Fished 3 locations during the past two days on the Rideau river, between Burrits Rapids and Manotick.. Used every type of lure & color, and natural baits like worms, liver, corn with strawberry flavour and cut fish.
I'm sorry to report that there are more boats then Fish in the Rideau River.
won't go there again
The Rideau River is empty
yeah.. in a bunch of weeds.muskymatt wrote:
You have to fish where the fish are!!!!!
20 feet to thet left of where you were
There are only small fish left in that river man...
I have not seen one carp jump or pass by, only tiny bass and a ton-load of Sunfish ..
I'm pee pee. All the good locations are far away from ottawa.
(for me a good location is a Clean lake or river that is full of fish, that has deep water, good fishing spots, and a place to park your car...
you might know them better ...
*** Tell me a few places less then 100km away, (that not many people know of)..that are clean, (where you can eat the fish)...and "where you are Likely to get a Walleye or a Pike on your 2nd cast!" (from shore)
))on rideau.mmm close to ottawa.
black rapids
down the rapids behind carleton university,on the rideau.
what about the ottawa river..tons off place to go frome shore.
hey its not always good go somebody go fishing we all ahve are 0 fish day..ok almost all have.. .
dont worry keep fishing they will bite..
joco
black rapids
down the rapids behind carleton university,on the rideau.
what about the ottawa river..tons off place to go frome shore.
hey its not always good go somebody go fishing we all ahve are 0 fish day..ok almost all have..
.dont worry keep fishing they will bite..
joco
joco wrote:on rideau.mmm close to ottawa.
black rapids
down the rapids behind carleton university,on the rideau.
what about the ottawa river..tons off place to go frome shore.
hey its not always good go somebody go fishing we all ahve are 0 fish day..ok almost all have..
dont worry keep fishing they will bite..
joco
did you read my post above?It hast to be clean - The Rideau and the Ottawa river are far from it
However the Southern part of the Rideau , and the West part of Ottawa are much cleaner.
I would not eat fish that I catch downtown on the Rideau canal...
Rideau flows north and goes into ottawa river ..
Anyways... there are tons of little panfish there... that's not good
That means the big predators (big pike, walleye, musike, & large bass)...are not around
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Lapointe Fish Market is a good place to go. You should be able to find the trail somewhere in the Byward market!!
Someone has found fish in the Rideau. maybe it's not where you fish:lol:
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=30103
Someone has found fish in the Rideau. maybe it's not where you fish:lol:
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=30103
Yeah... I saw that...Wallyboss wrote:Lapointe Fish Market is a good place to go. You should be able to find the trail somewhere in the Byward market!!
Someone has found fish in the Rideau. maybe it's not where you fish:lol:
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=30103
He got the only pike left...
Staying all day at the same spot just to catch one decent fish does not make make my day...
I'd rather have contineous action,..then one big fish
ohh, and at Lapointe you don't get Walleye, Pike, Bass or other great freshwater fish
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There are some large muskie on the Rideau river in around the Bronson bridge area. There are some decent bass both upstream and downstream of that area too. Wouldn't eat anything from around there though.Anton88 wrote:Anyways... there are tons of little panfish there... that's not goodThat means the big predators (big pike, walleye, musike, & large bass)...are not around
yeah.. fishing downtown for me is a No-noSalar wrote:There are some large muskie on the Rideau river in around the Bronson bridge area. There are some decent bass both upstream and downstream of that area too. Wouldn't eat anything from around there though.Anton88 wrote:Anyways... there are tons of little panfish there... that's not goodThat means the big predators (big pike, walleye, musike, & large bass)...are not around
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Rideau river
The Rideau River is far from being empty. We fish between Beckets landing and Manotick all the time, keying on different areas each time we go out. You need to pick your times to avoid the speed boats etc. As with any body of water you have to take the time to learn where the hot spots are. So far this season we have caught Muskie, Walleye, Pike, Large mouth and Small mouth Bass. All of various sizes. As for being clean, it is a river and takes in all the run off from the surrounding area so it will not look like a clean lake, however it is so much healthier now than it was even 15 years ago that the fish actually fight when you catch them. We do keep the odd Walleye to eat, as we do from the lakes we fish...the biggest ones we catch are from the Rideau. I suggest you don't give up try a few more times avoiding the boat trafic. Good Luck!
Little fish (panfish/baitfish) = Bigger fish (Pike, Muskie, Walleye). The more the little panfish, the more the huge predatory muskie (because the river can support muskie, so now all you need is the food supply to keep them around).Anton88 wrote: Anyways... there are tons of little panfish there... that's not good
That means the big predators (big pike, walleye, musike, & large bass)...are not around
Other then that depends where your fishing, the Rideau is seeing A LOT of boats thanks to the nice weather, especially around the Burritts Rapids/Manotick area of the Rideau. Try fishing the Ottawa, or some lakes around here. You will catch fish if you go to the right place, at the right time, I wouldn't focus to much on the lure your using. If your using something that is imitating life fairly, and the fish see's it, you have won half the battle there. First focus on the importance of structure to the fish your going after. Also, try to stay away from the damn boats, there annoying in large numbers.