Hello Everyone,
I thoroughly enjoy this site and check it almost daily where I enjoy great fish pictures and tips for fishing the Ottawa area. I just moved to Ottawa from Toronto where I was just starting to enjoy urban shore fishing. I said to myself that once I got to Ottawa I would continue because from what I heard the urban shore fishing in Ottawa is great and it has been. I've caught 1 muskie (my first), and lots of bass (sm/lm), walleyes, catfish, perch, and crappie all around the recommended spots all within biking distance of downtown - canal, Rideau, Hog's Back, Dow's lake, Victoria island and behind the Supreme Court. I also was very successful fishing smallmouths in Gatineau park.
Ottawa has great urban fishing
- ShawnD
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Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Nicely done!!
Keep those reports coming !
Cheers
Keep those reports coming !
Cheers
President of the Ottawa Valley South Bassmasters
http://www.ottawabassmasters.com/
http://www.ottawabassmasters.com/
Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Indeed it does! I have fushed each and every one if those spots with lot's of success. And we certainly must rank way, way up there in terms of species variety within a 20 minute range.
Keep it up! The Ottawa shorelines are great!
Rod
Keep it up! The Ottawa shorelines are great!
Rod
- lapointeric
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Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Agreed—good stuff!
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Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Congrats on some nice fish and yes we have a great fishery right at our doorstep.
Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Nice fish! Welcome to the site.
Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Welcome to FH and thanks for chiming in. Ottawa truly is a fishermans goldmine for opportunities.
RJ
RJ
Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Just to add.... I saw a 7 1/4 LB (weighed) Smallmouth landed yesterday evening from shore on the rideau just south of town. Unfortunately i was not the one with the bent rod
Re: Ottawa has great urban fishing
Yeah it's crazy how good the urban fishing can be sometimes.