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I was wondering if anyone has caught any mud puppies through the ice?
A bud from work was fishing Nipissing on the weekend and he mentioned he saw one dead on the ice. Interesting looking critters. I have yet to catch this species in my neck of the woods. ie: Ottawa area

ps: they look like they might make an interesting Musky bait

Sleeve

Have caught a few through the ice here on the Ottawa R...all during the eveing bite!

Welcome to Fish-Hawk Sleeve, pm sent.
TLunge

yes i did caught 2 on ice before..a cople years back nere hull marina.

and we cought some at victoria in spring to.

nice little creature...cute...


joco

Caught 2 at the mouth of Buckams Bay on the Ottawa last winter. The one made some weird noises when out of the water. Isn't the Ottawa river great for a variety of fish!?

valley_boy wrote:Caught 2 at the mouth of Buckams Bay on the Ottawa last winter. The one made some weird noises when out of the water. Isn't the Ottawa river great for a variety of fish!?

Ya gotta love when they come outa the hole and start walking on the floor of the hut making squeeling noises!! Almost like a science fiction movie:shock: .....I remember the first time we caught one...we only had a couple of candles in the shack so it was pretty dim inside... as soon as I got that thing "mudpuppy" up through the hole and on the floor of the shack, my buddy ran out the door screamin'

Good to see another guy from the Almonte area. I ice fished the Miss last year and both times caught a mud puppy,put gloves on to put them back in the hole after cutting the line.

We catch them all the time up on Nipissing. They're a popular bait for bass in California, where they call them "waterdogs" They're a aquatic form of salamander, harmless but apparently scary looking to some...
Dave

Welcome aboard Sleeve.

I took my son up to Nipissing for ice fishing and caught one on my tipup outside of the hut we rented. I laid it on the ice next to the hole and went to get my son to show him. When we got out of the hut, it had already walked back into the hole. He didn't believe me until I caught another one inside the hut and he saw it for himself. We caught a few that trip, all were at night.

OnThFly.

Just a reminder that all salamander species and frog species with the exceptions of Northern Leopard Frogs and Bullfrogs (in a few districts) cannot be used as bait.

I believe mudpuppy's are a protected species and killing them carries a serious fine.

Nice avatar Sleeve...Connie at the crossroads!haha

I've encountered quite a few of these while night diving in the St. Lawrence river, you won't see any during the day but they are everywhere at night..........

Wow
I didn't realize there were so many puppies living among us. I Ttink if I spend more time soaking the line after dark it will increase my odds of catching one.

Wow!
I didn't realize there were so many puppies living amongst us. I think if I spent more time soaking the line after dark my time will come. Its pretty clear by the responses they live in a high percentage of water bodies around the Ottawa.

Thanks for the feed back guys. Mmaangelr, maybe some day I will see you on Mississippi although I pound the Ottawa and Mad most of the time.

PS: Spoonman, my avatar caught at the crossroads, hmmm I thought reworking the background with photoshop would fool most, apprantely not.

Sleeve