Rideau Canal - Ottawa
09-07-2013, 07:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2013 07:03 AM by OldTimer.)
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Rideau Canal - Ottawa
Of possible interest/use:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Visi...story.html http www.montrealgazette.com story_print.pdf (Size: 149.01 KB / Downloads: 36) Cheers, OldTimer <>< I once gave up fishing. It was the most terrifying weekend of my life. ><> See you on the river. |
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09-07-2013, 08:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2013 08:48 AM by MichaelAngelo.)
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RE: Rideau Canal - Ottawa
Cool article! Although I think one would have more luck with worms than with a wacky-rigged plastic. And I don't think you should chase muskies with 8lb line... as the article implies . Either way, it's clear Ottawa has some great urban fishing.
The biggest freshwater fish I've seen in my life was a muskie on the Niagara River... at first glance I thought I was seeing a mammoth sturgeon or something. We saw 7 or 8 muskies basking in 10 FOW that day.... majestic. |
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09-08-2013, 09:31 PM
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RE: Rideau Canal - Ottawa
Excellent! I often go to Ottawa and will be there for research next summer. I'm definitely going to hit the canal and Dows lake.
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09-08-2013, 10:02 PM
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RE: Rideau Canal - Ottawa
Thanks for the link.
I hit the canal proper for the first time ever last weekend. I was looking for carp but that was not working out for me. I managed to land a smallmouth on a worm and bobber ~1.5 lbs and a large mouth on upper water column crank that came in at about 2 pounds. This time of year the weeds are high and going deep will get you nothing but grief. I was surprised at my quick success there gien I was only there for about 90 minutes. The kids and I also hit Dows lake last weekend and they were catching pumpkinseed/bluegill/perch on demand. Nice places to picnic and run around, with trees to climb between bites. I have done some research and think I have a couple of areas that should have Muskies |
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