I wish I could say I’ve had success ice fishing, but I have not. I’ve gone ice fishing about ½ dozen times in my life and I’m still batting zero. I do know of many people who have been quite successful, and I want to share the HOT spots around the Ottawa Ontario region. The best place to catch fish consistently, is right behind Parliament Hill. It’s
My personal record catch was about 15 years ago. I caught a big Muskie, about 39 inches, weighing a little over 8 pounds, from shore near Kemptville Ontario. This is a little honey hole that produces massive fish for 3 to 4 weeks after fishing season opens in mid-May, and is only really good when we’ve had a good amount of snow and cold temperatures up until mid-April. This
I’d really like to replace some old equipment, like my 1990’s fish finder. I got this at Canadian Tire back in 1995, and it has served me wonderfully over the years, but I definetely could use a brand new one with more modern technology. I don’t do much winter fishing since I don’t have a shelter to protect me from the cold winter elements, so that would be great
Well, here in Ottawa Ontario, we still don't have snow in early December, WOO HOO, and fishing can still be done, although it is getting a little tougher. I saw a few fishermen around Petrie Island, east of Ottawa, but I've put away my gear. I'm actually doing my `spring` cleaning getting my gear ready for first ice out in early April to go fishing for Carp, Catfish and Perch. Pike and Walley
Here is a list of the top 5 Hot Spots in the Ottawa Region: 1. Petrie Island in Orleans 10 km east of Ottawa. This is a hot spot for as long as I can remember. People keep catching monster fish over and over from this area. Just this past summer, someone caught a 46 inch muskie in a kayak. I've personally caught some monster largemouth bass, walleye, pike and a 20 inch whitefish. 2.
Eric plus others trying for that smallmouth
Eric doesn't want to give up
a new found friend on the short pier
everyones still trying for that bass
JP talks about the gear setup you need to target redfish in shallow waters.
Live Target has released a wake bait that looks exactly like a mullet for saltwater anglers to use while targeting inshore species like redfish and snook.
Bill Boyce talks about the great features available in Tuf-Line's braided lines.
just a short video of me pulling a nice cat into shore. she played hard to get but i knew she come around
Here is a little video trailer i put together on my IMovie
In this episode the anglers fought wind, rain, waves and long hours in an attempt to take home part of the $70,000.00 in cash and prizes. This short snippet will show some of their toils and triumphs... Stay tuned in the 4th quarter of this year all the exciting action for the 2012 season will air in HD on WFN.
JP goes over the gear you need to be successful while using the strolling technique.
Mark Zona goes over the features that made the G-Loomis GL2 the top freshwater rod at ICAST 2011.
all three fishing but Eric caught a sunfish, and as luck would have it eric caught a bass but the cameras batteries died, harley and her dad didn't have any luck so Eric did catch 1 bass and 3 sunfish
All 3 fishing at the pond hoping to catch something before it gets covered
The small pond in town, as the weather gets warmer the alge comes up and by mid summer the pond will be covered totally
A quick video from Twin Valley Alberta in the Jackson Coosa
JP showcases the new features of the redesigned, technique-specific Shimano Crucial rod and Citica reel.
Live Target has released some new baits that look like young brown and rainbow trout.
Cutt and rainbow trout....lots of them in a few hrs. Ice fly I tied tipped with Meal worm! First time with go pro hero2 and iMovie. Enjoy
lots of thumps and hits but no hook ups, even 2 blowups on erics popr lure
eric and uncle on the newly built long pier
eric at beaverdam using a popr lure
Perch is a main food source for many species in the Northern States and Canadian lakes. Live Target has released a new perch jerkbait that will drive these fish crazy.
JP explains how to best use the "walk the dog" topwater technique.
Chad Hoover and friends take advantage of the favorable solunar times and fish for some hungry bass.
