Why is it that every bass phto you see the guy is holding the fish so far away from himself?...
7 pounder basses on the Ottawa????
I might as well live on the Ottawa, fish it 3-4 times a week have for 11 years, Ottawa to Thurso, form opener to duck season!.( Even carry a rod in the duck boat for those blue bird days!(but as usual first cast and the mallards are setting into the decoys 
) As for a 7 pounder why not, I've caught fish over five, one or two over 6 and moved some huge hogs. Maybe the ones I moved weren't 7lb, but the dream is still alive 
As for those LM on the other board, give me a break, nice fish for sure, and woud love to hook them, but whats with their scale?
) As for a 7 pounder why not, I've caught fish over five, one or two over 6 and moved some huge hogs. Maybe the ones I moved weren't 7lb, but the dream is still alive As for those LM on the other board, give me a break, nice fish for sure, and woud love to hook them, but whats with their scale?
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I have one on my wall out of Rockland that weight in at 6 lb 10 oz. I also had one on muskie fishing that was quite a bit bigger and funny enough it was near Hawkesbury where most believe there are no largemouths.
I can tell you that the Ottawa as more 4-5 pounders then anywhere I ever fished, you can't get in the money on any tourney on the big O without a 4+ lb average weight.
I can tell you that the Ottawa as more 4-5 pounders then anywhere I ever fished, you can't get in the money on any tourney on the big O without a 4+ lb average weight.
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I am no scientists but I think it has something to do with the make up of the river. The two sections are quite different, you have more rocks, more pike ect ect then we do. This may effect the food source for the fish or maybe even the lenght of their life. How do the walleye and smallmouth compare? We have a lot of 5-6 pound smallies and a lot of walleyes over 10 lbs.
BTW I was on Sturgeon lake last week, what a trip we boated 10 muskies in two days and I found them to be very different from the fish we get on Pigeon lake which is just bellow a dam from Sturgeon. Sturgeon fish are fatter, darker and fight much less then the Pigeon rockets, we had 32 incher on Pigeon Friday that faught more then my wife's 44 incher from Sturgeon.
BTW I was on Sturgeon lake last week, what a trip we boated 10 muskies in two days and I found them to be very different from the fish we get on Pigeon lake which is just bellow a dam from Sturgeon. Sturgeon fish are fatter, darker and fight much less then the Pigeon rockets, we had 32 incher on Pigeon Friday that faught more then my wife's 44 incher from Sturgeon.
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Richard Collin
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Never fished the Ottawa but I would love to. Here's my theory for what its worth about the river below Ottawa having bigger bass.
Look at the headwaters above Mattawa and the feeder rivers (Madawaska, Petawawa etc.). They flow out northern Ontario and Algonquin, through conifer forests. The soil is sandy, acidic and low in nutrients. The upper valley is just about all granite bedrock. Granite is relatively insoluable and provides very little enrichment to the water.
Contrast that to the river below Ottawa that picks up enrichment from Ottawa (treated sewage) and nutrients from the rich farmland (Rideau, Nation etc) in the lower valley. The bedrock of the lower river I suspect is limestone which is loaded with calcium.
If my theory holds water the upper river is more acidic and therefore less fertile. The lower more alkaline and more fertile.
Also, It's probably true that the lower river warms up quicker and fish spawn that much earlier and have a head start on the upper river.
Some species like trout that require lots of oxygen favour sligtly acidic water while warm water species generally prefer more alkaline water.
Look at the headwaters above Mattawa and the feeder rivers (Madawaska, Petawawa etc.). They flow out northern Ontario and Algonquin, through conifer forests. The soil is sandy, acidic and low in nutrients. The upper valley is just about all granite bedrock. Granite is relatively insoluable and provides very little enrichment to the water.
Contrast that to the river below Ottawa that picks up enrichment from Ottawa (treated sewage) and nutrients from the rich farmland (Rideau, Nation etc) in the lower valley. The bedrock of the lower river I suspect is limestone which is loaded with calcium.
If my theory holds water the upper river is more acidic and therefore less fertile. The lower more alkaline and more fertile.
Also, It's probably true that the lower river warms up quicker and fish spawn that much earlier and have a head start on the upper river.
Some species like trout that require lots of oxygen favour sligtly acidic water while warm water species generally prefer more alkaline water.
TM,
I agree the river is a completely different makeup above the city than below....and you are probably right....perhaps it's all the crap that gets dumped into the river in the city that supercharges them...
I saw your report about the Kawarthas on MS.com....sweet!...quite the musky fishery out there.... I definitely will be going back!
RJ
I agree the river is a completely different makeup above the city than below....and you are probably right....perhaps it's all the crap that gets dumped into the river in the city that supercharges them...
I saw your report about the Kawarthas on MS.com....sweet!...quite the musky fishery out there.... I definitely will be going back!
RJ
big bass
I have personally seen some VERY BIG small mouth bass swimming about 35 feet down in the st lawrence.. i know its not largemouth but I thought I would share that.. they were really huge, and i fed them crayfish.. of course i was diving at the time.. 
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