UPPER RIDEAU

Post by **justbass2** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:49 am

Hey everyone, I was invited up to Upper Rideau lake for a 3 days of fishing, never fished there before is it worth going there and what kind of fish are there and is the fish hawk map a good one to go by. The person that invited me doesn't really fish alot.

Thanks in advance

Post by **Seaweed** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:18 pm

Upper Rideau lake is fishing heaven. The map is a good map also. You will come back... trust me.

Post by **ganman** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:21 pm

Yes it is worth fishing. West end is shallow, east end is deeper.

Good for bass both largemouth and smallies. Fair for pike and poor for walleyes. When you do get a walleye its usually a big one.

I have a depth map of the lake if you have a fax I can send it. Sorry no scanner.

Post by **grumpy7790** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:49 pm

Super clear to boot!

Post by **Sportspal** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:22 pm

I've caught numerous lakers there south of murphys point in the trough, and quite a few nice lakers against the east wall (like 200 ft drop off from the shore).
Also troll the bays north from Murphy's Point and ou'll land a pile of Pike and smallies.

Good luck!

Post by **Cancatchbass** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:23 am

Sportspal- I think you're mixing your Rideaus!

No Murphy's Point in Upper Rideau. That's one of the many other Rideaus.

CCB

Post by **justbass2** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:48 am

Back from Upper Rideau here's what happened, the north east wind was tough to contend with, but I stuck with fishing the wind blown side of some islands and came up with.

6 perch that ranged from 11" - 13 1/2".
5 notherns the largest was 4lbs.
2 largies largest was 2 lbs.
17 smallies the largest ones were in the 18" range
47 rock bass there all big
3 blue gills

All released

If the wind had been blowing from the west I probably would have done all right.

I'll have to try that lake again under different conditions.

Post by **Dartee** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:41 pm

Next time you're there and the wind permits

Try in McNallys Bay on the south west end near the Newboro Lock channel. There are loads of stumps in there as you go further back. Used to get tons of LGM Bass and pike when I lived on the lake.
There are also a few holes there that the odd pickeral like to hide in.

Post by **big-o** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:40 pm

thats a good few days fishing Justbass2, you may give Wolfe a run for her mony on catching rock bass

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