THE BEST MAPS???

Post by **katch moore** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:46 pm

what's the best map you can buy for the city of ottawa, well eastern ontario, that shows all the creeks, streams, rivers and lakes... where can i buy it??? i went to bushtukah, they didn't have it. i went to moutain equipment co-op, didn't have it. and then i tried chapters, and no dice. well any help would be greatly appreciated.

Post by **Muskiemagnet** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:50 pm

Get yourself the "Backroads Map Book". You can get it at any Canadian Tire check-out. It has all the rivers/lakes/creeks/roads. It even tells what species are there and if its stocked.

Post by **katch moore** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:52 pm

wicked, uhm but one thing who makes it? and is it expensive???

Post by **Fishboy** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:07 pm

Backroads Map Book are from Mussio Productions and they cost around $15 each. They are well worth the investment. I'd also recommend cross-referencing with topographical maps of areas you'd like to fish. These are more expensive, but they offer detail about the terrain.

Post by **ady** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:33 am

The carp show is coming up in April, they usually have some topo maps there.

Post by JP » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:46 am

If you are looking for maps for fishing then make sure you get hydrographic maps and not topographical maps. Hydro. maps give you the depths and structure of the body of water but not the surrounding land. Topo. maps give you the contours of the land, but not the water. You can buy these maps in packs (the Rideau River system and Trent water ways) or for individual bodies of water like Mississippi Lake.
Cheers
JP

Post by **katch moore** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:07 am

thanks guys

Post by **Wall-I-Guy** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:59 am

While hydrographic are excellent too for the resons JP stated, the topographical are invaluable as Fishboy has stated. Having a map of where the lake is, is a good thing, but if you don't realize you have to go over a 1500 foot mountain, hill to get there

Let's just say, the more info you have, the better!

Post by **Todd B.** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:03 pm

Check out "World Of Maps" at Holland/Wellington. They usually have all of the Eastern topo maps in stock as well as various bathometric maps. MEC also had a map of the Pembroke region that highlighting the fish species in the lakes/rivers/streams.

Post by JP » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:12 pm

WIG wrote:

While hydrographic are excellent too for the resons JP stated, the topographical are invaluable as Fishboy has stated. Having a map of where the lake is, is a good thing, but if you don't realize you have to go over a 1500 foot mountain, hill to get there

So true, my bad
JP