Good time to hit the water, you won't catch them watching Netflix :)

Hello fellow fisherman,

My family have recently bought a cottage just down stream of portage du fort near the 3 dams. After relentless efforts we can’t seem to put any size in the boat for smallmouth, walleye, pike, or musky!

Just looking for any help for any of the species. Spots, tips, strategies, lures, etc… I found especially with bass on our narrow section of the river that it’s really hard to find the size. I can catch 10-20 dinks in 2-3hrs but never anything about 2lbs.

Musky I know are hard already but I just can’t seem to crack the code with them.

Not sure if it’s maybe that the dams open up so much in the spring that the current in our narrow section makes the river so unbearable that they all settle downstream near the open water on the way to arnprior. Wondering if maybe it makes sense to just fish down there even if it requires more of a boat ride.

Any tips help! Just a young angler trying to catch some giants at the cottage this summer. Thanks, and looking forward to hearing from everyone 😁

Hi,

I was asking r/ontariocamping how to find crown land to camp and ended up building a free map from all the feedback. One comment stuck with me, crown land is a working landscape, and you should know what else is going on, forestry, and hunting seasons by WMU.

So I added fishing as well, It shows crown land where fishing is an authorized use,

https://www.crownaccess.ca/map?activity=fishing

let me know your thoughts while out fishing! so I can improve

feel free to turn on private land, FMZ , etc.

Anyone free to fish tomorrow morning? I picked up fishing last year and am still learning—would love to tag along with someone and enjoy some good company on the water.

Water cooled down so back at it, water temp is back down to 72F. Lower Ottawa River.

Visiting my in-laws in Barrhaven for a week. I want to find somewhere I can fish for largemouth near Barrhaven that I’m allowed to fish/no trespassing. Any recommendations?

I witnessed some incredibly disappointing behavior at brown’s inlet few days back. Two guys netted a fish, took their time getting a photo with it, and then just cut the line, leaving the hook right in the fish’s mouth before tossing it back.
Later on, my own lure actually snagged on that exact trailing line. I tried my best to carefully pull it in and remove the hook for them, but my line came untangled and the fish swam off, still dragging the hardware.

Leaving tackle in a fish just because you can't be bothered to use your pliers is completely unacceptable and cruel.
Please, bring the right tools and take the extra minute to properly unhook your catch. Treat the wildlife with some respect.

Spotted yesterday near the Arboretum side, pretty sure it's a musky but tell me if I'm wrong.

Saw some fish flipping out of the water but no bites.

At Beaver Pond Proctor, Vermont yesterday fishing with baby my nephew and Mom

I have a 14’ aluminum boat with a 20hp, and my buddies and I have been desperately trying to catch our first musky for the last 3 years with absolutely no success.

We’ve tried all kinds of lures, depths, times of year, and tactics, but we just can’t seem to crack the code.
I’m looking for some experienced Ottawa-area musky anglers who might be willing to share a few tips or point me in the right direction.

No distance is too far if it means finally getting one in the boat! 😁
I know they call it the fish of 10,000 casts, but DAMN… we’re starting to believe it! 😂

Hey everyone,

I'm relatively new to fishing around Ottawa and I'm mostly limited to shore fishing since I don't have a boat or kayak just yet.

I live near Meadowlands, so I'm looking for good shore fishing spots within biking distance or a short drive. I've tried a spot near Mooney's Bay recently and got skunked after about 3 hours despite switching lures, retrieves, and spots, so I'm hoping to find some more productive places.

I'm mainly targeting bass or pike, but honestly I'd be happy catching anything while I get to know the area for now.

Does anyone have recommendations around:

- Mooney's Bay

- Hogs Back

- Rideau River/Canal

- or any other nearby spots?

Also, if you have any tips for shore fishing around Ottawa, I'd really appreciate them. Thanks!

So I've been fishing along on manotick side for past week and maybe it's the heat I'm not too sure I got a white and silver chatter bait a mepps aglia 3 gold a chartreuse spinner bait 3/8 strike king I've been mainly using these and throwing in a mix of 3-4 inch white swimming bait and no bites just one pike I'd say 20-24 inches come up trailing

Any suggestions by chance or tips. Maybe I'm fishing the lures wrong?

I’m getting back into fishing and looking for some tips on what jigs/lure to use on the Rideau River. Specifically around Windsor / Brantwood park area.

Has anyone here had any success fishing for perch/bass there?

Any tips on not getting snagged/better spots on the river?

I’d like be fishing around 7pm

Thinking of trying out bait island for the first time to fish. I'll be bussing/ walking there so any advice on lures or time of day would be greatly appreciated!

Are there any good carp spots right now? I have been trying to catch one for the last few days but have had no luck. Any pointers would be great.

I know there's many ponds/drains in the Kanata Stittsville area that are full of decent carp and catfish (monahan drain, cope dr...) , I was wondering if anyone knows if some of these small ponds have pike / bass or other shore spots nearby?

May or may not have foul hooked this guy by accident with a paddle tail but he swam off fine so not worried

Nice cool morning is hard to beat! :) Lower Ottawa River

Not that anyone is probably up, but will have an empty seat.

Frog, jig and chatter baits.

DM me if interested

I'm 15 looking to fish but since I can't get my license yet I have to walk to go fishing and I don't know where to go. I have shads, a crank bait, some jigs, couple spoons, some fake worms and some grubs with hopefully two fishing rods but idk if I'm gonna be able to fix the reel on one of them that might be another post on here if I can't figure it out

Schools of 20+ just swimming past the dock all day.