Good afternoon,
I'm hoping some of you can help me. I've been trying to fish Ottawa River for the last few weeks and can't seem to figure out how to catch the bass in Ottawa River. I have been to some bays and have a caught a few. Any suggestions.
I'm thinking of trying Baie Clement. I have been in there once 2 weeks ago the water was very very dirty. Tried to fish it a little bit but nothing. I usually launch on the Gatineau side either Labrosse boat ramp or at Mason. I've tried from Rockland to Petrie Island to close to the Parliament. I have tried multiple different presentations as well.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ottawa River Bass fishing
- ShawnD
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Re: Ottawa River Bass fishing
Hey Joel, try Baie Clement again, make sure what you are throwing is either creating sound or a vibration.
It's a hard baie to fish but once you figure out what they want, you'll have a lot of fun.
It's a hard baie to fish but once you figure out what they want, you'll have a lot of fun.
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- TheMaverick
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Re: Ottawa River Bass fishing
It’s a love/hate relationship with the Ottawa river.
You’ll have that window when the bite’s on and they’ll hit pretty much anything, but then again, it will shut down quickly and that’s when you’ll need to adjust.
Water levels, rain, cold fronts, wind direction and water temps, are probably the biggest factors to consider, imo, when fishing those back bays.
If you have a spot in mind, don’t be coming in hot, stop within 100 yards of that said spot, and start fishing that deeper ledge or weed perimeter.
You’ll get a better read of your surroundings, and maybe even hook up on a lurker.
Moving baits is a great option for this approach (spinnerbaits, buzzbait, wakebait).
Changing your lures profile might help, slow down your presentation, speed it up, find that pattern.
The Ottawa being dirty is probably the understatement of the year!
My opinion is, the fish are probably used to the turds by now, just don’t try and match the hatch.
And because sharing is caring…these were caught in Baie Clement, just a few weeks ago.
You’ll have that window when the bite’s on and they’ll hit pretty much anything, but then again, it will shut down quickly and that’s when you’ll need to adjust.
Water levels, rain, cold fronts, wind direction and water temps, are probably the biggest factors to consider, imo, when fishing those back bays.
If you have a spot in mind, don’t be coming in hot, stop within 100 yards of that said spot, and start fishing that deeper ledge or weed perimeter.
You’ll get a better read of your surroundings, and maybe even hook up on a lurker.
Moving baits is a great option for this approach (spinnerbaits, buzzbait, wakebait).
Changing your lures profile might help, slow down your presentation, speed it up, find that pattern.
The Ottawa being dirty is probably the understatement of the year!
My opinion is, the fish are probably used to the turds by now, just don’t try and match the hatch.
And because sharing is caring…these were caught in Baie Clement, just a few weeks ago.
If fishin ain't your mission, then you can kiss my Bass!
- ShawnD
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Re: Ottawa River Bass fishing
Look at the size of those horse flies!!!!!
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- TheMaverick
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Re: Ottawa River Bass fishing
EAP's bahahaa!ShawnD wrote:Look at the size of those horse flies!!!!!
They've been bad on the bayou!
If fishin ain't your mission, then you can kiss my Bass!
Re: Ottawa River Bass fishing
Thanks for the reply guys.