Where are some quality locations for muskies in the Ottawa area? Had a 40 + incher wave at my lure @ Eccolands Park recently.
Thanks
Muskes from shore in the Ottawa area
Re: Muskes from shore in the Ottawa area
40+ incher?nick07 wrote:Where are some quality locations for muskies in the Ottawa area? Had a 40 + incher wave at my lure @ Eccolands Park recently.
Thanks
...I would say Eccolands Park is a good place to start then.And welcome to the site.
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Re: Muskes from shore in the Ottawa area
nick07 wrote:Where are some quality locations for muskies in the Ottawa area? Had a 40 + incher wave at my lure @ Eccolands Park recently.
Thanks
Interesting... I'll see you there... I'll be the guy who looks like he's never been to Eccolands Park before.
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If your looking for muskie there about a dozen in hogs back and they probably won't bite. Theres some in dows lake and mooneys bay ( mooneys bay will probably require a boat though). Black rapids, brewer park, billings bridge. Try a sucker on a stinger rig with a average size float, or when fish are more active a rapala or a larger inline spinner.
best of luck.
best of luck.
If you use a sucker please use a quick-strike rig. This is a much safer alternative to using a J-hook as the probability of a fish swallowing a J-hook is much greater than immediately setting the hook as with a quick-strike rig. If you'd like to see the damage J-hooks can cause to the fish if the fish is left to swallow the bait, go ahead and contact me.
This time of year muskies can be caught with slow moving baits. I prefer glide baits like Hellhounds, Phantoms, Glidin' Raps, etc. Small Bulldawgs also work well slowly pumped back in. Crankbaits with a bell sinker added to the front hook or both back and front hooks can work too (the weight allows the bait to suspend). Storm swimbaits dragged along the bottom work well too (be prepared for snags though). Last year we used both suckers and artificials at the same time from October through November... guess which outproduced most of the season? Artificials. Just remember to move slowly as the season progresses.
This time of year muskies can be caught with slow moving baits. I prefer glide baits like Hellhounds, Phantoms, Glidin' Raps, etc. Small Bulldawgs also work well slowly pumped back in. Crankbaits with a bell sinker added to the front hook or both back and front hooks can work too (the weight allows the bait to suspend). Storm swimbaits dragged along the bottom work well too (be prepared for snags though). Last year we used both suckers and artificials at the same time from October through November... guess which outproduced most of the season? Artificials. Just remember to move slowly as the season progresses.
