Back on the Rideau...

Post by **Fishtraks** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:17 pm

OK all you gurus...I was on the Rideau again early on Tuesday morning (July 20th), 50 ft from shore in 4-5 ft of water. I was attracted there as there was a LOT of splashing happening on the surface. For 50 yds in either direction, and all around me were these huge splashing fish. Couldn't tell what they were but they were VERY big. Tried to get some pics and did, but they are in-conclusive. Some happened so close to my boat that they startled me and I almost grabbed my net. It appears there were at least two or more fish involved in each incident.This went on for almost an hour and at times there were two or three "boil-ups" going on at the same time in different spots. So my questions are 1) What are they? and 2) Are they mating, doing battle, or are they just "playing"? Some of the explosions were quite forceful in nature. I'm really curious as to what these would be...it was quite a show! I've never seen anything like that.

Post by **TMH** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:18 pm

My guess would be carp.

Post by RJ » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:19 pm

Carp. Without a doubt.

Post by **PerchPredator** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:20 pm

I've definately had beavers trick me into thinking there were monster fish jumping beind my float tube.
This certainly isn't a beaver attack. I'm also going with carp for sure.

Post by **Walker** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:54 pm

sounds like horny carp

Post by **bm_attar** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:57 pm

Carp and they were mating. The good news is that it is a spectacular thing to witness, especially at dawn. The bad news is that the bite is (almost) off during this time.

And please provide GPS location of that spot!
Hey, at least I am not asking for a secret lake's name

BM

Post by **Dore** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:14 pm

Carp ! I've seen this before ! It's actually pretty cool !

Post by **nips** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:05 pm

BIG butt CARP DOING THE DIRTY

Post by **DropShotr** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:36 pm

bm_attar wrote:Carp and they were mating. The good news is that it is a spectacular thing to witness, especially at dawn. The bad news is that the bite is (almost) off during this time.

And please provide GPS location of that spot!
Hey, at least I am not asking for a secret lake's name

BM

I saw the same thing when I was on the Rideau. Dozens and dozens. A hundered? two hundred? sure.

If you want to know where send me a PM. After all the fallout recently, I'm not letting a carp hotspot like this out of the bag

DS

Post by **bm_attar** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:50 pm

DropShot'r wrote: send me a PM.
DS

PM sent. Waiting patiently to start feeding my new swim

BM