Deep Water at Dunrobin Shores

[scarkner]

I am hoping to try my luck in a new (to me) area of the Ottawa River. I was surprised to see on Navionics that there is 100+ feet of water all along the shore of the Ottawa River near Dunrobin Shores.

Can anyone provide some guidance about what i might find at the bottom of those deep zones? Catfish and Sturgeon for sure, maybe Ling... but am I likely to pickup anything interesting like brown or lake trout? Will Walleye go that deep midday?

Or am I better to fish the shallower flats on the edge of the deep zones?

Thanks!

[smitty55]

Use to hear stories of lakers in that stretch of water but never did confirm it.

Cheers

[Maple]

It'll be interesting to see what you pull out of those depths.

I've fished that stretch many times and have had little to show for it. I expect your techniques will have better results then mine. Go for it.

[fishingcarpenter]

I've trolled that stretch with downriggers many times chasing the legend of lakers being in there... Tried a lot of different things, trolling atleast, spoons, cranks,spinners with worms, spinners with minnows, slow, moderate speed.... Only thing I ever caught was an 8 inch sauger down 75 feet. I've heard lakers were stocked at some point but thinking about it with how much they rely on sight to hunt I don't think the water is clear enough.

[scarkner]

I've trolled that stretch with downriggers many times chasing the legend of lakers being in there... Tried a lot of different things, trolling atleast, spoons, cranks,spinners with worms, spinners with minnows, slow, moderate speed.... Only thing I ever caught was an 8 inch sauger down 75 feet. I've heard lakers were stocked at some point but thinking about it with how much they rely on sight to hunt I don't think the water is clear enough.

Well that's good to know!

[otownyaker]

Lots of cats around there and some nice pike now and then just not in the real deep water. Mooney and drum are there as well from what I have seen. But in the real deep water I have never seen a thing come out

[PunchRig]

I've caught alot of good musky along the grass flats adjacent to the deep dropoff on the breckenridge side,and have caught nice smallies fishing the baitballs when it turns oct/nov. cold, we fish that stretch thru mid dec. for musky,and that's all I ever catch there.

[RJ]

I've seen those deep marks on the sonar too, my bet is they're mooneyes and a waste of time. No way they're Lakers IMO.

RJ

[scarkner]

We did go out, but ended up mostly fishing the flats. Great day for bass and a big drum. Even snagged a Sauger in the middle of the day!