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Fishing in Ottawa?

 

There is plenty of fishing in and around the Ottawa area, make no mistake about it! This veteran webmaster has been fishing this area for over thirty years and can attest to the variety and numbers of fish to be had around the Nations Capital.

Here's a nice Small Mouth Bass that was fooled out of the Ottawa River by this deadly little Heddon bait called the Teeny Torpedo, which is the smaller brother of the world famous, Tiny Torpedo! Plenty of excellent top water action awaits the folks who care to hunt for Smallies in the fast water ares of this mighty river...

Fishing Hot Spots... 

Close to home spots for good fishing...

Well, like I've said many times before, to many people, the Sport Fishing in and around the Ottawa area, leaves very little to be desired! To reinforce that for You, I want to share something with y'all right here. Kinda like a testimonial about the Quality and Quantity of this fishery.

I recently received this email from my ol' Fishin' buddy, Big Jim McLaughlin, of "Just Fishing" fame, in which this for real, living legend, confirms a few spots that YOU just might want to try out too...

Hey, if Big Jim says there are fish to be caught there, you can Believe it to be True. :-)

Here's the email for You, and it's unaltered to boot...
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TO: LarryBourgeois@Hotmail.com

Hey Larry, great to hear from you.

Petrie Island is always a pretty safe bet with the panfish in the small bay
on the left and the wally's out in the main river to the right...it is
really easy to get on them there and following the crowd is the way to go
there for a few bites, although I have had some awesome results on busy days
and later in the season by leaving the crowd.

Mississippi Lake and Clayton Lake are also safe bet for a bunch of panfish
or the odd walleye most days. The areas in front of most weed edges will
produce during the day and then the weeds just up on the flats catch on fire
about a half hour before dark as the whole lake seems to migrate to them
like clock work most evenings.

The Ottawa River is still the sleeper when it comes to ice fishing and if
there is a place to explore...this is it...lots of fish and giants of almost
every specie are available.

Not sure if you have a Vexilar, but if you ever want to borrow one for a day
let me know and maybe we can make it happen.

Thanks for the thoughts...

Warmest Regards

BIG JIM

"Big" Jim McLaughlin,
Publisher - Just Fishing
Canada's Largest FREE fishing publication
102 Graham Lake Rd.
RR#1
Lyn, ON.
K0E-1M0
Canada

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So there you have it my friends! If you live in or near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, then get going on this and check these places my fishin' bud Big Jim, just told you about. You won't be sorry!

lb

Fishy Question... 

Big or lots?

Some folks fish for fun, some for food, others just for thrills and there are even those that fish for Big Bucks nowadays. Whether you fish for fun or relaxation or just to get away from it all, I've been wondering, what gets most of you going...

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Level wind reels... 

Lew's Speed Spool...

This is my trusty old Bait-caster which has logged over a thousand pounds of bass over the last quarter century! I bought this reel back in the days when my fishing friend, Big Jim McLaughlin, had a kool little tackle store down on Bank Street, here in Ottawa. It's a Lew's Speed Spool reel and it works as smooth to-day as the day I took it out of it's box and hooked it up to my Zebco, Measuring Stick, fishing rod. A little preventive maintenance in the winter months, will keep good gear runin' slick for years. That's what happens when you buy quality gear folks. It's like, every year, you get your money back, in good service. Good gear PAYS for itself. There's NO two ways about it! :-)

lb

Older Artificial Baits... 

Grandpa's lures...

Here's a few of Grandpa's old artificial baits out of his rusty old tackle box he had stored out in the garage, under the steps. :-) Every one of these old lures can and will catch fish to-day, the designs were THAT good back then. I have hundreds of newer lures so I won't have to put these ol' boys to work anymore. These lures have already caught more than their share of fish over the years and are now officially retired from active duty...

Do YOU have any of your Grandfather's old fishing lures? Send me a picture if you have one and I'll post it here for you OR you could include it in the Comments box even, along with a wee note about it... :-)

Hook 'em!

lb

Any FisherWomen out there? 

I LOVE Ladies that LOVE to Fish...

I have ALWAYS been impressed with a woman who showed an interest in the fine Sport/Art of Fishing! I still think that there are not enough women out there Fishing. We need MORE Fishing Women to ply the waters of our Great lands!

Here's a few links to help encourage the fairer sex to investigate this beautiful way of enjoying the Great Outdoors.

Women Anglers

and there's this fine website, that is just jammed with great Lady-links to Fishin' stuff.

Women Bassers

Check them out girls and see if they don't inspire YOU to Get Fishin' too. :-)

Cheers!

LarryB

More Oldie Goldies... 

Baby Boomer Baits...

Collecting cool old lures is fun. I've got a number of them and I'm always looking for more. Here's a shot of some of my old hotties.

A great fishing forum ... 

Do you LOVE Fishing?

Skip over to this website and meet a good bunch of fisher guys and gals and share your ideas or questions too.


Visit getREELed.com


Get goin'...

lb

Old Artificials... 

More old hookers...

You can never have too many old fishing lures. :-) Here's another handful of sweet old hookers for you to drool over! :-)

More Fishing info... 

My little Fishing website...

While you're here, why not tour over to my little Fishing website and check that out for a bit? Here's the URL.

Fishing with LarryB

And here's a shot of a few lures I used last fall...

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Chow 4 now...

Customizing your lures... 

Tweaking your hardware...

Did I mention that I've been an avid "lure tweaker" for over 4 decades now? Yup, I just LOVE playing with my terminal tackle and coming up with neat little modifications that make the lures better. :-)

This T50 Flatfish has been tweaked in a number of ways, as you can see if you know what a "box stock" flatfish looks like. :-) The hook set-up is VERY different, compared to what's on the stock models. Instead of two bars with two treble hooks, this puppy uses a single, double-hook, hung direct from the screw eye, on the belly of the Flatfish. It faces downwards, in a VERY fish hooking position, and is protected by the natural animal fur, which pulsates in front of it. That of course makes the hook invisible to a charging fish! The screw eye at the back of it is attached to a smallish, Colorado spinner blade, on a swivel. This combo provides just enough flash without disturbing the natural side to side motion of this wide swimming lure.

I dubbed it the "Bearded Flatty" when I first looked at it from this angle. :-) In the water, this is the most remarkable combo of hard-bait, spinner and fur that I've ever used, or seen before, for that matter! ;-)

What do you think of my little Tweaks? O.K. besides being clunky looking. :-)

Anyone else out there that likes to fiddle with fishing tackle too? Leave a comment or two in here if you get a spare moment. Don't be shy...

lb

Recent Fish ID shots... 

Know your fish...

What follows are some pictures shot recently from the Rideau system while field-testing the contents of one of my ultra-lite T boxes. As always, they never fail to produce action for me from every species that swims in it's waters.

This is not about size obviously, but instead, it's about being able to catch all kinds of fish, anywhere, under all conditions...

New Flickr Fish Fotos... By larryb 

Fishy ID shots...

So we are all on the same page as far as knowing which fish we are talking about in here, this is the start of the Fishy ID section... As always, All the fish were released unharmed after having their picture taken...

Live Yellow Perch... by larrybourgeois

Everyone recognizes this little fella I'll wager. Yup, yer right if you said Yel...

Blue Gill by larrybourgeois

The 1/64 oz jig with the tiny pink body in the picture, is what this scrappy lit...

Red Eye by larrybourgeois

Dow's Lake Red Eye or Rock Bass as they are more commonly known around these par...

Black Crappie by larrybourgeois

Lindy's Crappie Goocher, strikes again. Dow's Lake sample fish number 3, a Black...

LMBass by larrybourgeois

Not legal and not big, but a Large Mouth Bass, none the less. He was released un...

Smallie by larrybourgeois

Dow's Lake Small Mouth on June 8/08 on a 1/32 oz jig with cut-tail chartreuse b...

Thank You, 4 any Feedback You leave in here... 

Do NOT be shy, please...

Cumberland

Sounds like some of the fishing in your part of Canada has similarities to our Tennessee fishing. A lot of the rivers here have some nice smallmouth as do the lakes. We also catch largemouth, walleye, sauger, crappie, catfish and an assortment of panfish as well as other types. No ice fishing though. My son and I like to float the rivers and fish from a canoe.

Thanks for the post on my Baby Boomer Writes lens. As to diet; I eat grass fed beef, some pork, fish and chicken with very healthy portions of fresh fruits, vegetables, berries and walnuts.

May good fortune always follow you on the water.

Posted September 17, 2008

SemperFidelis

Wonderful complete lens LarryBass. Need more of these!
Blessed, 5-starred, and favorited by a Squid Angel today! :)
Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel

Posted September 12, 2008

LarryBass

Wow! I just stopped in here a minute ago and was just absolutely floored to see the wonderful responses in the Guest-book!
For starters,

Chefkeem, Congrats on the Big Silvers, that's awesome fishing! Much Thanx also friend, for the Angel Blessing you laid on my work! Very much appreciated.

Jimmie, You are very deserving of remarks stated! Thank you for the honest appraisal of my little Lens and the encouragement to continue too. I will be linking to your stuff soon.

Liz, I checked out a few of your lenses and was very impressed with your talents. So you're from Walleye country are you? That's home to Al Lindner, my Fishing Hero. ;-) Now that you're in SC, do you try and get out to do a little stream fishing in the mountains? Look me up if you ever make it back to Ottawa again. Thanx for the kind words about my Lens.

Thank You all, for dropping in and leaving such inspiring words for this ol' trapper to feast on!

LarryB

Posted September 11, 2008

ElizabethJeanAllen

As a child I loved to fish. Growing up in Minnesota fishing was the thing to do. Its not as much fun here in SC. Its too hot. I haven't been to Ottawa in years. I need to add it to my yearly trek up north. I might even enjoy dropping a line in again.
Great lens.
Lizzy

Posted September 11, 2008

Jimmie

Your expertise is obvious here! :-) Great job, Larry! So glad you're making your mark at Squidoo.

The comment you left me has to be the absolute most meaty one I've ever received. Thanks!

Posted September 11, 2008

chefkeem

I'm currently cooking for fishermen in Alaska. We've been catching silver salmon up to 21 lbs., this season. Love your lens, Larry. Gave it an Angel Blessing and 5*s.

Posted September 08, 2008

topon

i like fishing

Posted August 08, 2008

LarryBass

Hi there Dawn,

Thanx for the note and finding my little page even! I'm thrilled to hear that you want to get fishin' with your son. I suggest you both read everything you can about it but even better yet, is to go fishing with someone who knows their way around...

Not to brag, but I have been known to accompany a few successful parent child outings and am very highly rated by anyone who knows me. :-)

If that sounds like an offer to go fishing, to you, then let's see if we can work out a few details over an email or phone call, o.k.?

I've got a ton of older BassMaster Magazines that you both can have, if you promise that you will read them. :-)

Cheers!

lb

Posted July 29, 2008

Dawn in Metcalfe

I haven't been fishing since I was 8 years old and am very much a novice. I'm now in my 40's and my 8 year old son really wants to learn to fish. We both do! Any suggested EASY access points would be appreciated. We'll be fishing with light weight rods and worms unless suggested otherwise.

Also, are there any workshops or clubs we could join that help beginners? Thanks, Dawn

Posted July 24, 2008

LarryBass

Howdy there Ian! Sounds to me like we should be meetin' out there on the water sometime soon. I do fish the canal a bit and the river too, over by the train bridge @ Carleton U. Hooked some decent Bass where those two ponds are, near Bank street last year but haven't been there this year yet.

I'll try and send you an email to see if we can hook-up, if that's O.K. with you, friend.

later,

lb

Posted June 29, 2008

 
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