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No ice or fish on the Rideau today...

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:31 pm
by Weeder
The good news is the water is wide open again. The bad news is the water was murky brown today and nothing was biting. I did have one hit/miss but she never came back.

Oh well...a nice day just the same.

rideau

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:53 pm
by Jigs
Weeder:

Wouldn't ya know it. Put the boat away too soon. We have had some lovely weather (fer this tima yeer eh)

Oh well; got my honeydo jobs done, shop cleaned up, found all my ice fishing gear, ready for the big white :shock: !!.........NOT

After what I've read this year def. going to buy a floater suit before spring fishing, and when the water warms going to wear the pfd at all times........(old age)

Regards: Jigs :wink:

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:59 pm
by SALMON
:D Were yuou casting , trolling or drifting suckers?

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:18 pm
by Weeder
Simon,
I did everything today. It was strange, I have never fished in chocolate milk before. All the river launches were frozen over for a few days and then we had several days in a row of nice weather, with no wind. I thought today would be fantastic. Light winds, lots of sun, hungry fish (because nobody else had a chance to contact them for the last few days because of the ice), but I was wrong. I casted all of my muskie lures - nothing - I trolled - nothing - I drifted with sucker minnows - nothing. The only action I had for 4-5 hours happened in the first ten minutes while drifting with a minnow. I was a victim of a hit/miss/goodbye - the sucker minnow was whacked, and gashed, but he/she never came back. It was strange, the water was thick and brown - like chocolate milk, and I kept thinking to myself - "I bet you can't drink it slow.."

I talked to three other boats, and none of them had any luck today. I blame it on the Argos.....

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:27 am
by SALMON
:D They will win.. :wink: I will have to keep track over the next week to see if its worth a trip down..

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:48 am
by Snag
:lol: Weeder, I'll give yah an "A" for effort!

I was going to hit the Rideau yesterday but giving the reports, I'm kind of glad I didnt.

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:47 pm
by SALMON
:D :D half time Weeder..Argos 17..BC 10..hmmm can they hold on..

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:54 pm
by wolfe
Hey, Weeder; at least you got out there and sometimes that's good enough. Wonder what it was that you missed.

W.