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I recently have taken an interest in microfishing. Generally trying to catch small fish as a sideline every now and again. The gear is simple with one of my UL rods with 7x tippet leader on my fluro line with a small fly (18-22) tipped with a flake of worm.

Unfortunately all the areas I usually go to usually go to are brimming with pumpkin seed, blue gill and creek chub. If anyone has any pointers to locations where I can fish form some of the many ontario micro species in the Ottawa area I would be appreciative. Thanks!

Here are some pictures of some of the micros I have caught this summer (in and outside of ottawa).

Juvenile Bluegill:


Juvenile Pumpkinseed:


Common Shiner



Juvenile creek chub


Fallfish



Smallmouth Bass

Hit the smaller creeks and streams or at least the backwaters of any large ones.

Also any waters that are locked between two damns are pretty good for diversity. ie. between Appleton and Almonte on the Mississippi and also between Almonte and Pakkenham.
Hit the stream mouths of the Indian river and Indian creek entering the main river is also a great spot for diversity.

Basically look for small watersheds that hold water year round.

Also if you don't have already try using a small tenkara or seiryu rod. Amazingly fun going after small fish with them.

Cool dude, love the "little largie"

Thanks for sharing.

MichaelGA wrote:Hit the smaller creeks and streams or at least the backwaters of any large ones.

Also any waters that are locked between two damns are pretty good for diversity. ie. between Appleton and Almonte on the Mississippi and also between Almonte and Pakkenham.
Hit the stream mouths of the Indian river and Indian creek entering the main river is also a great spot for diversity.

Basically look for small watersheds that hold water year round.

Also if you don't have already try using a small tenkara or seiryu rod. Amazingly fun going after small fish with them.

Thanks for the tips MGA! I've been looking at those rods and I am very by them!

Cool report! Some days i would microfish from shore to catch minnows in trout lakes and most of my biggest brookies have been caught using them.

The size of the fish those not meen having more fun wen bigger!

Shore and creek fishing can be very mutch fun and sometime even more fun,,its the hunthing part not the catching!


Love your report,

There is some website and fb page on micro fishing,

And i love it by the way!

Joco

Micro fishing is going simple fishing back to the basic!

Wish i am!

Why i went frome big boat to smaller to kayak and canoe!

Going back to basic,,,simplicity!

Keep up your micro report!

Thanks joco!

This is my current micorfishing report:

http://www.fish-hawk.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48186

Pretty cool report and concept Zippy!

Here is my all-time favorite unintentional micro catch:



I used to enjoy netting small creeks and bringing home the fingerlings to raise in aquariums for a few years. My favorites were Rainbow Darters, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and White Crappie.

tight lines,

Jeff

Love the colours on that Juvi pike Jeff!