Rough Night

Post by **Bottoms Up** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:01 pm

Hit the Rideau River along Carleton U tonight for a few flicks but next to no luck. Plucked out 2 Tiny Smallies but other than that it was a rough night.
Darkness set in before we could make it any furthur up river towards the falls. Has anyone heard of any Eyes in the pools around the bottom of the falls ?? I was thinking of heading there over the weekend. I noticed that the water levels were pretty low so that could of been why there wasn't much action.

Post by **Gordo** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:15 am

Hey Bottoms Up,

RJ and I fished that same area a few times this year without any real luck either.

Gordo

Post by **jsdx** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:04 am

Has anyone heard of any Eyes in the pools around the bottom of the falls ?? ... I noticed that the water levels were pretty low so that could of been why there wasn't much action.

I found when the water is low, the walleye are found right at the base of the falls. Lots of smallmouth too. I usually fish it from the 'illegal side" where you can be fined 100 bucks for tresspassing. Its the only way to get right up to the base of the main falls.

The mail pool itself can be fished from both sides and has walleye too. Drag a jig on bottom very slowly and you should see some.

Post by **Bottoms Up** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:46 am

Thanks for the input fellas ! I'll give the pools a shot sometime soon.
I'll keep you posted !

Post by **Todd B.** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:34 pm

If you're going with live bait, your best bet is to go with minnows around dusk or later. I had a 22" eye below the falls the week before bass season opened. Caught it using a semi-transparent purple soft plastic minnow, #2 circle hook and just enough splitshot to get it down.

I've also been told that the Moonies Bay side of the locks can been good for eyes as well.