rideau river question

[Lvace]

Heading out solo tomorrow and launching at eco lands park. Never fished there by boat so if I go towards Manotick is there any good spots for pike and musky? Not looking for honey holes just looking to maximize my time on the water!! Thanks

[zippyfx]

Bumped into two guys who weer trolling from the dam back down towards Manotick and back; They'd caught a number of Pike and Musky in the early evenings over the past two weeks.

[jj-da-fisher]

any luck?
we were out last night trolling and casting into the shallows and bringing it back into the deep and only managed a few small pike and a few bass.. launched out of Kars..

JJ

[RJ]

Yup, lots of slimers in that stretch. Look out for waterskiiers too, they're even slimier.

RJ

[toned]

good post, I am wondering the same thing

I fished it for the first time Monday solo, after a buddy told me about it, I figured I'd check it out

caught a 4lb smallie on a spook, other then that, not much action...lost 1 on a swimbait
oh and I fell into the water taking the boat out

a total of 3 hours fishing

[Lvace]

I did manage to get out but I missed the window as I got there a lot later then I wanted to..... But on the bright side I ran into someone that was just coming back in and he caught 3 musky and showed me the pictures!!! Gonna try and head back out tomorrow again but a lot earlier!!!

[toned]

I did manage to get out but I missed the window as I got there a lot later then I wanted to..... But on the bright side I ran into someone that was just coming back in and he caught 3 musky and showed me the pictures!!! Gonna try and head back out tomorrow again but a lot earlier!!!

that's awesome! did he mention which area roughly he caught them in?

[Lvace]

He said he was hitting weed beds but never got further then the new bridge they are building

[toned]

He said he was hitting weed beds but never got further then the new bridge they are building

ok cool
good luck tonight

I might be out there too, if the wife lets me

[Lvace]

I might be out there too, if the wife lets me

I never made it out but picking a buddy in the am and should be on the water by 9:30am How did you make out?

[toned]

I might be out there too, if the wife lets me

I never made it out but picking a buddy in the am and should be on the water by 9:30am How did you make out?

I got there, started trolling for musky, saw an area that looked promising for bass, and that's all she wrote

pulled 2 smallies out of there, and then stuck to bass...but that's all I got

2 smallies, about 2.5-3 each...it's insane how quick time flies when you're having fun

let me know how you do tomorrow, good luck!