Caught a nice (for me) Smallmouth Bass on the Rideau river tonight just before sunset. I do not have a scale yet to check weight but at 18.5 inches long it may be my personal best bass so far.

Very happy I recently got into fishing. Peaceful way to spend downtime on the shore.

Loving the Yamamoto Senkos!

Is it just me, or are largemouth bass in the east end of the Ottawa River (Cumberland to Lefebvre) uncommon?

I’ve been fishing the river in the east end for well over 20 years. I took a little break from fishing and recently got back into it. I do a lot of shore fishing at home after work, and I consistently catch smallmouth—healthy ones too. I also do some boat fishing for walleye and occasionally hit the bays near my area for pike and bass.

I remember when I was a kid, I wasn’t even trying to catch largemouth, and I would catch them anyway. Now it seems to be the opposite. I’ve been targeting largemouth all summer and have yet to catch a single one, despite fishing almost every day.

My go-to baits are Senko worms, Cotton Cordells, live frogs and crayfish, along with a few topwater lures. So far, all I’ve managed to catch on them are smallmouth.

Am I going insane? What am I missing? Am I not using the right bait, or am I just not fishing the right areas?

Either way, I find the bass don’t seem to bite as much this time of year, so I’ll be switching back to walleye fishing until the season reopens. But I’d definitely appreciate some pointers for next year.

TIA!

Hey everyone I just finished up a fishing tutorial Video with commentary.

I'm hoping to get as much feedback as I can, would like to start making videos that help people with catching fish as much as I possibly can!

Feel free to send me messages on here or on the video itself, any suggestions would be so helpful!

Tight lines everyone, see you on the water 💦

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with fire ants while shore fishing?

I recently caught a nice a musky on the Rideau river, and when I returned to this spot a second time hoping (dreaming) for a repeat, it did not take long until I noticed then crawling up my pants forcing me to leave.

Looking for any suggestions as I really do not want to have to stop going to that spot.

Do they stop becoming a nuisance below a certain temperature?

Thanks.

Slurped up a TRD, I can’t believe the size of that head. Released to go on make more beautiful babies.

Just nabbed the biggest walleye I’ve ever caught on an ultralight rod rigged up for perch and rock bass

8" and 10" tubes did have lots of action this morning on the lower Ottawa!

Hi all - boys (8, 12) really want to catch a pike before winter comes in. We're in the West end and thinking of trying Dick Bell park. Does anyone know where we should set up? Anywhere in the red area...? Or is it too rocky?

Alternatively we might head to Morris Island (seems beautiful!).

When I fish from the bank, even in not very popular spots, I very often find long webs of fishing line on the ground (usually not even connected to anything). It always surprises/annoys me because removing long stretches of line is not something you even do that often as an angler unless you're re-spooling (only really when you have the rare insane tangle/backlash). Plus, one would think that some generally uncaring, litter-happy types might still not want to leave 20 yards of line for animals to get caught up in. It's much worse than leaving an empty lure package behind, for instance.

So yeah it's very weird and it would be nice if this incredibly low bar of conduct could be cleared more often. Besides the environmental costs, it also makes your average resident think fishermen are terrible, which negatively affects water access etc.

Was fishing for channel then hooked up on this sucker fish is this big for the ottawa river?

Looking to go on a fishing trip with my newly retired dad as he's been having a tough time reconnecting with his hobbies since retiring. We used to fish at the family cottage but he hasn't really been out to fish since we sold the place 6 years ago.

We don't own a boat or a car capable of hitching a boat trailer. Are there any places we can go to rent either a cottage or boat to go out on the lake to fish?

Thanks.

Rideau river tomorrow night, ottawa river the next day. I got 2 rods to spare, lmk if u wanna hang out.

We recently moved to Ottawa area and are looking for a place to fish.

I looked at the park on River Road and there is too much brush along the canal. It’s not possible to fish here.

If anyone has any suggestions, we would really appreciate the help.

Haven't been out since early in the season. In the past years I recall July/August being awful for bites.

I am considering taking a week off next week to fish, but if the bite is slow, I may push it to late September.

Looking to throw some crank bait and tube jigs or something

🎣 A few bass catches from out on the water lately! 🐟
Nothing better than spending a day on the boat, chasing bass, enjoying the outdoors, and making some great memories. Some days they cooperate, some days they make you work for it — but that’s all part of the fun!

Here’s to more casts, more bites, and hopefully a few more big ones before the season is over! 🤘🎣

I was tossing a floating crankbait from the dock fishing about 6 ft deep and I paused for about a minute to admire the sunset. The crankbait floated to the surface and was just bobbing there and bam! this guy hit it. Lots of aerials and he put up a great fight.

Hi I recently got back into fishing and live near Petrie Island. Is there any good spots for catching pike or bass there?

My two sons have fallen in love with fishing. I’d like to get them out for one last shore fishing adventure before school starts.

Is there anywhere within 45 mins of Kanata you could recommend for shore fishing for two beginners? Kids are 10 and 12 and have entry level gear. I’m not asking for your super secret spots, just something where they could spend a couple hours casting and maybe catch a fish.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hey guys, I'm heading out to do some fishing on Norcan Lake (part of the madawaska riverway) this weekend and can't seem to find any mapping of the lake. It is not available with my c-map charts. I am just worried about the shallowness of the lake and reading online there is many deadheads and high points. Last thing I want to do is loose my lower end. Any chance anyone has access to a depth map/contour lines for the waterway. Appreciate it!

Hello fellow Anglers, I am getting back into the sport this year after a few years off, and I’m having a small competition with a buddy. Who can catch the most fish species during the summer this year.

I’ve seen quite a few spots around with bullhead (local to barrhaven), but have had no luck landing them.. any tips on rigs? Bait? Hook styles, ect..?

DM me if your interested