Location of the fish was in shallow water near on the sand flats.....and out at the Sailing club you don't have to go far to find em...
Need a suggestion of where to fish this weekend.
Went back out this morning and had a good time. Karack don;t feel so bad, I had 14 in the boat before Kingman figured out how to set the hook 
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FireFox fish shallow if it’s deeper than 3 feet it’s too deep.
For anyone who wants to have some fun just head down the Andrew Hayden park and fish shallow.
. FireFox fish shallow if it’s deeper than 3 feet it’s too deep.
For anyone who wants to have some fun just head down the Andrew Hayden park and fish shallow.
I’m just using a jig head ( black or white) used many seizes and colors and all seamed to work the same and a worm. I just cast it out and feel for the slightest pull on the line, It’s subtle, and if you miss it the worm is gone and so is the fish. I am using 20lb power pro on a 6.6 MedL St. Croix rod and I think it’s this combination that’s allowing me too feel the hit as mentioned before it’s light, really light.
P.S. Good Luck and bring 3 or 4 dozen worms and use a full one on the hook.
P.S. Good Luck and bring 3 or 4 dozen worms and use a full one on the hook.
Catfish from shore
Great fish guys!!!
Where is this Andrew Hayden park?
I've never fished for channel cats and was thinking about giving shore fishing a try sometime this week after work.
JimW
Where is this Andrew Hayden park?
I've never fished for channel cats and was thinking about giving shore fishing a try sometime this week after work.
JimW
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Re: Catfish from shore
Jim...best way to get there...Queensway to Moodie. Head North on Moodie, you'll vurtually run right into it!JimW wrote:Great fish guys!!!Where is this Andrew Hayden park?JimW
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RJ and Xenos,
Thanks for the tip where you guys were able catch some cats. I was out to AH Park last night to try and reel in a few, but I was nowhere near as successful as you guys seemed to be. We tried the creek mouths on both sides of the park - no bites. Headed out to fish the main river off the breakwater closer to dark. My buddy was using worms and I had smelt for bait - thought we would try different baits to see if they were being picky. Just as it was getting dark enough to go home, my buddy got a good bite and landed a very nice channel cat. He put on another worm for the last 10 mins of fishing, and got a few other little bites - probably sunfish or perch.
Just before we were ready to leave, my line started to take off too, so I set the hook and knew immediately I was into a very nice fish - my first thought was that I had a big catfish on, but it wasnt fighting the same as the cat I got a few weeks ago. This thing was fighting like crazy, staying deep and definately not giving in. Well, when I finally got it close enough to shore to pull it up out of the water, a narrow sleek head emerges . Its 20 inches of American eel. I have caught ling up north before, but never anything like this. Ugh. Its dark so I cant take a picture of it either. The wierdest thing was when I was trying to figure out how to unhook this thing, it gets its tail around one of the broken rocks on the breakwater, and proceeds to wrap itself around the rock - pulling the line through my fingers so hard that I actually think the line will break or cut my hand.
Anyways, that ended the trip - I guess you never know what you might catch in a river like the Ottawa. Next time I think I will avoid the smelts and stick with the worms. No need to catch another one of those guys.
Fox.
Thanks for the tip where you guys were able catch some cats. I was out to AH Park last night to try and reel in a few, but I was nowhere near as successful as you guys seemed to be. We tried the creek mouths on both sides of the park - no bites. Headed out to fish the main river off the breakwater closer to dark. My buddy was using worms and I had smelt for bait - thought we would try different baits to see if they were being picky. Just as it was getting dark enough to go home, my buddy got a good bite and landed a very nice channel cat. He put on another worm for the last 10 mins of fishing, and got a few other little bites - probably sunfish or perch.
Just before we were ready to leave, my line started to take off too, so I set the hook and knew immediately I was into a very nice fish - my first thought was that I had a big catfish on, but it wasnt fighting the same as the cat I got a few weeks ago. This thing was fighting like crazy, staying deep and definately not giving in. Well, when I finally got it close enough to shore to pull it up out of the water, a narrow sleek head emerges . Its 20 inches of American eel. I have caught ling up north before, but never anything like this. Ugh. Its dark so I cant take a picture of it either. The wierdest thing was when I was trying to figure out how to unhook this thing, it gets its tail around one of the broken rocks on the breakwater, and proceeds to wrap itself around the rock - pulling the line through my fingers so hard that I actually think the line will break or cut my hand.
Anyways, that ended the trip - I guess you never know what you might catch in a river like the Ottawa. Next time I think I will avoid the smelts and stick with the worms. No need to catch another one of those guys.
Fox.