Spring fishing

Post by **lapointeric** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:00 pm

When the ice has melted.... where do most people go for the 1st spring fishing outing? I presume to chase walleye somewhere?

Ottawa River? Calabogie? 3 Mile Lake? Big Rideau?

This will be my first year with a fishing boat.... so I'm trying to plan an early trip! javascript:emoticon(':D')

Post by **cprince** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:26 pm

April 23rd in QC marks the start for trout... and I will be in my car with my boat attached leaving my driveway April 22nd @ 11:59pm!!!! (I will be going to a couple of secret farmer only lakes!!)

I am not waiting until May 21st to start fishing when Pike and Walleye open... the wait would likely kill me.

See how many trout I can boat in those days leading up to May 21st!!

Craig

Post by **cprince** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:00 pm

Just surfing the mrnf site (QC gov site) and noticed that zones 12 and 13(east and west) open bass for two weeks in April (The 1st to the 15th).

Now to find some bodies of water that are not outfitter monopolized in those zones.

Craig

Post by **QuintePrince** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:15 pm

I hope to do some rainbow trout fishing for my birthday on april 30th, and prior to that I believe I'll be going out trout fishing in a boat with Superdad and the first week of may is when the walleye opens so i'll be on the water for that

..And I may be doing some Crappie fishing also when the ice melts

Aadil

Post by **Dore** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:50 pm

I ussualy start my open water fishing ..... on the may 24 long week end targeting some walleye and pike .......

camping and all that! Can't wait !!!!

Post by **slop** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:55 pm

Don't quite know exactly yet as fishing never ends. It is with certainty though....if it's fair game it will be killed

Post by JZ » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:05 pm

As soon as the ice is out I will be fishing locally for panfish however the first trip of the year is May 14th for walleye on Rice lake. I would go opening weekend however that is Mother's Day and my wife would probably shoot me if I went that weekend.

Post by **Out4trout** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:09 pm

First spring softwater for me is always Crappie!!!
Late March - mid April...
Canoe is ready... fishing boat stays dry until early May.

Post by **Eli** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:17 pm

crappie in the streams 1 week after ice out

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:43 pm

Ice out crappies and bluegills on a few local ponds then it's all these guys until the toothies open..

Can't wait really

Post by **DropShotr** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:07 pm

I usually try to get me and the wife out for a crappie trip or two.

I plan to get serious with the 'eyes after they open on the St. Lawrence.

I've never tried it, but I have been giving ice out lake trout a serious bit of consideration for this year. Just have to figure out where I will launch.

DS

Post by **slop** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:11 pm

Quite the sight Tippy!! I may be chasing some specks as well before the bugs carry me off into the bush.

Those look like Quebec Reds...No?

Post by **DropShotr** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:20 pm

slop wrote: Those look like Quebec Reds...No?

Post by **baz fish** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:40 am

Me its start with the bullheads crappy and perch as soon as the ice is gone about then its the opening for the pike and walleye on the St Lawrence river the 1rst weekend of May and this year I want to go for some trout on the opener as well

.

Post by **Maple** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:02 am

Dropshotter,

Those are speckled trout. Quebec Reds are landlocked arctic char.

Maple