not to good at fishing need help

[mattdrp]

I am not to good at fishing so i wold like if some of you guys could hepl me out. i wood like to know what fish are in the Mississippi ( around bait casters) or in the Rideau Canal (smiths falls)

Matthew :D

[slop]

In season right now:

Perch

Sunfish...Pumpkinseed/Blugill

Catfish

Pike

Walleye

Crappie

Those are the flavours right now.....stop in at Baitcasters and refine your search

Good luck.

[mattdrp]

what is the best bait to yous for pike

[Out4trout]

Shiner minnows are hard to beat if using natural baits. For artificials, think of mimicing a minnow. A silver or white spoon is classic pike fare. The Johnson weedless in silver is classic.

Another option is a spinner-bait. One of my goto pike lures is a white/ chartreuse Booyah with a large and small blade, but I only had good success with it in warmer water - June-Oct.

Last year I hooked into a few pike while smallmouth fishing with large white tubes off the bottom, on weighted hooks (not jigs). First one seemed incidental, but caught about 5 more same method... surprised me but makes sense - it is mimicing a baitfish.

Have fun, hope you land a few dandy's

[muskymatt]

Some good pike baits are

5 of diamonds




A weedless spoon tipped with a gulp alive 3" minnow





Red devil works as well, and if you have some white swimbaits you'll probably get some interest in them as well.



White spinnerbaits also work

[Carmine]

if you are starting out all i can say is LIVE BIAT
nothing beats it but if you are looking for fish then use that. if your more into it then try the x-rap or a spinnerbait. i find the spinner bait in the rideau works for me oh and a white brub too

[mattdrp]

thanks guys. in the bay where baitcasters is are their much crappie in Thar i know i have got a few small ones any luck out their