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Hello All,

Going to give the ice a shot this weekend if the temperature stays down. Just have a couple questions as my ice fishing experience around Ottawa is next to none.

Petrie Questions... What time does the bait shop at Petrie open on the weekend? Do you find the fishing better in the morning or afternoon at petrie?

Mississippi Questions. Besides Baitcaster's are there any other bait shops around Mississippi? Where is there any decent walleye fishing on the lake? Where can I get parking and Ice Access?

And one last question.. What are your views about eating fish from the Ottawa or Rideau (Hoping for a walleye or crappie snack)??? I have only heard bad things from non-fisher persons...(the same I have heard about quinte all my life, however the fish are fine to eat from there....)

Any other hints, tips, places to go for any species around Ottawa would be appreciated. Those are basically the only two places I have heard of for ice fishing.

(Hoping Quinte will have ice for Christmas as I will be spending 10 or 14 days with the parents.....)

Petrie Bait Shop opens at 9 am...Fishing times differ there depending on species.

Eating fish from there is fine.

Canadian Bacon wrote: Eating fish from there is fine.

Yeah - Bacon eats them all the time, and he's just fine

Yeah, ditto what Saskie said, Bacon's just fine

Coffee up nose !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Choking!!!!!!


WB

fatluke wrote: Mississippi Questions. Besides Baitcaster's are there any other bait shops around Mississippi? Where is there any decent walleye fishing on the lake? Where can I get parking and Ice Access?

Baitcasters is it as far as baitshops, but they are an excellent spot so make sure to drop in and say hello! You can access the ice from Baitcasters as well as Grasshopper point ( Con 9 off HWY 7 ). Both of these wsill bring you on to the "big lake". There are many spots on the other portions of the lake as well, e.g LakePark ( C.P. )
As far as where are the walleye, well that is the million dollar question
To start, try area's where you have caught them during the open season and go from there.

To start, try area's where you have caught them during the open season and go from there.

Never fished Mississippi before... I guess I'll look for the crowds on the weekend and go from there... Thanks for the info on ice access RRC!

Long Island locks is great. You can catch pike perch and more. Good eating too. Manotick Bait has all the bait you would need (minnows,maggots,waxworms and reg worms) Sat-Sun open from 7am-5pm call for the winter hours at 692-5463