Rideau River Smallie Report - Pics!

[BBRich]

Beautiful smallies and great report! Thanks for sharing!

[nighttroller]

Great report and nice pics. I was on the Rideau today as well but I launched out of Taylor Park. Fishing was good early and slowed as the sun came out. I didn't have anything as nice as those smallies but manged a few 3 lb largies and a bunch of smaller fish. Sorry, no pics!

[JustinHoffman]

Hello All,
Happened to be checking out the site and decided to look at my original thread. Hmmm, something looks different - all of the threads started yesterday, when in actual fact, the message was posted last week, as were the majority of responses. (I seem to think RJ was the first to respond, and a good response from Wolfe too, although I see someone has deleted all of those.) I would of loved to see the flames from some of the "respectable" fisherman on this site, that feel that releasing the name of a lake, river, or stream is equal to death of a fishery. Gimme a break. Actually, I'm pretty careful about what I disclose - many of my smaller bass lakes will forever remain unnamed, because, well, I like to keep them to myself. In this case, if anglers have never heard of the Rideau River producing fish, nor that a fallen tree is capable of producing bass, well, fishing isn't really your sport. In my photo you can see about a foot and a half of a tree on shore. Let me share something with you - I was fishing the same stretch today. I probably fished 20 or so trees. I'll also tell you something else - I got one decent smallie (on a topwater) and a couple of dinks for 4 hours of effort. So, I fail to see how any and all "meateaters" will flood the Rideau to catch these fish. Last time I looked, fishing takes a bit of skill. I count myself as a fairly skillful angler. Well, one decent fish is pretty crap in my books, so good luck to all you fish rapists in going and finding them.
Fishing is a sport that is built on techniques. We all know that largies love to hang out under docks and trees. Well, surprise surprise, there's a whole whack of them on every lake and river in Ottawa. No secret there.
A few bad apples certainly make me want to never post reports on here - reason being is, I know that I am a conservation-minded angler, I keep the odd fish for dinner, and I like to think that I teach the sport of angling somewhat to the readership. I don't need to come on here and get my name smeared. Just ain't cool in my mind...
So, for all you that had a problem - sorry I spoiled the surprise that their actually is some bass on the Rideau. I'm also sorry that I let it slip that bass can be caught under trees. I'm just glad that I wasn't the one to let the cat out of the bag that Mississippi supports a decent whack of bass and walleye, or that the Ottawa has a musky or two to be found...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts...
Good Fishing,
Justin

[bts]

Good one Justin

[Duck Gunner]

Right ON!!!

Give em hell!!!


DG.

[Netman]

I love this place. Thanx for hav'n me aboard. Nice pic on the other thread Marcus.

steve

[Mike Lennox]

great fish man!
glad to hear u didnt drag the fish all the way to shore on a stringer, and were gentle unlike someone . Those are beauts
yff

[RJ]

I guess I missed something....

My original response is gone....

I guess I'm in trouble too Justin.....as my last 2 reports have been about dock fishing on Mississippi Lake...WOW...I GAVE AWAY THE FORT!

oh...and for the love of.....Leave those precious bass alone....

RJ

[Wall-I-Guy]

This sounds all too familiar, great report and it was decent of you to share for those who might need a tip here and there. Great fish Justin!

[FLOATFISHIN]

Well after seeing this, I have spoken with Justin, and hope im not ripped for my Trib reports in a few weeks

Keep em comin Justin!!!!

F.F

[Fishhawk]

dana:

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I look forward to more contributions by you. They are needed.

CCB

Ditto