JustinHoffman Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hello All, Decided to head out to a new-to-me section of the Rideau River yesterday. Launched the boat with my Dad out of the small gravel ramp, and off we headed to explore. The time was 10am. Here is a shot of the first spot we stopped at.. This whole stretch screamed to us "TOADS AND FROGS," so that's what we began chucking. Here is my Dad working a frog.. Fish were fairly active, and willingly smacked our topwater offerings. Missed a bunch of fish, but put a couple in the boat. We then drifted outside of the pad area, to a nice flat that bottomed out at 4 feet deep. Nice mixture of subsurface weeds, as well as some emergent cane. I began working an XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait, while my Dad tossed a spinnerbait. The first cast of the Wake Bait produced a dink of a fish, with a better fish coming a few casts later. These baits are awesome! Produce a sweet surface wake/wobble, and the internal rattles are extremely loud. It's one bait I'll be tossing a lot this year. Opted to head to a narrow section of the river near the upper reach, and began working shoreline slop, wood, and pads. Fishing was a bit slow to pick up, but I finally put a nice 3.25lb largie in the boat. (Came from a deep, shaded tree from 6 feet of water.) A short while later, the best fish of the day was put in the boat. 3lbs 15oz of chunky largemouth. Caught from the edge of a slop mat in 2 feet of water.. And here she is with a 3.5lber that was caught a short while later.. The gentle release.. Continued to fish this area, and put a few more decent fish in the boat. My Dad finally put his first, and sadly his only fish in the boat, from this spot on a frog. At only around 10", we both deemed it not picture worthy! lol It was a good bite on the frogs for an hour or two after this, but hooking them was another story. The old man stayed with that technique, while I clung tight to the flippin' stick. Another one that came on the jig.. Continued to search out some new water, and tried to interpret our new water better. Found some sweet undercut banks and slop areas, as well as mid-river flats and cane. All look promising for future trips. Here is the last fish of the trip, caught some 100 yards from the launch. Caught from a slop patch over 3 feet of water.. Fish are finally beginning to turn on, and from the looks of the fat bellies, they are beginning to chow down. The next few weeks of fishing definitely look promising. Off the water by 4pm, and down to the local watering hole for a cold pint. A day on the water doesn't get much better than that... Report Synopsis Total Bass Caught - 13 Largemouth Bass Big Fish - 3lbs 15oz Rods - Kistler Helium LTX and Magnesium Flipping Sticks, Helium LTX Medium/Heavy Casting, Magnesium All Special Medium/Heavy 6'6" and 6'9" Reels - Quantum Accurist PT's Productive Baits - Booyah Boo Jigs (3/8oz) with YUM Chunk trailers - Red/Black & Perch, XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait, Booyah Spinner Bait, SPRO Frogs Good Fishing, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Outstanding as usual Justin, it's easy to see why you're affiliated with OOD. (jigger should love this report! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 great report, some very nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 That first buckets a beauty, and that slop just looks screams fun! Thanks for the report Nicely done as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Now dats a great report!!!!! Way to go Justin. Some real nice fish there and thanks for all the details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Great post and excellent pictures.(first one is great) Good to see that ego hasn't stopped you from sharing with others. ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Good stuff Justin, nice fish, great pics and exceptional reporting as usual! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Outstanding report Justin The big bucket is a sure beaut and the pics.....PRICELESS Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyHerc Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I have a ton of respect for your passion. Jigger is loving you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice report as always...thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks for the report Justin. I'm so jealous, you seem to slay'em everytime you get out there . Gotta try fishing in that thick stuff sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evster Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice work! That water you're fishing looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_paul Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks for the report Justin, great as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice Green Trout!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Very nice fish. Congrads and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinHoffman Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks for the kind comments, guys... Will have another up in a few days. Good Fishing, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Frogs n Bass..my fave combo. C'mon sundown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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