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Gar Fishing?!

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:10 am
by Eli
Does anyone ever go out targeting specifically gar? I've done it a few times over the past several weeks and it's been great.

Don't know why more people don't fish for them. They put up a great fight and me thinks they're one of the neatest looking fish out there.

Re: Gar Fishing?!

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:49 am
by YakAttack
Clap_For_The_Wolfman wrote:Does anyone ever go out targeting specifically gar?
How do you target gar? I've seen pics of them and they look scary :!:

scott

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:32 am
by matcole
Where do u go to catch one of these monsters?

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:10 am
by Eli
matcolecat wrote:Where do u go to catch one of these monsters?
Downtown on the Ottawa River. Right infront of the heating & cooling plant.
Hang a minnow below a float, and it shouldn't take too long. The average one is well over 35inches.

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:11 am
by matcole
not too familiar with that area, where is the heating and cooling planT? :lol:

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:25 am
by Eli
It's about 200 meters down river from Victoria Island.

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:36 am
by matcole
thanks! i'll check it out!

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:39 pm
by Badger Shark
They also frequent the Nepean sailing club.

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:18 pm
by matcole
Really? at the dick bell park?

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:51 am
by SALMON
:D they are fun to catch.

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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:04 am
by Bigfisher101
i went down to the heating and cooling plant and what an awsome place my dad hooked up with a nice one . :D

is there any specific time they bite and any techniques.

thanks.

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:04 pm
by Eli
Bigfisher101 wrote:i went down to the heating and cooling plant and what an awsome place my dad hooked up with a nice one . :D

is there any specific time they bite and any techniques.

thanks.
it is a great spot for them. i'm hoping to go down there sometime tomorow.

i'll be posting pics shortly.

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:55 am
by Eli
the only thing better-looking than the fish is my hair!
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going again tomorow morning. hopefully i can get one of the 50+ inchers i saw surfacing there last week.

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:41 am
by SALMON
:D Some nice toothy critters there.

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:53 am
by Tip-up
I know that spot :D Glad you found a way to get 'em in !