bucktail Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 While reading thru posts I noticed a nice sauger on Rod Caster's avatar there is a picture of a sauger. It came to me that I cannot remember ever catching one. Where would the closest place to the GTA be for a good sauger bite? Thanks Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Seems like sauger are found mostly around Kenora/Dryden and Ottawa river drainage. The Ontario record was caught in Detroit R. and weighed only 4.4 lbs. Seems like somewhere on the Ottawa R. might be your best bet closest to GTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Seems like sauger are found mostly around Kenora/Dryden and Ottawa river drainage. The Ontario record was caught in Detroit R. and weighed only 4.4 lbs. Seems like somewhere on the Ottawa R. might be your best bet closest to GTA. Also there are sauger in some lakes approaching the muskokas, but catching them is essentiall unheard of. Ottawa River is the best place for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Also there are sauger in some lakes approaching the muskokas, but catching them is essentiall unheard of. Ottawa River is the best place for me. Ya, there is a PDF from ministry that lists lakes with sauger in Ontario. I noticed Cecebe lake there but thought it would be waste of time. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@letsfish/documents/document/226829.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Lots of sauger in the Larry and the Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Tooo many Sauger in Big Abitibi if you ever head North. There just may be as many Sauger there as Mooneye and Walleye. They can get up to 3 lbs. in Abitibi as no one keps them do to them being so old and Mercury (heavy metals) content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomO Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Lot's in the Ohio River and saugeye also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Some in Nipissing as well though I'm not sure they're easy to find. I did have Joey out with me one evening when she caught a small one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Some in Nipissing as well though I'm not sure they're easy to find. I did have Joey out with me one evening when she caught a small one. Really?? cool, didn't know they were there...although I'm not suprised as Nip seems to hold every species minus trout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Really?? cool, didn't know they were there...although I'm not suprised as Nip seems to hold every species minus trout. Nor did I till I saw it. I don't have a picture but Joey may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 I remember that Chris, let me see if I can dig it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 There are lots in Rainy river, not anywhere near that area though, lol. Sometimes I fish them in the summer. They like to school up in the shallow mud flats in the evening. Easy fish for the kids to catch, and they get all excited thinking WALLEYE!!!! They are feisty little fish though, they dont seem as finnicky as the walleye can be. Biggest on I've ever caught though was probably about 2lbs, butthey all seem to be that size here. Some of them are really pretty fish though, when they aren't super dark at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Lots of sauger in the Larry and the Ottawa. really?? ive caught thousands of walleye on the larry... never seen a sauger... you learn something new every day i guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 really?? ive caught thousands of walleye on the larry... never seen a sauger... you learn something new every day i guess... There are places on the Larry that only hold sauger, very few yellows. Certain areas and times of the year on Lac St-Pierre for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 I caught one at a lake near Solopaddlers camp last year. About a pound in size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Nor did I till I saw it. I don't have a picture but Joey may have. yeah but Joey catches everything that swims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 yeah but Joey catches everything that swims As long as they're not suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 There are places on the Larry that only hold sauger, very few yellows. Certain areas and times of the year on Lac St-Pierre for example. Neat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Ottawa River has lots, if you just want to catch one to say that you've done it. Most sauger are smallish fish ..... two pounds, tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 yeah but Joey catches everything that swims As long as they're not suspended. Damn straight Can't find the picture, must have been on the old computer that bit the bippy this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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