Lake Trout through the ice on it. They too are so excited and make bold statements like how this bait is changing their life as ice anglers. I quickly reply and say “it is changing my life too”, its like their is a “Swammer” brotherhood going on and we all preach its greatness, lol!

Mark Kulik has designed three sizes to cover different moods and species of fish. I saw him test these in the lake in front of his house. I have to say I have never seen a swimbaits swim so well. The Big Swammer otherwise know as the Mega Swammer moves excellent even when rigged weightless. You can burn this bait or fish it dead slow weightless and it still works equally as well. Almost all swimbaits on the market roll when rigged weightless and pushed to these limits but not this one, truly insane! I heard that some really big time Elite Series champions got there hands on some. I heard that one of these “Big Timers” say that it was the best swimbait they had ever seen and that they wished they had a whole suitcase full of them. Sorry I can’t mention their names due to possible sponsor conflicts.

I know all of this sounds like one big ol’ commercial but look at the pics of some of the fish my clients and I are catching on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/taro.murata , these bait are so user friendly and effective, they are a guides dream!!!! I probably have gone though 600 or so of these baits since last Nov. We have caught fish through the ice on them, trolling them, strolling them, skipping them, pitching them on pegged Ultra Tungsten weights, dragging, casting and reeling them, drop shotting them, dunking them, burning them, rigging them Texasposed on weighted Owner Beast hooks—the point is these things are so unbelievably versatile they have changed the way I will fish forever. For example instead of fan casting a spinnerbait in front of docks while the other guy pitches to the docks try fan casting a Texas rigged Swammer on a Owner beast hook. My clients caught ton of fish covering large amounts of open water with a Swammer rigged like this. My clients are catching giant fish other anglers are completely missing. because of the Swammer The bait allows to cover water in a super finesse way, I honestly believe we would have never caught as many these big open water fish as we did if we used something as mechanical looking as a spinnerbait.

There have been many special days using this bait but one day that stands out to me is a day with my clients Dave and Josh Tong when they smashed 49 giant Smallies in between 3.5-5.5 pounds on Lake Simcoe on a tough day when guys were struggling out there for one or two bites. I believe we had have struggled too but luckily my buddy Mark gave me a bag to try out. The fish were super lethargic and it was at the end of Nov. when the fish were almost in a hibernating mood but I thought I would give Mark Kulik’s new creation a try. Boy was I lucky I did, this bait woke up these lethargic fish and made them clobber it. All we did was drag them on 3/8-1/2 football heads and bang!! Too easy!!! Like I said at the beginning of this article the Swammer has the subtle natural wobble that fish just cannot resist, I stated it again because I think this is very important to understand that sometimes it is this super subtle wiggle that just makes fish hammer them over and over again. The best past example of a bait that had this type of versatility and subtle type of triggering mechanism was the Senko and its subtle wiggle on the fall. And now the Swammer!!!!!

“Get Fish Or Die Tryin’!”™

Taro Murata