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Scuro has good advice. I lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands (southern tip of the Bahamian archipelago) for a few months. I brought down spinning gear and baitcasting gear with the intention of sight-fishing for bones, cudas, and jacks (small sharks from the beach, too). Never saw a bone (except i...

Bits and Baits in Stittsville does. Great selection of other hard-to-find baits, too.

Google "Ottawa River Muskellunge" and there's a MNR report published by Steve Kerr on the status of Ottawa River muskies. All the information you're looking for is in that document.

Great looking sunfish, Jeff! Have you ventured elsewhere in central Illinois? (I'm from Champaign)

For further clarification :wink:, my post was meant to inform others that might consider using live bait this fall and try to catch their own (or opportunistically use as in a case like this). You've made your stance on live bait crystal clear in this thread and others so that post wasn't directed a...

For clarificaiton, that's a species of redhorse not a white or longnose sucker. The latter two are permitted for bait use, redhorses are not. There are four different species of redhorse in the Rideau and Ottawa Rivers, one of which is a species of concern. If you do catch your own bait, please be s...

If you use a sucker please use a quick-strike rig. This is a much safer alternative to using a J-hook as the probability of a fish swallowing a J-hook is much greater than immediately setting the hook as with a quick-strike rig. If you'd like to see the damage J-hooks can cause to the fish if the fi...

The rusties were disposed of... but not in the kitchen and not in our bellies.

Brian broke his PB twice. I would have been elated to break mine, but it wasn't meant to be.

Sean

The fish thought they had seen the last of me in 2010. I was spurned by no big fish... now it's time to seek revenge. It's all about the element of surprise

See you gents first thing.

What's the clarity in this lake? Only reason I ask is if it's typical of many FMZ 18 lakes you will be hard pressed to find bass spawning in more than 12' of water. Do some? Yes, but the majority spawn in much shallower water. (I've conducted or helped with extensive snorkel surveys on Opinicon, New...

If you were on the Ottawa I think you need to contact MNR biologists from FMZ 12. This could be one of their sampling nets as others have suggested or a commercial net. Tania Baker: tania.baker@ontario.ca Anne Bendig: anne.bendig@ontario.ca You might also try Scott Smithers from FMZ 18: scott.smithe...

This post is meant to answer CPrince's inquiries, not reflect on Matt's outing idea. Sorry, but I'm with horsehunter on this one. It's a cash tournament any way you slice it. In my opinion, muskies don't deserve that kind of pressure. "This is the post that got me thinking... Why?! What makes a...

Looks like a color morph. It's still just a regular walleye, merely not your classic gold colour likely caused by the turbid waters you were fishing.

Hi all, Looking to utilize the Jock for part of our muskie C&R project. Any places with decent boat launches? The MNR has launched their boats in the past so I'd assume it could accommodate decent sized boats. I'm using a 19.5' Lowe Roughneck (jonboat), which is surprisingly maneuverable. If not...

Carleton U will be there!