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The fish in question is not a WR....because it was not kept. Don't think it was weighed...but doesn't matter as far as records go, because it wasn't kept. NOT an Ottawa River fish. Congrats to the angler. This portion of my response is about the fish you are mentioning, totally different fish than ...

http://www.recorder.ca/2011/11/16/local-duo-catches-giant-fish http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/17/huge--muskie-unbelievable-catch Hahaha....that whole story is loaded with BS. It is NOT the 35 pound fish in those ridiculous articles. The fish in question is not a WR....because it was not kept. Don...

Yes they eat cats, maybe not large cats but for sure juvenille cats and bullheads. Weight(kg) = 0.0000418 x ((length-cm X girth-cm)^1.441) - That is believed to be the most accurate formula for estimating weight of muskies and pike. Better yet just punch the #`s in here and pick the formula you want...

First off congrats on your first muskie, something you will never forget. You might hope you had never caught one in a few years and 10's of thousands of dollars...haha That fish looks to be in the 34-36 inch range.....and might weigh 10 pounds. For reference the typical 50 inch muskie is in the 30l...

Sure, but you have to get to them. A 20 k wind blowing into Norway will give ya 3 foot waves. I have an 18ft deep v, and I can easily get in all those same back bays.

Better safe than sorry. Its big water, bring the biggest boat you can.

16ft, if it gets windy you are going to need it, a west to south wind will be rocking pretty big waves in Norway bay.

And if you don't already have one, get a map, your lower unit will thank you. Treacherous waters on that portion of the river, especially the Quebec side.

Braeside Launch, Usborne road. Its free. The only Islands you can camp on are directly across from that launch, or downriver under the train bridge on the QC side of the river. The islands upriver, starting at the Narrows of Kennedy Islands are owned(or leased?) by some Eco Tourism Company or someth...

Yes, and his boss. This guy frequently writes about fish and fishing stories, but has no clue about the sport himself?

Anyway, gotta go I have deadline to meet for Chatelaine

http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20130613/Lifestyle/The+monster+fish+that+was+nearly+another%27s+lunch Pretty sure this is that same dude who ate that "record" smallmouth a few years back. I guess those 5 minutes of fame weren't enough. UGH!! :roll: :roll: For those that can't tell the difference...

The QC ministry is phasing in the no live bait rule on the Ottawa. The rest of the province is already no live bait year round, so this year the QC ministry implemented it from April 1st until...icefishing...no live bait. Almost everybody was not aware of this. Also, even when you could use live bai...

If you are going to by just one reel, you probably DO NOT want a high speed reel. Something in a gear ratio around 5:1 is going to be a much better "all purpose" choice. The harder a bait pulls, the lower gear ratio, makes them easier reel in. Baits like tandem spinner baits, Big double bl...

Its a river system, the Madison chain I believe. Muskies, like a lot of species actually have a homing instinct to their spawning grounds. I believe they are trying to return to to their spawning grounds, likely where they were released as fingerlings in this case as they are all stocked fish. Here ...

This topic has been brought up and beat up many, many times..... Just buy the regular license, remove any doubt and give the MNR a little extra coin.....they sure could use it.

Firstly thanks for letting that big girl go, You can PM pics if you like, I like pictures of big fish :lol: Lots of folks would not have and that is their perogative to do so. There is no right or wrong here just a decision to be made. I am glad you made the decision to let her swim. But I have to r...

Congrats on your first lunger, don't worry about the picture, you'll have more opportunities for that.

You sure weren't making it easy on yourself fishing that stretch this time of year.... that makes your first that much more special....the improbabilty of it.

Good Fishin!!