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				No ice or fish on the Rideau today...
				Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:31 pm
				by Weeder
				The good news is the water is wide open again.  The bad news is the water was murky brown today and nothing was biting.  I did have one hit/miss but she never came back.
Oh well...a nice day just the same.
			 
			
					
				rideau
				Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:53 pm
				by Jigs
				Weeder:
   Wouldn't ya know it.  Put the boat away too soon. We have had some lovely weather (fer this tima yeer eh)
    Oh well; got my honeydo jobs done, shop cleaned up, found all my ice fishing gear, ready for the big white 

 !!.........NOT
    After what I've read this year def. going to buy a floater suit before spring fishing, and when the water warms going to wear the pfd at all times........(old age)
    Regards: Jigs 

 
			
					
				
				Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:59 pm
				by SALMON
				
 Were yuou casting , trolling or drifting suckers?
 
			
					
				
				Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:18 pm
				by Weeder
				Simon,
I did everything today.  It was strange, I have never fished in chocolate milk before.  All the river launches were frozen over for a few days and then we had several days in a row of nice weather, with no wind.  I thought today would be fantastic.  Light winds, lots of sun, hungry fish (because nobody else had a chance to contact them for the last few days because of the ice), but I was wrong.   I casted all of my muskie lures - nothing - I trolled - nothing - I drifted with sucker minnows - nothing.  The only action I had for 4-5 hours happened in the first ten minutes while drifting with a minnow.  I was a victim of a hit/miss/goodbye -  the sucker minnow was whacked, and gashed, but he/she never came back.  It was strange, the water was thick and brown - like chocolate milk,  and I kept thinking to myself - "I bet you can't drink it slow.." 
I talked  to three other boats, and none of them had any luck today.  I blame it on the Argos.....
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:27 am
				by SALMON
				
 They will win..   

  I will have to keep track over the next week to see if its worth a trip down..
 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:48 am
				by Snag
				
 Weeder, I'll give yah an "A" for effort!
I was going to hit the Rideau yesterday but giving the reports, I'm kind of glad I didnt.
 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:47 pm
				by SALMON
				 
  
  half time Weeder..Argos 17..BC 10..hmmm can they hold on..
 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:54 pm
				by wolfe
				Hey, Weeder; at least you got out there and sometimes that's good enough.  Wonder what it was that you missed.
W.