Saturday Rideau report

[CNs]

Got out on the rideau yesterday for a few hours.

It was hot...so was the fishing

The rage toad / buzzbait bite was ON!

I was going to try some areas I had been bypassing to see if there was anything going on
I also decided to take a photo of everything I caught (except jackhandles)

after 6 bass i stopped taking pictures because they were all clones
I used 2 rods:

1) Cumara 68 MF fast action baitcaster paired with a Shimano 200e7 spooled with 50 lb Power pro tied to a Strike king Rage toad green/white

2) St croix legend elite 68mxf baitcaster custom built paired with a quantum 100ht, spooled with 10 lb sniper floro tied to a withe buzzbait (origin unknown)

here are the first 6 fish:

[lape0019]

Nice fish Norm!

Can't complain about a day like that even if it is hot.

[captian cotton]

Great report and nice bass. I hope to soon get up to the Rideau!

[LeGrand]

Nice pictures.

As for me, spending the weekend with wife cleaning a duplex and moving my daughter into it.

Yes hot weather. Thank God the pool water is wet and refreshing at the end of the day.

Honestly, rather be fishing.

[Lvace]

Good report!! Some good fish there, love the rideau!!

[RJ]

Busy action for ya Norm! I haven't fished the river in about 10 years, gonna have to swing out that way soon as Birdee and I are signed up to fish the MS Bassin Tournament in a few weeks.

RJ

[lifeisfun]

Nice!
Looks like you have very nice boat as well

[NMG]

Good job!

I always laugh when I read reports from the Rideau, I swear I couldn't catch a fish on that river if my life depended on it. I was out there this past Tuesday and didn't land a single fish. I did have one absolute PIG on, but it took me into the weeds and got off after a few seconds of hooking it. I saw this thing come out of the water a few times and it had to be at least 5-6 pounds. Biggest bass I've ever seen in person.

I tried plastics, crankbaits, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and flies. Hooked the biggie on a spinnerbait and other than that, NOTHING. Not even a hammer handle. I'll figure it out one day!

[Fisherman_and_fisherboy]

Glad to see you guys had a sweet day on the rideau. My son and I launched out of the provincial park near kemptville and we caught nothing. We were in a canoe and paddled straight across an drifted down to kemptville creek and I had a couple of top water blow ups but nothing hooked. We threw everything we had and nothing. I definitely want to try again one day.
On Friday we were out fishing the docks in CP and my son landed a nice lrg mouth that was following my crank baits and he threw a senko and 2nd cast bam he had him 2lbs 16oz.